Advocacy Update 2/12/24 - 2/15/24
Dates and Announcements
February 12-15 |
Kindness Week |
February 13 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Spirit Night at Smashburger 14375 Orchard Pkwy, Westminster, CO |
February 14 |
Kindness Day + Walking field trip to Future Forward |
Friday, February 16 |
NO SCHOOL – Professional Development Day |
Monday, February 19 |
NO SCHOOL – President's Day |
Wednesday, February 21 9:30 AM - 1:45 PM |
Field Trip to the Arvada Center |
- Specials: Our special is iLab We will stay in this special until March 8.
- Kindness Week: What is Kindness Week?
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- Kindness Week is a long-standing tradition at Westgate. We celebrate and spread kindness by doing different activities throughout the week. Each day has a different theme, aligned with the different love languages.
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- Monday – Words of Affirmation
- Tuesday – Quality Time
- Wednesday – Acts of Service
- Thursday – Gift Giving
- Friday - NO SCHOOL – Professional Development Day
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- Kindness Day:
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- Kindness Day is in place of Valentine’s Day on Wednesday, Feb. 14.
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- Reminder, our students do not exchange Valentine’s Day cards, candy, etc., so please do not send your student to school with valentines or treats.
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- Field Trip: On Feb. 14, our students are going out into the community to distribute hand-made kindness cards to our neighbors. All companies that participated in previous years are excited to continue this tradition and the new companies are looking forward to hosting our students. A permission slip for this walking field trip will be sent out by your child’s advocacy teacher at 4:00 PM on Monday, February 5.
- Arvada Center Field Trip:
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- On February 21st our 1st and 2nd grade students will be going to the Arvada Center to continue learning about oral expressions in literacy. Students will have a great opportunity to tour this theater and then see the play "A Year With Frog and Toad".
- We will leave Westgate at 9:30 AM and plan on returning at 2:00 PM. As with our previous field trips, students need to be prepared for our day's adventure.
- To visually connect all of our students on the field trip, have your child wear their red Westgate shirt or another red shirt.
- Students need a disposable sack lunch and a water bottle. There will not be access to microwaves, please do not send anything that requires heating.
- Please have them wear comfortable walking shoes and be prepared for Colorado weather.
- A permission slip was sent out on Wednesday, February 7. Please sign it by Friday, February 16th.
- Toys at School: Our school policy states that toys should not be brought to school for any reason or at any time. Please keep toys at home.
- Snack: Please make sure that your student brings TWO snacks each day, one for a morning snack and one for an afternoon snack. Make sure your child knows not to eat their snacks with their lunch.
- Volunteers
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- Thank you, volunteers! Your help is greatly appreciated.
- Complete an online Volunteer Interest Form
- Complete a background check. Cost is $20.95
- Complete a Volunteer Agreement Form
- February Advocacy: Empathy & Kindness
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- Learning Goals:
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- Students will be able to explain that empathy is the ability to understand how someone feels.
- Students will be able to explain why empathy is important.
- Students will understand how to read facial expressions and body language to predict emotions.
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- Skills for Self:
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- I can imagine what it’s like to stand in someone else’s shoes.
- *Being empathetic strengthens the community.
- *It is important to take someone else’s emotions and experiences into consideration.
- *Deepens relationships with my classmates and people I know outside of school.
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