March 1-5, 2021

 

The mission of West Hills High School is to graduate critical thinkers and problem-solvers who contribute positively to society as productive, responsible citizens.

*Bookmark the Wolf Pack Weekly and these links will always be here and up to date! *

• GUHSD Teaching and Learning Plan 2020

• WH 2020-21 FAQs to students and parents

• GUHSD Info to Parents and Students

• WH Resources Master Index, A-Z

• WH Links to Teacher Contacts and Online Classrooms

• Student Attendance Calendar (updated Feb. 22, 2021)

• Admin Responsibilities 2020-21

• WHHS SPSA & WASC Goals

• Wolf Call Weekly 

• Level 3 Bell Schedule 

• WH Level 3 Classroom Seating FAQ

Welcome to Mr. Darrell Pechtl and Mr. Michael Salamanca our WASC Visiting Committee! 

Monday:        Required All Faculty and Staff Zoom meeting, 9:00 a.m. see 

                       calendar invitation for Zoom code. Agenda is here. 

                        ELPAC testing of our English Learner Students (see below)

Tuesday:        Group A/C on campus : WASC VC virtual visit ends today

Wednesday:  Group B/D on campus

Thursday:      Group A/C on campus

Friday:            Group B/D on campus

Welcome to March: National Women´s History Month

March 1-2: Virtual WASC visit;

 

Monday, March 1: Dept. Chair and Leadership Zoom meeting, 7:45 a.m.

Faculty and Staff meeting 9:00 a.m. via Zoom (see calendar invite for code; Visiting teachers exempt) 

Tuesday, March 2: WASC Read out via Zoom; All are welcome to attend virtually; See email to staff this day for time and Zoom code (WASC aiming for 12 noon but could be earlier or later) 

Updated Student attendance Calendar from 2/22/2021 to see the following: 

Monday, March 8: Groups B/D on campus 

Friday, March 12: End of Q3 : No Students on campus 

March 15-25: Spring Break

Friday, March 26: First day of Q4 (treated like a Monday; Classified and Admin on campus; Campus open to the public; Certificated may be on campus or off working from home; students not on campus). 

Monday, March 29: Groups B/D on Campus; Friday April 4 Good Friday Holiday 

April: CAASPP Testing (may change according to State / Federal action)

May 27, 6:00 p.m.: Senior Awards (Live Zoom)

May 31: Memorial Day, no school

June 7, 10:00 a.m.: Senior Send off Parade

June 8, 8:30 am. : Graduation  (details TBD) 

Homecoming Court 2021

&

Homecoming Royals 2021 

Thank you ASB and Mr. Riego for all of your efforts to host our Homecoming 2021!

It was a great slice of "normal" for a very difficult year! You can see the entire 

Homecoming Court introduction and Reveal on the ASB Instagram. 

Preparing Gym doors for the Royals "reveal" 

Half of the Homecoming Court
waiting for the reveal

The other half waiting for the reveal

Our Royals Cole and GraceAnn

GUHSD Level 3 Guidance for Teachers 

Level 3 Student Attendance Calendar w/student groups updated

Good Afternoon Wolf Pack Staff and Visiting Teachers, 

Next week our English Learner students grades 9-12 will be taking their ELPAC tests March 1st-4th. 

Our students may be absent from zoom sessions, in person learning, or tutorials/office hours. 

You may also receive a call slip(s) for students to report to specific locations. Below is our schedule of testing. 

If you have any questions about students who are testing or logistics, please contact Barb Ruggles or John Hoadley.

Day of Week/ Date	Monday 3/1	Tuesday 3/2	Wednesday 3/3	Thursday 3/4
Test Session Times	Individual Appt Time scheduled throughout the day	10:15am- 11:10 am	9:00-11am  1:00-3pm	Individual Appt Time scheduled throughout the day
Type of Test	Speaking	Listening	Reading & Writing	Speaking

GUHSDLearns is excited to offer the Next Steps with UDL Workshop Series. 

This multi-part workshop is designed to take UDL knowledge and implementation strategies 

to the next level. 

This workshop is only open to people who have attended one of the CAST UDL workshops 

in the past (In-person in June 2019 or October 2019 / Online in June 2020). It runs over six 

Mondays in April and May from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Seats are limited.

Participating teachers are eligible for up to 20 hours at the professional activities rate. 

Please note: This workshop will involve a learning, implementation, and reflection cycle.

 Please make sure you have the bandwidth to take this workshop on! 

If you have any questions please contact Dan McDowell at dmcdowell@guhsd.net or 619-644-8039.

Flyer | Registration

Level 3 Instructional Guidance February 24, 2021 In preparation for Level 3, we wanted to provide you with some updated guidance and reminders. Work Load / Level 3 Adjustment As we established at the beginning of Quarter 3, we are continuing with the following practices: 7 hours of instruction for pure 9th and 10th-grade classes 10 hours of instruction for 11th, 12th, and mixed grade level classes Instruction is the combination of in-person, required live Zoom, and asynchronous activities A weekly calendar that documents each week’s instruction and time allotments Live Instruction for Distance-Only Students / Tutorial Some students and their parents have indicated that they would like more opportunities to connect directly with teachers. Many teachers have found success live Zooming during class time. Additionally, the just-negotiated two-hours of distance-only tutorial per week opens up opportunities for live Zooms outside the normal classroom schedule.  A Quarter 3 and 4 tutorial log and new timesheet request form links will be shared today or tomorrow.  Athletics Are Coming As more sports start-up, teachers are asked to show flexibility for our student-athletes if practice times conflict with after-school live Zooms or other activities. Calendar Update The 2020-21 Calendar has been updated. It now includes Level 3 group changes and adjustments to the Weeks of March 8 and March 29 to minimize confusion.  Friday, March 26, is considered the first day of Quarter 4. Teachers should push out their Quarter 4 communications with students on that day. It is considered a distance learning day, and no live Zooms should be scheduled.  Currently, Week 5 of the Quarter 4 is reserved for testing. Once the CDE shares its plan, we will make adjustments as needed. This could include moving that week to meet site and district testing needs. Thank you. Connect with the library @WestHillsLIB: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram March 2021 Calendar: New Beginnings (bit.ly/mar21cal) With Level 3 starting and Quarter 3 ending, March will be a time of change and new beginnings. This month’s calendar has reminders and links to resources to help students (and teachers) keep track of all that is happening. Student Submissions Due 3/12/21 for Inkwell, WHHS’s Literary-Art Magazine (bit.ly/submitinkwell2021) Please help us encourage your students to submit their original writing and/or artwork to be considered for publication in this year’s Inkwell. It could be something that they created in your class or for fun. If they have any questions, they may email ssannwald@gmail.com.  And now for the feel good video of the week....the synergy of this wonderful professor and her students starts off Women´s History Moth nicely... Go Wolf Pack!  Stay connected via our emails, social media and on campus!  wolfpack.guhsd.net     @whhswolfpack   @WHHSWolfpack

February 22-26, 2021

 

The mission of West Hills High School is to graduate critical thinkers and problem-solvers who contribute positively to society as productive, responsible citizens.

*Bookmark the Wolf Pack Weekly and these links will always be here and up to date! *

• Level 2 Faculty and Staff FAQs

• GUHSD Teaching and Learning Plan 2020

• WH 2020-21 FAQs to students and parents

• GUHSD Info to Parents and Students

• WH Resources Master Index, A-Z

• WH Links to Teacher Contacts and Online Classrooms

• Student Attendance Calendar

• GUHSD 2020-21 Calendar 

• Admin Responsibilities 2020-21

• WHHS SPSA & WASC Goals

• Wolf Call Weekly 

Upcoming events: 

February: Black History Month: Origins and ideas for this month

Friday, Feb. 12-26, Happy Chinese New Year! The Year of the OX: Celebrated by a Billion + people around the world each year, you can learn a bit more about this holiday here.  

Monday:        Required All Faculty and Staff Zoom meeting, 9:00 a.m. see 

                       calendar invitation for Zoom code. Agenda is here. 

Tuesday:        Group A on campus   

Wednesday:  Group B on campus

Thursday:      Group C on campus

Friday:            Group D on campus

February 22: Required Faculty and Staff Zoom, 9:00 a.m.  (see calendar invite for Zoom code). If you have an IEP, SST, or 504 that requires you to miss this, please see Robin to review what you missed or join in late if you can. 

March 1-2: Virtual WASC visit; Faculty and Staff meeting 9:00 a.m. via Zoom (see calendar invite for code; Visiting teachers exempt) 

March 12: End of Q3 (District and GEA neg. to see if we move Group D only to Monday or if all groups move). 

March 15-25: Spring Break

Friday, March 26: First day of Q4 (treated like a Monday; Classified and Admin on campus; Campus open to the public; Certificated may be on campus or off working from home; students not on campus). 

April: CAASPP Testing (may change according to State / Federal action)

May 27, 6:00 p.m.: Senior Awards (Live Zoom)

May 31: Memorial Day, no school

June 7, 10:00 a.m.: Senior Send off Parade

June 8, 8:30 am. : Graduation  (details TBD) 

West Hills ¨Golden Apple Teacher of the Year¨

Mrs. Amy Reid, Social Science

We are proud to announce our students selection for this year. Amy has involved

herself in not only teaching Global Studies (9), World History (10) and 

US History (11), but also is a Co-Class Advisor for the Class of 2022 and an active 

member of our Equity Committee, working with students, parents, faculty, staff and community members. Congratulations Amy!

Amy Reid (holding sign) with ASB students and Robin as 

students surprise her Friday with her selection as

 ¨Golden Apple Teacher of the Year¨

Level 3 begins the week of March 1:

Groups A & C attend Tuesday & Thursday

Groups B & D attend Wednesday and Friday

West Hills Bell Schedule Level 3 

Dear Colleagues:

I am pleased to announce that the Grossmont Union High School District will move to Level 3 of our Reopening Plan beginning the week of March 1st, 2021. At Level 3, in the blended model, up to 50% of students will attend on-campus two days per week and will continue Distance Learning for the remaining 3 days.

There is hope for all of us on the horizon. Overall health conditions continue to improve, and COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed. Thanks to your diligence, we have also demonstrated that in-person instruction can be conducted safely. Public Health guidelines have been followed at all of our schools, and they continue to be successful. Thus, the time is right for us to move forward with more in-person instruction.

Your safety, and that of our students, is my top priority. We will continue to adhere to public health guidelines as we safely bring students to campus more often. We will also continue to grant parent requests for students to remain in Distance Learning only.

As students return to campus, required safety procedures will continue to be in place, including daily temperature checks, a face mask requirement for students and staff, physical distancing, and requiring those experiencing COVID-19 symptoms to stay home. We are encouraging our entire school community to refer to this document regarding what to do if one is experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.

With your unyielding commitment to safety combined with all of the safety measures in place at our school sites, I am confident in our ability to safely proceed with this plan. We will also soon be sending information to our community regarding a Virtual Reopening Town Hall, at which we will answer questions submitted by the public about this next phase of our reopening plan. 

Thank you for your continued support, understanding, flexibility, and resilience. I look forward to welcoming students to school more often, as we continue serving the educational needs of our students and families together.

Thank you, 

Theresa Kemper
Superintendent, Grossmont Union High School District

West Hills Level 3 Bell Schedule  begins March 1: Advisory is now two days a week (Group A & C on Tuesdays: 55 mins. periods;  Group B & D on Wednesday 55 mins. periods) so Thursday and Friday has 60 minute periods instead of 55 mins. Posters are being made for classrooms and offices and will be in mailboxes on Friday, 2/26 for posting on Monday, March 1. 

On campus teachers (including visiting teachers) please read and use the links within this Level 3 FAQ document to help plan for this move. We are asking on campus teachers to complete this by Wednesday, 2/24 to give Admin and Custodial time to address rooms and furniture moves. Please note, this move to Level 3 may require extra furniture (book shelves, personal items, etc. to be removed from the classroom to accommodate our GEA MOU of 6 ft. distance from all individuals in the classroom etc). Any questions, please contact Cyndi Nowlen, Manager of School Facilities. 

Please take a look at this chart of Athletics and our Athletics website 

for the newest information. Our District published these protocols for 

Coaches and Co-Curricular activities. Please contact Assist. Principal of 

Athletics April Baker or Athletic Director Lucas Hondros with questions. 

And now, for some British humor as we all live and work ONE MORE DAY.....

Go Wolf Pack! 

Stay connected via our emails, social media and on campus! 

wolfpack.guhsd.net     @whhswolfpack   @WHHSWolfpack