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End of Year

Hello 7th and 8th grade families!
 
As we are coming to the end of the year, I wanted to send a couple of updates for our last week of school:
  • Monday is a holiday and we do not have school 
  • Tuesday it is business as normal 
  • Wednesday we have our continuation in the morning at 8:15. This will be held at the Outdoor Amphitheatre unless it is raining. If it is raining, it will be held inside. 
  • Thursday is a half day. Our pod party will be held from 9:30 to 10:30. Students will be dismissed at 11:30. The carnival is from 2:00 until 6:00.
  • Friday is our last day of school and a half day. If your student ordered a yearbook, they will receive it this day. 
If you would like to bring something for our pod party, please use the link below to sign-up. If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact your student's advocate. Have a great week!
 
Sign-up link to bring items for end of the year party: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0849A9AE28A0F8C34-49788078-78pod
 
 
Sincerely,
 
Chris Garlock
7/8 Language Arts
Westgate Community School

Q.4 and Testing

Hello 7/8 Families!

Welcome to April!

As we come back from Spring Break, we have a few things we would like to let you know. The Advocacy theme for April will be Social Awareness and Community Engagement. There will also be a focus on the global community with an emphasis on Earth Day and what we can to do keep our environment healthy for future generations.

April will also include both CMAS and MAPS testing which we will be starting the first week back. Below you can find a list for the testing that will be taking place. During testing we have divided up the afternoons so that students will get an even mix of their morning and afternoon content classes. We ask that do their best to get a good amount of sleep each night, they have a good breakfast and are present at school during testing.

Week

7th Grade

8th Grade

4/8 – 4/12
  • MAPS Testing Thursday and Friday AM
  • Science CMAS Tuesday AM and Wednesday AM and PM
  • MAPS Testing Thursday and Friday AM

4/15 – 4/19
  • ELA CMAS Testing Tuesday – Thursday AM
  • ELA CMAS Testing Tuesday – Thursday AM

4/22 – 4/26
  • Math CMAS Testing Tuesday – Thursday AM
  • Math CMAS Testing Tuesday – Thursday AM

 

Please email me with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

 

Chris Garlock

7/8 Language Arts

Westgate Community School

Dear Parents/Guardians,

 

Over the past two weeks we have dived into our poetry unit. Students have been working hard on notes and creating a class poem. In 8th grade, students have completed reading multiple reading analysis of various forms of poetry. When we return from break, we will finish our poetry unit and look at various plays and sonnets from Shakespeare.  

 

The gradebook is up to date. If students have missing work, they need to complete the following assignments prior to returning from Spring Break:

  • The Charge of the Light Brigade
  • The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
  • Shakespeare Webquest

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Wishing you a wonderful break.

 

Sincerely,

 

Chris Garlock

7/8 Language Arts

Westgate Community School

Field Trips

Greetings 7/8 Families!

 

As we approach March and April there are some field trips, I would like you to know about. This way you can mark your calendars and be on the lookout in your email for the corresponding permission forms. Here are the field trip dates that we currently have.

 

Thu. 29 Feb.​

  1. 7th grade students will be going on a special field trip to Wild Bear Nature Center in Nederland for snow school. This permission form has been emailed. Please make sure you have both signed the permission slip and paid the $10 fee. If you need to pay, use this link: Westgate payment portal

Fri. 1 Mar.​

  1. 8th grade students will be going on a special field trip to Wild Bear Nature Center in Nederland for snow school. This permission form has been emailed. Please make sure you have both signed the permission slip and paid the $10 fee. If you need to pay, use this link: Westgate payment portal

Wed. 13 Mar.​

7th grade will be going on a field trip to the Museum of Nature and Science to learn about the mummification process used by the ancient Egyptians. The details and the permission form will be sent our shortly. We will need roughly 5-6 volunteers for this field trip. If you are available, please mark this on the permission form.

Wed. 13 Mar.​

8th grade will be going on a field trip to the Colorado History Museum to learn about the Native American tribes indigenous to the state of Colorado. . The details and the permission form will be sent our shortly. We will need roughly 5-6 volunteers for this field trip. If you are available, please mark this on the permission form.

Th. 21 Mar.

               8th grade will be holding a fundraiser for their Civil War reenactment in the High School from 6-8 pm.

Fri. 26 Apr.​

8th grade students will be participating in a Civil War Reenactment. Students will get trained and outfitted at Westgate on April 19th and then, along with other schools, reenact the Battle of Antietam at Chatfield State Park. More details and the permission form will be sent our shortly. We will need roughly 5-6 volunteers for this field trip. If you are available, please mark this on the permission form.

 

Please email with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Chris Garlock

7/8 Language Arts

Westgate Community School

Kindness Day Field Trip to Thornton Police Department

For Kindness Day on February 14th we will be delivering cards to the Thornton Police Department from 11:30 to 1:30! Please complete the permission slip  so your student can participate in this awesome experience!
 
Students will eat lunch early at 11 am so we can board the buses and depart by 11:45 to deliver cards that we will be making in advocacy. Please have your students still dress accordingly for the weather as we may be outside.
 
Reach out with any questions and have a great week!