Monday: Campus Professional Development Day

Tuesday: Teachers will email you a range in time to contact you on Wednesday.

Breakfast/Lunch Pick-up Begins

Wednesday: Westside Communication Plan begins

Thursday: Westside Phase 1 Learning Plans Published, Student Learning Begins

Friday: Student Learning Continues

All Westside Events are canceled through the duration of the school closures.

3rd 9-weeks Report Card Availability Is On Hold

Dear Westside Elementary Family,

Welcome to the 4th 9-weeks! If you can recall, I began the year by sharing a TED Talk called “The Danger of a Single Story.” Chimamanda Adichie shared her story and reminded us of the danger of a single story. We each have a story and we get the privilege of contributing to your children’s story each day. Today we embark on a new learning experience and work virtually to ensure we maintain and continue to encourage the education of our youth. We get to write our own stories in time. Our actions model for our kids that the most difficult challenges in our world are possible to overcome when we choose to think a little differently.

This past weekend another story was shared with me, view the short video. As I watched this story about the floods of Thailand on October 15, 2011, I was reminded that the power of people is remarkable. While we are not experiencing a flood here, we are experiencing a pandemic that can have an impact just as great. I am reminded of the power of the 7 Habits and how that can impact the culture of an organization. I am thankful that our campus has a culture of leadership that makes our campus feel unique and I am reminded that when we work together we can accomplish anything for our children and our community. We get to write our story and we get to make it a great story for our kids, for our families, and for our community. Join me in thinking a little differently and maintaining a positive growth mindset as we take big steps forward in providing eLearning for our students!

This week our teachers are working on our Westside Phase 1 Learning Plan. This plan is intended to be a skill reinforcement plan that allows kids to maintain and continue practicing skills they have learned this year. No new learning will be occurring during these few weeks and no assignment will be graded. These are simply opportunities to keep our kids practicing what they already know how to do. Our teachers will be reaching out to schedule a 10 minute phone call with your family on Wednesday. During this call they will be talking with you and gathering some eLearning information for our campus. They will also ask to talk with your child to see how they are enjoying their Spring Break and continue their positive teacher/student relationship. We know that 10 minutes is not a long time but in order to reach all Westside families in one day, we do have to control the length of our phone calls. Please know that touching base with your family each week will be part of our Westside Communication Plan. So this is just the beginning of our conversation. In addition, your child’s teacher will also have office hours each day dedicated to supporting our students and your family during this time. Office hours will be communicated in Westside’s Phase 1 Learning Plans.

Enjoy your week and keep” Leading, Growing and Inspiring,” each day!

Amanda Reyes Lillard

Principal

***Thursday Morning Westside Phase 1 Learning Plans will be emailed to the community, available on grade level websites, and posted on Westside’s Homepage.

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From 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., any student can visit one of four locations to pick up their two meals. Students will be able to pick up a hot lunch and a breakfast meal for the next morning during this one-stop, curbside or drive-thru pick-up. The locations are:

• Bagdad Elementary School,
• Reed Elementary School,
• River Place Elementary School, and
• Running Brushy Middle School.
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To receive food, we will not require proof of enrollment. TDA guidelines do require a student to be present to pick-up food.

More Info Click Here

Click Your Grade Level Link Below for Direct Access

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Kindergarten

1st Grade

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4th Grade

5th Grade

Leader In Me Family Resources

SRP, QUEST, Dyslexia teachers will reach out on Friday and Monday. Their role will be to support the children they see in accessing their learning plans. If your child is accessing their grade level plan well, then you may not need additional support. However, we do want to connect as an entire support team for kids! After all it does take a village to raise our beautiful children! (Special Education teachers should have already connected with their families)

Student login for Launchpad: Click Here to Login

User name: Last Name(first 8 letters)_id (lunch number)

Password (birthdate): xxxx (four digit year)xx(month)xx(day)

Available Resources in Launchpad:

• Istation K-5 (Online Reading Skill Practice K-5)

• Sora Online Library

• Studies Weekly Online Version (newspapers/magazines)

• Maps 101 (Interactive Maps)

• DreamBox - (Online Math Practice K-5)

• Math Learning Center Apps

• Imagine Math for 3-5

• BrainPop!

• TIgtag and Tigtag Junior (videos, lessons, images, and games to support science)

• Science Student Site - Student site with resources to LISD science modules

• Discovery Education - Virtual Field Trips

Westside's eBook Access, Click Here

Click Screen Cast Link below

• NO ARDs, Initial Referrals, evaluations for these 2 weeks (possibly a change if we move to teaching new skills)

• All timelines are pushed back 9 school days at this time due to the 9 day school day closure

• All parents that had students with Initial Referrals/ARD meetings will be contacted by Kim Bland (ARD Facilitator), Jolee Kincaid (Diagnostician) and/or Cici Fritts (Speech Therapist)

Request a Virtual Conference or Phone Call

Social Emotional Distance Learning Resources

Office Hours: 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-2:00, Monday-Friday

Email: mandi.burkett@leanderisd.org

If you have questions for our campus or district, you can submit your questions through LISD's Let's Talk. Since our campus is closed, we do not have access to check the campus voicemail at this time. You can also email me at amanda.lillard@leanderisd.org and I am happy to answer any questions you may have.

Click Here to Submit a Question

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Spectrum is offering:

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