January Newsletter
Save the Date
Here are some important dates for January and February:
- January 5 - PTO Meeting 6:30 pm (Library)
- January 15 - PTO Ceiling Tile Painting Event - 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- January 19 - NO SCHOOL
- January 22 - PTO Dine Out Spirit Night @ Panera Bread 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- February 2 & 3 - Academic Bowl - 4th Grade
- February 4 - Conference Night
- February 5 - Talent Show Auditions
- February 9 - PTO Meeting 6:30 pm (Library)
- February 12 - Valentine's Parties
- February 13 - Remote Learning Day
- February 16 - NO SCHOOL
- February 24 - March 4 - 2nd Grade Swimming
Middle of the Year Assessments
Our teachers will be starting to conduct some middle of the year assessments starting January 12. K-4 will be taking our Acadience testing. Students in grades 3 & 4 will take the Firefly and Exact Path Diagnostics. The scores from these tests will help our teachers to see what skills that the students have retained from instruction this year and what gaps are present that need remediation. We encourage families to talk with their students about giving their all on these tests!
Go Guardian Parent App
The GoGuardian Parent app is a mobile app designed to provide parents and guardians insight and control over their student's online activity when on school managed devices. When installed on a personal device, GoGuardian Parent will allow parents/guardians to:
monitor and view student browsing history
manage hours of use for devices outside of school hours
establish filtering rules and time limits (Please note: certain educational sites are needed for school; please work with your student to ensure you do not inadvertenly block sites necessary for instructional purposes)
Click on the link for more information!
https://sites.google.com/wssd.bz/technologyhelpcenenter/goguardian-parent-appInclement Weather
Just a reminder about inclement weather: https://www.wssd.k12.pa.us/InclementWeatherInformation.aspx
We now have our instagram up and going. Check out @wh_eagles to see what is going on at "The Heights!"
From our PTO:
Power Packs
This school year, we are partnering with New Hope Ministries to provide food for families in need over the weekend. If you are interested in this program or have any questions, please contact our counselor, Mr. Connell at JConnell@wssd.k12.pa.us or contact him via Seesaw.
Substitute Positions
Character Strong - Perseverance
Perseverance is pushing yourself to work through challenges and obstacles. I hope you take the time to talk with your child about our focus word during the month of January. I look forward to seeing our students practicing Perseverance this month and every month!