The Westgate Wire

On Election Day, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, Westgate school will be used as a polling place all day. We have the following procedures in place to ensure the safety of our students and staff:

• The polling place for our school is our gym.

• Voters will only be allowed to enter through the gym door directly off the playground.

• Any door connecting our gym to our school building will be locked.

• We will hire a full-time building attendant to sit in the area that connects the gym to the building.

• A District Administrator will be on site that day.

• Students scheduled for P.E. that day will have their P.E. class in their classroom.

• All grades will have indoor recess.

We take the safety and security of our students and staff very seriously. And while these procedures will cause some disruption to our typical day, we are confident that students will continue to have a safe and engaging day of learning.

If you have questions, please contact me at abuch@sd25.org.

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.

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.

• Spring Break-3/27-3/31
• No School-4/7
• No School-4/10
• 3rd/4th Grade GLOW Party-4/21 from 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
• 5th Grade Music Concert-4/27 at 6:30 p.m.
• Crazy Hair Day-4/28
• Teacher Appreciation Week- 5/1-5/5
• Bike/Roll to School Day-5/3
• PTA Capinarari's Ice Cream Fundraiser-5/15 from 3:00 p.m-9:00 p.m.
• Variety Show Dress Rehearsal-5/16
• District Track Meet-5/17 at 4:15 p.m.
• PTA Meeting-5/17 from 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
• Variety Show- 5/19
• Kindy Ice Cream Social-5/24 from 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• No School-5/26
• No School-5/29
• PTA Art Club Gallery Night-5/30 from 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
• Field Day-6/2
• Fun Fair/Book Fair- 6/2 from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
• Field Day Rain Date-6/5
• Last Day of School-6/7