Week of August 28-September 1

Specials: B Week

Library: 1, 2, 5

Technology: K, 3, 4

Now: Complete your Annual Update!

August

29 - Crust Pizza PTO Spirit Night

31 - Scout Sign Up Night 6:30pm WHE Library

September

1 - Lunch Visitors Begin

4 - Labor Day Holiday

5 - Individual Picture Day

8 - 3rd-5th Progress Reports Available in HAC

15 - Gold Fight Win Day

18 - Elementary Student Holiday/Teacher Work Day

19 - Booster Fundraiser Kick Off

29 - Booster Fun Run, End of Marking Period 1

October

Sock-tober Sock Drive All Month!

2-6 Fall Break

9-19 Fall Book Fair

17 - Academic Family Night/PTO General Meeting

18 - Fall Picture Re-takes

20 - 5th Field Trip to Interactive Aquarium

23-31 Red Ribbon Week

24 - GT Field Trip to Downtown Aquarium

31 - K-2 Book Character Parade & Musical Performance

To avoid absences being marked as unexcused, parents must notify the school that their child is absent. Parents must provide the parent note to the campus within 48 hours of the student’s return to school. If your child is out due to an appointment, please submit a doctor's note to the office, so that coding in eSchool can be updated accurately.

Absences can be reported each time your child is absent by:

• Online Absence Excuse Form
• Absence Line available (24 hours) 281-641-1519
• Excuse note returned with student following absence and given to the front office
• E-mail to our Attendance Specialist at: carolyn.quinn@humbleisd.net

Students arriving after 8:00am should report to the front office prior to going to their classrooms. We ask that students arriving after 8:30 are checked into the front office by a parent/guardian. Daily attendance is taken at 9:05AM.

I hope everyone is surviving and thriving being back in school mode! It seems that germs are thriving now that everyone is back under one roof together. I am seeing a lot of coughs and congestion in the clinic. I wanted to offer some friendly reminders to parents regarding illness.

• Please do not medicate your student with a fever-reducing medication and then send them to school. The medication wears off and the fever is still there. During this time the student is contagious and needs to stay home so they do not infect others and continue to spread the illness. Remember, students must be fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications before returning to campus.

• If your student needs medication while at school it needs to be delivered to the nurse/clinic by a parent or guardian. No student should have medication on them, in their backpack or pockets. (Cough drops are not allowed on campus.)

• It is a good idea to wipe down backpacks and lunch kits frequently. Every weekend is a good time to make sure you are "de-germing" as much as possible to lessen exposure to potential illness.

• Students need a change of clothing in their backpack. Accidents happen (and not just the potty kind!). Having a change of clothing (including undergarments) helps the student quickly get back to learning and prevents parents from being interrupted throughout the day.

Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns!!

Nurse Lindsey

We are excited to announce our upcoming WHE Woody's Fun Run on 9/29/2023. Our goal this year is to raise $25,000 for enrichment materials and professional learning opportunities that strengthen our school community. Our school has always relied on fundraising to provide exceptional opportunities to enhance student learning and we need YOUR HELP to register students and share with friends and family. Mark your calendars for the WHE Woody's Fun Run fundraiser starting soon!

Important dates to remember:

● REGISTRATION OPENS: 9/04/2023

Register on MYBOOSTER.COM

● WHE Woody's Fun Run Kick Off: 9/18/2023

● Event Date: 9/29/2023

• Information for volunteer opportunities coming soon!

We are thankful for our Woodland Hills Elementary family! Let’s make it a GREAT event!

All visitors should use the front doors and check in with the WHE Front Office upon arrival to campus. Please be prepared to provide your identification/license to our receptionist when visiting WHE. All visitors must wear their WHE Visitor badge in a visible place while in the building, and must check out with the front office upon departure. Thank you for helping to keep our campus safe!

Forgotten items and/or lunches can be dropped off in the front foyer. Please let the front office know that you have dropped something off, and make sure that the item is clearly labeled with your child's name & teacher/grade.

Parents/Guardians wishing to have lunch with their child are welcome starting Friday, September 1st. All visitors must bring their ID - as visitors must check in with the front office to obtain a visitor's badge. Please be respectful of the following procedures when visiting WHE for lunch:

• Visitor badges must be worn and visible at all times when you are in the building!

• Lunch guests are required to sit at the special "guest" tables located in the center of the cafeteria and should only sit with their child.

• Lunch guests may not walk around the cafeteria to visit with other students and may not share/purchase food for any other students except their own.

• In order to avoid crowding, visitors will be asked to wait in the front foyer until it is lunch time and are asked to stay only for their students' lunch time.

• All visitors must check out with the front office when lunch is over.

2023-2024 Lunch Times

• Kindergarten: 10:45-11:15
• Grade 1: 11:15-11:45
• Grade 2: 11:35-12:05
• Grade 3: 11:55-12:25
• Grade 4: 12:10-12:40
• Grade 5: 12:30-1:00

Breakfast Reminders: If your child is having breakfast at school, please try to get here no later than 7:45 so that students have enough time to go through the line, eat and get to class by morning announcements. FYI - WHE is NOT open for breakfast visitors at any time during the school year.

The Humble ISD app is available to download free from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

• Stay up-to-date with school announcements
  
• Learn about upcoming events
  
• Access needed contact information quickly

For information on how to stay connected through our app, emails & text alerts, visit www.humbleisd.net/connectwithus

Spring STAAR 2023 results are now available to parents and students on the TEA's Family Portal.

How can I access my child's state assessment scores online?

• Parents and students may access scores online through the TEA Family Portal.

What is the TEA Family Portal?

• The TEA Family Portal provides parents and students with online access to scores from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) assessments.

Specific Features of the Portal:

• Viewing student assessment results over the course of a student’s academic career.

• Examining student performance on STAAR, including individual student scale scores and objective scores.

• Examining TELPAS examinee proficiency ratings, comprehension scores and composite score/rating.

Access to the Family Portal

• Directions on accessing student results in the TEA Family Portal.

As part of WHE’s music curriculum, ALL 5th grade students will be learning to play the soprano recorder in music class this school year. Please order a recorder online through Revtrak. Go to the WHE website homepage and click on “Online Payments/Revtrak”. There you will click on the WHE Music icon.) All orders for the recorder are due by Friday, September 15th.

Jenny Heyl

WHE Music Teacher

jennifer.heyl@humbleisd.net

We are aware that many of our students use cell phones to keep in contact with families before and after school. Please know that all students are expected to turn their cell phone off and keep them in their backpack during the school day. At no time are WHE students allowed to use their cell phones during the instructional day. Smartwatches are permitted to be worn, but should only be used for the watch function - all texting, calling, notification features, etc should be turned off. If a student is found using a smartwatch or cell phone inappropriately during the school day, it will be collected by the teacher until the end of the day.

Should I Refer My Child? Webinar

Monday, August 28, 2023 from 6-7 p.m.

This virtual webinar will provide parents/guardians with information on how Humble ISD identifies and provides services to gifted students. Information will also be shared to help parents determine if their child exhibits characteristics of giftedness and if they want to refer them to testing. Register for the Gifted & Talented Awareness Webinar

Families can access the WHE Online Payment/Revtrak site to pay class fees and purchase a WHE school shirt! If you cannot pay online, you may bring cash to the front office.

• Grade Level Activity Fees ($20): These funds help provide various consumable materials for students throughout the school year, including, but not limited to, hands on science & social studies resources, and supplies for classroom use. Please support WHE by paying your grade level fees!
• 2023-24 WHE Spiritwear: Purchase your 2023-24 WHE spirit shirt ($10). Shirts ordered online will be delivered to your child's teacher.

Humble ISD Child Nutrition Services is accepting Free & Reduced Meal applications for the 2023-2024 school year. In order to be eligible for free or reduced priced meals, households must reapply annually. Students who receive free/reduced price meals during the previous school year qualify for those benefits for the FIRST 30 DAYS of the following year in August. Visit humbleisd.net/freeandreduced for more information.

If you would like to sign-up to be a GLC (Grade Level Coordinator) or Room Parent and help the PTO with all of our WHE class parties and special events, please fill out our form! These positions do not have to be Parents/Guardians, they can also be Grandparents, Aunts, or Uncles!