Family News

• Monday & Tuesday – Fall i-Ready Math Assessment: Students in grades 3–8 will take their Fall i-Ready math assessments. These assessments help us identify each student’s academic strengths and needs so we can provide the right support throughout the school year.
• Wednesday 1/2 Day for Students– Students will be released at 11:00 am, bussers will be picked up form school at 11, other students need to be picked up at 11:00 am.

We look forward to a great week of learning and welcoming our families to Westminster!

WCCS will have a half day for students on Wednesday, September 30. The school day will end at 11:00 A.M., and all students must be picked up by 11:30 A.M. Buses will leave the school at 11:00 A.M.

The half day gives our teachers and staff dedicated time for professional learning and planning to better support our students. Staff will participate in literacy training, CPR/First Aid training, and review student assessment data to create targeted intervention groups in reading and math.

This work helps us make sure we are identifying what each student needs and providing the right academic support throughout the school year.

Please make arrangements in advance for your child to be picked up on time. Thank you for your understanding and partnership as we continue working to provide the best possible learning experience for every WCCS student.

Please remember 9/30 Half-Day

🏫 School dismisses at 11:00 A.M.

🚌 Buses will leave school at 11:00 A.M.
🚗 Students being picked up must be picked up by 11:15 A.M.

Please make your child’s transportation and pick-up arrangements in advance so that everyone has a safe and smooth dismissal.

We Want to Hear From You!

Please take a few minutes to complete our brief Family Survey. Your voice, ideas, and feedback are important and will help guide decisions we make at our school. Use the link below.

You are a valued member of our school community, and your opinion matters. Thank you for partnering with us to make Westminster the best it can be for every student and family.

https://surveys.panoramaed.com/buffalopromiseny/1463308049/surveys

Lions are unique because they live together in groups called prides. Members of the pride depend on one another for protection, support, and survival. Each lion has a role, and the strength of the pride comes from its members working together and looking out for one another.

At Westminster Community Charter School, our Lions Pride works the same way. We are a community of students, staff, families, and partners who depend on and support one another. Every person belongs, every person matters, and every person contributes to the strength of our Pride.

Our three schoolwide expectations guide how we take care of ourselves and one another:

• Be Safe – Make choices that protect yourself and others.
• Be Respectful – Treat people, our school, and our community with kindness and respect.
• Be Responsible – Take ownership of your choices, your learning, and your role in our Pride.

Just like a lion pride, we are strongest when we work together. When one member needs help, others provide support. When one member succeeds, the Pride celebrates. When each of us does our part, our entire community becomes stronger.

At Westminster, you are never just one Lion—you are part of the Pride.

The safety of our students and staff is one of our highest priorities. In order to make sure are students are prepared we will practice various types of drills, throughout the school year.

Drills are intended to prepare students, not scare them.

Fire Drill - 8 per year, 6 before Winter Break
Students practice leaving the building safely and quickly. Evacuation may be necessary because of a fire, gas leak, unsafe condition, or another situation requiring everyone to leave the building.

Lockdown Drill - 4 per year, 2 before Winter Break
Students practice what to do if there is an immediate safety threat inside the school. Students and staff move to or remain in a secure location and follow established safety procedures.

Shelter/Shelter-in-Place - 1 per year

Students practice remaining safely inside the school when conditions outside or elsewhere make it safer to stay indoors. This could be used during severe weather or another environmental emergency.

Emergency Dismissal Drill - 1 per year, Oct. 9 is our scheduled date. Dismissal will start at 1:45, instead of 2:00 pm.
We practice our procedures for dismissing students early during an emergency.

Other Safety Responses that Students may experience.

Hold/Hold-in-Place -Students remain in their classrooms while hallways are temporarily kept clear. A hold might be used, for example, while staff respond to a medical emergency in another part of the building.

Secure/Lockout -The outside doors of the school are secured because of a potential concern outside the building. Students and staff generally continue normal activities inside the school.

All bus communication comes from the Buffalo Transportation department, please reach out direct to them with questions. Transportation Hotline: 716-816-4895, Depot numbers below:

300 & 400 Buses - 716-835-5410

500 Buses - 716-826-4771

600 Buses -716-896-1171

700, 800 & 900 Buses -716-894-4778

Our first $2 Dress Down Day Fundraiser was a SUCCESS!

Please not the dates for the year below.

2026–2027 Dress Down Days

Thank you for supporting opportunities that make school fun, build community, and celebrate our students.

A great way to clean up your house and support the school.

September 30 - 1/2 Day for Students, pick up 11:00 AM

October 7 - 4:30-6:30 Good for Neighborhood, ENL Parent Orientation, High School Fair 4:00-5:30

October 16 - Student fund raiser, Dress Down Day October 20 - - PAC Meeting 5-6 PM - ,Join Zoom Meeting

October 21 - Unity Day - Students wear orange shirts to support anti-bullying.

October 30 - Dress Up Day

October 31 - Fall Festival Pumpkin Decorating Haunted Hallway/Face Painting

Join us on Social Media:

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Check out our updated website: https://www.westminsterccs.org/

With your support, we look forward to building on our school’s 30-year history

of educating our community’s children. With your help, we can grow our pride!