K-12 Announcements

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

Share your vision for our WCHS Campus at an NUSD Public Meeting: The Natomas Unified School District is holding three public meetings to collect input on what the community would like to construct in the next decade. Westlake Charter families can attend and make sure your voice is heard on January 10th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Heron School, January 11th from 6PM-8PM at Jefferson School, or January 18th from 11AM -1PM virtually. CLICK HERE for more information. 

Family Survey: The Family Survey is taken three times a year. CLICK HERE to answer six questions to rate your family’s experience at Westlake Charter School during the 2023-24 school year. The deadline is Tuesday, January 9th, 2024.

K-12 Talent Show Sign-Ups – Due Tuesday, January 23rd: CLICK HERE to sign up to audition to be a host, perform a talent, or be part of the stage crew team! Audition sign ups are due: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

• Auditions: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
• Talent Show Performance: Friday, February 16th @ 6:00 PM

Spirit Day – Pajama Day: Thursday, December 21st is Pajama Day across both of our campuses! Students can show their spirit by wearing pajamas. Don’t forget to show your WCS spirit by posting pictures on all social media platforms and using the hashtag #WCSSpiritDay! 

Winter Break: Both campuses and BASE will be closed for Winter Break Friday, December 22nd through Monday, January 8th. We look forward to welcoming students back on Tuesday, January 9th. BASE will be open on January 8th. 

Lost and Found: The lost and found at both campuses are overflowing with jackets, lunch boxes, water bottles and more! At the K-8 campus, please swing by to check for any missing items by Thursday, December 21st.  At the high school students can check in the Commons during arrival, lunch, and dismissal. All unclaimed items will be donated over Winter Break.

Free Winter Break Meals: NUSD will provide free meals over Winter Break, December 22nd – January 5th (EXCEPT December 25 – 26th and January 1st),  to anyone 18 and younger.  Meals may be picked up from the cafeterias below, food must be eaten on-site, and students must be present to receive a meal. CLICK HERE to view the flyer.

• American Lakes School
• Bannon Creek School
• Natomas Middle School
• Two Rivers Elementary
• Natomas Park Elementary
• Witter Ranch Elementary

K-8 Announcements

Spelling Bee:  Our school Spelling Bee will be held on Tuesday, January 23rd @ 5:30 PM. Classroom winners were announced!

K-5 Family Dance: Our Inaugural K-5 Family Dance titled “Enchanted Evening” will be held on Saturday, February 3rd at 5:30 PM. Tickets are limited and will go on sale January 9th.

• CLICK HERE to volunteer and to donate food and drinks
• CLICK HERE to be directed to our Amazon wishlist

“Here for the Hot Cocoa!” Attendance Challenge:  We are continuing our grade levels competition for those who have positive attendance.  With “Here for the Hot Cocoa!”,  grade levels that have the highest average of students in attendance each day from 11/27-12/21 will get to participate in a Hot Cocoa party after Winter Break. Last week the grade level  with the highest attendance was 1st grade! 

Keep coming to school and be here on time! It is so important that your student is in school if they are healthy. Missing school can negatively impact a student’s academic and social emotional performance.  It can also impact students’ ability to graduate on time from High School.

9-12 Announcements

Report Card Timeline: The end of the semester is just around the corner.  Our last day of the semester will be Thursday, December 21st and report cards will be mailed home on January 12th.  

“Here for the Hot Cocoa!” Attendance Challenge: It is so important for your student to be in school if they are healthy. Missing school can negatively impact a student’s academic and social-emotional performance.  It can also impact students’ ability to graduate on time from High School.  Our “Here for the Hot Cocoa!” challenge is in full swing. The grade level with the highest percentage of students present will win Hot Cocoa. The challenge has been extended and will run through 12/21. We will update grade level averages in the Weekly each week. Eleventh Grade remains in the lead!!

Volunteer Hours: We are at 5% of our total parent volunteer hours logged. Please remember to log your volunteer hours!  You can CLICK HERE to log your hours, or you can navigate from www.westlakecharter.com by hovering over the WAVE tab, then clicking on “Volunteer” and scrolling to the bottom of the page to enter your family’s volunteer hours. Once you’re there, bookmark it for future use!  If you would like to get involved CLICK HERE to fill out our volunteer interest form.

Save the Date: 

• January 17th @ 6:00 PM: WAVE Board Meeting – K-8 Library
• January 19th @ 8:30 AM: Coffee Talk – K-8 Covered Dining
• February 3rd @ 5:30 PM: K-5 Family Dance
• February 16th @ 6:00 PM: K-12 Talent Show
• March 4th – 10th: Missoula Children’s Theatre
• March 27th @ 5:30 PM: Science Night
• April 27th: 19th Annual International Festival

Spirit Store: CLICK HERE to purchase Westlake gear

Kudos:  Thank you to all the families that have volunteered hours this year. We have a lot more opportunities coming, so stay tuned!