Westlake Weekly – October 27, 2017

Halloween: Just a reminder, Tuesday, October 31st is not a free dress day. Please send your students in their WCS uniform, not in costume on Halloween.

Parent Teacher conferences: Parent Teacher conferences will be held November 13-17.  Click Here to sign up for your student’s conference. Click Here for instructions on how to sign up. We look forward to having 100% of our families attending a 1st trimester conference. Remember, November 13-17 will be early dismissal for all grades to allow for time to meet with each of our families.

School Dismissal Manager Reminder: As we get closer to the rainy season, please make sure that you have your Pin Number if you will be coming to pick up in the Car Line. Please remember to make all changes in School Dismissal Manager prior to 2:10 PM.  Also,  If you do not have your Pin Number or need help logging into School Dismissal Manager, please email [email protected]

Bullying: Bullying Preventions Assemblies are taking place from October 18th – 31st. All students are having an opportunity  Please read and discuss the following pledge with your student.

Responsible Explorers are Upstanders
I make a COMMITMENT to take a stand against bullying.
I will treat others with RESPECT and KINDNESS.
I will have the COMPASSION to not be a bully
and the COURAGE to not be a bystander.
It is my RESPONSIBILITY to help others being bullied and to report bullying.
#WCSResponsibility

Olympic Triathlon: Be sure to click the WAVE tab to see important information about the Olympic Triathlon, coming up on November 30th. This year we have a new tool called pledgestar where you can create a family donation page!

WAVE Coffee Talk and Monthly Meeting: Please join us this Thursday at 8:30am for the second Coffee Talk of the year. We will meet in front of the office before heading inside to chat, drink coffee and enjoy some treats. Later that day, we will meet once again for our monthly WAVE meeting at 6:30pm in Room G106, Mrs. Haley’s classroom. Room G106 is located right next to the front gate. We hope you will attend to share your ideas, hear about upcoming events and learn more about WAVE.

Science Night: Please join us on Friday, November 3rd for an exciting night of Solids, Liquids and Gases presented by the incredible Lawrence Hall of Science. The first seating is at 5:30pm and the second at 6:40pm. Be sure to grab dinner from the delicious taco stand on campus before or after your chosen show time. Food will be available from 5-7:30pm. We hope to see you there!

Olympic Triathlon: Our 10th annual Westlake Charter Olympic Triathlon is here! The Triathlon is not just about fundraising. It is about celebrating our three specialties of Art, PE and Spanish. This year we will be fundraising to customize our beautiful new campus with things like shade, soccer goals and bike racks.

On Thursday, November 30th our students will participate in a special day of learning on the Olympic Triathlon Event Day. This day is completely staffed and planned by our parent volunteers alongside some fabulous WCS staff members. We need your help to make this day fun and successful for our school and students. Please be on the lookout for an event day sign up soon. In the meantime, if you would like to get involved with planning please contact Amber Hustead, WAVE President, at [email protected]. We currently need help planning the obstacle course, making class flags and more.

This year we are rolling out a new online donation system for you to easily send a donation request to friends and family. Please visit http://pledgestar.com/westlakecharter to set up a family donation page. You can customize it with student name(s), a photo and donation goal. You then quickly set it up to send an email explaining why WCS is amazing and how they can help us meet our goal this year.

Our school wide goal is to have each student contribute $180 which represents $1 for every day of school. We encourage families to give what they can whether it is less or more than the goal amount. We are striving for 100% participation from all students to contribute at least $5 towards our Olympic Triathlon Fundraising efforts.

Over the years families have come up with many creative ways to fundraise during the Olympic Triathlon. Some ideas include: making and selling items, a lemonade or hot cocoa stand, sending a video about why they love WCS to potential donors, garage sales and more. You can raise money any way that works for your family!

We will be collecting checks and cash at the Mabry entrance on Tuesday mornings from 8-8:40am. Students will receive prizes and recognition based on online and in person donations. We will also be available at Science Night to help you setup your donation page, collect donations and answer any questions.

Please review the documents sent home with your Explorer and let us know if you have any questions about the Olympic Triathlon. Thank you for your continued support!