MONDAY MORNING MUSTANG
SEPTEMBER 14 - SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
Take a Screen Break!
Here is what we are posting: Twice a week our staff that works on campus is encouraged to step outside their office or classroom, eat lunch with each other, play games, stay off their device, and interact with others. We encourage our students to take time to find 30-40 minutes a day to do the same! No screens!
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 14
*Periods 1-3 Block Schedule - 8:00 am-12:30 pm
Period 4 Tutorial - 1:10 pm-1:35 pm
Period 5 Tutorial - 1:37 pm-2:02 pm
Period 6 Tutorial - 2:05 pm - 2:30 pm
TUESDAY - SEPTEMBER 15
*Periods 4-6 Block Schedule - 8:00 am-12:30 pm
LUNCH AT THE HORSESHOE - 12:30 - 1:10 pm
Period 1 Tutorial - 1:10 pm-1:35 pm
Period 2 Tutorial - 1:37 pm-2:02 pm
Period 3 Tutorial - 2:05 pm - 2:30 pm
WEDNESDAY - SEPTEMBER 16
- *Periods 1-3 Block Schedule - 8:00 am-12:30 pm
- LUNCH AT THE HORSESHOE - 12:30 - 1:10 pm
Period 4 Tutorial - 1:10 pm-1:35 pm
Period 5 Tutorial - 1:37 pm-2:02 pm
Period 6 Tutorial - 2:05 pm - 2:30 pm
THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 17
*Periods 4-6 Block Schedule - 8:00 am-12:30 pM
Period 1 Tutorial - 1:10 pm-1:35 pm
Period 2 Tutorial - 1:37 pm-2:02 pm
Period 3 Tutorial - 2:05 pm - 2:30 pm
FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 18
*Periods 1-6 Block Schedule - 8:00 am-12:30 pm
Staff/PD/Collaboration/Prep 1:10 pm - 2:30 pm
End of 6 Week Grading Period
**Kevin Wendland will be available on Google Meet or Google Chat Monday-Friday from 8:00 - 2:30 pm to for tech support. Google Meet link --> CLICK HERE. He will put an away message up if he is out of the office helping someone out.
DISTANCE LEARNING MONTHLY CALENDAR
WEEKLY SEL HIGHLIGHT
Jennifer Carreno & her SEL Learning Hub
Is there an SEL Lesson You Do with Your Students?
Want to be Featured on a Monthly Lesson Highlight?
IMPORTANT INFO
Front Office Staggered Shifts starting this week
Every Friday: SECRET SPIRIT DAY!
STUDENT FEEDBACK: Distance Learning
At the beginning of the school year, our district sent a survey to all students asking for their feedback regarding Distance Learning. We wanted to share the results from Walnut High School students. Obviously, with an anonymous survey, there are some interesting comments in there, but we hope this gives you some insight into how our students are feeling right now regarding Distance Learning.
The survey is broken into six tabs at the top for you to view:
- Biggest Challenges of Distance Learning
- What is going well with Distance Learning?
- Anything you want us to know?
- How do you feel about returning?
- What are some concerns you have with returning to school when it reopens?
- What safety precautions would make you feel more comfortable about returning to school?
End of 6 Week Grading Period - September 18
Google Meet Update
Google pushed out their September update last week. Here's the highlights:
- stop students from sharing their screen
- stop students from using chat
- when students are removed, they can't return to that Meet
This is the first of 2 major updates. This is all control based. Next update will have breakout rooms and attendance features.
PSAT Proctors
We are working to develop our plan for the January PSAT, in anticipation of our students returning to in person instruction by that time. The exam would take place on Tuesday, January 26th during the instructional day, and we will need certificated staff to proctor during your conference period. At present time, we do not have any information regarding school opening, but want to be prepared. If you are interested in proctoring the PSAT during your prep period on that day, please fill out the form below:
Dance Team Selling Comfortable WHS Masks
They are selling plain WHS logo ones and "Dance Team" ones. See below. She can even customize them for you if you need it. Just let her know!
Contact Audrey DeGuzman @ 626-475-4490 or reach out to a Dance Team member if you are interested!
WHS Alumni, Joyce Chiao, creates Inclusion Labs
If you are interested in this or know anybody interested, send an e-mail to joyce.chiao@inclusionlabs.org or click the link below.
September Tech Newsletter!
Teachers - Choose your new Laptop!
LUNCH AT THE HORSESHOE! - Wednesdays & Thursdays
Tables and chairs will be set up in the shade, games will be set up in the horseshoe area with shade, and Ave will be playing nothing but the hits.
Games include cornhole, giant Jenga, giant Connect-4, Table Tennis, and others. Make sure we follow social distancing. We will have sanitizer as well paper towels and citra-cide spray to wipe anything down for you.
Keep adding to our Padlet Board!
PE Lockers | Textbook Room Open
Please let your students know that the Textbook Room and PE Locker Room will be open M-F, 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm.
Students Coming on Campus to Pick Something Up
Substitute Teachers?!
- The teacher puts in for a sub on AESOP/Frontline
- The teacher creates a new Google Meet/Zoom link for the substitute.
- Post link into Frontline for the sub, and Google Classroom for the students.
- Post announcement telling students there will be a substitute as well as the lesson for the day.
- Copy and upload the lesson plan into Frontline for the substitute.
- The substitute will come on campus, have rosters printed for them, and take roll through Google Meet / Zoom as well as get the students started on their assignments.
COVID Exposure Protocol
Thank you for your support as we navigate through such unprecedented times. I wanted to provide some basic information and clarification regarding COVID protocol.
If you have symptoms and are in the process of testing or test positive for COVID:
- DO - Call Kina Mattoon, Risk Management/Employee Benefits Specialist (kmattoon@wvusd.org or 909-595-1261, ext. 31332) or Admin staff as soon as possible. Be prepared to provide any dates that you were on campus as well as names of anyone you came in contact with.
- DO NOT – come to campus. Kina will provide you with a return date.
If a staff member or student has a confirmed case, possible confirmed case or potential exposure of COVID-19:
- WE CAN – directly inform any persons that may have come in contact with that staff member or student.
- Encourage anyone exposed to check their symptoms frequently and inquire about a COVID-19 test with your physician
- WE WILL- immediately close off any areas that the staff member or student visited
- Wait for 24 hours, or as long as practical, before cleaning and disinfecting these areas
- WE CANNOT – give out any personal information (name, job classification, room number, etc.) or designators (gender, grade level etc.) which would identify the staff member or student. Providing this information would be a violation of the Education Code, HIPAA, FERPA, CMIA and ADA privacy policies.
We understand your concerns and your need for information. District, state and federal guidelines are being strictly followed. Please be assured that we are committed to your safety: this includes your physical health as well as your right to privacy.
COMING ON CAMPUS? MAKE SURE YOU CHECK IN!
The board is located in front of the W by the administration office. Please make sure you are wearing a mask when you leave your classroom or workspace.
Below is a link to the check in form you need to fill out when you arrive on campus. QR codes were placed in your box and will be around campus.
Current Solutions | Check Your Illness & Vacation Hours
Current Solutions allows us to check our sick and vacation hours.
- Link: https://www.currentsolutions.net/
- The log in information for WVUSD employees will be as follows:
- User name: first name
- Password: last 4 of your social
Staff Meeting Recap Sessions
WALNUT HIGH SCHOOL DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCE GUIDE
A tutorial video on how to use the guide is below as well as a link to the guide. You can also access the guide by heading to bit.ly/whsguide
MUSTANG MARVELS
mar·vel
noun
a wonderful or astonishing person or thing.
Shoutout to our Mustangs going above and beyond!
Colorful Flags Workshop
- Kellee Lyons
- Kirsten Thibeault
- Diana De La Cruz
- Renee Juarez Medina
- Kathy May
- Erik Jameson
- Ragen Goetz
- Jennifer Chalew
- Marissa Beemer
Keith Dillabough aka the IT Guru
Bio Books to our Students!
- Taniaz Coday-Voss
- Ave Tauvao
- Ashley Schute-Renteria
- Dawn Martinez
- Katie Takahashi
DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES
MUSTANG SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
9/1 Hanan Gibani
9/4 Tito Rodriguez
9/8 Rebecca Chai
9/11 Keith Dillabough
9/14 Kevin Wendland
9/14 Conchita Cawley
9/20 Kate Borihane
9/21 Angela McElroy
9/22 Jennifer Chalew
9/22 Andy Schultz
9/26 Jennifer Sorbara
9/26 Donna Waggener
9/30 Wil Lares
9/30 Jena Muhr
A WORTHY WATCH
Genius Hour - The 20% Project
Independent projects require a shift from choice to freedom. Instead of relying on teachers to provide a menu of options, students select the grouping, decide on the topics, ask their own questions, engage in their own research, find their own resources (rather than selecting from a curation), and ultimately create their own products.
One option is a Genius Hour project. Based on Google's concept of 20% Time, the goal is to provide students with 20% of their class time to learn what they want or specific to your subject. They choose the content while also mastering skills and hitting the academic standards.
With Genius Hour, students own the entire journey. They choose the topics based upon their own geeky interests. It doesn’t have to be a traditional academic area. They can then match these topics with topic-neutral standards. Students ask questions and engage in their own research to find the answers. Along the way, they design their own plan of instruction. They decide on the resources and activities. Each student sets goals and engages in self-assessment. In the end, students figure out what they will make and how they will share their learning with the world.
About Us
Website: walnuths.net
Phone: (909) 594-1333
Facebook: facebook.com/walnuthighschool