11/04/2019:
Principal’s Message: This week’s theme is opportunity.  "The great challenge is to prepare ourselves to enter these doors of opportunity."  - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. What are you doing to prepare yourself for the next great opportunity in your life? 

11/8/19

This is your Principal Ms. Taylor with the Weekly Update for Friday, November 8, 2019. We want to wish everyone a wonderful 3-day weekend.  This was the first week of the 3rd and final marking period of the semester. Encourage your Scholar to work hard this marking period to finish the semester strong. The following information will also be available on our website for your review.

• Report Cards: Today during 6th period scholars received their 2nd marking period report card.  A copy was also mailed home as well along with your scholar’s Spring SBAC Test Scores and instructions for logging on to the Aeries Parent Portal to check their state assessment scores in the future.  SBAC scores will no longer be printed and mailed home. Parents and scholars will need to go online to the Aeries Parent Portal to access scores.
• Enrollment Window: The OUSD Enrollment Window opened this past Monday, November 4, 2019. Current 8th Grade Parents will find a copy of your scholars enrollment form in their report card that was mailed home today.  If you will be a returning parent to Westlake for the 2020-2021 school year you will only need to go online and accept your offer of Westlake as the placement for your Scholar for next year. If you have questions please contact our School Counselor, Ms. Nguyen.
• Parents of Westlake (POW) Meeting: Thank you to all parents and families that attended our first Parents of Westlake Meeting last night (Thursday, 11/7).  We had a good turnout and a great discussion about the support that parents need and how parents can support Westlake. Please keep your ears open for the announcement about the next Parents of Westlake Meeting.  
• No School: There will be no school on Monday, November 11 in observance of the Veteran’s Day Holiday.
• SSC- The next School Site Council Meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 13 @ 5:30 PM in the library.  We will be reviewing our Single Plan for Student Achievement. All parents are welcome to attend.
• SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, November 21 is our Annual Thankfulness Dinner.  More information coming soon!

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Friday, November 8- Reports cards distributed to scholars and mailed home to parents
• Monday, November 11- Veteran’s Day Holiday- NO SCHOOL
• Wednesday, November 13- School Site Council Meeting, 5:30 PM in the library
• Thursday, November 21- Annual Thankfulness Dinner
• Monday, November 25- Friday, November 29- No School, Thanksgiving Break

Those are the updates for Friday, November 8, 2019.  Stay fly and SOAR and please remember to take care of yourself, take care of one another and take care of Westlake.

11/1/19

This is Principal Ms. Taylor with the Weekly Update for Friday, November 1, 2019. Today marked the end of the 2nd marking period.  We will begin the 3rd and final marking period of the semester on Monday. Encourage your scholar to come prepared to finish off this first semester strong . 

• Annual Haunted House: Thank you to all scholars and staff that attended the Annual Haunted House this past week.  We had a great time together as a community and the scholars were well-behaved. Looking forward to next year.
• End of 2nd Marking Period:  The end of the 2nd marking period was today.  Report cards will be distributed to scholars next Friday, November 8 as well as mailed home to parents.  If your scholar is in need of support with their academics, please have them attend Mastery Learning Time on Monday and Thursday afternoons from 3:35 PM - 4:35 PM.
• Enrollment Window: The OUSD Enrollment Window opens this coming Monday, November 4, 2019.  All parents need to log onto www.ousd.org/enroll for more information about the enrollment process.  If you have questions please contact our School Counselor, Ms. Nguyen.
• MetWest Shadow Day: On Thursday, November 7, all 8th Grade Scholars will have the opportunity to visit our co-located school partner campus, MetWest HS.  They will have the opportunity to visit classrooms, speak with scholars and learn more about what MetWest has to offer. If you would like to be a part of this campus tour please contact me via phone or email to set this up.
• Parents of Westlake (POW) Meeting: Attention Parents! It is time for the first Parents of Westlake Meeting of the year.  This meeting will take place on Thursday, November 7 beginning at 6:00 PM. All parents are invited to be a part of this group.
• Food Deliveries: Parents, for the safety and well being of all scholars, please do not order food to be delivered to the school by Door Dash, Uber Eats or any other food delivery service.  We appreciate your cooperation with this request.
• No School: There will be no school on Monday, November 11 in observance of the Veteran’s Day Holiday.
• SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, November 21 is our Annual Thankfulness Dinner.  More information coming soon!

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Monday, November 4- beginning of the 3rd marking period & Enrollment Window Opens
• Thursday, November 7- MetWest Shadow Day for 8th Graders & Parents of Westlake Meeting & Food Distribution
• Friday, November 8- Reports cards distributed to scholars and mailed home to parents
• Monday, November 11- Veteran’s Day Holiday- NO SCHOOL
• Thursday, November 21- Annual Thankfulness Dinner

Those are the updates for Friday, November 1, 2019.  Stay fly and SOAR and please remember to take care of yourself, take care of one another and take care of Westlake.

Students To Receive Free Bus AC Transit Bus Passes

Westlake is one of five OUSD schools that have been chosen to participate in Alameda CTC’s transit pass program for the upcoming 2017-18 School Year. ALL students will receive free AC Transit bus passes that will be valid year-round! Sign ups will begin during registration. Questions? Contact the school office.