The mission of West Hills High School is to graduate critical thinkers and problem-solvers who contribute positively to society as productive, responsible citizens.
Activities for the week:
Monday: Collaboration Day: 7:45-8:45 am Teachers meeting in Literacy
Groups to read and score Interim CAASPP
exams; See below for more details....
Groups to read and score Interim CAASPP
exams; See below for more details....
Tuesday: Regular Day
Wednesday: Regular Day:
Thursday: Regular Day:
Winter Concert, 7:00 p.m. Theater (see below)
A big "Hello" to our newest staff members working with our
Individual Instruction Department.
Individual Instruction Department.
Zoe Dreher
Kate Evans
Michelle Gingrich
Wendy Ironside
Winn McAloney
Anders Romanowski
Anders Romanowski
Nicole Scott
Adrienne Storton
To Varsity Cheer!
On Saturday, December 7 they won CIF! We are grateful to Coach and Special Education
Aide, Krystal Kammeyer and Adviser Alumnus Jessica Gardner for their dedication
and leadership with ALL of the Cheer team at each level! In addition to winning CIF, they have qualified to compete in the World Championships in Florida
in February. We are so proud of you!
Here is a short video excerpt if you want to see them in action!
Monday December 9: Literacy Groups for teachers meeting to score Interim CAASPP: All teaching Faculty arrive at 7:45 to your assigned groups (see group list) Bring laptops to assigned rooms. See below for more information.
Friday, December 13: Winter Assembly--check schedule--some departments have moved to 5A from 5B because we had too many students attending in 5B. [We alternate Assembly schedule attendance so no one building is always 5A or 5B].
Band and Choir Winter Concert; 6:30 p.m. in Theater; All Faculty and Staff are invited with comp ticket at the door with ID badge.
Tuesday, December 17, 12:45-1:45: Faculty and Staff luncheon, Gym Foyer sponsored by our PTSA. We hope you will join us!
December 17, 18, 19: FINAL EXAMS Monday, December 16 IS a Collaboration Day as noted in schedule. Please remember that Final Exams are instructional days and all content areas are asked to have exams / projects / instructional activities during this time. Any movies shown needs to be content area related (PG 13 and under films only unless principal and parent permission slips have been signed) and no home made food of any kind is allowed due to health regulations. Please remind students to attend all days of school and that we have final exam study spaces available if needed if a student is on campus but does not have a class. They can check in the main office for these locations if needed.
Final exam days are minimum days and our Finals Week schedule is listed below:
Monday, December 16: Collaboration Day
Tuesday, December 17: All offices and teachers unavailable 12:35-2:00 p.m.
Finals Period 1 or 7 8:14 - 10:11
Break 10:11 - 10:27
Period 4 10:33 - 12:30
Wednesday, December 18
Finals Period 3 8:14 - 10:11
Break 10:11 - 10:27
Period 5 10:33 - 12:30
Thursday, December 19 – last day of fall semester
Period 5 10:33 - 12:30
Thursday, December 19 – last day of fall semester
Finals Period 2 8:14 - 10:11
Break 10:11 - 10:27
Period 6 10:33 - 12:30
Friday, December 20 Teacher and Staff Work Day – No students / Winter Formal
December 30-January 5, 2020: Winter Break
January 6, 2020: Collaboration late start Monday back to school; Spring Semester begins
Interim CAASPP Assessment (ICA)
Thank you ALL for the scoring of the ICA part 1 last Monday; Monday, Dec. 9 we will score ICA part 2 in our Literary Groups. Raising awareness of the rigor of the CAASPP exam (the literacy skills and knowledge our students need to have) and working together with our WASC Goal # 1 Cross-Curricular and Collaboration is why we are doing this across campus.
Please be aware of our plan to administer and score the Practice CAASPP (ICA). A solid test
administration and scoring session will provide valuable data for us. All Grade 11 students are
taking the ICA CAASPP practice Exam in their English courses. Students will also be taking
the ICA Math exam later in January but at this time, we are not scoring this all school.
administration and scoring session will provide valuable data for us. All Grade 11 students are
taking the ICA CAASPP practice Exam in their English courses. Students will also be taking
the ICA Math exam later in January but at this time, we are not scoring this all school.
ICA CAASPP Q & A
FALL PRACTICE CAASPP 2019-20
Below are a few important questions and answers regarding the upcoming practice
.
Q. Why is this exam important?
A. This is the state measure of how well our students are performing
academically according to state standards in ALL subjects. Content
is tested across many curricular areas, not only English literature,
but mathematics, history, science and electives.
Q. Who takes the practice CAASPP (ICA)?
A. All of our juniors will take the practice CAASPP.
Q. When will the practice CAASPP (ICA) be given?
A. Our juniors will begin taking the exam November 13th.
Q. Will the bell schedule be changed for the exam?
A. NO. In an effort to practice the exam as if it were the "real deal", we will be
mimicking that of the spring administration.
All Grade 11 students will take it in their English courses.
mimicking that of the spring administration.
All Grade 11 students will take it in their English courses.
Q. Who is going to score the practice CAASPP (ICA)?
A. All certificated staff are asked to score the exams per our discussions the last few years
in Department Chair and Leadership Team to broaden all teachers' understanding of this
important exam and to further our literacy efforts across campus. This is also part of our
self-identified WASC Goal regarding cross-curricular awareness and work.
in Department Chair and Leadership Team to broaden all teachers' understanding of this
important exam and to further our literacy efforts across campus. This is also part of our
self-identified WASC Goal regarding cross-curricular awareness and work.
Q. When will the scoring take place?
A. We will score the exams on December 2nd and 9th
during PLC time in our Literacy Groups
during PLC time in our Literacy Groups
Q. Will we be trained?
A. We will be trained on December 2nd. The Junior English Team will
train us in our 19-20 Literacy Team groups.
See John Hoadley in Admin if you have questions or concerns about scoring
train us in our 19-20 Literacy Team groups.
See John Hoadley in Admin if you have questions or concerns about scoring
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West Hills Adopt a Family
Positive Acts of Collective Kindness
West Hills staff is once again collecting donations for West Hills Families in need. Our goal is to give each family the freedom to purchase whatever makes their holidays the most rewarding, so we'd prefer to collect donations of gift cards or cash. Our suggested gift cards would be: Famous Footwear, Walmart, Target, (inexpensive) restaurants (including fast food), Kohl's, gas cards, grocery store, entertainment (movies, miniature golf, etc.), and Costco are all appreciated, just to name a few.
If you would like to make a donation, please drop off gift cards or cash (no checks please) to our front receptionist, Shelley LaFata or to Ginny Bell. Last year we were able to help 7 West Hills students giving each one $450 in donations!
We can provide a tax receipt if requested.
The deadline for collection is Thursday, December 12th. Our plan is to get the gifts to the families before we leave on winter break. We thank you in advance for supporting students and families in need.
We are One, We are the Pack!
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December 2019 “Universal Human Rights Month” Calendar (bit.ly/dec2019cal) - Follow along with this month’s calendar for information and resources to help observe Universal Human Rights Month.
West Hills Maker Hub Design Time - If you know of any students who might be interested in drop-in makerspace time in the WHHS Library’s Maker Hub, encourage them to stop by on select Wednesdays after school (see linked flyer for dates).
Resource Snack Time - As pictured below, this week’s Resource Snack time is about how students can link PSAT results to Khan Academy for free, customized SAT test prep.
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