Westlake Christian Academy

Grayslake kindergarten, elementary, junior high and high school academy providing Christian families with private academic education.

(847) 548-6209   275 South Lake Street Grayslake, IL

Parent-Teacher Conferences

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Thursday, February 13  |  4:30 – 8:30 PM

In an effort to provide more opportunities for parent and teacher communication, we are offering parent-teacher conferences again in February.  On the evening of February 13, all of our teachers will be available for conferences from 4:30-8:30. If you would like to schedule a conference with your child’s teacher please take advantage of this opportunity.

Elementary parents can stop by or call the office to schedule a conference.  Secondary parents, please click on the link below to sign up for a time.

If February 13 doesn’t work for you and you would like a conference, please contact your child’s teacher to set up a separate time to meet.  We look forward to talking with you soon.

We are only scheduling conferences with core subject teachers. If you have a concern about a music, art, or PE class, please contact the school office at Info@WestlakeChristian.org or 847-548-6209 to schedule a separate conference.

Elementary Parents (PreSchool – 6th Grade):
To schedule a conference with an elementary teacher, please sign up on that teacher’s schedule sheet outside the school office. If you cannot make it in to do so, call or email the school office to schedule with an elementary teacher.

Secondary Parents (7th – 12th Grade):
We schedule individual conferences with secondary teachers. We set aside 15 minute blocks for each conference. To enable us to schedule your junior/senior high school conferences, we ask that you click the following link and fill out the on-line form (this online registration is for junior/senior high school students only).

Valentine’s Day Messages

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In keeping with tradition, the Senior Class will be selling

Valentine Messages!conversation-heart

Write your child (grades K – 12 only) a message of encouragement to be delivered to him or her during the school day on Thursday, February 13! To accompany your note, you can choose from several options.  The prices are as follows:

  • Individual Skittles Packet,  50¢
  • Handmade Chocolate Lollipop, $1.00
  • Carnation, $1.50
  • Heart Balloon, $2.00
  • Small Stuffed Teddy Bear, $3.00

Please note that there are limited quantities of ALL items being offered.  Orders will be filled on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. We reserve the right to substitute items of equal or greater value!

Deadline for orders is 8a.m. on Tuesday, February 11th.

Valentine Message order forms and notes are available in the school office, you can download it below, or order below.

Write your Valentine message

Order Valentines Messages 2020

Writing Across Curriculum

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Writing Across Curriculum PLC

In a continued effort to challenge our students and help them grow academically, several of our elementary and secondary teachers have been working collaboratively to improve our writing curriculum on a school-wide scale. The goal is to create a set of standards that are designed to establish a cohesive, unified, and consistent approach to research and writing that can be implemented in all subject areas, across all grade levels. 

To this end, the teachers have been working to:

  • Identify grade-specific writing skills currently being taught.
  • Establish a list of research and writing skills each student should have mastered by the time they graduate.
  • Create a dynamic and useful tool that can be utilized from 1st – 12th grade.
  • Develop a writing workshop that will be part of our February faculty in-service day.

 

WUWD2020

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You made it! You watched through the entire What’s Up @ Westlake Digital 2020 edition!

By filling out this form, you’re confirming that you watched the entirety of the video. You will also be entered into a raffle for the chance to win a set of Apple AirPods! If you would like for your student(s) to receive a free Dress Down Pass, please be sure to provide their name and grade below. (Dress Down Passes are only available for students in K – 12th grade.)

Thank you for taking the time to stay informed with everything happening at Westlake!

WU@W Digital 2020

Pop Bottle Greenhouse

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Environmental Initiatives:

Our Professional Learning Communities are working toward helping our students be more environmentally conscious. They’re working toward three different initiatives: a pop bottle greenhouse, a school garden built from trough containers, and composting.

We Need Your Help to Build a Pop Bottle Greenhouse!

Westlake has put in a grant request from the Lake County Farm Bureau for funds to build a pop bottle greenhouse for our school but we need the pop bottles donated from our families. Please bring any 2 litter pop bottles (any color, washed, with the label removed) to the office to be a part of the project! 

Other ways you can help next spring include: coaching students on the final construction, helping with the foundation, and donating shelving. When completed, classes of all ages can use the greenhouse in plant studies and in preparation for our school container garden this spring and summer.

School Garden:

Westlake is excited to introduce the idea of community gardening. The goal is to include all Westlake students, families and our surrounding community to be involved in the process, eventually having our garden become a blessing to others in need.

Composting:

Our second grade students are learning all about composting, what food waste can be composted and what can’t. As they continue to learn more and more, they will use that knowledge to help create fertile soil for our school garden.

Questions?

Email Mrs. O’Malley

Take the Towel – Service Learning Opportunities

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This year’s spiritual emphasis theme is Take the Towel – choosing to serve others out of the overflow of our love for God. Next week is our Spiritual Emphasis Week and our junior high and high school students will have two opportunities to walk out that theme.

On Monday, January 27, students will be going to Bernie’s Book Bank in Lake Bluff. This will be our first time as a large group partnering with this organization. Bernie’s Book Bank sources, processes and distributes quality new and gently used children’s books to significantly increase book ownership among at-risk infants, toddlers, and school-age children throughout Chicagoland. 2019 was their 10th anniversary and 17 million books have been distributed through them since their inception.

If you would like to donate new or gently used children’s books (sorry, no spiritual themes allowed) for us to bring on January 27, please bring them to the office. If you’d like to be a driver for this trip, please contact the office.

Then on Thursday, January 30, they will all head out to Feed My Starving Children’s (FMSC) Libertyville packing warehouse and serve there. Help fund our Feed-My-Starving-Children service project on Thursday, January 30.

Here are a few interesting statistics from FMSC:

  • $88 feeds a child for a year; a dollar a day (or $365) feeds an entire family
  • $52 is the average value of food produced/packed per person in a two-hour service period
  • $3600 is the approximate value of food Westlake will pack on January 30

Would you consider contributing to support FMSC’s efforts?

  • Fast for lunch on January 30 and contribute the cost of your lunch
  • Give out of your own resources
  • Adults: we’d love to have you join us in transporting and/or packing. If you are available, please contact the office.

Donations are tax-deductible and checks can be made to Feed My Starving Children. We would like to bring our donation with us on that day, so if you are planning on giving and give ahead of time that would make it convenient for us to include it on our service project day. Donations can be dropped off in the office.

Parking Lot Procedures

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Arrival and Dismissal

Westlake has an established traffic flow for arrival and dismissal for the purpose of safety and efficiency. Drop off Pick up MAP 2019-2020 are provided for families and additional ones can be acquired at the office. The arrival traffic flow is somewhat different from the dismissal traffic flow.

Drivers should drive slowly (no more than 5mph) and not double park. Please remain in the line and do not try and pass vehicles that are still stopped in front of you. Watch for children, especially in the parking lot. If you have students in both elementary and our Early Learning Center, please first drop off your elementary student at the front door then pull around the building and park in the spots along the ELC building to walk your child in. Please don’t allow your young child to run across the parking lot to get into the building.

Please watch this short video:

Please note: Grayslake Police may ticket anyone who parks on any portion of a municipal sidewalk.

Illinois law prohibits driver use of cell phones in school zones, including dropping off or picking up students.

Arrival

School starts at 8:15 a.m. for secondary and 8:20 a.m. for all other grades. Students must be in their classrooms at those times. Students should arrive at least 10 minutes early to prepare for their day.

Pre-K-Grade 6: Elementary students arriving before 8:10 a.m. proceed directly to the cafeteria. At 8:10 a.m., Preschool and Kindergarten will be escorted to class. Students in Grades 1-6 will be released to their classrooms at that time as well. Students arriving after 8:20 a.m. should go directly to the office for a student pass and then proceed to class.

Junior/Senior High: Secondary students who arrive before 8:05 am proceed directly to the library. At 8:05 am secondary students are release to their first period class.

Dismissal

Elementary School ends at 3:10 p.m. Students are to be picked up no later than 3:25 p.m. Any elementary school students remaining after 3:25 p.m. will be escorted to the After School Care program. Required fees will be assessed.

Junior and Senior High School ends at 3:20 p.m. Students are expected to leave the building no later than 3:40 p.m., unless they are participating in a Westlake activity or responsibility. Junior and Senior High students remaining after 3:30 p.m. must report to a supervised area.

Half-day dismissal is 11:30 am. Except on Late Start Fridays, when it is 12:00 pm.

Due to legal and liability issues, students are not allowed in the building before or after designated school hours, unless they are participating in a school-sponsored activity, assignment or event.

Tuition Assistance Letter Request Form

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Would you be willing to send a few letters to your friends and family on behalf of Westlake? The school will provide you with everything you need – just fill out the form below to request letters to be set aside for you in the office.

Family Letter Request

  • Please enter a number from 1 to 100.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Giving

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Donate Now

Did you know that no family pays the full cost of educating a child at Westlake Christian Academy? In addition, 45% of Westlake families receive need-based tuition assistance and benefit from the generosity of people like you.

You can make a difference in a student’s life by donating to Westlake’s 2019 Tuition Assistance Drive. Your donation makes it possible for students to receive a high quality Christian education at an affordable price. 

As a ministry, Westlake Christian Academy walks by faith, depending on God to use his people to cover the gap between what it actually costs to provide an education and what some of our families can pay. Thank you for helping us to meet the needs of these families!

Click here to Donate Now:

Donate Now

Parents Night Out

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Need an evening without kids? Want to get started on your Christmas shopping early? Maybe a date night? 

 Westlake Christian Academy Parents Association is hosting a Parents Night Out. 

Friday, November 22nd  |  5:30pm-9:00pm  |  Preschool-6th Grade  |  *ALL children must be potty trained*

 

Enjoy 3.5 hours of kid free time!

PRICING PER CHILD: 

$15 per child/ sibling cap of $45

Payment will be collected upon registration.

 

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

3.5 hours of childcare

Movie + pizza slice and popcorn*

Games, arts and crafts supplies will be provided.

 

WHERE:

Westlake Christian Academy

275 S. Lake Street 

Graylake, IL 60030

 

Questions? 

Email parents@westlakechristian.org

Text 815-739-2611

Bring your pillow and blanket to get comfy in the Gym and watch a movie on the big screen!

275 South Lake Street
Grayslake, IL 60030
(847) 548-6209