The Westgate Wire

With the beautiful weather, we’ve seen many families bringing their dogs along on their walks to school. While we love our four-legged friends, please remember that dogs are not allowed on Westgate property.

Thank you for your understanding and support!

As we begin the new school year, we want to remind families of our expectations regarding cell phones and other electronic devices at school, including wearables. These expectations are designed to help students stay focused on learning, minimize distractions, and support a positive school environment.

• Middle school students are expected to turn off electronics and store devices in their middle school locker during the school day.

• Elementary students are expected to leave electronics in the “off” position and in their backpacks throughout the school day.

• A supervising teacher may grant permission for them to be used or if needed during an emergency.

• They may not be used in any manner that will cause disruption to the educational environment or will otherwise violate student conduct rules.

The District will provide access to students who do not own a mobile learning device in circumstances when its use is required for instructional purposes during the day. Electronic devices may be used during the school day if:

• Use of the device is provided in the student’s IEP, or

• Permission is received from the student’s teacher with administrator approval

We appreciate your partnership in helping our students be present, engaged, and ready to learn each day. Please take a moment to review the flyer to the right, along with the full policy in the Parent/Student Handbook.

Attention all nature lovers! Do you like to be outside? Do you like to work with dirt? Would you like to be a leader to help to plant and harvest in our Westgate Garden? If so, Westgate Garden Club is for you!

Westgate Garden Club is looking for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade student garden leaders to help maintain our garden area this fall and then help plant and harvest vegetables next spring. We are also hoping to be able to have an indoor hydroponic garden throughout the winter months.

Please go to this link for additional information and to sign up your child.

Sign-up for this club will close on Friday, September 4th. (Sorry, but we cannot accept late enrollment after this date.)

Any questions? Please contact one of the Garden Club Teacher Leaders:

Donna Hynek (dhynek@sd25.org) and Abby Horn (ahorn@sd25.org)

Are you interested in being a parent room rep for your child’s classroom this year? If so, click here to apply. Applying does not guarantee you a room rep position, as it will depend on the total number of parents that apply. Please be patient as the PTA finalizes room rep selections because it may take up to two weeks. Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Westgate! Feel free to reach out to Shelly Daley, PTA Parent Room Rep Chair with any questions at michelledaley24@gmail.com

Westgate PTA Room Rep responsibilities throughout the year may include:

• Plan the Halloween & Valentine’s Day parties for your child’s classroom--and recruit up to four parent volunteers to assist at them
• Assist your child's teacher with setting up volunteer schedules
• Welcome and mentor any new families in your classroom during the school year
• Assist your teacher with other classroom needs

MAP testing begins on Tuesday, September 1st and runs through Friday, the 18th. Please reference your teacher’s weekly communication around their individual testing schedules. As a reminder, students perform best when well-rested, eat a healthy breakfast, and come with a fully charged chromebook. We appreciate your partnership!

We want to ensure every student has the best possible start to their day through access to our breakfast program. All students are invited to enjoy this convenient, nutritious, and affordable way to begin their school day!

Breakfast Program Details:

Program start date: Friday, August 21st

Location: Commons

Serving Time: 8:45 am - 9:05 am

Daily Cost Paid: $2.00

Reduced-Price: $.30 or Free: $0.00 (for students that qualify for free or reduced meal benefits)

Payment: All students have a meal card and breakfast meals will be charged to their Mealtime account. For more information on how to pay for school meals, please visit our website.

Menu

How to Participate:

If your student participates in the CAP program and would like to eat school breakfast in addition or as an alternative to what is offered at CAP, please notify the CAP staff. Students will be dismissed from CAP and allowed to eat school breakfast before the school day starts.

Saturday, September 19 | 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Arlington Heights Historical Museum
110 W. Fremont St., Arlington Heights

Heritage Fest is looking for families to host booths celebrating their culture, traditions, and heritage. If your family has participated in a D25 Multicultural Fair, this could be a great opportunity to share your culture with the broader Arlington Heights community.

Sign up to host a booth

Heritage Fest is presented by the Arlington Heights Park District, Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Arlington Heights Historical Museum, and Village of Arlington Heights.

• K-2-6:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

• 3-5-6:40 p.m.-7:10 p.m.

• Specials/Specialists/Related Service-6:15 p.m.-6:45 p.m.

"Join us for a Dine Out fundraiser with Chick ’n Fizz! on Thursday, September 10! Come have dinner at Chick ’n Fizz (18 South Evergreen, Arlington Heights) between 4 - 8 PM and 15% of your family’s dining total will be given to Westgate PTA. Don’t forget your flyer, see you there! "

9/2-Picture Day

9/3-Curriculum Night (see schedule above)

9/7- Labor Day-No School

9/21- Yom Kippur-No School

10/22-10/23- Parent/teacher Conferences

11/3-Election Day-No School

11/20-Report Cards sent via email

11/23-11/27- Thanksgiving Break- No School

12/21-1/4-Winter Break-No School