WMS Parent News

Mark Your Calendars - click on this link to see the full calendar on the WMS Website.

August 21st: 9am to 1pm: OPTIONAL 6th, 7th and 8th graders may drop supplies in your lockers and self-tour the school and find classes. Please note: Teachers and Health Staff will not be here so please do not bring any medications for your student.

August 27th: 5:15pm to 7:00pm: 6th , 7th, and 8th grade Open House-Parents Only

September 2nd: NO SCHOOL – Holiday

September 3rd : 7:50am-2:26pm: Camp 6 for All 6th Grade Students (First Day of School – 6th grade) No 7th or 8th graders have school.

September 4th: First Day of School for 7th and 8th Grade Students

September 10th - PTO meeting - Media Center

September 17th - Fall Picture Day!!! (Please do not wear green)

If students and parents would like to come in and tour the building and drop off supplies in your lockers, we will be open from 9:00am -1:00pm tomorrow August 21st. There will be no teachers here that day but if there are issues with lockers, we will have custodians here to help.

If you can’t make it, no worries, the first two days of school we will have time built in for students to organize their lockers and get help.

Parents/guardians will walk their child’s schedule. Don’t forget to have your Campus Portal up so you know your child’s Schedule as we won’t be handing out paper copies. Each class will last for about 10 minutes, and you will meet your child’s teacher and learn about their classroom. You can come at 5:15 to look around

Our once-per-year online webstore through Heritage Embroidery is now open through September 20 to order WMS clothing!

Order link: https://design.hedusa.com/woodburymiddle/

Please make sure you know your student’s advisory teacher when you order. Clothing will be delivered to your student 3-4 weeks after the order closes.

For Parent Portal, please disregard "Forgot Password?" and "Forgot Username?", please click on https://changepassword.sowashco.org/pwm/private/login instead. You will be able to change your password, retrieve your username, or reset your password. You can also email ICSupport@sowashco.org for help with Parent Portal.

Starting this school year all K-12 general education bus riders will be given a “Bus Rider ID” card. Students will use their Bus Rider IDs to scan when they get on and off the bus each day. ECSE and Special Education students will NOT be issued a Bus Rider ID or required to participate in the program.

Using a Bus Rider ID is required to get on or off a bus. However, students will NOT be denied access to ride the bus if they forget or have misplaced their Bus Rider ID (replacement IDs can be printed if they are lost). We ask every bus rider to do their best to remember their Bus Rider ID and to scan on and off the bus.

Eligible bus riders can obtain their Bus Rider IDs from their school at either the open-house event or during their first day of school.

The goal of the new Bus Rider ID system is to increase the efficiency and safety of our bus routes. The data from the Bus Rider ID system will help track ridership trends and provide our transportation department with safety information such as who is scanned onto a bus.

Learn how to use your Bus Rider ID

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCeJWNdD_Fs

Learn more about the Bus Ridership ID program at https://www.sowashco.org/services/transportation#busrideid

South Washington County Schools (SoWashCo Schools) is no longer offering a Device Protection Plan for district-issued technology devices.

All students will receive a district-issued device and a hard-shell case. Students in grades 6-8 will also receive a screen protector that must be used.

Devices must remain in the district-issued cases and screen protectors (if applicable) at all times.

SoWashCo Schools will cover repair costs for any accidental damage to devices. Families may be held financially responsible for devices, chargers, cases or cables that are lost or intentionally-damaged.

Here is the link SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTSfor the for those of you who want to get a “jump start” this summer!

Click on this link to purchase your yearbook https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09894243

Please click Here to view the special promotion of the YearBook flyer. This special price will end on Sept. 20th.

We are looking forward to welcoming students back in a few short weeks. If your student will need to take daily medication in the health office or have a procedure done during the school day, please refer to the link below and click the Medications at School tab to find the correct form .

https://www.sowashco.org/services/health.

Medication Authorization Form: Should be filled out if your student will be needing to take prescription medications during the school day or will need to have a procedure done during the school day. Form should be returned with the medication to be administered and all necessary supplies for the procedure prior to the first day of school. This form should also be filled out and signed by both Parent and Provider.

Self-Authorization Form: If your student will be self-carrying a prescription medication for emergencies such as Inhalers or Epi-Pens, this form must be filled out and returned. The LSN will meet with the student and will update records to show self-carry approval. Even if you have previously filled out the self-carry form, a new one is needed each year. We do encourage middle school students to self-carry their inhalers as much as possible.

OTC medications: If you want your student to be able to take Tylenol or Ibuprofen during the school day, please update information in Campus authorizing self-carry of these medications. Note: you must send the medication with your student as the health office does not supply medications

Also now is a great time to check in with your child(ren)’s provider to ensure that all vaccines are current. Health office staff return to Woodbury Middle School on August 26th and we will be available to answer any questions. Please feel free to email or call with questions or concerns.

Laurel Werner, LPN

Health Care Specialist

lwerner@sowashco.org

651-425-4507

Melinda Key RN, PHN, LSN, MSN

Mkey001@sowashco.org

651-425-4502

If your student is interested in fall sports at Woodbury High School, please click on the following link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SFSFccH2kw7YxKCzRByN3JzBVm068CfZOqQq44A1PwI/edit?usp=sharing

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.

Find More Classes and Activities

6th grade Counselor - Natalie Herzog 651-425-4514 nherzog@sowashco.org

7th grade Counselor- Rebecca Crislip 651-425-4512 rcrislip@sowashco.org

8th grade Counselor - Karlie Lehmann 651-425-4524 klehmann1@sowashco.org