WMS Friday Forecast

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Sign‐up for Parent-Teacher Conferences starts SEPTEMBER 21st at 7:00 am and will close OCTOBER 7th at midnight. Instead of larger group, or “team” meetings, conferences will be held with individual teachers. All conferences will be held via Zoom this year, and each conference will be eight minutes long with a two minute transition. Our Rise team will arrange their own conferences.

Directions:

1. Login to your HAC (HOME ACCESS CENTER) Account
2. Click on the link for "Parent-Teacher Conference Scheduler" (Click here for directions)
3. Be sure to ONLY choose Q1 teachers!

A few notes about sign-up:

1. Parents should not feel obligated to sign-up for conferences. If your child is doing well at school, both academically and socially, then you might choose not to have a conference. (It does not make you a bad parent not to sign-up for conferences!) If your child is struggling, we would suggest that you do come to conferences!

2. You might only feel the need to meet one or a few teachers. There is no obligation to meet every teacher.

3. If you wish to visit the explore teachers, please sign-up to visit your child’s first-quarter explore teacher.

4. You can sign-up for a conference with a teacher only one time. Our student services team (counselors, social workers) will be available for conferences, as well. If you decide you need more time with a teacher, we are always willing to meet with you.

5. In some cases, a teacher may contact you in advance to set-up a conference time. That means we want to guarantee you a time to meet with your child’s teachers.

6. When you sign-up, try to sign-up for all conferences in a row. (Do not schedule gap times in the middle or you will be waiting around for a long time!) You should be able to meet with most teachers and be off the computer in about 60 minutes if you meet with all teachers.

7. We would like you to have your RedHawks student with you during conferences! It is important that they hear what you hear. They are of the age when they are mature and responsible enough to be part of the conversation!

REMOTE LEARNERS: Your photo package or preview calendar is available in the Wredling Main Office for pickup.

HYBRID LEARNERS: Students have received their photo packages or preview calendar.

Photo ordering information is on the card/calendar with the preview photo of the student. It has the code number for that student's picture.

Color Portraits currently has limited office hours. Please contact Color Portraits Customer Service via our Help Center. Here you can ask for your student's Ticket Code (if you cannot find it on your preview), how to place an order, or any other question you may have including returning an order

OUR SCHOOL PICTURE MAKE-UP DATE IS OCTOBER 27TH. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED CLOSER TO THE PICTURE DATE.

Don't forget to certify your student EACH DAY they attend school in-person.

1. Certify your student electronically using this link (also on WMS Website)
2. Initial your student's luggage tag on the appropriate date

For your convenience: Next week's blank luggage tag slip, we are including our luggage tag template.

This section will be in EACH edition of the Friday Forecast for your convenience. We will add or update links as necessary. As this list gets longer, we will move it to a linked button.

GENERAL

• HYBRID A/B Calendar - September
• Who to contact at WMS for what?
• STUDENT MEAL ORDER FORM - ontact our kitchen manager, Deb Badali at deb.badali@d303.org with any questions related to student meals

COVID-19

• Student COVID-19 Certification
• D303 COVID-19 Response Protocol
• D303 Reopen School Plan
• D303 Face Coverings Guidance

STUDENT SUPPORT TEAM

• 6th-grade support referrals
• 7th-grade support referrals
• 8th-grade support referrals
• REQUEST MEETING WITH MR. SLAIHER: 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade
• Community resources as posted on the district website
  
• Resources from the state
  

TROUBLESHOOTING TECH ISSUES

• Chromebook problems ¿Problemas con tu Chromebook?
• D303 Technical Support
• Troubleshooting HAC Student Access

This is your chance to offer a shout out to one of our WMS staff members who has done something great, gone above and beyond the call of duty, or who has made a difference in your life (or your child's life). These will be added to our weekly newsletter to staff!

HELP US DIGITALLY DOCUMENT THIS YEAR BY SUBMITTING ITEMS FOR OUR WMS YEARBOOK! We need YOU to send us your pictures to help us make this very unique yearbook!

SUBMISSIONS THROUGH 9/18.

This week's theme "The New Normal" (held over as we need more submissions)

1. Pictures of life in quarantine between May and August.

2. Birthday drive-by parties, grocery shortage, social distance gatherings, outdoor restaurants, walks, hobbies, etc.

Pictures can be shared through the Google drive or email at Timothy.Massie@d303.org OR

CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW (computer or smartphone) and use access code - redhawks)

The latest information:

• BOTH A & B students will be able to practice together starting Monday, September 14th. See the Cross Country News for details
• Spectators ARE NOT PERMITTED at meets this season
• Schedule has been updated on the website
• Join REMIND if you haven't to ensure you receive messages

CLICK HERE for the full edition of the Cross Country News

Don't forget to take the time to visit our PTO online spirit wear store at

https://stores.inksoft.com/wredling/shop/home. Check out our spirit wear items and find something for the entire family!

You MUST order online before September 17th!! Orders will be delivered to school, individually packed, and dropped off to the student at school in early October or an arranged pick up date/time will be determined.

Contact Rosalinda Saucedo, Spirit Wear Chair (rosalinda_saucedo1@yahoo.com) with any questions.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS NEWSLETTER IS CURRENT AS OF THE PUBLICATION DATE. NEW INFORMATION WILL BE ADDRESSED IN FUTURE NEWSLETTERS.

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