WMS Weekly Wauna Connect
09-15-2022
What's Happening Next Week
Sunday 09/18/22 - Waunakee Mountain Bike Race #3 @ Englewood Farms, Falls River, WI 9am - 4pm
Monday 09/19/22 - Day B67th Grade Football - Waunakee White vs. Oregon Middle @ Waunakee @ 5:30 pm
7th Grade Football - Waunakee Purple vs, Middleton White @ Waunakee @ 7:00 pm
Tuesday 09/20/22 - Day A1
Cross Country vs. Multiple Schools @ Stoughton @ 4:15 pm
Girls Volleyball - Waunakee Purple vs. DeForest Middle @ Waunakee @ 4:15 pm
8th Grade Football - Waunakee White vs. Milton @ Waunakee @ 5:00 pm
8th Grade Football - Waunakee Purple vs. Monona Grove @ Waunakee @ 6:30 pm
Wednesday 09/21/22 - Day B2
Thursday 09/22/22 - Day A3
Girls Volleyball - Waunakee Purple vs. Sun Prairie View Middle @ Sun Prairie @ 4:15 pm
Girls Volley ball - Waunakee White vs. Sun Prairie Cardinal Heights @ Waunakee @ 4:15 pm
Friday 09/23/22 - Day B4
Message from Student Services Team
Greetings WMS Families! We wanted to introduce you to the 2022-23 Middle School Student Services Team:
Ty Jury - School Counselor (last names A-K) - tyjury@waunakee.k12.wi.us
Kim Bonsett-Veal - School Counselor (last names L-Z) - kimberlybonsett-veal@waunakee.k12.wi.us
Courtney O'Brien - School Psychologist - courtneyobrien@waunakee.k12.wi.us
Jon Wild - School Social Worker - jonathonwild@waunakee.k12.wi.us
While our individual job duties vary in some ways, overall, our roles are to holistically support our students and families. We work with students in the following ways:
Academics (class selections, organization skills, study skills, time management, etc.)
Social/Emotional Support (peer relationships, self-management, family support, resource linkage, etc.)
High School Planning (career exploration, co-curricular involvement, elective options, etc.)
We work with students individually, in small groups, and in the classroom, as well as consult with teachers and families on a variety of needs. If you have questions, please reach out to us, and we look forward to helping you and your student(s) have a great school year!
WMS Mission Moments
Committed to Children. Committed to Community. Committed to Excellence.
Ms. Smith teaching Children and Food
Take a Great Picture? We'd love to use it in our Yearbook!
If you are attending school events and take a great picture, please use this QR Code to submit them to us for review and possibly use in our yearbook! We'd greatly appreciate it!
Online Registration
Our online registration is live! We encourage you to register as soon as possible. All families of returning and new students are required to register. We need our families to review and update their household and student information. This is a requirement and not optional for ALL families.
Registration will take place online in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. This process should take 15-20 minutes. To help prevent duplication of information, only the Primary Household member will need to login to their Infinite Campus parent account and click on the “more” tab to access the online registration. We will not hold on-site registration at any of our buildings. If you have questions or need assistance with Infinite Campus, please send an email to District Registrar, Julie Gengler, at wcsd_registrar@waunakee.k12.wi.us. If you would like assistance with the online registration in a language other than English, please contact District Interpreter and Translator, Angie Ramos, at 608-849-2000, option 2.
Pay School Fees
Please pay your 2022-2023 School Fees by logging into your parent portal in Infinite Campus.
Registration fees and school store items for students in grades K-12 are available now. .We have been transitioning to a more accurate and efficient fee structure, and in the process we are learning some new processes. As part of the transition, we inadvertently assigned exempt status to fees to all of our students, instead of just the one student we were trying to make exempt. As a result, you will see two extra lines on your fee bill for each incorrectly assigned fee - one where it was assigned, and one that voids it out. We apologize for the mistake and the confusion, and appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through this transition that will make our fee process more user friendly moving forward. These fees will be due by September 30, 2022. Families will begin receiving fee statements for any outstanding fees beginning October 1, 2022.
Class specific fee's such as art 7/8, TE-8,Gateway to Tech 8, and F/CS 8 will be added when classes are live.
TAHER FOOD SERVICE INFORMATION
Welcome Back to the 2022-2023 School Year from Taher!
New this year! Apply for free and reduced price meals or milk in the Campus Parent portal. This is the preferred method. The 2022-2023 school year application is available now in Campus Parent. Applications will be reviewed beginning in August.
Paper copies of the application may be completed using form links below, using acrobat reader. We cannot approve an application that is not complete, so be sure to fill out all required information.
Free and Reduced Meal Application 2022-2023 (English/Spanish)
Return the completed application to Jessica Dargenio, Taher Food Service, 101 School Drive, Waunakee, WI 53597.
Waunakee MS Dance Team Tryout Skills Clinic
When: September 17 from 9am - 11am
Where: High School Dance Room
Registration: NOT required
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Questions? Email us at kristinamaher@waunakee.k12.wi.us
Morning Drop Off Reminder
Parents should ONLY be dropping off students in the FRONT of school. Please do not drop off students in the parking lot as this is for staff and busses only.
- Thank you!
Medication Forms
Important Dates at a Glance
October 18 - Picture Retake Day
May 17th (6pm) - 8th Grade Honor Roll Ceremony
June 7th - Last Day of school for 7th Grade
June 8th - Last Day of school for 8th Grade and 8th Grade Recognition (9 am)
School Lunch Menu
Click HERE to see the school lunch menu.
Attendance
For your convenience, our attendance line has a 24/7 voicemail and an email address that you may use anytime. You may call the attendance line at (608)849-2060 ext. 1 or email at wms_attendance@waunakee.k12.wi.us to leave a message with your child's name, reason for absence and your name & phone number in case we need to reach you..
If you'll be seeing a medical provider, please obtain a note and forward it to the attendance email and we'll be happy to code the absence as medically excused.
School Transportation Information
Clubs and Co-Curricular Activities
WMS Contact Information
Jeffrey Kenas, Principal,
jeffreykenas@waunakee.k12.wi.us
Michael Zibell, Associate Principal,
michaelzibell@waunakee.k12.wi.us
Patricia Coffren, Administrative Assistant,
patriciacoffren@waunakee.k12.wi.us
Melanie Hass, Administrative Assistant Attendance,
melaniehass@waunakee.k12.wi.us
Attendance 608-849-3001, Select language, then press1 for wms_attendance@waunakee.k12.wi.us
Tammy Willborn, Health Assistant, tammywillborn@waunakee.k12.wi.us