Westover Elementary -

🍎✏️ Meet Our Amazing Kindergarten Team! 🐻💙

The first smiles, the first friendships, the first "I can do it!" moments...that's what kindergarten is all about, and these incredible teachers make every one of those moments special.

This year, our youngest Bears will be learning, growing, exploring, and building a love for school with this outstanding team:

🍎 Mrs. Christy Evans
🍎 Mrs. Vicky James and student teacher Ali Latham
🍎 Mrs. Morgan Smith

From teaching ABCs and 123s to celebrating big milestones and creating a classroom where every child feels loved, these ladies are ready to make this the best first year of school yet!

Help us give our Kindergarten Team a big Westover welcome in the comments! 💙🐻

#WestoverBears #MeetTheHeartOfTheBears #KindergartenReady #GrowingGreatBears

Meet Patton Meyer, our new 6th Grade Science and Social Studies teacher!
Hey everyone, my name is Patton Meyer. I am extremely grateful and blessed to be joining the Westover family as the 6th grade science and social studies teacher. I recently graduated from Mississippi State University. Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, staying active, and serving at my church. I look forward to building relationships and pouring into the students! Go Bears!

Hat and PJ day this Friday!

Welcome back! Please read the document linked below for important dates. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1anFe61LZEOPCWpshKCujy_VhkCejdDu_t9Wn8gpNL0s/edit?usp=drivesdk

Free Meals for All Henderson County Schools Students

Henderson County Schools Food Service is pleased to remind families that all students in our district will continue to receive FREE breakfast and lunch during the 2026–2027 school year through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).

We encourage every student to take advantage of this opportunity and enjoy the nutritious, delicious meals served daily in our school cafeterias.

We look forward to serving our students throughout the school year!

Shelia McPeake
Henderson County School Nutrition Supervisor

Just a reminder! Auditions happening this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for Westover Singers! Please sign up using the QR code so we know to expect you.

Westover Families,
Grab your game face and join us on the turf at the LHS Football Stadium as we tackle reading together! We’re kicking off an awesome evening of literacy activities and field-wide fun!

💙💛 What an incredible Back to School Night! 💛💙 Our halls were filled with smiling faces, excited students, supportive families, and an amazing sense of community. It was so wonderful to welcome everyone back and kick off what is sure to be an outstanding school year! Thank you to all of our families for taking the time to join us, meet our staff, and help make the evening such a success. We can’t wait to learn, grow, and make memories together this year. Here’s to an amazing year at Westover! 💙📚✨ #WestoverProud #BackToSchool #BetterTogether

🔒🐻 8th Grade Bears... it's almost time for your LOCK-IN! 🐻🔒

We're excited to celebrate our amazing 8th graders with a night of fun, games, music, food, team building, and memories as they kick off their final year at Westover!

📅 Friday, August 7
🕖 7:00 PM – 6:00 AM

⚠️ Parents, please make note:
✅ Permission slips must be signed and returned for your student to attend.
✅ Students must be checked in by a parent/guardian at the beginning of the event.
✅ If your student leaves before the lock-in ends, they must be checked out by a parent or guardian.

We can't wait to celebrate our Class of 2027 and make this a night to remember! Be sure to turn in those permission forms and get ready for an unforgettable evening!

💙🐻 #WestoverBears #BearLockIn #ClassOf2027 #OneLastYearTheWestoverWay

Local churches are hosting a prayer walk at Westover School on Sunday, August 2nd, at 6:30.

📚🎉 **The Countdown Is On... Join Us for the Westover Back-to-School Bash!** 🐻💙

We're just about ready to welcome our Westover Bears back, and we can't wait to celebrate with our amazing families!

📅 **Back-to-School Bash**
Come enjoy an evening full of fun, friends, and everything you need to kick off a fantastic school year! TONIGHT 6-8 PM!

✨ Here's what you can look forward to:
🎒 FREE Backpack & School Supply Giveaway (while supplies last)
👩‍🏫 Meet Your Teacher
❄️ J&J SnoBiz
🏰 Inflatables in the Gym
🎁 Fun activities, giveaways, and so much more!

💦 And don't miss one of the biggest highlights of the night... **Mr. Buckley will be in the dunking booth!** Be sure to stop by and see if you've got what it takes to send him for a splash!

A huge **THANK YOU** to our incredible community partners for making our backpack and school supply giveaway possible:
❤️ Sand Ridge Baptist Church
❤️ Poplar Springs Baptist Church
❤️ Union Grove Baptist Church
❤️ Nebo Church
❤️ Juno Church of Christ

Your generosity and support help ensure our students are ready for a successful school year, and we are so grateful for each of you!

We can't wait to see all of our Westover Bear families there for an evening of fun, fellowship, and excitement as we kick off another amazing school year! 🐻💙 #WestoverBears #BackToSchoolBash #BearPride

We'd love for you to be part of our Parent Involvement Committee!! Your ideas, energy, and heart make such a difference at Westover. Just scan the QR code to sign up - we'd be so excited to have you join us!

Boys basketball open gym is cancelled for tomorrow, Tuesday 7/28. Thank you for understanding.

It's almost that time!! Westover Singers Auditions are coming up soon. Scan the QR code to sign-up for auditions!!

🎉 Please join us in welcoming Grayce McEarl to the Westover family as our new Pre-K Paraprofessional! We are excited to have Grayce join our team and know she will make a positive impact on our youngest students. We can’t wait for our Pre-K students and families to get to know her. Welcome to Westover, Grayce! We’re so glad you’re here! 💙💛 #WeAreWestover My name is Grayce McEarl! I am a recent graduate from Union University. I’m so excited to step into the preschool paraprofessional position at Westover. I cannot wait to meet all the kids and I look forward to becoming a part of the Westover family. Outside of school, I love to help lead the youth at First Baptist Church Lexington, read and travel. On weekends you can find me cheering on the Big Red Tigers and the VOLS! I am so grateful for this opportunity to step into this new role at WES! GO BEARS!

📚☀️ Final Summer Reading Check-In, Bears! ☀️📚

Can you believe summer is almost over? 🐻💙💛
We hope your summer has been filled with sunshine, fun, family time, and LOTS of great books!

Now it’s time for one last reading check-in before we head back to school! 👀📖
Have you finished your:
✅ 20 Book Challenge
✅ 600 Minute Challenge
✅ 3 Book Challenge

We are SO excited to see all the reading logs, hear about your favorite books, and celebrate all the amazing reading our Bears accomplished this summer! 🎉

Tell us in the comments:
📚 What was your favorite book you read this summer?

Keep reading, Bears — the adventure doesn’t stop when summer ends! ❤️

#WestoverReads #SummerReadingChallenge #WestoverBears #ReadersAreLeaders

Parents & Students – Here's a Head Start for the New School Year! The ParentVUE and StudentVUE apps have been updated in the App Store! If you use these apps to view your student's information, you'll need to: ✅ Delete the old ParentVUE/StudentVUE app ✅ Download the NEW ParentVUE or StudentVUE app from the App Store 😊Good news: Parents and students will continue to use their existing usernames and passwords to log in. No new account is needed! These apps are where you'll be able to access: 📚 Student schedules 📝 Attendance 🎓 Grades ⚠️ Please Note: Student schedules have NOT been released yet, and teachers have not been assigned. We simply wanted to give parents and students a heads up so you'll be ready when schedules become available! ❗This is NOT the Rooms app. Rooms is the communication platform used by Henderson County Schools for school and classroom communication. It is accessed through the Henderson County Schools app and is separate from ParentVUE and StudentVUE. Getting the new app now means you'll be ready as soon as schedules are released! ⚠️Regarding those who do not recall their user names or passwords: Please contact your child's school. If you do not receive an answer (because staff may be in meetings or unavailable), please email Melissa Bailey at bailey.melissa@hcschoolstn.org or Jessica Forney at forney.jessica@hcschoolstn.org.

Girls' basketball open gym is canceled for today, July 15.

If your student still needs vaccinations, on Tuesday, July 28th from 3-6 PM is a vaccine event at the Henderson County Health Department. Please read the flyer below for more details.