Upcoming Dates

  • Labor Day

    Monday, September, 7th 

  • WCS Governance Meeting

    Thursday, September 10th @ 5:30pm

  • WCS Board Meeting 

    Thursday, September 10th @ 6:30pm

  • Development Meeting 

    Monday, September 21st @ 4:30pm

  • Spirit Day – Sports Day 

    Friday, September 25th 

Celebrations

We are so proud of our Westlake Charter School Alumni Estefania Garcia! She was sworn in at the NUSD student board meeting this week to represent our student community as a member of the NUSD Board. She is demonstrating how WCS Students lead as global citizens!

We are so proud of our Westlake Charter School Alumni Estefania Garcia! She was sworn in at the NUSD student board meeting this week to represent our student community as a member of the NUSD Board. She is demonstrating how WCS Students lead as global citizens!

Our incredible specialties team have been making sure that all students continue their growth in PE, Art and Spanish. Many families are finding it fun to participate together!

Our incredible specialties team have been making sure that all students continue their growth in PE, Art and Spanish. Many families are finding it fun to participate together!

Thank you Explorer families for making our first ever Virtual BTSN 2020 a success! Families did an incredible job logging into the Google Meets with their teachers, asking great questions, and sharing encouragement. Thank you for collaborating with us to demonstrate what’s possible in Distance Learning!

Thank you Explorer families for making our first ever Virtual BTSN 2020 a success! Families did an incredible job logging into the Google Meets with their teachers, asking great questions, and sharing encouragement. Thank you for collaborating with us to demonstrate what’s possible in Distance Learning!

Announcements

Office Hours: Across our K-8 campus, all teachers are available for office hours from 1:15-2:00pm by using your teachers classroom Google meet code. If you would like to schedule an appointment with your teacher please reach out directly to them.  

Labor Day: Monday, September 7th is Labor day. School and BASE will be closed. 

6th Grade Families: Our 8th grade WEB leaders are hosting a second Google Meet Student Social on Friday, September 4th, from 1:30PM – 2:00PM. Students will receive an email the day before with link information. We look forward to some fun games and activities! See you there Explorers!

Distance Learning Feedback: Thank you to more than 200 families who have reached out to our help desk for support during our first 2 weeks of school! Because of our partnership, we were able to troubleshoot issues that may impact other families as well. One trend that we noticed is that families were in need of headphones so their student could hear instruction and improve focus. Click HERE to schedule a time to pick up headphones if your student has this need. Please continue to reach out to our team so we can collaborate on solutions. Click HERE for our help desk information. 

Food Services Available at all NUSD sites: NUSD Food services will serve lunch at Westlake 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. Lunches are available at any NUSD site from 11:30-12:30pm, so feel free to go to the site closest to you – just bring your student’s ID/lunch number. Click HERE to apply for Free/Reduced Price Meals. Starting August 27th, meals will be served at all NUSD sites from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Click HERE for more information.

BASE Distance Learning Camps: We are taking reservations for 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! 

Counselor’s Corner: Each month our School Counselor, Jessica Krivoy, will be publishing a newsletter intended to spark ideas, provide support and offer reassurance.  Click HERE to view September’s edition on the Counselor’s Corner page.

High School Happenings

Westlake Charter High School will be opening in less than a year, and we couldn’t be more excited to start unveiling everything from our Academic Program to selecting our school mascot! Over the next several weeks we will release a series of videos highlighting various parts of Westlake Charter High School! Our first video will launch on September 13th! 

In case you missed it

Bell schedule: Click HERE to see our Level 1 – Distance Learning Bell Schedule.
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.

Monthly WAVE Meetings: Once a month we host a parent/guardian meeting to discuss building community, fundraising, events and so much more. Our meetings are now virtual! Please join us on Thursday, September 3rd at 6:30pm to discuss spirit wear, virtual events and simply get to know each other. Please join us at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88391475927?pwd=M3RYVC92NUNKRjNXNkZpZHVmRjR3Zz09

Ideas: WAVE is looking for new ideas! We are rethinking community building events, fundraisers and ways to support our staff. We want to hear from you! Please email your ideas and thoughts to [email protected]. Thank you! 

Kudos: The teacher and parent partnership is more important now than ever before. Both are relying on communication, cooperation and understanding during this new way of learning. Events like Back to School Night help strengthen this partnership and get to know each other. Thank you to the teachers for putting together a fantastic night and to all the parents who joined in to learn more about the school year. We are always better together! 

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