Wildcat families,

Happy new year to you all. I truly hope the holiday season was filled with rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation.

We have a very busy athletic schedule this week. Please see below for all the details including two home basketball games.

We've been away from school for two weeks, so a few reminders are needed.

1. School begins at 8am. Students arriving after this time are considered tardy.
2. Send absence notes to your child's homeroom teacher when your child is absent from school. More attendance information including excused and unexcused absences can be found below in the "attendance matters" section.
3. Students are only permitted to use wired earbuds while at school. If wireless earbuds are used on the bus, they must be put away prior to entering school.
4. Review the MCS dress code with your child.
5. Personal phones are to be placed in lockers during the school day. We have phones available for students in the event they need to call home. If your child isn't feeling well during the school day, he/she should let the teacher know and/or come to the office to call home and not call the parent from the bathroom. Our nurse and office staff are available to assist.

We have 16 days left in this quarter and the first semester. Let's ensure our students are committed to finishing this leg of the journey strong by getting a good night's rest, being in school each day, and getting all work turned in on time.

I look forward to seeing our Wildcats back on campus Wednesday. As always, it's a great day to be a Wildcat.

Take care,

JW

All games or matches from the power outage have been rescheduled. Please read through the updates that show the remaining schedules for both basketball and wrestling.

Remaining Basketball Schedule:

January 4: HOME Game vs. East Lee

January 5: HOME Game vs West Lee

January 9: AWAY Game vs Southern Middle, playing @ Pinecrest HS, start time 5PM

January 10: AWAY Game vs @ Crains Creek

One additional postseason game will be determined after regular season play ends. The date, location, and the opponents for the boys and girls teams will be shared as soon as we know!

All basketball games start at 4pm, unless otherwise noted with the girls playing first, followed by the boys. Students staying for home games are to be picked up no later than 6:30pm in the front of the school. Tickets are $2 for students and $4 for adults. Concessions, including pizza will be sold! Parking can take place in the grassy field in front of the school. Please do not park in the bus lot.

Remaining Wrestling Schedule:

January 9: AWAY Invitational Quad-Meet @ East Middle (Montgomery County)

January 10: HOME vs. Crains Creek

January 11- AWAY vs Lee County @ Sanlee Middle School

January 18- HOME vs Southern

January 21- AWAY Conference Tournament @ Crains Creek

All wrestling matches start at 4pm, Students staying for home matches are to be picked up no later than 5:15pm in the front of the school. Tickets are $2 for students and $4 for adults. Concessions will be sold! Parking can take place in the grassy field in front of the school. Please do not park in the bus lot.

Volleyball/Boys Soccer Tryouts

Tryouts for both sports will officially be on Tuesday 1/17, Thursday 1/19, & Friday, 1/20. Final rosters will be posted on the athletic portion of the WPMS website on the evening of Friday, 1/20. Coach Wallace and Coach Freeman will be coaching the volleyball team and Coach Eury and Coach Pennington will be coaching the boys soccer team. Eligibility will be checked in full prior to tryouts. More information to come on what students will need to bring to tryouts as well as pickup times.

Please acknowledge the MCS Student Code of Conduct in Parent Portal.

Instructional (including the encore fees) and technology fees can be paid online, or students can bring in cash or check. Contact Ms. Mullen, our bookkeeper, if you have any questions.

Dogs are not allowed on campus. If your dog is in your car during our morning and/or afternoon carline, we ask that you ensure your dog is restrained when your child exits or enters the car.

Don't forget to review the dress code with your child. In particular, students must wear clothing that covers their skin from chest to mid thigh with opaque (non-see-through) fabric in front, back, and on the sides. Clothing must cover undergarments, and breasts, genitals and buttocks must be covered with opaque (non see-through) fabric. For more information, visit the MCS Student Code of Conduct.

Bus Transportation Information: Students are not allowed to ride a bus in which they are not assigned. They can only ride their assigned bus.

• Routes: Transportation can be viewed on Parent Portal (web browser only, NOT the app). Here you can verify your child's transportation information.
• Communication: Please continue to contact the call center (910-947-5861) for any concerns or questions about your student's route.

The MCS middle school final grades are calculated as follows:

• For a single semester course, a student’s final grade shall be determined based on the final exam 15% of the final grade) and the grade for each nine-week marking period (each marking period representing 42.5% of the final grade).
• For a year-long course, a student’s final grade shall be determined based on the final exam (15% of the final grade) and the grade for each semester (semesters are the average for two nine-week marking periods with each semester representing 42.5% of the final grade).
• Middle school students taking high school courses will be graded using the Grade 9-12 formula.

• PTSO General Business Meetings and Parent Informational Sessions. Mark your calendars and join us to learn how we all can support our students.
• Our PTSO is raising money for a flag pole and flag for our ball fields. Please reach out to one of our officers (see below) if you would like to help.