REMINDER! Final Exam Reviews
On Monday, May 17th, teachers provided students with a copy of the final exam review. In addition, an electronic copy was posted in Google Classroom for students to access on Monday, May 17th.
Teachers will be going over their review in class prior to the final exam. Each review will provide vocabulary, concepts, and/or skills needed to be successful on the final. Students will be expected to take the information from the review and apply it to questions on the exam that include graphs, charts, maps, diagrams, and excerpts. These application based questions provide a foundation for the level of thinking that aligns with the higher level thinking of our state standards in middle school and high school. Rather than studying the review for 2-3 hours the night before the final exam, we encourage students to prepare for each exam by studying for approximately 15-20 minutes a day. In addition, students should refer to notes, handouts, assignments, and their textbook to support their learning and preparation.
REMINDER! End Of Year Awards
7th Grade Awards Ceremony Information
Our 7th grade awards ceremony will be held on May 20 beginning at 8:00 AM. For this ceremony, we are only asking students receiving an award to be in attendance and to arrive and be in their seats by 7:45 AM. We will recognize students who will be receiving “A” honor roll, “A/B” honor roll, and teacher awards. If your child is receiving one of these awards, you should have already received an email notification. Also, due to limited parking and seating capacity we are only able to invite parents of students receiving a teacher award to be in attendance. We will also live stream and record the event. The link to live stream the event will be sent out later this week. I understand parents will want to capture this memory in a photograph. We will have photography students on site to take a picture of award recipients with their certificate(s) which will be shared with you so you can download.
If your child is a virtual student and receiving any of the above recognitions, we would like for them to be on campus to be recognized.
Students will be required to wear a mask, however, when they walk across the floor to receive their certificate(s), they will have the option to remove their mask.
8th Grade Awards Ceremony Information
Our 8th grade awards ceremony will be held on May 21 beginning at 9:00 AM. For this ceremony, we are asking all 8th graders to be in attendance. All 8th grade students will receive their completion certificate and we will recognize students for “A” honor roll, “A/B” honor roll, and teacher awards. If your child is receiving a teacher award, you should have already received an email notification. Also, due to limited parking and seating capacity we are only able to invite parents of students receiving a teacher award to be in attendance. We will also live stream and record the event. The link to live stream the event will be sent out later this week. I understand parents will want to capture this memory in a photograph. We will have photography students on site to take a picture of each 8th grader with their certificate(s) which will be shared with you so you can download.
If your child is a virtual student, we would like for them to be on campus to be recognized.
Students will be required to wear a mask, however, when they walk across the floor to receive their certificate(s), they will have the option to remove their mask.
NEW! 8th Grade Panoramic Picture
The WSMS 8th grade class of 2019 will be taken on Wednesday, May 19. Panoramic pictures will be on sale during all lunches on Thursday, May 21. Please go here for more information.
NEW! Yearbook Distribution
All pre-ordered yearbooks will be distributed on Thursday, May 20th. All library fines need to be cleared in order to receive a yearbook. 8th graders will be called to the gym for yearbooks at 1:00PM and 7th graders will be called to the gym for their yearbooks at 2:30PM. Virtual students are welcome to attend.
At both of these times, a limited number of books will be available for sale, on a first-come, first-serve basis. Yearbooks will be $55 cash or check payable to WSMS. A table will be set up in the gym to handle these limited last-minute sales.
NEW! Final Exams - Tuesday, May 25th - Friday, May 28th
Final exams will be taking all next week. Please click here for a copy of the exam schedule.
REMINDER! Important News from Student Nutrition Regarding Student Meal Accounts
This is a courtesy message from Lovejoy Student Nutrition Services to inform households of an upcoming change in student meal accounts. In an effort to minimize negative balances at the end of the school year, beginning Monday, May 10th and for the remainder of the school year, students will no longer be able to charge meals which will result in the student incurring a negative balance to their meal account. Students may continue to use their lunch accounts as long as they have money in the account. Households with students who currently have negative balances will receive reminder emails and phone calls. Federal regulations prohibit us from rolling over negative balances to the next school year. Please make arrangements to remit payment for any negative lunch accounts your child may have incurred.
All positive balances will be rolled over to next school year. If you have a graduating senior, funds may be transferred to any sibling in the school district. To request a meal account refund, please complete a refund request form located on the Student Nutrition website. For assistance, please contact Student Nutrition at 469.742.8041.
Student Nutrition Services thanks you for your understanding and for allowing us to serve your student(s) this school year.
REMINDER! 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 June 3rd will be donated to Allen Community Outreach.
NEW! Summer Hours/Schedule
Administrators will be at WSMS Monday—Thursday from 8:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m. through June 17 and will return on Tuesday, July 6.
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 469-667-2280 at any time.
