The Weightman M.E.O.W.
Monthly Events Of Wildcats: FEBUARY 2021
Principals Message
Hello Wildcat families,
This is the time of year we start prepping for the next school year. Below is information for each grade on what that will look/feel like for your Wildcat student. In addition, you can find the 21-22 course cards for each grade level. All course descriptions can be found here: https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/course_catalog/middle_school_categories
INCOMING 6TH GRADE:
Week of February 8th, TEWMS will Zoom with feeder elementary schools and present TEWMS Wildcat information. We will record the presentation and share on school website. Traditional students will complete a course selection card (see attachment below). MSO (mySchool Online) Wildcats will complete their course selection using this link starting February 9th: https://tewms.pasco.k12.fl.us/mform/view.php?id=42064. Contact Ms. Foti for questions.
6TH GRADE GOING TO 7TH GRADE:
Traditional students will received course cards on February 3rd. All 7th grade course cards are due back on February 5th. The week of February 11-16, ELA classes will be called to the media for student to enter their course selections into myStudent (Traditional only).
MSO (mySchool Online) Wildcats will complete their course selection using this link starting Feb 11th: https://tewms.pasco.k12.fl.us/mform/view.php?id=42975. Mrs. Ware, Ms. Joyner and Mrs. Leonard will enter these course selections into myStudent. Contact Mrs. Leonard for questions.
7TH GRADE GOING TO 8TH GRADE:
February 9th: During Study Hall, all current 7th graders will watch a presentation (via zoom) to review the course card, how to complete it, and due dates for both Traditional and myStudent Online (MSO) students. Traditional students will receive a course card (see attachment below) through their 2nd period teacher. MSO Wildcats will complete their course selection using this link, starting Feb 9th: https://tewms.pasco.k12.fl.us/mform/view.php?id=43709
All 8th grade course cards are due back by Friday, February 19th. The recorded presentation will be posted in every ELA myLearning course for all students/parents to access. Contact Mrs. Irving for questions.
8TH GRADE GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL:
Week of February 16th, all 8th graders will watch a presentation from WCHS, fill out course cards. Completed course cards are due to Ms. Foti by February 26th.
Student Honor Roll
TEWMS will award honor status each semester to students who qualify for one of the following three levels of honor roll designations. Calculations will be carried to the 5th decimal place and rounded to the 4th decimal place. We will be posting our Honor Roll video on Friday, February 5th at www.tewms.pasco.k12.fl.us
- Straight A Honor Roll: Awarded to students who have an “A” in all of the courses completed during the semester, with grades documented in the student information system. Students must have a minimum of six grades or a number of grades equivalent to three (3) credits posted for the current semester to be eligible.
- A/B Honor Roll: Awarded to students who have an “A” or a “B” in all of the courses completed during the semester, with grades documented in the student information system. Students must have a minimum of six grades or a number of grades equivalent to three (3) credits posted for the current semester to be eligible.
- Honor Roll: Awarded to students with a semester weighted GPA at or above 3.2000 based on grades documented in the student information system. Students must have a minimum of six grades or a number of grades equivalent to three (3) credits posted for the current semester to be eligible. Students cannot have earned a grade of D or F in any of their semester courses to be eligible.
All grades posted for the semester will be used in the honor roll calculation. Students enrolled in one or more courses through Pasco eSchool, virtual or dual enrollment courses may be eligible for honor roll recognition provided that grades are received and entered into the student information system by the time report cards are issued for brick and mortar courses. Students must have at least six (6) grades or a number of grades equivalent to three (3) credits posted for the current semester to be eligible for the semester honor roll designation.
TEWMS will be celebrating the hard work and accomplishments of our Wildcats during our Honor Roll. Families will be notified by Friday, January 29th and we will be posting our Honor Roll video on Friday, February 5th at www.tewms.pasco.k12.fl.us
6th Grade Honor Roll
All A's Honor Roll
Dylan Heger
Benjamin Vickroy
Skai Crocitto
Jonas Jarboe
Sage Barcelona
Dasharia Whitehead
Leah Batjer
Maya Wiggin
Samantha Bonomo
Sebastian Rivera
Mason Velez
Ethan Hopkins
Marissa Morton
Sarah Prieto
Laith Ali
Makhi Moragne
Bailey Hand
Christopher Simpson
Ashley Bolt
Ryan Boswell
James Clark
Kerington Crawford
Daniela Vasquez
Austin Wu
Roman Jones
Lily Moore
Alyssa O'Dette
Valeria Ore
Gabriela Rodriguez
Briana Silva
Jayden Zayas-Ramos
Amairani Fagin
Kaylee Goines
Madisyn Hill
Akaash Patel
Akshay Patel
Jadyn Sherman
A-B Honor Roll
Amari Stevens
Joshua Wood
Tavin Groomes
Lucas Stockwell
Ava Tyler
Olivia Tyler
Kennedy Allen
Ashton Alvarez
Daniel Avena-Day
Anya-Lee Brown
Kalamena Mitchell
Lea Nguyen
Angelie Rodriguez
Kevin Bhagaloo
Daniel Leyton
Valeria Sucre-Sloan
Ameera Crawford
Abigail Donahue
Bryce Flemming
Pryce Lessem
Sebastian Lozano
Calissa Lyons
Jasmin Machado
Owen Monks
Alysson Perez
Aaron David
Giovanni Desantis
Om Patel
Sami Qaiser
Oliver Edwards
Jonathan Velazco
Matthew Young
Paige Cline
Kylie Misch
Haleigh Plaseyed
Jessa John
Jude Maldonado
Aaslyn Belcher
Sophia Edmeads
Adriana Kendrick
Alvin Mireles-Vazquez
Sienna Neves
Aizley Ottmo
Lana Yetter
Ryan Ruege
Ahmy Arca
Sadie Beckstead
Veronica Garcia Cadme
Zane Quillen
Salem Addis
Alyssa Agard
Dionne Blockett
Michael Caruso
Nadeige Desronvil-Locke
Peyton Egbert
Brooklyn Michelson
Ethan Ngo
Sebastian Price
Noah Stiens
Kiefer Fussell
Campbell Simons
Shelby Turner
Adriana Viera
Alyssa Salas
Madison Boyle
Caiden Peterson
Oluebube Enwere
Jaxon Berrios
Addison Emmick
Enrique Garcia
Natalia Portman
Clara Saleh
Anastasia Alvarez
Abigail Goforth
Kailyn Mendelsohn
Cannon Roux
Jaimie Tuure
Nicholas Graham
Brie-Anna Lee
McKenzie Rolle
Elijah Sackett
3.2 Honor Roll
Kayla Gopee
Dante Shaw
Janiah Chanea
Samantha Harris
Katia Rich
Alissa Borthwick
Adam Gilliam
William Marsala
Katie Christodoulou
Aidan Deleon
Tyler Harkness
Jaasiel Roman
Cristopher Glavich
Jonathan Hollerbach
Stella Marcantoni
Jaitza Vega
Khaliq Khan
Ayden Tevaga
Ariana Hernandez
Grayson Johnson
Juan Zelaya-Diaz
Morgan Kreilein
Diandrei Cacpal
7th Grade Honor Roll
All As Honor Roll
Katie Francisco
Christopher Koschman
Camden Battey
Aidan Mathurin
Sean Roche
Jadon Wilson
Munachiso Enwere
Mills Carrillo
Shawn Kelley
Isabella Stewart
Carlos Henao
Amanda Lemos
Keeley Elliott
Andrew Bray
Lillian Capron
Ryland Shay Goude
Dalton Wilkes
Martin Botros
Jessica Ghobryal
Naiomy Huertas Rios
Marc Moua
Emma Decker
Alejandro Garcia Cadme
Prisha Patel
Dylan Pabon
Guillermo Blanco
Danica Foster
Sebastian Rodriquez
Zachary Tram
A-B Honor Roll
Ethan Bahs
Dominic Fusco
Isabella Gray
Joshua Griffin
Jacob Koch
Kayleigh Leon
Kayla Leonard
Adam Phillips
Anthony Pinkston
Jackson Purcell
Lana Smith
Jaidyn Betancourt
Austin Bishop
Tavion Cousin
Katelyn Koceja
Malte Koerber
Meghan Lutes
Michael Lutes
Vincent Parsons
Zachary Pertz
Michael Rezabek
Jaili Rivera
Connor Saunders
Nicholas Sullivan
Isabel Witt
Christelle Cadet
Gianna Como
Ashley Hayden
Moksh Patel
Reeve Spitzer
Sophia Villegas-Lombeyda
Seth Viola
Jacob Christensen
Hailey Garcia
Tejuola Kolapo
Destini Olivas
Darian Blockett
Peyton Cullum
Desmond Demorin
Jesseniah Joseph
Juliana Martin
Liah Santiago
John Philip Tejerero
Gianna Caruso
Finley Leiker
Anderson Li
Mariah Carter
Nicole Da Luz
Maia Dinglasan
Paul Figueroa
Angela Jimenez
Alyssa Maldonado
Rayselin Ortiz
Blake Pole
Riti Singh
Charles Angelo Heran
Jamison Roysdon
Jack Schroeder
Madisyn Whalen
Deanna Ball
Layla Knight
Sophia Moscu
Jayden Nunez
Felipe Perez
Mikaela Kuzelka
Cooper Peat
Lilliana Garcia
Gavin Hinton
Joly Masoud
Skylar Mocabee
Giselle Boudreau
Emily Boze
Kirby Dehaney
Tyhanna Ford
Brihana Grullon
Korinne Harris
Joshua Morales
3.2 Honor Roll
Leif Frazier
Kali Manco
Logan Munn
Raymond Berrios Pagan
Elazar Destin
Christian Cruz
Antonio Cuao
Aiden Nguyen
Keylianiz Diaz-Diaz
Kaitlynn Tarazona
Mackenzie Griffin
Caitlin Mellon
8th Grade Honor Roll
All As Honor Roll
Emmy Devore
Sean Donahue
Alexandra Lyons
Caique Santos-Silva
Faith Trisch
Aidan Yoquelet
Luanna Mineiro De Souza
Kirolos Shehata
Alison Beaton
Jeremy Bourque
Kaleigh Crawford
Emma Heiss
Orihime Morales
Azalea Scotland
Brecken Garner
Sean Sanchez
Christopher Wilson
Yan Rivera Ortiz
Erin McDermott
Samarth Muralidhara
Nikki Watson
Danica Boswell
Skye Beck
Isabella Carlton
Caleb Hourihan
Abrianna Traver
Annabel Lewis
Justin Shumway
Ryder Sokolski
Adrian Vidal
A-B Honor Roll
Dayla Christopher
Kaylee McGinnis
Andrea Monks
Ernesto Coppola
Andrew Cross
Nicholas Jenkins
Paige Kiser
Christian Martinez
Steven Brown
Amy Castro
Raysha Chowdhury
Emmanuel Collazo
Xavier Hernandez
Joshua Hourihan
Kyle Kartel
Alexi Sanchez
Tyler Sullivan
Nailah Rivers
Luke Eisenberg
Cole Nordholm
Gabriella Prado
Alana Carter
Leila Martinez
Ryder Prep
Collin Snead
Joseph Femminineo
Hannah Clark
Gabriella Gonzalez
Maliq Moragne
Layla Andrade
Candace Clark
Jasmine Diaz
Angela Dinh
Olivia Foti-Bova
Julian Lescaille
Savir Mohammed
Trinity Perry
Dylan Rivera
Jacob Sideris
Taylor Smith
Cristian Vega-Lopez
Jinnel Wray
Laura Aponte Rivera
Alexandra Goines
Yairah Heimbach
Hailey Henderson
Emma Hynes
Emily Newman
Briana O'Neil
Dylan Sabbah
Wyatt Steckly
Alexander Gonzalez
Arianna Johnson
Zaidee Mick
Alliana Valencia
Jansen Warren
Mackenzie Lane
Mina Melaika
Connor Streicher
Ming Yang
Avah Anderson
Tatiana Dickerson
Nadama Gilkerson
Nathan Helm
Jonathan Lockwood
Keirah Nelson
Jacob Piller
Christopher Russo
Nathanio Scott
James Sheridan
Tristan Simons
Christopher Vassilakos
Cameryn Ward
Gianna Curtin
Briannah Morales
Maria Rodriguez
Sabrina Salazar
Emily Teets
Jana Alshalabi
Devan Deokarran
Jeremiah Font
Angel Segura
Kaylah Estremera
Sanjay Patel
Nathan Valdez
Kiara Torres
3.2 Honor Roll
Edkerson Desamours
Chase Flemming
Joseph Monroy
Braden Rice
Michael Braden
Jada Lindo
Natalie Seufzer
Bradley Berman
Mia Cruz
Dakota Allen
Cameron Brunner
Reychell Alvarado
Analiese Maizo
Brian Espinosa
Desmond Ghabbour
Early Release Days: 2/3, 3/3 & 4/7
Beginning in January, our schools will be implementing a two-hour early release day every month. Each of the four early release days (see schedule below) will fall on a Wednesday. There will be no early release day in May.
On each of the early release days, students will be released two hours early. The bell times, including the early release times for each school, can be found here. The early release days, which were implemented for the first time last school year, provide teachers with an opportunity to complete professional development and experience training that will help increase effective instruction and ultimately will benefit students.
Students who are registered in the district’s PLACE program will be able to stay the extra two hours with no additional charges. School buses will operate two hours earlier during early release days. The routes and bus stops will not change.
The early release days are as follows. All are on Wednesdays:
January 13 - February 3 - March 3 - April 7GAME-ON Fundraiser
Thomas Weightman Middle School is hosting an exciting,-school wide fundraiser, GAME ON, starting Wednesday, February 10th! We are so excited for this fundraiser, because not only will it provide our school with much-needed funds…but we will also earn new PE & Recess equipment for our students!
A few things to note:
- This fundraiser will be very easy for you. It only requires about 10 minutes maximum from you.
- Your students are going to earn great rewards, just for their effort. No money required!
- This is an online, donation-based fundraiser, and the link can go to people you know anywhere in the world. That means, no direct pressure for your family.
I will be sending a few more emails throughout the two-week fundraising period.
Thank you in advance for your support of Thomas E. Weightman Middle School!
TEWMS' Device/Electronics Policy
When families need to communicate with their student, they are welcome to call the front office (813) 794-0200, and we will get a message to the student. In addition, if your student needs to contact a family member, students will be permitted to use the school phones, when appropriate.
*A Wireless Communication Device (WCD) includes: cell phones, tablets, electronic readers, telephone paging devices and/or other web-enabled devices of any type.
Device Confiscation Procedures:
- 1st Offense: Teacher gives the student a warning.
- 2nd Offense: Teacher confiscates the student's electronic device for the entire class period.
- 3rd Offense: Teacher sends student to the office to lock up the electronic device for the entire day.
- 4th Offense (and each time afterwards): Teacher sends student to the office to lock up the electronic device for the entire day. Parents will have to pick up electronic device from the office. Disciplinary Referral may be written.
Face Covering Expectations
If a student becomes non-compliant, the following steps are taken.
- Provide the student with at least one (1), but not more than three (3), verbal warnings or reminders to the student by staff.
If after those reminders the student is continues to not comply, then conduct an in-person, telephonic, or virtual conference with both the student and the parent/guardian(s) simultaneously;
During the conference, the student and parent/guardian(s) will be required to review/discuss the daily announcements related to face coverings, review the current CDC guidelines, b
e notified that continued noncompliance with the emergency rule and procedures may result in the student being removed from the brick and mortar school, and being educated utilizing one of the virtual or distance learning opportunities made available by the School Board.
TEWMS Wildcat @ Jr. Thespian Conference!
The following students will be representingTEWMS this March at the Florida State Junior Thespian Conference:
- T. Groomes
- D. Vasquez
- M. Trenkle
- P. Cullum
- S. Morris
- I. Witt
This is a huge honor and all of these students worked very hard to advance to the state level. This is the first time TEWMS will be represented at this prestigious festival which will take place virtually in March. Let’s cheer them on and wish them luck!
Congratulations to the 20-21 TEWMS Girls Soccer Team:
- CHLOE GEISLER
- MADISYN HILL
- JESSENIAH JOSEPH
- ALI GOINES
- JADA LINDO
- LANA YETTER
- MORGAN KREILEIN
- KAYLA LEONARD
- HAILEY HENDERSON
- SAGE BARCELONA
- LYLA MARCANTONI
- ANASTASIA ALVAREZ
- ABBY DONAHUE
- MADELYN RENO
- PAIGE KISER
- YAIRAH HEIMBACH
- SARIYAH SMITH
- AMYA RAMSEY
Congratulations to the 20-21 TEWMS Boys Basketball Teams:
Jr. Varsity Team w/ Coach R.Howard
- Cooper Peat
- Tavion Cousin
- Zorre Wright
- Turen Aguilar Cortes
- Lewis Williams
- Elijah Mack
- AJ Arca
- Nathaniel Rees
- Xavier Gonzalez
- Jayden Clark
- Alvin Mireles-Vazquez
- Jose Segura
- Bryce Flemming
Varsity Team w/ Coach W. Ackett
- Serious Stinyard
- Anthony Joseph
- Andres Flores
- Nick Jenkins
- Chase Flemming
- Christopher Rodriguez
- Ryder Sokolski
- Sanjay Patel
- Jeffrey Huntington
- Maliq Moragne
- Devan Deokarran
- Aidan Sutherland
- Angel Segura
Junior Achievement Virtual Inspire Career Exploration Expo
All Middle and High school students are invited to participate in JA Inspire Career Expo,
Junior Achievement’s interactive, VIRTUAL Career Exploration Expo on February 2nd, 2021.
Students may attend live on this day (or choose to interact on another date)
- JA Inspire Virtual offers Tampa Bay Area students the opportunity to learn about Florida’s high-wage/high demand jobs, career opportunities and the education required to be successful at no cost to your school!
- Students can explore as many different career cluster booths as they like to view videos, flyers, pamphlets and collect information to review later via their virtual backpack.
- The suggested time to visit JA Inspire Virtual is 2-3 hours (this can be done over several visits between February 2nd-May 1st)
- The platform will contain gamification to motivate and entice students to learn more about careers from each of the different career Clusters.
- Here are some other helpful links: JATB Inspire Career Expo Educator Flyer JATB Inspire Career Expo Educator Brochure
ELA Adoption District Literacy Panel Discussion & Open Vendor Night
SAVE THE DATE!
On Tuesday, February 2, the Office of Leading and Learning will be hosting a Virtual District Literacy Panel Discussion & Open Vendor Night as part of the current ELA Adoption. This event is for all interested stakeholders impacted by the adoption including teachers, instructional coaches, school leaders, parents, community members/ organizations, and extended learning partners.
The event will open with the literacy panel discussion from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. followed by vendor presentations and Q & A from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. We encourage all to attend. Details in the table below.
Date/Time: TUESDAY, February 2nd, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. *PLEASE NOTE: This date has been changed from the original correspondence
Event Details
Part 1: District Literacy Panel Discussion
- Goal: To provide an overview of what quality literacy instruction looks like the classroom, including the science of reading, & why curriculum matters.
- When: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Part 2: Vendor Presentations
- Goal: To provide stakeholders the opportunity to hear directly from the vendors with Q&A.
- When: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Target Audience
- Internal stakeholders: teachers, coaches, school leaders
- External stakeholders: Families, community members, community partners, extended learning partners
Zoom Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85208933955
All stakeholders will join the main zoom line @ 5:00 p.m. for the literacy panel discussion and receive level & audience specific zoom lines at the closure of the panel discussion
- Levels: Elementary & Secondary
- Audiences: PCS Employees & Parents/ Community
Please reach out to Tonia Shook, Secondary Program Coordinator with questions.
Curbside Meal Pick-Up @ TEWMS: Fridays 9-9:30am
WHO: Pasco County Schools will be offering curbside meal pick up to children not attending school brick and mortar. At this time, meals will be FREE for all children per the most recent USDA school nutrition meal program waivers. The menu and nutrition information can be reviewed here: Curbside Menu.
WHERE: @ TEWMS, meals are served in the carline at the front of the school Meals will be served curbside in a drive-thru style (Do not get out of your car).
WHEN: @ TEWMS, pickup is 9-9:30am. Pick up times do vary by location and can be found HERE.
HOW: In order to serve you better, a MEAL RESERVATION FORM should be filled out weekly.
Additional information can be found here: https://connectplus.pasco.k12.fl.us/do/fns/?page_id=6886
Assist, Believe & Care program @ TEWMS
If your family needs support or any needs from the TEWMS ABC program, please fill out the following form. If you would like more information about the ABC program please click on the link for the flyer. You may also reach out to Ms. Foti at mbova@pasco.k12.fl.us or 813-794-0200.
Upcoming Events:
- FEB 1-5: School Counselor Appreciation Week
- FEB 1: Boys Basketball vs. CCMS @ 6pm
- FEB 1: Girls Soccer vs. JLMS @ 6pm*
- FEB 2: Cheer Practice 3:15pm in Cafeteria
- FEB 3: Early Release Day, dismissal @ 1:08pm
- FEB 3: Boys Basketball @ PVMS, 6pm
- FEB 4: Cheer Practice 3:15pm in Cafeteria
- FEB 4: Thespian Rehearsal, 4-6pm in Rm 533
- FEB 4: Girls Soccer vs CSRMS @ 6pm
- FEB 5: Food Distribution in car loop 9-9:30am
- FEB 5: Semester 1 Honor Roll Celebration
- FEB 8: Boys Basketball vs. CSRMS, 6pm
- FEB 9: Cheer Practice 3:15pm in Cafeteria
- FEB 9: Girls Soccer vs CCMS @ 6pm
- FEB 10: GAME-ON Up Fundraiser Kick-off
- FEB 10: Thespian Rehearsal, 4-6pm in Rm 533
- FEB 10: Boys Basketball vs RBSMS @ 6pm
- FEB 11: Cheer Practice 3:15pm in Cafeteria
- FEB 11: Thespian Rehearsal, 4-6pm in Rm 533
- FEB 11: Girls Soccer @ PMS, 6pm
- FEB 12: Food Distribution in car loop 9-9:30am
- FEB 15: Presidents Day, No School
- FEB 16: Cheer Practice 3:15pm in Cafeteria
- FEB 17: Thespian Rehearsal, 4-6pm in Rm 533
- FEB 18: School Advisory Council MTG @ 9am
- FEB 18: Cheer Practice 3:15pm in Cafeteria
- FEB 18: Thespian Rehearsal, 4-6pm in Rm 533
- FEB 18: Girls Soccer vs RBSMS @ 6pm
- FEB 19: Food Distribution in car loop 9-9:30am
- FEB 22: Boys Basketball @ CNMS, 6pm
- FEB 23: Cheer Practice 3:15pm in Cafeteria
- FEB 23: Girls Soccer @CNMS, 6pm
- FEB 24: Boys Basketball vs. JLMS @ 6pm
- FEB 25: Cheer Practice 3:15pm in Cafeteria
- FEB 25: Girls Soccer @ PVMS, 6pm
- FEB 26: Food Distribution in car loop 9-9:30am
- March 2: Girls Soccer @ JLMS, 6pm
- March 3: Early Release Day, 1:08pm
Thomas E. Weightman Middle School
Website: tewms.pasco.k12.fl.us
Location: 30649 Wells Road, Wesley Chapel, FL, USA
Phone: 813-794-0200
Facebook: facebook.com/TEWMSPrincipal
Twitter: @TEWMSPrincipal