The Westgate Wire

• Classroom instruction begins at 9:05 a.m. Students arriving after that time will need to enter the front door and may be marked tardy. Parents also need to use the QR code outside the front door to check their child into the building. It is important that parents complete this step and not just drop their children at the front door.
• We will have Parent-Teacher Conferences on February 17th and 18th. The conference sign-ups are open through Sign-up Genius until Thursday, February 10th at 10:00 a.m.

Parents, students, and teachers across Illinois will have an opportunity to participate in the tenth annual statewide Illinois 5Essentials Survey. This survey is designed to generate a detailed picture of the inner workings of Westgate School. As a parent, this opportunity will allow you to share your thoughts on the important elements of school effectiveness. Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will help us understand the conditions at Westgate School and guide improvement. Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.

Please take a few minutes to complete the survey linked below. The survey window will close on March 11, 2022. If at least 20 percent of Westgate parents complete this survey, a parent supplement report will be generated.

Link for parents to take the survey: http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/

Thank you in advance for your feedback!

Crazy 8s is a recreational math club for elementary school students led by your very own Westgate teachers. Its goal is to raise a generation of students who love numbers. It is designed to be fun, social, and lead kids to bond over math in a whole new way. Weekly themes include Glow-in-the-Dark Geometry, Bouncy Dice Explosion, Beach Ball Party, and much more!

Crazy 8s Math Club will begin the week of February 28th and meet once a week, for 8 consecutive weeks (excluding Spring Break). Crazy 8s Math Club is provided free of charge. During club sessions, math club members will discover patterns, solve mysteries, and create new learning. This is NOT a competitive club.

Lunch clubs will meet for 40 minutes during recess. After school clubs will meet 3:40-4:30. Students in after-school clubs must have their own transportation home, no busing will be provided.

Club participation will be first come-first served. Sign Up Today! Click Here to Sign Up. Completing the Sign Up Form does not guarantee your child a spot. You will receive a confirmation email to confirm your child’s enrollment. Please contact Amy Arce at aarce@sd25.org with any questions.

We hope to see you soon!

-Mrs. Arce, Ms. Carey, Mrs. Cory, Miss Gerber, Mrs. Hynek, and Mrs. Mazzolla

Westgate families-

Can you believe we are HALFWAY through our Kids Heart Challenge program?! Our students are having SO much fun learning the different ways to have happy and healthy hearts and helping to save lives! Has your student jumped on board with our heart hero explorers?

Take the challenge to keep your heart healthy HERE and earn your free wristband!

Thank you so much for your support in helping us raise $12,000 for the American Heart Association this year! So far we have raised $11,052. AMAZING!!

We also have a goal for 100 families to complete Finn’s Mission to create a community of life savers at Westgate. So far we have had 137 families complete Finn’s Mission! To get started, click HERE!

Thank you so much for your support, Westgate families!!

Kindergarten pre-registration is now open for the 2022/23 school year. To begin the process, please visit the district website at:

https://www.sd25.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=1574

If you have any questions, please contact the Westgate office at (847) 398-4292

• Parent/Teacher Conferences-2/17-2/18
  
• Animal Day-2/25
• PTA Meeting-3/2 from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
• Report Cards-3/4
• Beach Day-3/18
• Spring Break- 3/21-3/25