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Outdoor Education Packet Sent Home Wednesday, August 28th

Greetings 5/6 Families,
 
You should have received an email, today, regarding Outdoor Education. Due to the email responses, we're sending information home today instead of Friday.
 
A hard copy of the Outdoor Education information was given to your student to bring home today. If they forgot it, let me know and I'll put the forgotten packets in their mailbox to go home in folders, Friday.
 
This is a really great experience for students to learn Science outdoors with their peers. Please read over it and get all your questions answered as soon as possible. 
 
Best Regards,
Travis McGinnis 

Advocacy Week of 8/26

It's Spriit Week at Westgate!!!
 

Monday: Team Day!! Wear your favorite sports team. 

Tuesday: Class Color Day!! Wear your pod’s color. 

Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday! 

Thursday: Crazy Hair/Hat Day!! 

Friday: PJ Day! 

Also, a reminder that...

* Don’t forget- Friday Aug. 30th is a half day! Carline starts @ 11:30am. 

This week the focus for Advocacy will be the "E" in R.I.S.E Empathy. We will learn what empathy is and who to incorporate this into the day in all environments at Westgate. 

On Thursday our Advocacy will be going out with Mrs. Kahn to enjoy some Coop time. :)

Best Regards,

Mr. McGinnis

Welcome Our Newest Westgate Member of the Family

Hi Westgate Families!
 
We are excited to announce that the Varela family has a new member! Please join us in expressing our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Varela and his family!
 
The birth happened over the weekend and so Mr. Varela will out for the next three weeks as planned so he is able to get to know his new little one. Mr. Varela has provided plans and a long-term sub will be in his classes until he returns on Monday, September 9th.  Mrs. Dewar and the 5-6 team will be supporting the substitute along the way as well.
 
Please direct any specific questions or concerns during Mr. Varela's absence to Mrs. Dewar, our 5-8 Assistant Principal. Thank you for your understanding as Mr. Varela and his family adjust to their new normal. 

Zero Waste Wednesdays are Back!

Every Wednesday this year is “Zero Waste Wednesday” here at Westgate. What this means is that if students have a lunch that doesn’t use any waste AT ALL (i.e. nothing to throw away, like baggies, cans, plastic cups, lunch bags, etc.) then they will receive a stamp on their hand from the Zero Hero Team.

**students who have school lunch will qualify if they accurately sort their lunch into the appropriate bins – trash and recycling.

Why Focus on Lunches?

The goal is for families to start the conversation about alternatives to lunch waste, like glass or plastic lunch containers, reusable lunch bags and water bottles, and cloth napkins. If a student has any item that must be thrown away (at school or at home) then they will not receive a stamp. Hopefully, this will instill changes that will go far beyond Wednesdays during lunch time at Westgate.

Welcome!

Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year!!!
 
I am excited for the upcoming year and honored to being your child's Advocacy teacher!
 
For the month of August, our focus will be R.I.S.E which stands for:
 
Respect
Integrity
Safety 
Empathy
 
Every month I will updating the Edlio post for Advocacy with the theme for the month and communicating with you about special events or activities that will be occurring for the month.
 
I am thrilled to Advocate for your child and be their home base teacher.  If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me.