Upcoming Dates
- Act 1 Rehearsal – Del Paso NP3 Gym
January 31st @3:45pm - Science Fair – Pebblewood MPR
February 1st @5:45pm - Act 2 Rehearsal – Del Paso NP3 Gym
February 2nd @3:45pm - WAVE Board Meeting – Del Paso
February 2nd @6:30pm - My Princess & Me Dance – NP3 Gym
February 4th @6:00pm
Celebrations
Thank you, families, for supporting your student and WCS during our participation in the national Great Kindness Challenge! It was a great week of kindness! See our picture on Good Morning America at https://vimeo.com/200858718
Our Geography Bee winner for the 2016-17 school year was 5th grader Andrew Romero. He is a two time geography winner! Impressive!
Mrs. Leggett’s class compared and contrasted the language used in MLK’s “I have a Dream,” speech with the language used in Obama’s farewell address, then used Chromebooks to create visual word clouds to aid in the analysis!
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Sacramento Bee: Families, check the newsstands this Thursday, February 2nd for a special article produced by the Sac News & Review about Westlake Charter School!
My Princess & Me Dance: Calling all volunteers! We are in need of some help on Saturday, February 4th for My Princess & Me Dance . Volunteers are needed for the day of this event. We are also in need of donations of various items and treats. Click HERE to view opportunities and sign up. This event, like many others, doesn’t happen without our fabulous Westlake community and parent involvement, so thank you!
Don’t forget to buy your tickets to the dance before it sells out! Go to http://www.daddyofdaughters.com/ for more details and to get your tickets!
GATE Testing: Referral forms for GATE testing are due to the school office by 4:00 pm on Friday, February 3rd. Referrals will not be accepted after this date. If you need a referral form, please reach out to your child’s teacher.
Math Monday: Click HERE for this weeks Math Monday. School Challenge: try to break 150 participants. If you solve the Math Monday problem, share with a friend and challenge them to solve it as well!
Parking Lot Training: Are you interested in earning your family’s volunteer hours and helping to keep our explorer students safe? You can do this by volunteering during our Del Paso Campus Drop off and/or Pick Up. For more information join us for dinner on Thursday, February 16th, as we discuss how family volunteers at pickup and drop off can help to make it move faster and safer for our students. Click HERE to RSVP for this event. Dinner will be provided, please RSVP by Friday February 10th.
Science Fair:
Our 6th-8th grade scientists have been working hard for the past month on their science fair projects. We expect to see all students out at the Science Fair on Wednesday, February 1st. Students will present their work to a public audience. We are so excited to see the amazing student work!
Below you will find details for the 6th-8th grade science fair on Wednesday, February 1st.
6:00-6:45 pm (arrive at 5:45 to set up)
- 6th grade Hilliard Period 2
- 6th grade Haley Period 5
- 7th Grade Gately Period 2
- 8th grade Sutton Period 1
- 8th Grade Sutton Period 3
7:00-7:45 (arrive at 6:45 to set up)
- 6th grade Hilliard Period 3
- 7th Grade Gately Period 5
- 7th Grade Sutton Period 4
- 8th Grade Sutton Period 5
Some 8th graders have partners in other classes, so they can choose which session of the two they want to present in.
