Westside Elementary PTA

08/25/2026

📣 WSES TEACHERS: We’re not above bribery. 😂

School hasn’t even started yet, so your pencils are still accounted for and your sharpener hasn’t been abused into submission. Let’s enjoy this brief moment of peace. 😌

Now… JOIN THE PTA. 😂

🍎 Every WSES teacher who joins will automatically be entered to win:

✏️ Bostitch Quiet Sharp 6 Heavy Duty Electric Pencil Sharpener

✏️ 30 PRE-SHARPENED Ticonderoga pencils (PRE-SHARPENED🥳)

Because soon “Can I sharpen my pencil?” will become the soundtrack of your life.

🦅💙💛 Join before September 30th and you’re automatically entered!

👇 Membership link below!

https://www.givebacks.com/causes/wseseagles

08/25/2026

🍎✏️ Our WSES teachers are BACK! 💙💛

Yesterday, the WSES PTA Executive Board had the pleasure of welcoming our amazing teachers back for their first full day of the 2026–2027 school year! 🎉

The halls were buzzing, classrooms were being prepped, bulletin boards were going up, and there was so much excitement as everyone got ready to welcome our Eagles back to school! 🦅📚

Of course, a busy day of classroom prep calls for a little fuel! 🍫🥨🥤 Our PTA Snack Cart made its way around the school with treats and drinks to help keep everyone going.

A HUGE thank you to all of our families and community members who donated items from our wishlist. Because of your generosity, we were able to give our teachers a little extra love as they kicked off the new year. ❤️

Want to help us keep supporting our teachers, staff, and students all year long?

✨ Join the WSES PTA! ✨

You don’t have to volunteer or attend every meeting to make a difference. Simply becoming a member helps strengthen our PTA and support the Westside community.

👉 Still not a member? Click the link below to join!

Here’s to an AMAZING 2026–2027 school year! 🦅🎉

https://www.givebacks.com/causes/wseseagles

08/20/2026

🍎✏️ SUPPORT OUR WSES EDUCATORS! 📚💙

As we get ready for another great school year, we’re excited to share our WSES Educators’ Amazon Wish List!

Our teachers and staff put so much time, energy, and often their own money into creating welcoming, engaging classrooms for our students. If you’re looking for an easy way to show them some love, check out their wish lists and help fulfill a classroom wish! 🛒✨

🔗 View the WSES Educators’ Amazon Wish List here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18Ey2iuONn9BZe9t4UnyTuMpbRAV4KY5dmn1yeJXl2Rk/edit?usp=sharing

Every purchase—big or small—helps provide supplies and resources that directly benefit our Westside students and educators.

👀 Don’t see your teacher listed yet?
Keep checking back! We’re still collecting wish lists, and as additional WSES educators send us their links, we’ll continue adding them to the document throughout the school year.

💙 And you don’t have to have a child in a particular classroom to help! Pick a teacher, choose an item, and help clear a list. Supporting any Westside educator is a wonderful way to support our entire school community.

Thank you for always showing up for our teachers, staff, and students! 🦅💙

Westside Elementary PTA

08/17/2026

📦✂️ TURN YOUR EVERYDAY SHOPPING INTO MONEY FOR WESTSIDE! 🦅💙

Did you know you can help support Westside Elementary School just by buying things you’re already purchasing? 🙌

Box Tops for Education makes it incredibly easy to earn money for our school — and there’s no donation required!

Even if you don’t have a child at Westside, you can still choose Westside Elementary as the school you support. Parents, grandparents, neighbors, friends, teachers, community members — everyone can help! 💙

Here’s how it works:

📱 Download the Box Tops for Education app
🏫 Select Westside Elementary School as your school
🛒 Shop like you normally do
🧾 Scan your receipts in the app
💰 Participating purchases earn money for Westside!

That’s it! No selling. No fundraising orders. No extra money out of your pocket. You’re simply turning purchases you already make into funds for our students and school.

Those little Box Tops can add up when an entire community participates! 🦅

💙 Help us spread the word! Sign up, select Westside Elementary, and share this post with grandparents, family, friends, and neighbors who might be willing to scan their receipts too!

Every receipt can help us do a little more for our Westside Eagles! 🦅💙

08/14/2026

MEAL APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN • Apply Online Through SchoolCafé

🍎🥪 Families at five IWCS schools: this back-to-school task is especially important!

Parents and guardians of students attending the following schools should complete a 2026–2027 Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application if they believe their household may qualify:

🏫 Carrollton Elementary
🏫 Westside Elementary
🏫 Smithfield Middle
🏫 Smithfield High

Applications may be completed privately and securely online through SchoolCafé. Families should submit a new application for the new school year unless they have received notification that their student has already been approved.

Need help completing an application? Call the IWCS Child Nutrition Department at 757-365-1631. Applying now can help ensure meal benefits are in place when school begins. 💙

🔗 Learn more: https://www.schoolcafe.com/

08/13/2026

🍎✏️💙 WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS — DROP YOUR WISHLISTS! 💙📚🍎

The 2026–2027 school year is almost here, and our Westside Eagles are getting ready to head back to the nest! 🦅📚

As our amazing Westside Elementary teachers and staff prepare their classrooms for another great year, we want to give our families and community an easy way to show them some love and support. 💛

👩‍🏫 Westside teachers & staff: Drop your Amazon Classroom Wishlist in the comments below! 👇

Please include:
🍎 Your name
📚 Your grade level or position
🔗 Your Amazon Wishlist link

🦅 Westside families & community members: Browse the comments and consider helping clear a few items from a wishlist! Whether it’s pencils, books, classroom supplies, snacks, or something special for their students, every purchase helps our teachers start the year feeling supported.

You don’t have to have a student in their classroom to help! Pick a favorite teacher, support a staff member, or surprise someone you don’t know yet. ❤️

And please share this post to help us reach all of our Westside teachers and staff!

✨ Let’s show our Westside educators just how much their Eagle family appreciates them! 🦅💙

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18Ey2iuONn9BZe9t4UnyTuMpbRAV4KY5dmn1yeJXl2Rk/edit?usp=sharing

08/13/2026

Please LIKE the comment for Westside Elementary School so we can help our AMAZING staff win a sweet treat for back to school!

🎉🎉🎉Voting is complete & Creekside Elementary School is the WINNER!🎉🎉🎉

📣Ok friends!📣

It's that time again! No budget for advertising contest with a twist!

Help us bring JOY to one lucky school near us! 🏫🚌

The winning school will receive up to 11 dozen‼️ 😲 assorted petites to celebrate their amazing teachers and staff during the first week of school!

Here's how it works:

🩵Find your school in the comments and react to its comment. ONLY schools that WE post in the comments is eligible!🩵

EVERY reaction on that comment = 1 vote! 💙

YOU DON'T COMMENT YOUR SCHOOL - THOSE VOTES WILL NOT COUNT.

Voting starts NOW through August 19th!

The winning school will be contacted August 20th or 21st, to schedule delivery during their first week of school!

Want to help your school win?
✨ Tag your school's PTA/PTO page
✨ Tag your friends, family, teachers, and fellow parents
✨ Share this post and encourage others to vote!

Every good contest has rules:
🩵Only schools commented by OUR page are eligible.

💙Votes only count on the official school comments.

Now push that share and tag button!

08/11/2026

🍎🦅 HELP US WELCOME BACK OUR WESTSIDE TEACHERS & STAFF! 🦅🍎

Our teachers and staff are getting ready to head back to school, and the Westside PTA wants to make their first full day back at work a little sweeter! 💙

We’re putting together a Welcome Back Snack Cart filled with drinks, snacks, sweet treats, and other goodies to roll around and surprise our teachers and staff as they prepare for the new school year. 🛒🥨🍫🥤

And we would LOVE some help from our Westside families and community to fill it!

We’ve created an Amazon Wishlist with items for the cart, and we’re inviting parents, caregivers, grandparents, friends, neighbors, and community members to help us stock it.

🎁 Want to send our teachers a treat?

Whether you donate one box of snacks or several items, every contribution will help us create a fun surprise and show our teachers and staff how excited we are to welcome them back. 💙

Our teachers spend so much of the year pouring into our kids. We think they deserve to start the year with a little extra love from the community they serve. 🥰

Please share our wishlist with friends, family, neighbors, and local businesses who may want to help us welcome our Westside teachers and staff back for another amazing school year!

🦅💙 Let’s fill the cart and start the year by showing our Westside staff just how appreciated they are! 💙🦅

Check out our wishlist below 👇🏻

08/11/2026

💙🦅 SUPPORT WESTSIDE JUST BY SHOPPING! 🦅💙

What if you could help support Westside Elementary without spending anything extra? 🙌

Westside PTA participates in Givebacks Rewards, and we would LOVE to get as many of our families, staff, friends, and community members signed up as possible!

🛍️ Shop online
🍽️ Eat at participating restaurants
💰 Earn Rewards
💙 Choose to GIVE those Rewards back to Westside!

Once you’re set up, Givebacks can earn you Rewards on qualifying purchases you’re already making. That means your Target runs, online shopping, date nights, and everyday purchases could help us raise money for our students and teachers — without adding another fundraiser to your calendar! 🎉

And the best part? You decide what happens to your Rewards. You can donate them to Westside, use them toward eligible school purchases, or keep them as cashback.

📲 Getting started is easy:

1. Download the Givebacks app and create your account.
2. Find and follow Westside Elementary PTA.
3. Set up Givebacks Rewards.
4. Link an eligible card for dining Rewards and/or add the browser extension for online shopping.
5. Shop and dine like you normally do!

Every little bit adds up — and the more Westside families who participate, the bigger the potential impact for our school. 💙

✨ This is one of the easiest ways to support our PTA throughout the entire year.

Please take a few minutes to get signed up, and then SHARE this post with grandparents, family members and friends who would love an easy way to support Westside!

🦅💙 Every purchase has the potential to give back. Let’s put our everyday spending to work for our Eagles! 💙🦅

08/04/2026

🎉 Join Early. Win Big. Support Westside! 🎉

The Westside Elementary PTA Early Membership Drive is officially underway!

📅 Join between July 1 and August 31 and you’ll automatically be entered into our Early Bird Membership Raffle! 🎁

Your PTA membership helps support our students, teachers, and school through programs, events, classroom support, family engagement, and so much more. The best part? You don’t have to volunteer to make a difference—simply becoming a member shows your support for our school community.

💙 Every membership makes a difference.
🦅 Every Eagle benefits.

Don’t wait—join today and be entered for your chance to win!

https://www.givebacks.com/causes/wseseagles