*Italicized events are open to or targeted for parents.

11/14- Middle School "Giving Thanks" Dance at 3:15pm

11/18-11/22- Senior Silent Auction in the Dining Hall

11/20- Campus tours for perspective parents. Sign up at bit.ly/TourWAIS

11/25-11/29- Fall Break(No School)

Each year, the SBISD Council of PTAs awards its School Bell Award to an outstanding SBISD Staff Member (teacher, administrator, counselor, specialist, etc.) who promotes the objectives of the PTA and is an advocate for all children.

The Purposes of the PTA/PTSA are:

• To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, places of worship, and throughout the community;
• To raise the standards of home life;
• To advocate for laws that further the education, physical and mental health, welfare, and safety of children and youth;
• To promote the collaboration and engagement of families and educators in the education of children and youth;
• To engage the public in united efforts to secure the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social well-being of all children and youth; and
• To advocate for fiscal responsibility regarding public tax dollars in public education funding.

If you know of someone who goes above and beyond for all of us at WAIS, please take the time to nominate them.

Send the name of your nominee and a description as to why you think they should win the School Bell Award to Kathy Lane at LaneChildren@gmail.com. Feel free to enlist the help of students for your nominations!

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

Until further notice, please contact Claudia Puente (claudia.puente@springbranchisd.com) to report absences or for answers to questions about attendance.

713-251-1800 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