Westgate Community Club

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! 🏫✨

🍕 Tonight is Godfather’s Slice of the Pie Night!

Skip the cooking and enjoy a quick, easy dinner with the family at the Aksarben location from 4–9 PM.

Just mention Westgate, and 20% of your order will go right back to supporting all the amazing things happening at our school!

Dine in, carry out, or order on mobile—it all counts!

Don’t miss this “Slice of the Pie” fundraising night! 🎉

📚 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR 📚
The Scholastic Book Fair will be open during Family Fun Night on Friday and during various hours throughout conferences week.
To make shopping easier, consider setting up a Scholastic eWallet for your child. The eWallet is a cashless way for your child to shop for books, making checkout quicker and smoother.

✨ Extra convenience:
Use the eWallet during after-school shopping times, so your child can shop even without a parent present.
Share your child’s personal eWallet link with family and friends who’d like to contribute to your child’s love of reading!
👉 Get started here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/westgateelementaryschool2

📖 Bonus: A portion of all book fair sales goes directly back to Westgate to provide new books for the school library— so every purchase supports our students!

🕒 Book Fair Hours:
Friday, 03/13: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (Family Fun Night)
Monday, 03/16: 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Tuesday, 03/17: 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Wednesday, 03/18: 3:45 PM – 8:00 PM
Thursday, 03/19: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Hey Westgate families!

Just a friendly reminder that all pizza orders are due by tomorrow, Wednesday, March 11. Be sure to place your Domino’s Pizza order for Friday's 'Pizza, Bingo & Books' night so you don’t miss out!

You can order in two ways:

📄 Paper Order Form
A pizza order form was sent home in your child’s backpack last Friday. Please return the completed form with cash or check (payable to Westgate Community Club) to the school office by Wednesday, March 11.

💳 Order Online
Place your order online with a card here ➡️ https://westgatecc.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/599

🎉 Friday Night is Going to Be Jam-Packed With Fun! 🎉

There is so much going on, and it will be 1.5 hours packed with fun for the whole family!

📚 Scholastic Book Fair
🍕 Pizza with family and friends
🎯 Bingo with really awesome prizes
🎟 A great assortment of Raffle prizes (tickets available for purchase)
🍪 Plenty of delicious and FREE treats & refreshments

🎨 Westgate Art Show
Don’t miss the chance to view your kiddos’ masterpieces on display!

✨ We may even have a few other surprises up our sleeve, too.

⏰ Don’t forget: Pizza orders must be turned in by Wednesday, March 11! We can’t wait to see everyone on Friday for a fun night with the Westgate community!

- Westgate Community Club

Save the date!
Pizza, Bingo and Books is Coming! 🍕🎉📚

Our annual spring family fun night is happening on March 13, 2026, from 5:30–7:00 PM—and it’s extra special this year as our first family fun night in the new school building!
Come join us for a fun-filled evening featuring:
🍕 Pizza available for purchase
🎲 Free bingo and refreshments
📚 Browse the Scholastic Book Fair with the whole family
Don’t miss out on this community favorite—we hope this will be our best Family Fun Night yet!
✨ Stay tuned for more details!

Hey Gators!
We hope everyone had a wonderful time at the ribbon cutting ceremony. There was a great turnout of past and present gators to see our beautiful new building and reminisce in the old building. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table and said hello. We are grateful to everyone who checked out or purchased our awesome gator swag! We sold over $300 in goodies to support our community club and school! It was so fun seeing everyone walk around the building with their little Garys in hand!

The Gator apparel store will be open until this Friday. This will be the last chance to order the shirt that commemorates the old building. Please visit this link 🔗 https://http-courtyardink-89cf1042-f959-4a18-8430-812fd940c1c4.printavo.com/merch/westgate-2025 to view the website and place your orders now! $5 of each item sold will go to support Mr. Becker's staff and activity fund! Shirts should be ready in roughly 2 weeks. Thank you!

Join us for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony tomorrow, January 13th, from 4:00–5:30 PM!
We’ll have a table set up at the new school featuring all of our awesome Gator Swag available for purchase. Stop by, say hello, and help us celebrate! Click the link below for your last chance to order Westgate apparel this year!
🔗 https://http-courtyardink-89cf1042-f959-4a18-8430-812fd940c1c4.printavo.com/merch/westgate-2025

Woot woot! Next week is our last Godfather’s night of 2025! Join us at the Aksarben location! Don’t forget to mention Westgate when you order, Godfathers will give our school 20% of each sale! This offer applies to carry out, delivery, and in-store orders. 🐊✨🍕

Hey there! We hope you’ve had a nice, warm and safe Thanksgiving break! 🍂 🦃 ❄️
We are grateful for the wonderful community here at Westgate 💚 and Westside ❤️ .

We’re excited to announce that our Gator Store is officially OPEN for holiday ordering! All apparel items will be delivered before winter break, just in time for the holidays. Show your Gator pride and support our school!

✨$5 from every apparel item will go directly to Mr. Becker’s School & Staff Activity Fund.

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🛍 We Have TWO Stores This Season!

1️⃣ Apparel Store
Grab your Gator gear!
• T-shirts
• Hoodies
• Crewnecks
• And more!
https://http-courtyardink-89cf1042-f959-4a18-8430-812fd940c1c4.printavo.com/merch/westgate-2025/?page=2

2️⃣ Gator Goodies Store
Fun extras your students will love!
• Gary the Gator plush
• Poppits
• Croc charms
• Pencils
• Sticker sheets
• And more gator-themed treats!
https://westgatecc.membershiptoolkit.com/gatorstore

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🗓 Order Today!
Orders will be sent home with kiddos during the week of December 15th. If you would rather pick up your items from the front office, feel free to send us a message at [email protected]. Don’t miss out on all the awesome gator goodies!ing andetyede

🎃 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, 🌳 One-Hundred Acre Wood / Winnie the Pooh, and 🪄 The Wizard of Oz.

There were many more creative designs that made the evening extra special, too!

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 all the photos from this festive evening! 📸

🎃 Don’t forget! Our annual Trunk or Treat is this Thursday, October 23rd from 6:00–7:00 PM in the parking lot near the new school!

🍿 Popcorn and water will be provided to enjoy as you stroll through the trunks!

We’re so appreciative of everyone who has already signed up to host a trunk — thank you! There are still a few spots open if you’d like to join in on the fun. Plus, stick around for our Creative Trunk Contest — the top three trunks will each win a $25 gift card!

👉 Click here to view the signup: https://westgatecc.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/158103

For those hosting a trunk, please plan to arrive between 5:00–5:45 PM to find a spot and set up your display. Be sure to give yourself enough time to be ready to rock by 6pm!

We can’t wait for a fun and festive evening with our Gator community! 💚🐊