Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
- Walking Wednesday – Del Paso
- Age of Sail Parent Meeting – Del Paso at 6:00pm in Miksits’ Room
Friday, September 16, 2015
- Footloose Friday – Del Paso
SAVE THE DATE:
Chili Cook Off – September 22, 2016 – 6:00pm – 8:00pm at Pebblewood
Parents Go To School Night – September 28, 2016 – 5:45pm at Del Paso
Fall Festival – October 22, 2016 – 2:00pm – 6:00pm at Del Paso
Celebrations:
Core Value of the Month: Respect
8th-grade science students are experimenting with thermal energy. Their task? To keep a cup of hot water hot…for as long as possible! Using different materials, students are designing a cup to reduce the transfer of thermal energy and keep their water temperature up!
Who doesn’t love a good BINGO game? Westlake families sure do! Thanks to WAVE for hosting BINGO Night Friday night. A great time was had by all!
A quick tour of just a couple Pebblewood classrooms tell the story of 21st Century learning and give us a glimpse at the skills our students will carry into their future. All within 10 minutes, I watched 6th graders learn to build Google Forms to help them crowdsource data, and just next door in 7th Grade, students were building Google Sites as a place to platform their thoughts.
Mrs. Grimaldi ran interactive learning structures (a responsive classroom technique) in her Spanish class this week. Her students were doing the ILS “Inside/Outside Circles” as they practiced their oral language skills in Spanish class.
Announcements:
For the Whole School
WAVE Committees: Westlake Charter School is committed to partnering with our families and our community to provide extended opportunities for all our students. We are proud to work with our partners from our WAVE Parent Team, and this is an opportunity for you to join this effort. WAVE has a series of efforts and events throughout the year, that are run by small committees. Please CLICK HERE and volunteer to join a committee. You’ll be glad you did!
After School Clubs: The deadline to volunteer to lead an After School Club is this Friday, September 16th. We have several opening to fill at both campuses, so if you have considered leading a club, register HERE and we will help you work out the details. Our after school Clubs program will launch the week of October 10th and conclude during the week of November 14th. We need creative parents like you to volunteer to run an afterschool club, once a week, for ten or more students. Think about something you and your student love to do together, and turn it into a club: coloring, origami, chess club, soccer etc the possibilities are endless! Teach your talent, sport, or craft one hour per week, once a week, for six weeks! That’s it! BASE will provide training before the clubs begin to help you share your talents with our Explorers.
Parents go to School Night: Families, we believe in creating lifelong learners and Parents Go to School Night is an opportunity for all of our parents to commit to this mission. This annual event is designed by our teachers to help our parents grow and learn in ways that will help our students grow and learn as well! Come for an evening of professional, conference-style breakout sessions lead by our teaching staff. We’ll have breakout sessions focused on reading, math, technology and more. Click here to take a look at the schedule.
Chili Cook Off: Our 4th Annual Chili Cook Off is coming up on Thursday, September 22nd at 6pm. Our 5th-8th grade classes will be going head-to-head for the title of “Westlake’s Greatest Chili”. For only $5, you can come and taste all the chili you want and place your vote for the best! Click here for the flyer! All WCS families are invited to attend!
Fall Festival: Mark your calendars and save the date for Westlake’s 6th Annual Community Fall Festival on October 22. This event is not possible without our fabulous parent support! Please click http://goo.gl/TFnjsq for more details to see the many ways to get involved.
For Del Paso:
Math Monday: Please check here each week for the link to Math Monday. Come out to Morning Line up on Monday mornings to celebrate math with us.
Progress Reports: Mid-trimester progress reports will be coming home on Friday, September 23rd.
For Pebblewood
Chili Cook Off: Please sign up to be involved in this awesome event. You will sign up under your homeroom/advisory teacher. We need supplies donated, help with setting-up, serving chili, etc. We can’t wait to see you on September 22nd!
Progress Reports: Mid-trimester progress reports will be coming home Friday, September 23rd. Remember to check your student’s progress on the online portal, Infinite Campus.