Halloween Party Information

Westgate will be celebrating Halloween on Friday, October 30th.   

A BIG THANKS goes out to all of the parents that signed-up to bring in an item for our Halloween Party.   It’s so amazing that the sign-up is now full!  Please click on this link for a reminder notice: http://goo.gl/e7F6je

Halloween Party Message from Administration:

1.     All school lunch period: 12:30PM to 1:30PM.

2.     Students leaving for lunch may not return to school until 1:25PM (Doors will not open until 1:30PM.)

3.     At 1:30PM students returning to school may enter the building through the Main Doors (Door #1) or the Primary Doors (Door #2). Students will not be let in the building prior to 1:30PM!

4.     Parents may not prepare “goodie bags” to be passed out to students at school.

5.     At Westgate, Halloween costumes promoting excessive violence, sharp objects, weapons, and unnecessary gore will not be allowed at both the parade and party.

Halloween Parade starts at 1:45PM (A SchoolMessenger will be sent out at noon announcing cancellation of the parade or the reduction of the parade route.)

Global Read Aloud

This year, our class will be participating in a project called the Global Read Aloud.  This project started on October 5th and will run for approximately 6 weeks.  The idea behind it is very simple; teachers around the world read the same book aloud to their students and then use technology to share the reading experience with these other classrooms.  It is a free project and it fits perfectly into the standards we have to cover.  

During the project, our class will be reading Fish in a Tree and connecting with students Mrs. Fredrickson's 3/4 multi-age class from Saskatchewan, Canada.  We will use technology tools such as Edmodo and Twitter to facilitate these connections and conversations. Last week we were able to meet them and ask and answer questions via Skype.

We are very excited to connect with others, especially since more than 200,000 students are already signed up to participate.  This project will allow for our students to use technology tools in a meaningful way, as well as learn about other cultures, all while listening to a fantastic read aloud.  

If you would like more information about the Global Read Aloud, feel free to visit the website www.theglobalreadaloud.com or I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.  I look forward to starting this exciting project with your child, as well as seeing the connections we will make.