Tiger Talk

09/25/18

Upcoming Events

09/01 - 10/12/18....Open for Referrals for GT/Discovery Info

09/11 - 12/20/18....Book BINGO! Click here for more info

09/13 - 10/03/18....Shop Online for the Book Fair Here

09/21 - 09/30/18....Register for Fall Enrichment Fun

09/24 - 9/28/18......5th Graders Audition for 10/18 Musical (if signed up by 9/21.)

09/24 - 09/28/18....The Enchanted Forest Fall Book Fair - Kona Ice 9/25 from 3:15!

09/26/18................Angel's WCHE Spirit Night 6 - 9 pm

09/27/18................Community Library Bookmobile @ the West Cypress Pool 3 - 4 pm

09/28/18................School Assembly in the Gym @ 7:40 am

09/28/18................Mom/Son Kickball Event 5 - 7:30 pm on the WCHE Field

09/30/18................Save $35 on Fall Enrichment by Enrolling by Midnight Today!

10/01/18................Student Council Meeting 3 - 4:00 pm

10/1 - 10/31/18......Principals' Month & National Bullying Prevention Month

10/02/18................National Custodial Workers Day

10/03/18................LTHS Homecoming Parade & Extravaganza 5 - 8 pm

10/04/18................Fall Photo Day! Order Online by 10/04 & Receive Free Photo Book ..............................School Photo ID XY608358Q0

10/05/18................Student & Staff Holiday! No School Today!

10/08/18................Student Holiday! No School for Students Today!

10/08/18................Last Day to Order Fall Photos Online!

10/09 - 10/11/18....Student Vision/Hearing Screening

10/11/18................Community Library Bookmobile @ the West Cypress Pool 3 - 4 pm

10/12/18................School Assembly in the Gym @ 7:40 am

10/12/18................Kindergarten Field Trip to the Thinkery Volunteer RSVP

10/15/18................Student Council Meeting 3 - 4:00 pm

10/16/18................Apex Fun Run Kick-off Pep Rally 2 - 2:30 pm WCHE Gym RSVP

10/17/18................PTO General Meeting 9:00 - 10:30 am, Tiger's Den (aka Cafeteria) RSVP

10/18/18................5th Grade Music Performance, 8 am, Tiger's Den RSVP

10/19/18................School Assembly in the Gym @ 7:40 am

10/19/18................5th Grade Field Trip to Longhorn Cavern

10/25/18................Apex Fun Run! RSVP

10/25/18................Community Library Bookmobile @ the West Cypress Pool 3 - 4 pm

10/26/18................Special APEX School Assembly in the Gym @ 1:30 pm RSVP

10/29/18................Student Council Meeting 3 - 4:00 pm

10/29 - 11/2/18......H.E.R.O. Week!

10/31/18................Dress Up as an EVERYDAY HERO!

11/02/18................School Assembly in the Gym @ 7:40 am

11/02/18................1st Grade Field Trip to Sweetberry Farm Volunteer RSVP

11/02/18................2nd Grade Field Trip to Austin Nature/Science Center Volunteer RSVP

11/04/18................Daylight Saving Time Ends! Clocks "Fall Back" 1 Hour

11/08/18................4th Grade Field Trip to the Stunt Ranch Volunteer RSVP

11/08/18................Community Library Bookmobile @ the West Cypress Pool 3 - 4 pm

11/09/18................School Assembly in the Gym @ 7:40 am

11/09/18................3rd Grade Music Performance in the Tiger's Den 9:45 am RSVP

11/12/18................Student Council Meeting 3 - 4:00 pm

11/14/18................Fall Photo Retakes

11/15/18................WCHE Thanksgiving Feast Day RSVP

11/15/18................WCHE Chick-fil-A Spirit Night 4 - 10 pm!

11/16/18................School Assembly in the Gym @ 7:40 am

11/19 - 11/23/18....Happy Thanksgiving! No School this Week!

11/26/18................Student Council Meeting 3 - 4:00 pm

11/29/18................Community Library Bookmobile @ the West Cypress Pool 3 - 4 pm

11/30/18................School Assembly in the Gym @ 7:40 am

School Dismissal Manager

Please note transportation changes no later than 1:45 pm of the effective date.

WCH Needs Lunchtime Volunteers

Want something fun to do? Then sign up here to help our lunch monitors during lunchtime. We appreciate your help making the Tiger's Den (aka the cafeteria) a great place to be. Thanks for your help!
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Congratulations!

Thanks to all of you, our PTO membership drive was a great success. Congratulations to our prize winners!


  1. Ms. Bell's Kindergarten Class wins first place!
  2. Mr. Luster's Second Grade Class wins second place!
  3. Mrs. Ali's First Grade Class wins third place!


At present 51% of our parents have joined the PTO, and it's not too late to join now!

Play WCHE Book BINGO! Keep Reading On, Tigers@

Our school-wide reading program is called Book BINGO!


Instructions and a BINGO card were sent home with our learners. We also have Book BINGO information available here.


Happy reading, Tigers!

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Nurse Hensel Asking for Small Boys/Girls Underwear

  1. Accidents happen.
  2. When accidents happen, learners still need to be able to comfortably study their lessons.


If we add these 2 events together, the total = Nurse Hensel needs additional pairs of boys' and/or girls' underwear in small sizes, please and thank you. We appreciate your help!

News from the Nurse----Head Lice 101

Click to learn what you should know about head lice.

PTO Volunteer Sign-Up

You've been asking.....


.....and here it is! The PTO Volunteer Sign Up link is open!


There are so many ways to help our school, and there is more than just 1 page of ways to help in the Sign Up Genius.

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Let Your Imagination Grow at our Enchanted Forest Scholastic Book Fair!

Welcome to the WCHE Fall Book Fair! There will be a great selection of books for the entire family, and every purchase benefits our school library! Lets Raise Readers!


Enchanted Forest Shopping Hours:

  • Monday, Sept. 24...........7 am – 4 pm
  • Tuesday, Sept. 25 ….…7 am – 6:30 pm (Kona Ice! 3:15 - 6:30)
  • Wednesday, Sept. 26....7 am – 4 pm
  • Thursday, Sept. 27……...7 am – 4 pm
  • Friday, Sept. 28…………....7 am – 12:30 pm

If you can’t make the Fair, visit the online Book Fair here. You can shop online September 13 - October 3. And, here is a copy of the paper order form that went home with our learners.


Volunteers needed! Help at our Enchanted Forest Book Fair: Sign up here!

Angel's Hosts WCHE Spirit Night From 6 to 9 PM on September 26

Spend a lovely autumn evening with the family at Angel's between 6 and 9 pm on Wednesday, September 26, and Angel's will donate a percentage of their sales to WCHE! Be sure to tell the wait person that you are there in support of WCHE!

Mother Son Kickball 2018 September 28 from 5:00 to 7:30 pm

We hope you can join us for the 2nd annual Mother Son Kickball event Friday, September 28, on the WCHE Fields. The evening's fun will start at 5 pm and end at 7:30 pm.


To keep participants fueled up, the following eats and treats will be available for purchase:


Entertainment and activities include:

  • Music provided by DJ Phillip from Austin's Best DJs
  • Complimentary photobooth
  • Complimentary temporary tattoo station
  • Complimentary design-your-own-superhero-cape station
  • And, kickball, too, of course!


Team rosters and details will be emailed to participants prior to game day.


The referees for our kickball games will be our fabulous and courageous WatchDOGS! WatchDOGS who want to join the fun can sign up here. Thanks!

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Fall Photo Day, Thursday, October 4

Lifetouch photographers will be on our campus, Thursday, October 4, to take our Fall student photos. Lifetouch is affiliated with Shutterfly. When you order your photos before October 4 online at mylifetouch.com using picture day ID code XY608358Q0, you can receive a free 8 X 8" Shutterfly photo book!


The last day orders can be accepted online is October 8.