With semester exams taking place December 13-16, Wednesday the 14th of December WILL NOT be a late start day, to accommodate for the final exam schedule. School will begin at the normal time of 7:50am. We will then go straight back to our Late-Start Wednesday Schedule when we return from Winter Break, to start the second semester on January 4, 2023!

Jingle Bags

The Junior Class is selling “You’ve Been Jingled” bags for Christmas! It will be filled with fun surprises for your PYP students, with a card from who it is from! The jingled bags will be delivered by Santa’s helpers (aka Juniors!). They are available for purchase on SchoolsBuddy for $10 each. You can order up to 4 bags. This is a fundraiser for Prom and the junior class thanks you for your support!

This week we welcomed three students to the Westlake Academy Campus and Community, all the way from Costa Rica, as a part our exchange program with La Paz Academy in Costa Rica! Please join us in Welcoming Sammy, Mia, and Allison to WA! Follow the link below, to the story on our website!

Saturday, December 3 at 3pm, the Varsity Football team will be competing for the TAIAO State Championship in Bryan, TX! The game will take place at Allen Academy, 3201 Boonville Rd. Bryan, TX 77802. If you aren't able to see the game in person, we do have a streaming option available for those who are interested! Check the link below for streaming details. Go Blacksmiths!

Support the 10th grade service as action project, organized by Ava Ayad, by donating high interest new and used (good condition) books. Books can be dropped off in the secondary or PYP library from December 5 through December 9.  On December 12, Ava will host a service event in the secondary learning commons for students to help customize each book with individual notes before delivering them to Children's Medical Center in Dallas. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Estrada.

The Westlake Academy House of Commons wants to help you make holiday shopping easier with teacher & staff gift cards. Give to individuals or to the school-wide fund, all in one transaction, and it's a great way to include the "behind the scenes" staff this holiday season. Deadline to order is TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6th at 5pm. 

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.

Here is this week's edition of Counselor Carl's Corner! PSAT Scores will be available on Dec. 5-6, The University of Texas at Austin released information for the class of 2024, and there are plenty of summer opportunities! 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!

On Monday, several cast members of The Nutcracker stopped by and visited with the G1, showing communication through movement!