Hello Westport Community,

Highlights for this eighth week of school are:

Monday - 10/09/23

Student Success Assembly: Assembly times vary based on Grade Level. Link to Student Success Assembly Calendar and Schedule HERE. For the Student Success Ceremony Assembly Families are invited to come to see their child being recognized for exhibiting the Character trait "Caring", or an Academic Goal, and/or Attendance. Please come to celebrate your child's being selected as an honoree for our first Student Success Ceremony of the school year! NAMES OF STUDENTS MAY BE VIEWED VIA THE LINKS INSIDE THIS WEEKLY. You can also join us on ZOOM the Zoom information is in the calendar linked above and HERE.

8:35 am Monday Morning Message Assembly begins for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. These Assemblies will be streamed by the teacher in each class. See Google Calendar for Assembly Dates.

Tuesday - 10/10/23

7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Principal & Family Office Hours: LINK HERE Meeting ID 832 5401 3486

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: AVVMR Math Training; School Emergency Team Assignments and Duties Training with Safe School Plan Review; Continuation of PDSA Cycle: iAttend Attendance Plan: Analyze Attendance Data; Teachers: Bring your fully charged device, please.

2:50 pm Teacher Staff Meeting Agenda Topic: Adjunct Duties Round 3 - Category 1 (ILT, SSC, SSPT, Winter Concert Event Committee): Google Doc and Capturing Systems/Calendar; CKLA Coaching; CGI Coachin;, Regional Director Westchester Hamilton School Principal Visit; Other School Business; Announcements; Q&A

Wednesday - 10/11/23

Wednesday Folder Goes Home: (Harvest Festival Flyer; Safe School Plan Flyer; Ambassador Mixer Event (Include This Weekend's Event)

Thursday - 10/12/23

1/2 day CKLA Coaching Visit for 4th and 5th Grade Teachers

Friday - 10/13/23. (41ST DAY OF SCHOOL)

Children can wear your CONDOR Blue T-shirt or hoodies for Spirit Day to get the Condor Coupon!

YMCA Yoga for all classes

NEXT WEEK:

Thursday, October 19, 2023: California Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill. Please submit your child's emergency kit. (IMPORTANT NOTE: School gates will be closed for the drill for about an hour and no one will be answering the office phone as we will all be outside.)

Family Night Out: All Parents/Guardians, Grandparents, and Staff, please come join us at Shakey's for dinner. Even if you cannot stay and eat with us, pick up something to go to support our school fundraiser. Public education is free, but some of the school enrichment items are not. Thank you for supporting the success of your child's school! See you at Shakey's because I will be there!

SPECIAL EVENTS:

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:

• 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: The reorganization letters went out and students will be switched to a new teacher in room 3 on Monday, October 2, 2023. While the teacher is being processed with LAUSD, interim teacher, Ms. Ford-Swinton will be the teacher for the class. There will be a meet and greet for Ms. Ford-Swinton and for the new teacher when she arrives. Ms. Hernandez will also communicate a meeting with her new kinder students as well.

• Birthday Acknowledgment: See Below

• Volunteers Needed: We need Volunteers for HARVEST FESTIVAL on October 27, 2023. 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.

10/3/23: Re-organization of UTK and K Classes; Safe School Plan ISSP; Q&A

10/10/23: Suicide Awareness Parent Preview of Student Material; Q&A

YOU ARE INVITED!! ALL ARE WELCOME! CHECK THE ROSTERS BELOW TO SEE IF YOUR CHILD IS BEING HONORED MONDAY!

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