K-12 Announcements

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

Parent Survey: The Parent Survey is taken 3 times a year. CLICK HERE to answer six questions to rate your family’s experience at Westlake Charter School during the 2023-24 school year. The deadline is Friday, April 5th.

Lost and Found: The Lost & Found at each campus is overflowing with jackets, lunch boxes, water bottles and more! K-8 families: Swing by to check for missing items behind the Admin Building.  WCHS students: Look in the Commons during arrival, lunch, and dismissal.  All unclaimed items will be donated over Spring Break.

Spring Break: Both campuses will be closed for Spring Break Monday, April 15th  through Monday, April 22nd. We look forward to welcoming students back on Tuesday, April 23rd. BASE will be closed  Monday, April 15th – Friday, April 19th but will be open on Monday, April 22nd.

CAASPP Testing:  Our statewide testing window will take place between April 24th – May 31st for our 3rd-8th & 11th grade students.  CLICK HERE for our annual notification letter with more testing information.

Big Day of Giving – Coming Soon: Have you heard of the Big Day of Giving? The Big Day of Giving  is a 24-hour giving celebration from the Sacramento Region Community Foundation that inspires people to support causes they love in El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties.  Does your business or employer participate? The Big Day of Giving is coming up on May 2nd. You can include our Explorers in your business’s charitable donations. If you’d like to learn how your business can help, please contact [email protected]. All donations will go towards our Explorers. Keep your eyes on the Westlake Weekly for more details.

K-8 Announcements

Community Giving – Used Book Drive: The Community Giving Middle School elective students are partnering with the Friends of the Sacramento Public Library.  From March 25th – April 5th, they will be accepting donations of undamaged, gently used books to be distributed to kids and organizations in need. Students may place books in the book bin in their grade level flex space, the front office, or Mrs. Hubbard’s classroom (G106).  If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Hubbard at [email protected].

K-8 Spring Picture Day: Spring picture day is Friday, April 5th.  All students will have free dress. Only students who have prepaid AND filled out the form will be sent to the photographer to have their picture taken. Forms were sent home on Friday, March 15th. CLICK HERE if you would like to have your student’s spring picture taken, please fill out the form above AND prepay online or send payment in the packet. All 8th grade students should dress to impress – pictures for promotion certificates will be taken that day.

Middle School Flag Football: Flag Football season is coming soon! If your student would like to play and has not yet played athletics this year, please complete a participant packet. Paper copies can be picked up from the front desk or Coach Sterling. Sign-ups are coming soon!

9-12 Announcements

Eleventh Grade College Field Lesson: Our 11th grade Explorers will go on a field lesson to Santa Cruz on Thursday and Friday, May 23rd and 24th.  This trip is similar to the trip our WCS 8th graders take and will include a tour of UC Santa Cruz, a visit to the boardwalk, and camping overnight at Sunset State Beach.  Although these dates seem far away, we are beginning to get all of the details finalized.  We will need chaperones so if you are interested in joining please CLICK HERE!  We’d love to have you join!     

California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) Rollout: Our team has been working hard to implement a new resource for Westlake Charter High School students: the California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI).  CCGI ensures that all high school seniors graduate with a thoughtful, well-informed, post-secondary plan and that students’ academic transcript, unique identifier, and college and career planning data follows them so that information gaps that hinder student success are eliminated. CLICK HERE to learn more about CCGI.

19th Annual International Festival:  Sign up to host a Cultural Booth at our 19th Annual International Festival on Saturday, April 27th!  As of right now we have only 10 booths signed up and we would love to see as many countries and cultures represented as possible. Cultural Booth Hosts may provide a small sampling of native cuisine, cultural artifacts, a children’s activity/game, and/or anything else you would like to demonstrate or display. The booth can be as simple or complex as you would like. We would love to have as many cultures represented as possible. If you are interested in hosting a cultural booth, representing your family’s culture and heritage you can reach out to [email protected]. CLICK HERE for all of the details about this year’s International Festival.

Staff Appreciation: While we appreciate our staff everyday for taking care of and nurturing our children’s education, we get one week out of the school year to really show our gratitude. This year’s theme is “Staff Wellness” and we will decorate the staff lounge, bring breakfast, lunch, snacks, sweets and a special gift to show how much we appreciate all our Westlake staff does for our families. If you are interested in helping out decorating or serving meals please reach out to [email protected]. 

2024-25 WAVE Board Elections: Are you interested in getting more involved with the Westlake Association of Volunteer Explorers (WAVE)?   Join the WAVE board and help us make the 2024-25 school year amazing! All board positions of President, Vice President of Parent Participation, Vice President of Business Affairs, Treasurer, and Secretary are coming up for election in May. Joining the WAVE Board is a great way to guide school culture and make the WCS community a wonderful place for all staff and families. If you are interested in learning more or finding out how to get involved, please contact Toni Elgamiel, WAVE President, at [email protected]. 

Save the Date: 

• Wednesday, April 3rd @ 6:00 PM: WAVE Board Meeting – K-8 Library
• Tuesday, April 23rd @ 6:00 PM: Coffee Talk – HS Campus
• Saturday, April 27th: 19th Annual International Festival
• May 6th – 10th: Staff Appreciation Week
• Friday, May 10th: Game Night

Spirit Store: CLICK HERE to purchase Westlake gear

Kudos: Thank you to all the families that came to science night and volunteered their time. These community events are such a fun way to get together and spend time.