Snowball and Holiday Donations
What a fantastic evening we had at last night’s Snowball Community Event. It was wonderful to see so many families join us for the festivities. A huge thank you to Vanessa Huey and her amazing team: Holly-Joy Stanford, Stephanie Paquet, Ester Murris, Jane Du, Brittany Topolnicki, Yulia Zoulia, Trish Brow, who organized the event. A special thank you to all the wonderful parent volunteers who made it a huge success. We couldn’t have done it without you all!
Sincere thanks to all those parents who have contributed to support our Westgate and Sherwood families in need during the holidays, we are overwhelmed with your generosity. If you would still like to donate to this wonderful initiative, we are still collecting gift cards or cash until Friday, December 12. Please send it to the office.
Staff Appreciation Breakfast
In keeping with this wonderful annual tradition, the Westgate School Council is inviting you to treat our amazing staff and teachers just before the winter break with a special breakfast! This much anticipated and thoroughly enjoyed event is a wonderful way to celebrate our staff and teachers. Please sign up by clicking on the link below if you would like to contribute to the meal.
We ask that all food or donations be brought on disposable or well labeled platters. Please include ingredients when possible. Donations can be dropped off at the main entrance of the school on Monday, December 15th between 7:15am and 7:30am. Contact westgateschoolcouncil@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/PkpLGMg
Library News – Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair was a huge success. Thanks to the parents’ and students’ support, sales were over $14,000 and the library will benefit from a $6000 credit. A special MEGA thanks to the parents, teacher volunteers and Mme Brenda who made this all possible.
Door Prize Winner: Mathew in Ms. DeNault’s class
Spirit Days (December 15-19)
Students in our advisory group, Gator Gallery, often share with us that they really enjoy spirit and theme days. We have come up with the following themes together for our last week of classes before the winter break:
Please see the list below.
Monday – Holiday Hats or socks
Tuesday – Wear red or green and/or Westgate colours
Wednesday – Ugly holiday sweater
Thursday – Fancy or cultural holiday wear
Friday – PJ Day and Movie in the gym
Important Dates
December 8 – Photo Retake / Class Photo Day
December 12 – Popcorn Day
December 16 – Lockdown Practice
December 16 – Special Lunch
December 15-19 – Spirit Days
December 20-January 4 – No School (Winter Break)
January 6 – Special Lunch
January 8 – Kindergarten / Grade 1 Virtual Information Night
January 14 – Texas Donut Fundraiser
January 12-29 – Gymnastics
January 30 – No School (Non-Instruction Day)