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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.

We recently had a few parents reach out to us because of their concern for students being dropped off on Sabino instead of being dropped off at our front or side designated car drop-off locations. Fortunately, the students made it to school safely, but one of them was almost hit by a passing car.

It's well worth taking the extra minutes to drop students off safely at the main front entrance or the side entrance where we have our Tiger Safety Patrol and staff members available to see students safely into the building. Our car lines move very quickly. Please, drop off students only in our designated drop-off locations in the mornings. Thank you for your cooperation.

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.

Not sure what to do with your kids this summer?

Come to our last meeting of the year! We will discuss summer camp options in our area.

We will also be voting for our 2024-2025 WCHE PTO Board members.

We hope that you can join us!

RSVP here to avoid security check-in lines.

Pictured above and below are our students who were selected to compete in the Texas Elementary Art Meet. Each of them received exemplary medals. Congratulations, Tigers! Well done!

The students are:

Carolina Gomez, Kindergarten

Aria Kenyon, 1st Grade

Matthew Tong, 2nd Grade

Caroline Cain, 3rd Grade

Lilly Rocha, 4th Grade

Heidi Pan, 5th Grade

Special recognition goes to Ms. Heidi Pan, WCHE 5th Grade. Heidi received the Top of Team award for Region 13.

All of these students will be honored at the Lake Travis Independent School District Board of Trustees Meeting to be held May 15.

We are very proud of these Tiger artists!

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.

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

Discover how to nurture resilient minds and foster emotional intelligence in your children as you help them navigate mental health at any stage. We hope the May Mental Health Newsletter (English/Spanish) brings you insights and expert advice to nurture your child's mental well-being. From toddlers to teens, we'll discuss navigating the challenges, and concerns around mental health and wellness.

As always, check out the ParentGuidance.org resources, where you can access free courses led by licensed therapists on more than 50 topics. Go to ParentGuidance.org > On-Demand Courses > Child Development > Page 2 to check out the courses titled, Understanding Your Child's Emotional Development (ages 5-10) (11-14) (15-18) (19-22) and select the age range you are interested in learning more about.

Sondi Laycock

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.

Fortunately, our Lost & Found doesn't look quite this bad, but it does have way too many nice jackets, sweaters, spirit wear, lunch bags, water bottles, hats, and headbands. Please look through our Lost & Found before noon on Friday, May 24, to claim the items that belong to your Tiger(s.)

We will be donating unclaimed Lost & Found items after noon on May 24.

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

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

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

05/03/24...................4th Grade Puberty Lessons @ 2 pm

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 @ BCMS for Fastest Milers

05/10/24...................5th Grade Puberty Lessons @ 2 pm

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

05/16/24...................Punt, Pass, & Kick Contest @ Lake Travis High School

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

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

05/18/24...................Multicultural Celebration @ LTHS Annex 10 am to 3 pm

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!

05/24/24...................Unclaimed Lost & Found Items 2 B Donated

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