Woody's Wrap Up

Welcome Back from the Fall Break!! We hope you all enjoyed your time with family and friends! This week we kicked off the second nine weeks of the school year. Report cards from the 1st nine weeks are available for viewing HAC. Please be sure to log in using the directions below to view your students' report cards, as report cards will not be printed this year.

The rest of this semester will be busy - we have our annual Academic Family Night next week, parent conferences will be scheduled, Red Ribbon Week activities, and so much more!! Please review the information below and mark your calendars! We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday evening!

• Log in to HAC guardian account
• Forgot your login? Contact your Campus Registrar.
• Select the Grades Icon and select the Report Card Tab.

• View the Report Card for Reporting Period: use the drop-down to select the current reporting period.
• Select Print to view the printable report.

Week of October 23-27

Specials: A Week

Library K, 3, 4

Tech 1, 2, 5

October

Sock-tober Sock Drive All Month!

9-18 Fall Book Fair

13 - Report Cards Available in HAC

17 - Academic Family Night/PTO General Meeting

18 - Fall Picture Re-takes

20 - 5th Field Trip to Interactive Aquarium; Kinder to Pumpkin Patch

23-31 Red Ribbon Week

24 - GT Field Trip to Downtown Aquarium

31 - K-2 Book Character Parade & Musical Performance

November

1-15 Canned Food Drive

1 - Student Holiday/Parent Conferences

7 - Student Holiday/Teacher Workday

10 - 3rd Grade Veteran's Day Program

14 - Thanksgiving Feast

17 - 5th to Biztown

20-24 Thanksgiving Break

27 - Toy Drive Begins

28 - 2nd Field Trip to Zoo

December

1 - 5th Manner's Banquet

4-8 PTO Holiday Shop

8 - Polar Express/Cookies with Santa Family Night 5:30-7:00, Toy Drive Ends

12 - 4th Grade Musical Performance (Day & Evening Performance)

15 - Winter Parties, Early Release at Noon, Last Day of MP2

Dec 18 - Jan 1 Winter Break

Scott Tate Photography will be on campus Wednesday morning to take pictures of any students who were not here for our September picture day. In addition, if you would like to have your child RETAKE their photo from September, please return the original picture package. See the flyer for more information.

Our Kindergarten classes ROCKED their screenings with the nurse this week!! I’m so proud of how they listened, followed directions and helped make sure everything went smoothly.

1st Grade will begin their screening process on Monday and will continue through the week.

If a student does not pass their hearing or vision screening they will be rescreened within the next few weeks. If they do not pass it on the 2nd attempt a referral will be sent home to follow-up with the eye doctor or their pediatrician.

Our annual fall spiritwear sale is now open! This year, options include a crewneck sweatshirt, long sleeve t-shirt, and two options for short sleeve t-shirt. You can use the link provided to pre-order during the break, and students will bring home paper order forms when they return from break. All orders must be placed online by Friday, October 20th. No late orders will be accepted.

WHE Fall 2023 Performances: SAVE THE DATES!

• K-2 Storybook Parade and Program: Tuesday, October 31 @8:15am
• 3rd Grade: Veterans Day Program: Friday, Novermber 10 @8:30am
• 4th Grade: Christmas Program: Tuesday, Decemeber 12 @2:15 and Evening Performance (doors open at 6:15, program begins at 6:30)

WHE Fall 2023 Music Clubs

• 3rd Choir: Tuesdays @7:30am (began 9/12)
• 4th Choir: Wednesdays 3:30-4:15 starting 10/25 Google Form Sign Up
• 5th Ukulele Club: Monday @7:30am and Thursday 3:30-4:00 (began 9/11)
• 5th Dynamites (choir/musical theater): Thursdays 3:30-4:30 starting 10/11 Google Form to Sign Up

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

8:15-8:30: K,1st,2nd: Storybook Character Parade

8:30-9:15: 2nd Grade “Reading Explosion” Program with Special Guest Performances by Kindergarten and 1st grade

All K,1,2 Students are invited to dress up as their favorite storybook character! They will perform for parents/family in the cafeteria after the parade is over.

Dress Up Guidelines for all K, 1, 2 students:

Each child needs a book to go with their costume.

• Costumes must be school appropriate. (No scary costumes)
  
• Masks will only be allowed during the parade.
  
• No weapons allowed with the costumes.
  
• Storybook costume examples: black cat=”Pete the Cat”, cowboy=”Pecos Bill”, Lion=”The Wizard of Oz”, TMNT= “Franklin”
• Please send in a change of clothes, so your child can change out of their costume after the performance is over.
• All parents/families are welcome to attend the parade and the program in the cafeteria.
• Guests must check in at the office for your visitor pass. Bring your ID!
• There is NO evening performance. This program will only be performed in the morning, immediately after the parade.

Visitors

In order to expedite our check in process, visitors may RSVP so that visitor badges can be pre-printed. Please complete ONE FORM for EACH VISITOR and be sure to answer all applicable questions. Once we receive your RSVP, we will pre-print your visitor’s badge. Remember, badges can only be pre-printed for adults who have had their ID scanned in our Raptor system this school year. If you have not had your ID scanned as a visitor this school year, you are welcome to stop by the front office by 10/30 to have it scanned. We will collect RSVPs through NOON on Monday, October 30th. After that, the RSVP form will be closed and all visitors will need to check in with the front office on the day of the event.

All guests are welcome to arrive starting at 7:50am to check in and make their way to the cafeteria. Guests who have RSVP'd should stop by the RSVP table to pick up their pre-printed tag. Visitors who do not have a pre-printed badge will need to check in with the front office. ALL visitors need to bring identification!

If you have questions about attending this performance, please contact Mrs. Lane at belinda.lane@humbleisd.net or call 281-641-1500. Pleae reach out to WHE Music Teacher, Jenny Heyl, if you have any questions about the performance. Thank you!

jennifer.heyl@humbleisd.net

On Friday, November 10th at 8:30 a.m, the 3rd Grade will be leading the traditional WHE Veterans Day Program. The 3rd Graders will lead this tribute as we honor all men and women who have served or who are currently serving in the United States Military. There will be NO evening performance. All veterans, parents, and friends are invited to attend our celebration at Woodland Hills Elementary. Please RSVP if planning to attend in person. Please fill out the RSVP Google Form. Please remember that all guests must check in with the office before entering the school. Check in begins at 7:50 am and please bring your id!

All students are asked to wear: a red,white,and blue for this performance. Please no shorts.

If your student will have a guest (family member/friend/neighbor) who has served or who is currently serving in the United States Military attending the Veterans Day program at WHE on November 10th, they will be given the opportunity to announce and recognize their guest. Please help your student know the following things about the guest that is attending: Name of guest, branch of military, rank, what they did while serving, years of service, etc. I’m attaching a form that can be filled out and returned for the student to use during our practices.

Another way to honor all veterans will be through a slideshow. All WHE students can recognize a veteran who is deceased or who is not able to attend the program. Please fill out this Google Form by Friday, November 3rd in order to honor your veteran in our Veterans Day slideshow. This form can also be found on the WHE Website/Woody’s Word. The WHE Veterans Day Slideshow will be played at the end of the 3rd grade program.

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.

In order to maintain safety and not disrupt our learning environment, guests are only permitted to visit the specific area they have signed in for. This may include the main office, clinic, meeting rooms, cafeteria, or other designated areas. Visitors are not allowed on our playgrounds during recess, and may not visit classrooms or academic spaces without prior authorization from WHE administration. Thank you for helping to keep our campus safe!

In addition to the above procedures, we ask that all cafeteria guests be respectful of the following guidelines when visiting the WHE cafeteria:

• 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 may be asked to wait in the front foyer until it is lunch time. Lunch visitors must check out with the front office when their child's 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.

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.

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.

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.