Upcoming Dates
- Christmas Break Ends – No School
January 2nd - Canned Food Drive begins
January 3rd - Walking Wednesday – Del Paso
January 4th - WAVE Board Meeting
January 5th @6:30pm - Footloose Friday – Del Paso
January 6th
Celebrations
Thank you to the families who volunteered at the gift wrapping table this weekend for the Westlake Bookfair at Barnes & Noble. Thank you families for your participation in the bookfair and the Family Night event.
The Westlake Charter School staff are grateful for the support of our amazing parent community. Thank you families for all that you do to make WCS feel like family.
Teachers on both campuses planned activities and crafts that took our Westlake students on a celebration of Holidays Around the World! This is a great day of joyful learning for all explorers.
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Olympic Triathlon Success: Watch the Olympic Triathlon video above and join our community in celebrating an incredible fall season of fundraising for our school. Funds raised this year will be helping to upgrade our new campus including water bottle refill stations and flexible furniture for our learning spaces.
Canned Food Drive: The Winter holidays will soon be over, and the food cupboard is in need! Westlake Charter will be running a Canned Food Drive from Jan 3rd-Jan 20th, 2017. All donations will be delivered to Joey’s Food Locker, which supports local Natomas families. Items of greatest need are: macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, jelly, canned vegetables, canned tuna, and canned chicken meat (no glass containers please). Please bring items to your classroom, after our Winter Break. Thank you for your donation!
Community Outreach: Click HERE to sign up. We’re looking for parent volunteers who can help staff a booth for a shift or two at the WalMart on Truxel road on January 14 & 15th from 10:00am to 2:00pm. You will be providing enrollment information to prospective parents, and maybe answering some questions about our school. If you’re interested, please complete the form below and the Westlake team will be in touch with additional details. Thank you, and as always, let’s explore!
GATE Referrals: Westlake’s annual administration of the NNAT3 Gate Test will be given the week of March 13th. The Teacher Referral Form and Parent Referral Form are due to the WCS office by February 3, 2017.
Click HERE for the Teacher Referral Form.
Click HERE for the Parent Referral Form.
NWEA: NWEA Winter MAP Testing begins after Winter Break.
Math Monday: Our first day back is Tuesday January 3rd. Therefore we will not have Math Monday this week. Look out for next week’s Math Monday on January 9th.
Volunteers for walking: We are in need of volunteers for our Walking School Bus program. If you are interested in volunteering please let anyone in an orange apron know on Walking Wednesday or Footloose Fridays at the Walgreens Parking Lot or in front of the Del Paso Office. Thank you to all of the volunteers who help every week to make the Walking School Bus a success.
Specialties Switch: Our 6-8th grade students will switch Specialty classes on Monday, January 23rd.
Morning Drop off: Students can be dropped off as early as 7:15 in the morning. If your child is dropped off between 7:15-7:30 they must go to the cafeteria. At 7:30am, students are released to the blacktop until 7:45 when the school day begins.
Infinite Campus: Please continue to check your student’s progress throughout the trimester to monitor your student’s growth. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to reach out to your child’s teachers. Mid-Trimester Progress Reports will go home on Friday, January 20th.
