The next few weeks at a glance:
Monday, August 22nd:
Team Pictures for Cheer and Volleyball
Parent Meeting for Camp Eagle Trip/Fundraiser:
4-4:30pm in the Performance Hall
Tuesday, August 23rd:
Team Pictures for Cross Country and Football
New WA Staff Reception in the lounge across from the Town Council Chambers, 1500 Solana Blvd, Bldg 7: 6-8pm
Thursday, August 25th:
New WA Parent Reception in the lounge across from the Town Council Chambers, 1500 Solana Blvd, Bldg 7: 6-8pm
Friday, August 26th:
Grade 6 Camp Eagle Fundraiser: 3-6pm at the Westlake Fire Station
Tuesday, September 6th:
WAHOC General Meeting: 8-10am at the Westlake Fire Station
Thursday, September 8th:
WAHOC New Family Breakfast: 8-9:30am in the Dining Hall
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Westlake Academy Received an "A" in TEA 2022 Accountability Ratings!
Texas schools are rated on an A-F scale based on three criteria: student achievement, school progress, and closing the gaps. Districts and campuses with scores of 90-100 received an A, followed by 80-89 for a B, and 70-79 for a C. The goal of this system is to help parents and the public more easily understand how a school is doing at preparing its students for the future.
Westlake Academy earned an A in all three of these categories and received an overall score of 99! Westlake also received distinction designation in all seven possible categories including reading, mathematics, science, social studies, academic growth, postsecondary readiness, and closing the gap.
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We had a Great Week of School!
From Back to School Nights to the First Day of School, we had quite a week welcoming everyone back to campus! If you were unable to attend some of the festivities, take a look at how it all went with our video and photo galleries below!
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CurbSmart Dismissal System Update
We are still working on transferring our student data to CurbSmart, our dismissal system software. Ideally, we will roll out CurbSmart next week and we will keep you updated as things progress. Keep an eye out for an email from (noreply@westlakeacademy.org) next week containing your student(s) placard number(s)!
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WAHOC Monthly Meetings
All parents are welcome to attend Westlake Academy House of Commons monthly meetings that are held on the first Tuesday of each month. Please join us for our next meeting, Tuesday, September 6th, 8am-10am at the Westlake Fire Station.
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New Family Events!
We have two events on the horizon to help welcome new families to the WA community! The first is the New Parent Reception on Thursday, August 25th, in the Terra Lounge across from the Town Council Chambers (1500 Solana Blvd, Bldg 7) from 6-8pm. It's a great chance for you to meet other new parents while at the same time, getting to know our new Head of School, Sean Wilson, our Board of Trustees, Principals, Assistant Principals, Counselors, and more.
The House of Commons is also hosting a special breakfast on Thursday, September 9th, 8am-9:30am. Join us in the Dining Hall for coffee and light breakfast items. Meet other new families and school administrators!
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Fall Sports Pictures are Next Week! |
Dan Duren Photography, will be taking our team and individual photos for Cheer/Dance, Cross Country, Football, and Volleyball.
To save $2 per team photo order and shipping costs, be sure to pre-order your 8x10 TEAM print by going to DanDurenPhoto.com before Wednesday, August 24th.
Individual athlete photos will be made available for purchase online a few weeks after Photo Day!
Check out the flyer for more information!
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Spirit Shop
If you missed the Spirit Shop at the Back to School nights, and still need to add some incredible WA apparel to your wardrobe, visit our Online Store!
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Visitor Parking
This is a friendly reminder that all parking, outside of marked visitor parking, is reserved. If you need to make a stop by campus during the day, please be sure to park in the designated visitor parking spaces by the PYP and MYP offices.
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Pizza Days are Back this Year!
Pizza Days are back this year! Pizza Day is a Student Council fundraiser. When you order pizza the profits are going to student council’s account so that they may be able to make improvements and host events for the students. We appreciate all of your support! Learn more about Pizza Day and how to order by checking out our Pizza Day Story!
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Updated Hours for Kindergarten:
Kindergarten students will attend school from 7:50 am- 2:00 pm from August 22nd- September 2nd. Starting Tuesday, September 7th, kindergarten students will join the whole school dismissal at 3:25 pm. Kindergarten parents, please check your email on Sunday. Your child's homeroom teacher will send you a welcome email. if you would like to, you may walk your child into the building on Monday, August 22nd, to greet the homeroom teacher.
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PYP Entrance Policy
Starting this Monday, everyone entering the PYP buildings needs to enter through the main PYP Entrance and check-in with the front desk upon arrival.
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PYP Parent Meetings
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.
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ManageBac for Parents
The ManageBac system is an online portal used by Westlake Academy for curriculum development, assessment and reporting, and enhancing communication between teachers, students, and parents. Returning parents will maintain the same ManageBac username and password from year to year. In case you have forgotten your password, this can be reset by visiting westlakeacademy.managebac.com. At the login screen, select the blue "forgot your password?" link and follow the prompts. Parents of new students have received a "Welcome to ManageBac'' email. Use this communication to get your password set up. Tip: did you know that ManageBac has an app? Visit the app store on your device to have all updates at your fingertips!
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Save the Date
Primary teachers will host virtual curriculum night meetings for parents on Tuesday, September 13th. Google Meet links will be sent to parents on Monday, September 12. We hope you can join the presentations to learn grade-level specifics from the homeroom teachers.
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Grade 6 Camp Eagle Car Wash |
Please join us Friday, August 26th, at the Westlake Fire House for our Grade 6 Camp Eagle Fundraiser!
A donation of $5 is suggested, and all proceeds will go towards offsetting the Camp Eagle travel costs.
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New MYP Families!
For all of our new MYP Families, we're so glad you're here! Please take the time to look through our new MYP Family Presentation to familiarize yourself with how we operate, and what we hope to accomplish together!
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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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A Few Pictures from the First Week of School! |
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BE SURE TO FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO STAY CONNECTED! |
Westlake Academy
2600 JT Ottinger Road, Westlake, Texas 76262
817.490.5757
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