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Advocacy Week of August 18th

Hi everyone! This week we will look at how our emotions impact our body, and how we act when we are feeling different emotions. For example, we will be looking at when we are angry, our body tends to be really tight, and our eyebrows may furrow.

We will continue talking about our RISE values, and giving out RISE tickets to students who are showing us! If your student has not received one of these yet, encourage them to show us Respect, Integrity, Safety, and Empathy and they will earn one in no time!

We will be continuing our show and share schedule this week, as a reminder: your student may bring one item that can fit in their backpack to share with the class. This item must remain in their backpack until it is their turn to show and share. Please help students keep their toys at home unless it is their day for show and share.

Show and Share Schedule

Assignment Calendar

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Maryam Adnan Leah Ivy	Angelina Sarthak Anil Melody	Tristan Liliana Thierry Henry	Xavion Nehemiah Genesis Skylar	Brayden Jack Jeilani Mya

Mrs. Kahn will also be coming in this week to begin our Environmental Education, by taking our students out to the mud kitchen on the farm, and we will be having fun with that! Ms. Lane’s class will do this on Thursday, and Mr. Baker’s class will do it on Friday. Please wear clothes that are okay to be dirty. The plan is not to be too messy, but it is always better to be safe rather than sorry!

Please be sure to check out your student’s Friday Folders and our other Edlio posts found here. Friday folders are for you to check out students' work they’ve completed in class or receive information from the school. Friday folders will not be used for homework or for incomplete work, unless there are specific circumstances, in which case I will reach out to those families. We will send Friday Folders home at the end of this week. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!

Advocacy Week of August 4th

Welcome to Kindergarten at Westgate! We are so excited to have you! This year we are going to hit the ground running and begin with kindergarten norms, which include sharing (but not germs), hands to ourselves, respect for classmates/material, and all of the engaging routines we have to make a safe classroom. You might have noticed this is an Advocacy page. I am your students' advocacy teacher, which means I am one of your students' advocates. It is my job to have your students back, always look for positive intent, and overall find ways to support their needs. On our advocacy page, I will share updates, important information, and what we will be doing during our social emotional block. For the month of August, we will be taking a closer look at our school wide RISE values (Respect, Integrity, Safety, Empathy). Your students have the opportunity to earn a RISE ticket by showing these values in our classroom. These tickets are intentionally given and when your student receives one please celebrate with them.

Here are some important reminders for this week:

Snack: Bring two healthy nut-free snacks (no candy please). We have a morning snack and an afternoon snack time.
Lunch: If you have not ordered a school lunch, please provide a student with a lunch from home. If you would like to start signing up for lunches for the next month, here is the link.
Water bottles: while we have a drinking fountain in our pod, it’s helpful for students to have water in the classroom.
Show and Share: starting next week, we will begin Show and Share! Students will bring in one item from home that can fit in their backpack to share with our class. Show and Share items must remain in their backpacks throughout the day until it’s time to present. Students will have a specific designated day to bring in their show and share. The schedule will be shared with families on Friday.
Extra Clothes: Please provide an extra set of clothes in their backpack in case of accidents. If your student has an accident, their clothes will be returned in their backpack in a plastic bag.