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Hamilton's Advocacy Update 9-3-24

Important Dates:

Tuesday, September 2nd                     Lunch orders due for next week

Friday, September 6th                         Individual Picture Day

Monday, September 9th                       3-4 Parent Engagement Night

Tuesday, September 10th                    Skate City Spirit Night

 

Lunch Ordering:

Don't forget that lunch orders for the week of September 9th closes at 9:00 PM on September 2nd.

Lunch Program Ordering

  1. In order for your student to receive a hot lunch, orders must be placed using the links below. Although lunches are free this year, only students who have pre-ordered a lunch will receive a hot lunch.
  2. Click on the links below to place an order for that week. Submit a separate order for each student.
  3. Ordering closes at 9:00 PM on Monday for the following week.

    Week of September 9 - ordering closes at 9:00 p.m. on September 2
    Week of September 16 - ordering closes at 9:00 p.m. on September 9
    Week of September 23 - ordering closes at 9:00 p.m. on September 16

    Week of September 30 - No School - Fall Break!
    Week of October 7 - No School - Fall Break!

Individual Picture Day is this Friday.  Picture order forms went home in Friday folders a couple of weeks ago.  To place orders online follow this link.

If you use the paper form be sure your student returns it on the day of photos, September 6th or before.

You can order online using your student’s ID or the Picture Day ID EVY8D4T79. There will also be a QR code included for your convenience. 

Lifetouch partners with Shutterfly, so you can easily manage your photos if you have an account or create one. You will be notified within 3-4 weeks when the images are ready to view, download, and share.

Advocacy Theme for September is Self Awareness

Students will practice managing their emotions learn how to use their strengths to overcome challenges.  They will learn how to name the things that make them unique, and how those character traits will help them succeed in their person and academic endeavors.

Hamilton's Advocacy Update 8-26-24

Important Dates:

August 26th- 30th                                       Spirit Week

Friday, August 30th                            Early Release at 11:30 AM

Monday, September 2nd                    No School/Labor Day

 

Spirit Week is this week August 26th - 30th

Monday, August 26th - Team Day - Wear your favorite sports team gear. Whether it’s a jersey, hat, or even socks, let’s see that team pride!

Tuesday, August 27th - Class Colors Day Each grade has its own color. Wear your specific class color T-shirt if you have one, or simply dress in the colors of their grade group. Let’s paint the school in a rainbow of class pride!

  • Kinder - Purple
  • 1/2 Pod - Red
  • 3/4 Pod - Green
  • 5/6 Pod - Blue
  • 7/8 Pod - Gray
  • HS - Black

Wednesday, August 28th - Wacky Wednesday It’s time to get Westgate Wild! How crazy can you get? Wear something backwards, inside out, or come up with your own wild and wacky look. The wackier, the better!

Thursday, August 29th - Crazy Hair or Hat Day Let your creativity shine with the wildest hats or craziest hairdos you can imagine. It’s a day to let your hair down—or up, or sideways!

Friday, August 30th - Pajama Day We’ll wrap up Spirit Week with a cozy half-day. Roll out of bed and come to class in pajamas.

 

Hamilton's Advocacy Update 8-5-24

My name is Mrs. Hamilton, and I am your child’s Advocacy Teacher/ Advocate. Advocacy is more than just Homeroom. Advocacy classes are first and foremost a time for students to build supportive relationships with their peers and with an adult they can trust, as well as learn about social and emotional health. It is a time for everyone to feel recognized and welcomed into the classroom and school community. As your child’s Advocate, I will be your primary point of communication, so feel free to reach out to me at any time. I am committed to advocating for your child this year.

I am a 1st-grade teacher here at Westgate. This will be my 16th year at this amazing school!  I previously taught at Stargate Charter School in Thornton.  I received my Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education and post-graduate hours in early literacy. The mission and vision of this amazing school keep me coming back year after year and being amongst a team of educators that put the social-emotional and educational needs of each student first is such a blessing! In my personal life, my husband and I have four amazing kids that we love spending time traveling with and just hanging out!

I have subscribed you to my Advocacy and Academic pages through Edlio. Edlio is our means of posting information to our class pages on the Westgate website. You will receive updates to your email automatically whenever I post to Edlio. You may also receive an email from me with the same information.  Please follow this link for weekly updates, academic information, upcoming events and other information.

This quarter, your child will have Music with Mr. Hopson, and Art with Ms. M. You are not pre-subscribed to their Edlio pages, so please go to Ms. M’s and Hopson’s  Edlio Pages on the Westgate Staff Pages website and subscribe.

This month, our August Advocacy theme is RISE!

At Westgate, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a part of our Whole Child Education program. PBIS is a system in which students, staff and the community create a set of school-wide behavioral expectations/core values, we teach those expectations in all our various environments, and then we CELEBRATE when we see students doing those things! At Westgate, we RISE (Respect, Integrity, Safety, Empathy).

Week 1

R

 

What does RESPECT mean?

Being kind to people, property, and yourself. Being considerate of our community.

Week 2

I

 

What does INTEGRITY mean?

Telling the truth and doing the right thing even when nobody is looking.

Week 3 

S

 

What does it mean to be SAFE at school?

Act in ways that won’t harm yourself or others.

Week 4

E

 

What is EMPATHY?

Understanding and caring about the feelings of others.

 

We will teach students what these 4 words mean—focusing on a different part of RISE each week—and what it looks like to live these values out at school and home. We will use RISE all year to celebrate positive behaviors.

I am excited for the school year and am looking forward to working with you and your child to help them grow!