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Dear Jaguar families,

I am so proud of our students and staff! I visited many classrooms this week and have seen our talented students and teachers engaging in some amazing work! Seeing students learning and performing at high levels is so exciting and encouraging.

Thank you for your patience this week as we are navigating circumstances due to Hurricane Helene. For safety reasons, we are having to reschedule several events and activities that our students and staff were looking forward to. Some of those events include two of our 7th grade Junior Achievement field trips to Finance Park. In addition, many of our band students were going to participate in the halftime show at AHS’s football game which was scheduled for Friday night. Please stay tuned as we are working with other district staff to get these opportunities rescheduled, if possible.

As always, we are prioritizing the safety of students and staff. I appreciate your partnership in these efforts. I am thinking of our entire school community as we hunker down for the approaching storm tonight. My hope is that all families stay safe and dry!

Warm regards,

Julie Morris

Principal, Webb Bridge Middle School

Please follow me on X (Twitter) and Instagram: @Principal_WBMS

• Sept 25-Sept 27 - 7th Grade JA Field Trip-rescheduled due to weather
• Sept 27 - 8th Grade Band Night @ AHS-rescheduled due to weather
• Sept 30 - 8th Grade Field Trip First Pmt due
• Oct 2 - Walk to School Day
• Oct 2 - 7th Grade Dance
• Oct 7 - WBMS Chorus Fall Concert
• Oct 9- PTA BINGO
• Oct 10 - World Mental Health Day - Wear Yellow!
• Oct. 10 - 7th Grade Band Fall Concert
• Oct 14-15 - Fall Break (schools closed)
• Oct 16 - PDD for Teachers (students off)
• Oct 21 - 7th Grade Adv Chamber Orchestra Concert
• Oct 23- Picture Day Retakes
• Nov 5 - Election Day (remote day)
• Nov 7- International Festival
• Nov 11 - 8th Grade Field Trip

Have a question about what tests or quizzes your student has coming up? Check out the Assessment Calendar!

Teachers place all major assessments on these calendars:

6th Grade Assessment Calendar Link

7th Grade Assessment Calendar Link

8th Grade Assessment Calendar Link

Dear 7th Grade Parents and Guardians,

We are excited to announce that the 7th Grade Dance will be held on Wednesday, October 2nd, from 4:15 to 6:00 p.m. in the school gym. This is a wonderful opportunity for our 7th graders to celebrate the start of the school year and connect with their peers.

Important Details:

• Date & Time: Wednesday, October 2nd, 4:15 – 6:00 p.m.
• Location: Webb Bridge Middle School Gym
• Chaperones: 7th grade teachers
• Cost: $5 admission. Pizza, drinks, candy, and additional concessions will be available for purchase (cash only), ranging from $1-$2.

Payment and Permission Form:

Please complete the 7th Grade Dance (osmsinc.com) by Tuesday, October 1st, at 5:00 p.m. to secure your child’s attendance.

Please complete the 2024 7th Grade Dance Permission Form (jotform.com) by Tuesday, October 1st!

Additional Guidelines:

• Only currently enrolled Webb Bridge Middle School students may attend. Students who are absent or suspended on the day of the dance will not be permitted to attend.
• Students will be escorted to the dance and dismissed to collect their belongings afterward. Please ensure prompt pick-up at 6:15 p.m.
• Students must arrive by 4:15 p.m. Late entry will only be allowed with prior administrative approval.
• Early check-out is permitted only with signed permission from a parent/guardian.
• Students must remain in designated areas during the dance and are expected to follow all school rules and exhibit respectful behavior.

We look forward to a fun and safe event for our students. Thank you for your cooperation and support in making this dance a success.

Warm regards,

Michelle Garner

7th grade Assistant Principal

The National PTA has a long-standing commitment to arts education. The Reflections program provides opportunities for recognition and access to the arts which boost student confidence and success in the arts and in life.

Each year, over 300,000 students in Pre-K through Grade 12 create original works of art in response to a student-selected theme. This 50+ year-old program helps them explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful in school and in life. The 2024-2025 Georgia PTA Reflections program theme is Accepting Imperfection. The key to the Reflections program is the student interpreting the prompt any way they want to - this is theirs to think about and express however they desire!

Categories and Divisions
Students participate in the appropriate division for their grade: Primary (Pre-K - Grade 2), Intermediate (Grades 3-5), Middle School (Grades 6-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Special Artist (All grades welcome).*

Students submit their completed works of art in one or all of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts.

*Students who identify as having a disability and may receive services under IDEA or ADA: Section 504 may enter in the Special Artist Division or grade division most closely aligned to their functional abilities.

Please click on the link below for entry form. All submissions must have a completed entry form attached. Please drop you submission and entry form to the Front Office.

For more information or for questions contact Pam Levy

3 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WBMS BINGO-

HAPPENING WED, 10/9!

1. The deadline to sign up is Friday 10/4! Click here to Sign up! (sign in to your PTA account>My Account>My Forms/Paperwork>Scroll to New Forms)
2. We need prize donations. Kids go CRAZY for these! Click here to donate prizes.
3. We need YOU to volunteer! Click here to volunteer your time

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Spring Milestone scores have begun to populate in SLDS. Parents can access Georgia Milestones student score reports for the Spring 2023-2024 test administration by logging into Georgia SLDS. please click on link below for instructions.

Here’s the direct link to the 8th grade field trip webpage: https://bit.ly/24WBMS8Trip

October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and WBMS along with our community partner, the LRJ Foundation, is excited to celebrate “Wear Yellow Day”, by LRJ Foundation, a long standing event for over a decade.

Why Yellow?

For over 13 years, yellow has been LRJ's chosen color, symbolizing hope, joy, and mental resilience. Wearing yellow is more than just a statement; it’s a powerful symbol of our commitment to mental strength, supporting each other through life’s challenges, and striving to be better every day. LRJ's school-based mental health and wellness education programs have educated over 70,000 students with great initiatives just like this!

We hope you will join us in wearing yellow on October 10th. If you choose to purchase the new "2024 Mindset Matters" LRJ t-shirt please click here. Pre-sales will close Sept. 20 and please choose deliver to school for free delivery.

For more information about the LRJ Foundation please go to https://www.lrjfoundation.com

It is our pleasure to invite everyone to attend our annual International Festival. Webb Bridge Welcomes the World Thursday, November 7th, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. We will gather together to experience the diverse cultures that make up our Webb Bridge family! Displays will include ethnic food, dress, artifacts, pictures, music, games or activities, fun facts, and much more. We hope to see you at the festival!

Please click on this link to fill form to participate. Thank you

Picture Day was Sept 11. All students had a picture taken. Pictures can be viewed and ordered online here using our Picture Day ID EVTVRJRHJ or at www.mylifetouch.com. Retake Day is October 23, all retakes will be taken in the morning. Still have questions? Contact seletskyn@fultonschools.org

As a parent, you want what is best for your child, but it is not always easy to know what type of support they need. Mental health therapy helps students better understand their personal needs and learn new skills to manage life situations and relationships more effectively. Summit Counseling has partnered with Webb Bridge M.S. to provide support during the school day through our on-site therapist Jessica Gross. Visit our website to learn more about individual and group services. School-Based Mental Health - The Summit Counseling Center

For an absence, please email your child's name, grade, and reason for absence, to kornegayl1@fultonschools.org or hedgerb@fultonschools.org. You may include any doctor's notes in your email or send them in with your child to bring to the front office when they return.

View board policy and WBMS attendance information here- https://www.fultonschools.org/domain/8783

A Media Center Sway is created for each school month (and updated throughout the month) to share information on reading celebrations, reading challenges, maker activities, and special events, so be sure to check for updates each week.

Please click on the image above to enter the Sway.

Please click here for club site

This is the second wave of tryouts for any girls who were not able to make the tryouts this past week.

Student must be present on first day of tryouts

Tryouts after school 4:00pm – 5:15pm

Tennis- NEW DATES

Girls – Sept 30

Boys – Oct 1

Volleyball- New Dates

Girls – Oct 8,9

Boys – Oct 10

Basketball

Boys – Dec 17-18

Girls– Jan 8-9

Track

Girls and Boys – Feb 2025 (TBD)

Turn in all forms through www.Rankone.com

Forms must be submitted before tryouts.

Coach Sell - sell@fultonschools.org

www.wbmsathletics.weebly.com

Last year our WBMS community participated in the Trex Recycling challenge as part of 8th grade student Lillian Walker’s Girl Scout Silver Award. Webb Bridge came in 4th place out of all participating middle schools in the country! In our first year we recycled over 217 pounds of plastic! This year, Lillian’s sister Teresa (8th grade) has taken over this community recycling challenge.

Students and staff are encouraged to bring in single-use plastic items from home to be recycled by the decking manufacturer, Trex (see attached flyer for a list of acceptable items). There are 3 recycling bins placed around the school, where you can place these plastics. Each week volunteers will weigh the collected plastic and transfer it to a local Trex drop-off site. We will compete against schools across the country to see who can collect the most plastic for recycling, and the winning school receives a Trex Bench! We hope this challenge will spread awareness about the harmfulness of single-use plastics on our environment as well as encourage the habit of recycling in our community. We will provide periodic updates on our progress, and we hope to get 100% participation. Let’s get recycling, Jaguars!!

To earn this designation WBMS had to demonstrate families feel welcomed and empowered to support student success, and that our PTA is a key partner for continuous school improvement. Becoming a National PTA School of Excellence began with the joint commitment of PTA and our phenomenal administrative team to work together to welcome all families, communicate effectively, support student success, speak up for every child, share power and collaborate with the community. Congratulations and a huge thank you to everyone who helped make this possible!

To learn more about this accomplishment or to support our PTA during the Fall Membership Drive, visit wbmspta.org.

Do you know a family in need at WBMS?

Please reach out to our counseling staff so we can find ways to help.

Our Community Cupboard provides emergency necessities for families in our school experiencing hardship.

Please consider making a donation! Our largest need currently is gift cards in any amount to Kroger or Walmart.

You may leave your donations at the Front Office. Please mark them PTA/Community Cupboard. Thank you!

Have questions or suggestions?

Contact us at pta.wbms@gmail.com or visit www.wbmspta.org.

Leslie Hawkins & Tarran Craver

Realtors

Coldwell Banker Realty | Roswell

601 Houze Way, Suite 800

Roswell, GA 30076

Leslie Cell: 770-851-1489

Tarran Cell: 770-597-9118

All volunteers must complete the Fulton County Schools training in order to volunteer at Webb Bridge. We ask that you complete the training 24 hours prior to the day you are volunteering. You will have to present your ID to the front office the first time you sign in as a volunteer. Please register here to complete requirements to volunteer. Volunteers will not have to register again until May 31, 2026.

• There are two "lanes" the pick-up and the exit lane.
• We've extended the carpool lane -Please pull all the way up to the end of the traffic circle to the BLUE SIGN
• It's a "Load and Go" method- once your student is in the car, please carefully merge into the exit lane
  
  

Drop Off Times

Morning: Students cannot enter the building before 8:25, unless they are here for a help session/club meeting, students will need to wait outside.

Afternoon: Carpool and walkers are released after the 4:03 Afternoon Announcements.

More information about Carpool and WBMS transportation options- visit our website- https://www.fultonschools.org/Page/23291

As we all work together to ensure a safe and nurturing learning environment for our students, it is important that every parent/guardian and student is provided with access to the District’s Student Code of Conduct. · The Code of Conduct can be viewed here:

https://www.fultonschools.org/studentdiscipline

All students above 10 years of age and their parents or guardians are asked to digitally sign acknowledging receipt of the Code of Conduct and Student Handbook. Many of you took care of this step during Sneak Peek. If you did not sign a paper copy, please use the link How to sign the Code of Conduct to see step-by-step instructions on how to sign for the Code of Conduct in Infinite Campus. Parents and students can digitally sign by using their online portal or the app on their smartphone/device.

Webb Bridge Middle School was featured on the Georgia Association for Middle School Level Education (GAMLE) website. Click on the link below and scroll down to read the feature article "Service-Learning Empowers Students to be the Change They Wish to See" written by our very own Principal, Ms. Williams!

https://gamle.org/Schools-to-Watch

The COVID reporting banner that was previously on the Districts home page and the School’s home page has been removed. Parents and students can find the reporting banner on District Health Services page and/or on their school website under the clinic page or at the links below.

https://www.fultonschools.org/Domain/267

https://www.fultonschools.org/domain/3823

Fulton County School is committed to supporting the school-home relationship through providing digital citizenship information from Common Sense Media to our families as well as lessons to our students. Please read and view the material shared to support your child and family in responsible use of digital resources and technology.

6-8 - SEL in Digital Life - Family Conversation Starters Packet.pdf

6-8 - SEL in Digital Life - Family Conversation Starters Packet (SPANISH).pdf

Family Tech Planners (English/Spanish) grouped by ages Family Tech Planners | Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media Parenting in a Digital Age YouTube Playlist

Please send your student in with a note stating the time they will be picked up. All checkout notes must be brought to the front office in the morning. Last time to check out a student is 3:45pm. General dismissal starts at 4:05pm.

To ensure prompt delivery, please make sure you have your child's first and last name on all items dropped off in the front office.

To continue free or reduced price meal benefits for students each household must complete a new application every year. Free and Reduced Meal Benefits will end on September 20, 2023, if the household has not reapplied for SY 2023-2024. If there is an interruption in benefits or the household does not reapply, the household is responsible for payment of meals until the Free and Reduced Application is approved.

To help assure continuation of benefits, the household must complete an online application by September 19nd 2023 at www.fulton.schoollunchapp.com or have a paper application turned in to the school cafeteria manager before September 16th, 2023 or. Be sure to list all the students in the household on the application.

Keep in mind, the application may take up to 10-days to process.

If you have any questions, please call the Fulton County School Nutrition Program – Meal Eligibility Desk at (470)254-2220

Connect Fulton is a new resource available to residents for financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost services.

Please click on link for more information http://connectfulton.findhelp.com

Connect Fulton (click for the link) – Families, friends, neighbors, students, etc. can all benefit from this intuitive and easy to use website. Just go to http://connectfulton.findhelp.com and type in your zip code. There are thousands of resources related to just about anything like food, housing, financial assistance, education, childcare, healthcare, etc. There are filters to customize available resources to find the best fit.

On-site Mental Health Partners (click for the link) - WBMS partners with Summit Counseling. If you are interested in Summit Counseling, please reach out to your student’s school counselor.

• Universal Remote Learning Resources: https://www.fultonschools.org/universalremotelearning

• URL Parent Learning Support: https://www.fultonschools.org/parentlearningsupport

• FoodStop Distribution Points: https://www.fultonschools.org/foodstop

• Coronavirus Updates: https://www.fultonschools.org/coronavirus

• Community Resources: https://www.fultonschools.org/communityresources

• Code of Conduct: https://www.fultonschools.org/codeofconduct