WMMS Tiger Times

Congratulations to our PBIS September Students of the Month! These students were nominated by their teachers for showing TENACITY: the quality or fact of being very determined; persistent. The students were rewarded with a pancake breakfast and we look forward to continuing this tradition!

Porshia Wilson

Adam Lam

Alex Mathurin

Holt Lowrance

Rose Hines

Myles Nash

Billy Miller

Emerie Page

Kansas Moffitt

Layden Leslie

Asa Frady

Kayley Hilderman

Eligibility requirements from our student handbook:

1. Students will be allowed to participate in event-oriented activities only if they have no major discipline consequences (ISS, OSS, major discipline events resulting in alternative placement), and at least 90% attendance between each scheduled Fun Night or overall.

2. Students will be notified by Mr. Cook on October 10th if they are ineligible. Please email Mr. Cook if you have any questions bcook@kirksville.k12.mo.us

Our Principal Advisory Committee (PAC) will begin this month. The committee will consist of one student from each advisory classroom. Members will meet with Dr. VanDelft once a month to review attendance and behavior data, collaborate on problem-solving, and work together to improve our school. Dr. VanDelft will share information from these meetings with our teachers (and vice versa) and create a presentation based on the feedback from both groups. Students will then present this information to their advisory classes. Applications for the PAC will be available this Friday and are due in the office by Friday, October 11th.

*Tutoring will be canceled the week of October 21st through October 25th*

Vannessa Vazquez

Harlee Western

Teagan Nolan

Hayden Eagen

Reid Emmerich

Kekoa Kamai-Provoste

Whitney Kirkland

Ivonne Guilavogui

Amelia Dowell

Cardion Robinson

Kaden Busch

Adelyn Williams

Allison Rivas

Ryan Hart

Lucas Hale

Joshua Woods

Kolten Braaten

Tyler Garot

Zac Tilton

Kinsley Simmons

Alicia Mpetshi

Crisno Nene

Jacqueline Fountain

Jack Dent

Lee Hudson

Bentley Shears

Emerie Page

Kylee Claybrook

Marcus Currier

Jace Billington

Rory Self

Lincoln Graves

Anna Elsea

Jayden Rice

Congrats to our Cross Country teams on their success at the meet in Ashland. The Boys team earned 2nd place overall, and the Girls team earned 3rd!

Congrats to several runners who earned medals in this race, too:

Jamisyn Springer - 6th place

Kayleigh Kottwitz - 13th place

Jack Dent - 4th place

James Quinn - 6th place

Silas Trunk - 11th place

Keep up the good work, and Go Tigers!

October 21st first day of tryouts for WMMS Winter Sports

Please create and/or update the annual online PRIVIT account. This must be complete before attending practice.

Coaches' contact info:

8th Grade Boys Basketball - Cliff Talton - ctalton@kirksville.k12.mo.us

7th Grade Boys Basketball- Lane Feeney - lfeeney@kirksville.k12.mo.us

8th Grade Girls Basketball - Anna Lane - alane@kirksville.k12.mo.us

7th Grade Girls Basketball - Laurie Waddle - lwaddle@kirksville.k12.mo.us

MS Wrestling - Dave Schutter - dschutter@kirksville.k12.mo.us

The WMMS Math Team will begin practices on Monday, November 4th. The team will meet from 3-4 PM on Mondays and will prepare for the regional Middle School Math competition on February 22nd, 2025 at Truman State University. Please have your student see Mr. Cook if they are interested in participating or reach out to bcook@kirksville.k12.mo.us for more info. Permission sheets will be passed out during the first couple weeks of October and need to be signed and returned by Friday, November 1st.

Save the Date for the Fall Book Fair! November 13-20th.

Visit https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/williammatthewmiddleschool for more information.

The October Scholastic Book Order will be due Thursday, 10/24. Visit https://orders.scholastic.com/NV8CG to see what’s available and place your order.

Does your student have a special day coming up? Consider donating a book to the library in their honor. Visit our Amazon Wish List to see the books we would love to add to the library. If you make a purchase, please fill out the gift message, and I will make sure to put a note in the front of the book in honor of your child. Thank you so much to those who have donated books to the library!

October Reading Challenge

WMMS Library Media Center Website

Attendance: We look forward to seeing your child every day! If your child must miss school, please contact the main office (660) 665-3793 before 8:00 to let us know. If we haven't heard from anyone regarding an absence, we will call home to make sure your child is safe. Please turn in any doctors excuses to our secretaries asap.

Scheduling/Student Concerns: Our school counselors are here to help!

Mrs. Kellie Shoemaker (Last Names A-L)

Mrs. Michele Yoder (Last Names M-Z)

Extension 4

Medical Concerns: Nurse Kristi Zentz can help if your child has medical needs or if you have questions about your child's health. Extension 5

Classroom Questions: The easiest way to reach your child's teacher is via email. Click here for a list of emails.

Transportation: If you have a question about your child's bus or about signing your child up to ride the bus, please contact the transportation office at (660) 730-1653.

General Questions: If you are not sure who to contact for your specific question, our amazing office secretaries, Mrs. Pletz and Mrs. Reed, can help answer your question or connect you to the right person.

Community Action Partnership Northeast Missouri offers a variety of programs such as Head Start, LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program,) Housing Assistance, weatherization of homes and a variety of community and youth programs. LIHEAP helps with winter heating and summer cooling bills based on income eligibility. Housing Assistance aids those who need a security deposit and first-month rent, past due rent, and other past due utility bills, based on available funding and income eligibility. You can contact CAPNEMO at www.capnemo.org or call 660-665-9855. If you are in need of further assistance or have any questions please contact our Student Support Specialist, Ashtin Smith at 660-665-3793.

The Complete Family Medicine CARES Center is a school-based health center formed in August 2019 through a partnership between the Kirksville R-III School District and Complete Family Medicine, a service of Hannibal Regional Healthcare System. “CARES” stands for “Care At R-III for Every Student”.

Purpose: To provide accessible and affordable urgent/walk-in and preventative/well health services on-site at the school district’s campus to students, faculty, and staff. Students will not be able to be seen at the center without the consent from their parent/guardian.

Location: The center is located in the northwest corner of the Kirksville Area Technical Center (KATC) at 1103 South Cottage Grove. Using the north entrance to the building, the CARES Center lobby is the first door on the right. There will be limited, designated patient parking west of the entrance.

Hours of Operation: 7:30am-4:30pm Monday-Friday

Some of the Services Provided at the CARES Center: Urgent/Walk-in care, Preventative Care, Wellness Visits, Immunizations (free for medicaid eligible and uninsured students through VFC and billed as normal for commercial), Flu Vaccine, Sports Physicals, Point-of-Care Testing (ie - Rapid Strep and Influenza Testing), can arrange for COVID testing if needed.

Team at the CARES Center: Provider (either Physician or Nurse Practitioner), Licensed Nurse, and Clinic Coordinator

Complete Family Medicine CARES Center at (660)956-7011

https://www.cfmcares.com/locations/Complete-Family-Medicine-CARES-Center/4/location-details

• After School Tutoring: Monday through Thursday 3:00 - 4:00 PM
• October 4th: Homecoming
• October 11th: Fun Night 6 - 8 PM
• October 18th: End of 1st Quarter
• October 21st: NO SCHOOL - Teacher PD day
• October 23rd: Parent Teacher Conferences 3:30 PM - 7:00 PM
• October 24th: EARLY OUT 12:45 PM
• October 24th: Parent Teacher Conferences 1:30 PM - 7:00 PM
• October 25th - NO SCHOOL

William Matthew Middle School

1515 South Cottage Grove

Kirksville, MO 63501

660-665-3793