WMS Parent News

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

January 14th - PTO meeting 6:30pm-Office Conference Room

January 15th - 6th Grade Orchestra and Chamber concerts - 6:00pm/7th,8th Grade and Chamber concerts 7:30pm

January 16th - 6th Grade Band Concert - 7:00pm

January 20th - Martin Luther King Jr Day - NO SCHOOL

January 24th - Winter School Dance 2:30-4:30pm

January 30th - Winter Conferences 3:30-7:30pm (Virtual)

February 3rd - Culver's Night 5-7:00pm

February 6th - Winter Conferences 3:30-7:30pm (Virtual)

February 10th - 8th Grade Band Combined Concert with WHS Band - 7:00pm (at WHS)

February 11th - PTO meeting 6:30pm - Office conference room

February 14th - PD Day for teachers/Asynchronous Learning Day for students (no students in bldg)

February 17th - President's Day - NO SCHOOL

February 25th - 8th Grade Choir Concert - 6:30pm

Click here to see the full calendar on the WMS website

Parent/Teacher Virtual Conferences Trimester 2

Woodbury Middle School Parent/Teacher Virtual Conferences are being held:

Thursday, January 30th from 3:30-7:30pm Via Zoom

Tuesday, February 6th from 3:30-7:30pm Via Zoom

Thursday, January 30th - Virtual Conferences.

We are using PTCFast, the program used by our elementaries, to facilitate scheduling of Zoom virtual conferences for our Trimester 2 parent/teacher conferences.

Thursday February 6th - Virtual Conferences -

We are using PTCFast, the program used by our elementaries, to facilitate scheduling of Zoom virtual conferences for our Trimester 2 parent/teacher conferences.

The link to register will be sent out to families the week of January 13th

WMS Student Council is hosting a NEON all school dance after school on Friday, January 24th from 2:35 – 4:30.

• Students should dress in neon, bright or white clothing.
• Tickets will be sold for $5 at all lunches from Thursday 1/16 through Thursday 1/23.
• There will be no tickets sold on the day of the dance. The last day to buy tickets is Thursday, 1/23.
• Activities at the party include a DJ dance party, inflatable obstacle course, gaga ball, bingo, face painting and a photo booth!
• Concessions will be available for purchase (pizza, snacks, and pop) for $1 each.
• Pick up will be at the activity doors at 4:30.

We need volunteers and would love to have you join us for a night of fun. If you are interested in helping at this event, please click HERE to sign up. Thank you for your support!

All 6-8 students of WMS will be taking the MAP Reading and Math assessment.

During Math/Lang Arts Classes for 6th-8th Grades

Math – January 13th - 17th
Testing on Monday 13th , Wednesday 15th, Thursday 16th. Makeups start on Friday, 17th. No Testing on Tuesday, January 14th.

Reading – January 21st - 24th
Testing on Tuesday 21st, Wednesday 22nd, and Thursday 23rd. Make-ups start on Friday 24th. No School on Monday, January 20th

This assessment is used to determine your students’ growth in Reading and Math and is part of a balanced assessment system used in South Washington County Schools. Here are some important ways we use MAP data:

• To inform instruction during the current school year
• To identify students to receive Advanced Learner Services,
• To identify or exit students from reading and/or math intervention supports, and
• To place students in the appropriate 6th grade math courses

If you would like to opt your student out of this test, parents/guardians must fill out this form by 1/10/2024 and submit it to the school.

The first PTO meeting of 2025 will be on Tuesday, January 14. Please join us at 6:30 in the main office. We will be talking about upcoming events at Woodbury Middle. All are welcome!

Any 7th – 12th grade boy that is interested in playing golf on the East Ridge High School Boys golf team we are holding a player parent meeting at East Ridge High School. The meeting will be:

February 3rd

Room 2045 above the cafeteria

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Please plan to attend. If you can’t please visit the website:

https://www.erhsactivities.com/page/show/1148807-boys-golf

The details will be listed on this website. Tryouts will start on March 11th at ERHS 3:30. Please get registered to participate. Registration will open around February 15th. If you have questions please visit the website and there is a player parent questionnaire that will answer a lot of the questions.

Any questions please reach out to Coach Brookins at bbrookin@sowashco.org

Please join us for the Environmental Service-Learning Club starting in January.This service-learning group will focus on Conservation. Students will come up with a problem about our environment and a solution to this problem. They will create a service-learning plan to solve this problem and create a presentation to show their efforts at the culmination of our meetings. Students will learn about global efforts of conservation and then discuss small scale efforts here at WMS. If you are passionate about helping our environment, please join us!

We will meet on Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30 in Mr. Olofson's room in B115. Dates are January 8, 22, February 5, 19, 26 March 5, 26, April 9, 23.

Please register at the link below. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Olofson; bolofson@sowashco.org or Mrs. Trusinsky; jtrusins@sowashco.org.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLyoKyBWRNIeqw2W423m381SnQDp0jggusqBppbdLEXLUZrA/viewform?usp=sharing

After Winter Break we are starting a service-learning club called “WMS in Unity to Help Our Community.”

We will meet on Jan 8th and Jan 22nd, Feb 5th and Feb 19th , March 5th and March 19th and April 2nd from 2:30-3:20 in Mrs. Spain’s room (G104). During this time, we will work together to support people in our community through service-learning projects such as making blankets for families in need.

Complete this form if you want to join https://forms.gle/Bjk4rLuj4pJuS1S96

If you have any questions, contact Ms. Spain sspain@sowashco.org or Ms. Hill ahill05@sowashco.org

The Penguin Corps is a tech club where kids learn the basics of Linux and Open Source software. Kids will learn about Free and Open Source software, tinker with hardware and gain an introduction to an "in demand" field of computing. They'll also learn how to use Linux to make old computers work again.

The club that meets at Woodbury Middle School is scheduled to start January 13. More information and registration can be found here: https://sowashco.ce.eleyo.com/course/24330/winter-2025/penguin-corps-linux-club

DON’T MISS OUT! Purchase a YEARBOOK today!

Click here to order

***extra yearbooks will NOT be available for purchase this spring!!

What is it? A free weekend food program with 5 different dietary options to choose from. Meals are packaged

and placed in your student’s backpack every Friday. There are no qualification requirements.

Click HERE to complete the form and sign up.

*Contact Natalie Herzog if you have any questions nherzog@sowashco.org or 651-425-4514.

This week, Woodbury Middle School will begin a Food Rescue pilot program. With the state-funded Free School Meals program in place, the district served 2.7 million meals during the 2023-24 school year, a 10% increase from the previous year. However, this increase has also led to more food waste. To ensure the safety of all students, particularly those with severe food allergies, uneaten food cannot be redistributed in our schools. To cut down on waste and address food insecurity, SoWashCo Nutrition Services teamed up with the local non-profit Basic Needs to start the Food Rescue pilot program.

How You Can Help

Together we can reduce waste and help fight food insecurity in our community. Please talk to your student about the program and why it is important. If they have unwanted, uneaten food, encourage them to leave acceptable items on the collection cart in the cafeteria. Signage reminding students of acceptable items will be posted on or near the cart. To ensure food safety, acceptable food items are limited to:

• Whole pieces of fruit that have a skin or peel
• Unheated, shelf-stable wrapped grain items

Please remind your student not to remove food once it has been placed on the cart.

Nutrition Services staff will sort and store the items for Basic Needs volunteers to pick up. Food is available during the week at the free Basic Needs Food Market (8475 East Point Douglas Road, Ste. 106 in Cottage Grove) on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Tuesday and Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Food is also available on the weekends at the Basic Needs Free Little Pantry in the Park Grove Library. Nearly 10% of residents in Washington County worry about running out of food before they can afford more. Please encourage families facing food insecurity to visit the free market or pantry for help.

Learn more about the Basic Need Food Market or become a food rescue volunteer at basicneedsmn.org/food-market.

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