Upcoming Events
- Month of March - Music in Our Schools Month
- Month of March - National Reading Month
- Mar 2 - Read Across America Day - DEAR & Pajama Day!
- Mar 2 - Raising a Responsible Teen Seminar 6pm @ North Lake Comm. Center
- Mar 3 - Class Ring Order Deadline for 7th & 8th Grade
- Mar 6 - 10 - National School Breakfast Week
- Mar 6 - 10 - School Social Work Week
- Mar 8 - Collaborative Planning Day - Dismissal at 12:05pm
- Mar 16 - Absolutely Incredible Kid Day
- Mar 17 - St. Patricks Day (Wear Green)
- Mar 17 - Weather Makeup Day (No School for Students or Staff)
- Mar 22 - LRADAC Parent Workshop on Vaping @ 5:30 in WKMS Library
- Mar 23 - 24 - WKMS Spring Drama Production
- Mar 23 - End of 3rd Nine Weeks
- Mar 28 - WKMS SIC Zoom Meeting @ 5:00pm
- Mar 31 - Report Cards Issued
Important Reminders!
The third nine weeks is a time that many students begin to slip in grades and responsibilities a bit. We do not want that to happen, so here are some quick reminders to help keep you headed towards success! Parents and Guardians, please spend a few minutes discussing the items below with your student.
Academics
- Write down all assignments in a planner each day and check each night to make sure you have completed them.
- Check your email AND PowerSchool every day. Set an alarm on your phone to remind you, if needed.
- If you have any missing assignments or low test scores, email your teachers to set up a plan for making them up or redoing work.
- Make reading 20 minutes a night a priority (set a timer, if needed).
- Check your book bag to make sure you have pencils, paper, notebooks on a weekly basis.
- If you need help, ask. We want to help you be the best student you can possibly be and we are here for you.
- Be sure to charge your Chromebook EVERY NIGHT.
Other Good Habits
- Place your ID in your book bag each day after school, so you don't forget it in the morning.
- Wear your ID around your neck at all times during the school day.
- Phones need to be out of sight and not in use in classrooms. (You may use them in the hallway and during lunch time only, please)
- Please keep hoodies off your head when in the school building. Hats are also not permitted on campus.
- Be respectful of yourself and others. Let's treat all with kindness!
Want to be an AVID Scholar?
Rising 7th and 8th Grade AVID Scholars Wanted!
We are excited to offer a unique opportunity to our rising 7th and 8th grade students for the 2023-2024 school year! We will be continuing an initiative called AVID – Advancement Via Individual Determination. AVID is designed to help students prepare for and be successful in college, career, and beyond. This opportunity will only be available for a maximum of 25 qualified, rising 7th grade students and 25 rising 8th grade students.
The primary component of AVID is the AVID elective. In this class, students are taught study skills, note taking, time management, writing skills, and research skills all while being in an environment designed to help the students succeed. The AVID elective also includes tutoring sessions, access to information about colleges and universities through field studies, guest speakers, scholarship opportunities and college admission requirement information. It is a very engaging course that is loved by our students!
An ideal WKMS AVID student meets the following criteria:
Achieved a score greater than or equal to the 40th percentile on the 2022 SCReady ELA and Math assessment
Achieved a score greater than or equal to the 40th percentile on 2022-23 iReady benchmark assessments in ELA and Math OR has shown exceptional growth over the 2022-23 school year
Has an average GPA of 2.0 - 3.5 for the 2022-23 school year
Consistently completes classwork/assignments
Consistently attends school and has minimal behavior issues
Has a positive attitude and is a hard worker
AVID Scholars will be selected through an application and interview process. We have included a brief Google Slides presentation. If AVID is something you are interested in and you believe that you meet most of the qualifications above, fill out the application here. All applications are due by March 10th. Remember, we only have spots for 25 rising seventh graders and rising 8th graders. One of those spots could be yours and this opportunity could change your whole future!
For any questions or for more information, please email Tiffany Shull at tshull@lexington1.net
Congrats to Jaden Banks (8th Grader)
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Jason has a problem. He doesn’t remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently she’s his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is a kid named Leo, and they’re all students in the Wilderness School, a boarding school for “bad kids.” What he did to end up here, Jason has no idea―except that everything seems very wrong.
Piper has a secret. Her father has been missing for three days, and her vivid nightmares reveal that he’s in terrible danger. Now her boyfriend doesn’t recognize her, and when a freak storm and strange creatures attack during a school field trip, she, Jason, and Leo are whisked away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood. What is going on?
Leo has a way with tools. His new cabin at Camp Half-Blood is filled with them. Seriously, the place beats Wilderness School hands down, with its weapons training, monsters, and fine-looking girls. What’s troubling is the curse everyone keeps talking about, and that a camper’s gone missing. Weirdest of all, his bunkmates insist they are all―including Leo―related to a god.
Rick Riordan, the best-selling author of the Percy Jackson series, pumps up the action and suspense in The Lost Hero, the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series. Fans of demi-gods, prophesies, and quests will be left breathless--and panting for Book Two.
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