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Ms. Calder, Advocacy, 5/6

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May 26-29

Happy last week of school!
 
Tuesday and Wednesday will be full days of school with regular dismissal. 
Wednesday is our Continuation Celebration at 2:15 which will be held outside. 
 
Thursday and Friday will be half days with dismissal starting at 11:30.
Thursday we will have the End of Year party with our Advocacy class and the carnival is from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Friday will be the where the students from up to their next grade level to meet the teachers and then after that they students will go outside to have a Yearbook signing party!
 
I hope that your family has a wonderful Summer that is full of adventures, love and laughter. 
 
Thank you for sharing your students with me this year!  They are all wonderful students!!
 

May 18-22

This week we will spend time on Monday showcasing our Service-Learning reflection to the 3rd and 4th graders during Advocacy, and the 7th and 8th graders will share their experience of Service-Learning with us.  What a great way to share the service at Westgate which is building community within our school and surrounding community. 
 
For the rest of the week, we will be focusing on self-care and wellness strategies!
 
 
Reminders:
May 27 – Continuation 2:15-3:15 
May 28 - Half Day dismissal at 11:30, Carnival in the afternoon
May 29 - Hald Day dismissal at 11:30, Last Day of School
 
 
Our Spring Carnival is coming up on May 28th, and one of the most anticipated highlights is our themed classroom baskets for the silent auction! These baskets are a major part of our fundraising efforts, and we’d love your help in making them truly special.
This year, our basket themes are Brunch and A Taste of Italy.
Contributing is easy! We’ve created Amazon and Target registries (links are below) so you can simply click and purchase items. Even better—your items can be shipped directly to the school. If you prefer, you’re also welcome to shop on your own and drop off donations in the lobby during normal school hours.
Short on time? You can donate through the payment portal (please be sure to note which grade your donation is for), and we’ll take care of the shopping for you.
Please ensure all donations are received by Friday, May 22nd.
Thank you for helping us make this event a success!

May 11-15

This week is packed full of things:
Monday: Health Virtual Talk 
Tuesday: 5th grade field trip
Wednesday: 6th grade field trip
Thursday and Friday the students will be working on their Service-Learning reflection that they will share with the 3rd graders on Monday during Advocacy. 
 
During all of these events, we will continue to discuss self-care and wellness. 
 
May 27 – Continuation 2:15-3:15 
May 28 - Half Day dismissal at 11:30, Carnival in the afternoon
May 29 - Hald Day dismissal at 11:30, Last Day of School
 
 
Our Spring Carnival is coming up on May 28th, and one of the most anticipated highlights is our themed classroom baskets for the silent auction! These baskets are a major part of our fundraising efforts, and we’d love your help in making them truly special.
This year, our basket themes are Brunch and A Taste of Italy.
Contributing is easy! We’ve created Amazon and Target registries (links are below) so you can simply click and purchase items. Even better—your items can be shipped directly to the school. If you prefer, you’re also welcome to shop on your own and drop off donations in the lobby during normal school hours.
Short on time? You can donate through the payment portal (please be sure to note which grade your donation is for), and we’ll take care of the shopping for you.
Please ensure all donations are received by Friday, May 22nd.
Thank you for helping us make this event a success!

May 4-8

Happy Month of May!
 
This month is going to go by so fast as there are so many events happening this month!
 
The Advocacy theme for May is Self-Care and Wellness where we will learn about ways to take care of ourselves through this busy month, and we transition into summer events!
 
Monday: Students will be reflecting on their service learning with the 1st and 2nd grade buddies and prepare a poster to present to the 3rd and 4th grade students showcasing our Service-Learning project.
 
Tuesday: Students will be creating tissue paper flowers to hand out to our Seniors on Friday during the Senior Celebration walk through. 
 
Reminders:
May 11 - Virtual Health talk with Denver Science Museum
May 12 - 5th grade field trip to Majestic View
May 13 - 6th grade field trip to Jax Solar Farm
May 27 – Continuation 2:15-3:15 
May 28 - Half Day dismissal at 11:30, Carnival in the afternoon
May 29 - Hald Day dismissal at 11:30, Last Day of School
 
 
Our Spring Carnival is coming up on May 28th, and one of the most anticipated highlights is our themed classroom baskets for the silent auction! These baskets are a major part of our fundraising efforts, and we’d love your help in making them truly special.
This year, our basket themes are Brunch and A Taste of Italy.
Contributing is easy! We’ve created Amazon and Target registries (links are below) so you can simply click and purchase items. Even better—your items can be shipped directly to the school. If you prefer, you’re also welcome to shop on your own and drop off donations in the lobby during normal school hours.
Short on time? You can donate through the payment portal (please be sure to note which grade your donation is for), and we’ll take care of the shopping for you.
Please ensure all donations are received by Friday, May 22nd.
Thank you for helping us make this event a success!

April 27 - May 1

We will be celebrating Earth Week!
Each day will be a different theme:
 

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Monday, April 27th: Mindful Monday - Notice Our Plante​

Tuesday, April 28th: Turn-It-Off Tuesday ​

Wednesday, April 29th: Waste-Less Wednesday; 4 Challenges outside 12:45-1:45​

Thursday, April 30th: Thoughtful Thursday - Care for Living Things: Washington Street Cleanup 12:45 - 1:45​

Friday, May 1st: Future Friday - Our Earth Promises

Be sure to ask your students about the Earth Day activity and please encourage them to continue "To Treat Each Day Like Earth Day"

 

REMINDERS:

Tuesday, April 28 - Reading MAPS testing in the morning starting at 9:15

Wednesday, April 29 - Math MAPA testing in the morning starting at 9:15

April 20-24

Today is the last day with our 1st and 2nd grade buddies.  We will be going outside and reconnecting with our buddies and playing a game. 
 
We will continue this week on social awareness lessons and continue having amazing discussions! 
 
Reminder:
Thursday: Nourish in Nature - we will be eating outside and enjoying our beautiful grounds enjoying nature while we eat lunch. 
 
Please remember to fill out the permission form for our Washington Street cleanup.

April 13-17

This week we will continue working on Social Awareness and strategies to respond to specific situations. 
 
Reminder:
Reading CMAS will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
April 17 is a half day for students with carline starting at 11:30. 
 
April 30 the students will be participating in a Washington Street cleanup, and I sent out the permission slip last week.  Please complete the permission form by April 28.  If you have any questions, please let me know. 
 

April 6-10

We will continue working on our Social Emotional Skills of Social Awareness this week. 
 
The students will be taking a pause with our 1st and 2nd grade buddies until after CMAS.  
 
Reminders:
CMAS starts this week, Tuesday through Thursday. 
The Fifth graders will be taking the Math and Science assessments, and Sixth grade will be taking the Math assessment.
 
There will not be specials this week Tuesday through Thursday as the schedule was adapted for CMAS testing!
 
If you have any questions, please let me know.
 
Have a wonderful week!

March 30 - April 3

Welcome back!
I hope that your Spring Break was relaxing and rejuvenating!
 
This week we will finish out Mindfulness and getting back into the routine of school again!  
For the month of April, the focus will be Social Awareness!  We will be talking about taking care of yourself, being aware of others, and how to handle stress in a positive light. 
 
Upcoming Events:
April 7-9 - CMAS testing 
April 14-16 - CMAs Testing
April 23 and 24 - MAPS testing
 
More to come about the specific schedules after our meeting on Tuesday!
 
Have an amazing week!

March 9-11

This week in Advocacy we will continue our journey with the theme of Mindfulness. 
 
Last week each student made a page, "I take the time to..." and completed the sentence by stating what they do for themselves to reset.  When everyone is finished, we are going to make it into a book for our class. 
 
Reminder this week is only a three-day week. 
Thursday and Friday are Parent Teacher Conferences.  If you haven't signed up for Music and Art conferences or with your child's ELA/Math teacher, make sure to do so as we would love to meet with you all!
 
Spring Break is March 16-27!  Have a safe, fun and relaxing time with your family!

March 2-6

Happy March!
 
This month the focus will be Mindfulness.  We will talk about what Mindfulness and learn strategies to help focus and reset for any task at hand. 
 
This week will be a full week.  At 4:00 pm this afternoon you will be emailed the parent teacher signups. One signup will come from me for Music and Art signups, and one will come from your child's ELA/Math teacher.  
 
Conferences will be Thursday, March 12 at Westgate from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and Friday, March 13 which will be virtual from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.  If you have any questions, please let me know. 
 
Have an amazing week!

February 23-27

Last week we spent time running through scenarios of how to show empathy. Then we spent the last part of the week creating a shoe that the student put down characteristics about themselves and then we hung them up in the room so that we can all see how we can support each other every day. 
 
Monday we will spend time with our 1st and 2nd grade buddies. 
For the rest of the week, we will finish out the week with our empathy unit. 
 
Parent Teacher conferences are coming, and I will be sending out a sign up on March 2 at 4:00.  Conferences will be Thursday, March 12 which will be at Westgate from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm. and Friday, March 13 which will be virtually from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm. 

February 17-20

I hope that you had an amazing long weekend!
 
This week we will continue our lessons on Empathy and Kindness. Because we didn't have school on Monday, we will not have our buddy time with 1st and 2nd grade.  
 
Friday, February 27 we will be having our Advocacy class picture. 
 

February 9-13

Welcome to Kindness Week!
All week we will have activities that embrace the different love languages.  We will end our week on Friday with our Kindness walk to Hope Montessori Academy.  If you haven't completed the permission form that I emailed to you, please do so by Wednesday. If you have any questions, please reach out to me. 
 
All week we will be collecting nonperishable items for the Precious Child.  This event was organized by the 7th ad 8th grade students.  Thank you!
 
Monday we will head over to our Second Grade Buddies for another fun activity.  
 
Reminders:
Monday: Skate City Spirit night from 5-7, Pajama themed. 
Wednesday: Permission form for the Kindness Walk due
Friday: Kindness walk and this is a half a day for students.  Carline will be begin at 11:30. 

February 2-6

February's theme is Empathy and Kindness. 
 
We had our first buddy lesson with the first and second graders last week and it was a success!!! We will have a new lesson this Monday!  What a great way to connect our community!
 
On Friday we will kick off our Kindness week activities!  I sent out a permission form for our walk on February 13.  Please make sure to fill this out by Wednesday, February 11.
 
Kindness Week at Westgate: Feb 9–13 
 We’re excited to celebrate Kindness Week with this year’s theme, Planting the Seed: An Acorn of Kindness. Students will take part in daily activities that grow compassion, connection, and community.
Our 7th and 8th graders are also leading a schoolwide food drive benefiting A Precious Child. Our goal is 2,000 non‑perishable items, with themed donation days to guide contributions:
  • Mon 2/9 – Protein Monday
  • Tue 2/10 – Pasta Tuesday
  • Wed 2/11 – Canned Veggies Wednesday
  • Thu 2/12 – Toiletries Thursday
  • Fri 2/13 – Canned Fruit Friday
Families are invited to support our Acts of Kindness for Teachers through donations and volunteer opportunities all week, including bathroom refresh items, hot chocolate cart supplies, carline volunteers, flower‑sale helpers, classroom readers, and more.
 
All sign‑ups and details can be found here: SignUpGenius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D45A8AE28A1FA7-61738675-kindness#/
Cash or check donations may be dropped off at the front office (note: Kindness Week) or contributed online through Westgate Events.
Thank you for helping us nurture a culture of kindness that grows far beyond our school walls.