WMS Friday Forecast

We look forward to the day when all of our RedHawks are back in our building. This week we (re)started with 1027 students returning to full-week in-person learning and 379 remote students. There were definitely some adjustments to be made for those in the building. As we have done throughout past years, we take a look at where changes needed to be made and adjust our systems accordingly. While the hallways feel more crowded, our outdoor passing periods have eased the crowd. Our cafeteria has more students, but we offer outdoor and hallway seating. Our morning drop-off has more cars, so we have adjusted how we get cars into and out of the lot.

Overall, our kids have been AMAZING this year- both remote and hybrid students. While we have faced challenges, our kids have done their best to rise to the challenge. And our parents have been highly supportive of their students and our work here at WMS. After this week, we have 35 days of school left. While this year has certainly felt long, parts of it have flown by. We will blink and the year will be over.

Thank you to all of our parents who have helped make morning drop-off better for our students. Friday we will take another look at drop-off and see if there are any other changes that need to be made. For now, the key phrase is, "Please pull up to the furthest cone." By doing that, we can get more kids into the building safely and quickly. I appreciate your help in making morning drop-off more effective.

Enjoy your weekend!

Tim

WMS Student Council will host a Virtual Cook-n-Craft & Bingo Night,

so mark your calendars for a fun time!!!

COOK-N-CRAFT & BINGO NIGHT

WEDNESDAY - APRIL 14, 2021

FROM: 4:30 to 5:30

If interested, please complete this FORM.

REQUIRED INGREDIENTS LIST!

For questions contact either Mrs. Hagedorn or Mr. Schilb

Mrs. Hagedorn joan.hagedorn@d303.org

Mr. Schilb ryan.schilb@d303.org.

Wredling relies on the PTO for many things each year. We all know that many hands make the workload easier so won't your consider volunteering to help in some capacity? We are looking forward to some great things for the next school year!

• CLICK HERE to see the current openings and committee descriptions. Each committee is listed along with a description of what the job entails.
• CLICK HERE to complete the PTO Volunteer Form

We have had some parents inquire if we are going to have an 8th-grade celebration. Absolutely! We are working with our PTO, along with our partners at TMS, to make sure we have an end-of-the-year celebration for our 8th graders. Check back in future editions of the Friday Forecast for more details. We will have further information available closer to the end of the school year.

Just a reminder to parents...

1. You need to pick up kids at the Norris Center parking lot after school, not off the Dunham Road driveway, Kirk Rd, or Fox Chase Blvd roadways.

2. Go slowly and be aware of all students and cars in the lots, crossing the roadways.

3. You need to pull into a parking space in the Norris lot.

4. Please follow all posted signs and arrows.

5. Parents may NOT pick-up students from our back parking lot without permission from Mr. Loversky (ex. due to injury). They will receive a pass for this purpose. We have too many smaller buses trying to pick up students from this area.

Thank you,

Tim

The Board of Education revised the District 2021-2022 calendar and approved the 2022-2023 calendar at Monday night's meeting. The changes in the calendar for next year are that the institute day that was previously scheduled for February 25 is now scheduled for March 4 and the former half-day parent conference in the spring for PreK-5 is now a regular day of school. The institute day was moved by the county since the D303 calendar was first adopted. Here is a link to those calendars.

Are you interested in working a few hours per day? Only when students are in the building? The WMS lunchroom is looking for lunch supervisors. Hours 10:45-2:00 pm when school is in session.

Contact Patricia Burton at patricia.burton@d303.org or call her at 331-228-5242 for more details.

Attention 8th Graders interested in St. Charles East High School Student Council. Applications for STCE HS Student Council are posted in the 8th grade Hub and are to be done online this year. Applications are due Friday, April 23rd. If you have questions, email Mrs. Hagedorn or Mr. Schilb.

CLICK HERE for the application

If you need assistance with a broken device, please contact the live chat service during business hours or visit the IT Technical Resources site for information.

The IT device exchange takes place at the Haines building (305 South 9th Street), Door #2, between 12:00 - 4:00 pm Monday - Friday. You do not need to make an appointment.

Welcome to remote learning! Remember that remote students have classes every day. Below are resources for our full remote learners:

• Remote Academy Calendar (and Bell Schedule)

• Overview and Expectations

• Teachers and Resources

You can check the attendance for any of your students at any time by logging into the Home Access Center and clicking on the attendance tab to view. Toggle between students using the arrow in the upper right hand corner.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call the main office at (331) 228-3100! We are here to help!

All students have the opportunity to engage in optional learning experiences by visiting the D303 Remote Learning Resources page. There are a variety of learning experiences in the areas of math, digital citizenship, English Language Arts, college and career, virtual field trips, STEM, and social emotional learning. Students may engage in these experiences at any time.

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS NEWSLETTER IS CURRENT AS OF PUBLICATION DATE.

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