Weekly Family Email 5-20-22
Westgate Elementary School
# WE CAN WE WILL
Dear Westgate Families,
Gator Nation enjoyed so many fun experiences this week! Please ask your child about their Enrichment Cluster topic these past few days! Students had the opportunity to enjoy arts and crafts, martial arts, paper airplanes, spheros, animals, dance, and much more! We have two more days of Enrichment Clusters next week and many other fun events!
May 27th-Last Day of School-12:00 Dismissal-Report Cards will be sent home in student backpacks-Wear your GATOR GREEN!!!! GATOR NATION,BE PROUD OF ANOTHER YEAR OF GROWTH!!!
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to a great last few days with your children!
Amanda Moon
Principal-Westgate Elementary
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#wecanwewill
Amanda Moon
Principal
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 21 - Don and Millie's 11am-9pm
May 24 - Smoothie King - All Day
May 24 - Third Grade Field Trip to Schramm Park
May 24 - Fourth Grade Field Trip to Capital
May 25 - 6th Grade Party @ The Mark
May 25 - Band/Strings Concert @ Westgate 2:15pm
MAY 27 - 9:15 End of Year Assembly
May 27 - 10:30 6th Grade Ceremony-6th Grade Families are welcome to attend!
May 27 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - 12PM DISMISSAL
AUGUST 16 - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - 8:30 AM
End of Year Reminders
LUNCH ACCOUNT BALANCES: Please check your student's lunch account, all lunch accounts must be at or above zero at the end of the year. You may send cash or a check with your student and have him/her turn it into the office to have funds deposited into their account. Or, log onto www.myschoolbucks.com to manage your deposits. Any money left in lunch accounts will carry over for the next school year. Sixth grade accounts will transfer to the middle school.
LIBRARY BOOKS: Please return all library books to the media center before May 27th.
INFORMATION NEEDED: If your child will not be returning to Westgate next year, please contact our office at (402) 390-6495 or send an email to Mrs. Mininni at mininni.patricia@westside66.net. This information helps us prepare for enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year.
22-23 Classroom Teachers and New Staff
1-Mrs. Bandy, Mrs. Molinaro
2-Ms. Beerman, Ms. Kavan
3-Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Morris
4-Ms. Polman, Ms. Hakinson
5-Mrs. Mawawa, Mr. Pesek
6-Mrs. Gentile, Mr. Gillespie
We wish Mrs. Ahmady, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Bauers, and Ms. Shearer best of luck in their new adventures! We will miss them and appreciate all of their years of dedication to Westgate.
Please help us in welcoming the following new staff members to Gator Nation for the 2022-2023 school year!
Leah Thompson-Special Education Teacher
Samantha Mawawa-5th Grade Teacher
Clara Pohlman-4th Grade Teacher
Raydell Cordell III-Art Teacher
2022-2023 Westgate Community Club Officers
Jamie Jank-Vice President
Tim Carter-Secretary
Ken Kirkpatrick-Treasurer
Social Skills for May
Listening
Working with Others
Appropriate Voice Tone
Appropriate Voice Tone
Food Fundraisers for May
TO REPORT ABSENCES...
CALL:
Office - 402-390-6495
mininni.patricia@westside66.net
(Available 24 hours a day)
You are welcome to leave a message with your child’s name and reason for the absence
Upcoming Westside Events
Summer Learning Opportunities for K-3 Students
Throughout the school year, as part of Westside’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) process, students are assessed in reading and provided with strong instruction to support their needs. To engage families and extend the learning for students, we are sharing ways in which you can support your child with their reading. As we enter into summer, it is important to encourage practice in the area of reading so that students maintain the skills they learned this year.
This link:https://tinyurl.com/ue2tbc6v
outlines opportunities to continue learning with and without technology. Included are links to various activities you can do with your child, as well as reading programs available in the community and some website/app recommendations. The top priority this summer is simply having your child read every day. This can include timesDOES YOUR FAMILY NEED ASSISTANCE?
Westside Community Schools provides clothing and food assistance through the Family Resource Center to students and their families who may need extra support. Families can contact the School Social Worker, April Anderson, by email or at 402-408-8914 to arrange a time to meet there. Additional resources can be located in the Social Work Newsletter.
CHECK OUT THE 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.