A Message from the Principal
 
Willow Springs Middle School Principal Newsletter - May 30, 2019

 
 
 
 
 
 









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Dear WSMS Parents and Guardians,

This will be our final parent newsletter of the 2018-2019 school year.  Saturday, our teachers and staff will be honoring the graduating class of 2019 at the Lovejoy High Schools graduation.  We always enjoy seeing our former students as graduates and wish them luck in college and beyond.

Congratulations to our students and staff for a great 2018-2019 school year, we hope everyone has a safe and restful summer break.  See you back on campus in August! Go Leopards!








Kent Messer
Principal
Willow Springs Middle School
1101 West Lucas Rd, Lucas 75002
Office: 469-742-8417
Mobile: 214-293-9938
@WSMSLovejoyISD
#wsmslovejoy


Final Exams - Tomorrow, May 31st
Please click here for a copy of the exam schedule.


Early Release, May 31st
School will be dismissed at 12:50pm. The front office will be closing at 2pm.


LHS Course Verifications for Current 8th Graders - Changes due May 31
LHS Counselors uploaded instructions for making course request changes as well as a copy of Freshman Elective Options to your 8th grader's Google Classroom (Class of 2023). If your student would like to request changes for their courses next year, please direct them to Google Classroom for the instructions. Changes are due by Friday, May 31.


Lost and Found - Donated June 3rd
Please encourage your son or daughter to look through the lost and found by the library and the athletic lost and found and claim any sweatshirts, shoes, hats, etc. they may have left behind. All items not claimed by May 31st will be donated to Allen Community Outreach.


Summer Hours/Schedule
Administrators will be at WSMS Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. through June 20 and will return on Monday, July 8.   

If you have any questions or need additional information over the summer, please do not hesitate to email or call the school, or call me on my cell phone at 214-293-9938 at any time.


Rising 9th Grade Summer Reading Assignments
Rising 9th graders at Lovejoy High School have summer reading assignments for Pre-AP English I, Pre-AP English I GT, and AP Human Geography.  Please visit summer assignments here.



Campus Information and Reminders
Summer Mailer
Our summer mail is expected to go out late July. STAAR results and report cards will be included in this mail out. If you would like to see your child's report card before then, please check the Parent Portal after June 6 by clicking here.

To access STAAR results online go to www.texasassessment.com and select the families tab at the top.
If you do not have your Unique Student Access Code click on Find My Unique Student Access Code.  You will then be prompted to enter student information. The PEIMS ID number is the student's social security number.  Once you provide this information you will be provided with a Unique Student Access Code.


Not Returning to LISD Next Year?
If your student will not be returning to WSMS or Lovejoy High School in the fall, please email Carol Vik with your student's name and where they will be attending school.  Please click here for the withdrawal form that must be completed and returned to Carol Vik.


Library Books
If you still have not settled your WSMS library account, please do so. To pay for lost books,click here.


Notes from the Nurse - Medications
All medication MUST be picked up by the end of the school day tomorrow. At the end of this school year, any remaining medicines, including inhalers, will be thrown out. The school cannot store these for you during the summer. These must be picked up by a parent/guardian. Students are not allowed to pick up their medication.
 
Please remember, if your child is going to continue being medicated at school during the 2019-2020 school year, you will need to complete a new medication sheet at that time and bring a SMALL or travel size bottle of medicine that is not expired.


Immunizations
Early reminder to parents of students that will be 7th graders during the 2019-2020 school year:
It is a State requirement that all 7th grade students must have had 2 required updated immunizations in order to attend school. These required immunizations are, TDaP booster (Tetanus booster) and Menactra (Meningococcal).Please obtain a copy of your child's updated shots and provide it to our school nurse, Gretchen Young, BEFORE August 16, 2019. You may drop it off in person, send it through the mail to Willow Springs Middle School, 1101 West Lucas Road, Lucas, TX 75002, by email to Gretchen Young or fax at 469-742-8501.


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.


LISD Calendar
Please go here for LISD calendars.






Athletics

Athletic Locker Clean-Out
All athletic students will need to remove contents from their lockers by end of school day tomorrow.  Any items left, will be donated with Lost and Found items.


2019 Summer Athletic Camps and Performance Course Sessions
The 2019 Lovejoy ISD Athletic Summer Camps registration is now open at the Lovejoy ISD Athletic Department web site at www.lovejoyathletics.com .   Click on the more tab and then select Summer Camps under the Leopards HQ section.   For further information or questions, contact the Athletic Department at 469-742-8068.
 
The annual registration is now open for all our Lovejoy Leopard Athletes for the 2019 Summer Conditioning Sessions provided by our partner Performance Course.  All-important information can be found on the PC web site at www.performancecourse.com   These sessions are strictly voluntary and are not required by the Lovejoy Athletic Department.


Varsity Tryout Information (8th grade parents) - 2019 - Team Tennis Season Information
First off, please mark your calendars for the 2019 varsity tryouts. We will have varsity tryouts August 5-8 - Monday-Thursday in the morning. Coach Cherry will send out specific times as the time get closer. Most likely 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. for the girls and 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. for the boys. Just like last year, Coach Cherry will invite 16 girls and 32 boys. The top 16 girls and top 16 boys will be in 8th period.
 


WSMS PTA


Thank you
This year has been wonderful for the WSMS PTA, most of our successes are due to your membership, involvement and check drive donations!  Without your support in all of those areas we would have not been able to bring to WSMS 3 student programs and 5 parent presentations as well as treat our teachers and staff to gratitude lunches or support the school with countless volunteer areas. Thank you for being a part of what makes WSMS a GREAT place to learn!  To see all of WSMS PTA's accomplishments this year please read our year in review found here .
 
 
PTA Reflections for 2019-2020
Over the summer is a great time to working on your reflections entries for next school year! Next school years theme is Look Within! We can not wait to see what wonderful entries you will submit.




Sincerely-
Kasey Havens
WSMS PTA President 2018-2019
214-534-6200




District and Other News

Foundation for Lovejoy Schools

Estate Life Magazine Golf Scramble - Benefiting the Foundation for Lovejoy Schools
June 28
The first annual Estate Life Magazine Golf scramble will be held on June 28 at 1:00 PM at Heritage Ranch to benefit the Foundation for Lovejoy Schools. Registration is only $75 per player. There will be a putting contest and a Hole in One prize. This will be a fun event for a golfing family. Registration is now open at  https://estatelifegolf.com/





Summer Enrichment Camps - Enrollment Now Open!
Click here to register now!




Turn Lucas Green
The First Saturday of every month, Turn Lucas Green hosts a Styrofoam drop-off event in the parking lot of the Lucas Starbucks (next to the Lucas Walmart) from 1:00 - 3:00 PM. Please rinse, clean, and collect your Styrofoam throughout the month and bring it to the drop-off event.
Acceptable Styrofoam items are marked #6 and include:
Egg Cartons
Meat Trays
Fast Food Clam Shell Containers
Cups
Packing Materials

*Packing Peanuts Will Not Be Accepted

You are invited to join Turn Lucas Green Facebook and Twitter groups for up-to-date reminders and news regarding recycle events in Lucas. Make a difference & recycle ♻️.






Lovejoy Tennis Junior Development 2019: June 3 - July 15
Class Description:
JD 1-Beginner tennis instruction for Elem/MS students-minimum 2nd grade
JD 2/3-Instruction for experienced Elementary, Intermediate, and Middle School players
JD ADV - Instruction for experienced Middle School and High School players  

"Instructors reserve the right to move students to appropriate levels"

Goal of all Sessions:  Focus will be on teaching fundamental tennis skills and rules. Individual instruction, match play and games will be provided in each session.   Level of technical instruction will be geared toward specific age group.

Classes will be managed by Coaches Adam Cherry, Will Davis, Lou Hervey and staff. All coaches have extensive teaching experience.  Both Coach Cherry and Davis played #1 for McMurry University and coach at Lovejoy High School. Cherry was 3A 2012 coach of the Year. Davis was 2009 conference player of the year. Coach Hervey has been directing the LJ JD program for 12 years.

$50 per week JD 1 (2x per week)
$75 per week JD 2&3&ADV (3x per week)

To reserve your spot email Lou Hervey at louhervey@sbcglobal.net or mail check to:

Lou Hervey
300 Hampton Ct
Fairview TX, 75069

Click here for additional information.

This Junior Development Tennis Program is supervised by Lou Hervey, Adam Cherry and Will Davis who have successfully completed an SB 9 criminal background check including fingerprinting. Other instructors within this program have completed at minimum the name-based local background check which is the same as for all Lovejoy ISD Volunteers



Lovejoy Summer Musical Theatre Camps - July 9-20
We are excited to announce our 2019 musical:  Seussical KIDS!

Acting, choreography, lighting, costuming, set building, and painting are just some of the fun activities taking place in Lovejoy's Summer Musical Theatre Camps:  Musical Theatre, Technical Theatre, and Intern Camp.

Students will work together to produce and perform Seussical KIDS. Students who attend will develop confidence, sharpen their musical and theatrical skills, and create wonderful memories along the way.  Directed by Jessica Brewster, LHS Head Theatre Director, and musically directed by Anne Tracy, LHS Puster Elementary Music Specialist, this show is sure to be an unforgettable experience.

Please read the detailed handouts for more information and a link to register your child.  If you have any questions please contact Anne_Tracy@lovejoyisd.net .

Grades 3-6 Camp Flier, Click here 
·   Musical Theatre Camp (35 student performers)
·   Technical Theatre Camp (7-10 technicians)

Grades 7-8 Intern Camp, Click here 
·   Musical Theatre Intern Camp (assist student performers develop their musical and theatrical skills)

Online registration can be accessed from the flyers or with these links:
Grades 7-8 Intern Program:   http://tinyurl.com/SeussicalKidsInternReg


Summer Sewing Camp - June and July Offerings
Join the 12th year of summer sewing fun at a new location: Lovejoy High School! Sewing Basics 101 teaches machine and tool basics while making a pillowcase and PJ's. Sewing Skill Builder 201 will continue developing your sewing skills with an individualized project. Sessions are available for two weeks in June and one week in July. You may choose one, two or three sessions! Spots fill quickly. Email  Louisekingtx@gmail.com  to reserve your spot. Click SEWING for details about the camp as well as details about a special project option: T-shirt quilt.