Seminar on 2/2
This week during seminar we will have the last of the career presentations. If you missed the Santa Fe parent meeting, I sent a link to a youtube so you can catch up. Thanks!
-Jason Brinkley
Mr. Brinkley, Advocacy, 11th Grade
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Santa Fe Meeting / Seminar This Week
Hello,
I want to invite you to a virtual parent meeting about the Santa Fe service trip on Monday, January 22nd at 6 p.m. We will discuss the itinerary, costs and budget, and discuss payment details. This will also be recorded if you are unable to attend.
Also, during our seminar we will continue hearing career presentations this week.
-Mr. Brinkley
Seminar on 1/12
Hello,
During this week's seminar, we will hear student presentations about career choices that we started during our last seminar together.
-Mr. Brinkley
Seminar on 12/8
Hello,
This week in Seminar we will continue our focus on the Colorado workplace readiness standards with the focus on Career Awareness.
Seminar on 12/1
Hello,
During seminar this week we will begin a lesson from the Colorado Department of Education's Skills for the 21st Century. Friday's focus topic will be Time Management Skills.
Seminar on 11/17
Hello,
This week for seminar, in addition to our usual scholarly health check time, we will do some work with resume writing.
Jason Brinkley
Seminar on 11/3
Hello,
There will not be any seminar this week because Juniors will attend the JA Stock Market Challenge on Friday afternoon.
-Jason Brinkley
Hogwarts on Friday!
Hello 11th Grade,
This week our seminar time will be co-opted by Hogwarts Day! Here is the message from Mr. Cuevas:
Hello, Wonderful Westgate Families!
I have an exciting announcement: our annual Hogwarts Day will be Friday of next week, October 27th! Students can look forward to joining like-minded friends for a day of fun, food, and activities. Is your student a clever Ravenclaw or an ambitious Slytherin? A loyal Hufflepuff, or a daring Gryffindor? Students may join whichever group they feel most comfortable with for the day, and we encourage them to dress the part! If a student is unsure of their house or comfortable with any of the groups, we will find a place for them as well.
During the day, students will be engaging in Hogwarts-themed classes with their house (Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, etc), learning and competing to earn points towards the House Cup. Can they do well enough to usurp the reigning champion of Ravenclaw? Quidditch, a sport from the world of Harry Potter, will take place in the afternoon outdoors. Please see the attached slideshow for details!
Our schedule will be as follows:
8:00 – 8:45: Breakfast in the Great Hall (HS Commons)
8:45 – 9:45: House Decorating
9:45– 10:45: Begin Class Rotations (2 classes)
10:45 – 11:15: Quidditch Prep and House Time
11:15 – 12:15: Lunch
12:15 – 1:45: Class Rotations (3 classes)
1:45 – 3:15ish: Quidditch!
3:15: Ending Circle/Awarding of the House Cup
Important: For our morning breakfast, we are requesting donations from any family who would like to contribute. We would be extremely grateful for anything you can donate – every little bit helps add to a meaningful start to the students’ day. Please follow the link below to find a SignUp Genius with items we need.
(email me if you need me to send you this link - Brinkley)
As always, thank you for being such an amazing part of our community and for allowing us to teach such incredible students. Even if your student is not a fan of the Hogwarts world, I hope they are looking forward to a day of activities and fun.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at [email protected].
Best,
Tim Cuevas
Head of Gryffindor House
Seminar on 10/20
Hello 11th Grade,
There are several things that will take up most of our advocacy time:
We will need to work on the trunk for trunk-or-treat during morning circles and part of seminar time during the week. That should be enough time. Be thinking about what supplies we will need to make that awesome.
During part of seminar on Friday, we will be in Hogwarts houses to determine with each house what to do for decoration of the houses. Hogwarts day is on October 27th.
I hope you all had some time to rest, and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow morning!
Jason Brinkley
Q1 Conferences
Hello,
We will be filling in unfilled slots for conferences tomorrow. Please let me know if you didn't get the message from Mr. Cuevas with the links, and I can make sure you get that.
-Jason Brinkley
Spirit Week
Hello,
This week is spirit week ramping up for the Homecoming dance on Friday!
Monday: Mimic day
Tuesday: Tropical Tuesday
Wednesday: Westgate Wild Day
Thursday: Barbenheimer
Friday: Pajama day
-Mr. Brinkley
Seminar on 9/15
Hello 11th Grade,
We are looking to develop a routine where we can spend a portion of our seminar time each week on three main categories:
1. Scholarly Health Check-in: High School and College Grades, Deadlines and due dates, Need to contact H.S. teachers or professors.
2. Fundraising for 11th and 12th grade trips. What events do we have happening soon? What events do we need to organize and plan?
3. Logistics and planning of the 11th grade trip to Santa Fe? Decisions about meals, job responsibilities, groupings.
-Jason Brinkley
Seminar on 9/8
Hello,
This week in our seminar, we will be taking the final survey for the LST training we took during our freshman year. Also, once again, a reminder that Friday the 8th is individual picture day.
-Jason Brinkley
Good afternoon!
This Thursday, August 31st, we will be holding Virtual Curriculum Night from 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Tune in to see teachers talk about their classroom plans for the year followed by a time for questions. Please note that this will be for general or class questions; if you have a specific question about your child, please email the teacher!
FRCC, Pete the Dog Retires
Hello,
Notable events happening this week are that FRCC classes begin. Be sure your student knows when and where their classes meet so they don't miss important first-day information.
Also, on Friday is the all-school celebration for the retirement of our beloved Pete the service dog! We will miss you and wish you all the best in your retirement!
-Jason Brinkley