December 3, 2017

Math

Chapter 4-5 post test went home in your child's blue folder on Friday. If your child is interested in retaking, click here. Click here for some activities and websites you can utilize to practice for the retake.

As we approach the next unit in math (chapters 6-9), students will be building on many of the same concepts that were in chapters 4-5, with the added layer of using properties to write expressions. Here are some examples:

Write an expression for seven more than two
Solve the expression if w = 2. (w x 3) - 4

The homework pages were sent home in Friday Folders as well. We will end this unit for math right before we go off to winter break!

We have also been working on Flipgrids to show what we've been learning with multiplication and division. Click here to check our your child's video! The password is d111.

ELA

This week we wrote our connections to what we learned when Explorit Science came out. There were lots of things learned and many connections made. There were so many excellent connections made to what students already knew. Here's an example below:

Science

We're continuing our learning on animal adaptations. We have created expert groups so that classmates will become experts in a specific biome and go back to their group and teach them. We have learned about the desert biome and the aquatic (ocean) biome in the past week. Students will be taking an animal adaptations and biomes assessment on Friday.

ODDS AND ENDS

2018-19 Lottery: Starting on December 1st, lottery applications will be available at the front office or by going to www.joinwestlake.com. Our enrollment period for the 2018-19 Lottery is December 1, 2017 to January 31, 2018. Please share this information with friends and family who are interested in attending Westlake Charter School.
Movie Night/Santa at the Park: Please join us Friday, December 8th for a fun and cozy movie night in our brand new gym. Games will begin at 5:30pm and Despicable Me 3 will begin promptly at 5:45pm. Water and popcorn will be provided by WAVE. Immediately following the movie, we will head over to Valley Oak Park to greet Santa and his friends from the Sacramento Fire and Police Departments. Click HERE for We need a few volunteers to make this night fun for everyone. Please click HERE to sign up to volunteer for a shift. We look forward to seeing you there!
Parents go to school night: Parents go to School Night is on Wednesday, January 31st and we would like your input. Would you mind filling out this survey to let us know what sessions you would like to see during the event? Thank you
After School LIVE: The first session of LIVE, Westlake's after-school club program, was a huge success! Our next session will run from January 22–March 9. Please Click here to sign-up to lead a club and provide our Explorers with joyful learning experiences! The volunteer information flier has more information about what it means to lead a club. If you have any questions, please email Allison Chavez at live@westlakecharter.com.
Six Flags Reading Logs: Thank you everyone for sending the Six Flags Read to Succeed logs home with your k-6 students! Attached is a letter to parents about the program that you can post by your door for parents to reference. You can also send out this letter to your parents electronically with the attachment. A Reading Log is also attached, just in case you need to make additional copies. Reading for the logs should be reading that is above and beyond assigned reading. Or, if you don’t give homework on the weekends or holidays, for example, any reading done then could count. Email Holly Hein (h.hein@sbcglobal.net) with questions. Remind students to FULLY FILL OUT THE INFO ON THE LOGS!! All logs due on February 23, 2018.

Important Dates

Wednesday, December 6th (5:30) - School Spelling Bee
- Come support Lance!
Friday, December 8th - WAVE Movie Night
Friday, December 15th - Barnes and Noble Bookfair Family Night
Wednesday, December 20th - Holidays Around the World
Friday, December 22nd - Friday, January 5th - NO SCHOOL, Winter Break