Ms. Haupt, Advocacy

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September Advocacy

Dear Parents/Guardians,
 
This month, our focus is on Self-Awareness, a key part of our advocacy efforts. Through various activities and lessons, your child will develop essential skills like recognizing their emotions, understanding their strengths and challenges, and learning how their actions impact themselves and others. These skills are crucial for their personal growth and success, both in and out of the classroom. We encourage you to engage in conversations at home about what they’re learning to reinforce these important concepts. 
 
The following topics will be covered throughout the month of September during advocacy classes--
  • Emotional Awareness: Recognizing and understanding their own emotions, which helps in managing reactions and building empathy for others.
  • Self-Reflection: Developing the habit of thinking about their actions, decisions, and behaviors, and how these affect themselves and others.
  • Strengths and Weaknesses Identification: Recognizing their strengths to build confidence and understanding areas for growth to set realistic goals.
  • Goal Setting: Learning to set personal and academic goals based on their self-assessment, and developing a plan to achieve them.
  • Self-Regulation: Developing the ability to manage impulses, stay focused, and persevere through challenges.
  • Personal Values Identification: Understanding what they value and how it influences their behavior and choices.

September 3-6

Last week we completed our weekly review of EMPATHY.  We will continue to encorporate RISE into our daily lessons. 

Below is a list of important upcoming dates.  Be sure to pencil into your calendars those that you want to make note of.

Monday, Sept. 2nd there is NO School for Labor Day 

Sept. 6th is Picture Day!  

Sept. 10th is Skate City Spirit Night (Skate City Westminster 200 W. 121st Ave. Westminster, CO 80234) 

Sept. 18th is Student Count Day- make sure your student is present that day! & Spirit night at Qdoba (1005 W 120th Ave., Westminster, CO) 

Sept 23-27th is the Scholastic Book Fair 

Sept. 26 & 27th are Conferences Sept. 26th is a Half Day- dismissal is at 11:30 am. 

Sept. 30- Oct. 13: Fall Break! 

August Advocacy

Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year!!!
It is my pleasure to be a part of the Westgate family this year.  I look forward to working together as a team to ensure our students are successful this year. 
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.
 
ZERO WASTE WEDNESDAY is back this year. 

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.

We encourage 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 good habits at school and at home.  We truly appreciate your efforts.

If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me.