Tiger Talk: Meet the Teacher!
08/7/26
Upcoming Dates
As we gear up for an exciting new school year, here is a quick snapshot of important back-to-school dates. Additional details for these events can be found throughout this newsletter.
8/7: Teacher assignment emails sent at 4 pm
8/10: Meet the Teacher
8/12: 1st Day of School!
8/12: Principal's Coffee at 7:50 am
8/12: Spirit Night @ Dumont Creamery 3 - 9 pm
8/18: Tulley's Taco Tuesday @ Angel's Icehouse 5 - 8 pm
8/27: Tigers' Backyard Bash
9/8: Curriculum Night
Meet the Teacher Information
Date
Monday, August 10th
Times
9-9:45am: Kinder and 5th Grade
9:45-10:30am: 1st and 3rd Grade
10:30-11:15am: 2nd and 4th Grade
11:15am-12pm: Pre-K and ECSE
Below is a list of the stations you can attend at our Meet the Teacher event:
Classrooms: Meet Your Teacher!
- Go to your classroom and meet your teacher
- Pick up your pre-ordered supplies or drop off your individually purchased items
- Pick up transportation and car tags
- Sign up to volunteer
- Please come with your decision on how your student is getting home:
- The 1st day of school
- The 1st week of school
- The remainder of the year
Cafeteria: PTO, Spirit Wear, and Lunch Accounts
- Join the PTO!
- Purchase spirit wear from PTO
- Set up/add money to SchoolBucks online payment system
Front Office
- Parents and guardians who plan to walk their child(ren) to class on the first day of school should bring a valid driver’s license to the front office. Your ID will be scanned, and you will receive a wristband for entry on the first day.
Library: Transportation
- Learn how to use SMART Tag to enter dismissal instructions
- Visit and step inside a school bus out front!
- Ask questions of the transportation representative on the bus
Nurse's Clinic
- Ask any questions you have for Nurse Kate
- Drop off meds as needed
Arrival/Dismissal Reminders!
Arrival/Morning Drop Off Procedures
Kinder-2nd Grade: Students (and any siblings) should be dropped off in the back car rider loop off Verbena Parkway.
3rd-5th Grade: Students should be dropped off in the front car rider loop on Cypress Ranch Boulevard.
Have your child ready to exit the vehicle before entering the car rider line (backpack on and belongings in hand).
Pull all the way forward and allow your child to exit wherever staff direct you along the sidewalk. There is no need to wait until you reach the front entrance.
Please remain in your vehicle. Our staff will assist students with exiting the car, including unbuckling seat belts and helping with booster seats or car seats if needed.
Allow extra travel time each morning, especially on rainy days.
All car riders must be dropped off in the designated car rider lane.
Never allow your child to exit the vehicle and walk between parked cars or across the parking lot.
Both car rider loops are one-way at all times.
If possible, consider carpooling and arriving a few minutes early to help reduce traffic congestion.
Dismissal Procedures
General Dismissal Reminders
Please plan ahead when checking out your student early for an appointment. Parents picking up students during the day will need to sign out the student through the Receptionist. Students are called from class once the parent arrives.
Please remember that school zones are cell phone-free zones.
Bus Riders
Students can only ride their assigned bus to and from school. Students will be escorted to the cafeteria at dismissal. A teacher/adult assigned to your child’s bus will escort them to the bus.
Car Riders
Enter the front circular drive and ensure your numbered car tag is hanging from your rear view mirror.
Please remain in your vehicle at all times. Our staff will assist your child(ren) with getting in and safely buckled if need be.
Your car will be loaded once you arrive at the loading zone.
Please pull forward to the next available loading zone. We will move your child to that area if need be.
Walkers
Parents who walk or ride their bike to campus to pick up their children may meet them outside the fourth grade neighborhood. (lower level side of building facing Sabino). Please have your car/walker tag number with you so that we can quickly match the student backpack number to the tag. There is NO PARKING on Sabino Drive.
Crossing guards are stationed at the corner of Sabino Drive and Cypress Ranch Boulevard.
Please do not ask children to cross the street without an adult.
Bike Riders
Students will be escorted to their bikes and down the front sidewalk to Sabino and Cypress Ranch Blvd.
Extended Care
Students will be escorted to the cafeteria and check in for extended care each day. When picking up your child from extended care, please come into the front office with your photo ID. Students will only leave through the front office after being checked out by an approved adult.
Pre-K
Parents will park in the back parking lot off Verbena Parkway. This is the same location where you park for morning drop off. You will walk to the door that leads to the kindergarten hallway. This is the same location you dropped off in the morning. A Pre-K staff member will be there with the students. In order for a student to be released, you will need your assigned Car Tag and/or photo ID in hand that matches the name of your child.
In the event you do not have your car tag or a photo ID that matches your child’s name, please proceed to the front office and we can access Skyward for approved pick ups. We will meet you there with your child.
Older siblings will go to the Kinder door to be dismissed with their Pre-K sibling.
Daycare Bus Riders
Students participating in after school care off campus through the daycare/after school providers, they will be escorted to the daycare bus at dismissal time.
Dismissal Changes
WCHE uses SMART Tag to safely manage student dismissal and transportation. You can access SMART Tag from your smartphone, tablet, or computer.
We use the information in SMART Tag to determine how your child will go home each day. Please do not email, call, or text your child's teacher or the front office with dismissal changes. Instead, update your child's information directly in SMART Tag.
For student safety, early dismissals are not permitted between 2:30 and 3:00 p.m.
SMART Tag allows you to:
Report absences
Schedule early dismissals
Report late arrivals
Add after-school activities
Make transportation changes until 2:00 p.m.
Transportation Changes
Enter changes in SMART Tag by 2:00 p.m. on the day of the change.
Look for a confirmation email. If you don't receive one, call the front office at 512-533-7500.
Transportation changes cannot be accepted after 2:00 p.m.
To help ensure a safe and efficient dismissal, please keep your child's transportation routine as consistent as possible.
Whenever possible, siblings should use the same dismissal method. Older siblings should check in with younger siblings after dismissal. If a sibling cannot find the other, they should notify a staff member immediately.
Seeking Pictures for PE Class
Hi and welcome to West Cypress Hills. This year we would love to celebrate our Tigers and all of the amazing things they do outside of WCHE. We are going to have a board in the gym to fill with pictures of your student participating in their favorite extracurricular activity.
This might be a picture of them playing a sport (baseball, cheer, swim, mountain biking, etc.) or just something they enjoy doing (hiking, jiu jitsu, reading, art, band, etc.)
When you send in a picture, please make sure it is a copy of the original. Thank you and we look forward to showcasing as many of our Tigers as possible!
Coaches Williams and Mayes
West Cypress Hills Elementary School
Website: wche.ltisdschools.org
Location: 6112 Cypress Ranch Boulevard, Spicewood, TX 78669
Phone: 512-533-7500
Facebook: West Cypress Hills Elementary School
Instagram: @wchetigers