Whittier Weekly
October 28
Principal's Note
Hi Families:
Just a reminder there is no school for students on Thursday (29th) and Friday (30th) for the rest of this week. Teachers will engage in professional development on Thursday and take a day to themselves on Friday. We will see you back on Monday!
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 and are currently at about 70% signed up. If you have not selected a 20 minute conference time, please call the office 262-970-2800 to sign up for a conference or request a time on ClassDojo.
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
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I've selected face to face instruction...
If you have questions about this, please ask.
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.
What does that look like?
Look at the picture below, you can see Mrs. Greger, a 4th grade teacher instructing both with face to face learners as well as students live streaming in from the ipad. This is important for students in quarantine that are well to join in each time a mini lesson is live. This will prevent any missed learning opportunities from happening.
Monthly Characteristic!
The picture shows a book all of our classrooms will be reading sometime this month! This story celebrates our need to believe in ourselves and keep growing! It's called, I can be anything - Don't tell me I can't.
See what ways you can talk about how you have to show GROWTH MINDSET at work or home!
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