Westlake Weekly Podcast: Click HERE for this week’s Westlake Weekly Podcast.

Increased Capacity Starts Monday, April 26th: We are excited to welcome our A and B cohorts to come to campus 4 days a week starting Monday, April 26th. Students who have selected to return to campus will be on campus Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, with all students in Distance Learning on Wednesday. For those families who are returning to campus the first time on April 26th, check your email on April 21st, 22nd, and 23rd for important return to campus information.

Click HERE for our updated guidebook including updated Bell Schedule, and Spirit Friday.

Click HERE Virtual Orientation for important health and safety information

Staff Appreciation Week is May 3rd to 7th: Click HERE to fill out our staff appreciation forms as many times as you’d like to share some gratitude for each of our staff members. You can celebrate staff from this year or previous years and we will make sure they receive your message!

ASL Sign Ups: It’s time to sign up for the next rotation of After School Live’s Virtual Clubs. Clubs are hosted via google meet and all are welcome. Please click HERE to complete the sign up form!

JoinWestlake.com: We have community members who are interested in how to enroll in Westlake Charter School. If you have friends or family who are interested, you can point them to JoinWestlake.com. While our enrollment lottery has already taken place for the 2021-2022 school year, it is not too late to be added to the waitlist. 

BASE: During Level 4: Increased Capacity, our BASE program will be available for students from 11am-3pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 8am-3pm on Wednesdays. BASE will not be a drop-in program, due to the need to ensure social distancing, families will be required to make reservations and pre-pay for BASE. On Distance Learning scheduled days 8:10am-3:00pm BASE will be $45/day and on in-classroom scheduled days 11:00am-3:00pm BASE will be $25/day.

• Click HERE to make a BASE Reservation
• Click HERE for the BASE Registration Packet 
  • If you are not yet registered, please complete, scan and email the registration packet to [email protected]. You may also drop it off to a BASE staff member between 8:00am-2:00pm. Please call 916-567-5768 and someone will come out.
• Please note: Reservations and payments must be made a week in advance in order to attend BASE during Level 4: Increased Capacity. 

High School Happenings:

Click HERE to check out the Outdoor Space at our High School Campus. We have been working with an amazing design team who has brought this space to life. We are excited to get into the space to begin making it a reality.  

Click HERE to join the team of families who have already signed up to build furniture and volunteer this summer to help out the construction team as the create this amazing space for our high school students.

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Notify of COVID-19 Exposure: If a member of your household has been exposed to COVID-19 or has tested positive to COVID-19 in the past 14 days, please be sure to email [email protected] so we can partner to follow the quarantine or isolation guidelines. Also, if you student has had any COVID-19 symptoms in the last 24 hours, please email [email protected] and your student’s teacher so your student can participate in Distance Learning until they have been symptom free for 24 hours.

Office Schedule: During Level 3: Baseline, our office is open and welcoming one family at a time from 8:00 am to 1:15pm. If you need to pick up a missed Distance Learning Kit pick up, please come to the office from 8:00 am to 1:15 pm. For virtual support, you can call 916-567-5760 or email [email protected].

International Festival: We want to learn about your culture at the 2021 International Festival! Each year at this unforgettable event families share food, traditions and information about their culture while taking a trip around the world exploring other cultures. This virtual event will launch on Sunday, April 25th. Are you interested in sharing recipes, crafts, traditions or information about your culture? This can be a video, picture, recipe, dance or just about anything else. We want to make sure as many cultures as possible are represented! Please click HERE to sign up or send an email to [email protected] to learn more. 

Staff Appreciation: We are very excited to celebrate each and every Westlake Charter School staff member during National Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week. Beginning May 3rd, we will celebrate our staff members both on campus and virtually. We are accepting donations for raffles, treats and gifts to be dispersed on campus throughout the week. Please email [email protected] to make a donation. Thank you for continuing to show your appreciation to our incredible staff!

2021/22 WAVE Committees: Are you looking for a way to get more involved next year? We have several committees including Community/Family Nights, Fireworks Booth, Olympic Triathlon, International Festival, Staff Appreciation, Corporate Donations, Spirit Gear and more. All committees are in need of leads and members. Please send an email to [email protected] or attend the next WAVE Meeting to learn more about these opportunities. Together we can make the 21/22 school year fantastic! 

Kudos: Thank you to our families for continuing to attend our Coffee Talks, virtual events, WAVE Meetings and WCS Board Meetings. Thank you to parents and guardians for continuing to support your student at home and partnering with staff throughout the school year. We truly appreciate and value this partnership!