Westwood Weekly
Staff Newsletter - Week of August 19-25, 2019
Shout-Outs
- Welcome to Samantha Green (SLP, Room D4), and Monica Kibble (SEA, Room A3)!
- Thanks to Cheryl for not only setting up your own class, but insuring that the students in B1 got a good start as well! And thanks for all the summer visits to campus for the care and keeping of our beautiful plants!
- Thanks to Marie and Christine, for jumping into your new role with both feet! You've been an inspiration!
- Thanks to Jill and Kim for responding to everyone's needs, while still taking care of your own 'to-do lists'!
- Thanks to all of the teachers, who took time out of a hectic start to reach out to parents before the first day of school! We have received a lot of positive feedback already from families!
- Thanks to everyone who jumped in to support all of the changes the past couple of weeks. I especially appreciate your patience and willingness to 'go with the flow', as we play 'catch-up' with some of our Beginning of the Year tasks and activities. Your are true professionals!
Highlights this Week!
All Week: Continue to submit 'Warm Body Counts' every day, in addition to taking attendance online in Aeries by 8:15 (10:30 for A5).
Monday, 8/19 - Williams Visit (10:30ish); -i-Ready Diagnostic Window opensTuesday, 8/20 - Open House (6:00-7:00, K-2; 6:45-7:45, 3-5)
Wednesday, 8/21 - Staff Meeting, 1:55
Friday, 8/23 - Common Area Checklists Due (see below); PE Minutes Due by 2:37
Coming up:
8/26 - ESGI Window Opens (K only)
8/30 - On-Demand Writing Assignment Due
This Week in AVID (via Jeanne Johnson)
PBIS Focus of the Week
Back-to-School Night Re-Imagined
Copies of the following documents will be provided. If you already have these copies made, please notify the office. If there are other school-wide documents that you plan to share at BTS night, please let us know.
- AVID Brochure
- Universal Release Form (only for those students who have not yet submitted them)
- Behavior Rules and Expectations Matrix (with signature)
- Emergency Contact Information (for those missing updated records)
- School Site Council Ballots
- Homework Program Information
- HomeLink Parent Portal access letters (for those who did not pick them up at the Walkthrough)
- Consent Letter for PLTW (for those who have not yet submitted them)
Handbook Helper
Staff Absences - All staff must record absences, late arrivals, and early departures in the Absent Management System/Frontline (accessible through Staff Portal on district website). If you know in advance that you will be out, please make arrangements early and confirm with the substitute prior to the absence. See Jill if you need support logging in.