Westlake Weekly – December 8, 2017

Candy Grams: Our amazing leadership elective will be creating Candygrams during Kindergarten Dismissal and 1-8 grade dismissal.  For Kindergarten Dismissal, the team will be located in front of the kindergarten building. During 1-8th grade dismissal, they will be in front of the Library. Leadership will have a Candygram table on Monday, December 11th and Tuesday December 12th.

Winter Break/BASE closure: Winter Break will be Friday, December 22nd through Friday, January 5th. We will celebrate holidays around the world on Wednesday, December 20th, then have a full day of school on Thursday, December 21st. BASE will be closed December 22nd, 25th, 26th.  

Barnes & Noble Bookfair: Westlake’s annual Barnes & Noble Bookfair is coming the weekend of December 15th – 17th.  The bookfair will kickoff with Family Night on December 15th from 5:30 – 7:30 at Barnes & Noble.  There will be crafts, staff members reading books, and staff members gift wrapping on December 15th.  Westlake is seeking parent volunteers to host the gift wrapping table on December 16th and 17th. Click HERE if you would like to volunteer and support our annual bookfair. For more information about the bookfair Click HERE.

Talent Show: It’s that time of year families! We are gearing up for the spectacular Westlake Charter School Talent Show Extravaganza! ALL students K-8 are encouraged to audition on Wednesday, January 17th. Come sing, dance, perform a comedy act, a gymnastics routine, play a musical instrument, or join us for a WCS group dance. Click HERE to sign up to audition. If you are applying as a group, only one person from the group needs to apply online. Applications are due NO LATER than Thursday, December 21st.

After School LIVE: The first session of LIVE, Westlake’s after-school club program, was a huge success! Our next session will run from January 22–March 9. Please Click HERE to sign-up to lead a club and provide our Explorers with joyful learning experiences! Click HERE for the volunteer information flier with more information about what it means to lead a club. If you have any questions, please email Allison Chavez at [email protected].

Olympic Triathlon: The 2017 Olympic Triathlon is officially over and all we can say is thank you. To everyone who contributed via donation, fundraising and volunteering, thank you. We are truly #bettertogether and the past 6 weeks is a great example of how amazing this community really is. We raised over $55,000 for Westlake Charter School and this would not be possible without the support of parents, students, staff and our amazing community.

Panera Fundraiser: On Wednesday, December 13th from 4 – 8pm please join us for a family night out fundraiser at Panera Bread located at 3571 N. Freeway Blvd (by Target). Just mention the Westlake Charter fundraiser and 20% of the proceeds will go to WCS. Thank you for your continued support!

My Princess and Me Dance: Save the date for the 6th Annual My Princess and Me Dance on February 3, 2018. Tickets sales begin soon so be on the lookout for more information.

Arden Fair Mall, Loehmann’s Plaza and Lake Crest Village: As you complete your holiday shopping, don’t forget that WCS is participating in School Cents at Arden Fair and Shopping to Educate at Loehmann’s Plaza/Lake Crest Village.WCS earns points towards the year-long contests. By dropping off or electronically uploading your receipts at MarketingGuru.com/Receipts (Arden) or uploading at www.shoppingtoeducate.wufoo.com/forms/shopping-to-educate (Loehmann’s and Lake Crest), We have won money every year for simply shopping! Way to go Explorer Families!