WBMS Friday Notes
December 2, 2022
Reflections from Ms. Williams
WBMS Parents and Guardians –
I hope you all fully enjoyed the Thanksgiving Holiday last week! Time with family and friends is precious.
First semester is quickly coming to an end; thus, next week’s virtual learning day (December 6th) has been designated as an Academic Catch Up Day. It is the last opportunity for students to use school time to complete any missing assignments. Please take time to view your child’s (children’s) Infinite Campus Accounts to check if they have any missing assignments. Students who are all caught up will use Tuesday to complete i-Ready, Achieve 3000, and other homework that has been assigned. All students will have plenty to do to ensure they strongly end first semester.
Highlights from this week included our 6th grade band and orchestra concert. It was mind blowing to see and hear our students who have been learning to play an instrument and read music less than three months come together to entertain a packed gym. We celebrated our first and second quarter JAG award winners, an amazing group of students who are illustrating The Webb Way each day! Our book fair began this week, and our students eagerly visited it through their ELA classes. Our students showed their growth through the reading and math i-Ready midyear. Additionally, almost 300 of our students took part in this year’s We Have Decided Wellness and Leadership Summit on Thursday, which was incredible. These students came back inspired and invigorated to be their best selves.
Looking ahead, as part of our Service-Learning initiative this year, our 8th graders will discover, share, act, and reflect over three areas of need through the lens of Georgia: food, shelter, and water. Our first service learning area is food! Our Act of Service in school this quarter will include working with the Sandwich Project; you can learn more about the sandwich project and how they help our community here: https://www.thesandwichproject.org/ . Next week, all 8th grade students will make sandwiches during their Social Studies classes. Their goal is to make 1000 sandwiches! If you would like to help us reach our goal of 1000 sandwiches, please consider donating supplies to the cause : Donations link
In collaboration -
Rebecca Williams
Principal, Webb Bridge Middle School
Dates to Remember
- Nov. 21-25 Thanksgiving Break
- Dec 6 - Remote Day for Students/Election Day
- Dec. 19-Jan. 3 - Winter Break
- Jan 4 - First day of second semester
WBMS Assessment Calendar Links:
Have a question about what tests or quizzes your student has coming up? Check out the Assessment Calendar!
Teachers place all major assessments on these calendars:
6th Grade Assessment Calendar Link
WBMS Giving Tree
We love traditions, and a tradition at WBMS is to share the holiday cheer with our students in need with our “Giving Tree.” This year, we will continue to meet the needs of our families by gathering gift cards. If you would like to support, you can choose a gift card to a grocery store, Target, Walmart, Visa, or Old Navy -- any denomination.
Please bring to Kasey Wilson (6th gr counselor) or the front office by Tuesday, December 13.
8th Grade Service-Learning Initiative
As part of our Service-Learning initiative this year, our 8th graders will discover, share, act, and reflect over three areas of need through the lens of Georgia: food, shelter, and water. Our 8th grade Character Council is working to develop information and service opportunities to share with their peers through sways.
Our first area of need is food. Students have been exploring this sway: https://sway.office.com/LUnTTCgyQdrDw8dZ?ref=Link in Compass this month to learn more about how we can help those that are facing food insecurity in Georgia. The week of December 5th, our 8th graders will partner with the Sandwich Project (a local organization) to make and donate sandwiches for the food insecure and we need your help to make it happen!
If you are willing to donate items for this project, please click the link below to sign up; items should be sent in to school starting Monday, December 5th. We’d like items to be as fresh as possible!
Donations for Sandwich Project
We will collect supplies 12/1-12/7. Please drop them off
If you would like to learn more about the sandwich project, visit their website at: https://www.thesandwichproject.org/
Book Fair is here! 11/30-12/9
Crane Book Fair is coming to Webb Bridge from November 30 through December 9 with TEN display carts of books for sale! Students will visit the book fair with their ELA classes on this schedule and may also shop on a pass from any teacher. (All book fairs are required to charge sales tax this year so please plan for this with your child.)
Crane also offers online purchases (including books for younger children) with no shipping charge if you order by December 9 and have the items delivered directly to the school. Want that purchase to be a holiday gift? Email Nan Brown at brownnt@fultonschools.org and we will hold for your pickup rather than deliver to your child’s homeroom teacher!
Family Evening will be on Wednesday, December 7, with the book fair relocated for shopping in the cafeteria rotunda. We have chess club, musical auditions, and the band concert after school that day! Volunteer to help with the book fair on this SignUp Genius.
Let's countdown to Winter Break with some Holiday Fun
Way to go Ms. Correia!
2nd Annual WBMS Walks for Water
Special Offer from Greenlight!
Greenlight is the loved and trusted debit card and banking app helping parents raise financially-smart kids and teens and a WBMS Silver Level Community Partner.
PBIS Corner-WBMS is now a 2021-2022 GaPBIS Distinguished School!
Week of 11-28
Tier 2 – Flourishing Friday
This week for Flourishing Friday the students started to learn about positive affirmations.
What are positive affirmations?
They are statements you can use to create a positive mental. They are positive messages to help you decrease negative self-talk and increase positive thinking.
What is the purpose of positive affirmations?
it builds confidence
it can create motivation to help you persevere through a hard task
it is a coping strategy
it creates self-love and compassion because self-care is very important
There will be a lot more information over the next few weeks about positive affirmations.
BUY A YEARBOOK!
You can still order school pictures!
Volunteers Needed for Recess
Link to sign up for recess
Digital Citizenship
As part of our ongoing efforts to promote digital citizenship within our WBMS community, we encourage you to review the Common Sense Media family media agreement.
Volunteers Needed!
Please click on link to sign up. Thank You!
Media Center:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showRSVPSignUp/8050c4aa8a928a1fc1-media1
Office volunteers:
Our school was recently named a 2021-2023 National PTA School of Excellence!
To earn this designation WBMS had to demonstrate families feel welcomed and empowered to support student success, and that our PTA is a key partner for continuous school improvement. Becoming a National PTA School of Excellence began with the joint commitment of PTA and our phenomenal administrative team to work together to welcome all families, communicate effectively, support student success, speak up for every child, share power and collaborate with the community. Congratulations and a huge thank you to everyone who helped make this possible!
To learn more about this accomplishment or to support our PTA during the Fall Membership Drive, visit wbmspta.org.
Do you know a family in need at WBMS?
Please reach out to our counseling staff so we can find ways to help.
Our Community Cupboard provides emergency necessities for families in our school experiencing hardship.
Please consider making a donation! Our largest need currently is gift cards in any amount to Kroger or Walmart.
You may leave your donations at the Front Office. Please mark them PTA/Community Cupboard. Thank you!
Please Support Our Community Partners!!
WBMS pledges to be a No Place For Hate school
Important Message from FCS
Dear Parents and Guardians,
As we approach the upcoming holidays, it important to remind parents and families that candy, desserts, baked goods (store bought/homemade), or any other edible items are not to be sold or distributed at school or on the bus unless approved in advance by school administration. Per our Student Code of Conduct, students who do not adhere to this expectation are subject to disciplinary action for violation 7A: Failure to Follow Rules and all candy or food items will be confiscated. Please discuss this expectation and possible consequences with your student(s) as this will be taken very seriously. This is due to recent national and state reports about students sharing edible items and synthetic medications with other students that contain very harmful substances.
Please know that taking this measure will help us maintain a safe environment for all students. You can help us protect your student(s) by requesting that they not eat anything given to them by another person, anything that they have not brought from your home or anything not in its original sealed package.
Thank you for your continued partnership in keeping all of our students safe at school!
Locker and Backpack Best Practices
Missing an Email from WBMS?
Parents –
Please check your spam/clutter/junk mail for emails from our teachers and staff. We are hearing from many parents that the communication from WBMS is not making it into the main inboxes of our parents.
Thank you!
Checking your student out early?
Items dropped off for students
To report an absence for your student
View board policy and WBMS attendance information here- https://www.fultonschools.org/domain/8783
Interested in Volunteering at WBMS?
All volunteers must complete the Fulton County Schools training in order to volunteer at Webb Bridge. We ask that you complete the training 24 hours prior to the day you are volunteering. You will have to present your ID to the front office the first time you sign in as a volunteer.
Please see the link below to complete training.
Parking at WBMS
Please do not park in Staff Parking spots, even if they are open. Staff parking is not for carpool pickup or drop-off.
WBMS Carpool Information
PULL ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BLUE SIGN
Our carpool line gets VERY long but if everyone follows the carpool pattern, it will move quickly!
- There are two "lanes" the pick-up and the exit lane.
- We've extended the carpool lane -Please pull all the way up to the end of the traffic circle to the BLUE SIGN (see image below).
- It's a "Load and Go" method- once your student is in the car, please carefully merge into the exit lane (yellow arrows- see image below)
**Basic rule---DRIVE THROUGH THE PARKING LOT!
Please, please, please don't be the person who is impatient, skips the parking lot, and drives straight to the circle. You will make a lot of parents mad and its not safe.
No carpool numbers this year.
Yes, there are 2 lines in the circle! 1 is for cars that have already picked up, and 1 is for waiting cars. This goes against what many of us are used to (yes, it is ok to pull out into the left lane after you picked up your child and pass waiting cars in the circle ). If we don't have the system, our line would back up further onto Webb Bridge Rd.
That being said, the left lane in the circle is NOT for student pickup. Super dangerous!
Overall, follow the pattern and the line will move smoothly.
Be aware that the carpool lane starts to fill up very early (around 3:30/3:40) so if you are doing an early checkout the visitor spots are very hard to get in and out of.
Drop Off Times
Morning: Students cannot enter the building before 8:25*
*Unless they are here for a help session/club meeting. Teachers will post their start times on the help session board outside the front office. Once it's time, they will be allowed in the building. If they are not here for a help session/club meeting, students will need to wait outside.
Afternoon: Carpool and walkers are released after the 4:03 Afternoon Announcements.
More information about Carpool and WBMS transportation options- visit our website- https://www.fultonschools.org/Page/23291
Student Success Skills Packet
New Resource for Fulton County Residents
Connect Fulton is a new resource available to residents for financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost services.
Please click on link for more information http://connectfulton.findhelp.com
Connect Fulton (click for the link) – Families, friends, neighbors, students, etc. can all benefit from this intuitive and easy to use website. Just go to http://connectfulton.findhelp.com and type in your zip code. There are thousands of resources related to just about anything like food, housing, financial assistance, education, childcare, healthcare, etc. There are filters to customize available resources to find the best fit.
On-site Mental Health Partners (click for the link) - WBMS partners with Summit Counseling. If you are interested in Summit Counseling, please reach out to your student’s school counselor.
FCS/WBMS Mental Health Resources
As we start a new year, we want to share important resources for our students and families.
Text4Help (click for the link) - Students experiencing anxiety or stress can receive assistance by anonymously texting their unique school code after dialing into the Text4Help hotline:1-844-201-9946. The certified mental health professionals are provided from district social services partner CHRIS180 and respond to inquiries within three to five minutes. The conversation is completely free, anonymous, and confidential.
Fulton County Schools Resources:
• Universal Remote Learning Resources: https://www.fultonschools.org/universalremotelearning
• URL Parent Learning Support: https://www.fultonschools.org/parentlearningsupport
• FoodStop Distribution Points: https://www.fultonschools.org/foodstop
• Coronavirus Updates: https://www.fultonschools.org/coronavirus
• Community Resources: https://www.fultonschools.org/communityresources
• Code of Conduct: https://www.fultonschools.org/codeofconduct