Kindergarten Fall 2021
Pre-registration is now open online.
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District Technology Help for Families
District 196 provides technology help for students and families. Click the link below to submit a Technology Help Request Form and someone will contact you to troubleshoot the issues. The Technology Help Request Form can be translated into Spanish and Somali.
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
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![Youth and adult summer catalog]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614371985/district196org/m3iwhg9skmwym8llzsre/Unknown_crop.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614371985/district196org/m3iwhg9skmwym8llzsre/Unknown_crop.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614371985/district196org/m3iwhg9skmwym8llzsre/Unknown_crop.jpg","width":780}])
Browse our online catalog and register now to ensure your spot in a class that sure to engage, inspire and enrich you and your family!
![First page of the PDF file: WVBulletinMarch2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614371148/district196org/tviobkgmiagijg1fcqe7/WVBulletinMarch2021.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614371148/district196org/tviobkgmiagijg1fcqe7/WVBulletinMarch2021.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614371148/district196org/tviobkgmiagijg1fcqe7/WVBulletinMarch2021.pdf","width":612}])
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Interested in your student continuing to learn fully online next school year? Explore our new virtual school, 196Online.
![Welcome sign outside of Oak Ridge Elementary]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1611180987/district196org/xqjk1r2yw97v76vjrtpx/IMG_8565.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1611180987/district196org/xqjk1r2yw97v76vjrtpx/IMG_8565.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1611180987/district196org/xqjk1r2yw97v76vjrtpx/IMG_8565.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1611180987/district196org/xqjk1r2yw97v76vjrtpx/IMG_8565.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1611180987/district196org/xqjk1r2yw97v76vjrtpx/IMG_8565.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1611180987/district196org/xqjk1r2yw97v76vjrtpx/IMG_8565.jpg","width":1709}])
Review this important information about free meals, late start Wednesdays, technology help, transportation and wellness checks.
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Grades preK-2 will return on Thursday, January 21 and grades 3-5 will return on Thursday, February 4.
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Governor Walz announced a change in the state’s Safe Learning Plan to allow a phased-in return of elementary students to in-person learning. Details of our plan for elementary students will be shared by January 8.
![Winter Comm Ed catalog cover]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1608319125/district196org/bpujeikzwfiasguyugty/W21CatalogCover.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1608319125/district196org/bpujeikzwfiasguyugty/W21CatalogCover.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1608319125/district196org/bpujeikzwfiasguyugty/W21CatalogCover.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1608319125/district196org/bpujeikzwfiasguyugty/W21CatalogCover.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1608319125/district196org/bpujeikzwfiasguyugty/W21CatalogCover.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1608319125/district196org/bpujeikzwfiasguyugty/W21CatalogCover.jpg","width":2200}])
Browse our online catalog and register now to ensure your spot in a class that sure to engage, inspire and enrich you and your family!
Both calendars are based on an all in-person learning mode. Each calendar has 172 days of instruction for elementary students and 171 days for secondary students.
![WVBulldogBulletin-December]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1606755861/district196org/r82j3l5nvtre7zge4hdt/WVBulldogBulletin-December.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1606755861/district196org/r82j3l5nvtre7zge4hdt/WVBulldogBulletin-December.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1606755861/district196org/r82j3l5nvtre7zge4hdt/WVBulldogBulletin-December.pdf","width":612}])
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In recognition of this important declaration, we encourage District 196 families to explore the rich history of indigenous people around the United States and in Minnesota.
![Beginning Nov. 23, all elementary schools will shift to distance learning]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605643768/district196org/vxtiai6bc7ozizobbvua/ELementaryshifting.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605643768/district196org/vxtiai6bc7ozizobbvua/ELementaryshifting.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1605643768/district196org/vxtiai6bc7ozizobbvua/ELementaryshifting.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605643768/district196org/vxtiai6bc7ozizobbvua/ELementaryshifting.png","width":810}])
Each school will share site-specific details about the change at their building. There will be no school for all preschool and elementary students only Nov. 19 and 20.
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The district has a process and timeline for determining when to shift to a different learning model based on multiple data points and factors.
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