Weekly Warrior Parent Newsletter

• November 7, 2024: Parent Teacher Conferences ~ 4:00-8:00pm
  
• November 20, 2024 : Monthly PTO Meeting (WMS Commons) ~ 7:00pm
• November 22, 2024: Casino Night (at Lavera) ~ 6:00pm
• November 25, 2024: Choir Concert - PAC (North HS) ~ 7:30-8:30pm

Parent Teacher Conferences take place on Thursday, November 7 from 4:00pm-8:00pm. Please use the doors located by the gym to enter WMS for conferences (same doors as Open House and the conferences on 10/3). The following are links to grade level team information for scheduling conferences:

• Grade 6 - Team Tribe
• Grade 6 - Team Warriors
• Grade 7 - Team Spartans
• Grade 7 - Team Vikings
• Grade 8 - Team Gladiators
• Grade 8 - Team Titans
• Art - Mrs. Frederick, Mrs. Schoeppler
• P.E. - Mr. Fox, Mr. Gabriel, Mr. Horwath
• Music - Mrs. Elias, Mr. Primavera
• Computer: Mrs. Smith
• Spanish: Mrs. Frangioudakis
• Health - Mr. Force

If you have any questions or are in need of any supports, please call our main office at 440-975-3600.

In celebration and remembrance of Veteran's Day, the students at Willoughby Middle School are collecting candy and making "Thank You" cards for "Thank You" baskets that will be delivered to twelve Lake County Veterans' organizations. Please consider donating your left-over Halloween candy (or candy bags you would like to purchase). Donations can be brought to school with your child or dropped off at the Main Office. Donation dates are November 1 thru November 8.

The holidays are just around the corner. If you are interested in a way to get involved with giving back to your community then this is the donation opportunity for you! Starting Thursday, November 7th-Monday November 25th, the Willoughby Eastlake Community Outreach Center is in need of the following Stocking Stuffers for children in grades PreK-12 within our school district. The following unopened, packaged items are requested:

• gloves, hats. popular small toys such as fidgets, card games, arts/craft supplies, sketch books, journals

Please have the requested items delivered to Mrs. Pellegrini in Room 112. Students will be given a small candy treat for their donations and may enter for a $50 Apple Gift Card raffle! Thank you in advance for your generosity with helping make the holidays brighter for our fellow students.

Students can wear Halloween costumes to school on Thursday, October 31. To ensure a safe and orderly environment, the following guidelines have been established:

• Costumes must be appropriate for school; violent and/or gruesome costumes or look alike weapons are not permitted.

• The WMS Dress Guidelines remain in effect.

• Costumes must be safe, allowing for movement going up and down the stairs. If the costume is causing any safety issues or disruption to the instructional day you might be asked to remove the costume.

• Students need to arrive in costume; they are not permitted to change into costumes during the school day.

• Students may wear makeup, but this along with any hair color changes must be applied at home. No makeup or cans of hair color spray should be brought to school.

• For safety reasons, no masks may be worn.

The Student of the Quarter award recognizes students who are nominated by their teachers for consistently modeling outstanding academic achievement and citizenship. This is an exceptional honor and it speaks volumes to these students’ attitude and work ethic. These students are positive role models for their peers inside and outside of the classroom.

The Above the Line award recognizes students who place an emphasis on our school’s core values:

Get Better, Relationships First, Own It, We, Not Me. These students are positive role models for their peers inside and outside of the classroom.

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• First Quarter Student Report cards are available in the Parent Portal. If you have any questions or are in need of any supports please contact our main office.
• Please CLICK HERE for information if you do not have access to the Parent Portal.

• November 22: Casino Night Fundraiser - PLANNING COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! This fundraiser can raise a significant amount for our PTO, and help is needed from soliciting raffle baskets/donations and sponsors, to building/organizing baskets, and decorating the space. Sign-up HERE TO HELP!

• UPCOMING ACTIVITIES / EVENTS:

  FIND LINKS TO ALL THE ITEMS BELOW, OUR WEB/SOCIAL PAGES, etc. on our Linktree

Serpentini Chevrolet of Willoughby Hills donated a 2025 Chevrolet Trax 1LS to the school district. Anyone can buy a $10 ticket for a chance to win! All proceeds support student groups in the schools. For more information and to buy tickets, visit bit.ly/wecarraffle24. The winning ticket will be drawn at the North-South Basketball game on January 24, 2025.

Are you looking for activities for your children? Interested in family programs in the community? There are so many options for Willoughby-Eastlake families, such as city departments of recreation, sports teams, scouting, camps and special events in all of our surrounding communities, plus so much more!

Information from approved organizations who host activities for Willoughby-Eastlake youth and the community are posted electronically. Paper flyers from organizations are not sent home with students. To access the flyers, visit the COMMUNITY link on the district and building website pages Community Activities Flyers

For specific information about the events, you need to contact the sponsoring organization. Flyers are updated periodically during the month so remember to visit often to check for new postings.

Enjoy what our community has to offer!

Do you have any questions, suggestions, or want to thank a staff member? Please fill out the following form/survey: CLICK HERE