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2480 Downing Street

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720-424-3040

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To a月ofou「newfam硝es, We WelcomeyoutoWh軸erand lookforward to servingyou andyour

Children. To our retuming fam消es, Welcome backto anothe「 excitingyea「at Wh圃er!

Forms, Forms, Forms

STUDENT VER肝ICATiON FORM

e pIease checkthe information thatis ai「eady printed onthe encIosed registrationfom.

㊤　Makethe necessa「ycor「ections.

⑪　Send the corrected form with yourch冊onthe firstdayofschoo一, Monday, August 24th

e Students are not registered unt旧he corrected form isretu「ned and signed.

PARENT PERMISSION INFORMATION FORM

e Printyou「ch冊’snameatthetopofthe pageonthe line provided.

e please read each section carefu=yand eithergrantordenyvourpermission foreach.

e Signanddateontheapp「opriate =nes.

Chances to Connect

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

BacktoSchoo- Nightw用be o=Thursday,August27thfrom与:30-7‥O。 pm. P-easetryto arriveon time as

the evening w紺begin with an important presentation in the audito「ium, foiiowed by cIassroom visits.

SCHOOL WEBSITE

OurschooIwebsite is up and runningatwh圃er.dpsk12.org whereyou canfind the Wh圃ercaienda「

(showing ′′no schooI’’days), the schooI supply list, uniform flyer as well as a wonde「ful Fam時Resources

Page"

SIGN UP FOR PARENT PORTAし

Whittier highly recommendsthat pa「ents begin u帥zingthe DPS Parent PortaL This portal provides a

muititude ofresources for pa「ents to help their chiidren academica=y but most importantiy′ by signi=g

up fo「 an account, yOu W用have instant access to you「Student’sgrades′ attendance′ teSt SCOreS′ etC.

PIease lookfor a linkto the pa「ent portaI on the schooI website: Wh軸er"dpsk12.org・

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副RST DAY OF SCHOOしノ

The fi「st dayofschool for訓students is Mondav′ Au富ust 24th be角両ng at 8‥10 am. Please bring your

registration formswith you Pieasetake note ofyourchiid’s room number and teacherwhich a「e listed

Iater in this letter" ifyou do not know your child′steacher’s name′ We W用have =sts available on the

24th.

SCHOOしOFFICE HOURS

7:1与am-3:30pm

S丁UDENT HOURS

Forailstudents: 8:10am-3:00pm

FREE BEFORE SCHOOしPROGRAM

Parents mav drop o什their ch冊en (grades ECE-8) starting at 7:15 am. K-8 students w用report to

auditorium fo「 enrichment activities until schooI starts. ECE students w紺report to Room l18・ There is

no cost for this service.

UN!FORMS

PIeasさpav attention to the uniform info叩ation sheet enciosed in the parent information packet・

Uniforms are required at Wh圃er ECE-8・

SCHOOしSUPPしiES

The schooIsupp町StSare incIuded withthis packetand can also be found on the schooI website at

vy臆hittie「.dpsk12.o唱.

-t is strongiy recommended that cei- phones are not brought to schoo口fvour ch囲does bring a ceii

phone on school grounds′ thenthe phone must be stored in you「chiid,s backpackoras pe「requestbe

secured in your chi-d′s c-assroom bythe teacher. The schoo。s not responsible for non-SChool items such

as ce= phones.

Like many schoois, Wh圃e「 ECE-8 co~一ects boxtops for education. 」ust cut them out and bring them to

your child′s teacher anytime. (Note: This is not Labels for Education, SO Campbe。’s soup iabels camot

be used. ) You can discoverthe pa而ipating brands atvyww.boxtops4education.com.

-fyou use a REDCa「d atTarget′ We†「0Pe thatyou w旧nform the cashier atTarget that you wou刷ike

your l% donation to go to Wh圃er ECE-8・

Cきassroom Assignments

DEPARTMENTALIZATiON

In orde「 to meet state standards and assessme=t gOals, We departmenta"ze most of our instruction at

wh輔e「sta面ng in 2nd grade. This means that the majority ofWh軸er ECE-8 students w紺be inst「ucted

by at least two teachers in g「ades 2-8 with d冊ere=t teaChers fo「 math and scie=Ce and for reading′

writing and social studies・ Ou「 p-an is to provide you「 ch冊en a focused cu「ricuIum to improve your

Ch=d’s achievement.

CしASSROOM T巨ACHERS

丁he fo=owing are the names ofthe teachers and their room numbers:

Pr/m ory GrcJdビS

e l18-Ms.Moe-ECE-Fu=Day

e　121喜Ms.Chitwood-ECE-HeadStart-FuII Day

e　120-Ms. Landv-Kinde「garten

e l19-Ms.Yamashita-Kindergarten

e　122-Ms.Hu什-1StG「ade

e 123-Ms.Tiger-Gross-1St Grade

2nd Grode - 7-wo c/055eS Qfs九/dents

o 125 - M5. K’e/eshion -2nd grode /wi//でeoch 。// sut)jects)

e CLA55TWO:

0 114 - Ms. Morrow.- /moming佃r moth/science)

0　11与- Mr. Keatinge - (qfternoon/or /iterocy 。ndsocio/s亡udies)

3rd GrcJde

e CLASSONE:

0 124- Ms. 」ohnson -3rd grade /Wi//t.eoch o//sL/旬eds)

e CLA55T¥NO:

o ll与- Mr. Keatinge - (momingJor /i亡erocy c7ndsocio/studies)

0　H4 - Ms. Ha旧ones- (q斤emoonformo亡h/tCience)

4亡h Grode

e lO4 - Ms. Barbe「- (momingfor /砧er。Cy C7nd q種moonforsoci。/s亡udies)

e　209 - Ms. Benjamin - (呼emoonformc汀hAcience)

5th Grode

e　209 -Ms. Benjamin - (momingformothバcience)

e lO4鵜Ms, Barbe「- ((咋emoonfor /i亡er。Cy 。ndsocio/stwdies)

Midd/e Schoo/

e　206-Mr. R柾er-Literacy-Grades6,7&8

e　205-Ms. Grego「y-Social Studies/Science -Grades6,7&8

e　207-M「.Sandlin-Math-Grades6,7&8

HOMfROOM 7fACHERS FOR 2nd-8th GRADE

。　2ndGrade: Ms.Morrow

e　3「dGrade‥ Mr.Keatinge

e　3「dGrade: Ms.」ohnson

e　4thGrade: Ms.Barber

e　5thGrade: Ms.Benjamin

。　6thGrade: Mr.R柾er

e　7thGrade‥ Ms.Gregory

。　8thGrade: Mr.Sandlin

Arriva容& Depa鳴ure P〔症cies

SUCCESS EXPRESSS

e There is before schooI and afterschooi busse「vice forchiIdren which operates in a westbound

& eastbound shuttle pattem around the schoois in the Near Northeast.

e The shuttle isfree, butonlystudentsare a=owed to ridethe bus.

e For more information, gOtO tranSPO南tion.dpsk12.org & c=ckon Success ExpressShuttle under

Transportation Links or caiI 720-423-4699"

ARRIVAL

㊤　Students usingthe BeforeSchooi Program, Can arrive by7:1与am and w用reporttothe

auditorium (K-8) or Room l18 (ECE).

e A=otherstudentsare not訓owedtobeonthesch○○lgroundsunti17:与Oam. Uponarriva=nthe

moming,the7:50 am studenti aretO 「ePOrttOthe playground wherethevw紺be supervised bv

sta什untii thefirst bell at8:10 a.m.

㊧　Atthattime studentsw旧ine up in an orderlyfashion designated atthe begimingofthe year.

e Once studentsarrive, they must remain on the schoolgrounds in the designated areas.

e Studentsare nota=owed in thei「ciassrooms before 8:10am.

e During incIementweatherstudentsshould reporttothe audito「ium. On coid, SnOWy, rainy days,

students should not arrive at schooI before 7:1与am.

e Parents maywaitwith theirch胴「enfo「schoo圧o begin on the piayground orauditorium.

e Parents inthe h訓wavs beforeschooI begins is prohibited unless a meeting has been scheduled

PreViousiy with a staff memberor approved by schooI administration.

DROP OFF& PiCK UP BYCAR

e pIease drop offand pick upchiId「en in designated a「easonly& haveyourch囲「en onlycrossat

crosswalks.

e pIeasedo notdouble parkorparkinthe buslanes iocated nexttotheauditorium.

CHECKING OUTSTUDENTS DURiNG THE DAY

e in orderto maximize end-Of-day dassroom inst「uction, PJe±do not check students out before

3:00 pm. We discourage this because it is disruptive and distracting to instruction.

㊤　Whenyou needtotakeyourch=doutofschoolduringthedayyou mustcometotheo冊ceand

Sign yourch柑out,

e The o冊cew用ca= yourchild’s classroom teacherto releaseyourc剛d.

e Multiple and chronicearly checkouts may resu旧n reports to social services and/ortruancy

departments.

e The O冊ce w旧hen ca= yourchild′scIassroom to releaseyour-ch囲・

e Fo「safetyreasons, underno circumstances are students aIiowed to leavethe bu=dingwithout

Checking out in the o冊ce.

DEPARTURE

e p-ease pick upyourchildren rightat3‥00 p.m. to alIeviate the needforstudentswaitingaround

afte「 schoo上The schooi cannot assume the responsib冊y ofsupervision a宜e「 3:00 pr乳and

students are not訓owed to remain on the pIayground unsupervised誼er schoo上

e The Main O冊ceteIephonew紺not be avaiIableforstudent use E血erschool except in

emergencies._We ask that vou share you「 fam時S da時Pians with your ch帖d before he/she

ieaves for school each day.

e ECE and Head Starl:CIasses require an adult (or01dersib冊g) to sign outeach ch岨atdismissal

time.

e Kindergarten & 1Stgrade cIass「ooms require an adultorsibiingto cometothe class「oom doo「to

Pick up each student.

e Alistudentsingrades2-8w用bedismissedtowaikhomeattheendoftheschoolday(3‥00pm)〇

・ Ch=drenintheseg「adesw紺notbeheldforpickup. Parentsandothe「spickingupstudentsare

asked to wait outside forthe classes to be dismissed. Fam出es should estab=sh an ∂utside

meeting place.

e The school asksthat parents notenterthe building untii 3:00 pm asthis is disruptive toyour

chiIdren’s sch○○i work.

e The Po-ice DepartmentorSocial Services may be ca"ed ifyourchiid has not been picked up bv

3:30pm"

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LUNCH FORMS

e A11 parentsare requiredto complete thefree/reduced iunch form, eVen ifthev do not qualify.

Parents must fiiI out the entire`free lunch form correctIv・

e You shouid have receivedthisform inthe ma旧「omthe main DPS o冊ce. 1fvou haven’t, Please

askforone attheschooI o用ce.

e pleasema= intheformordeliverittotheo冊ce.

e Aga巾t is imperativethatvou completethefree lunchform and submitit. Ifthisform is not

completed, yOur Ch囲may not 「eceive a lunch f「om the schoo上

BREAKFAST

e BreakfastisfreeforalI students and starts at7:与Oam.

e studentswho wishto eat breakfastmust be inthe breakfast =ne by7:与Oam・

しUNCH

e Mealsw川be served on thefi「stdayofschool and each daythereafte「・ Studentseating lunch at

schooI must 「emain on the school grounds during the entire lunch period. Students who leave

the schoolfo「lunch mustbe signed outoftheschool bYthe parent. ・

e lfyou「child is not in thefree Iunch program′thefo=ow-ng P「iCeSaPPlyforlunch‥

o ElementaryGrades: ECE-与-;1"75

0　MiddleSchooiG「ades:6輸8-;2.00

e lfYOu WanttO Payforyourch胴′s lunchesonIine′ yOu Can Set uP an aCCOuntth「ough

WWW.mVIunchmonev・COm.

Afte「 Sch㊤⑱醇r㊤gramming

SUMM巨R SC門OしARS

Summer Scholars is an imovative communitv-based afte「 schooi program. Their key strategies incIude

intensive summer classes, reCreation, fam時invoIvement, COmmunity partnerships and creative schooI

Year PrOgramS. Summer Schoiars also proyides a variety of activities including sports′ arts and′crafts′

speciaI events, and fieId trips. This program runs from 3‥00-与‥30 pm Mondaythrough F「iday with pick-

up time between与:30-与:4与pm. The program is forch囲ren ages 6-11 0nly. Kinde「garteners must be 6

years oId to be eiigible for this program‘ Please contact the schooi at 720424-3040 and ask for the

Summer Schoiars Coordinato「.

A打ER SCHOOしCしUBS

Wh輔erwiiI sponsorvarious after-SChooi clubs du「ing the school year. Please watch your c帥d’s

backpack for announcements 「egarding these speciai programs・

Our W輔蹄ier Parents

PARENT INVOLVEMENT

We encou「age you to visit the schooi often to observe and conference with your ch=d’s teache「s. Parent

participation isvitaI to your c回d′s success. We l。Ok forward to partnering with you to ensure you「

child’s academicsuccess" ~fprobiems arise,WeW紺be ava=abletoworkwithyouto achieve a mutuaIiy

acceptable solution.

BE看NG AN INVOLVED PARENTATWHITTIER

e The ParentTeacherAssociation (P丁A) atWh軸e「 ECE-8 wasstarted in 2007 with the primary

goa看ofbringing more fun and enrichmentintothe hailsofWh圃er○

○　The PTA is a fun」oving group of parents/guardians who assist the schooi with events, Vea「book,

fac吊中mprovements, COmmunications as weli as heIping parents know how to best support

their chiidren’s academic success.

e The PTAaiso coordinatesthe room parentprogram aswelI as in-ClassroomvoIunteering.

e piease watch vourstudent′s backpackfor notices of monthly PTAgathe「ings & otherspeciai

activities.

e Registration forinvoivementformsare Iocated in theschool’so節ce○

○　we aIso encourage parentstogototheWh圃erschooIwebsite atwhittier'dpsk12"Org and

′′Like,′ the Wh輔er K-8 PTA Facebook page in orderto receive the most timeIy announcements.

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PAREN丁/STUD醐T HANDBOOK

丁oward the beginningofthe schoolyear′ yOurChild w用bring home a copyoftheWh輔er handbook

that contains info「mation about schooI policies and p「ograms. Please read and discuss the information

With you「 Child.

DISCIPLきNE CODE

Your chiid w紺bring home a copy ofthe Wh圃er Discipline Code that contains our policies regarding

behavior at schooi. Please read and discussthe information with yourch=d.

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CUS丁ODY iSSU巨S

In most cases, When parents are divorced, both Mom and Dad continue to have equai custody whe「e

their ch=dren a「e concemed. Therefore, unless a custodv arrangement or a restraining order is in place,

both parents have equaI access to their child. 1f you have a court order that =mits the rights of one

parent in matters such as custodY OrVisitation′ PIease bring a copy to the o苗ce. UnIess vour court order

is on制e with us, We muSt PrOVide equai rights to both parents. A旧egal custodydocuments need to be

剖ed in theo冊ce.

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ACADEM容CS

This year Whittier w用begin to focus instruction using the new Common Core State Standa「ds for

iiteracy and math・ The Common Co「e State Standards provide a consistent′ CIear unde「standing ofwhat

students are expected to lea「n, SO teaChers and parents know what thev need to do to help them. The

standa「ds are designed to be robust and reievant to the reai worId’refiecting the knowledge and sk用s

that our young people need fo「 success in co=ege and careers" With Ame「ican students fu=y prepared

forthe future, Our COmmunit「es wiil be best positioned to compete successfuily in the giobaI economy.

Please cal看the school office at 720-424-3040 ifyou have any additionaI questions!