Welcome to Westview Elementary
Home of the Bulldogs! We teach, model, expect and reward strong minds, strong bodies and strong character.
Apply today for Educational Benefits Program
Formerly known as the Free and Reduced-Price Meals Program, approved applications are more than just for meals but also provide your school with critical funding.
WE ARE BULLDOG S.T.R.O.N.G.
Westview Elementary offers families a strong sense of community in a meaningful learning environment. Students are taught our school philosophy to exhibit self-control, teamwork, respect, ownership, noble actions and gratitude.
SCHOOL NEWS
![K-8 Wresting Flyer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1665089727/district196org/nrpojuxtzukexixlrazn/AppleValleyYouthWrestlingFlyer2022.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1665089727/district196org/nrpojuxtzukexixlrazn/AppleValleyYouthWrestlingFlyer2022.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1665089727/district196org/nrpojuxtzukexixlrazn/AppleValleyYouthWrestlingFlyer2022.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1665089727/district196org/nrpojuxtzukexixlrazn/AppleValleyYouthWrestlingFlyer2022.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1665089727/district196org/nrpojuxtzukexixlrazn/AppleValleyYouthWrestlingFlyer2022.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1665089727/district196org/nrpojuxtzukexixlrazn/AppleValleyYouthWrestlingFlyer2022.jpg","width":2200}])
![Bulldog Bulletin October 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1665066539/district196org/wpsdsphzber5wtwimdao/WestviewBulldogBulletin1.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1665066539/district196org/wpsdsphzber5wtwimdao/WestviewBulldogBulletin1.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1665066539/district196org/wpsdsphzber5wtwimdao/WestviewBulldogBulletin1.pdf","width":612}])
![Bulldog Bulletin Sept 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664544396/district196org/wriyitqvizcxph0b9are/WestviewBulldogBulletin-September2022.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1664544396/district196org/wriyitqvizcxph0b9are/WestviewBulldogBulletin-September2022.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664544396/district196org/wriyitqvizcxph0b9are/WestviewBulldogBulletin-September2022.pdf","width":612}])
![District 196 logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574456446/district196org/khk54hcmbgppbwz7msnn/District196_Logo_CMYK_copyright.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1574456446/district196org/khk54hcmbgppbwz7msnn/District196_Logo_CMYK_copyright.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1574456446/district196org/khk54hcmbgppbwz7msnn/District196_Logo_CMYK_copyright.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1574456446/district196org/khk54hcmbgppbwz7msnn/District196_Logo_CMYK_copyright.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1574456446/district196org/khk54hcmbgppbwz7msnn/District196_Logo_CMYK_copyright.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1574456446/district196org/khk54hcmbgppbwz7msnn/District196_Logo_CMYK_copyright.png","width":2200}]){kind=logo}
Independent School District 196 is ranked fourth of the 50 Minnesota employers that made Forbes’ annual list of Best-in-State Employers for 2022.
![apply for educational benefits at district196.org/edbenefits]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1658262176/district196org/qbmfenptvd4xi7ixqoyd/APPLYTODAY1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1658262176/district196org/qbmfenptvd4xi7ixqoyd/APPLYTODAY1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1658262176/district196org/qbmfenptvd4xi7ixqoyd/APPLYTODAY1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1658262176/district196org/qbmfenptvd4xi7ixqoyd/APPLYTODAY1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1658262176/district196org/qbmfenptvd4xi7ixqoyd/APPLYTODAY1.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1658262176/district196org/qbmfenptvd4xi7ixqoyd/APPLYTODAY1.png","width":2000}])
The Educational Benefits applications ensures students have access to nutritious meals and provides critical funding for schools.
![Kindergarten Transition Days Transport Request]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1654716876/district196org/x7tsb5n7kld9xfu6nrmj/bus.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1654716876/district196org/x7tsb5n7kld9xfu6nrmj/bus.jpg","width":332}])
![Bulldog Bulletin June 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1653401959/district196org/wlyd9vow0rc1aeug1f4x/JuneBulletin.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1653401959/district196org/wlyd9vow0rc1aeug1f4x/JuneBulletin.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1653401959/district196org/wlyd9vow0rc1aeug1f4x/JuneBulletin.pdf","width":612}])
![Bulldog Bulletin March 2022]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1645652717/district196org/vommmio4vqa6fl9q9cb6/WVBulletinMarch2022.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1645652717/district196org/vommmio4vqa6fl9q9cb6/WVBulletinMarch2022.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1645652717/district196org/vommmio4vqa6fl9q9cb6/WVBulletinMarch2022.pdf","width":612}])
![Bulldog Bulletin Nov 2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635438850/district196org/mfqyinhvt67dhorkux0a/BulletinNOV2021.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635438850/district196org/mfqyinhvt67dhorkux0a/BulletinNOV2021.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635438850/district196org/mfqyinhvt67dhorkux0a/BulletinNOV2021.pdf","width":612}])
![rainbowthankyous]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1643042192/district196org/aqxk0pam0smk9idx9vwe/Screenshot2022-01-24at103533AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1643042192/district196org/aqxk0pam0smk9idx9vwe/Screenshot2022-01-24at103533AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1643042192/district196org/aqxk0pam0smk9idx9vwe/Screenshot2022-01-24at103533AM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1643042192/district196org/aqxk0pam0smk9idx9vwe/Screenshot2022-01-24at103533AM.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1643042192/district196org/aqxk0pam0smk9idx9vwe/Screenshot2022-01-24at103533AM.png","width":1246}])
![School buses with snow on the hood.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633719193/district196org/kixce8aqb8u5h19xfkbt/GettyImages-146789217.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1633719193/district196org/kixce8aqb8u5h19xfkbt/GettyImages-146789217.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1633719193/district196org/kixce8aqb8u5h19xfkbt/GettyImages-146789217.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1633719193/district196org/kixce8aqb8u5h19xfkbt/GettyImages-146789217.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1633719193/district196org/kixce8aqb8u5h19xfkbt/GettyImages-146789217.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1633719193/district196org/kixce8aqb8u5h19xfkbt/GettyImages-146789217.jpg","width":2200}])
The first two days will be “snow days” with no regular classes at school or online. Any additional days beyond the first two will be E-Learning Days.
![supply list]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1627997885/district196org/wd8qnxmsetk6qdf4xzta/SchoolSupplygraphiconlynolink.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1627997885/district196org/wd8qnxmsetk6qdf4xzta/SchoolSupplygraphiconlynolink.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1627997885/district196org/wd8qnxmsetk6qdf4xzta/SchoolSupplygraphiconlynolink.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1627997885/district196org/wd8qnxmsetk6qdf4xzta/SchoolSupplygraphiconlynolink.jpg","width":1024}])
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Dakota Ridge School
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Room 503
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Westview Cafeteria
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Westview Library
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Westview Library
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Room 503
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Westview Cafeteria
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Westview Gymnasium
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all day
Dakota Ridge School
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Room 503