Upcoming events:

September 29             Scholastic Book Fair

September 29             Conference Sign Ups Close

September 30             Evening Exploration with I-lab (5pm – 6pm)

October 2^nd                   Half-day / Quarter 1 Conferences (Virtual only)

October 3^rd                    Quarter 1 Conferences (In person)

October 6                       Fall Break

October 20                    First Day of Quarter 2

Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences: Our parent/teacher conferences are right around the corner. Sign Ups were emailed to families on Monday at 4 PM. 

Our Fall Conferences will be held VIRTUALLY on Thursday, October 2nd, from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM and IN-PERSON on Friday, October 3rd, from 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM. Please sign up for only ONE conference slot. 

Please note, that you may not request a virtual conference on the in-person day or an in-person conference on the virtual conference day. 

I look forward to meeting with you!

If you haven’t done so already, please sign up for a slot below.  I have also included the specials sign-ups:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FA8AF2DAAFC1-58715226-mrs

Art Conference Sign Up Genius

Music Conference Sign Up Genius

Spot Curriculum for Social Emotional Learning 

We’re Learning with Little Spot of Feelings and Emotions! 
We are so excited to introduce the Little Spot of Feelings and Emotions program in our classrooms! This curriculum uses colorful characters and engaging stories to help students learn about their feelings—like happy, sad, frustrated, and calm—and how to handle them in positive ways. Through fun activities and conversations, students discovering how to recognize their emotions, express them kindly, and understand the feelings of others. These important skills help us create a caring, respectful classroom community where everyone feels safe and supported! 

                            Upcoming events:

September 22             Conference Sign Ups Open

September 23             Board of director meeting (6pm – 830pm)

September 24             Student Count Day

September 26             Westgate LET’S GOGH! Fun Run

September 29             Scholastic Book Fair

September 29             Conference Sign Ups Close

September 30             Evening Exploration with I-lab (5pm – 6pm)

October 2^nd                Half-day / Quarter 1 Conferences (Virtual only)

October 3^rd                Quarter 1 Conferences (In person)

October 6                   Fall Break

October 20                 First Day of Quarter 2

Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences: Our parent/teacher conferences are right around the corner. Sign Ups will be emailed to families on Monday at 4 PM. 

Our Fall Conferences will be held VIRTUALLY on Thursday, October 2nd, from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM and IN-PERSON on Friday, October 3rd, from 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM. Please sign up for only ONE conference slot. 

Please note, that you may not request a virtual conference on the in-person day or an in-person conference on the virtual conference day. 

I look forward to meeting with you!

LET'S GOGH FUN RUN - September 26th, 2025

This year’s Fun Run is all about fueling creativity! We’re rallying together to support our incredible Art program, led by the talented Ms. Houghton.

With your help, we hope to raise funds for exciting new tools that will bring student projects to life—like DSLR and film cameras, a tabletop darkroom, linoleum cutting supplies, film rolls, developing chemicals, a full class set of alcohol markers, and clay molds. Every lap our students run helps unlock these artistic opportunities, and every flat-rate donation from family and friends brings us closer to a more vibrant, hands-on art experience for all. Let’s run for imagination, inspiration, and innovation!

SCHEDULE OF RUN TIMES:

• 5th & 6th Grade:  8:30 - 8:50
• 3rd & 4th Grade:  9:00 - 9:15
• 7th & 8th Grade:  9:25 - 9:50
• Kindergarten: 10:00 - 10:15
• 1st & 2nd Grade: 10:25 - 10:40
• High School: 10:50 - 11:15 

PARENT CHEER SECTION:

We encourage parents to come and cheer their student(s) on! We will be racing around the track. A parent area will be set up near the pavilion on the right side of the track. There is a bench there for those that may need to sit. Please stay within the parent area for the safety of runners and for the flow of classes in and out.  

STUDENT COUNT DAY: This day is vital to have your student present at school. Please be sure to arrive on time and do not schedule any appointments for this day. We need students to be in class for the entire day to count for school funding. Thank you for your attention to this matter.  

Spot Curriculum for Social Emotional Learning 

We’re Learning with Little Spot of Feelings and Emotions! 
We are so excited to introduce the Little Spot of Feelings and Emotions program in our classrooms! This curriculum uses colorful characters and engaging stories to help students learn about their feelings—like happy, sad, frustrated, and calm—and how to handle them in positive ways. Through fun activities and conversations, students discovering how to recognize their emotions, express them kindly, and understand the feelings of others. These important skills help us create a caring, respectful classroom community where everyone feels safe and supported! 

                                          Upcoming Events:

Friday, Sept. 5^th                                                     Individual Picture Day

Sept.  8 – 12^th                                                         Westgate Spirit Week

Monday, Sept. 15^th                                                 Hearing Screening

Thursday, Sept. 18^th                                              Spirit Night Parry’s Pizza

On Tuesday, your child will be switching to Art for their next specials rotation. Go to  Ms. H’s Edlio Pages on the Westgate Staff Pages website and subscribe.  

Picture Day is coming on Friday, September 5!

You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVT3GHHTT.

Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping!

Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Picture Day.

Orders after Picture Day must be placed online only on mylifetouch.com.

Spot Curriculum for Advocacy:

We’re Learning with Little Spot of Feelings and Emotions!
We are so excited to introduce the Little Spot of Feelings and Emotions program in our classrooms! This curriculum uses colorful characters and engaging stories to help students learn about their feelings—like happy, sad, frustrated, and calm—and how to handle them in positive ways. Through fun activities and conversations, students discovering how to recognize their emotions, express them kindly, and understand the feelings of others. These important skills help us create a caring, respectful classroom community where everyone feels safe and supported!

Westgate Spirit  Week: September 8^th

Monday:  Rainbow Day

Tuesday:  Crazy Hair/Hat Day

Wednesday:  Westgate Wednesday

Thursday:  Throwback Thursday

Friday:  Pajama Day

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!   

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 about the school year and look forward to working with you and your child to help them grow!  

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!