Baja and Gallery Night are combining for one fantastic evening! Join us April 29 at the Circle T Ranch for the first ever WA Gala! Click on the image for a quick teaser video! We're very excited to bring you Westlake Academy's newest, and most exciting event to date!

Cook Children's Hospital is looking for new stuffed animal donations, and the Blacksmith community is the perfect community to answer the call. Donate NEW Stuffed animals in the donation boxes located in the PYP Commons, First Floor of the Secondary building, or the Gym between November 1 and December 13!

We have a special surprise that has been created by students, teachers and paraprofessionals as a culmination to their unit of inquiry, ‘Who We Are’. As in all PYP units students take action from there learning and kindergarten students with the help of their teachers, and paraprofessionals created murals of what and who makes a community function to answer their Central Idea of “Learning and working together builds relationships”

The murals are on display in the kindergarten hallway and as a keepsake of their artwork, beautiful greeting cards depicting the mural will be available for purchase. Special thanks go to Christine Summers our paraprofessional, for creating these greeting cards of the mural.

Our intention is to sell the cards to staff and parents with most of the proceeds going to a non-profit organization and the remaining will be used for kindergarten resources. The cost of bundles of 15 cards is $25. If you wish to purchase bundles of these cards, please order through SchoolsBuddy by October 28.

Westlake Academy Performing Arts cordially invites you to their production of Beauty and the Beast, November 11-13 in the MPH. Come see the Disney Classic performed and produced by our very own Grade 6-12 cast and crew, and directed by Mr. Mueller! Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the link below. We look forward to seeing you all there!

This year, Westlake Academy will have a float in the Roanoke Veterans Day Parade, and we'd love to get our current and former service members involved! Decorate or walk along side the float, carry posters, hold banners! We could use any help you can offer! Reach out to Dr. Shelly Myers for more information! smyers@westlakeacademy.org

Thank you, WA family of givers!

With 68% of families in and over $1.2M in donations and counting, your generosity is impacting WA students and staff every day. All donations to the Blacksmith Annual Fund support shared resources like iPads, library books/subscriptions and specialized arts. More participation = more gifts = more stuff for students! Think STEM resources, guest speakers/assemblies, test prep resources….It's a great time to be a BLACKSMITH!

Visit the Westlake Academy Foundation for donation options to make your family’s Best Gift!

Question..... a person about suicide

Persuade....someone to get help

Refer...someone to the appropriate resource

It's time for the second annual Storybook Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Pick your favorite character from your favorite book, then find a small/medium sized pumpkin and use your imagination to turn your pumpkin into your favorite character! Pumpkins will be judged by students and faculty of PYP and winners will be announced Monday! See below for the full rules and for an entry form!

Please click here to view grade-level information from each PYP homeroom teacher. This website will be updated by Friday of each week and will serve as the main communication hub to keep parents apprised of happenings specific to each K-5 classroom.

Primary parents are invited to schedule a meeting with the PYP Coordinator, Alison Schneider. She is available to support parents as we settle into the new school year. This meeting will support you in understanding IB learning and teaching, ManageBac navigation, and any other PYP-related question you have. Click here to select a time convenient for you.

Here is this week's edition of Counselor Carl's Corner! Register for the NACAC Virtual College Fairs, or the Southwestern University Roadshow in Fort Worth this Sunday! Inside is useful information for applying dates and times for information sessions and virtual events for universities across the country! Congratulations to all of our Blacksmiths who have already received acceptances, as well!

Westlake Academy affiliates provide so much support for our school! Click on the images above to go directly to each of their websites where you will learn more about them and their initiatives!