Westlake Weekly Podcast: CLICK HERE for this week’s Westlake Weekly Podcast.

Health and safety: Please see our Health and Safety Guidebook and our COVID Dashboard on the Return to Schools website.

• Timeline for COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements in Schools: The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet fully approved COVID-19 vaccines for individuals of all ages within the 7–12 grade span. The State of California announced last October that full approval by the FDA was a precondition to initiating the rule-making process to add the COVID-19 vaccine to other vaccinations required for in-person school attendance—such as measles, mumps, and rubella—pursuant to California’s Health and Safety Code. To ensure sufficient time for successful implementation of new vaccine requirements, California will not initiate the regulatory process for a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for the 2022-2023 school year and as such, any vaccine requirements would not take effect until after full FDA approval and no sooner than July 1, 2023.

Meet our new K-8 Principal: Congratulations to our current K-8 Principal, Mrs. Callau, for returning to her role as the Westlake Charter Director of Curriculum and Instruction in the fall of 2022. Now, after a competitive search, we are proud to introduce to our community, our new K-8 Principal – Mrs. Jessica Ghalambor! CLICK HERE to meet our new K-8 Principal who will begin in the fall of 2022! 

Staff Appreciation: CLICK HERE to fill out our staff appreciation form to share some gratitude for each of our staff members, submit as many as you’d like! You can celebrate staff and we will make sure they receive your message during Staff Appreciation Week May 2nd – 6th!

CAASPP Testing:  Our statewide testing window will take place between April 25th-May 31st for our 3rd-8th grade students.  CLICK HERE for our annual notification letter with more testing information. 

In Person Coffee Talk: Tuesday, April 26th at 8:30 AM join us for our in-person K-12 Coffee Talk in the covered dining at our K-8 campus. This is a great opportunity to hear from our admin team and WAVE parent leaders, as well as ask questions and give feedback. 

Afterschool Bike Club with Jibe: 5th, 6th, and 7th graders – are you interested in riding your bike after school with Jibe? If so, CLICK HERE for more information about the program and to sign up. Email Allison Chavez with questions: [email protected].

May is Bike Month Kick Off Week: This week, 4/25-5/2, is the official Kick Off Week! Students will be tracking their daily riding (bike, scooter, skateboard or skates) this week in class. The highest participating grade wins a pizza party! Please CLICK HERE for more information. 

International Festival: The 17th Annual International Festival is here! Please join us on Saturday, April 30th from 3-6pm. Tickets to sample food, play games and win some treats are $1 at the gate. 

• Ticket presales ($20 for 30 tickets) are:

• K-8 Campus-Maybrook gate
  • Monday 4/25 at dismissal
  • Wednesday 4/27 at drop off
  • Friday 4/29 at dismissal
• High School-Behind Campus
  • Thursday 4/28 at dismissal

• We need your help to make this event amazing for our community.

• Cultural booth hosts may provide a small sampling of native cuisine, cultural artifacts, a children’s activity/game and/or anything else you would like to demonstrate or display. CLICK HERE to register to host a booth or send an email to [email protected] for more information.
• We are in need of volunteers and donations to make the Festival amazing for our community. Can you donate chips, drinks or treats for the Dessert Walk? Are you available to grill hot dogs for an hour? Can you lend a pop-up tent or cooler? Please CLICK HERE to sign up to help! Please CLICK HERE to sign up to donate treats for the Dessert Walk. 

Gold Country Run & Sport 5K Run: Come out and join our 6th-8th grade Run Club elective on Saturday, May 14th for a fun, flat 5K run! Families will need to drive to the event in El Dorado Hills. Mrs. Sandberg will be leading a team of Westlake students and families who wish to participate. Anyone interested should sign up on the Gold Country Run & Sport website link below and use the code “WESTLAKE20” for a discounted price for the event. PLEASE REGISTER BY FRIDAY, APRIL 29th to receive the discounted rate. Scholarships are available on an as needed basis. We are in need of some volunteers for the event. Anyone interested please email [email protected]. Go to https://goldcountryrun.com to register today!

BASE – Summer Planning: We are in the beginning stages of planning for BASE over summer break and we need your input. Please CLICK HERE to let us know if the student(s) in your family would attend a BASE summer camp. If enough families are interested, we’ll send registration information in the coming weeks.

Open House: Save the Date for the K-8th Open House on Wednesday, May 18th and High School Open House on Wednesday, May 25th.  

9th Grade End of Year Field Lesson:  CLICK HERE for the slide show

• CLICK HERE to Volunteer for the College Field Lesson 6/6
• CLICK HERE to Volunteer for our End of Year Field Lesson 6/7-6/8

In case you missed it…

Reporting COVID-19 Positive Tests and Exposure: If your student has tested positive to COVID-19, or has been exposed to someone who tested positive off campus, please CLICK HERE to complete this form and our contact tracing team will follow up. 

COVID Symptoms: If your student has any COVID-19 symptoms, please keep them home until they are symptom free for 24 hours. Symptoms include: Fever over 100.4, sore throat, runny nose, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, muscle/body aches, cough, difficulty breathing, loss of taste or smell. If your student has any of those symptoms, please keep them home until they are symptom-free for 24 hours and email [email protected] to report their absence.

National Staff Appreciation Week: National Staff Appreciation Week is coming up the week of May 2nd-6th. We need your help to make this week fantastic for each and every staff member. More information will be coming home soon but we are collecting donations now. Thank you so much for all you do to support our incredible staff.

We are looking for:

• Gift cards to use as raffle prizes
• Snacks, drinks and treats for a grab and go station
• Money to use towards breakfast and lunch
• Please CLICK HERE to donate. You can drop off in either office or arrange for pickup. 

WAVE Board Elections: Help us make the 22-23 school year amazing by joining the WAVE Board. All board positions of President, Vice President of Business Operations, Vice President of Parent Participation, Treasurer and Secretary are coming up for election in May. If you are interested in learning more or finding out how to get involved, please contact Amber Hustead, WAVE President, at [email protected]. 

Kudos: Thank you to all of the family members who have recently joined a WAVE committee, volunteered for an event, chaperoned a field lesson, donated items or asked how they can help. We are moving forward together and appreciate your time and donations.