Tiger Talk
08/20/24
Dear Tiger Parents,
What a great start to the our school year! Thank you for ensuring that your child is on time for school. Teachers start class each day right at 7:40 am. Our drop-off line in the morning is running smoothly with little, to no, wait time.
In the afternoons, I would like to remind parents who have a child walking home toward the West Cypress Park and Pool area to speak to the child about the importance of walking directly home rather than stopping to play at the park without your adult supervision. If you meet your child at the park area, I ask that you please be ON TIME, waiting in the park for your child no later than 3:05. I will be walking each day this week to ensure all students walking toward the park are either picked up from the park promptly or continue their walk home. As we have more construction traffic in our West Cypress neighborhood, it is important for all parents to have conversations with their child about safety and to remind them to stay with their siblings or a group of friends as they walk home.
Lastly, I want to remind parents to continue sending water bottles each day with their child as the temperature continues to be well above 100 degrees this week.
Thank you for your support of our Tigers growing 1% Better EVERY DAY!
Amy Russ
3rd Grade Team
l to r: Summer Miller, Audry Ostrowski, Alison Foster, Krista Crump, and Diane Clendennen
Specials Team
1st row : Cathy Seidenberger, Chelsea Hill, and Megan Dunn. 2nd row: Missa Mayes, Andy Enriquez Martinez, and Cynthia Blackburn. 3rd row: Amanda Williams and Erin Wyatt.
Attention LTISD Parents and Guardians,
The Discovery Program, otherwise known as Gifted and Talented, is now accepting parent referrals for GT Screening via this google form.
Transfer students, who were already identified as GT coming from their previous district, should submit their Google form as soon as possible, as the transfer student screening will be set within 30 days of the first day of school. Parents should send proof of their child's selection/participation in the previous GT program directly to the campus GT coordinator. See below for a campus contact list.
Parents can submit referrals for screening up until the end of the first 9 weeks, by October 18, 2024. Students in Grades 1-5 will be tested during the 2nd 9 weeks of instruction. If the referral and permission forms are not submitted by the deadline, the student will have to wait until next year's screening opportunity, as the spring screening session is only for students moving in new to the district after the fall testing window is closed.
Kindergarten students can be referred for GT testing beginning in January 2025. More details will be shared regarding this process at the end of the first semester.
The forms and further information about the program can be found here. A virtual Discovery Parent Information Meeting will be held September 27 at 11:30 am.
Once the request is submitted through the Google form, the campus GT coordinator will contact parents via email after October 18 to share pertinent information.
You are also welcome to contact our Tiger GT Teacher Erin Wyatt at any time with questions.
Dear Lake Travis ISD Parents/Guardians,
Lake Travis ISD has teamed up with Lightspeed Systems® to allow parents and guardians to see their child’s online activities on school-provided devices at home and after school. This free service is now available along with LTISD’s existing web filtering system, Lightspeed Filter, which blocks students from accessing inappropriate online content.
Beginning on August 18, 2024, parents and guardians will receive a Weekly Student Online Activity Report via email, summarizing their child’s web browsing activity for the week. Please be aware that this email may be redirected to spam, so checking this folder is important to ensure it is being received. In addition to the report summary, parents and guardians can also register for the full web-based portal, Lightspeed Parent Portal, which provides real-time, detailed student browsing activity and internet controls.
The Lightspeed Parent Portal provides parents with improved visibility and control over their children's internet usage on school-issued devices outside of school hours. With Lightspeed Parent Portal, parents can:
- Allow, restrict, or block after-school access to YouTube and social media, including Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and more.
- Receive the Weekly Student Online Activity Report email showing the number of browsed web pages, student time spent daily online, and sites most commonly visited.
- See real-time web activity with timestamped data and allowed/blocked indicators for each website visited.
- Pause web browsing for one hour, three hours, or overnight to manage screen time.
To learn more about the Lightspeed Parent Portal, please refer to the following PDF: https://www.ltisdschools.org/fs/resource-manager/view/a7a14773-3c96-4f35-b3f7-6a8de5fd490b. If you have any additional questions, please refer to the FAQ resources in the Lightspeed Parent Portal web-based app, or contact us at helpdesk@ltisdschools.org.
As an essential aspect of our collaboration, Lightspeed Systems is governed by and strictly adheres to student data privacy laws such as FERPA and COPPA. This ensures that student information stays confidential and will not be shared, distributed, or sold to advertisers or other parties.
Sincerely,
Chris Woehl
Executive Director for Technology & Information Systems
Committee Applications Due by Noon Friday!
Dear Lake Travis ISD Staff and Parents/Guardians,
Please be reminded that the deadline to submit an application for service on our district-level committees for the 2024-2025 school year is noon, Friday, August 23.
A brief description of the following committees is available in our application:
- Advisory Committee for Education (ACE)
- Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
- Diversity Awareness Committee (DAC)
- Library and Instructional Resource Reconsideration Committee
- LT CLASS Project
- Safety and Security Committee
- School Health Advisory Council (SHAC)
- Strategic Planning Committee
Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee selection for service. Thank you for your consideration and continued support.
Sincerely,
Paul Norton
Superintendent of Schools
West Cypress Hills Elementary
Email: WCHPrincipal@ltisdschools.org
Website: https://wche.ltisdschools.org/
Phone: 512-533-7500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltisdschools