Food Services Update: NUSD Food services will serve lunch from 10:30am to 12:30pm Monday through Friday. This will be the drive-thru format that was used for the summer meals program, however, students will be charged based on eligibility as they would during the regular school year. Click HERE to apply for Free/Reduced Price Meals. 

Virtual Back to School Night: Save the date for our Virtual Back to School Night on Wednesday, August 26th. Families will receive important information for a successful school year. 

BASE Distance Learning Camps: We are taking reservations for the first month of BASE Distance Learning Camps! Please click HERE to reserve a spot in our BASE Distance Learning Camps. Space in each grade level Distance Learning Camp is limited to ensure social distancing – reserve your spot today! 

BASE Distance Learning camps will be Monday through Friday from 8AM to 2PM with a weekly rate of $225. Full and partial scholarships may be available for qualifying families based on financial need and/or number of siblings enrolled. Please see page 38 of the Return to School Handbook for additional BASE Distance Learning Camp details.

Updated FAQs on the Return to School Fall 20/21 Page: Thank you to all the families who have sent questions regarding the launch of the school year. We have been updating the FAQ section of our Return to School: Fall 20/21 website and now have 50+ questions and answers. Click HERE to see this week’s updates on the site.

WCS Board Meeting: Click HERE for the YouTube link to our August Board Meeting.

In case you missed it

Distance Learning Technical Help Desk – Now Open: Westlake Charter School has created a digital Help Desk to support our families during this time of Distance Learning. Our Help Desk can be contacted via chat, email or phone. For more information on how to contact our Help Desk, and our operating days and hours, please click HERE. 

Free Wi-Fi in City Parks: As a component of the City’s public-private partnership with Verizon free high-speed Wi-Fi access points at 27 parks throughout the City of Sacramento will be available. This solution will assist with bridging the digital divide by providing wireless access that some citizens may not have access to. Click HERE for more information and a list of active parks providing free Wi-Fi access.

WAVE Board Members: Please welcome the 2020/21 WAVE Board! Please feel free to reach out to any of us with questions, suggestions or just to say ”hi”! 

• Amber Hustead-President – [email protected]
• Rocio Owens-Vice President of Business Operations – [email protected]
• Jess Wilson-Vice President of Parent Participation – [email protected]
• Shari Kantor-Treasurer – [email protected]
• Veronica Hernandez-Secretary – [email protected]

Amazon Smile: If you happen to be shopping on Amazon please add Westlake Charter as your charitable organization (Amazon Smile). Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organization of your choice when you shop at smile.amazon.com. App purchases are now eligible for the donation as well! Thank you to Rocio Owens for putting together a short tutorial to help you add Westlake Charter as your charitable organization, click HERE to view the video. 

Save the Date: Our first WAVE meeting of the year will be on Thursday, September 3rd at 6:30pm. We will be discussing new ways to build community, support our staff, fundraise and more. This will be our very first virtual meeting so please be on the lookout for instructions to join us. 

Kudos: Our absolutely incredible administration, support staff and teachers have outdone themselves. They have not only made distance learning work, they have made it engaging, fun and full of Westlake excellence. Many of our staff worked throughout the summer to reimagine school while continuing to focus on both academic and social emotional development. Our teachers truly shined during the first days of instruction and helped students feel comfortable and supported. Our community thanks you!