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Dear Parents and Guardians,

As we conclude January, we look forward to a more stable February in terms of school days and weather.

Thank you to those who attended last evening's Navigating Course Placement session for our rising 7th and 8th graders. It was wonderful to engage in meaningful dialogue with so many of you. The information shared, along with our Webb Bridge Indicators of Success, is available on the Navigating Course Placements page of our school website.

Please note that we are still in the course recommendation process. For any questions, kindly use the link below instead of emailing our teachers. Our Administration team will ensure your queries are directed to the appropriate staff member: bit.ly/ncpquestions

Additionally, we would like to congratulate our 8th Grade Symphonic Band. This elite group of musicians traveled to Athens, GA yesterday as they were invited to perform at the Georgia Music Educators Association In-Service Conference. As expected, they gave a dynamic performance that wowed the crowd. See a clip from last night in the video below.

Next week, we have our annual Write Score assessment for all students on Monday morning and Scoliosis Screening for 6th and 8th graders on Wednesday. Our basketball teams will travel to Elkins Pointe on Wednesday and host Crabapple on Friday. Good luck to our athletes!

Wishing you a relaxing and enjoyable weekend.

With appreciation,

Carmen Hurst

Assistant Principal

• Feb 5- Scoliosis Screening for 6th and 8th grade
• Feb 7- District GMEA Honor Band
• Feb 10- 7th Grade Jr. Beta Field Trip (Check Canvas for info)
• Feb 11- Spring Picture Day
• Feb 11- 8th Grade Tours of AHS Field Trip
• Feb 13- 14- Orchestra LGPE and All-State Chorus
• Feb 13- Rising 6th Grade Parent Info Night
• Feb 17- President's Day No School
• Feb 18- FCS PD Day- No Students
• Feb 21-22- WBMS Musical
• Feb 26- 8th Grade Jr. Beta Field Trip (Check Canvas for info)

Have a question about what tests or quizzes your student has coming up? Check out the Assessment Calendar! Teachers place all major assessments on these calendars:

6th Grade Assessment Calendar Link

7th Grade Assessment Calendar Link

8th Grade Assessment Calendar Link

To prepare for the BIG game on February 9, the Jaguar Cafe is going to be whipping up some amazing Super Bowl themed meals! You won't want to miss out on this lineup!!
MONDAY: TACKLE HUNGER CANNED FOOD DRIVE

donate canned goods or non-perishables to support our local food bank.

TUESDAY: SMART MOUTH CHEESY BREAD & LUCKY TRAY TOUCHDOWN

Look under your tray for a chance to win a prize during Flag on the Play: Lucky Tray

WEDNESDAY: STEAK NACHOS & MVP SERVERS: A WINNING COMBO

Meet our MVP Servers- special guests helping serve lunch!

THURSDAY: WINGS & RINGS

Crispy wings and savory onion rings- your perfect game-day combo!

FRIDAY: SPICY SLICE & FAN FARE FUN

Spice things up with Hot Honey Jalapeno Pepperoni Pizza and show your school spirit on Fan Fare Day!

Spring Picture Day is Friday, February 11! This is a pre-order event; students will not get their picture taken without a pre-order and payment. You may order online or send payment in with your student using the picture day form that was sent home this week. Pre-order online at mylifetouch.com with your student’s ID number or picture day ID code EVT4C4C3B. Any questions regarding picture day please contact: nanceh@fultonschools.org

Click below for an opportunity to be featured in our playbill for High School Musical. Don't delay- the deadline is Monday, February 3!

Playbill Ads

Our 7th grade Character Council at WBMS and AMMS Water Warriors have already begun their grassroots efforts. Our goal is to raise $15,000 to help 15 villages with approximately 15,000 people in South Sudan through our partnership with Water is Basic.

To date, our students have raised $2,325. That’s 2325 lives changed because of student efforts ❤

Registration and t-shirt sales are now open for our 4th Annual Walk for Water, which will take place on Sunday, March 23rd from 2-5 pm at WBMS.

Below are all the links you may need.

Register to Walk

https://bit.ly/walkforwater2025registration

Buy a T-Shirt

https://bit.ly/walkforwater2025tshirt

Sign up for the Village Market

*WBMS and AMMS students and clubs only

https://bit.ly/walkforwater2025villagemarket

Direct Donation Site

https://bit.ly/walkforwater2025donate

If you have a WBMS or AMMS student, please encourage them to sign up for the Village Market. We already have 3 amazing clubs participating: Engineering, Chinese, and Library Stream Council. We love to see all of the amazing entrepreneurs who practice CITIZENSHIP by helping make a positive impact on tomorrow’s world.

Prisha qualified for a spot in Regionals last weekend at the Fulton County Spelling Bee. The Region Bee will be held on Saturday, February 22 in Decatur.

Their essays were awarded exemplary recognition in the 2024 Freedom to Read Georgia contest and received the highest recognition for their work. Twenty WBMS students also received certificates of merit for their essays and two were awarded merit designations for their video. Kudos to all students from Ms. McNeal’s and Mrs. Beckwith’s 9th grade ELA classes who participated in both the essay and the video contest.

From left to right: Ms. Beckwith, Anukth Gasikanti, Ashrith Thatiparthi, Akshan Srivastava, Amelia Laake, Aanya Nagar, Alexandra Fadeeva, Ms. McNeal.

Out of the 30 students that moved to the 2nd round All-State auditions, 11 were selected for the 2025 Georgia All-State Band and 4 were selected as alternates. Students auditioned in a 2-round process with over 1000 students in the 2nd round alone. Making the All-State band is probably the greatest honor that a middle school student can achieve in band, and we are proud of our students!

All-State Band

Samantha Kim-Clarinet

James Liu-Clarinet

Benjamin Kim-Alto Sax—1st Chair

Emma Chen-Alto Sax

Owen Chen-Alto Sax

Jeremy Yang-Alto Sax

Andrew Kong-Trumpet

Ashrith Thatiparthi-Trumpet—1st Chair

Julian Strickland-Tuba

Claire Chang-Percussion—1st Chair

Audrey Gardner-Percussion

All-State Alternates

(Called to participate if others cannot go)

Tejesh Narang-Flute

Jayden Lee-Clarinet

Nathaniel Legrand-Trumpet

Rohan Balakrishnan-Trumpet

Friday, March 28 6:30 PM

Dinner, photo booths, and dance

Buy tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/WBMS8thDance

Tickets are $30 if purchased by February 28. Price goes up March 1

It is time for the election of new members to our School Governance Council. The School Governance Council has both parent/guardian and teacher positions open for election. Parents or guardians of students who will be attending our school during both the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years are eligible to run for the parent/guardian SGC positions. Our School Governance Council (SGC) plays a critical role in the success of our school. The SGC works with school leadership and the community to help determine the long-term direction of the school, design innovative solutions to increase academic achievement, and serve as school ambassadors to the local community. Specifically, the School Governance Council has the following powers:

• Create, approve, and monitor the implementation of the school strategic plan

• Manage the Request for Flexibility process

• Approve the annual budget recommendations and related allocations
• Participate in the hiring of the principal, in the case of a vacancy

• Provide annual feedback to the Area Superintendent on principal performance

We are very excited about the work and value-add of our SGC. We hope that you will consider running for a position! The Candidate Declaration period ends March 28th and voting will take place April 16 – April 23. In the meantime, if you would like more information about the charter system or SGC elections visit our school’s website.

Forms will be available at the link below beginning February 5th:

We need men and women to come help out with Scoliosis Screenings on February 5th from 9:45 am to 12:45 pm. Please click below to sign up and for more info!

Please click here for club site

Student must be present on first day of tryouts

Tryouts after school 4:00pm – 5:15pm

Track

Girls and Boys – Feb 2025 (TBD)

Turn in all forms through www.Rankone.com

Forms must be submitted before tryouts.

Coach Sell - sell@fultonschools.org

www.wbmsathletics.weebly.com

A Media Center Sway is created for each school month (and updated throughout the month) to share information on reading celebrations, reading challenges, maker activities, and special events, so be sure to check for updates each week. Click the picture above to check it out!

To earn this designation WBMS had to demonstrate families feel welcomed and empowered to support student success, and that our PTA is a key partner for continuous school improvement. Becoming a National PTA School of Excellence began with the joint commitment of PTA and our phenomenal administrative team to work together to welcome all families, communicate effectively, support student success, speak up for every child, share power and collaborate with the community. Congratulations and a huge thank you to everyone who helped make this possible!

To learn more about this accomplishment or to support our PTA during the Fall Membership Drive, visit wbmspta.org.

Do you know a family in need at WBMS?

Please reach out to our counseling staff so we can find ways to help.

Our Community Cupboard provides emergency necessities for families in our school experiencing hardship.

Please consider making a donation! Our largest need currently is gift cards in any amount to Kroger or Walmart.

You may leave your donations at the Front Office. Please mark them PTA/Community Cupboard. Thank you!

Have questions or suggestions?

Contact us at pta.wbms@gmail.com or visit www.wbmspta.org.

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