WMS Weekly Warrior
Week of 1-13-20
Good Afternoon,
On Tuesday, January 14th all students will be participating in the Interim Assessment Blocks (IAB) of the Smarter Balance Assessment. The IAB’s are shorter assessments that concentrate on smaller sets of related concepts. IAB’s are designed to focus on discrete bundles of content to give teachers a better understanding of students’ knowledge and academic performance and provide teachers with precise next steps for instruction. To be prepared for the IAB, students will need a fully charged Chromebook and wired headphones for listening. Students should also remember to log out of their Chromebook and after logging out, they should power down when charging overnight. This will update the Chromebook in preparation for the IAB. Students will be taking this assessment during regular school hours.
Thank you to all those who attended our winter concert on Wednesday of last week. Our students continue to amaze us with their hard work and dedication. A special thank you to our teachers as well as we continue to make music at WMS a positive experience for our students.
The next meet of the 8th grade dance committee will be held on January 29th at 6:30 in the WMS LMC. A variety of topics will be discussed including, budget, fundraising ideas, ticket prices and other anticipated expenses. Please show your support to the committee and join them for this meeting.
The PIM meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 14th has been cancelled. Please join us at our next meeting on Feb. 11th at 2:45.
The WMS Alliance is sponsoring the Annual Pancake Breakfast on Feb. 2nd from 8-10. Please see the flyer below with all the details and donations that are needed.
Eighth grade students are reminded that Mid-Term exams are scheduled for Algebra 1 and World Language. Algebra 1 is scheduled for January 30th and World Language is scheduled for February 13th. Please look for more information from teachers coming soon.
Also, the second payment for the eighth grade field trip to Washington D.C. of $230.00 due on or before Wednesday, February 6, 2020
Have a great week,
Bill Nemec, Principal
Suzi Greene, Assistant
Leo Club Backpack Collection
The Woodbury Middle School Leo Club is collecting lightly used backpacks or drawstring bags as part of a drive to prepare care packages for the less fortunate this winter season. Club members will collect and fill the backpacks/bags with various care and hygiene products, and will deliver them to area shelters for distribution. Care packages will be assembled for men, women, and children, so any style of backpack can be donated.
Any donated bags can be dropped off in the Culinary Arts Room, # 115.
On behalf of the WMS Leo Club, we would like to thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Caroline South and Mike Hadoulis
Leo Club Advisers
Upcoming Events Save the Date
1-14-20 IAB SBAC Assesment
1-17-20 Early Dismissal (Teacher Professional Learning)
1-20-20 Martin Luther King Day (No School)
1-30-20 Eighth Grade Algebra 1 Mid-Term
2-2-20 Pancake Breakfast
2-6-20 Washington DC Second payment due
2-13-20 Eighth Grade World Language Mid-Term
Chromebook Repair
Recently many Chromebooks have been brought in for repair because they are not in their protective case. Please be reminded, students will receive only one free repair of their Chromebook a year. Subsequent repairs to Chromebooks will be charged to the student assigned to the Chromebook. Every student has been issued a protective cover for his or her device. Repairs to non-protected Chromebooks may not be covered under our repair policy. Please keep Chromebooks in their protective cases!
School Counseling News
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eENgjz5zh0U7fbCmSjf7zrPBFlN2h2cXAQZii4BR4f0/edit?usp=sharing
Family Spotlight
Grade Level Notes
Athletic News
Winter sports are beginning on 11-18. Please contact Mr. McGrath with any questions about athletics at Woodbury M.S.
http://stats.ciacsports.com/game_cal.cgi?school=WoodburyMiddleSchool&honly=
Unified Arts Newsletter
Click here for the Unified Arts Newsletter
WMS School Store
The store is closed. See you in January
Thanks for your support!
Woodbury Middle School
Email: wnemec@ctreg14.org
Website: www.ctreg14.org
Phone: 203-263-4306
Twitter: @WMS_Admin