Updates for the Week of 4/19/2021 

 

April 20th - Board of Directors Meeting 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM 

April 22nd Service Learning Exhibition Starts 

April 22nd - 25th Community Clean Up (see information below) 

April 23rd No School- PD day for Teachers 

April 26th No School 

Aprit 27th Board of Directors Meeting 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM 

April 29th How Enviromental Education Makes Us Whole - Webinar  5 PM – 6 PM 

May 11th Board of Directors Meeting 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM 

 

Service-Learning Exhibition starts April 22 

                This year, for service learning, students stayed in their advocacy classes to work on projects. Classes chose a topic and then made projects to educate others about that topic. 

                Projects will be completed and ready for exhibition on April 22 and will be available to view on the left side of the webpage here. 

These projects are available for you to learn about and support a range of causes such as bees, unhoused populations, and wild animal habitats. 

Community Clean Up – April 22 - 25 

Trash pickups are always a popular activity around Earth Day so let’s join the popular crowd. Unfortunately, we still can’t be together doing this as a group so you will pick up litter wherever you’d like! We have a goal of picking up 2021 pieces of litter between April 22 and April 25. 

                You can choose 30 mins to an hour sometime within those 4 days to head out and make your community a little cleaner. 

Westgate has Washington Street adopted from 120th-128th. If you’d like to pick up litter along our adopted street you are more than welcome! 

                Please fill out this form to indicate you’d like to participate. You’ll receive a sticker, bags, gloves (if you need them), and a general safety video the week of April 19. 

                Send pictures and how many pieces of litter you picked up to Mrs. Valenza at [email protected]. There will be a running total on the environmental education page of our website so you can follow along the whole weekend. 

                If you post to social media use the hashtag #WCSEarthDay2021 

 

Distant Learning Students: 

Just a reminder if your child is in distance learning for the 4th quarter please make sure you pick up your supplies from the front desk.  

Semester 2 COVID Procedures and links   

We are looking forward to seeing our students face to face but please keep in mind that quarantines can happen at any time.  The new quarantine period is 10 days from exposure instead of 14. 

In order to limit the number and frequencies of quarantines, we are asking all families to:   

Conduct a Home Symptom Check Every Day   

Stay home if not feeling well; students may use synchronous learning option  

If your child is exposed, keep your child and their siblings home to monitor for symptoms and contact Mrs. Hopson (school nurse)   

If you have been exposed, please keep your student(s) home to monitor for your own symptoms. (10 days from exposure or negative test after 5 days from exposure)   

Use Attendance Notification Form to let us know of any change in the way child is attending school 

Use COVID Symptomatic Report Form to let us know of COVID exposure or symptoms 

 

10 minute Math Practice Each Day  

1st and 2nd grade will be including 10 minutes of math practice each day as an assignment for every student beginning next week. We believe this daily practice is important for growth and retention of math concepts school-wide.  Just as we ask for students to read 10- 20 minutes each day, we are now adding daily math practice to our expectations. This assignment will not replace any standards-based instruction during math class but will be a supplement to support on-going growth.  

1st and 2nd grade will be doing this through MobyMax as it assesses the individual needs of each child. It allows students to close gaps or accelerate at their own pace. Click the underlined words to be linked to the flyer for more support  "Using MobyMax from Home"  or "Uso de Moby desde casa"   

  

Enrichment Opportunities!  

Ms. Ross is hosting an enrichment for 1st-3rd grade called Storybook Math. Each meeting they will read a storybook that sparks a math discussion and experiment that applies that math concept. The meetings are every Tuesday from 4-5pm. Please email [email protected] for the zoom information.  

https://www.westgateschool.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=637301&type=d&pREC_ID=1101992  

 

Social Opportunities   

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 Second Grade, the Social Zooms will be from: 

9:45-10:15am and 1:30-2:00pm Here is the AM [9:45 am] Link: https://zoom.us/j/98629368262?pwd=Ym5VNTh2bG5ZMXZuU2E3c2pORU10Zz09 

Here is the PM [1:30pm] Link: https://zoom.us/j/96680911182?pwd=dzFuSHJpUHg0WUJCYTRFOG96WVNHUT09 

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!