WMS Friday Forecast

August 30, 2024

Note From Principal Loversky

Enjoy the Long Weekend!

It is Labor Day Weekend and we are already for a break! Our RedHawks have had a great start and we are ready for a steady schedule and focused learning. Enjoy your weekend and spend some time outside with your RedHawk. A bike ride or a walk at a forest preserve is your assignment for the weekend!

Best-

Tim

Notes From The Office

Back To School Night (Curriculum Night) Reminders

Curriculum Night is for parents and guardians, not for students
7th and 8th Grade - Curriculum Night is on Tuesday, September 3 at 6:30 PM
6th Grade - Curriculum Night is on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 6:30 PM
All of the front doors will be open.
Please arrive early in order to get to your class on time! At 6:30 PM - THE PROGRAM will promptly begin with “EVENING ANNOUNCEMENTS” in first period.
Large Group Meetings: (music, PE, explore, and world language classes)

Please look on your child’s locker for the sheet that shows the location.
Parents of students in more than one performance music group, which meets during the same period, have a choice to:

If multiple parents are present, divide up, each going to one
If only one parent is present, choose 1 to attend, but stop by the other to obtain any paperwork handed out

Your child’s schedule will be on their locker so know their locker number. If you forget, we will have locker numbers posted outside the LRC and in the front lobby.
Parking will be very tight! Please do not park in the front driveway nearest the building, as it is a fire zone. You may park in the front circle away from the building, where it is not painted yellow.
Please remember that this is curriculum night, and parent-teacher conferences will be coming soon. Please refrain from asking about your child's progress. That is a great topic for an email or a call.

We look forward to seeing all of you!

AVID Class Career Presenters Needed

For each of our 6th grade college and career courses as well as 7th and 8th grade AVID classes, college and careers plays an integral role in the classroom experience. On Fridays, we are looking for volunteers to share their career and experiences in person or via zoom during either 3rd, 6th, 7th or 8th period each week. Times range from 9:30 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. Please fill out THIS FORM if you are interested in sharing your career with our students. We will be sending a confirmation email to you once we have solidified your date and time.

Testing Update

Students have worked so hard over the past two weeks to finish their i-Ready Diagnostics. At this time, they are ready for you to view. Please click here to access a letter from Mr. Dave Chiszar, Executive Director of Assessment and Accountability. Directions for how to access your child's report is linked below. Also, we recommend saving your child's report when you view it.

i-Ready For Families Report Parent Access Directions

FYI-Only the current year’s reports can be accessed

Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to Mr. Chiszar or your child's counselor. Thank you.

D303 Cares

In D303, we value the opportunity to provide a community of care and support to our families, especially those faced with financial hardship. If your family is currently experiencing a significant financial need, our community partnerships have several supports available for families, including school clothes/shoes, winter coats/accessories, school supplies, toiletries, holiday meals, and/or holiday gifts. If you would like to be considered for any of these supports, please complete the Family Resource Form by September 13, 2024.

En D303, valoramos la oportunidad de proveer una comunidad de cuidado y apoyo a nuestras familias, especialmente a aquellas que enfrentan dificultades financieras. Si su familia está experimentando actualmente una necesidad financiera significativa, nuestras asociaciones comunitarias tienen varios apoyos disponibles para las familias, incluyendo: ropa/calzado para la escuela, abrigos/accesorios de invierno, materiales escolares, artículos de aseo personal, comidas para los días festivos, y/o regalos para navidad. Si desea que se le tenga en cuenta para cualquiera de estas ayudas, por favor, rellene este formulario. Para ser considerado, es fundamental que complete esta encuesta a más tardar el viernes 13 de septiembre.

Health Office Wish List

Please consider sending in an item from the Health Office Wish List. On occasion, students visiting the WMS Health Office need more than an ice-pack or a bandage. We keep a limited supply of additional items on hand for emergencies, but need to replenish our stash. Any donations can be sent to the Wredling Main Office labeled for the Health Office.

small water bottles
plain white socks (various sizes)
crackers / goldfish crackers
fruit/granola bars (No Nuts)

Morning Parking at WMS

Unfortunately, we have pretty limited parking at WMS. We are finding that some parents are arriving, pulling into parking spots in our front lot, then waiting until the students are allowed to unload. We would like to request that our parents please do not take the parking spots, rather wait down at Norris Center until the time for our students to unload (around 7:35 am) and pull through the drop-off line a that time. This will help insure that our staff and any D303 substitutes are able to secure parking spaces to be ready to greet our students. Thank you!

Bus Dismissal Safety

We need your help keeping bus riders safe. We know students have a smaller window of time to find their buses this year. We have many staff members out and boards with route order at the 7th grade entrance and main entrance to help them. We still need your help with a few things. If you could talk to your students about the following, it would help things go more smoothly and keep students safe: 1. Have your student add the Google Drive app to their phones. This way they can access the PM dismissal document and see buses order to expedite them finding their buses quickly. For those students without a phone, encourage them to stay in sight of one of the bus boards where our staff document the bus locations. 2. Speak to your students about not running towards moving buses and entering the dismissal zone. Once the buses are moving, we cannot stop them. Thank you for your support in keeping our students safe at dismissal.

2024-2025 WMS BELL SCHEDULES

Attendance: Two Important Reminders

Please call in your child's absence daily to 331-228-3700 and provide concise, detailed information

Speak slowly, clearly and include the following:

First and Last Name (spell name for clarity)
ID# if you have it
Specific reason for your student's absence - if they are sick, please state their symptoms.
You must state an absence reason when calling in your child absence. If you do not leave an absence reason, your student's absence will be marked unexcused.

Bring in a Dr's Note or Appointment Slip

When your student is arriving late to school due to a Doctor's appointment, please have them bring an appointment slip or note when they sign in.
If your student is out for 3 or more days, they will need a Doctor's note for us to mark those absences "X" - Excused.
In the absence of a Doctor's note or appointment slip, we will mark your student's attendance as "M" - Unexcused - Absent w/out Medical Note

CLUBS & ACTIVITIES

D303 Families

St. Charles North is looking forward to our first home football game of the season on Friday, September 6 vs. Crete-Monee! The sophomore game starts at 5:30pm followed by the varsity at 7:30pm.

In order to maintain a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for all of our spectators in attendance please take a moment to review some important reminders regarding the game:

-Gates will open at 4:45 pm.

-Tailgating is not permitted.

-No backpacks, bags or outside food or beverages are allowed. Bags no larger than 8x6 are acceptable. All bags are subject to search.

-All students under high school age must be accompanied & supervised by a parent or guardian inside the stadium.

-No re-entry into the stadium is allowed.

-Use of profanity, taunting, including racial remarks of any kind, throwing objects, and possessing objects that block the view of other spectators are PROHIBITED.

Tickets will be sold at the gate or via GoFan. Prices are as follows:

-General Admission-$5.00

-Students & Seniors 65+-$2.00

-Visitors w/Student ID-$2.00

-D303 MS/HS Students and Staff w/ID-FREE

Please contact our athletic office at 331-228-6258 with any questions related to the game.

Come out and support our North Stars!