What's Up, Westy Academy!

What a long week! We started out the week on Saturday actually, and had such a great time with our students and families at the Homecoming parade. From there, Spirit Week took off with a whimsical force and the theme "Happily Ever After" was definitely abundant each day throughout the student and teachers. By mid-week we had some awesome birds of prey visitors from Nature's Educators, who provided an educational assembly to all levels. We then ended with our first round of Parent Teacher Conferences, and are so happy to have made it to Friday afternoon!

We will wrap up conferences on Monday night, and then are looking forward to what we hope is a calm week ahead. The fall weather has started to move in, take advantage of the cooler temps and get some fresh air this weekend! Have a good one!

Once Upon a Time there was an awesome school called Westy Academy, and all the fairest in the land attended.... Another awesome Homecoming Parade!! We had students come dressed in the favorite fairy tale costumes, and had everything from Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Frozen, Dragons, Knights, Rapunzel, Queens, Kings, and more! Parents joined their students and a wonderful time was had by all! We LOVE events like these that allow us to get to know our Owl Community outside of school, too! Look for other ways to get involved in the school, and join us!

Check out more pictures from Saturday's parade, and all the Spirit Days at the Facebook page link below!

www.facebook.com/waiscolorado

• October 10th: Early Dismissal @ 1:40pm
• October 10th: Fall Parent Teacher Conferences; 2:00pm-8:00pm
• October 17th-28th: School Wide Candy Drive for Trick or Treat Street
• October 17th: Early Dismissal @ 1:40pm
• October 18th: Chiptole Fundraiser for 5th grade Washington D.C. trip
• October 21st: Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Patch Field Trip; Pre-k, Barnett, Hurrle, Anderson, Moore and Byrd's classes
• October 24th-25th: Fall Break-NO SCHOOL
• October 31st: Early Dismissal @ 1:40p
• October 31st: Trick or Treat Street @ 5:00pm-6:00pm
• November 1st: School Wide field trip to Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Would you like to help acknowledge our teachers? One of the best ways to show your appreciation is with yummy food!

If you are willing and would like to help provide some awesome food for the teachers during Parent Teacher Conferences this coming Monday, October 10th, please fill out the form below! Any and all potluck donations are appreciated, and greatly enjoyed by the staff!

Thank you in advance for helping to appreciate our Teachers!

Again, conferences are Monday Oct. 10th @ 2pm-8pm!

https://bit.ly/potluckforconferences

Street Wise Arts presents Comic Book
Creations with Joseph Jimenez
"Monks & Ninjas"

TUESDAYS AFTER SCHOOL; 3:45P-4:45PM

• DATES OF CLASSES: 10/11, 10/18, (Skip 10/25), 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, (SKIP Date 11/22), 11/29

Learn how your favorite graphic novels come alive and create one of your own.
In this six-week course, you will work with artist Joseph Jimenez to learn the history and fundamentals of creating a comic book. You will translate your own unique experiences into storytelling with plot and character development. At the end of the workshop, we will share and reflect on the stories you created and you'll have your very own comic book to take home!

The class is capped at 25 students, so make sure to sign up today!
www.monksandninjas.com

www.streetwisearts.org

https://forms.gle/3oSPadU5ehF2QsG28 ------LINK FOR REGISTRATION

Westy Academy will be participating in a school wide field trip to DMNS on November 1st! All classrooms from preschool to 8th grade will attend. Each classroom will need parent chaperones to assist with groups of students during the trip. If you are interested in becoming a parent chaperone for this field trip specifically, please complete the link below as soon as possible. We appreciate your help!

https://bit.ly/museumchaperone

Parents! Are you interested in joining your student on an upcoming field trip? Make sure that you have a current Westminster Public Schools Volunteer application on file for the 22-23 school year. Then, make sure that you communicate with your student's teacher about your interest in volunteering and chaperoning! We always love and appreciate the help we get with our students!

Students! Make sure to check the Lost and Found bin located outside the Main Office for missing coats, sweaters, and more! If you have misplaced any belongings during the school day, this is the place to start your search.

**The Lost and Found bin gets FULL pretty quickly! Due to the space constraints in the school, all unclaimed Lost and Found items will be donated at the end of every Hexter. Please make sure to check the bin frequently!

Visit Chiptole on Tuesday, October 18th from 4-8pm and 33% of your meal total will come back to Westy Academy to support the Washington D.C. trip! Do Good with Chipotle!

7303 Federal Blvd. unit 1 Westminster CO