Westlake Middle School
 
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Home of the Warriors

"The Relentless Pursuit of Learning for All Students and Staff"
 
 
2800 West 135th Avenue
Broomfield, Colorado  80020-5129
Office Phone: 720/972-5200
Attendance Line: 720/972-5238
School Hours:  8:30 a.m.to 3:45 p.m.
Wednesdays:  8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Office Hours:  8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.                                     
If you need to enter the school between 8:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.,
please park and enter on the west side of the building. 
All other doors will be locked!
 
 
YOU MUST HAVE IDENTIFICATION WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. STUDENTS WILL NOT BE RELEASED FROM SCHOOL WITHOUT VERIFICATION OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION IN OUR STUDENT DATABASE.
 
Vision
 
Westlake Middle School is an exemplary middle school in which academic excellence is expected and cultivated through a collaborative partnership among students, staff and parents.  Our community fosters a caring, respectful environment that is focused on learning.  Westlake empowers all members of its team to become leaders, innovators and learners in continual pursuit of ongoing improvements and achievement every day.  It is the collective responsibility of the entire Westlake staff to be responsive to the needs of our students, ensuring the individual success of every child.
 
Mission
 
THE RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF!
 
Beliefs
  • We BELIEVE that all students can learn when they are given the necessary support and time.
  • We BELIEVE that ALL members of the Westlake community must perform and achieve at their highest potential and take advantage of all appropriate learning opportunities.
  • We BELIEVE that every member of our community needs to make Positive Choices; will demonstrate Respect, Responsibility, Integrity and Determination in order to achieve Excellence in all that we do.
 Commitments
 
Students:  Students' conduct, character and achievement reflect the effectiveness of the school.  Westlake Middle School students commit to: 
  • Accepting responsibility for their learning, decisions and actions.
  • Making                         Positive Choices.
  • Having                          Respect for all people.
  • Demonstrating               Integrity in all aspects of school life.
  • Having the                    Determination to achieve and excel.
  • Expecting                     Excellence.

Staff:  Westlake Middle School operates on the principle that a quality staff creates a quality school.  The Westlake staff commits to:

  • Expecting all students to succeed.
  • Doing everything in our power so that all students succeed.
  • Collaborating in order to improve learning for students and staff.
  • Continually monitoring the academic progress of each student and respond with necessary support.
  • Recognize, promote and support the social and emotional development of all students.
  • Use time efficiently and effectively.
  • Support, develop, teach, assess and continually revise the essential learnings, pacing charts and common assessments of each department.
  • Use data to drive academic decisions.
  • Implement "best practices" into student learning.
  • Respect all members of the Westlake community and treat all staff with professionalism.
  • Support the school policies and procedures.
Curriculum:  Westlake Middle School recognizes the importance of providing all students with coherent and relevant curriculum.  The curriculum will be:
  • Sequenced and aligned vertically and horizontally to ensure academic growth from grade to grade and subject to subject.
  • Implemented using department-identified essential learnings and pacing charts for each subject and grade level.
  • Utilized to establish and maintain articulation with feeder elementary and secondary schools.
Parents and Guardians:  Westlake Middle School recognizes the importance of establishing effective partnerships with parents and community members.  Parents commit to:
  • Participate and take an active interest in student's academic and social success.
  • Communicate with the school and teams of teachers on a consistent and respectful basis.
  • Support student's extended learning by:
    • Establishing a consistent schedule for completing work.
    • Setting up a consistent, organized place for work to be completed.
    • Encouraging, motivating and prompting their student to complete his or her work on time.
    • Help prioritize and monitor student's activities and provide appropriate focus on school work.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(For addresses of athletic events, visit our "Athletics" page)

December 14th       8th Grade Orchestra Club Performance at Orchard Town Center
 
December 14th       Volleyball:  7th Grade @ Niver Creek; 8th Grade @ Home v. Niver Creek
 
December 15th       WEB Leaders - After School Activity, 3:45 p.m., Library
 
December 16th       Volleyball:  7th Grade @ Thornton; 8th Grade @ Home v. Thornton
 
December 18th       Trimester 1 Awards Assembly (6th: 10:15am; 7th: 9:30am; 8th: 11am)
 
December 21st-January 1st    NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
 
January 6th            Volleyball:  7th Grade @ Home v. Shadow Ridge; 8th Grade @ Shadow Ridge
 
January 11th          Boys' Basketball Practice begins, 4:00 p.m.
 
January 13th&14th  Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
 
January 18th          NO SCHOOL -- Martin Luther King Day
 
January 20th          Orchestra Concert @ Legacy High School, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
 
January 21st          Spelling Bee
 
January 29th          D/HH Field Trip to Brunswick Bowling Alley
 
February 4th          Mountaineer Core Field Trip to Museum of Nature and Science
 
February 5th          NO SCHOOL -- District In-Service Day
 
February 10th        7th/8th Grade Band Concert, 7 p.m.
 
February 15th        NO SCHOOL -- President's Day
 
February 16th        SIT Meeting - 4:00 p.m., Library
 
February 17th        7th/8th Grade Choir Concert, 7:30 p.m.
 
February 18th        Incoming 6th Grade Parent and Student Open House, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
 
February 25th        Trimester 2 ends
 
February 26th        NO SCHOOL -- Teacher Duty Day
 
March 10th-11th    CSAP TESTING DATES
 
March 12th            Pep Assembly
 
March 15th-16th    CSAP TESTING DATES
 
March 22nd-26th    NO SCHOOL -- Spring Break
 
April 16th               NO SCHOOL -- District In-Service
 
April 20th               SIT Meeting - 4:00 p.m., Library
 
April 29th               NO SCHOOL -- Staff Development Day
 
April 30th               NO SCHOOL -- Teacher Comp Day
 
May 4th                6th Grade Band Concerts
 
May 10th               Pep Assembly -- Pie in the Eye
 
May 26th               LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR 8TH GRADE/8th Grade Celebration
 
May 27th               LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR 6TH AND 7TH GRADE, School ends at Noon
 
In the interest of keeping our school safe and secure, Westlake Middle School has joined 20 other schools in the Adams 12 school district in purchasing the Raptor Technologies V-Soft visitor tracking system. This equipment scans a visitor's state driver's license/identification card and compares it to a law enforcement data base that consists of registered sex offenders from 48 states including Colorado. Should a visitor be identified from the data base, school personnel and security will be immediately notified.  When entering Westlake Middle school, all visitors will be asked to present a state issued ID which will be scanned into the Raptor system. The ID is scanned for visitor's name, date of birth, and photo comparison with the law enforcement data base.  Additional visitor data will not be gathered and no data will be shared with any outside company or organization.  The school will then print a name/visitor badge to be worn while visiting in the school. Use of Raptor began on Monday, October 12, 2009.