WAIS Parent Newsletter

*Italicized events are open to or targeted for parents

10/24- Taste of WAIS at 6pm

Middle School Student Portraits

10/25- High School Student Portraits

10/26- Homecoming Dance at 7pm

10/29- Trunk or Treat at 6pm in the North Parking lot

11/1- Donuts with Directors at 8:30am in B320

Our 11th grade IB Science Students will be participating in the Collaborative Science Project at the beginning of November. This is going to be a great day of investigating, collaborating, and creating.

We are looking to see if anyone has any of the following materials that they would be ok with parting with and donate to the upcoming Collaborative Science Project.

• Building manipulatives such as:
• Strawbees, Picasso Tiles, Magna-tiles, Erector set, K’nex, Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys, Legos, Building Blocks, Magnetic Building Blocks, PicassoTiles Building Chips
• Consumable building materials:
• Straws, popsicle sticks, glue, washi tape, cardboard, pipe cleaners, acrylic shapes, wooden dowls, floral wire, duct tape, foam pieces, beads, magnets

Help us stock the teachers' lounges with goodies and treats. Please bear in mind the items need to be individually packaged and single serve size. We would love to have all the items by Monday, October 21st. All you need to do is drop them off at the front desk or have your kiddo drop it off for you. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

Hello WAIS teachers and families,

We are a week away from ***TASTE OF WAIS 2024***happening next Thursday 10/24/24 @ 6-8pm in the WAIS Cafeteria!

Come out and enjoy a wonderful evening of food, music and dancing!

New this year… the Majestic Lion Dance Troop will be opening the event! And if you are not sure who they are…come out and find out. Also learn more about this wonderful Asian celebratory tradition!

New participants…representing ITALY we are excited to have down the street loca eatery Carrabba italian Grill & Tailspin Pizza

~Special performance from Musical talents of our 2025 senior students~

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

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Some of our methods of communication are:

• Parent Newsletter--link emailed every Friday
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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