📚 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR UPDATE! 📚
Our book fair was a huge success with over $4,000 in sales! Thank you for supporting our students and helping grow our library.
A big thank you as well for the book fair support from Liz K. and Julie B., our librarian Mrs. Aliano, and the many staff members who helped carry the fair through conferences—we truly couldn’t have done it without you! Happy reading! 📖✨
OUR PIZZA, BINGO, AND BOOKS NIGHT WAS INCREDIBLE! 🎉🍕📚
We hope everyone had a great time at our Family Fun Night! The evening was packed with excitement—tasty pizza, awesome bingo and raffle prizes, bounce houses in the gym, art displays in the hallway, books in the library, and delicious ice cream, cookies, and popcorn!
A heartfelt thank you to all of the volunteers who truly pulled together to make this night happen. There were so many wonderful additions throughout the evening, and it simply wouldn’t have been possible without many helping hands.
💚 Shout out to our amazing volunteers:
Justin B., Kassidy D., Brent K. & Chelsey E., Liz and Andy K., Melissa K., Anna & John H., Jill & Josh G., Jamie J. and family, Micah J., Jourdan L., and Jen P.
💚 Thank you to the families who donated sweet prizes for bingo:
Justin H., Micah J., Stacy R., and Kristine W.—your generosity made the night even more fun and special!
💚 Our incredible staff volunteers:
Mr. Becker, Ms. Graves, Mrs. Hoffman, Ms. Schnauber, Miss Baker, Ms. Smits, Mrs. Gordon, and all of our wonderful building services staff. Special thanks to Mr. Pekula for putting on an awesome art show—we loved seeing all the amazing pieces our little artists created!
💚 A big thank you to our generous business donors:
Whether it was refreshments, bingo prizes, or sweet raffle prizes, support from our local businesses helped make our event extra special.
We are so grateful to everyone who came out and helped make the night fun and memorable. This was a fantastic first event in our new and beautiful school, and we can’t wait for many more to come! 🏫✨
All Things Fundraiser 🛤 🐊
Our 2025 Fundraiser has officially wrapped up, and we couldn’t be more grateful for your support! 💚
We were able to send prizes home with students near the end of October, and we sincerely hope your kiddos enjoyed the fruits of their hard work! Thank you again for cheering them on and helping make this event such a success.
This was our first year hosting the fundraiser ourselves and we truly hope it was a positive experience for everyone involved. We’d love to hear your feedback — please don’t hesitate to reach out with any comments, questions, or suggestions about the prizes or the fundraiser as a whole.
🍦 Classroom Celebrations
Our ECC kiddos earned bragging rights as the one and only class to reach their classroom goal, raising the highest amount amongst all classrooms! This awesome bunch celebrated with a sweet ice cream party! Way to go, young gators!
Mrs. Mawawa’s 5th grade class and Mrs. Hoffman’s kindergarten class raised the highest funds among the rest of the classrooms! They enjoyed sweet treats and extra recess time at Pipal Park! ☀️
🎟️ Raffle Winners
And last, but not least! We're excited to announce the winners of our Westgate Fundraiser Raffle! Congratulations to the following families for being our lucky winners!
🤿 💦 Eli P. – Westgate Pool Membership
🦍 🐍 Austin S. – Henry Doorly Zoo Family Pass
🍔 🍦Damian F. – Runza Gift Card and Coupons
Way to go, Gators! 🐊 Thank you to everyone who participated and supported our school — your generosity and enthusiasm truly make a difference. Its been a wonderful adventure thanks to YOU! 💚
💚 A Special Thank-You to Our Sponsors
We’d like to give a huge thank-you to the local businesses that supported our fundraiser by donating amazing prizes for our weekly drawings, raffle drawings, and all the contributions to the mystery prize bags! Your generosity helped make this event extra fun and exciting for our students and families. We’re so fortunate to have such wonderful community partners cheering on our Gators! 💚🐊
🎃 Trunk or Treat Recap 👻
There were so many awesome trunks this year — what a fun and festive night! The top trunks voted by the people were:
🕸 The Haunted House, 🧟♂️ Frankenstein, 🌳 100 Acre Wood / Winnie the Pooh, and 🪄 Wizard of Oz
…and more creative designs that made the evening extra special!
Thank you to Dairy Queen/Fourteen Foods for providing the awesome scratch-and-reveal Trunk or Treat coupon cards! 🍦
We also want to thank all the families who joined us for a little Halloween fun, and especially those who supplied trunks and candy. These events wouldn’t be possible without your support — we’re so grateful for our amazing Westgate community! 💙
We hope your kiddos had a spooktacular time! 👻
Check out our Facebook page for more photos from this festive evening! 📸
🎉 ADVENTURE AWAITS FRIDAY GIVEAWAY - WEEK 1 WINNERS 🎉
We kicked off our first fundraiser giveaway on Friday, and it was a blast! A huge thank you to our generous sponsors — Dave & Buster’s, Pizza Ranch, and Marcus Theatres — for making it possible.
But the adventure doesn’t stop here… 🚀 This Friday, we’ll have another exciting giveaway with even more amazing sponsors. Stay tuned to see who joins us for Part 2 of our Adventure Awaits Giveaway!
FUELED BY CHIPOTLE, POWERED BY TEACHERS! 🌯
During conferences, we do our best to make sure our amazing teachers and staff are well taken care of with tasty meals to keep them fueled throughout the two busy days!
We’re so grateful to West Hills Church for being such wonderful neighbors and providing a hearty chili lunch for our staff this year. 🌶️
And a big shout-out to Jamie Jank for coordinating a delicious Chipotle dinner on behalf of the Community Club — our teachers truly appreciated it! 🌯
Thank you to everyone who helped make our staff feel supported and appreciated during conference week! 💚
WESTGATE CARNIVAL 2025 🎪
The carnival was such a success this year! We had a fantastic turnout, the sun was shining, and the night was filled with laughter, games, and community spirit. We even heard one student declare it as 'the best day of his life!'
We are so grateful to our amazing community—thank you to all the parents who donated soda and desserts, and to the many volunteers who kept the fun flowing all night long. It warms our hearts to be able to put on *FREE* events like this for our kids to enjoy and remember. A BIG shoutout goes to Liz Koepp and Anna Hartmann for, once again, pulling together an unforgettable event... We are so lucky to have dedicated parents, like you! Here's to another year of fun, laughter, and Westgate Pride! 💚
