Weddington Middle School Newsletter
May 31, 2019
Notes from the Principal
Dear Parents,
We’re less than a week away, and we’re ready! Most tests are taken, and we’re preparing for what’s next!! Our 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony takes place next Thursday, and those groups will rehearse at WHS on either Tuesday or Wednesday.
We’ll have some fun activities as we finish out the school year, and we again thank this community for the enduring support. In our last newsletter this academic year, I wish each of you a wonderful weekend…AND a splendid summer. Enjoy!
For your calendar...
June 3 – 8th Social Studies NCFE
June 3 – 7th taking 8th Math Placement Test
June 4 & 5 Make-ups
8th Grade Promotion Information
Eighth Grade Promotion
Thursday, June 6th
in the
Weddington High School Gymnasium
There will be two ceremonies at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm. Students in the first ceremony need to be at WHS by 9:30 am. Students in the second ceremony need to arrive at WHS by 12:30 pm. Students will receive 3 tickets MAXIMUM for guests. Please complete ticket request form that went home with students and return to your homeroom teacher by next Wednesday, May 15th.
10:00 am: Forbes, Helms, Huesing, Ries, Scott, Washburn, Zimmerman, Zwally, Johnson, and Palarino.
1:00 pm: Chirico, Dove, Estro, Proleika, Seaborn, and Sullivan
Don't forget your summer reading!
Rising 9th Graders: Honors English I: Call of the Wild by Jack London
Honors English II: Night by Elie Wiesel
There is no summer reading for College Prep Eng I or Advanced Critical Inquiry.
Rising 6th, 7th & 8th Grade https://sites.google.com/a/ucps.k12.nc.us/wdmsmediacenter/required-summer-reading
SAVE THE DATES!
6th Grade - 8/21/19 – Last Name- A through N - 2pm-4pm
6th Grade - 8/21/19 – Last Name - O through Z - 6pm-8pm
7th Grade 8/22/19 - 10am-12pm
(students new to WMS may arrive at 9:30am for a brief orientation)
8th Grade 8/22/19 2-4pm (students new to WMS may arrive at 1:30pm for a brief orientation.
If you have a rising 7th or 8th grader who will not attend Weddington Middle next year please email Christie.Haas@ucps.k12.nc.us
Helpful WMS Info
Please remember you need to bring your driver’s license to visit, volunteer, or check out students.
BUS INFO
- Download the Here Comes the Bus app or visit herecomesthebus.com
- Click the Sign Up button
- Enter school code 74436 and click “Next” followed by “Confirm”
- Complete the “User Profile” box
- Under “My Students,” click “Add”
- Enter your child’s last name and student ID number
Due to overcrowding on buses 62 and 85 only riders assigned to those buses can ride. Also, per transportation car riders are not permitted to ride school buses.
Please remember outside lunches from vendors/restaurants such as
Chick-Fil-A, McDonald’s, Subway etc. are not permitted. Parents, please refrain from disguising the outside commercial food in brown paper bags.
Absence/Early Dismissal
Parents, if your child will be leaving school early, please send a note to the homeroom teacher with the dismissal time. Students who leave before or arrive after 12:15 pm will be marked absent for the day. There are no dismissals allowed after 3:30 pm. If you send a note for your student to be in the office at 3:30 pm and you arrive after the 3:30 pm deadline, if your student is not in the office waiting for you the office staff will not call your student out of class. Also, all early dismissal and late arrivals from medical appointments must have a note from the doctor in order to be excused.
When students are absent it is not necessary to call the school. Be sure to send a note to the homeroom teacher stating why the student was not in school. UCPS will notify you through Connect-Ed if your student was
absent.
About Us
Email: amy.rogers@ucps.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/Domain/56
Location: 5903 Deal Road, Matthews, NC, USA
Phone: 704-814-9772
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeddingtonMS.NC/
Twitter: @WMSINFO