The Lancer News
As part of Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools ongoing commitment to fostering a warm and inclusive school environment, we're excited to share information about our Start with Hello program.
Start with Hello is a comprehensive initiative aimed at creating a positive and connected school culture. The program emphasizes the importance of building connections and fostering a sense of belonging among students, staff, and parents. Through Start with Hello, we encourage everyone in our school community to take the first step in reaching out and initiating conversations. Whether it's a simple greeting, a smile, or a friendly gesture, these small actions can have a significant impact on creating a welcoming atmosphere for everyone.
Sandy Hook Promise provides a variety of resources for parents and guardians. You can access these materials online through their website (www.sandyhookpromise.org) or feel free to reach out to our school's counselors or family liaison for additional support and guidance. We are committed to fostering a safe and nurturing learning environment for our students, and we believe that working together with parents is vital in achieving this goal.
Please read the following parent letter by clicking the orange button below. the letter also includes a link to the Opt-Out Form if you do not wish for your child to participate. Opt-Out responses must be submitted no later than Monday, September 16.
We will be celebrating the academic achievements of current seventh and eighth grade students for the 2023-2024 school year. The Fall Academic Awards recognizes students who received a final GPA that qualified them for the Principal's List or Honor Roll for the school year.
Parents and caregivers will receive an invitation via email to attend if their child earned an award.
The awards ceremonies will take place on the following dates:
- Seventh grade: Tuesday, October 1 at 8:45 AM
- Eighth grade: Thursday, October 3 at 8:45 AM
Our PTSO and Athletics Department are seeking parent and caregiver volunteers to help operate our concession stand in our main lobby during Volleyball games.
Please consider signing up for a slot or two by clicking the orange button below. Profits go towards our PTSO and Athletics Department.
Questions? Please email WillowickMiddlePTSO@gmail.com
All parents and caregivers should have received an email from WE Schools on or around July 29 for updating your Returning Student Annual Registration. This was to be completed by August 21 so that contact information, emergency contacts, school pickup and custody information is up to date. Students can only leave school early for an appointment with an adult that is listed as a contact and is labeled as a school pickup contact. Please look in your inbox or spam folders for this email. You will need to use a web browser and not the PowerSchool app to complete this.
Additionally, SchoolMessenger is the automated system used by the Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools to make attendance calls and send district wide messages, such as school closings due to inclement weather, and event reminders. You can manage your account through the parent portal in PowerSchool. It’s simple! You can also identify more than one primary email address to receive notifications. Instructions are provided in the button below for your convenience. The building secretaries can also help with editing your contact information and with questions regarding non-custodial adults, such as significant others, who need to receive messaging.
Parents who are picking up their children after school, please be sure to pull all the way up to the main doorway entrance of our building along the sidewalk curb near the bike racks.
Do not have your child meet you or walk into in the parking lot as this can create unsafe conditions for students walking into moving traffic.
Our parking lot traffic is usually less busy about ten minutes after dismissal. Please note that the majority of our parking lot is one-way-only traffic flow.
Due to Royalview Elementary School's dismissal time being so close to ours, we are asking parents not to arrive any earlier than 2:55 PM to prevent overlap and back-up of traffic. If you must arrive earlier than 2:55 PM, please park in the WWMS lot and then wait until Royalview's dismissal traffic has cleared. Our dismissal bell rings at 3:10 PM.
Due October 18: An annual technology fee of $20 will be required for all students to defray the cost of technology and associated digital software related to student learning and will cover the cost of one repair as a result of accidental damage during the school year.
- Students must bring their Chromebooks to school fully charged each day
- Students should visit Mr. O'Donnell's classroom in 304 during homeroom if they have an issue that requires a repair
- Students whose Chromebooks are sent out for a repair will report to the Media Center to be assigned a loaner Chromebook until their repair is complete - only for non-intentional damages
- Students who forgot their Chromebook at home will need to make a phone call home from our main office in order for it to be dropped-off at school
- Parents/guardians will be assessed a fee for any Chromebook damages that were intentionally made
- Students will receive a one-time free repair for any unintentional damages
Incoming seventh grade students for the 2024-2025 school year must receive a Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis booster (Tdap) AND one dose of the Meningococcal (MCV4) vaccines were due prior to the start of school, August 21st in accordance with Ohio Statute 3313.671. Please read the letter to parents/guardians by clicking the orange button below for all details including a required health care provider's signature that must be returned to the school or emailed.
Prescription medications require a doctor’s order and must be supplied in labeled pharmacy containers and must be delivered to the school by an adult.
Non-prescription medications (Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, cough syrup, etc.) require only written permission from a parent/guardian, must also come in original containers and be dropped off by an adult.
Do not send medication to school with your child.
Students in middle school are to have their personal communication devices in their lockers during the school day. We are asking our families to support our efforts in enforcing this Board Policy in order to keep distractions to education and learning minimal by not accessing devices during the school day for social and entertainment purposes.
Our focus needs to be on student learning at all times of the school day. Students have been reminded of this policy throughout the school year. Consequences are assigned to students who repeatedly abuse this policy.
Our Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) meetings are located at Willowick Middle School in room 111 during the regular school year on the second Tuesday of each month beginning at 5pm. If it is a holiday or a snow day, then meetings will be held on the following Tuesday.
Upcoming PTSO meetings:
- Tuesday, September 10
- Tuesday, October 8
- Tuesday, November 12
- Tuesday, December 10
Past PTSO events:
- Fall and Spring Dances
- PBIS Rewards funding
- Fundraisers
- Field trip funding
- GaGa Ball pit installation
- Picnic tables for lunch
- End of the year grade level parties
- Tshirts for students
Contact info: WillowickMiddlePTSO@gmail.com
Student Spectator Information:
- For all indoor WWMS sports, student spectators may only watch a game for the same grade level that they are in unless they have a sibling that is a student athlete that is playing or are with a parent/guardian. For example, a seventh grade student may only watch an indoor seventh grade game.
- Sixth grade students may not attend indoor home games unless with a parent/guardian.
- Middle school students may not attend indoor home games at the high school unless with a parent/guardian.
- High school students may not attend middle school indoor home games unless with their parent/guardian.
Fees, Sports Physicals & Final Forms:
- School fees must be current for students to participate in the athletic season. Athletic fees must be paid by the start of the season for students to participate in the season.
- Please make sure that you and your child are signed up on Final Forms before the first practice. All athletes must have an active Sports Physical on file to participate in the season.
Student Code of Conduct applies at all school-sponsored events and on transportation.
When school is canceled due to the weather, athletic events and practices are canceled.
If you have any questions related to athletics, please email Athletic Director, Mike Bubonics: Michael.Bubonics@WESchools.org
Middle School Meal Prices:
- Lunch: $3.50
- Breakfast: $2.25
Important Meal Information:
- Do not drop off fast food for your child during the school day
- Use PaySchools Central to add funds to your child's meal account
- No change given at registers, change is applied to your child's meal account
- A student can charge up to $20 of meals in a negative balance, an alternative meal is given if balance exceeds
- No snacks given (chips, cookies, etc.) if your child has a negative meal balance
Please contact our attendance line at 440-283-2183 so that we may update our records and notify staff of your child's absence. Any student returning to school from an illness-related absence must report to the office attendance window upon his or her return. Doctors notes can also be submitted at this time.
Students should email their teacher for assignments that are posted on Schoology if absent.
Remote learning is not an option for this school year as classes are not live-streamed.
Absences for Appointments: Please send a doctor's note to the school office for each doctor's visit so that we can properly code the absence as a medical absence. If picking your child up for an appointment, a parent or guardian must enter the school to sign their child out.
Family Vacations: Please contact our school office if you are planning to have your child absent from school due to a family vacation. A vacation form must be signed by a parent or guardian prior to the start of absence. Please alert our school as soon as you are aware of the approaching vacation so that teachers can be prepared to assign work in-advance; preferably at least one week. We kindly ask that families try their best to schedule vacations during school breaks.
Homework Requests: Requests for homework can be made for a student that has missed three or more days of school. Please allow at least one full school day for teachers and staff to arrange assignments. Please contact our main office to place nay homework requests. Homework can be picked up at our main office window.
If you believe your child is experiencing challenges in terms of their mental well-being, it is important to reach out to your principal. To meet your child’s needs, it’s essential to collaborate with the principal and school personnel to explore resources and services available at school. In addition to Crossroads Counselors, the District also has family liaisons and guidance counselors who can provide needed interventions and support.
Our Crossroads Health providers may be embedded in the classroom providing support and intervention on a large-scale for all students in the room. For students who may need more personalized care, we offer the opportunity for them to meet with the Crossroads Health counselor individually or in a small group.
If you do NOT want your child to be considered for individual, small group, or whole classroom support and intervention, please complete the Opt-Out Form below and return this form to your student’s guidance counselor or principal.
You can view your child's current grades and class schedules in PowerSchool by downloading the PowerSchool app through the Apple App Store or Google Play on a mobile device. You may also log-in on a desktop or laptop by viewing the Student Portal webpage.
Once logged-in, simply click on any of the following options:
My Schedule to view the current quarter's class schedule.
Report Card to view this current school year's report cards by quarter
Grades & Attendance to view your child's recent attendance and current course grades.
Click HERE for instructions on how parents can sign-up to receive Weekly Grade Reports that display current grades and attendance that will automatically be generated and sent to your email address on a weekly basis. You must be logged-in to your parent account to access settings.
Please contact our main office if you need access to your parent login information.
