Westmont News
Our students are making headlines, and we want to share all the great news with you. We will keep this page updated with important announcements, news stories, and student shout-outs. Please check back often, and help us celebrate our students’ many achievements.
The PTO's Cooks Night Out is on Tuesday, March 11 from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Panda Express located at 12448 Southport Parkway in La Vista, Nebraska. You may order on the Panda Express website, on the app, bring a paper flyer, or show the flyer on your smartphone. Panda Express will donate 20% of the event sales.
Come celebrate Youth Art Month by attending our Springfield Platteview District Art Show. Enjoy the student artwork and sculpture showcase on March 7 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the PHS new commons. All students who have taken art at PHS PC Westmont and Springfield Elementary Schools will have work on display. If you have questions, please contact your child's art teacher:
- PHS and PC: allison.behrens@spcsne.org
- Westmont: douglas.smith@spcsne.org
- Springfield: joanna.johnson@spcsne.org
The deadline to order yearbooks is March 14. So, be sure to order your yearbook today! Visit the Inter-State Studio website and use code: 912836.
We are already planning for our spring tradition of Grandfriends Day! On this day, we invite our very special grandfriends to visit our Westmont School—all grandmothers, nanas, grandmas, nonnies, grandfathers, papas, grandpas, pop pops, or family friends that fill these roles for students when their own grandparents are unable to join us. Save the date of Friday, March 28, from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. More information to come!
Throughout the day, students are given the opportunity to "earn" cat coupons. These coupons are handed out freely by staff members to students seen being kind, helpful, courteous, etc. Drawings are held, and winners are chosen from each classroom. Recent winners are:
- Ms. Megan: John Sandall
- Mrs. Evans: Sawyer Kush
- Mrs. Bielenberg: Levi Wilson
- Mrs. Johnson: Feyonah Cottrell
- Mrs. Copeland: Dalton Hohnfield
- Mrs. Lusero: Rhett Stalvey
- Mrs. Brown: Kate Hopp
- Mrs. Stones: Lauren West
- Mrs. Larson: Crick Guenthner
- Mrs. Soneson: Eliza Conn
- Mr. Bald: Elayna Fleming
- Mrs. Swanson: Kylie Lingle
- Mrs. Good: Calvin Mangelson
- Ms. Vandenbroucke: Cooper Wilson
It is time to begin the process of gathering information on upcoming kindergarten students for the 2025–2026 school year. If you have a child, or know of a child who will turn 5 prior to July 31, 2025, please contact the Westmont office at (402) 895-9602. You may also send an email to June Jordening.
Kindergarten round up is typically scheduled for the end of April or first part of May. That date will be coming out in the next few weeks. The round up consists of two sessions, an a.m. and a p.m. session. Your child will be invited to one of these. You will receive a letter, or email, several weeks in advance letting you know which session your child has been assigned to.
A parent meeting will be held the evening before to help you understand the process and answer any questions you may have.
Option enrollment applications are still being accepted. If you do not live in the Springfield Platteview School District, but would like your child/children to attend Westmont, please contact our District Office at (402) 592-1300 for additional information and an application.
To help you begin the process, a birth certificate, immunization record, and a physical will be needed prior to your child starting kindergarten. The physical must be within six months of the start of school. If you have any questions, please contact the Westmont Elementary office.