WMMS Tiger Times

The school year is off to a great start! Students have been learning our school wide expectations during advisory and are doing well getting back into a routine. Last year our sixth graders participated in a "House System" earning points toward rewards for following expectations, academics, hard work, being helpful, and demonstrating the house traits. This year we have expanded to all grade levels and staff members! Please see more information below on our house system at WMMS.

Fall sports start soon, and I hope to see large crowds at our events cheering on our Tigers! Student Council applications were due last week and we're excited to see who will be representing our student body. As always, if you have any questions please let me know!

Dr. Brandi VanDelft

WMMS Principal

This year we are excited about using a house system school-wide. Each student belongs to one of five houses. Our WMMS houses are Tenacity, Integrity, Generosity, Equity, and Reliability. Each house is a community of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders and staff members working together to earn house points. Students earn house points by being respectful and responsible, showing exemplary character, and academic achievement. Each quarter the house with the most points will earn rewards and the esteemed house cup. Ask your child which house they are in!

We are off to a great start in the library this year! So far students have already checked out 545 books! It is time for our September Monthly Reading Challenge. Each student who turns in a completed challenge sheet will receive five house points and a prize from Mrs. Stephens. The September Scholastic Book Order will be due Friday, 9/20. 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.

Also, if you happen to have any of these books in good condition and gathering dust on a shelf, we would love to get them in our students’ hands! For more information about all things library, check out the WMMS Library Media Center Website.

William Matthew Middle School Cheerleading has been working very hard the last few weeks. They are excited to be cheering at the first home football game on September 10th. The coaches want to give a big shout-out to the 8th-grade cheerleaders for stepping up and being great leaders for our 7th-graders. We appreciate you working hard and being great leaders.

Mrs. Kellie Shoemaker (Students last name A-L)

Mrs. Michele Yoder (Students last name M-Z)

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)

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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.

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

• September 9th - After school tutoring starts (see above)
• September 9th - 3 week progress reports
• September 30th - 6 week progress reports
• 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 & 24th - Parent Teacher Conferences
• October 24th - Early Out (12:45 PM for WMMS)
• October 25th - NO SCHOOL

• FCA: Thursday mornings at 7:15 am in room S7 with Mr. Cook (Dcook@kirksville.k12.mo.us)

TylerSIS Parent Portal: This will allow you to see your student's grades and attendance and is an easy way to email teachers when you have questions. If you have not yet logged in, please contact the middle school office to get started.

Download our School App: Here is a quick video to get your familiar with our new app and the features you might find handy. https://youtu.be/bbmlN2qOKrQ

Updated Email: Progress reports, grade cards, and monthly newsletters are all emailed home. Let us know if you have a new email address. You are able to update this through the Parent Portal as well.

WMMS Website

WMMS Facebook Page: Follow us on Facebook for reminders and updates. @KVWMMS

William Matthew Middle School

1515 South Cottage Grove

Kirksville, MO 63501

660-665-3793