Welcome to Westlawn: Another Successful Kickoff!
Our annual Welcome to Westlawn open house and school year kickoff on August 16 was a smashing success! We were thrilled to see hundreds of families attend this event, giving students the opportunity to meet their new teachers and quell those night-before-the-first-day anxieties. Students and staff enjoyed ice pops, caught up with friends, visited with community partners, took home free books, and dropped off school supplies to lighten that first-day load. We celebrate all of our families who attended, and hope we captured your smiles in our gallery!
Ms. Irving introduces herself to a new family.
Students and families chose free books to take home to encourage a love of reading.
Students were equally delighted to catch up with favorite specialists as they were to meet their new teacher.
Ms. Werking helps a new family with back-to-school paperwork.
Ms. Crossey greets one of her new first graders.
Ms. Boak chats with a new second grader and their family.
Ice pops, anyone? Mrs. Lynch has so many to share!
Students and families were encouraged to choose their favorite Westlawn event in a data collection activity.
New counselor Ms. Johnson was also handing out ice pops.
Some very coordinated students chose ice pops that matched their outfits.
Mr. Graves greets a new sixth grader.
Ms. White meets a new fifth grader and their family.
Mrs. McElveen explains how to make a choice by placing a colored dot in an area of the chart paper.
Lots of support was on hand for our new PAC program and the families it serves.
Community partners often brought games that were SO fun, they even brought back Westlawn alumni.
Students enjoyed hands-on activities at community partners' tables.
The FCAHS football team not only created a highly-interactive station, but they also were instrumental in setting everything up!
Ms. Chan greets a new fourth grader.
Mr. Hodge and Ms. Riddle, new music teachers at Westlawn, joined Ms. Emery to play music to entertain the crowd (and attract interested students!).
Ms. Rubinger welcomes a new kindergarten family.