WYWLA WEEKLY UPDATE
August 18, 2017
CARPOOL REMINDERS
We are asking all carpool drivers to follow our carpool procedures for drop-off and pick-up. All students must be dropped off and picked up in the main traffic circle. High school students should not be dropped off or picked up near the Currin Building. All WYWLA families should enter and exit from Western Blvd using the service road.
GMS students return next week and the visually impaired students need us to follow the established procedures!
Thanks in advance for your cooperation!
AUGUST 21ST ECLIPSE
The 2017 Eclipse across America will occur on Monday, August 21, 2017. In North Carolina, the partial eclipse will begin around 2:33pm and peak at approximately 2:44pm when the moon obscures 92.7% of the sun. Wake County residents will experience a partial view of the Total Eclipse. Skies will gradually begin to darken as the moon moves into the path of the Sun. Over time, the sky will become increasingly dark and then will gradually become filled with more light as the moon moves out of the path of the sun. Monday, August 21st is a regular school day for WYWLA Students. Although we dismiss prior to the eclipse, many of our students who use bus transportation will still be on buses or at bus stops. Please review the following safety guidelines with your daughter.
Student and Employee Safety
The health and well-being of Wake County Public School System students and employees is of the utmost importance during this experience. As such, it is important to recognize that it is never safe to look directly at the sun’s rays, even when the sun is partially obscured. When watching a partial eclipse, students and employees must wear approved eclipse glasses at all times if they plan to face the sun. Otherwise, an alternate indirect method of viewing should be used. NASA's How to View the Solar Eclipse Safely provides additional information on safety guidelines.
PICTURE DAY
Join the WYWLA PTSA
If you need further information or have any questions please email your PTSA president, Valerie Cruz at wywlaptsapresident@gmail.com. Thank You and have a great day!
Our next PTSA meeting is Monday, August 28th at 6:00pm in Lineberry Room L02
VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION
All continuing volunteers must reactivate as a volunteer by October 31, 2017. You may register at any WCPSS site on the Intranet. Current volunteers who provided a valid email address will receive an email 15 days and 30 days prior to expiration to remind them to reactivate.
The Volunteer Registration System will be open daily. New volunteers must have a criminal background check prior to engaging in volunteer work. Applicants who are not approved to volunteer will be notified by Employee Relations.
Guests are visitors who are never left alone with students and will not need criminal background checks. Volunteers are visitors who may be left alone with children at any point and must have criminal background checks.
WEEKLY STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS & LUNCH MENUS
IMPORTANT DATES
August 28: PTSA Meeting, 6:00pm
August 28 – September 1: Club Sign-up Week
August 30: Business Alliance Meeting, 9:00am
September 4: Holiday—Labor Day
September 8: Progress Reports Distributed
September 9: ACT
September 11: SIP Team Meeting, 2:30pm
September 15 – October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month
September 19: Herff Jones Presentation, 5:30pm (Dining Hall)
September 19: Financial Aid Night, 6:30pm (Dining Hall)
September 21: Teacher Workday
September 22: Progress Reports Distributed
September 25: PTSA Meeting, 6:00pm
September 27: WYWLA Business Alliance Meeting, 9:00am
September 27: Sophomore Step Up to SAU (Field Trip)
September 29: Early Release, 11:35am
About WYWLA
Email: wywla@wcpss.net
Website: www.wcpss.net/wywla
Location: 303 Ashe Avenue, Raleigh, NC, United States
Phone: (919) 508-9088
Twitter: @wakegirlslead