The Tiger math team celebrated a ninth-place win among Division 5 schools and a fourteenth-place win in the Overall Sweepstakes at the Math League’s Texas State Championship held online on Saturday, May 9, 2020. They competed with 202 students state-wide, representing 41 public and independent schools.

In the individual category, Aayan Cheema earned a tenth-place finish among fourth grade participants. His scores earned him the right to advance to the U.S. National Championship and recognition as one of the best mathletes in the state.

West Cypress Hills marks its fifth consecutive year of attendance at the State Championship and fourth consecutive year having at least one student advance to the national level. The seventh annual U.S. National Elementary Championship will be held at Texas A&M University on June 13, 2020, pending changes in public health guidelines.

The Tiger Math team was coached by Neeli Bezwada, Nina Loahardjo, Uma Manoharan, Abhi Raghavan, and Muriel Ramirez-Salas.

Congratulations, Tiger Mathletes and Coaches!!!! We are proud of you!

Thanks to our fabulous West Cypress PTO, supplies for WCHE Tigers can be ordered online from schoolkidz at your convenience! The online prepackaged grade level supplies can be ordered until June 12, 2020. If you purchase your WCHE student school supplies online, the supplies will be delivered to the West Cypress Hills Elementary before the first day of school. Grade appropriate kits are available to order online now. Click here and use account #79519 to view the kits.

We also have lists of the school supplies for WCHE 2020-2021 so that, if you prefer, you can purchase the supplies on your own from any source convenient to you. Feel free to drop off the school supplies that you've purchased at our Meet the Teacher event in August.

*3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Students also need to have student planners for the 2020-2021 school year. These are sold separately from the prepackaged supply kits. Planners cost $6 each. We can accept cash or checks payable to WCHE. Planners can be purchased at the school during the Meet the Teacher Event or from the front desk any time on or after the first day of school.

Each LTISD elementary school campus usually posts information about their school supplies on their websites and in their school newsletters. If your child(ren) will be attending Rough Hollow Elementary for the 2020-2021 school year, the RHE school supply lists will be posted soon in an upcoming Rough Hollow newsletter.

Our classroom teachers have carefully gathered and packed our students' belongings in Tiger Property Bags. Each bag is labeled with the Tiger's name and includes all of the property to be returned to Tigers, such as:

• Class group photo packages
• Requested Field Trip Refund Checks
• Artwork
• Medication left in care of the nurse during the 2019-2020 school year
• Contents of the Tiger's classroom cubby, desk, or other classroom storage containers

Approximately one-half of the Tiger Property Bags were picked up Tuesday, May 12. For your convenience we have a second pick up day as shown below:

• Wednesday, May 13, from 9 am to 11:30 am
  
• Wednesday, May 13, from noon to 2:30 pm

And, bring your WCHE library books with you! We'll collect them as you drive through our Tiger Property Bag pick up lanes. A library collection cart/bin will come by each car. If you have books to return, just place them in the collection cart/bin.

Parents/Guardians with student last names beginning with letters A through K will pick up Tiger Property Bags belonging to their child(ren) at the main entrance on Cypress Ranch Blvd. Parents/Guardians with last names beginning with letters L through Z will pick up Tiger Property Bags belonging to their child(ren) at the side entrance on Verbena. As we detect your car tag (or ask your name) we'll bring your Tigers' Property Bags to your vehicle.

To email Principal Beninga or Donna Richardson.....

Melanie Beninga

Donna Richardson

As you all know, we had to cancel our PTO Parent Mixer that was scheduled for the end of March. The PTO had already collected some AMAZING items from local businesses and beyond and were planning on an auction the night of the mixer. However, since we were unable to do that, our fabulous PTO is holding an online auction May 15 through May 21! Yay!

Proceeds from this auction will go toward the support of our students and teachers, both at WCHE and RHE. We know this is a really weird time for all of you, but we hope to come together to raise money for a good cause. In addition, the local businesses especially need our patronage right now more than ever!

The auction runs from 8 am on May 15 to 9 pm on May 22. The auction is being held using Bid Beacon which can be accessed at the Bid Beacon website. The auction invitation code is 2KLEFE. After you've registered an account with Bid Beacon, select the Join Auction button, enter code 2KLEFE, and you will be taken to the auction.

How to Bid: You can bid on items either from the Bid Beacon website or the Bid Beacon App. Find the item of interest, and at the bottom of the screen there will be a Bid button. The bid amount is automatically incremented the minimum amount, or you can adjust the bid with + and – buttons, or tap on price to enter new amount, before clicking Bid. While in the app, you will get a popup to let you know if you have been outbid. If this happens, click Open to view the item and place another bid. If outside of the app, you will get a push notification to let you know that you've been outbid, assuming you opted in to push notifications.

Did I Win? When the auction ends, you will be sent an email containing a list of your winnings. In the app there will be a View Results button that you can click to see a list of your winnings.

How do I pay for winnings? All winning auction items will be paid for in Cheddar Up. After you’ve been notified of your win you will go to the CheddarUp link provided and submit your full payment. All payments are due within 48 hours of the auction conclusion. Accepted forms of payment in Cheddar Up are credit card or e-check. Service charges apply.

How do I collect the items I won during the auction? After the auction is over and payments have been completed, there will be a scheduled contactless pick up of each item with the winner. Please make sure that your email address is correct in Cheddar Up when you complete your payment. Items must be picked up and cannot be mailed.

Questions? Contact the PTO.

Although the Lake Travis Community Library building is closed at this time, our West Cypress Tigers are not forgotten. Anyone who lives in Texas can get a library card online here, free of charge. If you have questions about the resources available to us while the library building is closed, feel free to contact them by text @ 512-643-2802 or by email.

And, while the Bookmobile visits to our neighborhood are unavailable, now you can craft your own family bookmobile. The Lake Travis Community Library has very kindly provided the DIY LTCL Bookmobile cutout shown below. Enjoy!

Monday, March 23, Lake Travis ISD staff began providing free meals to children 0-18 years of age. Packaged breakfast and lunch are available for pickup together between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. at each of our three middle school campuses:

• Bee Cave Middle School - 5400 Vail Divide, Austin, 78738
• Hudson Bend Middle School -15600 Lariat Trail, Austin, 78734
• Lake Travis Middle School - 4932 Bee Creek Road, Spicewood, 78669

1. Official letter/email/electronic school application from the school listing the indiviudal child's current enrollment
2. Report card for each individual child
3. Attendance record from parent portal of the school website, printed or electronic, for each individual child
4. School ID of each individual child

While some of you may be eager to volunteer your time and services during our meal pickup, we must keep in mind and adhere to local and state restrictions limiting public gatherings. Our outstanding food service department has this under control. We sincerely appreciate your concern and willingness to help.

For more information, visit the Coronavirus section on the Lake Travis ISD website, or email foodservice@ltisdschools.org.

Wondering what happened to our class and spring individual photos that were taken February 20? No worries! The class photos you ordered have been added to Tiger Property Bags that you can pick up between 9 - 11:30 and 12 - 2:30 on May 13.

Lifetouch has made the individual spring student photos available for viewing and ordering online this year. You can view the instructions here and well as in the snapshot shown below. Individual photo packages ordered from Lifetouch will be delivered to your home directly from Lifetouch.

In order to keep our Tigers sheltered safely at home, all of our spring field trips planned for March through May were canceled. Some of our first and fourth graders' families had already paid for their field trips and may, therefore, be concerned about the funds turned in to teachers before we realized that the field trips could not take place.

Please rest assured that we have deposited your payments, have recorded your payments, and have a record of the resulting credit balance of each family.

And, we have plans to ensure that you receive full credit for your payment(s.)

• For students returning to West Cypress Hills Elementary School for the 2020-2021 school year, the credit balance due your family for West Cypress Hills' canceled field trips will be applied toward the purchase price of West Cypress Hills classroom t-shirts and/or field trips that take place during the 2020-2021 school year.
• For students who are not attending West Cypress Hills Elementary School during the 2020-2021 school year, a refund check will be issued to your family by West Cypress Hills Elementary School by the end of the school year. Please complete the WCHE Field Trip Refund Request Form to request your reimbursement check.

We understand from the publisher of our yearbooks that their facilities are currently closed. This means that the 2019-2020 yearbooks are not scheduled to be published and delivered to West Cypress Hills until late summer/early fall. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause your family.

When the 2019-2020 WCHE yearbooks arrive, we will notify everyone through our Tiger Talk and put a notice on our website. We will ask Rough Hollow Elementary and Lake Travis Middle School to publish notifications, too. Here is our plan for yearbook delivery:

• For Tigers returning to WCHE for the 2020-2021 school year, the 2019-2020 yearbooks will be delivered to them when school is in session next fall.
• For 5th Grade Tigers moving on to middle school, we will have your yearbook delivered to you at your middle school.
• For Tigers who will be RHE Rattlers next year, your yearbook will be delivered to RHE for delivery to you there.
• And, for those who did not order a yearbook but wish to purchase one, the yearbooks will be available for purchase at the front desk of WCHE on a first-come-first-served basis during the 2020-2021 school year.

By 06/12/20..........2020-2021 School Supply Kits Available for Order Online

05/01 - 05/31/20......National PE & Sports Month Remember the Jedi Challenge!

05/13/20..................Tiger Property Bag Pick Up 9 - 11:30 am and 12 - 2:30 pm

05/14/20..................Art Challenge #2 Tree House Artwork Due - Send to Mrs. Dunn!

05/15 - 05/21/20......PTO Online Auction to Support WCHE & RHE

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