The LEGEND Scroll
Week of February 3 - 9, 2019
Learning for Empowerment, Growth, Equity and the Needs of our Diverse School
Our Vision:
“Empowering every student, every day”
Our Mission:
It is the mission of Waggoner Road Junior High School to create a positive, safe, and equitable environment that addresses the unique needs of our students and empowers them to take ownership of their academic and personal growth in order to become informed and compassionate global citizens.
Washington D.C. Payment #3 Due Date Extended to Monday, Feb. 4th
Families, the dates for DC Trip payments are quickly approaching! Please make note of the upcoming due dates:
Families have 2 remaining payments of $155 to pay. The payment dates are:
Third payment of $155.00 is due the week of: Jan. 28-Feb. 4, 2019
Final payment of $155.00 is due the week of: Feb. 19-Feb. 22, 2019
Payments can also be made via credit card this year at dc-trip.ticketleap.com/washington-dc/
Parent-Teacher Conferences Sign-Ups are Now Available
Conferences are a great opportunity to meet with your child's teachers to discuss his/her progress. Winter Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, February 7th and Wednesday, February 13th this year. During this round of conferences, you will have the opportunity to meet with your student's entire team of teachers at one time! In order to sign up for Winter Conferences, please follow the link below and click on your student's ELA teacher. If you have any questions or need help signing up, please contact the Main Office at 614-501-5700. We look forward to seeing you soon!!
Yearbook Promotion for 8th Graders!!!
Yearbook Photos
Students love seeing pictures of themselves and photos they have taken in the yearbook. Josten’s has an app which makes it very easy! The app allows you to upload photos which the staff can then enter in the yearbook. If you have pictures this is a great way to do it, picture of the app is below. They get put on our software nightly. If you have photos from dances, extra curricular activities and more that you would like to share please add them to the app!
Yearbook Staff
Assistant Principal Corner
Families:
We are continuing to work hard and have fun! Congratulations to our students who earned a limo ride and lunch from our last fundraiser. Thank you to our PTO for Sponsoring the outing.
We want to thank our LEGENDS for displaying expected behaviors in classrooms and common areas. Parents, you can help us by reminding your child(ren) of the following:
Cell phones should be put away unless directed otherwise in the classroom.
Ear buds, headphones and air pods must be put away while students are in common areas (hallways, cafeteria, gym)
We want to take as many students as we can on our incentive trip to Gahanna Lanes. Please keep in mind the criteria:
NO ISS, OSS, Bus Suspensions for the quarter
No more than 3 tardies
No more than 2 educlimber incidents
*Please be sure your student has an updated Emergency Medical Authorization (EMA) form on file here at school.
From the Desk of Our Guidance Counselor
8th Grade Field Trip!!
When: Feb. 28 from 11:15 – 1:30
Where: Eastland Career Center
There is no cost to students or families. Students need to have their permission forms and Emergency Medical Forms completed and turned in by Feb. 14 or prior.
Students will be eating at school prior to leaving for the field trip.
Permission slips will be distributed on Feb. 5. Again, they must be returned by Feb. 14 or prior so we can get an accurate count of students for the buses and the tour.
Interested in more information?? Contact Mrs. Wallace at twallace@reyn.org or at 614-501-5700.
Career Speaker coming Monday, Feb. 4, to speak about careers in Logistics/Business.
If your child would like to hear this presentation, please have them sign up in the office or email Mrs. Wallace at twallace@reyn.org to let her know.
PTO Updates
Pepperoni Rollers Kick-Off New Date TBD
McTeacher's Night @ McDonalds!!
Eat Lunch or Dinner @ City BBQ on February 12th
7th/8th Grade District Valentine's Day Dance
Team Weekly Updates
Please speak with your student's teachers to find out what is happening next week.
Please speak with your student's teachers to find out what is happening next week.
Please speak with your student's teachers to find out what is happening next week.
UPCOMING EVENTS. . .
3rd DC Payment Due Date Extended to Feb. 4th
Monday, Feb 4, 2019, 09:30 AM
Waggoner Road Junior High, Waggoner Road, Reynoldsburg, OH, USA
7th/8th Grade Valentine's Day Dance (District-wide)
Thursday, Feb 14, 2019, 05:30 PM
Waggoner Road Junior High School
No School
Friday, Feb 15, 2019, 09:00 AM
Reynoldsburg City School District, OH, USA
No School -- President's Day
Monday, Feb 18, 2019, 09:00 AM
Reynoldsburg City School District, OH, USA
Band Concert (Grades 6 - 8)
1:00 pm -- 7th Grade
3:00 pm -- 8th Grade
Saturday, Feb 23, 2019, 01:00 PM
Reynoldsburg High School - Summit Campus, Summit Road, Reynoldsburg, OH, USA
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. . .
NEW SCHOOL STORE HOURS
Our School Store has been up and running with the help of some great student employees and student managers! Every week, students may visit the store to spend their hard earned pendants that they receive in classes for being RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, and SAFE. Due to the heavy volume of customers, the store will be open to students every Tuesday during Zero Period. We will also keep our normal Thursday hours.
iReady Incentive Launched Building-wide
IReady is a tool that our RCS uses in grades K - 8 to help students in closing gaps in areas of Math and Language Arts. Waggoner Road Junior High School is proud to unveil a building-wide incentive to get students excited about logging on and passing lessons! Interested in learning more? Please follow the link below:
School Hours and Cold Weather
RHS is Headed to Spain in March 2020!
Career Cafe Speakers Needed!!
WRJH will have career speakers coming to talk with students during lunch. Please have your child sign up in the office with Mrs. Wallace so they can hear about these interesting careers.
Feb. 4 = Careers in Logistics
April 10 = Careers in Government
If there are any parents/guardians/relatives of students that are interested in presenting to students about their career, please call Mrs. Wallace at 614-501-5706 by Nov. 30.
Zero Period Expectations
Breakfast and Lunch is an important part of your child’s school day!
Reminder to parents/guardians…Breakfast and Lunch is an important part of your child’s school day!
Please fill out the Meal Application to see if your child qualifies for free and reduced breakfast and lunch! The application must be filled out each year for your family. This online application must be completed on a laptop or desktop. It is not mobile friendly.
RCS Food Department Information:
Attendance Policies/Information
In compliance with the Ohio General Assembly and House Bill 410, absences are no longer counted as how many days missed, but by how many hours of school missed. Therefore, if a student misses 38 or more hours within a given month, or 65 or more hours within the year, excused or unexcused, we are required to send a letter to notify you of the hours missed. Our notification is not a judgment on the reason for the absence, simply the application of the law. Our team – including your child’s teachers, social worker and building administrators – is here to partner with you on your child’s educational journey.
Please remember that you must report school absences for EACH DAY that your child is absent by contacting Mrs. Bobbi Butler at bbutler@reyn.org or calling 614-501-5700.
For more information, download the documentation below.
Meals on Wheels Partners with WRJH Students
Our school believes strongly in the importance of giving back to our community and beyond. We would like to offer your family the opportunity to participate in a unique service learning project. There is a strong need to provide meals for the elderly in Reynoldsburg. We have partnered with LifeCare Alliance’s Meals on Wheels program to help keep our aging neighbors in their homes...where they want to be. Our students have the opportunity to physically see the “good” they are doing for their community by handing over a hot meal to someone in need. WRJH has adopted a route of 6-8 seniors who we deliver hot meals to once a week. Parents or guardians will be asked to pick up meal containers at Parkview Presbyterian Church at 6969 E. Livingston Ave. The parent/guardian will then come and sign his or her child out for their lunch and recess period. Together, meals will be delivered. After meals are delivered, students are dropped back off to school, and the parent/guardian returns the empty meal containers to the church. Start to finish, this would take approximately 50 minutes. Depending on the number of interested families, you would be serving this route approximately once a month. If this is something you and your family might be interested in, please contact Ms. Knight at amber.knight@reyn.org. Once the group of new volunteers for the 18-19 school year is established, LifeCare Alliance will come to WJRH to conduct a one-hour training session so we can quickly get started on our mission!