Weekly Newsletter
AUGUST 11TH
Advisory
Happy Friday, Advisory families!
This is the first newsletter I am sending out for the 2023-2024 school year. It has been such a fun week getting to know your child. I am looking forward to seeing them grow throughout their time in middle school. This week in Advisory, 6th graders selected the top 4 electives they would like to be in for the first trimester. Options for electives ranged from chess to soccer to gardening!
If you have any questions or concerns regarding something in the newsletter, feel free to reach out to me! I can help you get answers.
When it comes to my weekly newsletters, they will be sent out on Fridays at 4PM. I will also have newsletters archived on my website. You can access this document by clicking HERE.
Odds and Ends
On Friday, students were sent home with Fall Picture Day information
Westlake News
Fall Picture Day:
Kindergarten-11th grade picture day will be on Tuesday, August 22nd at both campuses. This is a uniform picture day for our K-8 campus. All students will have their picture taken for the yearbook and student IDs, even if they don’t purchase a picture package. CLICK HERE to pre-purchase your pictures online. Group pictures will be available to add to your package for Kindergarten to 5th grade classes only. We are looking for six volunteers to help with picture day. Email admin@westlakecharter.com if you are available to be at either campus from 8:00 AM - 2:00 pm on August 22nd - volunteers receive a free picture package.
Free and Reduced Price Meals:
Families, each year it is incredibly important to our school that we are able to account for every student during this form collection process. We are authorized by the Natomas Unified School District and as a part of our partnership, we commit to collecting these forms from every family. So, please, complete this form for every student in your family. While meals remain free for all students this school year, this is important data for our Charter authorization.
CLICK HERE to complete the Free and Reduced Price Meals (FRPM) acknowledgement form which will allow us to ensure everyone has received this information. Even if you don’t think you qualify for free or reduced priced meals, please complete the form for our tracking purposes.
CLICK HERE to complete the FRPM application.
Week of 8/14
Humanities - Erickson/King
WEEKLY FOCUS
Language Arts:
Start Refugee- Textual Evidence in literature/ non fiction
History:
Unit 1: Early Humans and the Rise of Civilization
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
N/A
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
Google Classroom
Lexia
Epic!
Newsela
Once students have been introduced these will become live links.
Math/Science - Power/Lee, Hubbard
WEEKLY FOCUS
Math:
How do mathematicians think and what tools do they use?
Leading in to Unit 1: Area and Surface Area
Science:
How do scientists look at the world and ask questions?
What is a system and how can we represent it with different types of models?
What IS a model?
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
N/A
PE - Woodard
WEEKLY FOCUS
PE class policy and procedures
- Expectations
- Dress Code
Team Building/Ice Breakers
Fitness Conditioning
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
N/A
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
CLICK HERE to get to our PE Website
CLICK HERE for Sick/Injury Form
Art - Jackson
WEEKLY FOCUS
Students will be a part of creating classroom expectations to ensure a safe, positive, organized and fun art class experience for the year. We will also be playing some art games to bond as a class and get to know each other better. We will end the day discussing our chameleon project, they will learn how to draw a chameleon on a branch using several different elements of art. We will eventually use watercolor techniques to compete the colorful art project.
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
N/A
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
Please visit my ART WEBSITE throughout the year to view student artwork. These posts will include in-progress work, completed projects and any information regarding upcoming events or art contests.
Art - Winston-Sandefur
WEEKLY FOCUS
Students will have an overview of of art expectations and routines. Students will also be starting our chameleon project, they will learn how to draw a chameleon on a branch using several different elements of art. We will eventually use watercolor techniques to compete the colorful art project.
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
N/A
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
Spanish - Cooper
WEEKLY FOCUS
¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español! This week, your 6th grader will review classroom expectations and will set goals for learning Spanish this year.
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
N/A
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
WEEKLY FOCUS
Hola
-This week students will learn routines & expectations to be successful in the Spanish classroom.
In class students will
-work in small groups to set goals for learning Spanish this year.
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
N/A