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Willow Springs Middle School Principal Newsletter - February 28, 2019
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Dear WSMS Parents and Guardians,
This was an exciting week for WSMS. On Tuesday and Wednesday, our 8th grade students participated in a campus wide service learning project. This directly aligns with the LISD Graduate Profile Pillar of Working for Justice Through Community Service. In addition, we held many registration meetings for both parents and students.
We hope to see you at the STEM festival this weekend at LHS on Saturday, March 2nd, from 10am - 3pm. The STEM festival will include excellent demonstrations from various organizations and guest speakers NASA, UNT, and the Military. Please see below for more details or click here for a schedule of events.
Kent Messer
Principal
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WSMS One Act Play - Feb. 28
Lafayette No. 1 by Mandy Conner
SHOW TIME: 7:00 pm
DATES: Feb. 28
TICKETS: $5 for students, $7 for adults
LOCATION: WSMS Cafetorium
As the yellow fever epidemic ravages the streets of 1816 New Orleans, no one thinks of the orphans known as the Forgotten--except for Lizzie Landry. Lizzie brings bread from her mother's kind employer to the band of homeless youths she's befriended, even though local police and politicians consider them nothing but a nuisance. But when the epidemic entangles Lizzie's fate with those of the Forgotten, they all must band together to hold the city accountable for their most vulnerable citizens. A haunting historical One Act Play.
This 40 minute DRAMA, is our UIL competition piece for One Act Play, on March 2 in Grand Prairie. Each night at our home show there will be a guest critic to provide feedback for the cast and tech. Audience is welcome to stay, but may leave after the performance if they choose.
Academic UIL
Tryouts are done, but we still need students to compete! If your student is interested, please have them speak with or email the coach of the event in which he/she is interested. Remember, students may compete in as many events as they would like as long as the events they enter compete at different times during the competition day. (Please see the conflict schedule to help determine which events work best for your student.) Times and locations of tryouts can be accessed by clicking here. Team practices will begin the week of February 25th. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Rogers at [email protected] or the coach of the event your student is interested in.
2019-2020 Online Registration Meetings
Next week, WSMS counselors will begin the online registration process with your students.
On March 5 & 6, WSMS counselors will meet with current 7th graders. Students will need to bring their completed BLUE athletic card and course request cards to school. All elective applications will be due March 8.
On March 7 & 8, WSMS counselors will be at SCIS, meeting with current 6th graders. Students will need to bring their completed YELLOW athletic card and course request card to school. All elective applications will be due March 8.
For a complete registration timeline, please click
here
. Registration information can be found
here
.
Please contact WSMS counselors if you have any registration questions.
WSMS 3 on 3 Basketball Tourney - March 1
On March 1st, WSMS will hold our annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament in the WSMS gyms from
4:30pm--7:00pm
. Students are welcomed to come and watch this tournament free of charge. Students can still sign up to participate in the "Free Throw Contest" and the "3 point Contest". We will have pizza, snacks, and water for purchase. All items can be purchased for $1.00.
STEM Festival - March 2
Save the date! Lovejoy ISD will host the second annual STEM festival on March 2 at Lovejoy High School. The event will be held from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. We hope you will join us for an exciting day filled with fascinating speakers, hands-on experiments, Makerspace, student exhibits, robotics lab, cool contests with prizes, food trucks, and much more.
Check out this
video
to see all the fun events and activities coming to the STEM Festival.
Lovejoy STEM Festival CANgineering Competition
Lovejoy is pleased to announce the first ever CANgineering Competition at the Lovejoy STEM Festival on March 2.
STEM Festival T-Shirt News
Announcing the STEM Festival App
Announcing the new STEM Festival app. The app will include the day's schedule, map of events, Twitter feed, and much more. To access the app, you may search for "Sched" in the app store and then search "Lovejoy ISD STEM Festival 2019" or go to
https://lovejoystemfest2019.sched.com/
. You may also follow the STEM Festival on Twitter - @LovejoyStemFest. Check back frequently for updates.
Theatre Puppet Shows - Monday, March 4
WSMS
Intro to Theatre
classes have been making muppet magic! They will have an evening of Puppet Shows in the WSMS Black Box on
- Monday, March 4
at 6:30pm. There is no admission fee but only 125 adult seats - plenty of rug space for little ones! The show should last no longer than 60 minutes (total - there are 7 puppet shows). We will be recording the puppets shows! Lemonade and cookies will be provided free of charge.
WSMS Recognition Night - March 5
All students who came out for Meet the Leopards will be recognized at the Lovejoy Varsity Baseball game vs Wylie East on Tuesday, March 5th. These kids will be announced and recognized before the game and are encouraged to stay and cheer on our Lovejoy Leopards!
If attending, please plan on being at the field by 7:00pm.
WSMS Cheer Tryouts - March 20 - 22
Students who are trying out for 7th or 8th grade cheer will meet in the main gym at WSMS from 4:30-6:00 pm March 20th and 21st to practice and prepare for tryouts which will be held on March 22nd from 4:30-9:00 pm in the WSMS Main Gym. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions about the WSMS cheer program or if you missed the informational parent meeting on February 12th.
Save the Date: STAAR Testing This Spring
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Campus Information and Reminders
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For security purposes, all exterior doors to the campus are locked during the day. If your student is dropped off early or picked up late for tutorials, practice, rehearsal, etc., please encourage them to stay inside the building when the weather is cold. Once they exit the building in the evening, the doors will lock behind them. During the winter months, please encourage your student to wait inside until you arrive. They can wait in the rotunda in the front hall at WSMS.
Our Willow Springs 7th and 8th grade Color Guard teams competed at Mansfield Summit High School this past Saturday at a Color Guard competition. Both our teams had great shows and both teams placed 1st in their level of competition. We have had a great season so far, and the teams will wrap up their final competition at the NTCA Cadet Class State Championships on March 9th!
Since we are entering the FLU season, we just wanted to remind you of the District Policies about students attending school with illnesses. Students MUST STAY HOME from school if they have experienced vomiting, diarrhea, or a fever of 100.0 or higher in the last 24 hours, without the use of medications to lower the fever, or stop the vomiting or diarrhea. This will help prevent the spread of illnesses to other students and staff as well as prevent your own child from contracting another illness since their immune system is already still low and trying to recover from their previous illness. Please read the attached letter about Flu from the CDC by clicking
HERE.
Inclement Weather
School closures will be determined based on safety. In the event of a school closure, notifications will be announced on the district's website, Facebook, and Twitter pages. We will also announce any closure through the media and by phone. Links to our social media accounts are shown below.
Lovejoy ISD App
The Lovejoy ISD App is available for download on both Apple and Android devices. To download the app for Apple devices, please
click here
. To download the app for Android devices, please
click here
.
Twitter and Facebook
Are you following the district on
Twitter
? Have you liked us on
Facebook
? Join us on social media for news and announcements.
Reporting an Incident at WSMS
One of our top priorities at Willow Springs Middle School is to ensure the safety of all of our students. Our most important asset in this is the eyes and ears our students can provide us on campus. We will begin using the Safe Schools Alert System this year for students and parents to report incidents they are aware of happening. You can access the system by going to
www.lovejoyisd.net
. Under Quick Links click on "REPORT IT!" You will have four ways to submit an incident. Furthermore, you will receive an access code to follow the progression of how an incident is being handled.
February Nutrition Newsletter
Click here for this months newsletter.
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WSMS Soccer Tryout Information
Boys Middle School Soccer
Tryouts will be held March 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th. The 8th graders will tryout from 3:20-4:20 and the 7th graders will tryout from 4:10-5:20. There will be no makeup tryout dates and there is no penalty for missing any days (track, UIL, vacation, etc.) as we have set four days to impress. On Monday, March 18th, after Spring Break, we will be talking to each player individually letting them know if they made the team. We will talk to the 8th graders during 8th period and the 7th graders after school.
The only equipment the boys need to bring with them are a pair of cleats, if they have them, and shin guards. We will provide balls, bibs, cones, and water.
If you have any questions please contact Coach Alex Duran at
Girls Middle School Soccer
Tryouts will be held on March 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th. The 8th graders will tryout from 8:00-9:10 and the 7th graders will tryout from 7:00-8:15. There will be no makeup tryout dates and there is no penalty for missing any days (track, UIL, vacation, etc.) as we have set four days to impress. On Friday, March 8th, we will be talking to each player individually letting them know if they made the team. We will talk to the 8th graders during 1st period and the 7th graders before school from 7:45-8:45.
The only equipment the girls need to bring with them are a pair of cleats, if they have them, and shin guards. We will provide balls, bibs, cones, and water.
If you have any questions please contact Coach Ian Keeble at
Lovejoy Golf
An informational golf meeting will be held March 5th, at 6:30 PM, in the WSMS library. All those with students interested in playing high school golf will benefit from the meeting. We will also be discussing Middle School Golf. If you have a golfer in grades 5-8, please join us.
Topics I would cover include:
1. What makes a high school team, how many teams, how many on a team?
2. What kind of time does high school golf require?
3. Middle School Golf
4. Lessons/clinics (Who, Where, Cost)
5. Playing junior tournaments
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Foundation for Lovejoy Schools
Denim & Diamonds - The Party!
Thank you to everyone who made the 2019 Denim & Diamonds a fun and successful party.
Sponsors, donors, auction bidders, LISD staff and volunteers all came together to make it happen. $322,000 was raised to support education in LISD. The new format was a big hit, so we will make some tweaks and do it again next year. Mark your calendars - February 22, 2020.
Ladies Night Out
Tickets go on sale on March 5 at 10:00 AM.
Click here
for the reservation page and
here
for the Foundation's website.
Java & Jazz - March 1
The Lovejoy High School third annual "Java and Jazz" joint concert with the Lovejoy Jazz Band and LHS vocalists will be here before you know it. Join us for an evening of great music starting at 7:00 PM on Friday, March 1. The musicians are sounding great and have a huge program to perform.
Admission is just $5.00. Coffee and dessert items will be available for a small fee. There will be an open dance floor for students and parents alike. The musicians and vocalists will perform a combination of classic swing-era classics and slow ballads. We hope to see you on the dance floor.
NEW! - Lovejoy Hockey
Lovejoy Hockey is looking to grow. All interested players who are currently in grades 6 and up are encouraged to reach out so we can share information regarding the upcoming spring and fall seasons. Spring registration is right around the corner! Contact the board at [email protected].
Hop Into Spring Chess Tournament - March 30
This annual Lovejoy Tournament continues to be a hit around the metroplex. Come join your fellow chess players on March 30 at Sloan Creek for a wonderful day of chess play. This five round tournament awards the top three players in each section a trophy and fourth place receives a chocolate bunny. Gather up a team from your school and compete together. Registration is going on now. Please visit North Texas Chess Academy's
website
to register.
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