Tuesday, November 27, 2018

November 26th Weekly Blog (Tuesday Edition)

School Safety....No "Purpose Corner" this week - In this video, I discuss school safety reminders and updates to our safety processes. There is not a "Purpose Corner" as we are in preparations for our inquiry group share-outs which will be occurring on the 14th and 21st of December.

Please click here to access this 2:50 video

Raptor System - The Raptor system is a district-wide safety tool that is being implemented at all schools. in case you did not see the note from our district it is below for your convenience. West High School will require all individuals to check-in using the "Raptor" system when you enter the building every time. This is now our official check-in and check-out system. I ask that all community members be courteous to our front desk staff as they implement these procedures per my directive. If you have an issue or concern please contact me, Principal Ryan Patt, directly. Thank you.

Dear parents and guardians,
We would like to make you aware of a security upgrade at all of our schools. Beginning Monday, Nov. 27, all visitors who enter a school building during normal school hours will be required to check into the school office and present a valid Identification ( Drivers License, State Issued ID, Military ID, or Consular ID ).  Upon arrival, your identification will be scanned using the Raptor Visitor Management System. This software was purchased using funds provided by the State of Wisconsin School Safety Grant. Raptor provides immediate, real-time background checks on individuals to identify sex offenders and deny them entry. Once a visitor has been scanned, the system will print a visitor ID badge that is worn by the visitor for the duration of their visit.  We ask that the visitor present their ID each time they visit and a new visitor badge will be printed. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding with this new procedure and know that you share our desire to keep our students and our buildings safe. Thank you.


We Are Waukesha!! - This Saturday, December 1st at North High School the School District of Waukesha will be having its "We Are Waukesha" event. This is an opportunity to for any and all community members to check out our schools and what they have to offer for their children prior to registration for the next school year. Please spread the word around the community to attend this event to learn more about our schools. I will be in attendance to represent Waukesha West and would be excited to have families who have only a bit of interest in checking out Waukesha West to come and say hello so we can chat. please spread the word!



" Welcome to West!" - We will be having our "Welcome to West Night" for all current Waukesha West families and prospective families on Monday, December 10th,  2018 from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. The night will allow all in attendance to choose from a variety of break out sessions for acquiring information prior to scheduling for next year. Please check out the flyer below for an overview and click on this link to get a closer look at the information about the sessions that are available. Look forward to seeing you there!





Grades & Fees - Monday, November 5th marked the end of Quarter 1 and grades for the first quarter have been posted.  This grade along with the grade from Quarter 2 will be used to ultimately determine a grade for Semester I which will be posted the end of January.  Please log in to your Infinite Campus Parent Portal to view your student's grades. While you are in your Infinite Campus Parent Portal, please review your student's fees.  All 2018 - 2019 fees were due October 1st.  Please use the online RevTrak Portal accessible through Infinite Campus to pay your student's fees as soon as possible.  Outstanding fees are subject to collections by our Business Office. Thank you!

"See It Live - Please see the flyer below regarding our upcoming district-wide "See It Live" day. West will be participating in this day. To sign up for the day, parents are to access our "Peachjar Flyers" button on the bottom left of our school website main page. Select the flyer below and click on the "Register" button on the top of the flyer.



Challenge Day Momentum - I will continue to update some of the things we will be doing to keep our momentum from Challenge Day! I encourage anyone to access the Challenge Day website to learn more about it. https://www.challengeday.org/


  


Principal Advisory Council - Below are the names of the individuals on the Principal Advisory Council for 2018-2019. We met most recently on Wednesday, November 14th and will continue to meet monthly throughout the school year. Please access the minutes for more information about our discussions for this school year and connect with any of the listed representatives prior to our upcoming meeting with any questions you have or clarifications you need. The meeting minutes are linked here:

Cheryl Jeffers
cmjeffers@yahoo.com
Bret Reichert
br@wi.rr.com
Bridget Clementi
clementi101@wi.rr.com
Deanna Krell
dkrell@wi.rr.com
Deshondria Baggett
dbaggett@wi.rr.com
Gail Young-Lane
jlane1@wi.rr.com
Jon Eckmann
Jon@promarkpainters.com
Kim Keller
kim.keller@wecenergygroup.com
Krista Bitzan
smileyfish76@hotmail.com
Lawrence Oberbruner
loberbruner@gmail.com
Lee Ann Jaskolka
Ljaskolka@wi.rr.com
Lori Johnston
ljohnstongd@gmail.com
Marilyn Toshner
mtoshner71@gmail.com

Archived Announcements (Link) Please access this link to find all of the information in our daily announcements from previous weeks.

Preview of this week: Please check the calendars here: West Main Page Calendar (Link)