The White Center Family Newsletter
September 2019
White Center Heights Elementary School
Marcello Sgambelluri, Co-Principal
Dr. Shajaira López, Co-Principal
Website: https://wch.highlineschools.org/
Phone: (206)631-5200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/White-Center-Heights-Elementary/1525478097695543
Welcome to the 2019-2020 School Year!
Welcome to the first edition of The White Center Family Newsletter, the new White Center Heights Elementary School family newsletter that will be published monthly throughout the school year through email and social media. If you ever miss an edition of the newsletter or need to review a previous edition of the newsletter, they will be available on our school website. We hope you find the information helpful.
New Members of the WCH Family
- Marcello Sgambelluri - Co-Principal
- Dr. Shajaira López - Co-Principal
- Jessica Emerson - Office Manager
- Alexa Urrutia - Office Assistant
- Sandra Rabago - Student Success Specialist
- Paige Lapke - Counselor
- James Lorenz - Paraeducator
- Dixie Graham - Paraeducator
- Eduardo Ochoa - Paraeducator
- Elena Tapia Garcia - Paraeducator
- Kristel Arnott - Special Education/LRC Teacher
- Haley Tank - Special Education/LRC Teacher
- Windy Fredette - 4th/5th Vietnamese DL Teacher
- John Johnston - 4th grade Teacher
- Eva Wyatt - 4th grade Teacher
- Sarah Gomes - 3rd grade Teacher
- Bitia Morales-Sanchez - 2nd grade Spanish DL Teacher
- Keatyn Millard-Smith - 1st grade Teacher
- Lisa Giamberso - Kintergarten Teacher
- Joan Cruz-Malave - Spanish Kindergarten Teacher
- Nick Monroe - Physical Education
- Thao Tran - Vietnamese Kindergarten Teacher
- Mackenzie Ellis - 4/5 Teacher
Upcoming Events
Open House
Thursday, Sep 26, 2019, 05:00 PM
White Center Height ELEMENTARY School, 6th Avenue Southwest, Seattle, WA, USA
PTA Meeting
Tuesday, Oct 1, 2019, 05:30 PM
Educare Early Learning Center, 625 SW 100th St, Seattle, WA 98146, USA
Coffee with the Principals
- 9:30 - 10:00 am will be in Spanish
- 10:00 - 10:30 am will be in Vietnamese
- 10:30 - 11:00 am will be in Somali
- 11:00 - 11:30 am will be in English
Wednesday, Oct 2, 2019, 09:30 AM
White Center Height ELEMENTARY School, 6th Avenue Southwest, Seattle, WA, USA
Reminders & Updates
- We have a new White Center Heights Elementary clothing store, 10% of profits go towards our PE program. Go to http://bit.ly/wchclothing Use the code GRANDOPENING19 to save 25% if you order before September 23rd
- We will begin using a Wednesday communication folder where teachers can send home important information to share with families every Wednesday.
- This year we are revamping our school wide behavior support systems, we now have a shared system across the school. You may hear your student talking about "Dolphin Dollars" these are tickets that they get for exhibiting positive behaviors around being safe, responsible, and respectful. You can use some of the following sentences to support this: "What did you do to earn a dolphin dollar today?" "How many dolphin dollars did you earn and why?" "What can you do tomorrow to earn dolphin dollars?" You can also create some incentives at home that students "pay" dolphin dollars for, connecting the home to the school, you could have them earn a trip to a favorite restaurant or an experience (going to the movies, park, or family fun center). You can start out with a small goal: earn 20-50 dolphin dollars for a trip to the park and then raise it up once you see how long it takes our student to earn that many.
- You can drop off students at the back playground after 8:50am, please do not drop off students before that, please have students at the back playground by 9:10, class starts at 9:15am.
- Any student that arrives between 9:15 and 9:25 am should still enter the building through the back entrance. Students that arrive after 9:25 am should enter through the main doors and check-in at the main office.
Every Student in School, Everyday!
Families, please help us meet our attendance goal:
100% of students will have an attendance rate of 90% or better.
Here are some things you can do to help: