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Weekly Newsletter
* Tomorrow is the Fall Festival! I hope
to see everyone there! The festival begins
at 2pm. The Scholastic Book Fair will also Octobe r 19 t h , 2 018
be running during the Fall Festival. This is
a great family event! Important Dates:
*Parent Teacher Conference: Parent It’s WALKTOBER!
Teacher conferences will be held November 5th-
Keep walking to school and
9th. Click HERE to sign up for your student’s
recording those trips all month
conference starting October 15th. Click
long!
HERE for instructions on how to sign up. We look
forward to having 100% of our families attending Be sure to sign up for a parent
a 1st trimester conference. Remember, November conference! Conferences will be the
5th-9th will be early dismissal for all grades to allow week of November 5 th- 9 th
for time to meet with each of our families. October 20th
*Standards Based Grading Parent
Fall Festival!
Night: Our school is moving towards Standards
Based Grading. Come join us for a parent night on
Thursday, November 1st, from 6:00-7:00pm in October 26 th
the cafeteria. At this event we will discuss: The
“What?” and “Why?” of Standards Based Grading. Rainbow Spirit Day!
*Thank you to our chaperones for the field trip! Dress in all the colors/ wear
You helped make it a huge success! The class had a rainbow!
fantastic time exploring a farm at Cal Expo and
taking a tour through a forest! Be sure to ask your
students what they learned about cows, seeds, November 5 th-9 th
worms, trees, and more! Early Dismissal(1:30) for Parent
*Bullying Prevention Month is in full swing! Conferences
We have had some powerful class discussions around
what to do if you experience bullying or if you
witness someone being bullied. Students have **Be sure to donate to our field
strategies to help solve these problems before trip and supply funds**
they start and know it is always a good idea to
seek adult assistance.
*Next week is Red Ribbon Week. We will be
focused on making healthy choices! The week will be
full of activities around what it means to make
healthy choices! On Friday, we will celebrate Red Contact Mrs. Morgan
Ribbon Week with a spirit day where students may jmorgan@westlakecharter.com
dress in RAINBOW! Wear as much rainbow as
you can! I am excited to dress up too!