Welcome!

My name is Mrs. Hamilton, and I am your child’s Advocacy Teacher/ Advocate. Advocacy is more than just Homeroom. Advocacy classes are first and foremost a time for students to build supportive relationships with their peers and with an adult they can trust, as well as learn about social and emotional health. It is a time for everyone to feel recognized and welcomed into the classroom and school community. As your child’s Advocate, I will be your primary point of communication, so feel free to reach out to me at any time. I am committed to advocating for your child this year.

I am a 1st-grade teacher here at Westgate. This will be my 17th year at this amazing school! I previously taught at Stargate Charter School in Thornton. I received my Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education and have completed post-graduate hours in early literacy. The mission and vision of this incredible school keep me coming back year after year, and being part of a team of educators who prioritize both the social-emotional and academic needs of each student is truly a blessing. In my personal life, my husband and I have four amazing kids, and we love traveling together and simply enjoying each other’s company.

I have subscribed you to my Advocacy and Academic pages through Edlio. Edlio is our means of posting information to our class pages on the Westgate website. You will receive updates to your email automatically whenever I post to Edlio. You may also receive an email from me with the same information.  Please follow this link for weekly updates, academic information, upcoming events, and other information.

This quarter, your child will have Music with Mr. Hopson, and Art with Ms. M. You are not pre-subscribed to their Edlio pages, so please go to and Hopson’s and Ms. H’s Edlio Pages on the Westgate Staff Pages website and subscribe.

This month, our August Advocacy theme is RISE!

At Westgate, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a part of our Whole Child Education program. PBIS is a system in which students, staff and the community create a set of school-wide behavioral expectations/core values, we teach those expectations in all our various environments, and then we CELEBRATE when we see students doing those things! At Westgate, we RISE (Respect, Integrity, Safety, Empathy).

We will be teaching students what these 4 words mean—focusing on a different part of RISE each week—and what it looks like to live these values out during school and at home. We will use RISE all year to celebrate positive behaviors.

I am excited for the school year and am looking forward to working with you and your child to help them grow!