Parent Teacher Conference: Parent Teacher conferences will be held March 4th – 8th. Click HERE to sign up for your student’s conference. Click HERE for instructions on how to sign up. Remember, March 4th – 8th will be early dismissal for all grades to allow for time to meet with each of our families.

Standards Based Grading: Thank you to all that attended the second Standards Based Grading parent information night last week.  Click HERE for multiple articles/resources about the what and why of standards based grading.  

Talent Show: You are invited to the WCS Talent Show on Friday, February 15th at 6:00 PM in the gym. Come cheer on our Explorers as they share their talents!

Spirit Day – Dress to impress: Friday, February 15th show off your fanciest clothes at school for Dress to impress – spirit day! Please follow the dress code guidelines below for spirit day:

1. Clothes must be free of inappropriate wording and images
2. All shirts must have sleeves, no sleeveless shirts.
3. All clothing must be free of rips and tears
4. All clothing must fit properly. Pants around the natural waist, tops completely covering the torso area

Game Day Volunteers: Our Westlake Charter School basketball season is in full swing and games have begun! We’re looking for volunteers to help Mr. Beau referee games to support our Explorer Athletes and earn volunteer hours! All games are 3:30-4:15 in the Westlake Charter School gym. Email Allison Chavez ([email protected]) with any questions. Please CLICK HERE for the schedule and to sign-up.

In case you missed it:

Natomas 5K: Mark your calendar, April 27, 2019 for the Natomas 5K “Run for Their Future,”. All Westlake students AND staff will be sponsored by the The Inderkum family! This fun-for-all ages event will include vendors, entertainment, raffles, food, and so much more! Proceeds will be used by the Natomas Schools Foundation for college scholarships or computer grants to help students within Natomas Unified School District boundaries.

1. Click HERE to register your student
2. Enter/agree to the additional information on the registration page
3. Enter ‘WLCALL’ as the promo code in the registration cart

February Break: School will be closed Monday, February 18th to Friday, February 22nd. Our BASE program will be open from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM February 19th to 22nd.

BASE Newsletter: Click HERE for our February BASE newsletter to find out what’s happening in our before and after school program!

BASE Food and Book Drive: This February, BASE is excited to work with two amazing organizations that help those in need in and around our community. Please bring donations to the front office or BASE rooms February 4th to 28th.

• Food Drive: Canned food donations will be given to Joey’s Food Locker that benefits those in need right here in Natomas.
• Book Drive: New and very gently used books will be donated to the Salvation Army for their Family Rehabilitation Center Library.

Box Tops Competition: We are excited to announce the school year’s first Box Top class competition. We will be choosing two winners: one from grades K-5 and one from grades 6-8. The classes that collect the most Box Tops between February 4th-15th will win a donut party! Students can submit the Box Tops in the Box Top collection boxes located in each classroom. 

Healthy Living Night: WAVE is hosting a Healthy Living Night on March 15th at 6pm. We will be talking, learning and participating in topics like food, gardening, fitness, finances and more. If you have a business interested in getting involved please email Amber Hustead ([email protected]). Don’t forget to save the date for this fun evening for the entire family!

Kudos: The My Princess & Me Dance was an incredible night of magic, laughter and dancing! This night wouldn’t have been possible without Rocio Owens and Shannon Owens who worked hard to plan the event over the last few months. Thank you to WCS for hosting and to our sponsors: Crown Dentistry, Realtor Joy Bloom and Club Pilates. Thank you to Alicia Bielski Photography, Brad Wilson and Jess Wilson for donating their services all evening. A huge thanks to all of the parent volunteers (special thanks to Jamie Hernandez and Kiran Sibia) and NP3 Key Club students. This night was amazing because of each and every volunteer, donation and attendee. Thank you again!