The Wigwam Express Mid-Month Update
January 2021
Wigwam Creek Middle School
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Location: 4510 North 127th Avenue, Litchfield Park, AZ, USA
Phone: 623-547-1100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wigwamcreekmiddleschool/
A Message From the Principal
January 21, 2021
Dear Jaguars,
We have just a few things to update you on as we approach the end of the month. We appreciate your continued support.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Tassin and the Wigwam Creek Staff
Communication-Continuous Improvement
In the December Newsletter, I reviewed the various platforms we use to communicate with our students and families. As a staff, we continue to reflect on our practices as well as gather feedback from parents and students on how we can improve in the area of communication. It is evident from our conversations with parents during conferences there is a need for improvement with regards to sharing information about student performance. In an effort to address this concern I have put a protocol and expectation in place for teachers to send out weekly progress reports to all parents as well as students. The reports are sent every Tuesday by 5pm. Since our return from break you should have received two progress reports from your child's homeroom teacher via email.
If you have not received these reports, please reach out to your child's student advisor:
6th Grade Advisor-Ms. Bacszynski-baczynski@lesd.k12.az.us
7th Grade Advisor-Mr. Whitman-whitman@lesd.k12.az.us
8th Grade Advisor-Ms. Hale-hale@lesd.k12.az.us
In addition to communication about student performance, we recognize the need to improve in the area of positive feedback. Our goal as an entire staff is to provide positive feedback to each and every student at some point throughout each quarter. You can expect a phone call and/or email from a teacher, support staff, or administrator at some point throughout each quarter.
Our hope is that these weekly reports and positive phone calls/emails will help bridge the gap between school and home communication. We are 100% committed to ensuring the success of our students and we feel this is a small step in the right direction to improve our practices.
Thank you for your continued feedback and support.
Parentvue/Studentvue
I'd like to remind families about two helpful resources you and your student(s) can use daily, to gain a true understanding of students' progress towards mastery. Studenvue/Parentvue is the teachers use to keep sutdents' grades up to date. I have included directions for how to access the Studentvue/Parentvue Application as well as the Studentvue/Parentvue website for your reference.
PARENTVUE/STUDENTVUE APP
Click in the bottom left corner gear shift icon. Delete Litchfield Elementary School District from the list. Click the button at the top: Add another district URL and enter the zip code: 85340, select Litchfield Elementary School District.
PARENTVUE/STUDENTVUE COMPUTER URL
Parentvue from a desktop computer, delete any prior bookmark and recreate a new one using:
Office Paperwork
Just before holiday break our school Registrar, Ms. Adair, sent home a larger mailer that included the necessary paperwork we need in order to keep our office records up-to-date.
Once you have made any necessary revisions and/or you have signed the document(s) please return it/them to us as soon as possible. There are a variety of ways this can be done. Please select whatever option is most convenient for you. You can:
take a picture of each page and email it.
scan and email it.
drop it off in our office between the hours of 8:20am-4:30pm.
place it in an envelope and mail it back to us.
If you choose to email your document(s), please make sure you attach all pages and send your email to Ms. Adair, our school registrar, at adair@lesd.k12.az.us. If you choose to mail your document(s), please address your envelope to Litchfield Elementary School District, ℅ Wigwam Creek Middle School. Our mailing address is 272 E. Sagebrush St., Litchfield Park, AZ, 85340.
*Note-If you did not receive an envelope that means your student's records are up-to-date and no further information is needed.
School Pictures and Yearbook
Unfortunately, we had to cancel our school pictures scheduled for January 20 and January 21. With that said, we are asking for your help. In order to be able to offer families and students a yearbook for the 2020/2021 school year we need families to submit pictures of students. Please see the flyers below for guidance on how you can help us with this task.*
*If the flyers are not clear I have included the PDF for you to download from home.