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At Westgate, we believe in promoting kindness every single day. During the week of Valentine's Day, however, we traditionally focus on celebrating and prioritizing acts of kindness as a way to show our love, admiration and appreciation for one another and for our community. Just because we are navigating COVID this year does not mean we cannot continue to celebrate and promote kindness, it might just look a little different!

This year we are challenging our community to perform at least 200 acts of kindness as a school. We invite you to document and share your acts of kindness with us! Each day has a kindness type/ style and a challenge that goes with it. You can follow the suggestions for each day and document the kind act. Please share by using the hashtag #ShareYourKindness to tag your act of kindness on social media (social media tips are below), or you can send a picture or video directly to [email protected]. The week will culminate in a reimagined Kindness Day where we will collect cards and letters of appreciation and then Admin will deliver via contactless delivery to local first responders, essential workers, and seniors at Bonaventure.

2/8 Monday - Words of Affirmation, Encouragement and Love

· Write a letter, send a text, or make a phone call to someone you appreciate

· Send messages (letter, texts, etc.) to five people with whom you’d like to send words of affirmation

2/9 Tuesday - Acts of Service

· Do something kind (like a conscious act of kindness) for someone today

· Share a compliment, smile (even behind your mask, your eyes will smile too!) at somebody, help clean up, etc.!

2/10 Wednesday - Quality Time

· Enjoy intentional quality time with someone in your bubble

· Play a board game, make dinner together and eat around a table, read a book, take a walk, etc.!

2/11 Thursday – A Day of Giving

· Share a gift with someone (you don’t need money to give a gift!)

· Cook a meal, bake a treat, make a craft or just give something from your heart to someone else!

2/12 Friday - Kindness Day Reimagined

· Throughout the week, we will collect letters for essential workers and first responders. Admin will complete a contactless delivery on this day!

· Free Kindness Day! How many acts of kindness can you give today?

Social Media Tips - Post on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to share your acts of kindness

Our Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/westgatecs

Tag Westgate’s Twitter: @westgatewild

Tag Sharon Collins, Executive Director: @EdSharonCollins

Westgate’s Instagram is: @Westgate Wild Use #ShareYourKindness when posting on all platforms

Now that we are back in distance learning the need for connection and community is of great importance. Katie Goforth and Julie Ruhl will be hosting grade level Social Zooms for all students throughout the day every Friday. Social Zooms are intended to be an unstructured space for kids to connect. Ms. Katie and Mrs. Ruhl are hosting the Zoom, but the purpose of the Social Zoom is to allow students to connect organically. They will ensure the Zoom remains school appropriate, safe and comfortable for all students! 

• There is a social zoom in the morning and one in the afternoon to accommodate different family needs.
• In Seventh Grade, the Social Zooms will be from 10:30-11:00am and 2:15-2:45pm.
• Here is the AM [10:30 am] Link: https://zoom.us/j/99075578967?pwd=RWtscDY4ZGtxc3NRcGpYTzlBVWkyQT09
• Here is the PM [2:15 pm] Link: https://zoom.us/j/98861376899?pwd=SmF6ZlprMlUwQSs2aEhSNkZMUmhXQT09
• Passwords for each meeting are posted in your student’s Teams.
• Social Zooms are completely optional! You can join none, one, or both! 
• Ms. Katie and Mrs. Ruhl will be monitoring the Zoom to maintain school expectations. If there are concerns during the Zoom, they will provide warnings and redirect behavior, but if the behavior continues, the student may be removed from the Zoom. 
• If you have any questions, please email [email protected] - we hope to see your student Friday!

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

If you have any questions, please email Ms. Kaplan at [email protected]