The Wigwam Express-Mid Month Update
March 2022
Wigwam Creek Middle School
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Location: 4510 North 127th Avenue, Litchfield Park, AZ, USA
Phone: 623-547-1100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wigwamcreekmiddleschool/
A Message from the Principal
Dear Jaguar Families,
I hope that Spring Break was restful and enjoyable for you and your family. As always, this newsletter is packed full of information about school happenings and upcoming events. Please be sure to read through it in it's entirety to keep yourself up-to-date with all of the latest happenings.
AASA (formerly AzMERIT) Testing-State testing begins April 4th and continues through April 13. It is crucial that your child is at school and on-time each day. Please remember school starts at 8:50am. Testing will begin promptly at 8:55 each day. We appreciate your help with ensuring that your child is rested and ready to go each day.
Student Advisory Group-I have had the great pleasure of working with several student representatives across 6th, 7th, and 8th, grade to gather input and feedback on important school topics. In the past we have discussed school dress code and enforcement, student incentives, and before/after school clubs. They have generated a list of topics for our next meeting which includes bullying, the impact of social media, specials classes, and passing periods. I am so proud of their maturity and ability to discuss these topics with an open mind. They are truly providing valuable feedback and input. I look forward to our upcoming discussions.
Site Council- Our Wigwam Creek Site Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. We are scheduled to meet from 6pm-7pm in the school media center. I have included the agenda below and it can be found on our school website as well.
District S.T.E.A.M. Fair-Information went out a few weeks ago about our district S.T.E.A.M. fair. We still need representatives from 7th and 8th grade. Check out the fliers below for more information on how you can participate in this fun and worthwhile event. The deadline for registration is April 1st.
Early Release-Please remember we have early release on Friday, March 25, 2022. Students dismiss at 1:50pm on early release days.
Bus Routes-All of our bus routes have been reinstated. Thank to all families for your patience as our transportation department worked diligently to hire and train new drivers. We know this was a hardship on families and I sincerely appreciate your grace and understanding.
Loaner Computers-Throughout our stay-at-home and quarantine period over the last two years we were lucky enough to be able to loan out school computers to students in need. Now that we are no longer isolating/quarantining students (except in positive cases and parent choice), we will begin to contact families with the hope of getting school computers returned. If you have a school computer on loan, please return it along with the charging cord, to our front office and/or send it with your child to school. Our office staff will begin reaching out to all families who signed a loaner agreement. Thank you for your help with this.
Have a great month!
Respectfully,
Mrs. Tassin and the Wigwam Creek Staff
S.T.E.A.M. Fair Information
Site Council Agenda
Communication is Essential
We encourage all parents/guardians to keep the lines of communication open. If you have a question do not hesitate to reach out to your child's homeroom teacher and/or advisor for support.
6th Grade Advisor-Ms. Hale-hale@lesd.k12.az.us
7th Grade Advisor-Ms. Baczynski-baczynski@lesd.k12.az.us
8th Grade Advisor-Mr. Whitman-whitman@lesd.k12.az.us
To reach Ms. McQuarrie or me, please reach out to Ms. Brownlee, our Office Manager, at brownlee@lesd.k12.az.us.
Early Release
Friday, Mar 25, 2022, 01:45 PM
Wigwam Creek Middle School, North 127th Avenue, Litchfield Park, AZ, USA
Weekly Progress Report-Every Tuesday
Progress reports are sent home via email each Tuesday by 6pm. The only exception is when mid-term or report cards go home. In that case, the mid-term and/or report card can be found in ParentVue and StudentVue on a Thursday afternoon.
This month's dates were/are:
3/1
3/22
3/29