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The West School PTC is excited to launch West Kids Care, a new school-wide initiative to give students an opportunity to help others in our area and around the world. Our first initiative is Blankets of Hope, which serves the local homeless community. Next week, students will be participating in a "Kindness Workshop" and writing heartfelt letters to accompany each blanket.

As the holidays are upon us and people near and far continue to be devastated by the pandemic and its economic fallout, our thoughts are with those less fortunate. Please click here to learn more about Blankets of Hope.

Additionally, West is collecting toiletries to accompany the blankets. Please click here for more information. Thank you to Kate McGee for organizing this fantastic West School service project and spearheading West Kids Care this year. 

West Warm Winter Loungewear (pajama day)

Holiday Assembly (early dismissal, 1:05pm)

Spirit Day

9:30am Joint Elementary PTC Meeting with Dr. Luizzi (East School)

(Snow date: Tuesday, January 18th)

9:30am Kindergarten Transition Meeting (East School)

(Snow date: Friday, January 14th)

Math Night

Holiday Vacation

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Registration for the Winter Session of Before and After School Programming is open now and will close on Monday, December 20th. Click here to see a list of offerings and to register. Winter classes will begin the week of January 17th.

Calling all inventors! West School's Math Night will be held on Tuesday, January 18th for grades K-4. This year's theme is Invention Convention! Is there a problem that your child wants to solve? If so, they'll have the opportunity to design and create an invention to solve it, which will be displayed around West School on Math Night! Have your child submit a proposal to our Math Specialist, Mrs. Willman (julia.willman@ncps-k12.org), about their planned invention, explaining their creation of the invention and what problem it solves!

Deadlines: Proposals due Wednesday, December 22nd. Visual of their invention (a prototype, diagram, etc.) to bring with completed Reflection form (Reflection Forms for grades K-1 and grades 2-4) due Friday, January 14th. Visuals and responses will be displayed around the school for Math Night on Tuesday, January 18th! At this time, we are planning to hold the event in person! If trends/metrics require, we may need to revert back to a virtual event. All families entering West School will need to be masked while attending Math Night and we will be maximizing social distance whenever possible. Questions? Please email mathnight@westschoolptc.org.

Save the date...Virtual Pizza and Game Night is back on January 21st at 6:30pm! Registration and pizza will go on sale January 4th. Stay tuned!

Calling all 3rd and 4th Graders! Save the date! The in-person West School Variety Show is scheduled for Wednesday, February 9th at the Saxe Middle School Auditorium! Please help us showcase that “West’s Got Talent!” by participating in the show. Click here for more information, and to register your solo or group act by Monday, January 3rd. The West School community will be invited to enjoy this incredible performance! We will assess relevant Covid safety protocols as the event date approaches. Questions? Please contact Erin Marich and Jaime Smith at variety@westschoolptc.org.

Don't forget to log your at-home math minutes to win prizes! Mighty Math is voluntary and open to all West School students. The program is designed to encourage the practice of mathematics at home by recognizing students at school for their efforts. Click here to learn more about the program, including examples of Mighty Math activities and how to record minutes. Email mightymath@westschoolptc.org with questions!

Please join the West School PTC Instagram page @westptcnc ! You can learn important school information, and receive reminders and event recaps on the site. Please contact Carolina Castellano with any questions at socialmedia@westschoolptc.org.

The next Board of Education meeting is Tuesday, December 20th. Questions? Email Meghan Gould at edurep@westschoolptc.org. The agenda and prior meeting minutes are here.

Squash K-4 registration is open for the winter sessions! Session I begins December 4th and Session II begins January 29th. All levels are welcome. Head to www.ncsquash.com to learn more or click here.