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Dear Westgate Families,
Fall is certainly upon us and we are quickly making our way towards the Thanksgiving holiday next week!
As a reminder, we are still collecting food donations for our Westgate Food Drive. This allows us to support Westgate families during the Thanksgiving holiday. Please see the information below for ways in which you and your child can support this event. Donations will be accepted through this Friday, November 19.
In addition, our Westgate Book Fair will end this Friday, November 19. Visit the Fall Book Fair Website to sign up for eWallet or make direct online purchases. Students will have the opportunity to purchase books during their library time this week. As a reminder, a portion of all proceeds go back to support our Westgate library!
Next week is a short week for students and staff as there will be no school November 24-26. We hope that our entire school community can enjoy this extended time off with family and friends. Thank you for your continued support of all things Westgate and have a happy and healthy week ahead!
All my best,
Hallie Demetriades
Principal
6th Grade All County Chorus - Audition Information
We are very excited to announce AUDITIONS for the 2022 Sixth Grade All-County Choral Festival! ACCF is a unique opportunity for your child to make music with other sixth grade students from all over the county. Our guest conductor, Michael Wu, will be working with all the singers throughout the culminating festival weekend of Friday, March 18th and Saturday, March 19th. Our school has a limited number of spots available, so students will be selected by audition. It is important that students understand that this is a serious commitment. Please see here for more information regarding auditions. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email Mrs. Schubert at vjschubert@fcps.edu.
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Westgate Thanksgiving Food Drive is November 3-19
Our annual PTA Thanksgiving food drive for Westgate families starts this week. Students are encouraged to drop off grade level specific donations in the boxes marked "Thanksgiving Donations" in the hall or by the main office.
If your family would prefer to make a monetary donation, the PTA is collecting gift cards to local food stores to include with the food baskets. You can drop off a gift card by placing it in an envelope marked: Thanksgiving Donation and drop it by the office. Here are the grade specific items we are collecting.
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Kindergarten: 1 Box of Stuffing
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First Grade: 1 Box of Dessert Mix (Cookies, Brownies, Cake)
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Second Grade: 1 Box of Instant Potatoes
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Third Grade: 1 Can of Cranberry Sauce
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Fourth Grade: 1 Package or Can of Gravy
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Fifth Grade: 1 Box of Corn Bread Mix (No Refrigerated Rolls)
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Sixth Grade: 1 Can of Vegetables (Green Beans, Corn, etc.)
Thank you for considering to give back to our school community this November!
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Emotional Social Health & Human Growth and Development Lessons
Emotional Social Health Lessons for Grades 2 and 3 and the Human Growth and Development Lessons for Grades 4, 5, and 6 will be instructed the week of December 13-17. Parents can access and preview these lessons by logging into their Schoology accounts and selecting Westgate’s All Parents course. If you are having difficulty accessing the lessons on Schoology, please refer to an email from your student’s teacher that will be coming soon.
If you have questions about this instruction, we will be offering an optional virtual coffee on November 29th from 9:00-10:00 am at this link: https://meet.google.com/hws-ubdi-wiv.
If you prefer to opt your student out of these lessons, please return the correct grade level’s opt out form found here: https://www.fcps.edu/node/31710
Westgate Makerspace - Donations Needed
Westgate Fall Book Fair is November 15 – 19
The Westgate Library is having a Fall Book Fair! This is a great time to stock up on books for your home library while supporting our school.
- Classes will visit the fair to browse and make wish lists.
- Purchases can be made on an assigned day for each class.
- Want to help build your teacher’s classroom library? Purchase a Book Fair gift certificate! Instructions will be on the wish lists.
- Unfortunately, parents are not allowed into the fair this year. You may send money with your student, sign up for an eWallet account, or shop the fair site online.
Visit the Fall Book Fair Website to sign up for eWallet or make online purchases.
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FCPS is Hiring Substitute Teachers
FCPS is looking for kind and caring substitute teachers to ensure our students continue to thrive when teachers need to be out of the building. Substitute teaching is a great opportunity for stay-at-home parents, retirees, college students, and anyone who wants a flexible work schedule. Subs save the day- apply today!
https://www.fcps.edu/careers/career-opportunities/substitute-teaching-opportunities
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Join the PTA Today!
Our PTA is amazing and we would love for you to join and be a part of this great community of Westgate families. Signing up is easy and help us reach our goal and sign up today! You can sign up here.
Amazon Smile - Support our School!
Looking for an easy way to support Westgate? We have an AmazonSmile account! Every time you shop at Amazon and select the Westgate PTA as your designated charity, and .5% of your purchase will be donated to Westgate. You can click here (https://smile.amazon.com/ch/54-1561076) to get started! Just remember, to shop at smile.amazon.com instead of the regular Amazon page each time you make a purchase! Supporting Westgate couldn't be easier!
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