Whittier Weekly
October 16
Principal's Note
Hi Families:
Upcoming dates to be aware of for childcare planning for face to face learners:
- October 28th - Early release. Student day ends at 1:40pm
- October 29th - No school for students - staff work day. We will be engaging in learning around culturally responsive practices, technology development, and discussion around data and school improvement.
- October 30th - No school for students or staff
Family teacher conferences are coming quickly! Teachers will stay late on both November 19th and November 23rd for face to face Whittier students. Virtual students will have a conference as well, and your teacher will be reaching out/or perhaps already has! Conferences are required for all students. We have set a goal for 100% of students to be scheduled for a conference by or before November 6th. I have started to reach out to families with multiple children for ease in scheduling, we will reach out to everyone as soon as next week!
Finally, virtual families - please be on the lookout for a trimester 2 survey coming out at the end of next week. We will need 100% of virtual families to complete the survey as soon as you receive it to provide staff as much time to plan and prep for the new trimester. You can begin thinking about your selection now so that you are ready to respond.
We are here to be your partner in eduction and we are honored to work with YOU and your children everyday!
Brandy Hart
Whittier Principal
4K Wonder
2nd grade Science
3rd grade Art
What happens if my child is sent home on a 10-14 day quarantine?
If your child goes home for quarantine, they will now receive a schedule that will outline when they can livestream mini-lessons that happen in the classroom. If your child is home, we'd love to keep the learning happening by giving you the opportunity to tune in to mini lessons and small group lessons.
FOCUS
5th grade Music
2nd grade focus
Monthly Characteristic!
The picture shows a book all of our classrooms will be reading sometime this month! This funny story celebrates our need to learn to focus...even when we are excited!
See what ways you can talk about how you have to show FOCUS at work or home!
WHITTIER WILDCAT MASKS
Birthday Treats
If you are planning to send a birthday treat with your son or daughter, please consider this as we will be unable to serve anything that is not so packaged by a store and individually wrapped. Please ask if you have questions or concerns.
Christmas Clearing Council Application is OPEN!
The 2020 Christmas Clearing Council Client Application is available online! Though you will not be distributing paper applications on our behalf this year, we are still relying heavily on your staff to spread the word that applications are now being accepted through our website. Our online application can be found at:
http://www.christmasclearingcouncil.org/get-help.html
Deadline to apply is Monday, Nov. 16, 2020
Whittier Mission Statement
Whittier School Hours: 8:30am-3:40pm
Email: bmhart@waukesha.k12.wi.us
Website: https://sdw.waukesha.k12.wi.us/WhittierES
Location: 1103 South East Avenue, Waukesha, WI, USA
Phone: 262-970-2800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhittierElementarySchoolPto/
Twitter: @WhittierWire