GATOR GAZETTE
Westgate Elementary Monthly Newsletter
December 4, 2020
Office/Attendance 402-390-6495
mininni.patricia@westside66.net
Preschool/Club 402-390-8202
December
21 Winter Break Begins - NO SCHOOL
(Dec. 21 - Jan. 4)
January
5 - School Resumes
5 - 5 and 6 - A-K students in school, L-Z learn from home
7 - and 8 - L-Z students in school, A-K learn from home
11 - CC Meeting & Parent Advisory 6pm (Virtual)
18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL for Students
Symptoms Tracker
Children’s COVID-19 Help Line
402-955-3200
Visit ChildrensOmaha.org/Symptoms to access Children’s COVID-19 Symptom Checker, an online assessment tool developed by Children’s to help parents and supplement our 24/7 COVID-19 Help Line.
TO REPORT ABSENCES...
CALL:
Office - 402-390-6495
(Available 24 hours a day)
You are welcome to leave a message with your child’s name and reason for the absence
START TIME: 8:30 A.M.
Our instructional school day will start at 8:30 a.m. Doors will be opened at 8:20 a.m. allowing students plenty of time to walk to classrooms, hang up backpacks, check in with teachers and peers, and be ready for those first important words of the day at 8:30 a.m. Give your students every advantage of a successful day by having them here at 8:20 a.m.!
Active Listening
Working with Others
Expectations for December
Technology
Special Events/Guests/Parties
Breakfast and Lunch Information
Due to a grant, school breakfast and lunch are FREE. If you would like your child(ren) to eat a grab and go breakfast, they may arrive at 8:20
•Please note: If your child orders extra of the entree or anything a la carte there WILL be a charge for those items.
Online lunch menu may be viewed here:
https://schools.mealviewer.com/school/WestgateElementarySchool
Free/Reduced Application available here: http://wcsapplyforfreelunch.heartlandapps.com
Applications must be completed every year regardless of whether you have qualified in the past.
CHECK OUT THE NEW WESTGATE WEBSITE!!!!
Be sure to bookmark this site for upcoming events and other school-related information.
KEEP US FROM GETTING LOST!
Please make sure to mark all jackets, coats, hats, gloves, lunch pails, backpacks and other student items with their NAME in case they are left around the building or out at recess. This helps us get them back to the right owner.
1st - Wednesday of each month 6am-7pm
2nd - Tuesday of each month Community Club Mtg. 6pm
3rd - Saturday of each month 11am-9pm
84th & "Q" Streets
402-593-6099
Free After School Club @ Do Space!
This is a brand new, virtual After School Club we've recently launched at Do Space for elementary and middle school kids. Each session explores STEAM activities with kids -- including coding tutorials, engineering and making, design, and digital art. This program is totally free and hosted on Zoom every weekday afternoon except Fridays. Do Space is located in Omaha, but it's our hope this program benefits kids across Nebraska. You can find more information here: https://dospace.org/afterschool/.