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? 
    • 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.   
      • Monday – Words of Affirmation  
      • Tuesday – Quality Time  
      • Wednesday – Acts of Service  
      • Thursday – Gift Giving 
      • Friday - NO SCHOOL – Professional Development Day 
  • Kindness Day:  
    • Kindness Day is in place of Valentine’s Day on Wednesday, Feb. 14.  
    • 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.   
    • 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:   
    • 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 

 

  • February Advocacy:  Empathy & Kindness 
    • Learning Goals:  
      • 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. 
    • Skills for Self: 
      • 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.