Today's Westfield Weekly

November 30, 2023

We are excited to be back on campus following our break for Thanksgiving. Don't miss our Westfield Has Talent Show, featuring students of all ages on state tonight at 6 pm in the Recital Hall, and our Christmas Chorus Concert next Wednesday, December 6th at 6 pm in the Gymnatorium. Basketball and swimming are underway, and wrestling begins next week. Our students are working hard in the classroom, preparing for exams, and serving their community through KidsGive, book drives, food drives, and other service projects during this Christmas season of giving. We are grateful for your support of Westfield, our Annual Fund, and our efforts to give back to our community.

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TONIGHT!!

One of our favorite Westfield traditions during the holidays is the annual Christmas Concert performed by our school choruses. Don't miss this special concert on Wednesday, December 6th at 6 pm in the Gymnatorium to help prepare our hearts for the Christmas season! #westfieldmusic

Do you have books to donate? Our Upper School Book Club is hosting a Book Drive to collect gently used or new books for to stock our "Little Free Libraries" around Perry, a project of the Wednesday Afternoon Book Club in Perry. Please help spread the love of reading throughout our community by donating books! #servingourcommunity

Beginning Monday, November 27th, our Middle School Student Council is sponsoring a Christmas Food Drive. Please donate non-perishable food items for the Loaves & Fishes Food Bank in Perry. #servingourcommunity

Accelerated Reader (AR) Prize Patrol! We are excited to recognize these third, fourth, and fifth grade readers who have earned between 100 and 200 points by reading books and taking reading comprehension quizzes. Great job, Hornet readers! We are Westfield proud of their dedication to reading! #reading #acceleratedreader #educationofmindandheart

Congratulations to these Upper School students who have been nominated for the 2023 Governors Honors Program: Makayla Richardson (Science), Mariella Padilla (Fine Art), Sophie Walker (Dance), Adeline Barbour (Social Studies), Wilt Leonard (Math), and Reid Black (Communicative Arts). We are Westfield proud! #ghpnominees #WestfieldUpperSchool #buildingleaders

When the letter of the week is Gg, what could be more fun than making the Grinch! Pre-K students in Mrs. Kollyn Lawson and Mrs. Lane Briscoe's class had so much fun creating their very own versions of Mr. Grinch. #prekart #listeningandfollowingdirections #westfieldprek

We are Westfield proud of these third grade winners in the City of Perry Fire & Emergency Services Fire Safety Poster Contest! Congratulations to Anna Caroline Davis (winner), Isabelle Luczun (runner up), and Tatum Pitts (honorable mention)!

Fourth graders in Mrs. Shannon Reber’s class learned about the history of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and designed their own balloons. The students wrote a persuasive letters to Macy’s convincing them their balloons should be in the parade. Such a fun Thanksgiving project! #westfieldfourthgrade #Thanksgiving2023

Upper School students in Mrs. Melissa Smith's Honors Chemistry (and a special first grade guest) conducted flame tests to measure the atomic spectrum. The observed color or spectrum is the set of wavelengths emitted by each specific element tested. #handsonlearning #chemistrylab #Westfieldscience #educationofmindandheart

Our first grade's Thanksgiving Program is one of Westfield's longest and most beloved traditions...and the perfect way to begin the Thanksgiving season. These students have learned so much about our country's first Thanksgiving and the God's faithfulness... wonderful reminders of being grateful for so many blessings. Thank you to all of our first graders and their teachers for such a special performance! #westfieldfirstgrade #Thanksgiving #Westfieldtraditions #educationofmindandheart

Thank you to Jason Mangrum, pastor of Kings Cross Church, for sharing the Gospel with our Middle and Upper School students this morning and reminding them of being in and experiencing the kingdom of heaven through a personal relationship with Christ. We are grateful for having area pastors join us to share truth and encouragement with our students, and we are blessed to have our Upper School Praise Band lead us in worship for our Wednesday assembly programs! #WednesdayWisdom #educationofmindandheart

We are Westfield proud of two Lady Hornet seniors Kendall Fowler and Carleigh Knowles who signed letters of intent to continue their academic and athletic softball careers at the collegiate level! Kendall plans to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, and Carleigh plans to attend the University of North Georgia - Dahlonega. Kendall and Carleigh have not only excelled in athletics, they are also outstanding students and leaders on our campus. Congratulations, Kendall and Carleigh! #westfieldsoftball #readyforcollegereadyforlife #whsclassof2024

Our varsity swim team had a great meet this week in Macon. Winn Martin placed 1st in the 100 breaststroke, 1st in the 200 IM, and 2nd in the 100 free; Morgan Miller placed 1st in 200 free, 1st in 100 backstroke, and 3rd in 100 free; and Kira Andrews placed 2nd in the 100 free, 2nd in the 100 fly, and 3rd in the 100 breaststroke. The girls’ team placed 3rd out of 12 schools, and the boys’ team placed 5th out of 8 teams. Great job, Hornet swimmers!! #westfieldswimming