Family News

New Assistant Principal - Ms. Elledge

On Monday September 15th Ms. Elledge will return to Westminster as a member of the Admin. team. She was a teacher at Westminster before the pandemic and is very excited to be back as one of the Assistant Principals. She is a Niagara Falls native, and attended Canisius College and Niagara University. She comes to us with a strong background in trauma-informed leadership and restorative practices.

Safety Drills

We will be starting our required safety drills this week. We will start with fire drills.

We practice so that if we have a real emergency, our students are prepared. Each year we need to conduct:

Fire Drills
Lock Down Drills
Early Release Drill
Shelter in place Drills

Please reassure your student that these drills are to practice, and nothing to be afraid of.

School Transportation

Transportation is controlled by BPS, and if you have questions you can reach out to them directly with questions. In order to build the routes for our buses BPS takes all students at the school into consideration, and gives each student who is more than .7 miles away a bus route. If you receive a letter from Buffalo with a bus route, and you do not want your child to ride that bus, please let the school know. If you don't tell us to not put them on the bus, we will be putting them on the bus. A simply call to the office, or note sent into the teacher is enough to make sure we do not put them on the bus.

If you want to make a change for a particular day, please make sure you have contacted the school or teacher by 12:30. Changes called in after that may not be abled to be processed in time.

Car Riders/Pick Ups

If you need to pick up your child early, you must do so before 1:30. No child will be released from 1:30 until 2:00 pm.

You must utilize our school pass number system for picking up your students. If you do not have a number please contact your child's teacher or the office so we can get you your students number. Please do not come into the office to request your child, unless you have not been given a school pass number.

Walkers

All walkers are released at 2:00 pm. Students need to walk on Westminster when they leave the building. Due to the buses being on East Amherst we want to ensure our students are safe as they walk home, and with the buses it can be dangerous.

First Meeting Tuesday Sept. 16th, 5:30-6:30 in person or join us on Zoom.

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Passcode: 726924

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Westminster Community Charter School is a Uniform School

In order to help build our community, we require our students to follow our uniform dress code. Our dress code helps create a safe and orderly environment, instills discipline, and eliminates the competition and distractions caused by varied dress styles. Students are expected to arrive in uniform every day. Students are REQUIRED to remain in their uniform for the entire school day, including lunch periods.

Tops: Navy Blue School Logo Top - Please purchased through our on-line system. https://www.westminsterccs.org/families/uniforms/

WCCS Embroidered short sleeve polo ($16)
WCCS Embroidered Sweatshirt ($18)

Bottoms: Khaki or Navy (color)

Uniform or Dress Pants*
Uniform or Dress Shorts*
Uniform Jumper
Uniform or Dress Skirt*

Dress Pants - do not include denim, ripped material, leggings, or jeggings. Dress pants would be made of cotton, polyester blend, or wool.

Dress Shorts - must be made of dress pant materials and have at least a 7-inch inseam; the bottom must be hemmed (no cut-offs).

Dress Skirts - must be made of dress pant materials and have at least a 9-inch inseam; the bottom must be hemmed (no cut-offs).

Short-Sleeve Polo shirts - students should not wear any visible shirt underneath their polo. If students are cold, they can wear a school sweatshirt.

Clothing that is ripped, cut, slashed, or has holes, is prohibited, even on dress-down days. Clothes with rips that are filled underneath are not allowed.

Footwear: Shoes or Sneakers

Rubber Bottom Shoes - appropriate for running and playing
Cotton, leather, or man-made leather, solid uppers
Shoes must have enclosed heels and toes.
No sandals, slides, slippers, high heels, house shoes, moccasins, boots, flip-flops, foam rubber body shoes, or Crocs are allowed.
These footwear requirements are due to safety issues.

Orders made online can be picked up from 8-11 or 1-3 Monday through Friday. Online orders can also be given to the child directly, saving you a trip to the school. If you need to pay cash, please bring exact change and follow the above hours.