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Dear Westgate Families,
As we enter the holiday season and look forward to the start of 2022, I wanted to take the opportunity to share the work that our school community is involved in as part of the Marshall Pyramid within Fairfax County Public Schools. I meet regularly with nine other principals in the Marshall Pyramid to support the ongoing work of strengthening our community and increasing student achievement. Our pyramid is very proud to share our new logo, which will serve as a framework for creating cultures of belonging and educational excellence in each of our schools.
As always, I am grateful to continue to serve the students, families, and staff at Westgate. Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy Thanksgiving week ahead!
With Gratitude,
Hallie Demetriades
 The Marshall Pyramid: Educational Excellence, Culture of Belonging
The Marshall Pyramid principals are committed to cultivating a culture of belonging in which all students are valued and their strengths and interests are developed to achieve academic excellence. We model what we ask our staff and students to do with each other as principals.
- We collaborate and problem solve.
- We focus on creating trusting partnerships.
- We make connections and build relationships.
Each school in the Marshall Pyramid is actively committed to building a pre-K through 12th grade framework for our students that embodies a culture of belonging and educational excellence. We look forward to continuing to partner with our students, staff, families, and community in this endeavor and wish everyone a continued safe and happy school year.
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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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
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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