Tiger Talk

Wednesday, April 24, is the last STAAR campus closure. Our 3rd, 4th, & 5th Grade Tigers will be taking STAAR assessments that day.

Visitors may enter the Front Office to conduct business in the office. Otherwise, we cannot have visitors and volunteers on campus on STAAR dates. We appreciate your understanding and regret any inconvenience this may cause.

I want to thank our fabulous PTO, our Tiger families, our Tiger staff, volunteers, donors, and community partners for supporting our Tiger Gala last Friday. For those who were able to attend, It was lovely to have the opportunity to chat with you in person. I enjoyed the evening immensely.

I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your generous support of West Cypress Hills Elementary.

With warmest regards,

Amy Russ, Principal

On Monday, April 8, our school embarked on a special project: an all-school book club called One Community, One School, One Book. Every family was provided a copy of Applebossom the Possum by Holly Goldberg Sloan. Students were provided their copy of the book during library classes the first week of April. Families are invited to read the book together at home during this program.

Please click this link to view the reading calendar and to learn more. Happy Reading!

Our Tigers thank the WCHE PTO for helping us to purchase our Appleblossom the Possum books.

We LOVE our new books!

And, we LOVE our WCHE PTO.

Tigers are invited to wear MISMATCHED CLOTHING on Friday, April 26.

Sometimes we may feel a little mixed up--just like our clothes!

We practice MINDFULNESS to better handle times when we feel mixed up.

Join the fun and mix it up!

In making class assignments, our goal is to place each child in a class where he or she can be most successful. A secondary goal is to also maintain a balance among classes in terms of gender, academic ability, disciplinary and social needs, learning styles, and individual needs of all of the students. All information shared on our input form is confidential and submitted electronically to West Cypress Hills Elementary administration.

We hope to make classroom assignments that will maximize the opportunity for your child’s success. If you have information you would like to have considered in your child’s placement, please complete and submit this form no later than May 3, 2024. Please limit your input to the way your child learns and to information about any special needs that we should consider.

Staffing and staff assignments for next year have not been finalized; thus, we will not be able to honor requests for a specific teacher. We will do our best to honor your feedback.

Thanks to our fabulous PTO, supplies can be ordered online from schoolkidz at your convenience! The online prepackaged grade level supplies can be ordered through May 31, 2024. If you purchase your student school supplies online, the supplies will be delivered to the school before our "Meet the Teacher" event. Grade appropriate kits are available to order online now. Click here and use account #79519 to view our kits. Last day to order is May 31!

We also have lists of the school supplies for 2024-2025 so that, if you prefer, you can purchase the supplies on your own from any source convenient to you.

If you have a concern about the affordability of school supplies, please feel free to reach out to our School Counselor, Mr. Boren. We often have a limited supply of kits available, and he will be happy to discuss this with you.

Just a typical day in Tiger Kindergarten.... Pictured above are scenes from Ms. Daly's class. One minute Tigers are being cheered on to have a successful test by Principal Russ. The next minute they are giving fabulous presentations about possible future careers...

...exciting careers like Dog Trainer and Paleontologist!

And, if you'd like to arrange to come here to tell us about YOUR EXCITING CAREER, sign up to speak at our Career Day.

If so, we hope you are willing to be a guest speaker for WCHE's Career Day on Thursday, May 9! We would be honored for you to share your expertise and excitement about your career with our students! By introducing our Tigers to a broad range of career possibilities, we hope to ignite new interests as they consider their future careers.

We are looking for parents or community members who would be willing to speak to classes of students about their jobs, when they first knew that they wanted to pursue this career, what was required to get them in that position (education,) how their job relates to their interests now, the most rewarding part of their job, and the most difficult part of their job. They will also have an opportunity to "show and tell" with props, photos, video clips, or demonstrations. Finally, they will be able to answer student questions.

Speakers will present to a particular grade level on Thursday, May 9, and they will present 4-5 sessions approximately 20 - 25 min each. Speakers will be selected by our Social Emotional Learning Team with the goal of representing a variety of career fields. If we have multiple volunteer speakers from similar career fields, speakers will be selected randomly.

To sign up, please phone Dustin Boren @ 512.533.7589. Thanks!

Career Day Grade level schedule for Thursday, May 9

Kindergarten......12:00 - 2:00 pm

1st Grade...........12:45 - 2:45 pm

2nd Grade............8:00 - 10:00 am

3rd Grade.............9:00 - 11:00 am

4th Grade.............9:00 - 11:00 am

5th Grade.............8:00 - 10:00 am

During PE classes, all Tigers have been training to run a timed mile. One boy and one girl from each grade level will be chosen to represent West Cypress Hills Elementary in the LTISD's first annual District Mile Race.

These students will race against students in their grade level from the other elementary campuses in the district. More information and details will be sent home to the families of the students invited to attend the race.

Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions.

With warmest regards,

Coach Amanda Williams

Want a fun full-time or part-time job? Or, maybe you are Texas certified as an LVN or RN and would enjoy extra income from occasionally subbing for our school nurse? Then apply today for one of our open positions. Check out our open positions and apply here.

By 05/03/24..............Submit Parent Input Form for 2024-2025

04/08 - 05/03/24.......One Community, One School, One Book - Reading Appleblossom the Possum

04/11 - 05/01/24.......Tiger Art Exhibited @ the Hive, Hill Country Galleria

04/24/24...................STAAR Tests for 3rd - 5th Graders - Campus Closed to Visitors & Volunteers

04/26/24...................Tigers Invited to Wear Mismatched Clothes! Let's Mix it Up!

04/26/24...................Mrs. Vogel's PTO Snow Cone Party @ 2 pm

04/30/24...................Last Day to Order Yearbooks Online from Balfour!

05/02/24...................WCH PTO General Assembly in Tiger's Den @ 9 am RSVP

05/06/24...................WCHE Kinder 101 - By Invitation Only - Contact us for assistance.

05/09/24...................WCHE Career Day!

05/10/24...................Kindergarten Mothers' Day Spa 10 - 10:45 am or 12:15 - 1 pm RSVP

05/10/24...................LTISD District Mile Race @ LTHS for Fastest Milers

05/14/24...................5th Grade Field Trip to Highland Lakes 9 am - 2 pm

05/15/24...................StuCo v Staff Volleyball Game 7:50 - 8:30 am

05/15/24...................3rd Grade Field Trip to Inner Space Cavern 9 am - 2 pm

05/17/24...................Tigers Invited to Wear Vacation Wear Today!

05/17/24...................Kindergarten Donuts with Dads 7:20 - 8 am RSVP

05/21/24...................Former Tigers now LTHS Seniors Walk Through Campus 8 am

05/22/24...................Tigers Enjoy Minute-2-Win It During Specials Classes Today

05/23/24...................All-school Pep Rally in the Gym 7:40 - 8:00 am RSVP

05/23/24...................End of Year Class Parties Day

05/24/24...................Last Day of School!

05/24/24...................5th Grade Promotion Celebrations

05/24/24...................Early Release Day. School Dismisses at 11:40 am. No Extended Care!

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