Upcoming Dates:
Monday, February 1, 2016
- Winter NWEA begins
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
- Walking Wednesday – Del Paso
- WAVE Astronomy Night – Del Paso – 6:30 PM
Thursday, February 4, 2016
- WAVE Coffee Talk – Del Paso – 6:00 PM
- WAVE Board Meeting – Del Paso – Ms. Jackson’s Art Room – 6:30 PM
Friday, February 5, 2016
- Footloose Friday – Del Paso
Saturday, February 6, 2016
- My Princess and Me Dance – Del Paso
SAVE THE DATE
Talent Show – February 12th at 6:00 PM
President’s Week Break – NO SCHOOL February 15 – 19.
| A big shout out and thank you to all of the staff and families who participated in this year’s outreach. We had a booth at Walmart last Saturday and Sunday and held an application assistance night on the Pebblewood campus. These efforts yielded many new applications and assisted several families to apply to become a part of our school. |  |
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In 8th Grade History, Vasa Lokteff and Caroline Gaea’s students have been working on a PBL project answering this essential question. “How justifiable was US expansion in the 1800s?” The students used Google Maps to plot their way across the United States learning about the Manifest Destiny. Students designed maps, adding layers, creating fact-based plots, and adding pictures. Students demonstrated so many skills, both tech and research based, to create this project. |
| Third-grade students are working on an animal brochure project. Students were giving feedback on the brochure through comments on the google doc. Students were also using Google Define to create their glossary! There were some pretty impressive work products being generated by these 3rd-grade explorers. Way to go, 3rd grade! |  |
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Art meets PE in a PBL project called Obesity in a Bottle. Students used their knowledge they gained in PE regarding nutrition to create spoof cereal box art projects in art class. Great job Mr. Poseley and Ms. Woodard collaborating on this amazing project! |
| This week our staff participated in an Epi-Pen refresher course. The Epi-Pen course reviewed what to look for in an allergic reaction and how to properly administer the Epi-Pen. This training is conducted every year on campus as a part of our commitment to student safety. |  |
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Our amazing 7th-grade student, Talhah Bhuiyan, has qualified to be in the regional Spelling Bee on March 2nd. Way to represent Westlake, Talhah! |
| The Geography Bee was a huge success! Our amazing Explorers definitely showed off their knowledge of US and World geography during the Bee. We are so proud of our amazing Explorers! What an impressive group of students. Our winner of the Geography Bee is 4th grader, Andrew Romero. Congratulations, Andrew! |  |
Announcements:
For the Whole School
Core Value of the Month: Welcome to the month of Joyful Learning. This month is everyone’s favorite core value! Tweet, email and share on Facebook ways that you notice our students demonstrating Joyful Learning academically, personally and within the community! Click the link below to watch how Westlake Charter has celebrated our students as we have wrapped up the month of #Inquisitive!
Click Here to Watch the wrap up on the month of #Inquisitive
NWEA Kick Off: Just a reminder that three times each year we take the time to enroll our students in the NWEA assessment. These tools help our teachers personalize their instruction to the needs of each student at Westlake Charter School. NWEA launches this next week, so be sure your student gets lots of sleep and is excited to try their best!
Transportation survey: We are asking families to take just a moment to offer feedback on transportation to and from school. As we look forward to building a new campus, transportation is something that is important to consider. Click Here to take our Transportation Survey
Parents Go To School Night: Come see what LEARNING is all about at WCS on Thursday, March 3rd from 6:00PM to 8:00PM. WCS teachers will be hosting Parents Go To School Night. Parents are invited for a night of parent workshops, information, and fun! Workshops include Parent’s Guide to Homework, Project Based Learning, Mindfulness In Education, Google Apps and Google Classroom, How to Get My Students Really Reading and more!
My Princess and Me Dance: The last day to buy tickets to the 4th Annual My Princess & Me Dance is this Tuesday, Feb. 2nd at midnight, unless they sell out first, so don’t wait! Buy tickets at daddyofdaughters.com We couldn’t do this event without the help of our fabulous Westlake families!! Please click HERE to sign up to help with donations of treats or to volunteer your time. The dance is this Saturday, Feb. 6th, from 6-8 pm at the NP3 gym.
For Del Paso
Get in, Eat, Vamonos Update: Our cafeteria campaign is in it’s 3rd week and it’s already yielding some significant results. A first-grade teacher reported that more of her students are leaving the cafeteria with their lunches finished. Students have been sharing that the cafeteria seems quieter and calmer. Our 2nd-grade students have been doing an excellent job of making sure that their “Voices Match the Music”. All in all, our students and staff have been doing an incredible job with the campaign to help make the cafeteria a safer, calmer, and happier place to eat.
Walking Wednesday and Footloose Friday: Westlake is very proud of the number of walkers there are on the Del Paso Campus walking days. As with everything we do, student safety is our priority. In order to ensure student safety, please do not leave your student unattended in the Walgreens parking lot before the walking group leaves at 8:00 AM. Students in the parking lot prior to the walk are not supervised by school staff. Please do not leave unattended Explorers in the parking lot before 8:00 AM.
For Pebblewood
Explorers, Don’t Miss Your Flight: This week on campus we rolled a positive behavior campaign that focuses on transitions between class to class during the school day. You might want to ask your student about “Time flies” and “Movement matters”.
On Time to School: The school day begins promptly at 7:45 AM. Making sure your child is on time to school will help set your child up for success. Students can be dropped off as early as 7:15 AM to eat breakfast and will be released to the blacktop at 7:30 AM. Thank you for making every effort to have your child on time to school.