The Jet Wash
WHMS Weekly News, August, 21st
A Total Eclipse of the Sun!
The Solar Eclipse is scheduled to be most fantastic in the OKC area around 1:05. Because of this, we will be going by 6th hour. I would like all students to be able to see the eclipse as close to 1:05 as possible. We made a mistake in going by 5th hour - so with some wonderful people's help (thanks Ashley, Tasha, and Michelle) we sorted them by their 6th hours after school on Friday. So...with that being said here is the plan:
- I will do a final call for permission slips 1st hour. After 1st hour, no more permission slips will be accepted.
- The glasses and permission slips will be delivered to 6th-hour teachers in the morning on Monday. In 6th hour, those students with permission slips will be given glasses by their teacher. It is obviously very important you make sure only students with permission slips are given glasses and permitted to go outside.
- The students without permission slips will stay in their classroom the entire time. (We should not be letting them out for the restroom during this time without an escort from office, so please tell them to go during 5th hour. We will tell them in the lunch room also.)
- The students with permission slips will go outside with their 6th hour teacher when an office appointed staff member comes to their room to watch students with NO SLIPS. (i.e. Stanley, Hiatt, Rowekamp, Angel, Dr. Hope, Teachers aids, Teachers who are off 6th hour, etc., Anyone else we can round up)
- NO TEACHERS SHOULD BE GOING OUTSIDE WITHOUT OFFICE STAFF UNLESS YOU HAVE 100% OF YOUR STUDENTS PERMISSION SLIPS RETURNED.
- There is really no need to stay outside longer than 5-10 minutes.
- Please tell students while walking outside they need to keep their head down and not look up. When the student's teacher turns around and tells them to stop, they put the glasses on and look up and view the sun.
-The teacher will tell the students when time is up. Students will look back down, take the glasses off, and walk back to class while looking down and away from the sun.
-Students will go back to their 6th hour teacher and stay UNTIL THE OFFICE HAS GIVEN THE ALL CLEAR that everyone has been outside. We should be able to roll everyone through before 7th hour. But just in case, please make sure we have announced the all clear. I will also text on Remind.
A Hall students with permission slips will go outside Commons doors to see the eclipse
- C Hall students will go out the back doors and see the eclipse from the back parking lot
- Band/gym/music can follow the C hall instructions
It is imperative that we all follow these directions to a tee and NOT waiver. This will be an awesome thing, but we will all have to be on the same page.
The district is very concerned about student safety and students attempting to see the eclipse without permission slips. Because of this, keeping them in their rooms with office staff is the easiest way approved by the district to minimize that risk.
I will also provide a live stream to show in your rooms to those students without permission slips. If we all work together, we can all see at least part of the eclipse.
GLASSES WILL BE GIVEN AT THE DOOR WHEN STUDENTS GIVE TEACHERS THE PERMISISON SLIPS.
Live Stream
Teachers' Meeting Wednesday
Meet with Ms. Snider
Sporting Events
Friday-Saturday - Softball games at Chickasha.
Save the Date!
- August 29th Staffing Meetings
- August 30th Everyone should have already met with Ms. Snider for modifications
- August 30th Teachers' Meeting @ 2:45
- August 31st Pay day!!! :)))))))
- September 1st and 4th NO SCHOOL!
- Check your google calendar often for changes and ISS students
Western Heights Middle School
Email: patricia.d.stanley@westernheights.k12.ok.us
Website: https://www.facebook.com/western.heights.313?lst=100009518972977%3A100009518972977%3A1503275069
Phone: 405) 350-3455