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Week 10
Happy Friday, Explorer families!
This week we were excited to have 2 community helpers visit our students - a qualified chef and a qualified nurse. The students loved this and it gave them some insight into what they do in their jobs. We are continuing with our core value of Excellence for the month of October. Teaching students to work hard and do their best is important even at such a young age. This week we have been celebrating Red Ribbon week. Red Ribbon Week is an annual alcohol, tobacco, drug, and violence prevention campaign that takes place every October in the United States. We don’t touch on this very much in Kindergarten other to point out the need to make healthy choices in our lives.
📅 Upcoming Dates
🎃🍂October 25th: Fall Festival - WCS Annual Fall Festival - Saturday
Westlake Fall Festival this Saturday - October 25th
Join us for Westlake Charter School’s Fall Festival on Saturday, October 25th from 3:00 – 6:00 PM on our K–8 Campus! Enjoy games, food, a Haunted House, Dessert Walk, Silent Auction, and more — all made possible by our amazing volunteers. CLICK HERE for all the details, to sign up for a one-hour volunteer shift, and grab your presale tickets (30 for $20).
Walktober is here:
Throughout the month of October we encourage all students to walk to school at least three blocks or join our Walking School Bus and have their JIBE trip card scanned. Be sure to walk and have your card scanned as many times as you can between now and Friday, October 31st for a chance to win. Classes with at least 60% participation will win a party-in-a-box for their entire class. Let’s get moving! CLICK HERE for the information flyer. Don’t have a card yet? No problem, CLICK HERE to register today.
K-8 Parent Teacher Conferences:
Our first conference week is November 17th - 21st. Our Canyon Creek conference scheduler goes live to families on October 27th. If you need to update your conference schedule, please do so by THIS Friday, October 24th. Teachers should be available for conferences every day until 4:00 PM and should hold conferences every day of the week to accommodate families' work schedules. If you need to take time off during conference week please enter it in Frontline. Below are a few reminders regarding Conference Week:
Middle School After School Live Athletics - Volunteer Coaching Opportunities:
We are excited to be relaunching our Middle School ASLive Athletics program, which is open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. We are looking for VOLUNTEER COACHES to make this possible. Teams will meet twice a week throughout the season for practices and games. Practices and games last from 3:15 – 4:15 PM every day except Wednesdays. CLICK HERE to complete the Volunteer Coach interest form to let us know if you are interested in finding out more about coaching flag football, basketball, or volleyball!
📂 Friday Folders: Sent home every Friday with important papers, resources, and your child’s work. Please check them over the weekend, remove papers, and return the folder on Monday.
📚 Library Reminder: This week, our class visited the library and checked out books! Please help your child return their books by 10/20 so they can check out new ones next week. Happy reading!
Save the Date - Pumpkin Day - October 31st
🎃 Save the Date: Pumpkin Day! We’re excited to celebrate Pumpkin Day on Friday, 10/31! Our class will enjoy a variety of pumpkin-themed centers from 11:30–12:30, and we’ll need grownups to help make the fun happen. Please mark your calendars and keep an eye out for sign-ups and more details after break.
This week we:
Phonics:
This week our focus letters will be p and j.
Math
Counting groups in unusual arrangements.
Comparing groups using “more” and “fewer”.
Writing:
Narrative Unit: I can tell a story with characters and a setting,
I can tell a story with a beginning, middle, and end. .
SEL:
Core Value of Excellence
Strong Choices Vs. Weak Choices
Social Studies:
Community Helpers
Next week our students will be switching their specialty class. Mr. Cook's class will be in PE!