WMS Parent News

March 22nd - 2:30-4:30pm Spring Dance

March 29th - NO SCHOOL

April 1st - Culver's Night 5-7:00pm

April 5th - Royal Night of Jazz - 7:00pm at King of Kings Lutheran Church

April 9th - MCA Reading Test

April 13th - District 8th and 9th Grade Band Solo Ensemble Festival - 8am-12pm at WHS

April 16th - MCA Math Test

April 26th - NO SCHOOL

April 30th - MCA Science Test (8th grade only)

Click here to see the full calendar on the WMS websitepm - Office Conference

PLEASE TRY TO AVOID SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS DURING THESE TIMES

MCA Reading - April 9th

MCA Math - April 16th

MCA Science - April 30th & May 1st (8th gr only during Science class)

MTAS Math, Reading, and Science- March 25th - April 5th

Testing Times: Advisory through 3rd hour

6th gr – Testing with their 3rd hour teacher

7th gr – Testing with their 5th hour teacher

8th gr – Testing with their 2nd hour teacher

Reminders For Students:

• Bring fully charged Chromebooks and chargers
• Bring headphones (No Bluetooth, plug-in only)
• No wearable technology devices during testing (smart watches)
• No cellphones during testing

Please contact David Donnelly, 651-425-4538, ddonnell@sowashco.org or Katie Burley 651-425-4526 kburley@sowashco.org if you have concerns or questions about school testing dates and times.

For more information about the purpose and uses of the MCA/MTAS, please visit the Assessment and Grading website.

WMS Student Council is hosting a Tropical Paradise Beach Party after school on Friday, March 22nd from 2:30 – 4:30.

• Students should dress in beach/summer wear. Think flip flops, sunglasses, tropical shirts, etc.
• Students still need to follow the school dress code - NO SWIM SUITS
• Tickets will be sold for $5 at lunches from Thursday 3/14 through Thursday 3/21.
• There will be NO tickets sold on the day of the dance. Tickets must be purchased by Thursday, 3/21.
• Activities at the party include a DJ dance party, gaga ball, inflatable obstacle course, bingo and a photo wall.
• Concessions can be purchased in the cafeteria (pizza, snacks and pop) for $1 each.

We need volunteers! If you are interested in helping with this event, please click HERE to sign up. The more volunteers we have, the better. Thank you for your support!

SoWashCo Online is offering a small number of accelerated learning opportunities for students going into 9th - 12th grade this summer.

If interested in this opportunity, please visit the REGISTRATION LINK for more details.

Thank you for signing up! We look forward to supporting your student on their learning journey.

If you have questions please contact Nick Falde at nfalde@sowashco.org

South Washington County Schools is offering a free four-week summer middle school program in July hosted at Cottage Grove Middle School. All students currently in grades 6 and 7 are encouraged to register for this program.

SoWashCo Summer is designed to provide students with tools, strategies and support that will boost academic skills and increase confidence. This program is a great fit for students who will benefit from extended time to:

• strengthen grade-level literacy and math skills and/or

• practice organizational skills and school routines and/or

• develop communication skills and positive relationships.

All supplies for SoWashCo summer school are provided. Students are encouraged to only bring a water bottle and to be dressed to participate in physical activities.

Meals are available at no cost to students attending SoWashCo Summer and transportation for those that qualify under SoWashCo Schools current transportation guidelines will be provided.

Woodbury High School would like middle school families and students to know about spring opportunities available for middle schools students. Meetings for these teams will occur in February. If you plan to play one of these spring sports, please attend the meeting.

Registration Information for Spring Sports

Spring Sports Player/Parent Meeting

Boys Golf - Grades 7 or 8, previous experience necessary

Girls Golf - Grades 7 or 8, beginners welcome

Girls Lacrosse - Grades 7 or 8, beginners welcome

Boys Lacrosse - Grade 8 - talk to the coach for more information, if new to the sport

Boys Tennis - Grades 7 or 8, beginners welcome

Cheer - Tryouts for team, previous experience is helpful

Boys Club Volleyball - Middle School Students only if number are low for high school tryouts

Boys Golf

Middle school seventh and eighth graders with some previous golf experience can participate at the high school level. Golf will be offered at the varsity and junior varsity level in conference competition. There has been a development squad for lesser experienced golfers offered on the boy's side in previous years. We hope to have another group of new golfers this year for the boy's development team. Depending on how many boys register to play the team will be structured as follows: Eight Varsity players, eight Junior Varsity players and eight Developmental Players.

There will be a parent/guardian and player meeting on Feb. 29 at 6:30 PM in the Lecture Hall at Woodbury High School. Program information can be found on the Woodbury High School Boys Golf website. https://www.whsactivities.org/page/show/2437220-golf-boys-2016-

Please contact Boys Head Golf Coach Shawn Mahady at spmahady@comcast.net with any questions you may have.

Girls Golf

Middle school seventh and eighth graders regardless of experience can participate at the high school level. Girls Golf will be offered at the varsity, junior varsity and developmental level. We hope to have a group of new golfers this year for the girl’s development team. Evaluations and placements will take place at the beginning of April. Practice will b e 5 days a week for Varsity and JV and 3 days a week for development team players. There will be an in person meeting for players and parents on March 18 5:45 - 7 PM in the lecture hall at WHS. Additional information can be found on the Woodbury High School Girls Golf website. https://www.whsactivities.org/page/show/5677105-golf-girls

Please contact Girls Head Golf Coach Karen Weiss at kweisscoach@gmail.com with any questions you may have.

Girls Lacrosse

Middle school seventh and eighth graders regardless of experience can participate at the high school level. Girls lacrosse will be offered at the varsity and junior varsity level. Lacrosse is a fun, face paced, easy to learn spring sport. There are preseason practices at M Health Fairview Sports Complex starting in late February. First time players can try the first session for free! View the Girls Lacrosse website for more information. The season begins in early April and the JV season will go through the end of May with the varsity postseason going through mid June. Tryouts begin on April 1st.

Fill out the Player/Parent Contact form to get on our email list and communications!

The in person meeting for players and parents occurred on February 12 in the lecture hall at 7 PM at WHS. Additional information can be found on the Woodbury High School Girls Lacrosse website. https://www.whsactivities.org/page/show/533074-lacrosse-girls

Please contact Girls Head Lacrosse Coach Ivy Benner at bennnerivy363@gmail.com with any questions you may have.

Boys Lacrosse

Middle School eighth graders can participate in high school boys lacrosse. Boys lacrosse will be offered at the varsity and junior varsity level. Tryouts start April 1st.

There will be an in person meeting for players and parents on February 28 in the lecture hall at 7 PM at WHS. Additional information can be found on the Woodbury High School Boys Lacrosse website. https://www.whsactivities.org/page/show/533073-lacrosse-boys

Please contact Boys Head Lacrosse Coach Jason Worwa at jlworwa@gmail.com with any questions you may have.

Boys Tennis

Middle school seventh and eighth graders regardless of experience can participate at the high school level. Boys Tennis will be offered at the varsity, junior varsity and B squad levels. We tryouts begin March 25, 2024.

Additional information can be found on the Woodbury High School Boys Tennis website. https://www.whsactivities.org/page/show/524577-tennis-boys

Boys Volleyball

Boys volleyball will be a club sport the spring of 2024. In the spring of 2025, it will become a Minnesota State High School League sanctioned varsity sport. As a club sport, the players must fund the programming. There will be a Boys Club Volleyball pre season meeting on Thursday, Feb. 29 in the media center from 6-7 PM.

Middle School players would only be invited if more players were needed in the spring of 2024. Boys volleyball registration will not open until we have a number identified participating to equally divide costs among the participants.

Questions - reach out to Jodi Loeblein-Lecker in the Activities Office. jloeblei@sowashco.org 651-425-4421

Track and Field

Middle School student-athletes can participate in high school track and field if there is an event like pole-vaulting that is not offered at the middle school level or the middle school student can compete at the varsity level under the exceptional student-athlete district policy. Otherwise it is encouraged to participate in track and field at the middle school level. da

Girls Track and Field Head Coach - Coach Billingsley daniel.j.billingsley@gmail.com Additional information can be found on the Girls Track and Field Website at https://www.whsactivities.org/page/show/590349-track-and-field-girls

Boys Track and Field Head Coach - Lane Swanson lswansso@sowashco.org Additional information can be found on the Boys Track and Field website. https://www.whsactivities.org/page/show/524597-track-and-field-boys

Cheerleading

Woodbury High School offers competitive and sideline cheer at the high school level with an extended season from May through February. Middle schoolers are able to try out for the high school cheer team. Current 6th graders are eligible for sideline only; current 7th graders and up are eligible for sideline and competitive cheer. No previous experience necessary to try out, but a cheer, dance or gymnastics background is helpful. Please complete the cheer interest form to receive email updates throughout the spring pre-season, and bring a printed and completed waiver to your student’s first pre-season event. Important pre-season dates listed below:

• February Open Practices 2/27 and 2/29 (recommended): Open practice for prospective athletes to practice with the current members of the Varsity team in the Activities Center (Court 4).

• March & April Open Gym Sessions, dates TBD (recommended): Open gyms offered as facilities are available (weather must allow for spring teams to go outdoors). Keep an eye on Instagram, Facebook and WHS Activities website for updates on times and dates as they are confirmed!

• Parent/Athlete Info Meetings: Each student wishing to try out must attend one meeting with at least one parent/guardian per household. The tentative meeting dates and times are listed below, but are subject to change.

• Meeting 1 - April 8th, 7:00pm @ WHS Lecture Hall

• Meeting 2 - April 16th, 7:00pm @ WHS Lecture Hall

• Tryouts April 23, 24 & 25, 4:30-7:30pm: More information about the tryout process will be discussed at the pre-tryout meetings and will be posted on our WHS Activities website under the “Tryout Information” soon.

Information regarding candidate eligibility, required paperwork, evaluations, squad formation, costs and any additional information will be posted to the WHS Activities website throughout the coming weeks.

South Washington County Schools (SoWashCo Schools) offers activities and classes for youth through SoWashCo Community Education. Activities and classes are conveniently offered at your child's school, partner locations within our community and online.

The latest activities and classes can be found on our website under Get Involved > Youth Activities.

Featured Class

Collectible Card and Strategy Game Club, Grades 6-8

Take strategy gaming to the next level! Develop your analytic, problem-solving, communication and negotiations skills while learning to play challenging and popular games like Catan, Pandemic, 7 Wonders, Splendor, Evolution, and Godsforge.

• 6:30-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 13-May 1, East Ridge High School

Find More Classes and Activities

What is it? A free weekend food program with 5 different dietary options. All bag types contain 4-5 pounds of non-perishable food, including a variety of fruits, vegetables, proteins, and grains. Meals are packaged and placed into your student’s backpack during the school day on Fridays.

*Sign up HERE

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

Our character theme for the month of March is Courage.

All Grades

Monday 3/11 - No School

Tuesday 3/12 –Morning Meeting

Wednesday 3/13– Video and Discussion - "Courage"

Thursday 3/14 – DEAR Day

Friday 3/15 – Wildcat Weekly

Did you know you could set your Schoology Notifications up so that you can receive a message any time your child has a missing assignment? This will be beneficial for checking in with your student about their grades and helping them keep up to date with assignments.

Special note: You may need to set this back up this school year even if you had it set up last year.

Notifications are daily or weekly opt-in messages that notify parents, via email or text, of their child’s academic progress. Parents will be notified about homework, graded tests and assignments, recent activity, upcoming tests and other due dates.

Once you are logged into Schoology and you have connected to your child(ren) you can set up notifications.

NOTE: Notification settings affect all children so you only need to setup notifications for one child.

1. Click the dropdown arrow next to your name at the top right
2. Choose any child that you are connected to in Schoology
3. Click the dropdown arrow next to your child's name at the top right, then click 'Settings'
4. Click the Notifications tab and change the settings to your preference. Don't forget to click 'Save Changes'

https://www.sowashco.org/services/technology - schoology for more information

Email for help: schoologyhelp@sowashco.org

South Washington County Schools (SoWashCo Schools) offers activities and classes for youth through SoWashCo Community Education. Activities and classes are conveniently offered at your child's school, partner locations within our community and online.

The latest activities and classes can be found on our website under Get Involved > Youth Activities.

View the catalog online at commed.sowashco.org/catalogs. Print catalogs will be arriving in mailboxes in early March.

6th grade Counselor - Rebecca Crislip 425-4512 rcrislip@sowashco.org

7th grade Counselor - Karlie Lehmann 425-4524 klehmann1@sowashco.org

8th grade Counselor - Natalie Herzog 425-4514 nherzog@sowashco.org