Community Wildcat Weekly
24-25 Students & Parents Vol. 3 Edition 8
Calendar
Celebrate Freedom Week
Monday, September 23rd
Patriotic Spirit - Wear stars and strips
12:00pm - 8:00pm Blaze Pizza Family Night (Lutz Location)
2:45pm - 5:00pm Football Practice (Field)
3:00pm - 4:15pm Thespis Rehearsal (Rm 533)
2:45pm - 5:00pm Volleyball (Gym)
2:45pm - 4:00pm Walk/Run Club (Basketball Courts)
Tuesday, September 24th
School Spirit Day - Dress in your grade level color
2:50pm - 5:15pm - Band Rehearsal (Rm 310)
3:00pm - 4:15pm Fall Play Rehearsals (Rm 533)
5:00pm - 6:15pm - TOOLS (CCR)
6:00pm - 9:00pm Football @ CCMS (CCHS)
Wednesday, September 25th
Heros Day - Dress up as your favorite hero
2:45pm - 4:00pm Opportunity Hall (Media)
2:45pm - 4:00pm Walk/Run Club (Basketball Courts)
2:45pm - 5:00pm - Football Practice (Field)
2:50pm - 4:30pm - Drumline/Audition Prep (Rm 310)
6:00pm - 8:30pm - Volleyball @ AAI (Wendell Krinn Technical HS (New Port Richey)
Thursday, September 26th
History Day - Dress in your favorite decade
2:45pm - 5:00pm - Football Practice (Field)
2:45pm - 5:00pm Volleyball Practice (Gym)
3:00p, - 4:15pm Fall Play Rehearsals (Rm 533)
Friday, September 27th
Picture Day
Freedom Day - Dress in red, white, and blue
2:45pm - 5:00pm - Football Practice (Field)
2:45pm - 5:00pm - Volleyball Practice (Gym)
Announcements
School Pictures
Click on the link to order pictures Weightman MS - Fall Underclass 24-25
Yearbooks are on Sale Now!
All yearbooks are available for $42 on a Pre‐Sale basis ONLY and must be purchased by January 31, 2025. Yearbook purchases are made through your student's Rycor account.
**THERE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A 2024‐2025 YEARBOOK AFTER JANUARY 31, 2025.
Order yours now so you don't miss out!!
Celebrate Freedom Week
Florida Statutes designate the month of September as American Founders' Month and recognizes the last full week of classes in September as Celebrate Freedom Week. Celebrate Freedom Week encourages instruction on the intent, meaning and importance of the Declaration of Independence.
We encourage our school community to celebrate Freedom Week with a district wide spirit week. See the dress up days below to participate in Freedom Week.
PoP Fundraiser Results
We are so excited to announce that we exceeded our goal and raised over $23,000.00 through our PoP Fundraiser. What an amazing Wildcat Community! Thank you for all your support and participation in this fundraiser, it is greatly appreciated!
TEWMS PTSA Informational Meeting
Please join Pasco County Council PTSA at an informational meeting for the TEWMS PTSA. The goal is to find parents or family members interested in serving on the board or simply volunteering in assisting with the PTSA.
Topic: Weightman Middle PTSA Interest Meeting
Time: Sep 30, 2024 07:00 PM Eastern Time
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84671015548?pwd=kVhIcaGGogCfhCDICg9wKH5vH6X7xw.1
Meeting ID: 846 7101 5548
Passcode: 068898
TEWMS Run/Walk Club
TEWMS Coaches are hosting an after school run/walk club for students and staff to join. It will be a great way to stay active while meeting new people. See the flyer below for more information.
Click on the link to sign up:
Pep Rally - Show Your Spirit
Tuesday September 24th is our first student Pep Rally of the school year. The student Pep Rally is an opportunity to promote school spirit and celebrate the wonderful things that our students are doing. Students are encouraged to wear their class colors to show their spirit. Grade levels will compete against each other in class cheers and games in hopes of winning the spirit stick.
Blaze Pizza Fundraiser
Dear Parents, Students, Staff and Community Members,
Are you wondering what to get for dinner most nights? Well, we have it figured out for you on Monday September 23rd. Who wants to cook on a Monday anyway?
We are excited to announce our upcoming school fundraiser with Blaze Pizza! Blaze Pizza will donate 25% of proceeds from your meal back to our organization!
When: Monday, September 23rd, 2024/ 12:00 PM until 8:00 PM Find us at Blaze Pizza in Lutz, 25456 Sierra Center Blvd, Lutz, FL 33559
Want to order online? Use Promo Code “1334A” when ordering through our APP or our website at WWW.BLAZEPIZZA.COM A $0.01 discount applied to your order as confirmation of your participation. 25% of all purchases using this code will be counted towards the donation total.
Please come out and help support our school.
Pasco County Sheriff's Office News Site
With the recent school safety concerns in the area. Corporal Sharkey wanted to share the Pasco County Sheriff's Office News link. The link below is where parents can get accurate information regarding school threats as well as actions the Sheriff's Office has taken.
https://news.pascosheriff.com/community-news/pasco-sheriffs-office-news-community-alerts/
Wildcat Bucks
Our staff have begun to give out Wildcat Bucks (also known as PBIS points) to students who are exhibiting positive behaviors and demonstrating our R.O.A.R. expectations. Every time a staff member awards Wildcat Bucks to students, both the student and the parent will be able to see it on their myStudent portals. With Wildcat Bucks, students will be able to purchase items from our Cat Shack, purchase entries to special planned events throughout the school year, and have access to The Hangout. The Hangout is a game room that has fun games such as air hockey, indoor basketball, ping pong, checkers/chess table, giant size Connect Four, boardgames, card games, and a coloring station.
We are in need of parent volunteers… If you are interested, please email Ms. Santos-Mira at amira@pasco.k12.fl.us
Girls Basketball Tryouts - Coming Soon!
Girls Basketball Tryouts October 9th-11th 2:45pm-4:45pm
All necessary paperwork must be uploaded online two days prior to tryouts. We will not accept in-person paperwork. Players must be “Cleared” in the clearinghouse to tryout. No exceptions.
1. Create an account at the FHSAA Clearing house: https://athleticclearance.fhsaahome.org/
2. Watch the following Videos and upload the completion certificates:
a. https://nfhslearn.com/courses/concussion-for-students
b. https://nfhslearn.com/courses/sudden-cardiac-arrest
c. https://nfhslearn.com/courses/heat-illness-prevention-2
3. Upload a Physical completed on FHSAA form EL2 by a Doctor - MUST BE DATED! Other forms cannot be accepted.
4. Upload the Parental Release Forms found here https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/athletics/page/forms/
a. Notarized Pasco County Athletic Participation Form
b. Consent and Release from Liability Waiver
c. Concussion and Heat Related Consent and Release from Liability
d. Sudden Cardiac Arrest Consent and Release from Liability
e. Covid-19 Waiver
** If you have uploaded this paperwork from Cheer or Volleyball you do not need to do it again.
All students must be picked up by 5PM on days of tryouts.
Boys Soccer Tryouts - Coming Soon!
Boys Soccer Tryouts October 16-18 2:45-4:45
All necessary paperwork must be uploaded online two days prior to tryouts. We will not accept in-person paperwork. Players must be “Cleared” in the clearinghouse to tryout. No exceptions.
1. Create an account at the FHSAA Clearing house: https://athleticclearance.fhsaahome.org/
2. Watch the following Videos and upload the completion certificates:
a. https://nfhslearn.com/courses/concussion-for-students
b. https://nfhslearn.com/courses/sudden-cardiac-arrest
c. https://nfhslearn.com/courses/heat-illness-prevention-2
3. Upload a Physical completed on FHSAA form EL2 by a Doctor - MUST BE DATED! Other forms cannot be accepted.
4. Upload the Parental Release Forms found here https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/athletics/page/forms/
a. Notarized Pasco County Athletic Participation Form
b. Consent and Release from Liability Waiver
c. Concussion and Heat Related Consent and Release from Liability
d. Sudden Cardiac Arrest Consent and Release from Liability
e. Covid-19 Waiver
** If you have uploaded this paperwork for football you do not need to do it again.
All students must be picked up by 5PM on days of tryouts.
Student Fees
Want to pay fees, check your student’s grades, communicate with teachers, register a new student, etc… All of this and more can be done on Pasco County School’s Parent Portal.
Instructions for creating an account and frequently asked questions can be accessed by clicking link below.
ROAR OUT - BE THE ROAR!
Did a staff member go above and beyond or help out in a time of need. We have a way for you to recognize them for being Respectful, Open-minded, Achievers, Rising Together. Click on the button below to submit a ROAR Shout-Out for a staff member you feel deserves recognition.
Student of the Week
Joseph Goforth
AJ Spainhower
Ameila Coleman
Janae Wordly
Cayden Ramos
Damien Cast
Chris Rodriquez
Eliana Perez
Evertt Bailey
Treasure Broadnax
Amari Daniel
Adhara Bustamante
Bryan Hobot
Be the ROAR!
Staff of the Week
Mr. Fowler
Mrs. Ore
Mrs. Gregory
Mrs. Anderson
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Fotopoulos
Mr. Stafford
Mrs. Alobaidi
Mrs. Whitmore
Mrs. Gonzalez
Mrs. Roy
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Goitia
Mrs. Akers
Mrs. Ware
Ms. Asher
Mrs. Ortiz
Theme Thursday
Some of our students asked if they could be a part of our Theme Thursday Shirt Day that teachers participate in here at TEWMS. This is not a dress up day but a day to wear a t-shirt that goes with a theme. Below is the Theme Thursday's shirt for September, if your student would like to join in. This is not required, it's just for fun!
All Things Athletics!
All Things Athletics
ALL FHSAA/PASCO ATHLETIC FORMS MUST BE UPLOADED TO: www.athleticclearance.com before your student is allowed to participate in tryouts or off-season conditioning. Please reach out to your school's Athletic Director if you have issues uploading forms.
Parents & Students: Athletic Clearance instructions and FAQs
MIDDLE SCHOOL Athletic Participation Forms:
- 2024-25 Middle School Athletic Fee Breakdown
- Pasco Athletic Participation Form
- Pasco General Information Form for Parents and Students
- PCS - Code of Conduct at Sporting Events (Upload into Athletic Clearance)
- FHSAA Physical Form - EL2 (PAGE 4 and 5 - Upload into Athletic Clearance) Updated 04/2024
- FHSAA Consent Release from EL3 (Upload heat, concussion, and sudden cardiac arrest NFHS certificates on Athletic Clearance only, you do not need to upload the actual EL3 form) EL3 form will be an online acknowledgment (signatures) on Athletic Clearance.
Athletic Donations
We would appreciate your donation to help pay Student Athletic Participation Fees for those families in need.
Please be aware that any donations to the Hardship Account cannot be earmarked for a specific student athlete.
helpful links
- Student Online Registration: https://pasco.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/
- How to pay for school items/fees: https://www.studentquickpay.com/pasco/
- To access the calendar for the school year, please visit
https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/library/home/calendar_24_25.pdf
- Ways to keep up to date with Pasco County Schools: https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/news
- TEWMS Website: tewms.pasco.k12.fl.us
- How to become a TEWMS volunteer:
https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/MTU4OmVuLVVT
- Navigating Middle School: https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/oll/page/navigating-middle-school
- Student Code of Conduct https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/library/student_services/conduct/csc_eng.pdf
- FortifyFL: https://getfortifyfl.com/
Thomas E. Weightman Middle School
Website: tewms.pasco.k12.fl.us
Location: 30649 Wells Road, Wesley Chapel, FL, USA
Phone: 813-794-0200
Facebook: facebook.com/TEWMSPrincipal
Twitter: @TEWMSPrincipal
Pasco County public school located in Wesley Chapel, Florida; serving students in grades six through eight. TEWMS was built in 1991 and is a Magnet School for Gifted Studies.