Westgate Fifth

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We are also VERY excited to introduce our community to our new mascot, Westie! Watch Westie roam around Westgate in the video below. Be on the lookout at future school and @westgatepta events!🤩
https://t.co/6OudR54AUl

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Westie loved meeting students at Kiss and Ride this morning!☀️

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Getting our tables dirty in math.

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Tomorrow we find out if our knowledge of solar ovens is enough to cook a pizza!

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Excited to test out the “Pizza Bot” tomorrow!

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Mrs. Hall’s 5th graders, investing in the market.

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Making leprechaun traps with our @WestgateFifth book buddies!

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This morning we practiced mindful smelling with mystery scents. Then we recorded words to describe them and what they remind us of. #mindup

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We are using our knowledge of simple circuits to make open and closed circuits.

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We had fun doing a winter with our book buddies in @MrsSaadsclass

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❄There's snow place like Westgate❄
We will celebrate the last week before winter break with WSA spirit days!

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Thank you to our guest reader, Ms. Solimon, for sharing The Giving Tree with us. We loved thinking and talking about happiness and perspective.

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Book buddy fun with @MrsSaadsclass

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Thank you Green Spring Gardens for teaching us about rocks, the rock cycle, and weathering and erosion!

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We let our writing light up the room on this dreary day. Mrs. Hall’s class—We can’t wait to ready your memoirs! @WestgateElem @WestgateLibrary

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After learning all about the parts of experimental design, students designed their own experiments to perform today.

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Our mystery reader was… Mrs. Odedra! Thank you for sharing this take on a Hindu folktale. We all enjoyed characters and the lesson.

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Our mystery reader today was… Principal Demetriades! Thank you for reading with us. Dragons Love Tacos was so funny, and After the Fall had a great surprise ending. #mysteryreader @WestgateElem @WestgateLibrary

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Students perform an experiment to answer the question, “How does jumping affect your heart rate?”