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 Music. We will stay in this special until March 8.

 

· Kindness Week: What is Kindness Week?

o 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:

o 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.

o 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.

 

· 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

o Thank you, volunteers! Your help is greatly appreciated. o Complete an online Volunteer Interest Form o Complete a background check. Cost is $20.95 o Complete a Volunteer Agreement Form

 

· February Advocacy: Empathy & Kindness

o 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.

o 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.