THE FRIDAY FORECAST
THE WEEK OF AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Walnut High School Holds Virtual Back to School Night
Last night (August 27), Walnut High School held its
Virtual Back to School Night. We made our Back to School Night interactive, fun, and informative for you and your child. Our teachers and staff created Virtual Classrooms and Back to School Night presentations that cover expectations for each of their subjects. Additionally, our leadership team created a
State of the School Welcome Address as well as a
Virtual Tour of Walnut High School for you to view.
Here are the following links you will need for our Virtual Back to School Night:
Thank you to our staff, parents, and community for continuing to make an investment in our students. We are excited for an amazing 2020-2021 school year!
*Our Virtual Back to School Night will be available throughout the school year on our website under "Academics".
THIS WEEK IN ADVANCE | SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
MONDAY - AUGUST 31
*Periods 1-3 Block Schedule - 8:00 am-12:30 pm
Period 4 Tutorial - 1:10 pm-1:35 pm
Period 5 Tutorial - 1:37 pm-2:02 pm
Period 6 Tutorial - 2:05 pm - 2:30 pm
TUESDAY - SEPTEMBER 1
- *Periods 4-6 Block Schedule - 8:00 am-12:30 pm
- Period 1 Tutorial - 1:10 pm-1:35 pm
- Period 2 Tutorial - 1:37 pm-2:02 pm
- Period 3 Tutorial - 2:05 pm - 2:30 pm
WEDNESDAY - SEPTEMBER 2
- *Periods 1-3 Block Schedule - 8:00 am-12:30 pm
- Period 4 Tutorial - 1:10 pm-1:35 pm
- Period 5 Tutorial - 1:37 pm-2:02 pm
- Period 6 Tutorial - 2:05 pm - 2:30 pm
THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 3
- *Periods 4-6 Block Schedule - 8:00 am-12:30 pm
- Period 1 Tutorial - 1:10 pm-1:35 pm
- Period 2 Tutorial - 1:37 pm-2:02 pm
- Period 3 Tutorial - 2:05 pm - 2:30 pm
FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 4
WALNUT HIGH SCHOOL DISTANCE LEARNING BELL SCHEDULE
DISTANCE LEARNING MONTHLY SCHEDULE
About our schedule
- Our distance learning schedule follows the recommended and required amount of instructional time for all students. Additionally, we created tutorial time after lunch for our teachers and students to use for the whole group, small group, or individual instruction, intervention, enrichment, or remediation. This time may also be used for Office Hours, homework time, GLC appointments, Social-Emotional Support, SST, 504, and IEP time.
Distance Learning Resource Guide
Take a look through our distance learning schedule, tutorial, expectations, student support, tips for parents, student safety, and tech resources.
AUGUST | GLC STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Each of our GLCs will be recognizing one student who they believe represent the Walnut Way and make a positive impact at Walnut High School. Please congratulate the following students for being selected in the month of August!
2019-2020 Merit Scholar Recognition Winners
Two students from Walnut HS, Milagros Avalos and Kellyn Gonzalez were awarded the 2019-20 East San Gabriel ROP Merit Scholar Award. Congratulations to our Alumni!
Virtual College Informational Sessions
Upcoming Virtual College Information Sessions online! Open to all WVUSD high school students.
To access site and register you must use your WVUSD student email.
LINK: https://tinyurl.com/y6tuulyr
Class of 2021 | College Application Night 9/14
Seniors! On Sept 14th, 6 pm - 7 pm, join the Senior GLCs for a night of understanding the general college application admission process. Our GLCs will review the general timeline of Fall 2021 admission process and important student responsibilities.
Class of 2021 & 2022
Juniors and Seniors, please join us on Sept. 16th from 6 pm to 7 pm as Mt. Sac presents Financial Aid Night.
Come learn about the Financial Aid process and what parents can do to finance their student's post high school education.
Virtual College Fair | 9/17
Due to travel and social distancing restrictions, the Walnut Valley Unified School District’s Annual College Fair will be a Virtual event on Thursday, September 17 from 6pm to 8pm. We will provide both juniors and seniors the opportunity to learn about more than 50 different types of colleges & post-secondary programs during personalized group sessions.
Contact GLC Mrs. Schultz for more information at cschultz@wvusd.org!
The Hoofprint
The HoofPrint is Back! New school year. Continued coverage. The HoofPrint is an official student-produced publication. As an entity, they aim to serve as a designated open, public forum for freedom of expression for students to freely disseminate information and express their ideas. Check out regularly for news and other stories. Click on the link below!
Social Emotional Support for our Students
In 1997, 2004, and 2018, National studies found that school connectedness and family connection were the two most important factors predicting positive outcomes for students during their high school years.
The "Need Emotional Support" option on our webpage provides students a way to privately reach out and ask for support. Based on the student’s initial request, a staff member will reach out to first ensure their safety and well-being and then to listen. Often students need someone to listen as they process concerns they are having. Based on the issue, the responding staff member will assist the student to make connections to family members or other supportive WHS faculty who can help.
ATTENDANCE COUNTS!
Please remember that attendance counts, every period, every day. Students will be marked absent if they are not on camera at the beginning of each period to verify their attendance.
If your student is having difficulty logging in, please contact your teacher immediately, and remember to clear their attendance by the end of the day.
Beginning Monday, all single period absences will need to be reconciled through the attendance office by the student. If marked absent, students will receive an email from the attendance office notifying them that they have been marked absent. The notification will include the date and period of the absence. The student will need to contact their teacher to make any necessary corrections to their individual period attendance. The teacher will then contact the attendance office to request the change. For full-day absences, please contact the attendance office by the end of the day.
We are so happy to see all of our students online and learning. They are working hard and making us proud. Keep up the great work!
Attendance Reporting Hotline:
- 9 & 10 Grades: 909-594-1333 Ext. 43642
- 11 & 12 Grades : 909 - 594-1333 Ext 43625
WHS Kitchen: Serving Hot & Cold Lunch
In an effort to increase access for our families Nutrition Services will be adding an additional lunch serving time from 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Please see the map below.
Textbook & PE Locker Pick-up
Need to turn in or exchange a textbook? Need to clean out your PE Locker?
Please come onto campus Monday - Friday 12:30 pm -3:00 pm.
Please park in the student parking lot and go through the E gate. Masks are required & you must complete a three-question health assessment before you enter the E gate.
Need Transcripts?
If you need a transcript, you can see it on your Student Portal or go to our website at
www.walnuths.net and click under the students tab. Make an account on Parchment and view it free or have one sent. If you need it in another format, please contact our front office for help!
2019-2020 Report Cards
Due to the COVID 19 pandemic and school closures, Spring 2020 report cards were not mailed home but were made available digitally. Now that we are back, report cards are available both digitally and by hard copy. If you would like to check your Spring semester grades digitally, you may do so through the Aeries portal. If you would like a physical copy of your Spring 2020 report card, please fill out the form below, and you will be contacted via email or phone call when it is available for pick up.
Tech Tips for Parents
- WVUSD created a website for technology tips for parents on how to get onto Google classroom, Student Portal, Aeries, and other tutorial videos. We also added some tech tip tutorial videos below.
- CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE WEBSITE
Accessing Google Classroom
Important Dates:
SAT or ACT PRACTICE EXAM Proctored Online: August 29, 9:00 am
PSAT Practice Exam: September 12, 9 am
College Application Night: September 14, 6 pm-7 pm
Financial Aid Night: September 16, 6 pm-7 pm
Virtual College Fair: September 17, 6 pm-7 pm
SAT® or ACT PRACTICE EXAM Proctored Online
LETTER OF REC REQUESTS
The
Senior Profile Packet provides information to the GLC who will write your Letter of Recommendation. You must give your GLC a sufficient amount of time to complete your recommendation by the deadline for your application. Click
HERE to view the Senior Profile Packet.
The Senior Profile Packet must be completed and submitted to your GLC by:
Thursday SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 for November 1st (EA/ED) and December 1st deadlines Thursday SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 for Regular Decisions deadlines
Class of 2021 | GLC Office Hours
Every Tuesday from 1:30 - 2:30 pm, our Class of 2021 GLCs will be available to answer any questions you may have regarding Senior year.
Student CLASSROOM Expectations
- Teachers will be taking attendance everyday. Students will need to keep their cameras for attendance, participation, and checking for understanding. Teachers will let students know if they can turn off their camera during certain times in the class.
- Students are not allowed to record without teacher permission.
- New legislation (AB 77) states that if a student is absent 3 days in the week, the parent will be contacted to support the student to re-engage with Distance Learning.
- Normal grading policy begins the first day of school. Teachers will cover their grading policy in their syllabus as well as in their Back to School Night presentation.
- More information regarding Distance Behavioral Expectations is located below .
WVUSD Distance Learning Behavioral Expectations for Students
Students at all levels are now engaging in Distance Learning. To ensure a positive, productive and enjoyable learning experience for all participants, it is important that all students and parents/guardians adhere to these Distance Learning Expectations, which include online behaviors for students and privacy guidelines for parents.
Virtual Tour of Walnut High School
Due to our current circumstances, we cannot give you a physical tour of our campus, but instead, we used a 360-degree camera to help you get familiar with Walnut High School. I encourage you to click on the link, use your computer or mobile device to move around, and see what Walnut High School has to offer. Use this virtual tour to click on photos, learn more information, as well as hear voice-overs from our staff members. Below is a quick overview of our virtual tour and a map of all our scenes.
Our Virtual Tour is located on our webpage under "About Us" if you ever need access for future reference.
Walnut High School
Due to COVID 19 our office is CLOSED. However, our office staff is available to assist you by phone at (909) 594-1333. Our office is open (by phone) from 7:30 am-3:30 pm.
