*Italicized events are open to or targeted for parents

9/25- Middle School (6-8) Early Dismissal at 1pm

10/1- 8th Grade Parent Meeting via Zoom (details to come)

10/9- High School (9-12) Early Dismissal at 1pm

10/11 and 10/14- No School

10/16- PTA Meeting at 6:30pm in the Media Center(Library)

The adjustments to our new 7 period schedule are being made as we experience different aspects of what it means to be on a 52 minute period. We have heard and continue to get feedback from teachers, students, and parents about the effects the new schedule and pacing have had on them. While it will never feel like it did before and there will continue to be pinch points of a different kind, we do want to address areas that will make it a little better.

Rigor will always be a part of what we expect in our classrooms but we know we need to ensure that it is manageable as well as challenging. The hot topics right now are homework and tests and we are already working on a systematic approach to these. The target date for new practices that are unified throughout the HS is the start of the 2nd nine weeks grading period. We appreciate your understanding and support!

After school clubs are a great way for WAIS students to get involved and make connections across grade levels. Clubs are formed either through student or teacher interest. We have several clubs that carry over year to year and new ones are being formed all the time.

For a quick view of the clubs we currently offer, click the link below. Each square is linked to the club information about when and where the club meets.

Starting on Monday, September 23, 2024, the class of 2025 will be opening up the Wildcat Café.

Get your taste buds ready for The Taste of WAIS!

¡Prepare sus papilas gustativas para The Taste of WAIS 2024!

All grades, WAIS family and friends are invited to participate and attend An evening filled with international culinary delights, performances, and fun presented by YOU…the WAIS community!

Event: Taste of WAIS 2024

Day: Thursday

Date: Oct 24, 2024

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Place: WAIS Cafeteria

We hope you will join us for this wonderful evening!

Ways to get involved….Taste of WAIS will need volunteers for setup, decorating, and cleanup. Please consider signing up to host a table representing your home country or one of your favorite countries. More information will be available in the upcoming weeks for details on table presentation ideas, event setup, and cleanup plans, event timelines, and all grades service hour opportunities.

The current Taste of WAIS Chair, Holley Nguyen, and incoming Chair, Lynn Thompson are already working hard on setup for this event.

Please reach out to Holley (832-434-7451) or Lynn (214-850-2536) with any questions or to sign up as a country table host.

“¡Calienta tus papilas gustativas con The Taste of WAIS 2024!

Todos los grados, familiares y amigos de WAIS están invitados a participar y asistir a una velada llena de delicias culinarias internacionales, actuaciones y diversión presentadas por USTED... ¡la comunidad WAIS!

Evento: Sabor de WAIS 2024
Día: Jueves
Fecha: 24 de Octubre de 2024
Hora: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Lugar: Cafetería WAIS

¡Esperamos que se una a nosotros en esta maravillosa velada!
Formas de participar... Taste of WAIS necesitará voluntarios para la instalación, decoración y limpieza. Considere registrarse para organizar una mesa que represente a su país de origen o uno de sus países favoritos. Habrá más información disponible en las próximas semanas para obtener detalles sobre ideas para presentaciones de mesas, planes de preparación y limpieza de eventos, cronogramas de eventos y oportunidades de horas de servicio para todos los grados.

La actual presidenta de Taste of WAIS, Holley Nguyen, y la presidenta entrante, Lynn Thompson, ya están trabajando arduamente en la preparación de este evento.

Comuníquese con Holley (832-434-7451) o Lynn (214-850-2536) si tiene alguna pregunta o para registrarse como anfitrión de una mesa de campo.

The late buses will be available Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Students may stay for after school tutorials or after school club activities with a teacher. After school activities are over at 4:15pm. 3 bus routes are available and will drop off students at their closest elementary school.

Parents wishing to check out a student at the end of the day must do so by 2:45pm. This is so that there is time to locate the student and have them exit the front office in time for the parent to leave the parking lot prior to the line up of busses.

All absences must be verified by a parent with either a written note, including email, or a telephone call to the attendance office.

Notice must be given to the office within two school days if the absence is to be excused

Claribel Gatica: Attendance Specialist
claribel.gatica@springbranchisd.com

713-251-1839 phone
713-251-9152 fax

Any questions regarding Transcripts or Registration contact Claudia Puente at (713) 251-1804 or email: claudia.puente@springbranchisd.com.

The Spring Branch ISD Digital Toolkit was created to support our students, parents and teachers with digital learning tools, information and resources.

Help Desk

713.251.TECH (8324)

Monday - Friday: 7:00am to 10:00pm
Saturday - Sunday: 9:00am to 10:00pm

10670 Hammerly Blvd
Houston, Texas 77043

To stay on top of all communication, make sure your email and phone number is up to date in Skyward. You can update your contact information when you complete the online verification forms in Family Access in Skyward.

Some of our methods of communication are:

• Parent Newsletter--link emailed every Friday
• Remind groups
• Social Media--Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Westchester Academy for International Studies, or WAIS, is a public IB Continuum School in West Houston. WAIS is part of Spring Branch ISD and serves students in grades 6-12.
WAIS is the only public authorized IB school in Spring Branch, and offers 3 of the 4 IB programmes.

WAIS Mission Statement

Strengthening learners to be designers and contributors to a dynamic, intercultural community.

SBISD's only International Baccalaureate School

Email: wais@springbranchisd.com
Website: wais.springbranchisd.com
Location: 901 Yorkchester Drive, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: (713) 251-1800
Facebook: facebook.com/WAISSBISD
Twitter: @WAISSBISD