WMS Parent News

January 17th - 6th Grade Band and Jazz Band Concert - 7:00pm

January 18th - 6th Grade Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra Concerts - 6:30pm

January 25th - Make up Concert day (in case of inclement weather on a previously scheduled day)

January 29th - District Wide PD - NO SCHOOL

February 1st - Winter Conferences 3:30-7:30pm (Virtual)

February 6th - Winter Conferences 3:30-7:30 pm (Virtual)

February 9th - PTO meeting 6:30pm - Office Conference Room

February 12th - LAST DAY TO PURCHASE A YEARBOOK - see end of newsletter to order

February 19th - President's Day - NO SCHOOL

Click here to see the full calendar on the WMS websitepm - Office Conference

Reading - January 22nd, January 23rd, and January 24th during Language Art class.

* Please make sure students Chromebooks are charged for MAP Testing.

Look no further! Woodbury High School Girls Lacrosse WANTS YOU!

Did you know that you can play high school lacrosse as a 7th or 8th grader? Current lacrosse players or girls new to the sport are welcome to attend the player/parent meeting to learn more about the Woodbury High School Girls Lacrosse program.

We are having a player/parent meeting on February 12th from 7-8pm in the WHS Lecture Hall, where you can learn more about the sport, program, and season before gearing up to play!

Our preseason practices will begin on February 19th and costs $100/player - registration will be online opening January 16th on our activity’s website!

Please fill out the Parent/Player Contact Form for more information!

For any questions, feel free to reach out to Head Coach, Ivy Benner, at bennnerivy363@gmail.com!

We look forward to seeing you on Monday, February 5th to support Woodbury Middle School! Staff from the Lynx house will be happy to serve your food. Come and say Hi to the Lynx!

What is it? A free weekend food program with 5 different dietary options. All bag types contain 4-5 pounds of non-perishable food, including a variety of fruits, vegetables, proteins, and grains. Meals are packaged and placed into your student’s backpack during the school day on Fridays.

*Sign up HERE

**Contact Natalie Herzog if you have any questions nherzog@sowashco.org or 651-425-4514

Cold weather is just around the corner... To help keep children warm this winter, SoWashCo Community Education is partnering with SoWashCo CARES Education Foundation to help match students in need with new, winter coats, snow pants, boots and waterproof gloves.

Community members and organizations can donate items by filling out the donation form, fulfilling an item from the Amazon wish list or contributing financially. Winter clothing donors will be paired with students in need. You will then be contacted with the requested winter clothing items for a specific child and which school to drop off your donation. To sign up, visit the ‘Give Help’ section at sowashcocares.org.

Donated winter clothing will be available for families in need of assistance through your school’s social worker or at pop-up shopping events beginning in Nov. We will do our best to fulfill every request, however, requests are not guaranteed. For more information, visit the ‘Get Help’ section at sowashcocares.org.

Paper copies of the request forms are available through your school’s social worker or principal. Completed paper forms can be returned to your school’s front office. For more information or a translated version of the form, please contact sowashcocares@gmail.com or call 651-425-6671.

Our theme for the month of January is Perseverance.

6th and 7th Grade

Monday 1/15 - No School

Tuesday 1/16 –Morning Meeting

Wednesday 1/17– Perseverance Lesson

Thursday 1/18 – DEAR Day

Friday 1/19 – Wildcat Weekly

8th Grade

8th grade is continuing their process this week for their grade level service learning project. This week students are reviewing project ideas and then voting for their grade level top choice.

Did you know you could set your Schoology Notifications up so that you can receive a message any time your child has a missing assignment? This will be beneficial for checking in with your student about their grades and helping them keep up to date with assignments.

Special note: You may need to set this back up this school year even if you had it set up last year.

Notifications are daily or weekly opt-in messages that notify parents, via email or text, of their child’s academic progress. Parents will be notified about homework, graded tests and assignments, recent activity, upcoming tests and other due dates.

Once you are logged into Schoology and you have connected to your child(ren) you can set up notifications.

NOTE: Notification settings affect all children so you only need to setup notifications for one child.

1. Click the dropdown arrow next to your name at the top right
2. Choose any child that you are connected to in Schoology
3. Click the dropdown arrow next to your child's name at the top right, then click 'Settings'
4. Click the Notifications tab and change the settings to your preference. Don't forget to click 'Save Changes'

https://www.sowashco.org/services/technology - schoology for more information

Email for help: schoologyhelp@sowashco.org

South Washington County Schools (SoWashCo Schools) offers activities and classes for youth through SoWashCo Community Education. Activities and classes are conveniently offered at your child's school, partner locations within our community and online.

The latest activities and classes can be found on our website under Get Involved > Youth Activities.

Register now for winter classes! View the catalog at commed.sowashco.org/catalogs.

Featured Class

Middle School Boys Basketball, Grades 7-8

Learn the fundamentals of basketball while developing teamwork skills. Offered at all SoWashCo middle schools, teams will play matches against other SoWashCo middle school teams.

• 2:45-4:45 p.m., Monday-Thursday, Jan. 8-Feb. 22 at all SoWashCo middle schools

Find More Classes and Activities

The last day to purchase a yearbook is February 12, 2024.

** Extra yearbooks will NOT be sold in the spring.

Click here to order

6th grade Counselor - Rebecca Crislip 425-4512 rcrislip@sowashco.org

7th grade Counselor - Karlie Lehmann 425-4524 klehmann1@sowashco.org

8th grade Counselor - Natalie Herzog 425-4514 nherzog@sowashco.org