Parent Pack Points
September 3, 2023
Week's Events
Monday, September 4th
- Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday, September 5th
- B Day
- 8:00-PBIS Pep Rally-Auditorium
- 2:00-Fall Sports Tryouts Begin
Wednesday, September 6th
- A Day
Thursday, September 7th
B Day
iReady- Math-Two-Delay Schedule
Friday, September 8th
- A Day
- Fri-YAY!
Recent Updates:
Walkertown Middle School Swag/Apparel Store
- Store Closes Today! Order soon.
- Walkertown Middle School is proud to share our WMS swag/apparel store. Get into the Walkertown spirit and order from our store! Click on the link below or scan the QR code below.
- Password: de011es
Fall Sports Tryouts Start September 5th
- Fall Line Up of Sports. Tryouts Begin September 5th-September 8th for the following:
- Softball
- Baseball
- Cross Country
- Boys Soccer
- Check out our Walkertown Athletics page for more information at https://wsfcsathleticzone.com/walkertown/
- No paper copies will be accepted. NO exceptions.
- Baseball and Softball student athletes will need to be picked up by 4:00 at the fields.
- Boys Soccer pickup is at the practice field across from the old middle school gym.
- Cross Country pickup is at WHS football stadium.
- Please call or email Ms. Rashae Brown, our Athletic Director, with questions.
Information Items:
Instructions for Student Drop Off & Pick Up
- Parents who drop off and pick up students before and after school have two ways to access our campus. Cars may enter the campus from Darrow Road onto Walkertown School Road to the left of the old WMS. Go to the stop sign in front of the football stadium and turn left. Follow the road around to the circle and enter the front parking lot via the traffic circle. Traffic should circle the parking lot and drop off or pick up students at the front of the building.
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Cars also may enter campus from Sullivantown Road. Use the second entrance to the school (not the bus entrance, which is the first one) when coming from Main Street to Sullivantown Road. Turn right into the parking lot and follow the outside lane of traffic around to the front of the building to drop off or pick up students. Exit via the traffic circle.
Please stay in the lane that leads you to the far end of the parking lot from the traffic circle or front entrance and then merge at the far end of the parking lot into one lane for drop off and pick up. We only use one lane for drop off and pick up in front of the school.
News from Student Services (the Counseling Center)
- Meet Your Counselors!
- Mr. Jordan Barbina
- 6th: All-Stars
- 7th Grade: Powerhouse
- 8th Grade: Outlaws
- Mrs. Lorraina Bergman-Lewis
- 6th: Champions
- 7th Grade: Firecrackers
- 8th Grade: Legends
- Scheduling Changes:
- Please note: There will be no schedule changes made until after 15 days into the school year in order to accommodate adjustments in enrollment and class size.
- Schedule Concern?
- If you have a concern about your schedule, you may complete a form explaining this concern (available in the front lobby). Counselors will not be available to handle scheduling conflicts during Open House or Orientation, but they will be happy to follow up on these issues during the first week of school. Please be reminded that if a student signed up for a class, the student’s schedule is most likely not able to be changed.
Free and Reduced Meal Application
- At Walkertown Middle School cafeteria food will be free for all students during the 2023-2024 school year.
- Fill out a meal application by clicking here and receive the benefits listed.
School Dress Expectations
- The Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools have adopted a system-wide dress code. Students at Walkertown Middle are expected to adhere to this code. Parents are asked to familiarize themselves with the dress code as well. Students who come to school and are inappropriately dressed the first time will have to call a parent and have appropriate clothing brought to them. We also have a clothing closet with clean, school-appropriate items that students may use if needed. Additional violations of the Dress Code will result in administrative action.
- All students are expected to dress appropriately and in good taste for the school day, including after school activities. Students should not dress in provocative or revealing attire. Any article of clothing or manner of dress which is determined by the building administrators to materially or substantially interfere with the education process is prohibited.
The following items are prohibited:
1. Bare feet
2. Tank tops, spaghetti straps, strapless shirts, low cut, and tube tops.
3. Halter or bare midriff tops or bare midriffs
4. Provocative, revealing attire that exposes cleavage
5. Mesh shirts or open-sided shirts
6. Short shorts or skirts (need to come down to the middle of the thigh)
7. Underpants or bras showing or worn as outerwear
8. Clothing that contains advertisements for tobacco, alcohol, or drugs; pictures or graphics of nudity; words that are profane,
lewd, vulgar, or indecent
9. Hats, caps, hoods, bandannas or garments which cover the student’s face or conceal the student’s identity.
10. Pants, slacks or jeans that sag below the waist
11. Pajama pants, bedroom slippers or blankets
12. Any symbols, styles, or attire frequently associated with gangs, intimidation, violence, or violent groups about which
students at a particular school have been notified as described in AR 5131.4
13. Holes in the pants need to be at or below the acceptable length for shorts (see number 6)
We are specifically requiring that shorts be long enough to reach half way down your thigh. Students will be asked to
change out of any clothes that do not comply with this policy. We will be giving P.E. uniforms to students to wear
throughout the day. If your child asks to call home to have you bring a change of clothes for them to wear, we will allow
that, but we are not requiring it.
Cell Phone/Electronic Device Policy for Students
- Per the district policy, cell phones and other electronic devices are not to be displayed or used during the school day, unless they are used within classroom instruction. If you need to contact your child during the school day, please call the Main Office.
- Students can have their phones on their person or in their backpacks. The focus is for it to not be seen or heard.
- Cell phones and any other electronic devices belonging to individual students should not be used or displayed in instructional settings during the instructional day (7:00-2:00).
- Cell phones may not be used in the classroom unless directed by the teacher for instructional use. Violations will follow the WS/FCS Student Code of Character, Conduct, and Support (Policy 5131: Student Behavior).
- Students and their parent(s)/guardian(s) are solely responsible for any loss or damage to their cell phone any other similar electronic equipment in school while it is in their care, custody or control. WS/FCS accepts no responsibility for theft, loss or damage to a student’s personal electronic equipment.
PTSA News
- Parents/Guardians: We need your help!! We have several open PTSA positions available.
- If you are interested in filling one of these vacant board positions, please contact Mrs. Pitt (PTA President) or Mrs. Hogate (PTA Secretary) at 336-703-4154. We look forward to having you join our team! We need your support!
- Don’t miss out on being a part of this supportive and dedicated group. For only $10.00 you too can become a member of this worthy organization. The WMS PTSA supports our students and staff by providing resources for incentive programs, classroom supplies and equipment, and other programs important to our students’ academic success.
- Scan the QR Code below to join!
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