WHES Newsletter

Hello Westport Community,

We heard you! You are receiving a lot of emails and calls from the District, Superintendent, school, etc. So, we have modified our general mass communication protocol for Westport. It is:

1- Schoology Group updates will be for quick updates about events, free resources or training. (ACTION: Please make sure you are a member of our Westport Heights Community Schoology Group. GO to LMS.LAUSD.NET Access CODE: F4SD-8VW5-M2FMJ)

2- WHES Newsletter will come out only as needed for general long-term information. For easy access to our latest newsletter, just go to our school website at WESTPORTHEIGHTS.ORG. No new news means no new newsletter. For calendar highlights use Google Calendar. We send the newsletter by automated email, text, and phone call if you have an updated Emergency Card on file.

3- Google Calendar will be available as a general calendar for what is happening at the school. The office, principal, counselor, and community rep will add to the calendar the items that are events school-wide. (ACTION: You can add Google Calendar to your device using this link https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=bXltYWlsLmxhdXNkLm5ldF9jbGFzc3Jvb205YzQ1MjdiM0Bncm91cC5jYWxlbmRhci5nb29nbGUuY29t)

4. Chat with the Principal will not be weekly. It will be as information or resources need to be shared with the community.

5. School-Wide Assembly for all WHES students, staff, and families. The regular schedule will be every Monday at 9am. This assembly connects the community with events, awards, and school reminders. (Note: When a holiday falls on a Monday, the next Tuesday at 8:30am will be the time of the assembly.)

6. Your child's teacher will still continue to use their regular methods of communication they have been using all year. They have office hours during the school week.

If you have any questions about how, where, and when the school-wide communications will go out, please contact the school.

Kind regards,

Mrs. Hughes

ALL WEEK:

FREE K-12th Virtual Tutoring from LAUSD through June reminder. Details in WHES Newsletter
Important Student Document Submittal in Parent Portal. See details in WHES Newsletter

HIGHLIGHTS:

LAUSD Parent Webinar: Distance Learning Playbook for Parents by Dr. Doug Fisher on Thursday, February 25th (3-minute video about the playbook HERE) No registration required, just click LINK here or in the flyer below

DAILY EVENTS OF THE WEEK:

MONDAY 02/22/21 -

9:00 am School-Wide Assembly (an assembly for ALL STUDENTS)
9:30 am LA Opera Theater Practice (Mrs. Cocozza's Class)
1:25 pm - 2:45 pm Teacher PD & Faculty Meeting - UCLA CGI Workshop

TUESDAY 02/23/21 -

11 am LA Opera Theater/Music Class (Mr. Faber's Class)
2:00 pm Weekly Tech Meeting for Principal and Select Staff

WEDNESDAY 02/24/21 -

3:00 am - 4:00 pm Weekly Community of School Principal Meeting (Principal Hughes Unavailable)

THURSDAY 02/25/21 -

2:30 pm School Site Council Meeting All of the School Community are Invited to Attend; WHES Comprehensive Needs Assessment due from all stakeholders
PARENT GUARDIAN SURVEY (Link here: https://forms.gle/PhHJSXYV6RNiPTQh7) CERTIFICATED SURVEY (Link here: https://forms.gle/Y3s86ixzw7LmyEGb6)
CLASSIFIED STAFF SURVEY (Link here: https://forms.gle/nhzq81NadE9iUdZv5)
Please complete and submit by Thursday, February 25, 2021, to include your voice in the School Site Council decision-making. Employees must log in with LAUSD single sign-on to access their survey.

FRIDAY 02/26/21 -

Chat with the Principal: Updates about LAUSD Safer Return to School; Covid-19 Testing and Vaccines LINK: https://lausd.zoom.us/j/88250019335?pwd=WU5vRGZHanZzL3ptKzh6T2FOVkIzZz09 Black History Month Celebration for LD West and LD East Schools Link opens: https://ca01000043.schoolwires.net/Page/5287

UPCOMING WEEK: (March 1, 2021 - March 5, 2021)

Monday 03/01/21 - Morning Assembly at 9 am Success Ceremony for 2nd and 3rd grade students; Eddy Awards Nomination due to Mrs. Hughes; Teacher Verification Due to Mrs. Hughes; IABs for 3rd - 5th in ELA and Math this week. PD and Staff Meeting: Including Testing and EL Training of Teachers; Cotsen; Teacher Eddy Awards Results and/or Vote
Tuesday 03/02/21 -Field trip: Virtual Blue Ribbon Children's Festival (Mrs. Cocozza's Class)

Friday 03/05/21 - Chat with Principal TOPIC: Comprehensive Needs Assessment

Westport is Working Remotely

Superintendent Beutner, informed the LAUSD community that the Board was supporting the state and LA County's recommendations for social distancing. As you are aware, we are still on a Safer at Home order until the data shows it is safe to return to in person learning.

Our campus is closed and US Postal Mail and School mail will not be delivered.

Even though the campus is closed, instruction is still happening.

Teachers may be reached through the platform they sent to each family.
Main Office may still be reached at our regular school number: 310-645-5611
The district has purchased Amazon Connect to relay the office phones to our remote work location. The office can connect you to any out of the classroom personnel by email or phone. Our office hours are 8am - 4pm.
HERE IS OUR WHES CONTACT DIRECTORY FOR STAFF

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SfYWotOHZ6SrSBTPMDxoa52KGxbrld-1HpjDP7YEAUc/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you for your patience during these very different times.

Kind regards,

Mrs. J. Hughes


Monday Principal Assembly Monday we resume our Monday Morning assembly at the regular 9am time slot. Your child can *only* access the assembly by signing in to Schoology at lms.lausd.net under COURSES and click Westport Assembly Course. We will be only linking to Zoom through Schoology for student safety. Our school counselor, teachers, paraprofessionals, Ms. Blanca, Ms. Stark and Principal Hughes will see you there! Join with COURSE Access Code: 6XP9-6R5X-GHGDH	Parent Workshops: GATE Parent Conference and Distance Learning Playbook for Parents There are two parent meetings. One is the GATE Parent Conference (3/13/21) and the other is the Distance Learning Playbook for Parents by Dr. Doug Fisher (2/25/21). The Dr. Fisher Webinar and 12th Annual GATE/SAS Parent Conference Flyers have been added to the Resources folder in our Westport Heights Community Schoology Group. The flyers are in English and Spanish. A "Save the Date" Blackboard Connect went out to parents for the Dr. Fisher webinar. Please email if you have any questions: susanna.furfari@lausd.net.	Library Books Can Now be Checked Out During distance learning, Westport Heights is opening the library for students to borrow or check out books using this Google request form: http://bit.ly/WHESLibraryBook. All requests must be in by Thursday of each week in order for Mr. Mazumder to have the books ready for pickup on either Tuesday or Thursday of the following week. We will maintain social distance during pick up and drop off of books. Also, you can check our Westport Heights Library Catalog in Schoology dropdown menu under Destiny Library for a list of books that are available. You can also check out books here. * Students are allowed to check out two books each at a time. * Students must return the books before checking out another book. Please be responsible for taking good care of the books. *If you have questions or need to make a special pick up time request, please call the school and ask for our Library Aide, Mr. Mazumder at 310-645-5611.

Monday Principal Assembly

Monday we resume our Monday Morning assembly at the regular 9am time slot.

Your child can only access the assembly by signing in to Schoology at lms.lausd.net under COURSES and click Westport Assembly Course. We will be only linking to Zoom through Schoology for student safety. Our school counselor, teachers, paraprofessionals, Ms. Blanca, Ms. Stark and Principal Hughes will see you there!

Join with COURSE Access Code: 6XP9-6R5X-GHGDH

Parent Workshops: GATE Parent Conference and Distance Learning Playbook for Parents

There are two parent meetings. One is the GATE Parent Conference (3/13/21) and the other is the Distance Learning Playbook for Parents by Dr. Doug Fisher (2/25/21).

The Dr. Fisher Webinar and 12th Annual GATE/SAS Parent Conference Flyers have been added to the Resources folder in our Westport Heights Community Schoology Group. The flyers are in English and Spanish. A "Save the Date" Blackboard Connect went out to parents for the Dr. Fisher webinar. Please email if you have any questions: susanna.furfari@lausd.net.

Library Books Can Now be Checked Out

During distance learning, Westport Heights is opening the library for students to borrow or check out books using this Google request form: http://bit.ly/WHESLibraryBook. All requests must be in by Thursday of each week in order for Mr. Mazumder to have the books ready for pickup on either Tuesday or Thursday of the following week. We will maintain social distance during pick up and drop off of books.

Also, you can check our Westport Heights Library Catalog in Schoology dropdown menu under Destiny Library for a list of books that are available. You can also check out books here.

* Students are allowed to check out two books each at a time.

* Students must return the books before checking out another book.

*Please be responsible for taking good care of the books.

**If you have questions or need to make a special pick up time request, please call the school and ask for our Library Aide, Mr. Mazumder at 310-645-5611.


Student Success Ceremonies We want to celebrate the success of every student in their ability to grow and learn! Instead of Student of the Month, we are having Student Success Ceremonies every Monday Assembly. These ceremonies will celebrate each child in one of four areas: “Condor Go-Getter” (achieving and/or showing growth in perseverance during remote learning) “Condor Rockin’ Reader Writer” (achieving and/or showing growth and progress in reading or writing) “Condor Math Magician” (achieving and/or showing growth and progress in math) “Condor High-Flyer” (achieving and/or showing growth with a positive attitude, class attendance, or assignment submittal) If your child is being honored, you are welcome to come to the assembly to watch. Just go to lms.lausd.net and join our Morning Assembly. February 8, 2021 - select 2nd and 3rd grade to be honored February 16, 2021 - select PAL, TK/K, & 1st to be honored	FREE Tutoring for all LAUSD Students Mrs. Blanca Espinoza, Community Rep, shared FREE LAUSD tutoring information on our Schoology group: Westport Heights Community Schoology Group. I am re-sharing the information here: To support all students in Spring 2021, Local District West is inviting all students the opportunity to receive virtual tutoring Monday - Friday between 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm. The Zoom link to access the tutoring is: https://lausd.zoom.us/j/86003678072	Coming Directly to Your Home: Literacy and Math Kits All TK - 6 elementary students will receive both Literacy and Math kits by Hand2Mind purchased by the district. The kits are being mailed to students' homes in batches over the next several weeks, beginning February. Teachers will also be receiving the kits at their homes as well. The teachers will be receiving training designed to give teachers some ideas and best practices for using the kits in their instruction. Parents, please keep the kits safe until your child's teacher asks them to bring out a tool to use during a lesson or independent activity. QUESTION: "What if I did not receive my kit?" 1- Did you update your address with the school? Answer: If not, please complete the digital Emergency Card in this Newsletter and submit it on Parent Portal. 2- Student discrepancies can be reported by the teacher or parent by submitting the form https://fulfillment.icolorprinting.net .

Student Success Ceremonies

We want to celebrate the success of every student in their ability to grow and learn!

Instead of Student of the Month, we are having Student Success Ceremonies every Monday Assembly. These ceremonies will celebrate each child in one of four areas:

“Condor Go-Getter”

(achieving and/or showing growth in perseverance during remote learning)

“Condor Rockin’ Reader Writer”

(achieving and/or showing growth and progress in reading or writing)

“Condor Math Magician”

(achieving and/or showing growth and progress in math)

“Condor High-Flyer”

(achieving and/or showing growth with a positive attitude, class attendance, or assignment submittal)

If your child is being honored, you are welcome to come to the assembly to watch. Just go to lms.lausd.net and join our Morning Assembly.

February 8, 2021 - select 2nd and 3rd grade to be honored

February 16, 2021 - select PAL, TK/K, & 1st to be honored

FREE Tutoring for all LAUSD Students

Mrs. Blanca Espinoza, Community Rep, shared FREE LAUSD tutoring information on our Schoology group: Westport Heights Community Schoology Group. I am re-sharing the information here:

To support all students in Spring 2021, Local District West is inviting all students the opportunity to receive virtual tutoring Monday - Friday between 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm.

The Zoom link to access the tutoring is: https://lausd.zoom.us/j/86003678072

Coming Directly to Your Home: Literacy and Math Kits

All TK - 6 elementary students will receive both Literacy and Math kits by Hand2Mind purchased by the district. The kits are being mailed to students' homes in batches over the next several weeks, beginning February. Teachers will also be receiving the kits at their homes as well. The teachers will be receiving training designed to give teachers some ideas and best practices for using the kits in their instruction.

Parents, please keep the kits safe until your child's teacher asks them to bring out a tool to use during a lesson or independent activity.

QUESTION: "What if I did not receive my kit?"

1- Did you update your address with the school?

Answer: If not, please complete the digital Emergency Card in this Newsletter and submit it on Parent Portal.

2- Student discrepancies can be reported by the teacher or parent by submitting the form https://fulfillment.icolorprinting.net .

Please submit these TWO IMPORTANT SCHOOL DOCUMENTS BELOW

Parents should submit the two documents on the Parent Portal under their child(ren)'s name tab. Per policy, these and other completed school forms should ONLY be uploaded on the Parent Portal, other electronic methods are not secure.

Links to the fillable online forms are below for you to complete. The school will have access to the Student Enrollment website to retrieve and download the forms submitted by parents.


Student Residency Questionnaire This form is used to connect students and families experiencing homelessness to resources such as school supplies, transportation to school (when class is in-person), clothing, tutoring, and more.	Student Emergency Info Form This form provides the school with the required contact information for your child. It must be completed each school year (or whenever there is a change in information) and provided to the school. The address written on this form is where report cards and other information will be mailed by the school or the district. PARENT DIRECTIONS: Click the picture of the form Fill out Emergency Card completely. Print or download completed form Upload onto Parent Portal	Formulario Estudantil de Información para Emergencia Este formulario proporciona a la escuela la información de contacto requerida para su hijo. Debe completarse cada año escolar (o siempre que haya un cambio en la información) y entregarse a la escuela. La dirección escrita en este formulario es donde la escuela o el distrito enviarán por correo las boletas de calificaciones y otra información. INSTRUCCIONES PARA PADRES: Haga clic en la imagen del formulario Complete la Tarjeta de Emergencia por completo. Imprima y cargue en el Portal para padres

Student Residency Questionnaire

This form is used to connect students and families experiencing homelessness to resources such as school supplies, transportation to school (when class is in-person), clothing, tutoring, and more.

Student Emergency Info Form

This form provides the school with the required contact information for your child. It must be completed each school year (or whenever there is a change in information) and provided to the school. The address written on this form is where report cards and other information will be mailed by the school or the district.

PARENT DIRECTIONS:

Click the picture of the form
Fill out Emergency Card completely.
Print or download completed form
Upload onto Parent Portal

Formulario Estudantil de Información para Emergencia

Este formulario proporciona a la escuela la información de contacto requerida para su hijo. Debe completarse cada año escolar (o siempre que haya un cambio en la información) y entregarse a la escuela. La dirección escrita en este formulario es donde la escuela o el distrito enviarán por correo las boletas de calificaciones y otra información. INSTRUCCIONES PARA PADRES: Haga clic en la imagen del formulario Complete la Tarjeta de Emergencia por completo. Imprima y cargue en el Portal para padres

How to Access the After School Enrichment

Hello Westport Heights STAR families!

Thank you for joining our virtual afterschool program. Zoom Room opens at 2:40PM with class starting at 2:45 PM.

For access, please login to Schoology, and click on COURSES, click on Westport Heights STAR, under MATERIALS (it should be the default TAB), you will find a link to the Westport Heights STAR Zoom Room.

*Please have each student login from their own device if your household has more than one student.

We look forward to seeing you later today!

Brandonj@starinc.org 3102940098

¡Hola familias Westport Heights Star!

Gracias por unirse a nuestro programa extracurricular virtual. Zoom Room abre a las 2:40 p.m. y la clase comienza a las 2:45 p.m.

Para acceder, inicie sesión en Schoology y haga clic en CURSOS, haga clic en Westport Heights STAR, debajo de MATERIALES (debería ser la página predeterminada), encontrará un enlace a Westport Heights STAR Zoom Room.

* Por favor, asegure que cada estudiante inicie sesión desde su propio dispositivo si su hogar tiene más de un estudiante.

¡Esperamos verte hoy más tarde!

Brandonj@starinc.org 3102940098

Westport Heights Elementary School: Core Values

Westport Heights Elementary School's core values commit that “WHES is a Caring and Collaborative Community that nurtures Creativity and inspires Critical Thinking for all learners. WHES Cares.”

Caring can be shown in many ways at a school. One of the ways to share Kudos across our community is to give KUDOS. When you care, you can "...spend time emphasizing the positive experiences... Just like you say “thank you” to a cashier for your change (aka “just doing their job”), giving a quick appreciation is polite, respectful, and an important part of building...relationships. It’s nice to know you are appreciated, even when it’s just the smaller moments!" [excerpt from KudosNow.com] See our Kudos of the Week below to highlight a few of those moments at WHES...


Kudos: Thank you Parents! WHES Cares. We want to take the time to give KUDOS to parents: 1- Parents who attended the Chat with the Principal and stayed connected! 2- Parents who plan events for the rest of the school like Valentine's Grab and Go and Craft-making.	Kudos: Thank you Staff! WHES Cares. We want to take the time to give KUDOS to STAFF: 1- Teachers who provided extracurricular opportunities for your children to take virtual field trips. 2- Teachers who continue to find ways to engage students in ways that meet their needs!	Kudos: Thank you Students! WHES Cares. We want to take the time to give KUDOS to: 1-the PAL, TK, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade students who received a Student Success award. Your digital certificate and prize will be emailed to you and your parents. 2- Students who make sure to join the Monday Morning Assembly without fail and support the community with positive and appropriate comments in the chat.

Kudos: Thank you Parents!

WHES Cares. We want to take the time to give KUDOS to parents:

1- Parents who attended the Chat with the Principal and stayed connected!

2- Parents who plan events for the rest of the school like Valentine's Grab and Go and Craft-making.

Kudos: Thank you Staff!

WHES Cares. We want to take the time to give KUDOS to STAFF:

1- Teachers who provided extracurricular opportunities for your children to take virtual field trips.

2- Teachers who continue to find ways to engage students in ways that meet their needs!

Kudos: Thank you Students!

WHES Cares. We want to take the time to give KUDOS to:

1-the PAL, TK, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade students who received a Student Success award. Your digital certificate and prize will be emailed to you and your parents.

2- Students who make sure to join the Monday Morning Assembly without fail and support the community with positive and appropriate comments in the chat.

Teacher and Staff Announcements and Reminders

All Staff please read the announcements below for any information which pertains to you:

All Staff:

Thank you to those staff members who join our weekly assembly on Mondays at 9 am. The assembly serves the purpose of sharing information about our school community. In order to maintain a common message, please make sure to include the 9 am - 9:20 am slot in your calendar. The expectation is that all will join to help build community and be on the same page with school focus and goals.

Teachers:

Edulastic Testing Window #1 is 11/2/20 - 12/16/20; Testing Window #2 2/22/21 - 3/5/21; and Testing Window #3 5/24/21 - 6/4/2. Please make sure to give this formative assessment to all of your students to have data points for progress monitoring in math, if you have not already. Inside the LAUSD ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS GROUP, you will find the blueprints for Edulastic by BOY, MOY, and EOY Testing Windows
Success Ceremony Name Submittal, Ms. Stark, Ms. Mona, and the principal use the student names to prepare certificates, assembly slides, and parent contact. Please turn in names for the Student Success Ceremony the week before the assembly so that it can run smoothly. Next group 4th and 5th grades for February 22nd assembly, please submit names by tomorrow for next Tuesday's assembly.
Lessons To Support Black History Month Teaching

Each year, February provides an opportunity to introduce classroom discussions and reflections around the role that Black Americans have played in shaping our nation. Because Black history is an integral part of American history, we are sharing resources from iCivics, as well as partner organizations, to support learning about Black history this month and year-round.

Also, Discovery has resources purchased by LAUSD through 2022-2023. Sign in through Google using your LAUSD single sign-on to access African American Discovery Channel HERE There is a 5-minute video sharing the overview of the resource HERE

4. HAND2MIND MATH TRAINING:

This 30-minute asynchronous session will introduce you to the MATH Student Kit and instructional materials. We’ll unpack the contents of the kit, explore the kit materials, model an activity, and discuss ways to integrate the kit materials and activities in both synchronous and asynchronous learning environments. It is recommended that teachers have their grade level kit with them as they view the training video.

Asynchronous Videos for TK - 6th grade teachers

MyPLN Keyword: Hand2Mind Math

Teacher discrepancies with Hand2Mind Teacher Kits can be reported by submitting the google form at https://forms.gle/1bqzPLxcSw4MgqrG7 (See Newsletter above for missing student kit link)

5. Edulastic

When: February 23rd and 25th from 3:00 to 4:15 pm

Who: All TK-5/6 Teachers Administering LAUSD Edulastic CFA #2

What: Do you have questions about Administering the Edulastic CFAs? Demonstrations in the platform will be provided on some of the features students will need to use to show their work or provide their answer? In addition, time for tips and tricks and best practices will be shared from those in the session for the administration of the LAUSD Edulastic CFAs. Leave with additional resources to support you in a successful administration.

Links for Registration are in our Westport Teacher Schoology Group:

· February 23rd from 3 pm to 4:15 pm:

· February 25th from 3 pm to 4:15 pm:

LAUSD CFA #2 Testing Window Opens: February 22nd, 2021

6. Facilitating the “Choral Counting” Routine Online

Check out the blog post on Choral Counting Online. They addressed the challenges with this instructional routine in particular.

Web Link

Facilitating the Choral Counting Routine ...

https://illustrativemathematics.blog/2020/08/25/facilitating-the-choral-counting-routine-online/

7. Doug Fisher Teacher PD (i.e. The Presenter from our Pupil Free Day Video)

The Dr. Fisher Webinar and 12th Annual GATE/SAS Parent Conference Flyers have been added to the Resources folder in Schoology. The flyers are in English and Spanish. Please share the information with your parents. A "Save the Date" Blackboard Connect went out yesterday to parents for the Dr. Fisher webinar. We will send two more messages in the next two weeks. Please email me if you have any questions at susanna.furfari@lausd.net. Thank you for all you do!

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Monday, February 22nd - Friday, February 26th, 2021

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Monday, February 22nd - Friday, February 26th, 2021

Westport is Working Remotely

Information for this week's highlights:

Monday Principal Assembly

Parent Workshops: GATE Parent Conference and Distance Learning Playbook for Parents

Library Books Can Now be Checked Out

Monday Principal Assembly

Parent Workshops: GATE Parent Conference and Distance Learning Playbook for Parents

Library Books Can Now be Checked Out

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Student Success Ceremonies

FREE Tutoring for all LAUSD Students

Coming Directly to Your Home: Literacy and Math Kits

Student Success Ceremonies

FREE Tutoring for all LAUSD Students

Coming Directly to Your Home: Literacy and Math Kits

Please submit these TWO IMPORTANT SCHOOL DOCUMENTS BELOW

Student Residency Questionnaire

Student Emergency Info Form

Formulario Estudantil de Información para Emergencia

Student Residency Questionnaire

Student Emergency Info Form

Formulario Estudantil de Información para Emergencia

How to Access the After School Enrichment

Westport Heights Elementary School: Core Values

Kudos: Thank you Parents!

Kudos: Thank you Staff!

Kudos: Thank you Students!

Kudos: Thank you Parents!

Kudos: Thank you Staff!

Kudos: Thank you Students!

Teacher and Staff Announcements and Reminders

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Westport Heights Elementary School