The next few weeks at a glance:
Friday, November 11:
JV Basketball vs Hill School - 5pm
Varsity Girls Soccer @ Cristo Rey - 5:30pm
Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Hill School - 6:30pm
Beauty and the Beast - 7pm
Saturday, November 12:
Beauty and the Beast - 2pm and 7pm
Sunday, November 13:
Beauty and the Beast - 2pm
Monday, November 14:
Senior Picture Day
Class of 2024 New York Trip
G7 Girls Basketball vs, Crown of Life - 4pm
G7 Boys Basketball vs DASCHE - 5pm
Tuesday, November 15:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Performance for G6-8
G8 Girls Basketball vs Parker Tarrant - 5pm
JV Girls Basketball vs. Weatherford CS - 6pm
Varsity Girls Soccer @ Argyle Liberty - 6pm
Varsity Girls Basketball vs Weatherford CS - 6pm
Thursday, November 17:
StuCo Pizza Day
Public Tour - All School
JV Girls Basketball Tournament @ Bethesda Christian
Varsity Girls Soccer vs HSAA - 4pm
G8 Boys Basketball vs St. Paul Lutheran - 5pm
JV Boys Basketball vs Founders Lewisville - 6pm
Friday, November 18:
PYP Grandparent's Day
Varsity Football 2nd Round Playoffs
JV Girls Basketball @ FWCD - 5pm
Varsity Girls Basketball @ FWCD - 6:30pm
November 21-25:
Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday, November 29:
G2 Field Trip to Log Cabin Village
Thursday, December 1:
Town of Westlake Tree Lighting
Friday, December 2:
PYP Parent Coffee
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Westlake Academy Performing Arts Presents:
Beauty and the Beast
Westlake Academy Performing Arts cordially invites you to their production of Beauty and the Beast, this Friday-Sunday, 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!
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November Message form the Head of School
It's been another great month for Westlake Academy! See Mr. Wilson's November Message below!
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Dallas Symphony's second annual Circle T Ranch Music Festival
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra are coming to Westlake with a special concert for our MYP students on November 15th. Blacksmith families and friends are invited to pack a blanket for the Dallas Symphony's second annual Circle T Ranch Music Festival from November 18-20! Enjoy three days of music and family fun featuring a diverse lineup of performances including the Grammy winning The Steep Canyon Rangers, Viennese classics, music of America as well as pre-concert activities and food trucks. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3asMrr3 . (Use promo code "WESTLAKE" for free kids tickets with the purchase of at least 1 adult ticket!)
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Fall Athletics Wrap-Up
Westlake Academy had an incredible Fall Season, and we are looking forward to an even better spring and winter! Please read the Fall Recap, Winter Preview, and Spring Invitation from Athletic Director Gary Ponder, for a look back on Fall, and a look forward to the rest of the athletic year at WA!
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TRAFFIC ALERT
Next week, there will be some major construction going on at Highway 170 that could impact your drives in and out of WA. Learn more by reading the story at the link below!
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Tutoring Help for Grades 4-6! |
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Grant Opportunity
Tri-County Electric is offering two different grants as part of their 2023 Youth Tour, totaling $1000 overall. High schools from within their service areas are eligible to participate in the running for the first-ever Campus Recognition Grant and School Organization Sponsor Grant. More info at the link below!
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NHS Food Drive
NHS is hosting a food drive at school collecting donations for The Communities Store House’s “Hunger Does Not Take a Break” event. Community Storehouse is a children’s charity that works to serve low-income communities that are in need of help. With the holiday season coming, non perishable food items and other goods are especially helpful. Through your donations the community storehouse can provide these families with a holiday meal.
Students can bring:
Canned Pasta, Tuna, Canned Pork and Beans, Ranch Style Beans, Ramen Noodles, Mac and Cheese, Spaghetti + Sauce, Jelly, Peanut Butter, Cookies, Crackers, Granola Bars, Cereal or Oatmeal, Pop Tarts, Gift Cards.
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Free Dress Opportunities!
During the weeks of December 12-16 and May 22-26, K-12 students will have the opportunity to sign up for Free Dress. Free Dress will be available for purchase through SchoolsBuddy for $10 per week. Please note that Free Dress will only be available to students who purchase it in advance, and wear the Free Dress bracelet that will be provided the week before. Money collected from Free Dress Week will support the Junior and Senior Prom.
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Pizza Day!
Remember to get your Pizza Day orders in for the next few Pizza Days! Order online at SchoolsBuddy and be good to go when Pizza Day rolls around!
November 17, February 24, March 31, April 28
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Spirit Shop Updates!
Visit www.waspiritshop.com to view all the front porch signs. Our vendor is giving 20% to the HOC with every sale! Pick up locally in Southlake or choose home delivery and we will put it on you Front Porch for you. $35 each! And don't miss our Black Friday Sales. It's the perfect time to stock up on spirit wear and save some money!
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Bears for Care!
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!
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PYP Grandparents and Special Friend’s Day
Grandparents and special friend’s day will be held on Friday 18 November from 9:00-10:30am, in the kindergarten to grade 5 classrooms. Breakfast from 7:50 am to 9:00 am in the MPH. Classroom visits from 9:00am to 10:30am. Students will be dismissed that day, at the normal time of 3:25pm.
This is a very special day for our students and a memorable one for our grandparents and special friends. There will be a golf cart available that will be circling the parking lots if transport is needed to get to the welcome breakfast held in the multi-Purpose Hall building commencing at 7:45 am and at 9:00 am, grandparents and special friends will be escorted to the classrooms. During the morning there will be an opportunity for photos to be taken and the House of Commons will have their WA spirit wear shop available for purchases.
Teachers and students are looking forward to the morning and eager to share their learning in an IB World School. We invite grandparents and friends to share their experiences by bringing any photos, classwork or stories they had in their primary school years.
Please RSVP at the Link Below!
If the guests are coming for breakfast, please have them check-in at the MPH. If they come after breakfast, please have them check in at the PYP front office. All guests must present a photo ID at check-in. Campus safety is our top priority, so please make sure all grandparents bring a photo ID. If your grandparent does not have a photo ID, please contact the front office before November 16 to make arrangements.
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PYP Instructional Newsletters
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.
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PYP Parent Coffee
Join us for our next PYP Parent Coffee hosted by the HOC, December 2 from 8-8:45am!
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Pictures on Monday for Seniors and G10's who were in Puerto Rico!
Pictures will be in the Secondary Library in the Arts and Science Building starting at 8am. Students will go with their classes and should be in full dress uniforms.
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Ice Cream Day
Attention G6-12 Students! Please support the junior class, and their Prom fundraiser, by purchasing an ice cream sandwich or a Gluten Free popsicle! Enjoy a cool ice cream/gluten free bar with your friends during lunch during warm weather days.
NEW this year! On cold winter days, you can replace the ice cream/popsicle with a nice cup of hot chocolate that melts the frost right off of you! Purchase on Schoolsbuddy now to sign up for the dates up ahead: December 9, January 13, February 10, March 24, April 14 and May 12. I say that's a treat well deserved!
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Three Blacksmiths make the TAIAO Volleyball All-Star Team
Congratulations to our Varsity Volleyball players who made the TAIAO Volleyball All-Star Team! Senior Addison Dillaman and Freshmen Kate Roberts and Reagan Hasty, will be playing in the All-Star game on November 19, in Bryan TX! Excellent work this season, and very well deserved!
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Counselor Carl's Corner 11/11!
Here is this week's edition of Counselor Carl's Corner! Be sure you check out the Summer Opportunities for ACU, Hendrix College. Northeastern University, and Summer discovery and Summer Institute for the Gifted! 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!
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MYP Semester Exams
In the MYP Fall Newsletter that was sent in September, families were informed of the Fall semester exam schedule. As the exams will take place next month, please view the information below:
For all G9/10 courses, Algebra I included, semester exams will be administered. The exam schedule can be found below. For all G6-G8 courses, during the semester exam week, middle teachers will close out the semester in one of the following ways:
A summative task that is a continuation of the unit the teacher is closing.
A newly created formative/summative task.
A reflection of the unit of study.
Middle of year benchmark and/or interim
Students that plan to be absent from an exam communicated by their teacher(s) will need to arrange to make up the exam(s) on January 3, 2023 at 8:00am. This is the only make-up date that will be provided.
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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! |
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CoServ Visited with the G3 and G5!
CoServ Electric visited our G3 students to extend their learning of light energy! Students got to explore the CoServ Energy trailer and see firsthand a solar panel, how electrical energy is converted to light energy, and how lightbulbs work.
CoServ Electric visited our G5 students to extend their learning of circuits! Students got to see what happens to line when the electricity flows through and how circuits work. They also got to build circuits with our CoServ presenters as well.
Both were amazing experiences as apart of our PYP STEM lab with Mrs. Pulis!
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Westlake Academy
2600 JT Ottinger Road, Westlake, Texas 76262
817.490.5757
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