APEX MIGHTY
Our APEX MIGHTY fundraiser is going strong! Thank you, everyone, for your support!
We are very excited to have the premier APEX Leadership Team cheering on our in-person and remote Tigers with daily lessons. All of our Tigers are learning all about being good citizens and great leaders. They have already learned to be more Mindful, what it means to have Integrity, to have Grit, and they learned about being a Hero yesterday. Today, they learned to Think ahead, and on Wednesday they learn why it's important to take Your turn.
On Thursday, all Tigers participate in the virtual APEX Remix Dance Party. You can help support our school by pledging flat amounts or a dollar amount per dance move up to a maximum of 36 dance moves performed by your favorite Tiger(s.) The funds raised through your pledges will be used to support school-wide programs providing enrichment and remediation for our Tigers.
Our next remote Tiger pick-up day is this Friday, October 23, from 3:30 to 5:30 pm. The APEX Leadership Team will be here in person to greet and congratulate Tigers and pass out prizes. If you are unable to make the pick-up event, feel free to contact the front office to arrange to pick up your Tiger's prizes on or after Monday, October 26.
GO, TIGERS! GO, APEX! GO MIGHTY!!!!!
Remote Learners May Pick Up Apex Prizes Friday, October 23, from 3:30 to 5:30 pm!
Remote Learner Lifetouch Photo Packages Can Be Picked Up Friday, October 23, 3:30 - 5:30 pm!
Friday, October 30, is Storybook Character Costume Day!
All Tigers are invited to join the fun! On Friday, October 30, Tigers may wear costumes based on their favorite storybook characters.
For the safety of all, the costumes should not include toy weapons or items that might be mistaken for a weapon, and there should be no plastic or rubber masks covering faces.
We're looking forward to seeing who YOUR favorite storybook character is!
What's the buzz around WCHE
The Lake Travis Independent School District has partnered with Health Heroes to provide free flu vaccines to both in-person and remote students in grades PK-8 on Tuesday, October 20, and Wednesday, October 21, as follows:
October 20:
- Lake Pointe Elementary School*
- Bee Cave Elementary School
- Lake Travis Elementary School
- Hudson Bend Middle School
- Lake Travis Middle School
October 21:
- Lakeway Elementary School*
- Rough Hollow Elementary School
- Serene Hills Elementary School
- West Cypress Hills Elementary School
- Bee Cave Middle School Middle School
*PK-8 grade students in remote learning who wish to receive a flu shot may only do so only at Lake Pointe Elementary School and Lakeway Elementary School beginning at 8:00 a.m. on the date indicated; no appointment needed.
Please note, the flu shots are optional, and they will only be administered with written parental consent. Consent forms (linked here) were to be filled out completely, signed, and returned to your child’s school before Friday, October 16. Students who did not turn in a form will not receive a shot. The in-person Tigers with consent forms will receive their free flu shots tomorrow, October 21. Remote learners can receive their free flu shot tomorrow at Lakeway Elementary School.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the flu vaccine is the best defense against the influenza virus. If you would like for your child to receive the flu vaccine prior to LTISD’s October flu shot clinics, please contact your local pharmacy or pediatrician. Also, children older than six months who are uninsured or underinsured can receive flu shots at the Shots for Tots/Big Shots clinics provided by Austin Public Health. To make an appointment, please call 512-972-5520.
Should you have any questions, feel free to contact WCHE Nurse Hensel
Tiger Masks
To keep all in-person Tigers safe, please be sure to send your in-person learner(s) to school each day wearing freshly laundered cloth face masks or new, clean disposable face masks.
Tiger Artists Ava Evans & Ella Poehlmann Display Beautiful Ceramic Pumpkins
These talented artists are students in Mrs. Dunn's Art Class.
We are very proud of the fine work they do!
It's a great day to be HAIR at West Cypress Hills Elementary!
Tiger 5th Grade Studies & Creates Beautiful Weaving in Art Class!
On-line Learning Available ONLY Through Your Child's LTISD Account
To gain entry to student learning, students should use the LTISD LT1 Classlink to enter and access all classroom google links. This ensures secure and safe learning.
If students/parents attempt to access class meetings or documents without using the student's credentials in LT1 (for example, logging in to the browser from a parent's personal or work account instead of the student's LTISD account) access is restricted. To prevent unauthorized people from accessing our classrooms, only appropriate LT1 Classlink logins with the student's credentials can gain access. Access attempts by any other accounts will be denied.
PLEASE be sure to access all google links through our LT1Classlink using the appropriate LTISD student's credentials.
District Assisting With Technology to Support Remote Learning
The Lake Travis Independent School District (LTISD) will lend Chromebooks and WiFi hotspots to students in grades K-12 who have limited or no access to a device at home and who do not already have a device from our initial deployment this past spring. Our district has had a high volume of requests. Thank you for your patience.
Families who meet the above criteria may request a Chromebook and/or WiFi hotspot through the Skyward "Technology Device Request" form by linking to Skyward through a browser. Link to Skyward here. Please complete 1 request form per student. When the LTISD has the student's Chromebook and/or hotspot ready for pick up, they will notify you.
Also, there is a known issue affecting the login credentials of some of our families with district-issued Chromebooks, and we have developed a solution to help you establish credentials for login. If you are unable to log in, please follow the steps outlined here, and if you need additional assistance, please feel free to contact us. We appreciate your patience.
Remote Learner Pick Up Day for Apex Prizes and Lifetouch Photo Packages -- Friday, October 23, 3:30 to 5:30 pm
And here's news about the LTC Library Resources!
Our Neighborhood Bookmobile is Back!
The Lake Travis Community Library Bookmobile comes to our neighborhood amenity center for contactless reserve pick up service, take and make crafts, and free Wi-Fi.
Our favorite Bookmobile will be a the West Cypress Hills neighborhood pool on alternating Thursdays from 3 to 4 pm, beginning Thursday, October 8.
Visit the Lake Travis Community Library website for more information.
Changing Instructional Status
A change from in-person learning to remote learning can be made at any time. To request this change, complete the LTISD Instructional Change Form. The completed form should be forwarded to our Registrar, Becky Wright.
A change from remote learning to in-person learning can also be requested on the LTISD Instructional Change Form. The completed form should be forwarded to our Registrar, Becky Wright no later than 2 weeks prior to the start of the next grading period, as shown below:
- Form Due Date is 12/4/20 for the grading period beginning 1/5/21
- Form Due Date is 2/19/21 for the grading period beginning 3/8/21.
LTISD Chromebooks to Remain Checked Out to Students While on Campus
Students who checked out a District-issued Chromebook for remote learning at home and will be returning to in-person learning on campus should retain the device and bring it to school for use in the classroom as needed, much like an assigned textbook.
Chromebooks will remain checked out to the student until a date to be later determined or at the end of the 2020–2021 school year, whichever comes first.
Meals for Remote Learners
Students in remote learning at home may purchase a meal for pickup from our school cafeteria. Learn more here.
Please note, menu options may be limited. If a parent or child in remote learning at home wishes to pick up a meal at school, accommodations must be made via email directly with the café manager, Mrs. Corinne Stewart, before 10:00 a.m. daily. All meals for remote learners must be picked up at the school’s front office during the regular meal schedule.
Yes, Students Withdrawn from LTISD May Re-enroll Later for In-Person Learning
A frequently asked question pertains to re-enrollment of LTISD students after they have been withdrawn.
Students can be re-enrolled for in-person learning after having been withdrawn as students of the LTISD. The re-enrollment process is the same as the enrollment process for any new LTISD student. The re-enrolled student will, initially, be scheduled for in-person learning at the school building.
Once the re-enrolled student is attending school in person, remote learning, if desired, may be selected when the district next extends an invitation to select a preferred learning option.
Follow Principal Beninga on Twitter
Melanie Beninga provides info, photos, and updates via Twitter, too. If not already following Melanie Beninga in Twitter, you can follow her @principalwch and @mbeninga.
Counselor's Corner
Second Step: This week, along with our grade-level Second Step lesson, we also reflected on our school-wide topic of the week. I like to tell our students that we have two ears and only one mouth for a reason--because listening is so important!
Please discuss the topic of the week (shown below) with your Tiger(s.)
"At our school, we all work hard to be the best learners we can be. One skill for learning is to listen with attention. When we listen with attention,
- our eyes are watching the speaker
- our ears are listening
- our voices are quiet, and
- we are still.
This week, practice being a great listener every day!"
Do not hesitate to reach out with any questions. We are one team, one family.
Daylight Saving Time Ends November 1 - Turn clocks back 1 hour Sunday, November 1
Upcoming Events
10/01 - 10/31/20....National Bullying Prevention Month
10/01 - 10/31/20....Principals' Month
10/13 - 10/23/20....APEX MIGHTY Leadership Lessons & Fundraiser
10/19 - 10/23/20....National School Bus Safety Week
10/20/20................WCHE Remote Learner Free Flu Shots @ Lake Pointe Elementary
10/21/20................Free Flu Shots for in-person WCHE Learners
10/21/20................WCHE Remote Learner Free Flu Shots @ Lakeway Elementary
10/22/20................APEX MIGHTY Remix Event!!!!!
10/23/20................Remote Learner Lifetouch Photo Package Pick Up 3:30 - 5:30 pm!
10/23/20................Remote Learner APEX Prize Pickup Event 3:30 - 5:30 pm
10/30/20................Storybook Character Dress Up Day!
11/01/20................Daylight Saving Time Ends. Set clocks back 1 hour.
11/11/20................Veterans' Day
11/23 - 11/27/20....Thanksgiving Holiday
12/04/20................Instructional Status Change Form Due - Grading Period January 5 +
12/21 - 01/04/21....Winter Holiday - No School for Students
01/05/21................In-person Learning Begins for the Grading Period That Begins January 5
02/19/21................Instructional Status Change Form Due - Grading Period March 8 +
03/08/21................In-person Learning Begins for the Grading Period That Begins March 8
More Information about WCH
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