Hello Knight Families!
Thank you to the many families who joined us last Friday night for our Food Truck Event. Thank you to our PTSO board for organizing a great back-to-school event for our community. We were thrilled to see so many families enjoying the evening together at WHMS.
Monday, September 30th is a two hour late arrival for students.
INTERIMS
Interim grades will be available on HAC starting October 2nd. If your child’s grades are not satisfactory, please encourage them to advocate for themselves by discussing their concerns with their teacher(s). The first quarter ends on October 31st.
PICTURE DAY
Thursday, October 3rd is picture day. All students are photographed as these pictures are used for the yearbook. If you do not order prior to picture day, you can still order once the proofs are returned. There is a re-take picture day in November should your child be absent on picture day. The paper order form will come home next week with your child. The link to order is vando.imagequix.com/J9FRB96 and the Online Code is 24windyhillms25
ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
Interim grades will be available on HAC starting October 2nd. If your child’s grades are not satisfactory, please encourage them to advocate for themselves by discussing their concerns with their teacher(s). The first quarter ends on October 31st.
Only four days left for our fundraiser! We’ve raised $12,627 so far, and our goal is $20,000. We keep 65% of all money raised, with 35% going to the company for the “Mega Fundraiser Party” and their services.
As an extra incentive, any student who raises $200 in donations will receive a free yearbook. Plus, if we reach our school goal, I will kiss a pig (assuming my farmer friend keeps his promise)!
This year, I aim to direct our funds towards enriching our clubs and extracurricular activities. I am committed to being transparent about how the funds are allocated. Your participation in this year’s fundraiser is deeply appreciated. Thank you for your continued support!
It is not too late to start, just click the attachment below.
HEARING AND VISION SCREENING
All 8th grade students and any student new to WHMS this year will be screened for hearing and vision this coming week. There is more information about this attached to this newsletter. Questions should be directed to our nurse, Ms. Tillini.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance updates are handled by Mrs. Madison, WHMS Guidance Secretary. Notes should be delivered to the Guidance Office or sent to madisonw@calvertnet.k12.md.us
When your student arrives late or leaves early due to a Health-Related Appointment (Doctor/Dentist/Therapist/etc.): A note is required to code as Legal. Please send a note in with your child when they return to school or email a note to Mrs. Madison.
Please refer to Student Code of Conduct Policy #3005 for Lawful Causes of Absences as defined by COMAR 13A.08.01.03. It is the responsibility of the parents/guardians to provide school authorities with verification of the reason for each student absence. Any absence not certified by the parent, guardian, physician, court or other appropriate person/agency will be considered unlawful. Students returning from absences without notes with appropriate signatures certifying lawful absences will be given three school days to provide such certification. Absences not certified at the end of three days will be considered unlawful.
Tardies - in the next few weeks we will begin enforcing our tardy policy. For students illegally tardy:
3 tardies = 1 day lunch detention
4 tardies = 3 days lunch detention
5 tardies = after school detention
6 tardies = Saturday School
PTSO DANCE OCTOBER 11TH
Friday, October 11th is our first dance. Admission is $5 unless your student is a PTSO member and they are then admitted free. This is a drop off event from 5:30-7:30. Students MUST have a ride at 7:30. Pizza, candy, drinks, chips are sold at the dance. See flyer below. We will have the membership list at the door to check this. Volunteers will be needed for the dance. The sign up for volunteers can be found here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C45A5AA23A6FEC34-51563216-fall#/
CLUBS
Lego Robotics will begin October 28th and permission slips are in the office and attached here. Cooking club will be held in January-February this year. Please be on the lookout in December for instructions on how to have your name in the cooking club lottery. Fellowship of Christian Athletes, FCA, began on September 17th. This is a morning club, so no permission slip is needed. Students are dropped off at 7am. We also have a boys basketball clinic for three sessions in Oct/Nov for any boy interested in some court time. See attached flyer for details. All that's needed to stay for this is the permission slip returned. MESA will begin in October. Watch soon for more information about MESA. Math Counts also begins the 1st week of November. Permission slips for Math Counts will be out next week.
BAND
There will be an optional rehearsal for any students auditioning for all county band October 3, 4 and 7 until 4:30. Pickup is promptly at 4:30 please.
MUSIC SHIRTS
If interested, the Music Department is selling shirts through end of day today. The link to order is
LAPTOPS
Students need to bring their laptop to school daily. If they forget, they can use the phone in the main office to contact their parent to bring their laptop. Our loaners will be held for students whose laptops are out for repair and we do not have enough to loan them out for forgotten laptops.
LOST AND FOUND
Our lost and found is kept on the stage on the cafeteria and donated or discarded every other Friday. Your child is always welcome to check the cafeteria before school or during lunch for missing items.
CAFETERIA
Please make sure you child has money on their lunch account if they are buying lunch. More information about the Child Nutrition Department and link to set up an account can be found here. School Meal Information - Calvert County Public School District (calvertnet.k12.md.us)Our cafeteria manager has also given us our WHMS menu for the first week of school which is attached below for your reference.
VOLUNTEERS
Calvert County Public Schools uses Raptor for visitors and volunteers to sign in and sign out. Volunteers must apply annually to be an approved volunteer. You will need to apply for the 2024-2025 school year. All volunteers will need to review the volunteer handbook and watch the volunteer training video before completing and Online Volunteer Application. Volunteers must be approved before they may begin service as a volunteer in any school buildings.
CCPS Online Volunteer Application & Process: https://www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/departments/human-resources/become-a-volunteer
Thank you
Mark Whidden
Principal, Windy Hill Middle School
