WBMS Friday Notes
12-4-20
Reflections from Ms. Williams
WBMS Parents and Guardians –
I hope you were able to enjoy some added family time last week as I did. Although my children are older, playing games, watching movies, cooking, laughing, and hiking together recharged my soul. I am continually reminded how precious time with our family really is. If you do nothing else this weekend, please give each of your children a huge hug. Even if they pull away and act like they don’t want it, they will feel your love and it will have a lasting impact.
You may have seen or read recent news stories about increases in staff absences in Fulton County schools; this coverage specifically includes WBMS. We have had an increase of absences this week, mostly due to COVID quarantining. Our staff members are being cautious, working with our nurses, and following their guidance. When substitutes are not available, other WBMS staff members cover classes, and county central office staff have come in to support us this week as well. In most cases students’ teachers continue to teach live from home as they normally would or they assign asynchronous lessons for students in TEAMS. These are truly challenging times, but we are committed to safety first and to growing our students.
Stay well and warm this weekend and continue to mask up, wash up, and back up.
In collaboration -
Rebecca Williams
Principal, Webb Bridge Middle School
Dates to Remember
Dec. 9...Picture Day for Remote Learning Students (details to follow)
Dec. 9...Makeup Picture Day for F2F students
Dec. 18... Last Day of First Semester
Dec. 21-Jan. 1... Winter Break (schools closed)
Jan. 4...Teacher Workday (no school for students)
Jan. 5...Election Runoff Day (no school for students)
First Semester Exam Schedule-EXAMS ARE FOR 8TH GRADE ONLY & High School Classes
Monday 12/14— ELA
Tuesday 12/15— Science & Band/Orchestra
Wednesday 12/16— Social Studies & Reading/World Language
Thursday 12/17— Math
Friday 12/18—Make-Ups
Help sessions for 8th Grade classes will be different during exam week. Each content will hold a help session the morning of their schedule exam.
Community Giving Tree
This year more than ever, we have learned the importance of standing together as ONE community. As we quickly approach our winter and holiday break we are continuing our tradition of adding cheer to our students and families in need.
For the past few years our Webb Bridge staff have banned together to donate gift cards for those who may need an extra touch to end the year bright. As many of you have rose to the occasion and continued your inquires for how you can be of assistance to those in need, this year we invite you our Webb Bridge community to also participate if you so choose.
Gift Cards of any amount can be dropped off with our front office staff or by handing off to Principal Williams during morning carpool. We will continue collecting gift cards until December 11 and please ensure each gift card includes the amount.
As always, we thank you for generosity and support.
Thank you, WBMS Family!
Dec 12-18: WBMS Holiday Flair Week
Free Meal Kits for Winter Break
To ensure children have access to essential nutrition over Winter Break, Fulton County School Nutrition is providing FREE meal kits to all students. These meal kits are for both face to face students and virtual students. On this special distribution day, children will receive an additional Meal Kit with 10 meals, 5 breakfasts, and 5 lunches to be enjoyed during Winter Break. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the Fulton County School Nutrition Program at 470-254-8960 or schoolnutrition@fultonschools.org
Deadline to sign up for FREE meal kits is December 11, 2020.
ACTION ITEM: Device Inventory
Pictures for F2F Students!
YOUR PHOTOS ARE READY!
Good news! JostensPIX was recently at your school to photograph picture day,
and your student's photos are now available for viewing and ordering!
You will need to create an account and your student's Infinite Campus ID to order.
Click on the button below to get started.
VIEW AND ORDER PHOTOS HERE
https://shop.jostenspix.com
PHOTOS NOT APPEARING IN YOUR GALLERY?
FIND YOUR STUDENT USING EVENT CODE: FE74620
DID YOU KNOW?
- You can personalize your photos with a variety of backgrounds and
text - Photos are shipped directly to your home
- High-res digital downloads are available
- If you have more than one child, you can order together and pay
once
Picture Day for Remote Students on Wednesday Dec. 9 -details to follow
New Bus Procedure
In the past, parents have been able to send a request to their school asking for their child to ride a bus home with another student. Under this example, the parent requests to place their child on a bus that does not serve the student’s residence. In an elementary school setting, the phrase “play date” is sometimes used but this could apply under several circumstances: sleepovers, an unusual one-day aftercare issue, and after school group study at a student’s home.
Due to COVID-19 and our efforts to manage bus ridership, assigned seating, and support case investigations, this practice is no longer permitted. Buses can only serve the students that are assigned to the bus.
Need to Report an Absence?
Interested in Becoming a Substitute Teacher?
Extramural Basketball Tryouts (for 7th and 8th grade)
Boys – January 6, 7, 8 (NEW DATE)
Girls – January 12, 14, 19
All documentation (including Dr’s physical) must be turned into Coach Sell in order to tryout.
Go to https://wbmsathletics.weebly.com/ for forms and details.
Jewish Club
Next Meeting!
January TBD stay tuned for more info!
To join please contact Mrs. Meddin at meddinmj@fultonschools.org
FCA
FCA will begin in October with the last Friday of the month, October 30th. We will do in person and virtual for those who are at home. Our leaders will be reaching out to the community to look for new members and new leaders to help them out. They have always done an excellent job! We will continue to add guest speakers as we are allowed to through county policy. This group is open to any one seeking fellowship and friendship!
Guitar Club and Advance Chamber Orchestra
WBMS Guitar Club: Meets on Wednesdays from 4:15-4:50 pm. Open to anyone interested in the guitar.
WBMS Advanced Chamber Orchestra: Meets on Mondays from 4:15-5:00 pm. Open to all WBMS Orchestra students by audition.
Contact Barket@fultonschools.org for more information
Academic Team
Students interested in joining Academic Team for the 2020-2021 school year should fill out bit.ly/WBMSAcademicTeam and join the club page on Teams with the code 6izszaw. The code can be entered by clicking the upper right hand corner “Join Team” from the page that shows students all of their teams. Everyone is welcome to join. Questions can be e-mailed to Brooke Wood at woodb@fultonschools.org or Christian Bernhardt at bernhardtc1@fultonschools.org.
Anime Club
Anime Club is for students who enjoy Japanese animation, manga, and culture, as well as video games and other animation styles. Email Mrs. Meddin at meddinmj@fultonschools.org for more information.
Anime Club...please fill out the Form Questionnaire.
Math Club
Fulton County Public Library Cards – Free for our students! The benefits of having a student FCPL card include access to OverDrive eBooks and audiobooks which may be linked to their school Sora account and eReadKids as well as registration options for Hoopla and two free online tutoring programs (with the full FCPL account). Our ELA teachers are sharing in a NearPod session the benefits of owning a Fulton County Public Library Card and how to get (or renew) cards. Hopefully, your students have an account and maybe even a card. If not, this is a great opportunity for our students to receive theirs by way of our Media Center; just use the form in this Sway to apply for an online account and submit for a full card account (Alpharetta library is partnering with us to provide full cards). If your child is under age 13, should you choose to have your child not receive a full library account with access to all levels of materials, an online opt-out form is provided here; please submit any opt-outs by October 20th as we will forward the request for full accounts to the public library soon. If you have questions about this program, please contact Nan Brown, our media specialist, at brownnt@fultonschools.org.
Fall Reading Challenges
Webb Bridge WON the Ga Tech Buzzer Readers competition in 2019; do YOU want to be part of a repeat? We had the highest number of pages read for all middle schools in metro Atlanta who participated, first place seventh grade class (Ms. Boltz), and first place seventh grade student (Sophia L). Log the pages you’re reading on the Form in this Sway to help us “score” a win again! Do you like to earn badges? Complete the Fulton County Public Library Fall Reading Challenge by reading and listening to books and completing other activities. (Need books or magazines to read? We have info on how to get those, too!)
WBMS Media Center – at curbside!
Students may now check out books from the WBMS Media Center – at curbside! Locate and hold titles in Destiny Discover, then watch for an email from the Media Center that your books are ready. Pickup times are between 7:45 a.m. and 4 p.m. on school days outside the media center (traffic circle just past front office entrance). Dial 470-254-8755 and we will bring books to you outside. Books may be returned any time to the secure book drop just outside the media center. Please contact Ms. Brown at brownnt@fultonschools.org with any questions.
Announcing The Community Cupboard
Do you know a family in need at WBMS?
Please reach out to our counseling staff so we can find ways to help.
We are so happy to announce our new PTA and SGC initiative, the Community Cupboard. This will provide emergency necessities for families in our school experiencing hardship.
Please consider making a donation! Current needs can be found HERE. We also have an Amazon Wish List.
Parent University Thursday, December 10, 2020 1-2 pm
Helping Parents Establish Boundaries & Create Deeper Connections With Family Through The Holidays And Beyond: Let's Kickoff 2021 With A Good Mental Perspective Now.
Part 1: Learning to balance heavy workloads and expectations, understanding student academic values and pressures
Part 2: Creating and setting boundaries to reduce stress and increase connection to our loved one
Part 3: Rohit, Webb Bridge Middle School Alumni, will bring in his tips and ways he tackles heavy workloads and college prep, and what he enjoys over break!
Part 4: Sally from the David Academy will join us to share some simple proactive tips on how parents can reduce pressure on academic planning as your child quickly approaches High school.
Session will be recorded. Link to join the live event below.
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