Community Wildcat Weekly

Monday, March 31st

2:50pm - 4:00pm Jazz Band Rehearsal (Rm 310)

Tuesday, April 1st

2:50pm - 5:15pm Brass Band Rehearsal (Rm 310)

3:00pm - 4:30pm Extended School Day (Media)

5:00pm - 6:15pm TOOLS (Media)

Wednesday, April 2nd

Para-Professional Appreciation Day!

Crossbar Ranch (Freire)

2:45pm - 4:30pm Opportunity Hall (Rm 402/403)

5:00pm - 8:00pm Culver's Family Night - PTSA (56 location/near Wiregrass)

Thursday, April 3rd

Best Writes - 6th Grade

Crossbar Ranch (Freire)

7:30am - 8:00am SAC Meeting (PD Room)

3:00pm - 3:45pm Theatre Meeting (Rm 533)

3:00pm - 4:30pm OM Practice

3:00pm - 4:30pm Extended School Day (Media)

5:00pm - 9:00pm Track Meet @ Stewart Middle (ZHS)

Friday, April 4th

Best Writes - 7th Grade

Saturday, April 5th

8:00am - 1:30pm i9 Sports (Practice Field)

8:00am - 10:00am Band Applebee's Flapjack Fundraiser ($12)

10:30am - 1:00pm FFA Petting Zoo

Interested in applying for National Junior Honor Society(NJHS)? If your grade point average for semester one is 3.2 or higher (based on six classes), AND you’ve attended TEWMS for at least one semester, you qualify to apply for induction into the TEWMS National Junior Honor Society.

Membership in NJHS is one of the highest honors that a middle school student can earn. NJHS values scholarship, character, service, leadership, and citizenship. The application process is now open. We’ve extended the deadline. Applications can be picked up in the back office, at lunch, or online and are due by Tuesday, April 1st.

Congratulations to our student representatives who delivered their original speeches about Rights and Responsibilities at our 3rd Annual Showcase! Your hard work was evident, as you all did a phenomenal job presenting to our panel of judges, your peers, and families who attended. Thank you to our ELA department in supporting and encouraging our students! Janae Wordly will be presenting her speech at the District Showcase on April 26th at the Starkey Ranch Theatre Library Cultural Center. Middle school presentations will begin at 10:30 am. Come out to show your support!

We will be administered the state’s B.E.S.T. Writing assessment to our students in the upcoming week.

• Thursday, April 3rd – 6th grade
• Friday, April 4th – 7th grade
• Monday, April 7th – 8th grade

Please review the attached letter for more information on this assessment.

The month of May is our spring testing season. Attached is the schedule of when we will administer our state assessments and district finals. We wanted to send this schedule out to families early so that family vacations can be planned accordingly. It is very important that students are at school daily, especially on testing days as these assessments are critical in student placement of classes for next year and some assessments are also calculated in the student’s final grade. More information regarding these assessments will be provided in the upcoming weeks. If you have any questions, you may contact our Administrator who oversees testing, Ms. Santos-Mira at amira@pasco.k12.fl.us

BEST Writes Assessment Dates

April 3rd – 6th Grade

April 4th – 7th Grade

April 7th – 8th Grade

Our last school dance of the school year for all grade levels will be on Thursday, April 24th immediately after school. Students will get glow sticks and will also be able to purchase cool glow accessories! We will have a live DJ and snacks/beverages for sale. Tickets will be on sale staring Monday, March 24th thru Rycor for $12. Students with disciplinary referrals from March 24th to April 24th will not be eligible to attend the dance and refunds will not be issued. Lastly, as a reminder, only TEWMS students are allowed to attend our dances.

Any parents wishing to assist with chaperoning the dance, please reach out to Ms. Santos-Mira at amira@pasco.k12.fl.us for more information!

We will have a family night at Culvers. If you attend from 5-8 pm April 2 and tell them you're there with Weightman Middle School 10% of proceeds will be donated to support the school and the PTSA.

Culver's

28831 FL-56, Wesley Chapel, Fl 3354

Calling all theatre students! Come attend April 3rd from 3-3:45pm for information on becoming an inducted thespian for next year and end of year information! See Ms. Foto in room 533 with any questions. See you there!

See dates below!

The dynamic TEWMS Jazz Cat band, renowned for their exceptional musical talents and innovative performances, is set to take the stage at Hernando High on April 10th for the prestigious Jazz Music Performance Assessment. Come out and support these young musicians as they try to go for back to back Superior ratings.

We are thrilled to announce the date for our 4th Annual Guitar Concert. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 17th at the Cypress Creek Middle School Black Box Theatre. The guitar class will showcase a variety of musical genres, including classical, rock, and pop tunes.

Refreshments will be provided at the conclusion of the concert. We look forward to seeing you there!

On May 30, 2025, T.E. Weightman Middle School will honor its 34th Class of 8th graders as they leave middle school behind and venture to high school. We’ve enjoyed these students over the past three years and couldn’t be prouder of them. We wish them all the best! Students who have completed all their academic requirements and have no more than one class to recover will be eligible to walk in one of three ceremonies arranged by team. Each ceremony will include the students’ names being called as they walk across the stage of the Center for the Performing Arts at Wesley Chapel High School. Afterwards, students can be checked out in the gym lobby of our school. No tickets are required, and doors will open 15 minutes before the start time of each ceremony. Please make sure you know your student’s team. If unsure, the student can check the official team lists in their hallways. The schedule for the day is as follows:

As we approach the end of the school year, we have exciting promotional activities and events planned for our 8th graders. Key dates include:

• April 1st: Balances Due
• May 7th: Letters to Students Due
• May 9th: Gradventure at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. Cost: $200.
• May 17th: 8th Grade Dance, 6-8pm. Cost: $25.
• May 28th: 8th Grade Breakfast and Field Day.
• May 30th: 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony.

Payments options will be available through Rycor in your myStudent Parent Portal. We look forward to celebrating these milestones with your child!

If you have any questions please email Mrs. Neale at tneale@pasco.k12.fl.us

Did a staff member go above and beyond or help out in a time of need. We have a way for you to recognize them for being Respectful, Open-minded, Achievers, Rising Together. Click on the button below to submit a ROAR Shout-Out for a staff member you feel deserves recognition.

Wildcat Bucks (PBIS) continues to be rewarded to our students for following our ROAR expectations. The Kat Shack is open before school and students have been purchasing items or entry into our Hangout Room. This room has various interactive games that students can play with their friends during lunches. We are excited to announce that students can now order items online for students who are not able to visit the Kat Shack in the mornings. Attached is the menu of items they can purchase, to include an entry ticket to the Hangout Room. We will be updating our merchandise periodically.

Lastly, we would love to partner with any community members or businesses to support our Kat Shack. We are also in need of one school approved volunteer to help us fulfill online orders each Thursday. Please email Ms. Andressa Santos-Mira at amira@pasco.k12.fl.us if you would more information as to how you can support this student incentive program.

Some of our students asked if they could be a part of our Theme Thursday Shirt Day that teachers participate in here at TEWMS. This is not a dress up day but a day to wear a t-shirt that goes with a theme. Below is the Theme Thursday's shirt for April, if your student would like to join in. This is not required, it's just for fun!

• Student Online Registration: https://pasco.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/
• How to pay for school items/fees: https://www.studentquickpay.com/pasco/
• To access the calendar for the school year, please visit

  https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/library/home/calendar_24_25.pdf

• Ways to keep up to date with Pasco County Schools: https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/news
• TEWMS Website: tewms.pasco.k12.fl.us
• How to become a TEWMS volunteer:

  https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/MTU4OmVuLVVT

• Navigating Middle School: https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/oll/page/navigating-middle-school
• Student Code of Conduct https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/library/student_services/conduct/csc_eng.pdf
• Pasco County Sheriff News Link
  https://news.pascosheriff.com/community-news/pasco-sheriffs-office-news-community-alerts/
• FortifyFL: https://getfortifyfl.com/

Website: tewms.pasco.k12.fl.us
Location: 30649 Wells Road, Wesley Chapel, FL, USA
Phone: 813-794-0200
Facebook: facebook.com/TEWMSPrincipal
Twitter: @TEWMSPrincipal