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09/04/2026

Hey Wildcats!

THERE IS NO SCHOOL MONDAY 7TH FOR LABOR DAY!

Next week, there is no school on Monday, and Wednesday is early release at 2pm as usual. There will be no school on Friday September 25th.

Students have won the first house points of the year! The current standings are:

Verdad 15
Urafiki 9
Azim 8
Karunar 5

Most Fridays we will post some Shout Outs, where a member of staff will call out someone who went above and beyond this week and deserves a shout out. Here are this weeks:

Mrs. Robertson says: Shout out to Shelly McFadden for helping me with the chromebooks.
Shout out to Catherine in third grade for picking a fantastic bell worthy goal!

Mrs. Reisch says: Shout-out to room 28 for working so hard this week. I am so excited to get to know each one of my students!

Mrs. Schermerhorn says: Shout out to Gabby in room 9. She has been so helpful this week to Mrs. Schermerhorn and her classmates. I appreciate it so much!

Have a great weekend Wildcats, see you on Tuesday!

Congratulations to Kori Cannon, kindergarten teacher at Westgate Elementary School, on being named the 2027 ESD 123 Regi...
07/07/2026

Congratulations to Kori Cannon, kindergarten teacher at Westgate Elementary School, on being named the 2027 ESD 123 Regional Teacher of the Year!

Ms. Cannon's passion for helping every student succeed shines through her innovative teaching, strong partnerships with families and leadership within her school. From transforming Westgate's Kindergarten Home Visit Program to strengthening family engagement and school culture, she has made a lasting impact on students, families and colleagues.

As the ESD 123 Regional Teacher of the Year, Ms. Cannon will represent our region as one of nine finalists for the 2027 Washington State Teacher of the Year.

Please join us in congratulating Ms. Cannon on this well-deserved honor!

06/18/2026

🍕 Turn in your Summer Reading Log today! Bring your 100-minute kickstart summer reading log to Westgate Elementary today only from 3:30–4:30 PM to earn a free MOD Pizza coupon!

Hey Wildcats! We had a fantastic party on Monday afternoon for the victorious house of Azim. Our students in Azim house ...
06/10/2026

Hey Wildcats! We had a fantastic party on Monday afternoon for the victorious house of Azim. Our students in Azim house were treated to a party on the baseball diamonds next door, with games and treats. Many thanks to Kennewick National for letting us use their baseball fields for our celebration. AAA-AAA-AAA-AZIM!

Hey Wildcats! Yesterday we invited every student to pick out ten books for their own home library. We’d like to send a h...
06/09/2026

Hey Wildcats! Yesterday we invited every student to pick out ten books for their own home library. We’d like to send a huge thank you to the Kennewick Education Association for helping us give these books to every Westgate student for our Wildcats Read! Summer Literacy Launch! It was a GREAT day to be a wildcat! THANK YOU, KEA!!

Hey Wildcats! We had our graduating senior Wildcats visit yesterday ahead of their graduation this weekend. We shared st...
06/05/2026

Hey Wildcats! We had our graduating senior Wildcats visit yesterday ahead of their graduation this weekend. We shared stories, looked up some old pictures, and walked the halls to cheers and confetti from the kids. Congratulations Grads!

05/29/2026

Hey Wildcats, we're getting close to the end of this school year!

We will be revealing the house competition winners on Monday morning before breakfast - we'll release the result online afterwards.

Monday is also the last day that library books are due back - if your student has library books at home, please send them back in to Mrs. Hillman.

Friday June 5th will be an early release day at 11:27am.

We have a few shout outs:
Mr. Russell says: Shout out to the kids who helped ​me keep things cleaner this week, especially Esequiel, Mudassir, Raegan and Ada.

Mrs. Dunn says: Shout out to Yaretzy, Damien and Angel for their perseverance in State testing. They persevered and worked hard finish all of their testing this week!

Mrs. DeWolf says: Shout out to kinder team for putting together an AMAZING celebration of learning and PLCs! It was so fun to see all the work our entire school team has done to guarantee exceptional learning and growth for every student at Westgate!
Shoutout to Abe, Alijah, Lorenzo, Austin, Elaine, Corbin, Matteo, Dante, Esteban, Elias, Diego, and Mimi for working so hard despite all the schedule changes! Way to do hard things!

Have a good weekend Wildcats!

05/21/2026

Hey Wildcats! We made it to Memorial Day, and we are ready for the long weekend. Please remember that Friday 22nd and Monday 25th are no school days.

Next week is our last week to earn house points before we find out the final placings. Watch this space!

We have some Shout Outs:

Mr. Russell says: Huge shout out to room 12 for being excellent and helpful. Special shout to Kloie and Alaina for showing me how to teach Kindergarten again.

Mrs. Hillman says: Shout Out to Mrs. Cook for starting the Amazing Shake program at Westgate. Thank you for all of your hard work setting up a powerful experience for our community!
Shout Out to our Top 5 Amazing Shake students and to Aviannah for winning!

Ms. Radich says: Shout out to everyone for pushing themselves and working hard during testing season!
Shout out to Sumaya for being recognized by the substitute teacher as a student who is always helpful and kind!

Mrs. Dunn says: Shout out to Zaiden for his perseverance with testing today! He worked hard all day and got everything done!

Have a great Weekend Wildcats, we'll see you on Tuesday.

After many rounds of elimination, our final five Amazing Shake contestants faced their final challenge today, followed b...
05/20/2026

After many rounds of elimination, our final five Amazing Shake contestants faced their final challenge today, followed by a school assembly where they were asked to answer their final questions in front of the whole school. In the end, all five contestants can be proud of the effort they put into this contest, but the winner is…

AVIANNAH!

Congratulations to Aviannah and the other contestants!

Hey Wildcats! It's been a week of hard work. We're getting closer to being done with testing season, and us Wildcats are...
05/08/2026

Hey Wildcats! It's been a week of hard work. We're getting closer to being done with testing season, and us Wildcats are in need of some rest.

Our final ten contestants in the Amazing Shake have been through some intense interviews this morning. It was a two round contest where the students first did the circle of doom with one minute interviews with each judge, followed by a session where students had to work the room and meet new people. We have five students who have made it to the final, and they are Alia, Chloey, Aviannah, Eldin and Rose. Please see the pictures below. Excellent work Wildcats!

Please note that Friday May 22nd and Monday May 25th are no school days.

House points currently stand at:
Azim 1509
Verdad 1426
Urafiki 1413
Karunar 1410

We have some Shout Outs!

Mrs. Kinner says: Shout out to Mr. Russell for the awesome ukulele song! Thank you! That was awesome!
Thank you so much to the paras and other people who have worked so hard to create an AMAZING teacher appreciation week. I certainly felt loved and appreciated!
Thank you to room 27, 25, and room 28 for the awesome song! I felt very loved.

Mr. Barwell says: Shout out to the Wildcat Marimba groups for an amazing field trip and Mallet Festival performance last Thursday, and the 5th Grade Wildcat Orchestra for a great field trip and Orchestra Festival performance this week! Way to go.
Shout out to May Hwa Blut, Jenna, and Hser Eh Boe for being leaders and example setters in Music for Ms. Cannon's class. Shoutout to Deleyza for helping Mr. Barwell to clean and organize some Orchestra stuff.
Shoutout to Mrs. Rios and Mrs. Torres for being great chaperones for our field trips these past weeks. Thank you for your help!

Mrs. Cook says: Shout out to our top 5 Amazing Shake kiddos moving on- Eldin, Aviannah, Alia, Rose, and Chloey. I'm so proud of your hard work and perseverance. Also, thank you to all of the adults around the building for helping out and making this even possible- you rock!

Mrs. Campbell says: Mrs. Campbell would like to thank all the Westgate parents and students that showered her with love and gifts this week! I truly felt the appreciated. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Mrs. Monson says: Thanks to everyone who made Teacher Appreciation such a great week. Your treats, gifts, and kind words were appreciated!
Amazing job to Mrs. Kruzic and Mrs. Jones for all the effort they’ve put into Sparkle and helping everyone feel the love!

Mrs. Cook for doing a fabulous job organizing and supporting the kids with Amazing Shake!

Have a great weekend Wildcats!

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2514 W 4th Avenue
Kennewick, WA
99336

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Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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