4th Annual Lovejoy Letter Campaign
Dear Willow Springs Families,
Lovejoy is kicking off its 4th Annual Lovejoy Letter Campaign. This fabulous program goal is to
have our community write at least one gratitude letter to each teacher/staff members in our
district. It's a great way to show how much we appreciate what they do for our children.
We like to encourage you and/or your child to write a letter(s) to any teacher or staff, current or
past that have been valuable to your child(ren)'s educational experience. Please clearly label
the envelope with the recipient's name & LLC (Lovejoy Letter Campaign) and return the letter to
the front office by Friday, November 10th. We will begin to collect letters Monday, October
23rd.
Maria Ritchie and Onji Anderson will be coordinating Willow Springs Letter Campaign efforts.
The letter campaign has become such a meaningful tradition. We really appreciate you in
helping us make the campaign a success this year!
Sincerely,
Maria Ritchie and Onji Anderson
Willow Spring Lovejoy Letter Campaign
PTA Membership
We are in the process of wrapping up our PTA membership drive for the 2017-2018 school year. If you have not joined please consider joining. Membership includes access to the online member directory as well as first access to volunteer opportunities. We greatly appreciate our members and want to highlight some of last year's accomplishments that were only possible with member time and financial support.
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Student and parent programs:
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Screenagers- parent and student screening
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AIM student and parent program on abstinence
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Parent program on suicide suicide prevention from Halliburton
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AIM drug/alcohol program
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Parent program on drug and alcohol
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Randy Trevino College Prep parent presentation
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Volunteer support
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Donated food items for over 4 teacher/faculty luncheons and 3 student activities
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Volunteers provided more than 40 hours in copy support
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Volunteers provided 144+ hours volunteer support to WSMS School Store
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Provided 175+ hours to WSMS Center for Academic Training
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Provided 30 volunteers to chaperoned 2 student socials
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Provided 10 volunteers to monitor hallways during STAAR testing dates
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Provided 15 volunteers supported the front office during their lunchtime
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Hospitality treated teachers and staff to luncheons and monthly treats
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Boxtops collection $428; Kroger $347
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463 paid PTA members.
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Consider joining today and help make 2017-2018 even better than last year.
Madagascar Live Tickets on Sale Now!
The animals are escaping from the Central Park Zoo. Join the WSMS Musical Theatre Cast for an enjoyable evening of fun as they proudly present Madagascar Live on November 2nd, 3rd and 4th at the Lovejoy High School Auditorium. All seats are reserved. Tickets may be purchased online at the
Fine Arts Ticket Box
.
If you like to Move It, Move It - we hope to see you at the show.
Mini Madagascar Live! VIP Party: November 2
Are you a VIP? Join us for a Mini Madagascar Live! VIP Party on Thursday, November 2nd, at 6:15 PM. November 2nd is opening night of the Willow Springs Middle School musical, Madagascar Live!. The animals are escaping from the Central Park Zoo, and you are invited to experience it firsthand. If you like to Move It, Move It, we hope to see you at this exclusive engagement to meet the zoo animals, and experience a Crack a Lackin good time.
This experience includes a special pre-show backstage tour with a Madagascar Live! character, signed show poster, t-shirt, 1 adult ticket and 1 child/student ticket, a goody bag and special reserved seating. Tickets are $50 and are available at this link. Tickets to this special event are limited to the first 50 students. Tickets are available only online.
Willow Springs PTA Reflections due Tomorrow:
Within Reach
The National PTA Reflections program encourages students of all ages and abilities to explore and be involved in the arts. Through the program, National PTA, Willow Springs Middle School PTA, and PTAs across the country urge students in preschool through grade 12 to create and submit original works. This years' contest theme is "Within Reach". We hope all Leopards will submit an entry in one or more of the following categories: Dance Choreography, Literature, Film Production, Photography, Visual Arts, and Music Composition. For rules and entry forms
click here
. The deadline is Friday, October 27th.
You may contact Michelle Butler with questions at mmbutler81@gmail.com. Please
click here
for additional information.
School Store T-Shirt Sale
The school stores, located at Lovejoy High School and Willow Springs Middle School, are getting ready for the cooler weather. Don't miss their special sales as they make room for the new season.
All Short-Sleeved T-Shirts - 50% off
Hurry, as the t-shirts will go quickly at this special price.
The LHS Store is open Monday - Friday from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. The WSMS Store is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM.
WSMS Swim Tryouts
The next boys tryout will be Monday, October 30th. The next girls tryouts will be Tuesday, October 31st. If you are on another team and have conflicts, please let me know and we will arrange for you to tryout in the morning.
On the tryout days we will run practice till 5:00 pm. All other practice days will be till 4:30.
For the tryout process, we will be competing in the following races:
50 Butterfly, 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 100 Individual Medley
Top 24 girls and 24 boys will be based on the placement of times in each of the races. Middle School team selection will be finalized by November 1st.
8th Grade Service Learning Project - Sign ups begin Friday, October 27th!
This week, our 8th graders received information about our upcoming Service Learning project for 8th grade. Our 8th grade Service Learning project will take place on Wednesday, November 15th. This is a day where all 8th grade students will be bused to various locations in Collin County and Dallas to provide leadership in community service. As part of the LISD Graduate Profile, to "work for justice through community service," our students participate in a campus wide community service project every year.
This Friday, October, 27th, all 8th grade students will sign up for a location that they would like to visit for our Service Learning project on November 15th.
The sign-ups will go live
at
5:00 PM on Friday, October 27
so students will need to be prepared to sign up for the location of their choice. Through their science classes this week, students have been provided directions on how to sign up for a Service Learning location. Some locations fill up fast so students have been asked to have an alternate choice if they are unable to get their first choice. For a complete list of locations and descriptions, please
click here
. This can also be found on our
Willow Springs website
under the "Students" tab at the top of the front page.
Parents, we need your help. Please
click here
to complete this short form allowing us to take your child off campus. This form will also allow you to sign up as a volunteer. As our students participate in these projects, Lovejoy ISD teachers and parent volunteers will provide supervision. Many organizations require small student to chaperone ratios. Volunteers are critical to make these experiences possible for our students.
If you have any questions, please call Monique Cardwell at 469-742-8422. We thank you in advance for helping make our 2017 Service Learning Day a memorable experience for all students.
Teacher Comments in PowerSchool
As a campus, our teachers are beginning to input comments into PowerSchool when students do not meet expectations on assignments and assessments. If your son or daughter's grade on an assignment or assessment is underlined in PowerSchool, please click on the grade to view the comments for more information about the grade.
Yearbook Early Order Deadline - Friday, October 28
There is still more time to order your WSMS Yearbook at the lowest price of the year of $40.00. Yearbook may be purchased online only by electronic check, Pay Pal, debit, or credit card. For more information, please click here. The price will go up to $50.00 after October 29.
Principal's Coffee - Tuesday, October 31
Topic: Classwork & Homework at WSMS
I would like to invite you to a Principal's Coffee, on Tuesday, October 31 at 9:00 a.m. Our topic of discussion will be classwork and homework at WSMS. The Principal's Coffee is a forum discussion for all 7th and 8th grade parents to visit with me about the middle school experience over a cup of coffee.
Career Day at WSMS - Wednesday, November 1!
WSMS will host our Career Day on Wednesday, November 1st from 10:00 a.m. - 12:55 p.m. Students will sign up for Career Day presentations beginning Tuesday, October 11th at 4PM continuing through Friday, October 13th at 8PM. Students will visit four presentations during Career Day. Students will select two career presentations of their choosing. Additionally, students will be assigned two presentations in career fields that may be unfamiliar to them, giving students the opportunity to explore four career fields. Sign-up will be through the WSMS web site.
Spelling Bee Tryouts - Thursday, November 2
Willow Springs Middle School will be hosting our 11th Annual Spelling Bee on November 16 at 9:30 a.m. in the cafeteria. Spelling Bee tryouts will be on Thursday, November 2 after school. All 7th grade participants will tryout in room C607/Mrs. Bellows's room; 8th grade participants will tryout in room C605/Mrs. Heid's room. Tryouts will begin at 4:10 p.m. in room C607 and C605. (No make up tryouts will be held, so make sure to come if you are interested!) Students must participate within their appropriate grade level, and the top six spellers from each grade, and one alternate from each grade, will be advance to the campus wide Spelling Bee on November 16th.
7th Grade Hearing /Vision Screenings - November 7th and November 8th
Tuesday, November 7th and Wednesday, November 8th, WSMS nurses will be performing the required State Hearing/Vision screenings on all 7th grade students. If your child wears glasses or contacts, please make sure they bring them to school on those dates.
Recycle Week November 6-10
Are your shoes too small?? Not your style anymore? Bring your no-longer-worn shoes in for donation any day during the week of November 6-10 for Recycle Week at Willow Springs!
Collection boxes will be available on campus and all shoes collected will be donated to those in need. Thank you in advance for supporting this PTA program!