Ranger Review
Week of May 9-13
Work hard. Manage yourself. Show respect.
Principal Message
Families, Students, & Staff,
STAAR Testing is this week. You should have received an email Friday evening with your student's testing room. Students will need their Chromebooks for the test. Students will have the same room for the math and reading test. Students will leave their Chromebooks in their testing room on Tuesday in order to have them charged and ready for testing on Wednesday.
We will be selling yearbooks on campus for $35 on May 19th and May 20th during all 3 student lunches*.
Upcoming Dates
May 9: Choir Spring Concert. Please see Mrs. Reyes for more information.
May 10: 6th-8th grade Math STAAR & Algebra 1 EOC. Student Chromebooks & chargers are needed to test.
May 11: 6th-8th grade Reading STAAR. Student Chromebooks & chargers are needed to test.
May 12: Girls Soccer at WMS starting at 5:00pm
May 12: Boys Soccer at SMS starting at 5:00pm.
May 12: District Tennis Meet for 7th grade. Please see Sports You for more information.
May 13: District Tennis Meet for 8th grade. Please see Sports You for more information.
May 14: District Soccer Tournament. Please see Sports You for more information.
May 14: Spring Dance Show at the PAC.
May 15: 7th & 8th Grade Spring Band Concert. Starting at 2:00pm @PAC.
May 17-19: Spring Musical, Aladdin. Each night at 5:30pm. $3 entrance fee.
May 17: 8th grade Science STAAR. Student Chromebooks & chargers are needed to test.
May 18: 8th grade Social Studies STAAR. Student Chromebooks & chargers are needed to test.
May 18: Start turn in of Chromebooks. 8th grade will turn in Chromebooks after STAAR testing May 18. 6th/7th will turn in during Advisory period.
May 19: HHS senior walks @WMS.
May 20: End of year dance. Tickets will be on sale starting May 18. Students will only be able to purchase a ticket once they return their Chromebook, charger, & clear their student debt.
May 25: Field day for all grade levels. (8th grade field day is still being planned. We will reach out for volunteers as soon as the details are set.).
Attention 6th & 7th grade parents: If you are available to volunteer to field day on Wednesday, May 25th, please use the link below to sign up to run a station. You can sign up to help in the AM, PM, or both. Use this link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4DA8AB2AA2F49-6th7th
May 26: Last day of school. Early release at 2:00pm. We will have our end of year awards this day. If your student is receiving an award, I will send an email by May 20th.
9:30am-10:30am -- 8th grade awards ceremony.
11:00am-12:00pm -- 7th grade awards ceremony.
12:30pm-1:30pm -- 6th grade awards ceremony.
Have a great week!
Ms. Lytle
Dress Code: As the weather gets warmer, I want to remind students that hats are not allowed in the building. However, we do encourage students to wear their hats when eating lunch outside. As a reminder, pants with holes/rips that show skin are not allowed if the holes/rips show skin above the fingertips. If your student has something underneath, then the pants will be ok. I know shopping for shorts is not easy. Please be mindful when purchasing shorts. If shorts are well above the finger tips and/or show the bottom area, they will not be allowed. Tank tops should have two fingertips worth of strap and should not be too low cut. Muscle tops with cuts down the ribs will not be allowed. If you have questions, please reach out.
To To report an absence or if you have questions about an absence, please send an email to: WMS.attendance@ .net.
***We DO NOT accept phone calls or voicemail messages as documentation for a student's absence.
Excuse Notes:
Documentation must be received in the Front Office within 5 school days after the absence has occurred.
Compulsory attendance.
The student is in violation of the Compulsory Attendance Law if a student fails to attend school on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year without a valid excuse (unexcused absences) as stated by district or state policies.
Morning Entry Time/Breakfast: Due to buses dropping off students earlier, we will open our campus doors starting at 7:30 instead of 7:45. Breakfast will start at 7:30 to accommodate this change. This change has had a positive impact on students not being late to first period due to breakfast lines. We have more students eating breakfast now than any other time during the year and it is less chaotic than before.
Student Drop off: Please drop your student(s) off in the designated parent drop off loop. Now that we are opening the doors at 7:30am the line for parent drop off is minimal. The safest place to drop off your student is in the parent drop off. Please refrain from dropping students off across the street from the school as there is only one are of the street where we have a dedicated crossing guard. Dropping students off in the staff parking lot or the bus lane should be avoided. In the coming weeks, the staff parking lot will become blocked off and will only be accessible to staff and parents entering the building.
Student IDs: Every student received a 2021-2022 school ID at the beginning of the year that is also used as their bus pass, if they ride a bus. Students are expected to wear their ID on their clothing and above their waist. Students that do not bring their ID will be given a temporary sticker ID for the day for $1. Students who wish to purchase a new ID will need to pay $5. Charges will be emailed home weekly and will follow students to their next grade level. Students who have ID fees will not be able to attend upcoming dances until the fines are paid.
Laura B. Wallace Middle School
Assistant Principal - Victor Hernandez
Assistant Principal - Petra Gonzalez
Email: joanne.lytle@hayscisd.net
Website: https://www.hayscisd.net/wms
Location: 1500 West Center Street, Kyle, TX, USA
Phone: 512-268-2891