K-12 Announcements

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

Giving Tuesday 2023: Do you know a business that supports Giving Tuesday? Tell them about our Explorers this Giving Tuesday, November 28, 2023.  All donations will go towards our Westlake Charter School field lessons! Visit: CLICK HERE to donate today.  If your employer offers a matching donation program please look for Westlake Charter School.  If you can’t find us, or want to learn more, reach out to [email protected].

Chili Cook-Off: We are excited for the upcoming and always popular Chili Cook-Off on Wednesday, November 29th from 5:30 – 7:00 PM on our  K-8 campus. We invite every family to come sample chili and vote for their favorite!  All of our families are a part of making the Chili Cook Off a success.  See below for details about how each grade level is participating.

• Kindergarten – 5th Grade: CLICK HERE to sign up to bring Desserts, Drinks, Spoons, and Napkins.
• 6th – 11th Grade: CLICK HERE to sign up to bring Chili or Booth Decorations. Each grade level will decorate one shared booth and have several different chilis to sample.
• Come out, sample some chili, and vote for your favorite! The cost is $5 per person to try as much chili as you’d like.  Families of four or more are just $20.00–CASH ONLY!  The winner of the Chili Cook-Off will take the Golden Spoon to display with pride for the next year!  Proceeds this year will benefit Joey’s Food Locker.

Movie Night: Join us for our annual family movie night on December 15th at 5:30 PM on our K-8 campus! CLICK HERE to help choose the movie; so far Mario Bros. is in the lead! Please remember this is a family event and adult supervision is required.

Supporting Your Student and Their Academic Habits, K-12: On Wednesday, November 15th, our counselors facilitated a workshop for parents/guardians geared at building student academic habits. CLICK HERE to access the resources that were shared during this workshop.

K-8 Announcements

Enrichment Sign-ups: Winter Explorer Enrichment programs are beginning now! CLICK HERE to see the catalog of course offerings and information about how to sign up.

Spelling Bee:  It’s time for the annual Spelling Bee! Over the next three weeks, teachers will be hosting classroom Spelling Bees. Families of class winners will be notified before we head off to Winter Break. Our school Spelling Bee will be held on Tuesday, January 23rd @ 5:30 PM.

“Here for the Hot Cocoa!” Attendance Challenge: Families, we hope that you are having a wonderful break with your student. As we come back from Thanksgiving break, we enter a period of time where, historically, attendance declines. For our K-8 students, this is the very beginning of the 2nd Trimester of learning.  It is so important that your student is in school if they are healthy. Missing school can negatively impact a student’s academic and social-emotional performance.  It can also impact students’ ability to graduate on time from High School.  

For the month of December, we will be celebrating grade levels who have positive attendance.  With “Here for the Hot Cocoa!”,  grade levels that have the highest average of students in attendance each day from 11/27-12/21 will get to participate in a Hot Cocoa party on our last day before Winter Break.

9-12 Announcements

PSAT/NMSQT Results/Family Communication: PSAT/NMSQT results are in for our 11th grade students and were sent home through advisory classes on Friday, November 17th.  11th grade families, please use the following resources to help with analyzing your student’s results.

1. CLICK HERE for a video that explains how to process your test results.
2. CLICK HERE for a comprehensive document with Score Report Resources and more.

End of the Semester: The high school semester will end on December 21st.  Please remember, if a student finishes the semester with an IE (insufficient evidence) they will not receive credit for that course.  Students can take advantage of resources like Flex Blocks and the Learning Lab at lunch and after school for additional support to finish the semester strong.

“Here for the Hot Cocoa!” Attendance Challenge: Families, we hope that you are having a wonderful break with your student. As we come back from Thanksgiving break, we enter a period of time where, historically, attendance declines. For our 9th-11th grade students, this time period marks the end of the first semester. It is a time of final projects and wrapping up Semester 1 course work. 

It is so important for your student to be in school if they are healthy. Missing school can negatively impact a student’s academic and social-emotional performance.  It can also impact students’ ability to graduate on time from High School.

For the month of December, we will be celebrating grade levels who are having positive attendance.  With “Here for the Hot Cocoa!”,  grade levels that have the highest average of students in attendance each day from 11/27-12/15 will get to participate in a Hot Cocoa party on our last day before Winter Break.

Save the Date: 

• November 29th @ 5:30 PM: Chili Cook-Off
• December 6th @ 6:00 PM: WAVE Board Meeting 
• December 14th @ 8:30 AM – Coffee Talk
• December 15th: Movie Night – Join us for our annual movie night on December 15th at 5:30 PM on the K-8 campus. CLICK HERE to help choose the movie!
• February 3rd: K-5 Family Dance

Spirit Store: CLICK HERE to purchase Westlake gear

Kudos:  Thank you, Dave and Amy Edwards, for stepping up to help our school and WAVE, not only by being board members, but also by putting so much time, effort, and talent into the success of our events. This school is special because of families like yours!