Westlake Weekly – April 6, 2018

Book Fines: Families, if you have received a letter from the library that your student has a late book, please ignore the fees associated with the letter. It is simply a reminder to have your student return their book. We are working with the system to remove the default fines.

Spirit Store Closes Monday, April 9: The Spirit Store is open with new items to choose from! Don’t forget to stock up now to have items before the next school year starts! Click HERE to check out the Spirit Store website. The store closes on Monday, April 9th at noon.

Spring Break: WCS will be closed for Spring Break April 16, 2018 through April 20, 2018. There will be no school that week, but BASE will be open from 7am to 6pm all week.

OPTIONAL Spring Picture Day on Friday, April 13: Spring picture day will be optional this year. All students will have free dress on Friday, April 13th. Only students who have prepaid AND filled out this form will be sent to the photographer to have their picture taken. Picture packets will go home this week. If you would like to have your student’s spring picture taken by Lifetouch, please fill out this form AND prepay online or send payment in the packet.

Lost and Found: Our lost and found is overflowing with jackets, lunch boxes, water bottles and more! Please check for any missing items by Friday, April 13th. All unclaimed items will be donated over Spring Break.

Book Fair: Scholastic Book Fair opens April 28th and will end May 4th. To check out the schedule book fair click HERE.

CAASPP Testing: Westlake Charter School’s 2018 CAASPP testing window for 3rd-8th grade students is May 7th – June 1st. Click HERE for our 2018 CAASPP Parent Notification Letter for information about CAASPP testing. To access this letter on our website, click the WCS tab to view our Academics page, the notification letter will be available on the sidebar on the right of the page. If you have any questions regarding testing please contact [email protected].

2018 International Festival: Due to the incoming storm, we have elected to postpone the International Festival. We will not have the International Festival this Saturday. Instead, it will be Saturday, April 28th from 3pm – 7pm. Advanced ticket sales will move to the week of April 23rd. It’s not too late to help out with the International Festival. You can volunteer for the event, contribute to raffle baskets, donate equipment, bake or purchase desserts, or even host a cultural booth. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. We look forward to seeing our families at the International Festival on Saturday, April 28th from 3 – 7pm.

• Cultural Booths – Coordinated by Amber Hustead: [email protected]
• We desperately need more cultural booths! Booth hosts provide a small sampling of native cuisine, artifacts, a simple activity for kids and are reimbursed up to $75 for booth expenses. Click HERE for the Cultural Booth Sign-up.
• Dessert Walk – Coordinated by Alina Corpus: [email protected]
• Want to show off your baking skills? Click HERE to donate desserts for the WCS International Festival Dessert Walk.
• Equipment & Supplies – Coordinated by Tyler Cajigas: [email protected]
• Equipment and supply donations are also needed well (ie. pop-up tents, ice chests, tables, drinks, ice). Click HERE  to sign up to donate or lend us your equipment.
• Parent Volunteers – Coordinated by Erika Bumbardner: [email protected]
• The success of this event greatly depends on the support of our volunteers. There are still many opportunities available and it is a chance to get some more volunteer hours in during the last trimester! Click HERE to sign up for a shift.
• Raffle Baskets – Coordinated by Kristyn Escobedo: [email protected]
• This year each grade level is putting together a basket themed according to the continent that grade is studying. Click HERE to see what your student’s grade level basket still needs!
• For more information, please visit the International Festival Website.

WCS Spirit Store: The Spirit Store is open with new items to choose from! Samples of most items will be available at the Maybrook gate on Monday, April 9th between 8:00am and 8:30am. The store closes on Monday, April 9th at noon. Don’t forget to stock up now to have items before the next school year starts!