45 Rock Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Westall Elementary School
Westall Elementary School
276 Maple Street
Fall River, MA 02720
Meet the Principal
School Phone Number:
508-675-8570
School Fax Number:
508-675-8576
Direct Line to the Nurse's Office:
508-675-8575
Nurses Fax number:
508-675-8213
School Hours:
8:50 A.M. - 3:22 P.M.
School Spirit Colors:
Shirts:
White
Grey
Royal Blue
Iron-on logos or shirts with the school logo already on them can be purchased at J&B Hockey located at 162 President Avenue.
Bottoms:
Black
Navy Blue
Khaki
Pants can be purchased at the store of your choice.
Mission:
Westall Elementary School strives to provide our students with a safe, inclusive learning environment that provides a well-rounded educational experience. We aim to appropriately challenge students to intrinsically develop self-motivation for academic and social growth. Through high expectations, dedicated instruction and social-emotional support, staff will prepare students to be successful citizens in a global economy.
Vision:
At Westall Elementary, we are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment where every student thrives as a compassionate, lifelong learner. Our focus is on fostering collaboration and developing 21st-century skills to equip students to be effective problem solvers, communicators, and high achievers. We celebrate kindness and well-rounded growth, with dedicated, passionate teachers who uphold high standards and support each student in reaching their fullest potential.
Update on before-school care:
To begin the school year, there will not be before care at Westall. If you are interested in before care, please email school clerk, Ms. Pam Gomes (pgomes@fallriverschools.org). If there is enough enrollment to support the program and staff to run the program, we will do our best to accommodate the requests later in the school year.
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Kindergarten- Grade 2 Literacy at Home
Fall River's English Language Arts (ELA) Department is excited to partner with families to provide support for our youngest readers. To support this work, the ELA Department developed a “Literacy at Home” website for Fall River families. The activities on this site were created to specifically target the early literacy skills that your child must learn in order to become masterful readers.
Oral language is incredibly important to becoming a great reader. Students with strong oral language skills have a stronger vocabulary and become stronger readers. The best way to give your child a strong foundation for learning to read are to read to, talk to, and listen to your child every day. Talk about people you know, places you go, and experiences you have together.
Each month, we will select a few great stories that you can listen to as a family. Before you start to listen to the story, let your child know which question you will be talking about. --"Today we are going to listen to the story, Creepy Carrots. While you are listening, think about the big problem in the story. We will talk about it when we are done listening.
Read Alouds
Below, you will find a few questions that you can ask your child to help them communicate what they are understanding about the story.
- Who was in this book? What do we know about them?
- Why did (event) happen? How do you know?
- What was the big problem or event in this story? How did they solve the problem?
- What happened at the beginning, middle, and end of the story?
- Where is this story happening? How do you know?
Fresh Juice
Just SNOW Already!
Remember to Dream, Ebere
My Brother Charlie
Whistle For WILLIE
To learn more about building oral language skills in your child, please visit www.readingrockets.org
Grades 3-5 Literacy at Home
Fall River's English Language Arts (ELA) Department is excited to partner with families to provide support for our elementary readers. To support this work, the ELA Department developed a “Literacy at Home” website for Fall River families. The activities on this site were created to specifically target the literacy skills that your student must learn in order to become masterful readers.
Oral language is incredibly important to becoming a great reader. Students with strong oral language skills have a stronger vocabulary and become stronger readers. The best ways to give your student a strong foundation for learning to read are to read to, talk to, and listen to your student every day. Talk about people you know, places you go, and experiences you have together.
Each month, we will select several great stories that you can listen to and talk about with your student. Before your student starts to listen to the story, let your student know which question you will be talking about after the story is over --"Today when you finish listening to the story that you choose, we are going to talk about how the characters change and grow throughout the story."
Below, you will find a few questions that you can ask your child to help them communicate what they are understanding about the story.
- What is the main idea or plot of the story?
- What is the problem or conflict in the story and how is it resolved?
- How did the story make you feel? What was your favorite or most memorable part of the story?
- How do the characters change or grow throughout the story?
- Which character did you relate to the most?