The Westgate Wire

It has been a busy week at Westgate! Below are a few important pieces of information:

Clarification:

• Before winter break, some students who receive support services were invited back to 4 days of in-person learning. Students qualifying for this opportunity received an individual email. If you did not receive a specific email regarding your child, they would remain in their current choice of the 2-day hybrid or remote learning model.
• All families received an email from Dr. Bein asking parents to choose between attending 4 days of in-person learning or remote learning when the district moves to the Step 4 In-Person or Remote Learning Model on January 19th, should the metrics be met, and it is deemed safe to do so. We will stay in the Step 3-Hybrid and Remote Learning Model, our current model, if the metrics are not met. Please look for future communication regarding moving to the Step 4 In-Person or Remote Learning Model.

Hybrid Students Switching to Remote Learning for Short Periods of Time

• Over the past few months, we have allowed hybrid students to move to remote learning for short periods of time upon request. As of January 19th, we ask students who have selected hybrid or in-person learning to attend in-person on their scheduled days unless they have an illness related or scheduled absence.
• If a family has a safety concern, we ask that you consider moving to remote learning until our next selection date. We ask that you do not request to be remote daily or for short periods of time as this is incredibly difficult to manage and creates many challenges with contact tracing. Thank you for your partnership and understanding!

We wish you a healthy and happy weekend!

~Ann and Scott

Thank you all for the CREATIVE window scenes/decorations. You outdid yourselves and the families had so much fun viewing them this winter break. We appreciate you scrambling to get them done before the holiday too.

Here are the winners!

Most Creative: Mrs. Proffitt

Most Original : Dr. Duffy

Funniest: Mrs. Danley

Best Overall: Ms. Betsoleiman and Mrs. Zapatka

Student voices have been heard! We are making plans to expand preferred recess spaces. In order to do that we need your help. Winter weather is approaching and many of these new spaces will be in the field. Here’s where we need your help. Please send your child(ren) to school each day with the appropriate snow gear, coat, hats, gloves, snow pants, and boots. This way they will be able to participate with their peers and enjoy the snow without worrying about getting too wet. If you are in need of any of the items listed above, please reach out to our wonderful Social Workers, Annie Crump, acrump@sd25.org, or Jeff Pawelski, jpawelski@sd25.org, and they will work with you to get what your child needs.

1/18-Martin Luther King, Jr. Day-No School

1/21-2/3- Virtual Book Fair

2/11-2/12- Parent/ Teachers Conferences

3/12-Report Cards

3/22-3/26- No School- Spring Break

4/2- No School

4/19-SIP Day- No School

5/28-SIP Day-No School

5/31-Memorial Day- No School