WSMS Principal Newsletter

Hello Willow Springs,

It's been a very busy week! Students jumped right in to instruction learning about the geography of the United States, solving linear equations, building robots, and Students were excited to receive their devices and our staff will continue to coach them on how to care for the devices and utilize them for instruction. Thank you for your support and partnership on this wonderful start to the year.

Blessings,

Caitlin Eldredge

Principal

WSMS

We would greatly appreciate your support at home regarding the reminders below for our students. As we shift within the next few weeks to utilizing Leopard Time for academic intervention and enrichment, we are coaching our students to begin checking their school email accounts for reminders and updates.

See flyer below regarding our WSMS Open House! Below the flyer you'll see some of our amazing staff members who are excited to meet you in person if they haven't already. The format is come-and-go. See you there!

Each visitor to our campus is required to show ID at the front doorbell camera and state the reason for the visit before clearance to enter the building. Please wait for the door to be unlocked and do not hold open the door for others who have not yet been verified to enter. When students are signing out, a parent or guardian is required to enter the office to sign them out. We do not send our students outside to waiting vehicles.

Please arrive with a few extra minutes to facilitate this process. We appreciate your partnership in making safety and security our top priority.

The past two days, our carline has run very smoothly and we were able to keep cars from blocking Country Club Road. Thank you so much for your support on this! When the road is blocked, our bus routes are delayed on multiple campuses. Please continue to pull all the way forward (not leaving large gaps between vehicles) and delaying arrival to 4:20-4:25 if possible. Students appear to enjoy a little extra time to gather their belongings and chat with friends during the wait time. Teachers will begin to host tutorials after school and this is a great way that students can invest the time into their learning.

We recognize that the transition for parents and students to a new campus can be challenging. To facilitate a great transition, we have linked an informational parent presentation below.

ABC's of Willow Springs

Our campus will begin to count tardies starting on 8/28. Students who are late will be allowed to enter class, but will be marked as tardy in PowerSchool by staff members. Students who are more than 20 minutes late will be counted absent for that class period.

• Students will be assigned a one-hour afternoon detention when they receive 4-6 tardies

• Students will be assigned a two-hour detention when they receive 7-9 tardies

• Students who persist in being tardy (10+) may receive additional consequences

Tardies reset each 9 weeks.

Please go here for LISD calendars.

The PowerSchool app is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. You use the same PowerSchool online login. Enter the District code NJBC. **Helpful Tip: If your app is not syncing, follow these steps:

1. Log out
2. Update app
3. Log back in

One Standard Athletics Shirts for all incoming 7th and 8th graders for 23-24 school year.

Please click Here to purchase. Please select Red for WSMS.

No cheer orders please, different athletics shirts.

Mark your calendar for September 12th from 9:30-10:30! It’s our first Principal Coffee of the year and Mrs. Eldridge will be discussing and answering questions about middle school you’ve been afraid to ask. Use the QR code in the flyer to ask your questions ahead of time

Your membership and donations to the Leopard Drive allow us to fund programs like Red Ribbon Week, College Preparedness presentations, and more. It also provides access to the WSMS PTO directory, parent resources and helps us provide opportunities to show our teachers and staff how much we appreciate them.

Dues are $10 for individual and $20 for the whole family. Join and Donate Here

Please bookmark our website for PTO contact information, event/speaker updates and more ways you can participate in supporting our school.

https://willowspringsmspto.wixsite.com/willowspringspto

If you’d like to know more about volunteer opportunities at Willow Springs please fill out this form and we’ll notify you as needs arise. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-ZUVnniJK4utt6GgYVq8mkXVZVxAlz1uo3VdBkLeXkjnIVA/viewform

The Lovejoy ISD Community News Page includes news from our schools, programs, booster clubs, student organizations, Foundation for Lovejoy Schools, community, and more. Check back often for up-to-date news on events and activities.

6th, 7th and 8th grade students anglers - if you are interested in joining the Middle School Leopard Fishing Club please plan to attend the informational meeting on August 29th. All anglers need to be registered by September 6th. https://2022-2023-fishing-club-registration-deadline-sept-18881.cheddarup.com

The purpose of the Club is to educate and prepare future Leopard Fishing High School Team anglers for competitive bass fishing. As a Club member you will be introduced to competitive bass fishing, interact with the high school fishing team, participate in fish camp, pond days and intra-squad tournaments.

Please reach out with any questions. leopardfishingteam@gmail.com