January 27 2019

Week of 01.28.19

Dear Westlake School Community:

I’m really looking forward to this week!  On Tuesday, we will be hosting the other middle school principals as we all work together to learn how to best implement teaching and learning practices for the best interest of our students.  I’m excited to open up our doors to my district colleagues and also to the ideas that come from inviting others into our work.

Over the course of this year Westlake has been working on developing skills around inviting students into the learning process more through the use of identifying what students should know or be able to do by the end of the lesson, how students will know they are making progress in their learning, and the use of questioning strategies to elicit evidence of learning.  Ask you child(ren) about the learning targets and success criteria being used in their classrooms and how these elements

are helping their learning.  I’d love to hear what you find out as well!

 

Winter Social- Help Needed!

Save the Date! Westlake Winter Social (formerly known as the Winter Dance) is February 8th from 4-5:30pm. Kids will stay after school and will be picked up by parents outside school at 5:30pm. $5 gives you admission, 1 slice pizza, unlimited drinks, and 1 raffle ticket. Additional slices of pizza, snacks and photo booth are $1 and games are 50 cents! The kids won’t want to miss this fun event!
We also need some parent volunteers and donations to make the event a success.  Please follow the SUG link if you can help out!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f4baea723a57-westlake7

Westlake Middle School Staff

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January 20 2019

Week of 01.21.19

Dear Westlake School Community:

Over the past several weeks I have spent time at Westlake and the district working with our district on our 2016 Bond Project plan.  Our school is slated to have a renovation this summer which includes items like replacing the corridor carpeting with tile, repairing/replacing various building systems, painting, and refreshing our inside main entry to name a few of the project line items.  In addition, we will be upgrading our classroom technology across the building which will begin in February of this year.  Your child(ren) will see these updates occurring over weekends and Spring Break starting in mid-February.  The technology upgrades will include an interactive white board and sound system that will most directly impact students in the classroom in enhancing their learning.   We are excited for the all the updates coming to our building and thank our community for passing the bond in 2016!

Winter Social- Help Needed!

Save the Date! Westlake Winter Social (formerly known as the Winter Dance) is February 8th from 4-5:30pm. Kids will stay after school and will be picked up by parents outside school at 5:30pm. $5 gives you admission, 1 slice pizza, unlimited drinks, and 1 raffle ticket. Additional slices of pizza, snacks and photo booth are $1 and games are 50 cents! The kids won’t want to miss this fun event!
 
We also need some parent volunteers and donations to make the event a success.  Please follow the SUG link if you can help out!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f4baea723a57-westlake7

 

WLMS 3v3 Basketball Tournament Registration is Open!

Follow the link to register!

https://form.jotform.com/83523710772153

  • $60 per team, 3-5 players (no combined grade teams)
  • Registration Deadline: January 25th
  • Admissions: $5 (kids 5 and under Free)
  • Concessions Available for purchase

Questions?

Contact Mary Despain @ 720.666.2391 or mary.despain@gmail.com

We can accommodate conflicting sports schedules!

ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS A NEW SOUND SYSTEM IN WLMS GYM

Dr. Heide, Principal Westlake Middle School

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January 13 2019

Week of 01.14.19

Westlake School Community:

What a great start the second semester of this school year!  The Spring Semester always seems to fly by to me and before we know it, it’s May!  I know we have all heard this from others and maybe even say it/recognize it ourselves, but time truly does fly by and in a blink of an eye our children are graduating high school or college or accepting that first job!  Let’s take the time to savor the moments of childhood our kids are experiencing and hold on to the memories being made.

Please know that I value your insights and input.   Feel free to reach out to me any time through phone or e-mail.

720.972.5200

rachel.e.heide@adams12.org

 

WLMS 3v3 Basketball Tournament Registration is Open!

Follow the link to register!

https://form.jotform.com/83523710772153

  • $60 per team, 3-5 players (no combined grade teams)
  • Registration Deadline: January 25th
  • Admissions: $5 (kids 5 and under Free)
  • Concessions Available for purchase

Questions?

Contact Mary Despain @ 720.666.2391 or mary.despain@gmail.com

We can accommodate conflicting sports schedules!

ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS A NEW SOUND SYSTEM IN WLMS GYM!

 

PTO Dine Out- Chipotle!

Forget about cooking dinner on Tuesday, January 15.  Join us at Chipotle on 120th and Sheridan to support Westlake.  33% of sales from 5:00 until 9:00 that day will come back to Westlake.  We know you will be hungry, but don’t forget to print the flyer before you head out.  If that happens, just pull out your digital device at checkout and open this newsletter   (LINK)   to flash the picture above. Taco Tuesday is super easy this week … YUMMY.

 

 

Dr. Heide, Principal Westlake Middle School

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January 6 2019

Week of 01.07.19

Happy New Year Westlake Families!

 The new year is upon us and it looks to be a great one!  I hope you enjoyed the Winter Break and that your children are ready to return for the second half of the school year.  We are looking forward to greeting students as they return from break and engaging in learning.  Staff have been hard at work developing their skills around supporting student learning and we will continue our work into the next semester.  Ask your child(ren) about Success Criteria and Learning Targets and how these elements have helped their learning.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please reach out to us at the school.  Our partnership is vital in the learning process and we are grateful for you!

WLMS 3v3 Basketball Tournament Registration is Open!

Follow the link to register!

https://form.jotform.com/83523710772153

  • $60 per team, 3-5 players (no combined grade teams)
  • Registration Deadline: January 25th
  • Admissions: $5 (kids 5 and under Free)
  • Concessions Available for purchase

Questions?

Contact Mary Despain @ 720.666.2391 or mary.despain@gmail.com

We can accommodate conflicting sports schedules!

ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS A NEW SOUND SYSTEM IN WLMS GYM!

 

Meet our New Campus Supervisor

Jeff Stanelle, WLMS Campus Supervisor

This school year we were fortunate to be able to hire a Campus Supervisor at Westlake.  Chris Laws has filled this role superbly and, unfortunately, will be leaving us after January 11th.  We wish him all the best in his future endeavors!

We have hired a new Campus Supervisor who will be starting right after break.  Please welcome Jeff Stanelle to our Westlake family!  Mr. Stanelle comes to us having retired from the Thronton PD and having worked with Mr. Laws in the past.  We are excited to have him join our school community.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Heide, Principal Westlake MIddle School

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