Hello Westport Community,

Highlights for this seventh week of school are:

Monday - 09/25/23 - No School

Tuesday - 09/26/23

8:35 am Morning Assembly Begins for 4th and 5th. These Assemblies will be streamed by the teacher in each class. See Google Calendar for UTK-K and 4th - 5th Assembly Dates.

7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Principal and Family Office Hours: LINK HERE Meeting ID 832 5401 3486 Please join the Zoom at 7:30 a.m. or 4 p.m.

1:38 pm Minimum Day Dismissal EVERY Tuesday (Please make sure your child is picked up on time if he/she is not enrolled in the Kids4College or Youth Services after-school program.)

1:50 pm Teacher PD TOPIC: PDSA Cycle: School-Wide

2:50 pm Teacher Staff Meeting Agenda Topic: Adjunct Duty Planning Time Category 1 and 2; Announcements; Q&A

Wednesday - 09/27/23

Wednesday Folder Goes Home: (Dress Code Letter; Hispanic Heritage Spirit Week Letter)

Thursday - 09/28/23

Friday - 9/29/23

8:30 a.m. PICTURE DAY for our students and staff! Send your child in their best photo outfit! Children can wear your CONDOR Blue T-Shirt or hoodies for Spirit Day, either way, all will get the Condor Coupon!
OTIS School Fundraiser Ends

YMCA Yoga for all classes
Parent/Guardian Warning Notices Mailed Home before the October 4th and 5th Targeted Data Conferences. These conferences are with select parents whose child received a warning notice. This will be a time to work together with families to support students' needs.
9:15 a.m. OTIS Art Class for 5th Grade
10 a.m. Roundhouse Aquarium Assembly
12 p.m. Art of De-Escalation Training: Mrs. Hughes Away
1:15 p.m. Monthly Earthquake Drill - Safety Committee Leader to Lead

NEXT WEEK:

October 4th and October 5th: Early Shortened Day Dismissal at 2:03 pm for Targeted Support Conferences for students who receive Warning Notices

October 2nd - October 6th Hispanic Heritage Month Spirit Week

SPECIAL CALENDAR:

Monday, October 9, 2023: Attendance & Student Success Ceremony Assembly: Families are invited to come to see their child being honored for Character trait "Caring", or an Academic Goal, and/or Attendance. Please come to celebrate your child's teacher or class by selecting him or her as an honoree for our first Student Success Ceremony of the school year!

Friday, October 27, 2023: Harvest Festival with Costume Parade, and Fun Activities

Have a great evening and see you tomorrow!

Kind regards,

Mrs. Hughes

Click this link for the Community Letter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vZSSsonkJrhzb1XOsStBAoJA4eH6uDPN/view?usp=sharing given to families the first week of school!

We send home a Wednesday Folder with documents for families to keep, review, and sometimes sign and return. Also on Wednesdays, the Booster Parent club may send a separate Schoology Message. Plus, the school may send digital messages by updating this weekly and re-sending it again. Below are digital announcements/flyers for:

• Staff Changes: Our APEIS, Marie Marcial, is no longer working at Westport as she has moved on to another school location. Please direct any questions regarding special education services to your child's general education teacher, or itinerant teacher, or contact the main office until another APEIS is assigned to our school.

• Attendance Reminder & Tardy Policy: Student success starts with great attendance! Missing just 10% of the school year can leave students struggling and/or not reaching their full potential. Students should not have more than 1 absence for every 25th day of school. We give prizes and incentives and special recognition for attendance. Please note that it is important to be at school on time. Students must be in-seat with their teacher by 8:15 a.m. or they will be marked tardy. Even Breakfast in the Classroom is a part of the regular school day. Every part of the school day counts!

• UPDATE: Reorganization of UTK and Kinder: See Below

• Birthday Acknowledgment: See Below

• Volunteers Needed: We need Volunteers for Morning Valet 7:40 am - 8:10 am, Breakfast in the Classroom 8 am - 8:30 am; and Stuffing Wednesday Folders for Classrooms in the Morning. Please contact Blanca Espinoza, Community Rep, for more information on how to get involved. You can email her at Blanca.E.Espinoza@lausd.net or call the school to get her number.
  
  
• Tutoring Services: There are 4 types of Tutoring/Intervention for reading and math offered at every LAUSD Elementary School. Our Elementary School Qualifies for 3 of the 4 tutoring services available for elementary schools. Two of those three services can be accessed at home by families: On-Demand Homework help with Paper.co and Home-Based (Virtual) Tutoring Services that open for enrollment on the Parent Portal today, September 18, 2023, for eligible students. The process to enroll will be explained in detail and the Tuesday, September 26th Principal Office hours and also can be explained by contacting our Community Representative, Blanca Espinoza at 310-645-5611. Click the image below for information.

Dear Parents and Guardians of Westport Students,

9/25/23 UPDATE: We have been given funding for a new teacher. We will be splitting the class this week. The move will only occur in UTK Mrs. Bishay's class (room 1) and Mrs. Hernandez's class (room 2). Parents/Guardians of students who will be moved to the new Kindergarten Teacher will be notified this week.

Thank you for your patience as we thoughtfully grow into a new classroom!

J. Hughes

Principal

Dear Parents and Guardians of Westport Students,

9/18/23 UPDATE for the reorganization letter below: Norm day was Friday, September 15th. However, last week the District notified schools that grew a teacher position that funds for a new teacher would not be provided to schools until October 18th.

We are currently working with the district to see if there is a way to fund the teacher ahead of the October 18th date. Also, we are still in the process of finding an excellent teacher to add to our kindergarten roster as that is the area where we have seen the growth. The other grade levels will stay almost the same with maybe a few adjustments due to enrollment.

Please look for a letter to those families as soon as we have more details about funding and securing a teacher.

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

J. Hughes

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8/28/23 Dear Parents and Guardians of Westport Students,

Westport is growing! We are experiencing a surge in enrollment this school year. Therefore, we have to transition some students into new classes and reorganize them for the school year. There is a lot of thought and staff input that goes into these decisions and we do not make the move without taking many factors into consideration.

The final reorganization will be made by the District Norm Day deadline of Friday, September 15, 2023. We will notify families of the students who will be transitioning to a new class. We know that you might have some questions. You can leave a message for the principal if you have specific concerns not to be shared in a general office hour setting.

Thank you,

J. Hughes

Principal

9/26/23: Tutoring Services; Re-organization of UTK and K Classes; Q&A

Here is the list with the first day of school, Special School events, plus all the dates students do not have school for the school year 2023-2024:

First Day of School - August 14, 2023

Back to School Night - Thursday, August 24, 2023, at 4 pm (SPECIAL SCHOOL EVENT)

Admission Day (no school) - September 1, 2023

Labor Day (no school) - September 4, 2023

Unassigned Day (no school) - September 25, 2023

Harvest Festival - Friday, October 27, 2023, at 1:30 pm (SPECIAL SCHOOL EVENT)

Veterans Day (no school) - November 10, 2023

Thanksgiving Holiday (no school)- November 20-24, 2023

Winter Recess (no school) - December 18, 2023 - January 5, 2024

The Second School Semester Begins - January 8, 2024

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no school) - January 15, 2024

Presidents Day (no school) - February 19, 2024

Multicultural Festival - Friday, February 23, 2024 at 1:30 pm (SPECIAL SCHOOL EVENT)

Spring Recess (no school) - March 25-29, 2024

Cesar Chavez Day (no school) - April 1, 2024

Open House - Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 4:30 pm (SPECIAL SCHOOL EVENT)

Armenian Genocide Day (no school) - April 24, 2024

Memorial Day (no school) - May 27, 2024

Last Day of School - June 11, 2024. (5th Grade Culmination)

To download the LAUSD 2023-2024 Calendar in PDF, please visit LAUSD's official website or click the image below. A hard copy of this updated calendar will also be sent home with all of the other schedules in the Blue Wednesday Folder.

To download the LAUSD 2023-2024 Calendar in PDF by month, with changes, please visit LAUSD's official website.

We are a one-to-one device school. (UTK - 3rd are issued iPads and 4th and 5th are issued Chromebooks.) Here is what families need to do for their children to be issued a school device.

1. You will need to register on Parent Portal using your PIN, Child's Student ID, and date of birth if you have never done so before. Register here: https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/10470
2. Your child and the parent/guardian need to sign and return the Responsible Use Policy (RUP) and other forms that are being sent home during the first week of school. You will need to complete District Device Permission forms in advance of your child receiving a device. THE THREE (3) FORMS ARE ALL LINKED IN THE BLUE BOXES UNDERNEATH THE SCHOOL READINESS BOX BELOW.

4th and 5th only: Your child needs to know their MyMail address ("xxxxxxx@mymail.lausd.net") and password to open the Chromebook. The teacher will provide this information to each student when they receive their device.

TK - 3rd only: Each student has their QR code to access Schoology given to them by their teacher.

We are small but mighty! Welcome back Westport Heights Elementary School Teachers:

TK/K - Mrs. Ann Bishay (Room 1)

K - Mrs. Luzveida Hernandez Cruz (Room 2)

1st - Mrs. Linda Recendez (Room 7)

1st/2nd - Mrs. Farrah Cocozza (Room 8)

2nd - Ms. Luz Quintero (Room 11)

3rd - Ms. Christine Grams (Room 14)

4th - Mr. Theodore Fortier (Room 22)

4th/5th - Ms. Brittany Evans (Room 23)

5th -Mr. Seth Faber (Room 21)

RSP Teacher: Janine Negrin

PSW Counselor: Jillian Scognamillo

School Psychologist: Ms. Valle

TAKE ACTION: Your contact is key to your child's success! You may access Schoology through the LAUSD Parent Portal for everything from grades to your child's current teacher.

Community Rep, Blanca Espinoza, will be providing parent support drives at the beginning of the year to meet the goal of 100% family registration on Parent Portal and Schoology access. Please let us know what you need to successfully be connected. We want everyone in the loop! You can call the school to reach Mrs. Blanca or call (424)666-1153.

You will need your child's student ID and the unique PIN to log into Schoology for the first time. If you do not have either your child's ID or your PIN, please call the Main Office at (310) 645-5411, Monday through Friday from 8 am - 3 pm.

School attendance is always important. We want our students to learn and grow to their full potential.

Email: iih3843@lausd.net
Website: westportheights.org
Location: 6011 West 79th Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Office: 310-645-5611
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WHESPTABoosterClub