The Westgate Wire

• We want to be sure all our Westgate families are supported. Please complete the Family/Student Needs Survey 2024/2025 if your family needs support.
• Please be mindful of our neighbors if you and your children are playing on the back playground and field areas after school or on weekends. We want to avoid entering unfamiliar yards to recover balls or other equipment. Many neighbors have dogs and we would not want anyone injured or a dog to escape out of an open gate. Thanks!
• We encourage families to park on the streets around Westgate or in the front parking lot during arrival and dismissal. This will allow the parking spaces in the back parking lot to remain open for staff. We have staff members that arrive at 8:50 a.m. and many times do not have a place to park. Thank you for your help!

Attention Westgate Wolverines!!! We are happy to announce the return of a student leadership opportunity for 2nd and 3rd graders! We are building a student-led welcoming team for students who move into the Westgate community throughout the school year. We are seeking 2nd-3rd graders who are looking to take on this opportunity to:

• Make cards & posters

• Lead tours

• Be a lunch/recess buddy

• Create informational videos

• And more . . .

We will meet approximately once/month, during a recess period. Please fill out this Google form by Friday, October 4, 2024, if your 2nd or 3rd grade child is interested. We will contact your child/you before our first meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Bizzaro (sbizzaro@sd25.org) or Mrs. Najam (fnajam@sd25.org).

Westgate PTA’s Fall Fest will be Friday, September 27 from 5:30-7:30pm at Pioneer Park. All families are welcome.

Please reach out to samme.nowakowski@gmail.com with any questions!

Attention all nature lovers! Do you like to be outside? Do you like to work with dirt? Would you like to be a leader to help to plant and harvest in our Westgate Garden? If so, Westgate Garden Club is for you!

Westgate Garden Club is looking for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade student garden leaders to help clean up our garden area this fall and then help plant and harvest vegetables next spring.

Here's how it works:

• 2nd and 3rd students will meet during their lunch/recess time from 12:30-1:00 pm.
• 4th and 5th-grade students will meet after school from 3:45-4:30 pm. If participating, parents will need to have their child picked up after school at 4:30 pm.
• The fall season will be used to clean up the current garden and prepare it for spring planting. We will most likely just meet one time during this season.
• During the spring, students will have the opportunity to plant, grow, harvest vegetables, and take them home to their families to enjoy. Usually, we will meet about 2-4 times a month.
• Throughout the summer, Garden Club families can sign up for a week to continue to maintain and harvest our garden (Your family can even keep the veggies you pick!)
• After enrolling, you will be emailed of your child's Garden Squad group and upcoming dates usually 2-3 days ahead of time. Dates are set based on the weather and the type needed in the garden that week.
• Parents will be notified via email if Garden Club is canceled due to bad weather.
• Please have your students dress in older clothes and shoes on the days that they are assigned. Things can get messy!

PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SIGN-UP! Sign-up for this club will close on Friday, October 4th. (Sorry, but we cannot accept late enrollment after this date.)

Any questions? Please contact one of the Garden Club Teacher Leaders:

Donna Hynek (dhynek@sd25.org) and Abby Horn (ahorn@sd25.org)

• October 25th - Hat Day
  

• November 22nd - College Wear of Favorite Sports Team

• January 31st - Favorite Winter Animal

• February 28th - Pajama Day

• March 21st - Westgate Spirit Wear

• April 25th - Crazy Wear (Hats, Socks, Mismatch, etc.)

9/27- Westgate PTA Fall Fest at Pioneer Park

10/3-No School

10/11-2nd Grade Movie Night

10/23-PTA Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the LMC

10/31-Halloween Celebrations

11/4-Parent/Teacher Conferences

11/5-Election Day-No School

11/6-1st Grade Family Night from 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.