WHS Staff News - Week of 1/14/19

Just because I like Eagles 

New Faces @ WHS 
Dr. Janet Testerman, Physics Teacher - Dr. Testerman took over for Mrs. O'Hara. Please stop by Room 303 and introduce yourself.  

Valentina Esteves is back, as I'm sure most of you have noticed.  For the new staff, Mrs. Esteves is the Secretary to the Athletic Director. 

Mid-Year Assessments 
We are off and running with the mid-years.  Since this is a pilot year, we need to collect data related to the assessments. Please add your information to this sheet. Each class should be listed separately.  
Data for Mid-Year Assessments

Students out of the Learning Rooms 
I am noticing a lot more students walking around, going to the bathroom in groups and not working productively in the hallways. Recently we have had a few issues in the bathrooms which are not acceptable. This being one of them. 

As a staff, let's all be more vigilant in who is leaving our room, for how long and if we have students working in the hallways, make sure we are monitoring them. 

A few "Little Things"we can all do:

• In most cases, only allow one student out of the room at a time. "Can I go with him"... NO!
• Feel free to say ... Is it an emergency? Can you wait till the end of class? 
• Note the time they leave. Let them know they have 2 minutes.  
• Have the student leave their phone. Phones in bathrooms is disgusting anyway!
• Be so engaging, that they don't want to leave your class. 

If you have "frequent flyers" who are giving you a hard time, send Mr. Clancy an email and those students will be spoken to. 

Communication with Parents - As we wrap-up the second marking period, please be sure you are keeping parents in the loop about grades and behavior.  Both negative and positive. 

Important Dates 
Monday, 1/21 - No School
Monday, 1/28 - Minimum Day/Professional Development 
Marking Period 2 Grades Due Monday, 1/28/19, at 8AM
Report Cards will be released Tuesday, 1/29

Good Cause

Junior, Tara Lambert, is holding a soccer cleat collection until Friday, 1/18. If you have any old, smelly soccer cleats around the house that you planned on getting rid of, please bring them in.  There are two bins outside the main office.