Celebrations
Our 11th grade students traveled to Chico State this week to explore yet another college campus! A huge shout out to our high school counseling team and teacher and family chaperones for making this trip happen.
Congratulations to our top three classes in the Jibe Polar Paws Challenge! By walking, biking, and scooting to school, these students showed amazing teamwork while helping protect polar bears and their Arctic sea ice homes. Their prize? A polar bear adoption, a fun prize pack, and delivery by a very special visitor! Way to go, Ms. Osterhoudt, Ms. Floarea, and Ms. Walker’s classes—every trip made a difference!
Our Annual WAVE Family Dance was an event to remember. Memories were made, games were played and dancing was done! Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped put on such an unforgettable night and to those who joined our community and created connections!
Announcements
K-12 Announcements
Talent Show: You are invited! Join us in the K-8 gymnasium THIS Friday, February 13th @ 6:00 PM for our K-12 Talent Show! Come show your WCS spirit by supporting our performers! Don’t miss the amazing staff dance! The event is free to attend.
February Break: Both campuses will be closed for February Break Monday, February 16th through Friday, February 20th; however, BASE will be open each day from 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM. Please note that NUSD has February 9th and 16th off. Westlake does NOT have February 9th off, but instead has a full week, 2/16 – 2/20. We look forward to welcoming students back on Monday, February 23rd.
Lost & Found: The Lost & Found at each campus is overflowing with jackets, lunch boxes, water bottles and more! K-8 families: Swing by to check for missing items behind the Admin Building during conference week. WCHS students: Look in the Commons during arrival, lunch, and dismissal. All unclaimed items will be donated over February Break.
K-12 Conferences: Save the date for our K-12 Conference week – Conferences will take place March 2nd – 6th. Remember, during conference week, we will dismiss early to allow time to meet with each of our families – Kindergarten will dismiss at 1:00 PM, and 1st – 12th grade will dismiss at 1:30 PM. Our BASE program will be open after school until 6:00 PM each day for K-8 Explorers. The online scheduler will be open from February 9th through March 1st.
K-8 Announcements
2025-2026 K-8 Yearbook: The 2025-26 Westlake Charter School yearbooks are available to order! Orders are due April 27th to be guaranteed to be delivered by the last week of school, so don’t delay in placing your order. CLICK HERE to order your K-8 yearbook directly through TreeRing and get two pages to personalize with your own pictures! Use code 101667583471473 or see the email with the link to purchase. Need help? Contact: Ms. Chapman [email protected].
BASE During February Break: BASE will be open during February Break from Tuesday, February 17th through Friday, February 20th, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Students will enjoy a fun filled week featuring winter themed arts and crafts, group games, and special enrichment activities. BASE will provide a light snack each day. Families are asked to send students with a cold lunch. If you are interested in enrolling your student for February Break, please CLICK HERE to complete the enrollment form. Completing the form will help us plan staffing appropriately for the week. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].
Missoula Children’s Theater Company: On Monday, March 2nd at 1:45 PM, all K-8 students are welcome to audition for Missoula Theater Company’s production of Alice in Wonderland. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be in a professional show. CLICK HERE for details. CLICK HERE to RSVP to audition.
9-12 Announcements
Upcoming Home Athletics:
- Monday, February 9th @ 6:00 PM: Home – Girls Varsity Basketball vs. LGA *Senior Night*
- Monday, February 9th @ 7:30 PM: Home – Boys Varsity Basketball vs. LGA *Senior Night*
Save the Date – SAT for Juniors – Wednesday, March 11th: Our 11th grade students will have the opportunity to take the SAT here on campus during the school day on Wednesday, March 11th. Unlike the PSAT, when all students took the test unless they opted out, students will only take the SAT if they submit a form opting in. CLICK HERE to opt in to have your Junior take the SAT on March 11th. Students must be opted in by Wednesday, March 4th, at 5:00 PM.
Student Parking and Safety Reminder : Student parking is available in front of the Mattress Distribution Center. CLICK HERE to see the map. Thank you for helping us by parking in the designated areas. This ensures that our neighbors keep their spaces available for their customers and helps us maintain good relationships in the community. Also please remind and support your students in being mindful of traffic when arriving and leaving campus, and remember that helmets need to be worn when riding bikes, scooters, or similar devices.
Tenth Grade Hearing Screening: We will have our annual hearing screening for 10th grade on Thursday, February 12th. Letters went home in advisory. If you would like your student to opt out, please email [email protected].
Sophomore Class – UC Davis Field Lesson: We’re excited to share that on Monday, March 2nd, our sophomore class will visit UC Davis for a field lesson that includes a guided campus tour and lunch in the dining hall. A permission slip for the UC Davis Field Lesson will be sent home this upcoming Monday. You can also access the permission slip online and email it back to us at [email protected]. CLICK HERE to access the permission slip.
Save the Date:
- Thursday, February 26th @ 7:00 & 8:00 PM: WAVE Planning & Board Meeting
- Friday, March 6th @ 8:30 AM: WAVE Coffee Talk – WCHS OASIS
- Wednesday, March 25th: Trivia Night
Share Topics for Future Coffee Talks: We’d love your input on future Coffee Talk topics. Whether it’s something you’d like to hear from WAVE, the Westlake administration, or the broader school community, this is a great way to help shape future conversations. The form only takes a few minutes, and you’re welcome to share as many ideas as you’d like. CLICK HERE to submit your ideas here.
Logging Hours: If you’ve volunteered 30 minutes or more, please take a quick moment to CLICK HERE to log your hours. Whether it was helping in the classroom, supporting the Olympic Triathlon, Bingo Night, or the Fall Festival, every hour counts! Tracking volunteer time helps us meet our school’s charter commitments and shows the incredible impact our families make. It takes less than a minute — let’s see which grade level can log the most hours!
Kudos: Huge props to our Westlake families for showing up and supporting our community in such a big way! 🙌
👏 Third Grade is leading the way with an incredible 629 hours
👏 First Grade has logged 483 volunteer hours
👏 Second Grade is close behind with 470 hours
A special celebration for First and Third Grade, who have both surpassed their 420-hour goal and are officially over 100% — amazing work! 💪✨
We’re also loving the momentum in other grades:
⭐ Kindergarten is at 71% of their goal
⭐ Eighth Grade is at 64% and climbing
Every hour counts, and every volunteer makes a difference. Let’s keep this energy going and cheer each other on as we work toward 100% participation across every grade level this year.
Thank you for being such an engaged, generous, and supportive community — we’re excited to see what we accomplish together! 💙
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