Message to Staff…
I hope
you had a restful weekend. I know that
last week was probably one of the longest of the year, with the long day the
Parent Conferences brought forward.
Thanks for hanging in there. I’m
proud of the work we’ve done so far, and I know that we still have a ways to
go. But you’re taking it all in stride,
“makin’ Waves the Westside way!” By the
way, I’ve ordered more green shirts and they should arrive soon. Unfortunately the budget crunch requires a
$35 donation. Thanks in advance, as we
continue to expand our “Wave Gear” closet.
(Big Waves to Ms. Francis for working on a t-shirt design! More to come soon)
Soon
you will have access to a blog that is exclusively for the Westside staff. Here you will be able access of the PD materials
and power points used so far, all of the weekly bulletins, calendars, pictures,
videos, opportunities, suggestions for fun and personal development, and
information germane to our school and our staff members only. While I appreciate the new Connect website
that is available to all Green Dot staff and I encourage you to use it, I know
that sometimes it represents an information overload. The Westside blog will just be for us and
about us. My goal is that it creates
another platform for us to be connected and to collaborate. So please stay tuned.
We
are aware, in the admin office, that we have a higher number of discipline
issues than last year and we are not happy about it. However, with great challenge comes great
opportunity. Please be sure that you are
following our established discipline protocol to the letter, and if you are
sending students to the office, it is followed or preceded by an emailed
referral in the format that you received PD on in recent weeks. It is very difficult to represent you if it
becomes clear that procedures were not followed and there is no detailed
information available. We are working on
securing outside interests to assist in offering programs that will assist in
redirecting our troubled students, and offer extension opportunities for those
students who are on track or going above and beyond.
Finally,
Big Waves to all of you for your flexibility in allowing students to come out
and view the Space Shuttle on its final mission. If you’re interested, the LA Times had a
great series of pictures that you might want to share with some of your
students. I’m sure that you know that
you are teaching engineers, astronauts, pilots scientist, artists,
mathematicians, and beyond. Who knows?
Your words, your care, your interest, your confidence in them and these
pictures might be the catalyst to a life-changing career. Here’s the web address: http://framework.latimes.com/2012/09/12/space-shuttle-endeavour/
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Hang
in there and stay healthy! And remember…
“It’s great to be a Westside Wave, where
we transform potential into reality!”
Our week at a glance…
Please be aware of a few differences this week. Our
Hispanic Heritage Celebration Assembly will be held during Advisory on Monday,
9/24 for 6th grade students and Tuesday, 9/25 for 7th
grade students. This event has been
organized and will be led by Ms. Doherty, Mr. Kim and Ms. Gomez. Wednesday (9/26) which is a minimum day and we are to
report to our PD locations from Monday afternoon. Remember, Thursday 9/27 is our first School
Tour of the year. This is a time we
invite prospective families and community members onto our campus to learn more
about the great work we do, and to see it in action. As such, please be aware that from 10am –
11:30am, there may be several adults visiting your room. My expectation is that Mr. Little and Ms. Kim
will meet with some of our TiLT ambassadors to prepare them, like last year, prior
to the event Thursday.
Monday
** Casie, Joe and Jennifer are off campus
for Safe & Civil Animo Locke **
7:45 – 6th Grade Advisory report to Cowan auditorium
after attendance has been taken.
8:00 – Parent Mtg: Brandon Molina
(Mack’s Office)
11:45 – Informal Debrief w/Ginny (B1)
12:05
– Informal Debrief w/Bridgett
(B2)
Tuesday
** Mack is off campus until 9:00am **
7:45 – 7th Grade Advisory report to Cowan auditorium
after attendance has been taken.
9:30
– Budget Ops Mtg w/Nolberto (Mack’s Office)
11:45 – Informal Observation w/Latierra (B5)
12:35 – Special Mexican Heritage lunch provided by Ms. Reyes,
mother of Ivan Cerda, for all students and staff (More information to come
regarding location of staff lunch)
1:00 – Medi-scan Sub Candidate (Mack’s Office)
Wednesday
**
Minimum Day Dismiss – No Late Start – ARC IS ON
CAMPUS & WILL BEGIN AT DISMISSAL (11:50AM) – Buses run immediately
following dismissal and 6pm **
1:00 – Report to your PM Professional
Development locations from the 9/21 All Green Dot Day
Thursday
10:00 – School Tour
5:30 – School Advisory
Council Mtg (Room 29) – You are all welcomed, but not required to attend. We will hold elections at this meeting and we
need two teachers to represent AWMS on the SAC.
If interested, please see me to discuss further and attend the meeting.
Friday
Please prepare to join the AWMS team for an evening of “school
culture development” sponsored by your Admin team. Time and location below. How should I prepare, you ask?? Plenty of
rest; plenty of liquids; some stretching wouldn’t hurt; vocal exercises; and a
designated driver!
7:00
– Boardwalk
11
10433 National
Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 837-5245
Prepare for a great weekend!
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