6th graders explored the Concept of Change by working together to brainstorm a list of things that change followed by a discussion of how to group and categorize their ideas! #ConceptBasedInstruction #fcpsPOG

Socratic Seminar in small groups! Each group is having a great discussion about the Bill of Rights! #fcpsPOG #communicator #AccessToRigor Meg Sutton

Beaming with pride for these soon-to-be Marshall High School graduates from my first 6th grade class Westgate ES!!🎓🥳❤️#teamlitz

Beaming once again because two more soon-to-be high school grads from my first 6th grade class Westgate ES surprised me after school today!! Super proud teacher🎓🥳❤️

We’re off to a great start here in 6th grade! This week was filled with setting up routines and expectations, building our classroom community, and participating in fun team building activities! Westgate ES

We had a special visit from the Marshall High School band and orchestra this afternoon and I was so excited to see one of my former 6th graders show off his amazing drum skills!! So proud 🤩

Last week students were introduced to the concept of systems. Today students explored this concept further by generating, recording, and categorizing ideas for how a fish bowl can be a system! 🐠#ConceptBasedLearning Westgate ES

6th graders engaged in conversations for their first fiction book club meeting! Westgate ES #communication

We completed our first PBL of the school year! 🙌🏻 #RoadTripUSA #PBLinFCPS

I always learn SO much when I visit Morgan Litz classroom! Students’ PBL presentations were incredible today! 👏👏Westgate ES

Our first student-facilitated Socratic Seminar was a huge success! These 6th graders engaged in discussion for over an hour! Westgate ES #AccessToRigor

Our 6th graders were so lucky to interact with this special speaker in honor of Veterans Day! 🇺🇸@mendelson6th

Math partners shared their strategies for solving practical problems with proportional reasoning! Westgate ES #advancedmath

Today’s Responsive Advisory Meeting focused on taking responsibility for learning. Students rotated through 4 corners in small groups and listed key ideas of what being responsible looks, sounds, and feels like in each category! Westgate ES #ResponsiveClassroom

The level of creativity and critical thinking these 6th graders showed through their Space Resort projects was out of this world! 🚀🪐 #PBLinFCPS Westgate ES

These 6th grade scientists had fun investigating the speed and movement of water molecules! Westgate ES

6th graders learned all about heat flow in our atmosphere through a convection observation lab! #FCPSAAP #JASONLearning #science Meg Sutton Westgate ES

Loved seeing my former 6th graders and soon to be HS grads!! So proud 🥳🎓Westgate ES

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 Westgate PTA events!🤩 youtube.com/watch?v=vIKkOW…

Closed the door on 17 years of teaching! So grateful for all of the memories and relationships I’ve made along the way with students, parents, and colleagues. Excited for my new chapter, but will miss everyone Westgate ES 🙏🏼❤️