The Westgate Wire

We are beginning the planning process for the 23-24 school year. Click this link to provide the school with any information you feel would be important as we consider placement for your child. Please know that the placement process for all of the Westgate students is extensive and well thought out. To that end, it is important to understand that requests for a specific teacher will not be considered, as allowing parents to request teachers puts a significant strain on an already extensive process. All staff members are committed to providing the best education for your children. This form is to be completed by Friday, April 21, 2023.

Emotional stability is a vital component to children's academic, social, and emotional growth. Research shows that the mere presence of a caring adult can help children lead more successful lives. As adults caring for children, we can use what we know about emotion skills to not only guide children through intense emotional situations, but to show up as our best selves when they need us. This resource defines five steps we can use to open conversations, get to the heart of an issue, and support children's healthy emotion regulation skills based on the webinar, Helping Children Manage Emotions During Uncertain Times, delivered by Drs. Marc Brackett and Robin Stern.

We are still looking for acts for the Variety Show. Please complete this form if your child is interested in participating.

RACE TO REGISTER for the ABC/25 Get Burbed Challenge on April 15, 2023! Join classmates, friends, family and staff to support the ABC/25 Foundation. You can run or walk the 5K or 1 Mile events or support the event by volunteering. Register by March 17th to receive the early bird benefits - a guaranteed race shirt in your size, packet delivery to your SD25 school and discounted registration! Additional details and link to register can be found at abc25challenge.org/registration.

Be sure to watch the video to see the winner of this years race shirt! Follow us on Facebook for all events and updates!

Summer U 2023 June 12 - June 30, 2023 at Thomas Middle School *Dates subject to change pending review of winter weather emergency days. Registration will be open until April 28, 2023, at 3 pm. Please visit www.sd25.org/summeru for a full list of courses and times. If you have any questions about Summer U, please email summeru@sd25.org for assistance.

D25's Parent Academy

On Friday, the District launched its new Parent Academy newsletter and page on the website.

The goal of Parent Academy is to provide learning opportunities for parents to better understand ways to support their students’ academic success and personal well-being. We welcome parents and families to engage in various activities and events to explore topics related to mental health, well-being, equity and inclusion, and academics. Please visit the website (www.sd25.org/ParentAcademy) for archived newsletters, further resources and information, or to submit an idea/topic for the next Parent Academy newsletter.

5Essentials Survey | Click Here to Take It

As of today, Westgate has 29% participation, but we would love to have more!

Please take a few minutes to complete the 5Essentials Survey. Your participation in the parent portion of the survey will help us understand the conditions at our school and guide improvement.

A report will be generated only if we have at least 20% parent participation. If you are a parent of a student at multiple schools, please take the survey once for each school.

Survey Link: https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent

*Your identity and survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.*

• Report Cards- 3/10
  
• PTA Assembly- 3/14 (K-2 -9:15-10:00 and 3-5 -10:15-11:00)
• PTA Meeting- 3/22 at 7:00 p.m.
• Ramadan begins-3/23
• Spring Break-3/27-3/31