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Friend-raiser Tonight!
Celebrating the end of the school year!
Friday, May 11, 7:00 p.m.
Ray Bizjack Arts Village
A unique Friend-raiser hosted by
Board Chair, Neil Kinney and Michell Kinney and the Westerly Board of Trustees
Featuring the live music by the rockin' duo
Crimson Crowbar
Bring your blankets, beach chairs, and boxed dinner to enjoy!
Beer and wine will be provided.
A $25 contribution is requested to help offset the cost of the band. Please make checks payable to Westerly School.
Adults only. Wildcat not available. RSVP by calling 562-981-3151 or
just show up tonight!
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Last Chance Online Auction Open Now!
Last chance to buy auction items! Feel free to forward the link at the bottom to your family and friends!  Closes on Thursday, May 17, 12:00 PM
You can bid on any Online Items on the left-hand tool bar.
Sign in: if you don't already have an existing account or password, please create a user log-in by entering your "Last Name" and "Password".
http://westerlyschool.maestroweb.com/
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Westerly's Annual Spring Concert
An Evening of Vocal and Instrumental Music Performed by Westerly's K-8 Student Body
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Showtime: 6:00 p.m.
The Winter and Spring Concerts are viewed on par with final exams. These performances also provide opportunities for students to experience the culmination of their efforts, to showcase individual skills acquired in the classroom, and to develop habits for academic success and personal growth. We are anxiously awaiting this annual performance opportunity, and look forward to seeing you there!
Formal attire shows respect for the performance occasion, and fosters cohesive playing and a sense of team unity. The following are the dress code expectations for all evening performances:
(Call Time for All Student Performers: 5:30 p.m)
BOYS:
-Black or Dark Navy Blue Dress Pants/Slacks
-White Long Sleeve Button-Down Collared Shirt OR -White Short Sleeve Collared Shirt
(Polo Style without Logos) (Tie optional)
-Black Dress Shoes and Socks
GIRLS:
-White Blouse, OR White Short Sleeve Collared Shirt (Polo Style w/o Logos), OR
Dress that is SOLID WHITE on top
-Black or Dark Navy Blue Skirt, Pants, or Tights
-Black/Dark Dress Shoes and Socks (If Wearing Socks)
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Last Scrip Order of the Year!
 Use card scrip for your summer vacation plans- travel, gas, special locations; Disneyland, movies or dining out.
Don't forget that special coach, scout leader, teachers or mentors. Thank you for continuing to use card scrip, which generates hundreds of dollars for Westerly. Card scrip can be used for making purchases on items that you already plan on buying. Form and Payment Due Friday, May 18 Scrip Available to Pick up on Thursday, May 24 Download Scrip Order Form Here |
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Jammin'
Westerlys' entire student body rocked the
amphitheater during their all school
dance at lunchtime on Wednesday. DJ Max Flohr (8th grade Vice-President) led the excitement with his electrifying beats as he spun his turntables sending vibrations throughout the campus. From the art room to the playground to the arts village was painted with dancers of all shapes and sizes.
Student Council had a goal of bringing all the students together for some lunch time excitement, and they did. Treasurer Talia Cassel rallied the troops and lead some of her Middle School counterparts into a dancing frenzy amongst a group of 1st and 3rd graders. Ms. Takii took charge of the dance floor as students flocked to be part of her dance circle.
Although the school year is coming to an end, the campus has certainly not stopped movin' and groovin'.
Thank you Westerly Student Council.
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Hunger Games Mania! Twenty passionate middle school students meet every Thursday afternoon as part of the Science Fiction Book Club. This trimester they are reading and discussing "The Hunger Games," a wildly popular book by Suzanne Collins that was recently released as a film. In addition to discussions about the characters and  themes of the novel, the students have participated in fun activities that allow them to enjoy the novel with their classmates. Students have reenacted the District 12 reaping - calculating the number of times their name was entered and the odds of their name being drawn, and calling upon their theatrical skills to re-create the scene. Next, students "impressed the judges" with their skills in areas such as: camouflage, edible plants, archery, building a shelter, and knot typing. Currently, the students are creating mock Facebook pages for their favorite characters, filling out the bio and choosing friends as the character would. Throughout the Games, they will be adding status updates in the character's voice. "May the odds be ever in your favor!" |
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Westerly Rides Together
Westerly's Student Council is working to rally the student body to come out and represent in the greater Long Beach community. Join us for the kid friendly neighborhood bike ride in Bixby Knolls on Sunday, May 20th from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity for us to represent our school pride and unity. Wear your favorite Westerly gear and join us for a great afternoon of sunshine, ice cream and friends. The event is free to all, contact David Perram to register today. dperram@westerlyschool.org |
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Westerly Reading Challenge
Our students completed their second annual reading challenge on April 30, and the results are in!
This year's challenge posed 2 goals for our readers; Participation and numbers of pages read.
Participation
Goal: 100% of the student body
Participation achieved: 76% of the student body
Grades K, 1, 3, 4, and 5 achieved 100% participation
Pages Read
Goal: 60,000 pages
Reading Achieved: 131%
Top 3 Readers (in alphabetical order)
Rowen Cullen
Richard Horn
Seth Karp
Top readers for each class (excludes overall top readers above):
Kindergarten: Jackson Reese 1st grade: Parker Kiepke
2nd grade: Caden Sparacio 3rd grade: Ben Staudt
4th grade: Zoe Mazakas 5th grade: Liam Anderson
6th grade: Senecca Salameh 7th grade: Morgaine Hunter
8th grade: Arielle Schultz
Congratulations to all of our Westerly readers!
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Summer Begins
 Classes are filling fast. Summer with Westerly 2012 is right around the corner and we are very excited to bring you yet another fabulous program which holds true to our motto..."Engaging Students all Summer Long." Due to high demand we will be extending our early regisrtation discounts until Monday, May 14th. Also, dont forget that we have opened the full day program to Middle School along with our action packed recreation weeks. For a brochure, please stop by the front office or find us online at www.westerlyschool.org. If you have any questions feel free to contact Dave Perram or Pedro Jimenez by email at summer programs@westerlyschool.org. Stay current with the latest updates by following us on Twitter @Westerlysummer See you this summer!
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Westerly School 2950 East 29th
Street
Long Beach, CA 90806
562-981-3151
www.westerlyschool.org
Westerly School is an independent, non-profit, kindergarten through eighth
grade non-denominational school whose mission is to develop each child's full
potential intellectually, emotionally, morally and physically.
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Fri., May 11
Friend-raiser
8th Grade Trip to East Coast
Sports Banquet
Wed. May 20
Westerly Bike Ride
Thurs. May 24
Spring Concert
Wed. May 30
Composers' Symposium
12:30- 1: 00 PM: (5th Graders)
Thurs., May 31
Composers' Symposium
12:30- 1:00 PM: (4th Graders)
5th Grade Photo Project
Fri. June 1
Volunteer Breakfast in Library
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SHORT NOTICES
Auction The auction was a huge success this past Saturday! Thank you to everyone involved, whether it be chairing the event, serving on the committee, donating an item, bidding on an item or raising your paddle for the shade structure!
We are appreciative of all the support that was shown. On top of this, everyone had a lot of fun! More details and numbers will go out in next week's HPN.
Tuesday, May 29th at 6PM, Westerly will be presenting its second annual Lower School Visual Art Exhibition, "Poetic Images". The gallery night will provide music, refreshments, and good company in the presence of great art! Please plan on attending this very special evening.
4th & 5th Grade Instrumental Musicians - Compose Yourselves! The Composers' Symposium will take place during lunchtime on the following dates: Wednesday, May 30 12:30 PM - 1: 00 PM: (5th Graders) Thursday, May 31 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM: (4th Graders) Each instrumental musician will perform a short titled composition that they created all by themselves. Wildcat Third Trimester offerings Wildcat is changing gears as the trimester comes to an end. Click here to look at these great after-school offerings for the third trimester. |
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2012-2013 Academic Calendar Preview
We are in the process of putting together the 2012-2013 Academic Calendar. We have already set major dates and events so that you can begin to make plans for next year.
Click here to download a preview of the calendar.
Have you visited Westerly's website?
If not, check it out! www.westerlyschool.org
Westerly Candid Shots
For the fifth year now, Westerly has been lucky to have photographer Jeremy Dodgen on campus taking candid shots of the students. The photos are available online for you to view and purchase, and 10% of all sales go to Westerly.
1) Go to www.dodgenphotography.com/westerly
2) Sign in with your name, e-mail address and password (if you do not have an account, you will need to create one)
3) When prompted enter the event key: wildcats (all lowercase)
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