October Advocacy  

Upcoming Events: 

Monday, October 15th Start of Qtr. 2 

Thursday, October 18th 10th Anniversary Gala  

Tuesday, October 23rd Fire Prevention  

Friday, October 26th Westgate Trunk or Treat 

Wednesday, October 31stCarnival/Class Parties 

 

Pod Parent: We are in need of a Pod Parent that can help organize class parties using the Sign-Up Genius.  If you would be willing to take this on, please contact [email protected].  We have a signup genius already built, it just needs to be adjusted to meet the needs of the party.   

 

Halloween:   

Halloween K-4 Carnival 

It is a Westgate tradition that each year the 5/6 Team hosts a Halloween Carnival for the K-4 students.  This year the carnival will be from 1:30 – 2:30 PM. 

• This is a student-only event. 

Halloween Class Parties 2:30 – 3:15PM 

Sign up for Halloween Party! 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DAEAA2AA7FA7-halloween 

  These are student parties, not family parties.  

• Please do not come to school for the party unless you are a volunteer with a background check through the school.  All volunteers must be approved by the Teams. 
• No young children may accompany volunteers for Team Parties 

• All food and drink donations for the festivities can be left at the front desk or brought into school by the students in the morning. 

Halloween Costume Expectations 

Costume expectations for all students: 

No Masks 

No Full Face Paint (except what a student can apply themselves in the time they have to get ready before class parties).  Face paint may not be worn to school. 

No Weapons or anything that can be used as a weapon 

No inappropriate or offensive costumes 

 

1st – 8th Grades - May NOT WEAR THEIR COSTUMES TO SCHOOL.  All students will be given time to change into their Halloween costumes.  Students will be in classes during the morning. 

 

Advocacy Theme for October:  October is Bully Prevention Month, we will be doing a variety of activities to empower students to advocate for themselves against bullies.  We will also discuss the differences between being mean and being a bully.   

Definition: For a student’s behavior to be considered bullying, it must involve (1) an intent by the perpetrator to cause physical or psychological harm to the victim, (2) a power imbalance between the victim and the perpetrator, and (3) repeated negative acts. 

 

Qtr. 2 Club Sign Ups:  Club sign up fair will take place Monday after school in the front lobby.  This will be a great place to pick up permission slips and also find out about all the cool clubs being offered this quarter!   This information is also available at westgateschool.org  under the academics tab.   

 

Scooters:  Your child is welcome to bring their scooters to school as long as they have a helmet.  If your child chooses to bring their scooters, their scooter needs to remain at school until Friday.  Scooters cannot be taken home daily.  It causes a lot of delays/issues during carline trying to load them.     

 

Toy/Electronic Policy:  Students are welcome to bring an appropriate toy for use at recess ONLY.  This item should fit in their backpacks and will not be allowed in class.  Electronics, such as a Gameboy or tablets, should not be coming to school.   Finally, there is no trading, buying, and/or selling of cards or other items at school.