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Advocacy

Course Description

 In Advocacy students work on social-emotional skills. We have time to greet one another, do the classroom jobs, read stories, and discuss social-emotional situations. The curriculum we use is called Generation Schools Network. Each month advocacy classes will work on different themes ranging from bullying prevention to growth mindset. 

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Parent Teacher Conference Sign-Up!!!

 
 

Hello Parents!

Click HERE to sign up for your conference time. 

 

Conferences will be help on September 27th and 28th from 8am-8pm. 

Please sign-up for a start time in one of the slots available.

You are only signing up for a time slot and may request the teachers you'd like to meet with in this pod. The teachers will make the final decision about which teachers are in each conference and you may not be able to meet with all teachers for the entire time.

Sign-ups are on a first come, first served basis. Your conference will be held in your child's homeroom/advocacy class, unless you receive and email that states otherwise.

You can also sign up for a 15 minute conference with the specials teachers separately from your other conference.

Hello September!

 

Here is what you can expect for this month.

 In Advocacy we will be working on our monthly theme of Self-Awareness. This is a time for us to talk about teamwork and collaboration, goal setting, being kind to ourselves, peer pressure and self-esteem. The second to last week of September (17th-21th) will be our College and Career Readiness week where we will be talking about jobs! If you would like to come in and share about your job, or a job you have had, let us know! Be on the lookout for the sign up. We will be posting it next week. We have slots available from 8-8:20am. If you really can’t make it, or we cant schedule you, we will have another career week in March.

Parents! THIS Thursday, September 6th, Amanda Novak and Generation Schools Network are hosting a Parent & Student Focus Group about topics such as bullying, social emotional learning, and more. Join us for meaningful conversation and DONUTS on Thursday morning from 8:15am-9:15am. We need your input - your voices matter!

Reminders:

September 3rd- Labor Day NO SCHOOL

September 8th 8-11am FUN RUN at Westgate

September 13th- 10th Anniversary speaker series 6-8pm in the high school

September 27th-28th-Parent Teacher Conferences NO SCHOOL

October 1st-12th- Fall Break, NO SCHOOL

Curriculum Night Reminder!

Curriculum Night is Thursday, August 30; 6PM – 8PM – Adults Only Please!

Come to hear about what your child will be learning this year! All teams will present in one night! We hope this consolidation will support our families with finding child care. If you can’t make it, all Teams will post their presentations and have any handouts uploaded to the website.

6 PM – 7 PM: Kindergarten, 3/4, 7/8, and Bullying Prevention Parent Info Meeting

7 PM – 8 PM: 1/2, 5/6 and High School and Bullying Prevention Parent Info Meeting

Original Works Fundraiser!

 

Original Works

 

It is time once again for our Original Works Fundraiser! Students in K–8th grade will have the chance to create their own artwork in the classroom, and parents will have the opportunity to buy magnets, mugs, notecards and many other items imprinted with their child's artwork. These make wonderful gifts for grandparents and other loved ones. This is the 3rd largest fundraiser for Westgate and brought in around $1,000 for our school last year!
 
Keep a look out in Friday folders this week and next week for a large yellow envelope from Original Works containing your child's artwork and an order form.Orders and payment should be returned to Westgate by September 21st. Checks should be made out to Westgate Community School.
 
If you have any questions, please contact Tara Feimster at[email protected], or you can email [email protected].