Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
- Walking Wednesday – Del Paso
- Science Fair – Pebblewood Cafeteria – 6:00 PM
Thursday, February 11, 2016
- WCS Board Meeting – Pebblewood Room P11 – 6:30 PM
Friday, February 12, 2016
- Footloose Friday – Del Paso
- Spirit Day – “Show Your True Colors/Twin Day”
- Talent Show – NP3 Gym – 6:00 PM
SAVE THE DATE:
President’s Week Break – NO SCHOOL February 15 – 19.
Celebrations:
| This Tuesday was the 100th day of school, and our kindergarten students had a day of 100% of fun! The ate 100 snacks, counted 100 jumps, and wore a hat with 100 dots! Way to be 100 day smarter, Kindergarten Super Heroes! |  |
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Students in Mrs. Gaea’s class are using Google Slides to design Clothing Collections that represent the hip styles of “Manifest Destiny.” These slick treads, named the Explorers, take their inspiration from Lewis and Clark. Nice work Explorers! |
| Thank you to all our families for spreading the word about our open application period. The application window to be a part of the March 7th Lottery is now closed, but the community is always encouraged to apply to be a part of the waiting list. We are proud to announce that our staff received 910 applications for the 2016-2017 school year! |  |
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This week, our Executive Director was asked to participate in a Google Hangout – Video Conference Call…with Google! For an hour, Mr. Eick answered interview questions and shared all the amazing ways our staff uses Google Apps for Education to help our students learn. Google will be using this interview in a case study that will result in Westlake being celebrated as a School Success Story in a future Google Blog post. |
| If you would like to hear our Kinders singing like songbirds in a choir, swing on by Mrs. Leyva’s classroom sometime and catch the show in Spanish! |  |
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Our amazing 8th grade students are working on a cross-curricular PBL project where Science meets English Language Arts. Students are using their knowledge of forces to design their own t-shirt designs and spoken word poetry. Click here to check out the students’ amazing t-shirt designs and mark your calendar for their showcase event on Wednesday, February 24th. |
| 2nd grade is hard at work on their “People who Make a Difference Unit”. They have selected their person and research is well under way. The whole school is eagerly awaiting the Wax Museum in March! |  |
Announcements:
For the Whole School
Talent Show: The Talent Show Team has worked countless hours with our Westlake Explorers to put on an amazing show on Friday. We are asking for the support of parents to help make the performance go off without a hitch. We are asking parents and staff for assistance with our Talent Show. Signing up to volunteer means that you will might monitor an area of the gym, support with transitioning students to our waiting area, or help in the snack bar. Signing up also means that you will be provided with dinner on the night of the show! If you are interested, please submit your name through the Volunteer Form
Spirit Day: “Show Your True Colors/Twin Day” (pre-planned spirit day) Students and teachers will represent their grade level by dressing in the color listed below. If they choose to participate in “Show Your True Colors/Twin Day,” they will also need to be in their grade level color. Don’t forget to come see Westlake’s Got Talent performing on the NP3 stage, February 12th at 6:00 pm!
- Kindergarten – Red
- 1st – Orange
- 2nd – Yellow
- 3rd – Green
- 4th – Blue
- 5th – Purple
- 6th – Black
- 7th – White
- 8th – Pink
Please follow the dress code guidelines below for spirit day:
1.) Clothes must be free of inappropriate wording and images
2.) All clothing must fit properly. Pants around the natural waist; tops completely covering the torso area
3.) All shirts must have sleeves, no sleeveless shirts.
4.) All clothing must be free of rips and tears
Science Fair: Our middle school students have been working diligently on their science projects for the past few weeks. They are excited to showcase their work during the science fair on Wednesday, February 10th. All families are welcome to join us for this exciting night of learning in the Pebblewood multipurpose room beginning at 6:00 pm.
President’s Week Break: We do have school this Monday, February 8th. We will celebrate Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays during President’s Week Break. There will be no school on Monday, February 15th through Friday, February 19th. BASE will be open Tuesday, February 16th through Friday, February 19th. Here are links to the 2015-16 Academic Calendar and the 2016-17 Academic Calendar so you can know in advance when the school breaks occur.
Lost and Found donated Friday: The lost and found is piling up again. Please check for any of your student’s clothing by Friday. Anything not claimed by Friday will be donated over the President’s Week Break.
For Del Paso
Parking Lot Reminder: Please remember to only park in unmarked parking spaces in our parking lot on Del Paso. Even during dismissal time, please respect the staff spaces as we have after school staff coming to work during that time. This map shows in yellow highlights where the 25 unreserved spaces are. Please only park in those 25 spaces. If one is not available, please park across the streets at the tennis courts.
For Pebblewood
Discover Law Day: This Friday, 60 of our middle school students will head to McGeorge Law School to learn about the law school admissions process, career opportunities and will include a fun, interactive simulation activity. Students will interact with current law students, faculty, staff and local alumni.
Explorers, don’t miss your flight: This past week we launched a transitions campaign on campus. You may have heard your student talking about making it to their boarding zone on time, or that time flies on campus. With this campaign, we are hoping to improve our transitions to and from classes. It has been amazing to see the improvement on campus in just one week! Our tardies have decreased and students are in class on time ready to learn!