WMS Friday Forecast

We have had many questions about locker clean-out for the end of the year. We will have a detailed plan coming to you soon, but here is the short version. For now, please do not send questions until we send you complete details.

• Parents will use the same software that we used for conferences to pick a time for their child to come to the building. Only students may enter the building and students must wear masks or a face covering.
• Kids will need to bring backpacks and bags with them for their materials.
• Kids will enter through the gym entrance, clean out their PE locker, stop in the cafeteria to pick-up their yearbook and (for 8th grade) completion certificate.
• Students can drop off library books or other teacher classroom library books in the cafeteria.
• They will then go to their main locker and clean it out, placing subject area books in the pods, then exit the building.
• There will be some adult support for students when they are in the building.

Again, we will send out more detailed information soon, so please stay tuned!

Thank you,

Tim

We are sorry you couldn't come to visit Wredling and have a tour in person. Since our building is currently closed, we decided to bring Wredling to YOU! Our hope is that the images and information provided will give you an inside glimpse of all that awaits you next school year. We are so excited to set off on this journey together and to get to know you! Go, Redhawks!

Click the image below to set off on a 360 virtual tour of our building. Be sure to click on the icons which will appear in the different scenes. These will provide you with more information or additional images!

Would you like a Wredling yard sign delivered and installed at your 8th grader's home to celebrate the end of middle school? If so, please fill out the Google form below in its entirety.

ALL ORDERS ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY, MAY 11TH TO ALLOW TIME TO ORDER!

Click here for the Spanish version

Returning Student Registration for 2020-2021 has moved to an online format that will open on April 27. In years past, parents completed the necessary paperwork in paper format. This year, all acknowledgments and authorizations are contained in a single electronic, online registration form that will be easily accessible from most electronic devices (computer, Chromebook, and Smartphones).

Beginning April 27, parents can sign into the Returning Student Online Registration form using their Home Access Center (HAC) credentials, select individual students, and complete their registration. The form will be located in the Parents/Community menu of the District website.

Registration fees for elementary and middle school will be available in Pushcoin beginning April 27, and billed to reflect the early bird discount of $10.00 if paid by May 22. High School fees will be available in June. For families who may qualify for a fee waiver, and are not directly certified by the state, a 2020-2021 district fee waiver application will be available on the District 303 website in July, accessible from the Parent/Community menu.

CLICK HERE FOR THE D303 PARENT GUIDE TO ONLINE REGISTRATION

This is your chance to offer a shout out to one of our WMS staff members who has done something great, gone above and beyond the call of duty, or who has made a difference in your life (or your child's life). These will be added into our weekly newsletter for staff!

Do you have a student we should be
featuring in our RedHawk Spotlight?
Please email their story and a couple of photos
to Tim Loversky for consideration.

Check out our latest student featured below!

We realize that there are varied financial challenges right now for more of our families. Through the generosity of WMS families, we have a fund for families in need. While we understand there are a variety of community agencies that support, schools often serve as that conduit. Gift cards can include Jewel, Target, Walmart, or other primary food sources.

If you need a gift card for food, please send an email to lucy.johnson@d303.org.

If you would like to donate a gift card or some cash, please send it to Wredling or email Tim Loversky to arrange a time for drop-off:

Tim Loversky

c/o Wredling Middle School

1200 Dunham Road

St. Carles, IL 60174

Please let us know if you have a need- we are a community that cares for each other! And we appreciate all of your generosity and kindness as we face an unprecedented time of need for some of our families.

Thank you-

Tim

SEL Lessons: This week’s SEL lesson focuses on relationship skills and their development through communicating effectively. Make sure to check out the information and resources highlighted for parents. This weeks competency is:

• Relationship skills: The ability to establish and maintain healthy and rewarding relationships with diverse individuals and groups. This includes communicating clearly, listening actively, cooperating, resisting inappropriate social pressure, negotiating conflict constructively, and seeking and offering help when needed.

The challenges and uncertainty facing families and children are impactful on overall mental health and well being. We are hopeful the resources shared will be a support to parents/guardians and children. If you have any questions on the information provided or are seeking additional support for yourself or child, please contact Patti Palagi, Director Instructional Interventions (patti.palagi@d303.org or 331-228-6457).

I am an award-winning children's author who spoke at Wild Rose last year and was scheduled to speak at Ferson Creek and Lincoln this spring. I am also an Illinois resident and the founder of Idea Tank for Kids, an entrepreneurship competition for Illinois kids age 8-13. (Think Shark Tank for Kids!)

I'm writing with an exciting opportunity for your students. This spring, Idea Tank for Kids is AT HOME. Illinois kids age 8-13 are invited to create a video of their idea and submit their pitch to www.IdeaTankForKids.com.

Grand prize is $1,000! Deadline to apply is May 25, 2020. Finalists will pitch their idea on Zoom to a panel of judges on June 5, 2020.

I have attached a flyer about Idea Tank for Kids in hopes that this is something you want to pass on to your students and educators.

Best regards,

Lowey Bundy Sichol

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Lowey Bundy Sichol

Author * Speaker * MBA

Founder, Idea Tank for Kids

Award-winning book series, From an Idea to...

www.LoweyBundySichol.com

www.IdeaTankForKids.com

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