Notes from the WGMS Principal
December 9, 2022
Message from the Principal
Hello WGMS families!
We had a smooth start to our second trimester as students began a new rotation of a special area class. We are looking forward to finishing this year strong as we roll into 2023!
I wanted to share again that with the holidays approaching, along with the fun and excitement, it can also be stressful for some students and families. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your child's counselor or my office if there is any way that we can provide extra support during this time.
Stay well,
Michael McGrath
Positivity Pause
Throughout the week, staff members can write a "Positivity Pause" note for any students that they see being kind, responsible, and caring community members. Students turn in their slips to the main office, and we do a drawing to pause and recognize students on a weekly basis.
Congratulations to the following four students who we celebrated this morning in our drawing. Thank you for adding positivity to WGMS!
- Kerri Corcoran
- Landon Duda
- Raynisha Heath
- Ryder Mackey
Holiday Concert
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Fundraiser Pick-Up
The Cherrydale fundraising items will be available for parent pickup on Thursday, December 15th, 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the front entrance of West Genesee Middle School. It is important you pick up your items during this timeframe as items are refrigerated.
The West Genesee Middle School Parent Teacher Association thanks you for your support of the fundraiser which raised $5,054 to support our WGMS teachers and students! We appreciate your help.
Reports Cards Opening Soon for WGMS
As you may be aware, report cards are electronically accessible in ParentVUE. In addition to this digital format, ParentVUE will also have a printable PDF version in case you wish to print it out. Report cards for WGMS will be available on December 17, 2022
If you are not able to access your ParentVUE account, please use the following link. Once there you can click the forgot password link.
If you need to activate your account, please email: centralregistrar@westgenesee.org. We will be happy to assist you from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
West Genesee Strategic Planning Climate Survey
Our District values your feedback! We are currently surveying West Genesee Central School District community (families, students, and staff) in order to gain insight into your perception of our schools and district effectiveness. To ensure we continue to provide high quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for college and career, we need your feedback. We want to know what you think.
To administer these surveys, we have partnered with Panorama Education to conduct our 2022-2023 Family Survey. Panorama safeguards your privacy, keeping your responses confidential. The survey shouldn’t take more than a few minutes to complete, and will be a valuable source of information for us as we work to make our schools and District as good as they can be.
You may complete the survey online through December 16 using a computer, tablet, or smartphone by visiting the following building-specific websites. If your children attend different schools within the District, you are welcome to complete a survey for each building.
School Family-School Relationships Survey Link
We thank you in advance for your thoughtful, anonymous responses. If you have any questions about the survey administration, please don’t hesitate to contact our Strategic Planning Co-Coordinators:
Robert Leo, Director of Professional Learning: rleo@westgenesee.org
Deb Ratcliff, Assistant Principal, Stonehedge Elementary: dratcliff@westgenesee.org
Are you Receiving All of our Communications? Helpful Tips about the SchoolMessenger Communication System:
- To be sure that you are receiving all emails sent from the District/schools/teachers please periodically check your spam/junk/promotions folder for emails with @westgenesee.org, then mark that they are not spam/junk/promotions.
- To be sure that you are receiving text messages this year from WGCSD or your school(s) Text a "Y" or "Yes" to 67587
If you still have questions about receiving emails and/or text from WGCSD please email them to publications@westgenesee.org.
Upcoming Events
- December 14, 2022 PTA Meeting 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- December 20, 2022 Holiday Music Concert
- December 26-30, 2022 No School-Holiday Recess
- January 2, 2023 No School-Holiday Recess