WHS Picnic in the Park

News from WHS
Special Education
November 2015
Early outs
2 kinds of early dismissals
You may have noticed two
different kinds of early outs this
year.
District Early Dismissals provide
time for teacher training and
collaboration between schools.
Students are released at 12:17 pm
and a take-n-go lunch is served.
WHS PLC Early Dismissals provide
time for teachers at our school to
work together. Students are
released at 1:50 pm after a
regular lunch is served.
Professional Learning
Communities – PLC – are often
grouped by department.
Sometimes they are gathered to
work on a particular issue or to
discuss new ideas. PLCs provide a
regular forum for sharing and
improving curriculum, classroom
management strategies, extended
learning opportunities and more.
WHS Picnic in the Park
The first annual Picnic in the
Park was a great event, with
free hot dogs & popcorn,
and lots of raffle prizes,
attended by many staff,
students & families, and
neighbors.
students and their
families to connect with
WHS staff.
We gathered at Redmond
Park in the Wellington
Heights neighborhood on
September 22nd.
Subway, Tasha’s Hair
The Krump Squad and the
Cheer Squad lent their spirit!
The Picnic in the Park was led by
our Sarah Swayze and Zarmun
Duke. It’s another way for our
Thanks to contributors!
First Ave. Hy-Vee,
JPGasway, Sam’s Club,
Salon, CR Toyota, St.
Paul’s UMC, WHS
Athletic Club, In honor of
Trevallis Swayze, Bambi Davis, Riley
Swayze, Dee Swayze, Anthony
Carter, Dr. Plagman, CR Police, CR
Community Schools
Hope you
were
able to
join us!
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Lots of PHOTOS of the
Picnic in the Park are
available for free download
at crwash.org.
Look for “Activities Photos”
under either Athletics or Fine
and Performing Arts.
Plan to
attend
next
year!
ABOUT
Credit Recovery
A failing grade. It happens.
For a required course,
though, it can be a problem.
Enter Credit Recovery.
Credit Recovery is an opportunity for students to
retake a course to earn
credits for graduation.
APEX, the on-line credit recovery program, offers
core courses and limited
electives required for graduation.
The curriculum engages all
students along the entire
learning spectrum, from
those who learn quickly to
those who struggle.
To ensure that students
are grasping key concepts
and to be successful in
their course, students are
required to complete written assignments, quizzes,
and tests with a minimum
of 70% or better.
Students have 18 weeks to
complete their course.
They work independently,
and at their own pace.
Our credit recovery specialist Kerri Ulch provides
help to struggling students, as well as help to
guide accelerating students.
With Credit Recovery, students can maintain progress towards graduation.
Work Experience
We welcome our new Job Coach, Becky Briggs!
Students can work with the Job Coach on
job shadows
internships
work experience
Is your student working already?
Have them pick up a Work Experience form
to document that for their IEP.
CHECK IT OUT
Special Ed Department
information at crwash.org.
Calling all
PARENTS!
CITY-WIDE SUPPORT GROUP
FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
“PARTNERSHIP FOR
POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS”
Thursday, November 12:
Project SEARCH
Learn more about this innovative
transition program, operating at
UnityPoint St. Luke’s here in
Cedar Rapids. We’ll also cover
grade-level transition activities
and tasks for your child.
CONTACT Nancy Hoffman
nshoffman@cr.k12.ia.us or
(319)929-0662
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SEMESTER
CALENDAR
Did you notice that Thanksgiving Week scheduling is different
this year?
School is IN SESSION Monday &
Tuesday November 23-24. No
school for students November
25-27.
Winter break runs December 19
– January 3.
Fall finals will be AFTER winter
break.