Tiger Talk

11/27/18

Upcoming Events

until 11/30/18.......Drop off donations for LTlov's Green Santa

until 12/20/18.......Book BINGO! Click here for more info

until 12/20/18.......Claim Lost & Found Items

until 02/01/19.......Order Your Yearbook Online by 2/1 & save $5!


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

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

11/30/18................Last day to donate to LTlov's Green Santa at WCHE!

12/03/18................5th Grade Girls' Spinal Screening Info

12/04/18................5th Grade Girls' Spinal Screening Info

12/05/18................Angel's Spirit NIght 6 - 9:00 pm

12/06/18................Spelling Bee WCHE Cafeteria 1:30 - 2:45 pm RSVP

12/07/18................School Assembly in the Gym @ 7:40 am

12/10/18................Student Council Meeting 3 - 4:00 pm

12/13/18................3rd Grade Field Trip to the Nutcracker

12/13/18................Community Library Bookmobile @ the West Cypress Pool 3 - 4 pm

12/14/18................School Assembly in the Gym @ 7:40 am

12/19/18................School Assembly & Holiday Singalong in the Gym @ 7:40 RSVP

12/19/18................Class Holiday Parties RSVP

12/20/18................Unclaimed Lost & Found Items to be Donated

12/20/18................Early Release @ Noon Today! No Extended Care Today!

12/21 - 1/7/19.......Students' Winter Break - Happy Holidays!

01/01 - 01/01/19...School Board Recognition Month

01/08/19...............Students Return to School @ 7:40 am

01/11/19...............School Assembly in the Gym @ 7:40 am

01/14-01/18/19.....Science Fair!

01/14/19...............Student Council Meeting 3 - 4:00 pm

01/17/19...............5th Grade Science Fair Viewing 5 - 6 pm, Finalists Announced @ 5:45 pm

01/18/19...............School Assembly in the Gym @ 7:40 am

01/21/19...............No School Today! Student & Staff Holiday!

01/25/19...............School Assembly in the Gym @ 7:40 am

01/28/19...............Student Council Meeting 3 - 4:00 pm

School Dismissal Manager

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

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We Thank You for Joining Us

We are very thankful for our fine staff, our hard-working learners, our many volunteers, and all of our West Cypress Hills Elementary families.


Thank you, Mrs. Carrie Andrews, for making our campus feel so warm, inviting, and pretty on our Thanksgiving Feast Day. And, thank you to all of the members of our fantastic PTO for helping make our Feast Day perfect.


We hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving.

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Congratulations to our Winners of the 2018 WCHE Turkey Feather Contest!

And, thank you to everyone who bought turkey feathers to feather our turkeys.


Thanks to your generous donations, at the rate of 25 cents each, our Student Council raised almost $600 to go toward the purchase of playground equipment for our school.


Pictured above, left to right, are: Mrs. Hicks, our winner in 5th Grade; Mrs. Johnson, our winner in 2nd Grade, and Mrs. Crump, our winner in 4th Grade.


Pictured below, left to right, are: Mrs. Doering, our winner in Kindergarten, Ms. Eskridge, our 3rd Grade winner, and our winner in 1st Grade is Mrs. Gordon.


The teachers from each grade with the most turkey feather donations "won" the opportunity to dress like a turkey for our student assembly.

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WCHE Spirit Wear Store is Open for Business!

The fabulous WCHE PTO's Spirit Wear Store is once again open for business. Just click on this handy link and shopping is available at your fingertips.

LTlov's Green Santa Needs Gifts! Thank you for dropping off donations at WCHE by November 30

Help kids be kids by assisting our community's families that are in need. Please donate a new, unwrapped gift for a Lake Travis child from ages infant to 17 years of age.


Requested gifts are dolls, sports equipment, blocks, Legos, balls, puzzles, games, cars, trucks, gift cards, toddler toys, and arts & crafts supply kits. LTlov will also shop for you! Just mail your check to LTlov at 2121 Lohman's Crossing Road, Suite 504-463, Lakeway, TX 78734 or online.

The Wall of Fame for Shoe Tying for Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Graders

If your Kinder, 1st Grader, and/or Second Grader can tie his/her shoes, please notify Coaches Mirizzi & Mayes because they want to honor this accomplishment in the school gym on our WALL OF FAME FOR SHOE TYING!


Once notified of the student's successful shoe-tying accomplishment, we will provide your student with a paper shoe to color, take the student's photo, and then post the photo and customized paper shoe on our WALL OF FAME FOR SHOE TYING!


It's going to be really exciting to see our young Tigers on the WALL OF FAME!

Brrrrrr! It's cold, and we may have all of your coats!

Be sure to claim your Lost & Found items by noon December 20! Unclaimed Lost & Found items will be donated to charity.


Our Lost & Found is running over with all manner of lovely sweaters, sweatshirts, and coats. We also have lots of water bottles, lunch boxes, and even eyeglasses.


If you are missing any of your worldly goods, please stop by and check our Lost & Found. It could well be that your missing items are here.

Play WCHE Book BINGO! Keep On 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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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.

Reserve your yearbook! Order online by February 1 and Save $5!

It's yearbook time! The 2018-19 edition of The West Cypress Hills Elementary Yearbook is on sale now. This year's edition is just $35 if you order by February 1, and ordering has never been easier! Order online through the link shown below. If you need a paper order form to pay by check or cash, feel free to pick up an order form at the front desk.


If you order your yearbook by February 1, 2019, you are guaranteed to receive a copy when our yearbooks are delivered in the Spring. Our Tiger Yearbook Team is working really hard on this year's edition; so, don't miss it!


If paying by check or cash by February 1 with a paper order form, the amount to pay is $35 and the payee is Balfour. Exact change is appreciated.


As of February 2, 2019, the price of the yearbooks increases to $40; so, be sure to reserve your copy by February 1!

Order your WCHE Tiger 2018-19 Yearbook Here!

Save $5 by ordering by February 1, 2019!

Giving Thanks and Doing Planks Fitness Challenge

Thank you, Coach Mirizzi, for sharing the following fun activities with all of us to help us stay in shape. This November challenge could be a fun November activity for our WCHE families. Go to KeepingKidsinMotion for additional information and to see videos of each recommended exercise.


What a great way to keep in shape in spite of all of the delicious feasts we'll all be enjoying this month!

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WCHE Spirit Night at Angel's Icehouse, December 5, from 6 to 9 pm

Take the night off from cooking! Relax and enjoy good food and great fun at the WCHE Spirit Night at Angel's Icehouse, 21815 State Highway 71 West in Spicewood. Our Spirit Night is Wednesday, December 5. The fun begins at 6 pm and ends at 9 pm.


And, if you are having a hard time thinking of fun gifts, why not take this opportunity to pick up some Angel's Icehouse gift cards, too!


Angel's Icehouse is generously giving a portion of the night's proceeds to our fabulous PTO.


Thank you, Angel's Icehouse!

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WCHE Annual Spelling Bee - December 6 - 1:30 pm

Our annual Spelling Bee for learners in third, fourth, and fifth grades will be held December 6 in the Tiger's Den (aka WCHE Cafeteria) at 1:30 pm. Parents and siblings are welcome to attend, and if attending, please be sure to RSVP to avoid long security check-in lines.


Please contact your child's teacher with any questions concerning this event.


Best of luck to our Tiger Spellers! We have some outstanding spellers participating in this event.

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Holiday Assembly and Singalong - December 19 - 7:40 am

Instead of our usual Friday morning assembly, during our last week in school before the winter break, we will have assembly on Wednesday, December 19, at 7:40 am. The assembly will be in the gym and will include a fun Tiger Holiday Singalong.


We hope that you can join us. And, if you do, please RSVP to avoid those long security check-in lines.

Classroom Holiday Parties, Wednesday, December 19

Our classroom holiday parties will be held Wednesday, December 19. Parties begin at the following times:


Kindergarten.......................12:30 pm

1st Grade...............................1:15 pm

2nd Grade............................11:30 am

3rd Grade...............................1:40 pm

4th Grade.............................10:00 am

5th Grade...............................2:00 pm


If you plan to attend, please RSVP to avoid long security check-in lines.

Early Dismissal at Noon on Thursday, December 20!

Our learners will be dismissed from school at noon on Thursday, December 20.


There is no Extended Care available that day. As a result, if your child normally reports to Extended Care at the end of the school day, please be certain to update School Dismissal Manager to indicate that your child will be going home by car, bus, walking, or bike at noon on December 20. School Dismissal Manager can be updated any time between now and 10 am on Thursday, December 20.


All of the staff of WCHE wishes you all a safe and happy holiday season. We'll look forward to seeing everyone again at 7:40 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2019.

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WCHE Science Fair Coming up the Week of January 14

It's almost time to celebrate the work and success of our 5th Grade students' Science Fair Projects. The students' WCHE 2018-19 Science Fair entries will be judged Wednesday, January 16. Students will be invited to view the entries during their school day on Thursday, January 17. The Science Fair entries will also be available for viewing by the 5th Grade students and parents from 5 - 6 pm on Thursday, January 17, in the WCHE gym.


The Top 10 Finalists will be announced at 5:45 pm on Thursday, January 17, to 5th Grade students and parents. Those Top 10 Finalists will then represent WCHE at the Regional Science Fair.