Wildcat Tales

Wildcat Families,

My Good Thing this week was our WGMS Girls 7th grade track team are the South Zone Metro Champions! Another good thing happening this week is seeing the amazing products our mxINC students are creating.

With Spring arriving, please consider sending Kleenex boxes to the office. Teachers would gratefully accept any tissue boxes that could be donated!

Remember, there is no school next Friday for a staff development day.

Next Thursday is the last day of the 5th 6 weeks. We encourage students to check their grades and attend tutoring as needed.

Lost and Found will also be bagged up and shipped off after next Thursday. Students are able to check out lost and found before and after school and during lunches.

The 8th grade dinner dance is April 11, 7-10 p.m. at the WGMS cafeteria. This is a free event for current 8th grade Walnut Grove Middle School students only. Here is a slide deck with suggestions for attire for the dinner dance.

A sign up for the 8th grade dinner dance will be available for students to sign up during lunches. Students must be signed into their school account in order to sign up. The sign up is not open to outside MISD emails. The links have been emailed to all 8th grade students.

We will be serving fajita tacos and dessert. There will be a DJ but no open gyms. It's all FREE! Dress up and make memories at the best WGMS event as a Wildcat!

*This dance is for current 8th grade students only.

Sunday, April 13, 2-5 p.m. at the Waxahachie Civic Center. Tickets are $10 until Sunday March 30th. Price will increase to $15 on Monday 3/31. No tickets will be sold after Sunday April 6th due to the fact that we have to provide a head count and plan for food. Ticket price includes all activities plus food and drinks. This event is only for current 8th grade WGMS students.

Tickets can be purchased online: https://8th-grade-eoy-party.cheddarup.com

The 8th grade booster is selling ceiling tiles for 8th grade students. Please see attached file below for more information. Deadline to submit artwork for approval is Friday, April 4.

Purchase a ceiling tile to be decorated and placed inside WGMS. You must submit your design for approval prior to painting. Remember -The ceiling tile must follow the MISD Code of Conduct (no drugs, alcohol, sexual images, etc.) and no religious symbols or words.

Ceiling tiles will be placed throughout WGMS; there are not requests for specific placement of tiles.

The 8th grade booster is selling Bunny Candy Grams! Buy one for a friend, a special someone, your favorite staff member or just yourself!

Price is $3. Sales will take place during lunch on Wednesday 4/9, Friday 4/11 & Monday 4/14. We cannot do consecutive days due to STAAR testing on the other days.

Students are welcome to take them upon purchase or they can choose to have it delivered during WIN period on 4/16.

Cat Night is April 25 and we need your help to pull off another amazing night of fun for our Wildcats. 6th grade time is 6-8 pm and 7th and 8th grade time is 8:30-10:30 pm.

Please look at each section and sign up for a spot! If you can help out in any way, that would be greatly appreciated!! If you have any questions, please email me at cydney.james@midlothianisd.org.

Cat Night Parent Volunteer Form

Cat Night tickets will go on sale starting Monday, April 7 through Thursday, April 24 during lunches. Tickets are $20 and will sell out so be sure to purchase your ticket early!

Athletic physical dates for the 2025-26 school year have been set. Physicals are required for all 7th-12th grade students involved in athletics, dance, cheer, ROTC, and the high school marching band. Incoming 6th graders are not required to have a physical.

Physical Dates:

• April 12th at Methodist Clinic Midlothian
• May 3rd at MHS Cafeteria

More information to be provided via email that will be sent out next week from Trainer Greg Goerig.

Dear 6th-Grade Parents,

As required by the State of Texas, all students must receive the Meningococcal and Tdap vaccines before starting 7th grade or have a dose administered on or after their 11th birthday.

If your child has already received these vaccines, please email me a copy of their immunization record, including their name and vaccine details, so I can update Skyward accordingly.

To assist families, MISD will host a vaccine clinic on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 8 AM to 12 PM at the Midlothian High School Cafeteria. You can find more details in the attached flyer or sign up here: Vaccine Clinic Sign-Up.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me by phone or email.

Best regards,
Mandy Berry, RN, BSN, CPN
📞 469-856-5710

Online Enrollment for the 2025-26 school year will open April 1, 2025 for new students. Families are encouraged to complete the enrollment process by May 30.

Kindergarten Roundup is just around the corner

It’s Time to Play, Explore and Learn at Midlothian ISD! Families with incoming kindergarten students are invited to get to know Midlothian ISD's premier elementary programs, tour your school, meet our teachers and participate in signing day at Kindergarten Roundup that will be held the first week in April.

Kindergarten Roundup Dates:

• 6 p.m. Thursday, April 3
• 10 a.m. Friday, April 4

Roundup will be held at each of our elementary schools.

To launch you into the weekend: Wildcats, remember your 4 P's-Prompt, Prepared, Productive, Polite and know that you belong here. Make it a great day and go Cats! 💙🐾

Carly Woolery

WGMS Principal

1-3-Soccer Tryouts 6:30 am, WGMS Field (current 7th and 8th grade only; see graphic below)

4-Pink Day - no school for students

11-Spring Golf Tryouts 5 p.m. Thorntree Golf Club (current 7th and 8th grade only; see graphic below)

11-8th grade dinner dance 7-10 WGMS Cafe

12-13- 8th grade party, 2-5 pm at the Waxahachie Civic Center

12-Physicals at Methodist Clinic Midlothian

18-Teacher Exchange Day - no school for students

24-MX INC Night 6-7 WGMS Cafe (see graphic below)

25-Cat Night (see graphic below)

3-Physicals at MHS Cafeteria

3-Student Immunization Clinic 8-12 at MHS Cafe (see graphic below)

5 - 7th Grade Field Day

7- 6th Grade Field Day

9- 8th Grade Field Day

22-Last Day of School - Student Early Release

23-Teacher Work Day

10-7th and 8th RLA STAAR

15-6th RLA STAAR and 8th Science STAAR

17-8th Social Studies STAAR

22-Algebra I EOC

29-7th and 8th Math STAAR

30-6th Math STAAR

12-EOY MAP Periods 1,3,5, 7

14-EOY MAP Periods 2,4,6,7

This month we are challenging students to work hard and stay determined. We are partnering with you to acknowledge your child’s achievement of goals- big and small! By helping your child develop perseverance now, you can prepare them to learn from their future failures and work hard to achieve future successes. This month, look for opportunities to teach and model the power of perseverance!

Last week, our students competed in the Special Olympics of Texas Basketball Skills Challenge and did an awesome job representing WGMS.

The Midlothian ISD Board of Trustees to recognized Midlothian Walnut Grove Middle School student Lauren Anderson at the Monday, March 24 School Board meeting for the 2nd Place win in the Lions Club Peace Poster Contest.

WGMS 7th Grade Girls South Zone Metro Champions!

WGMS 8th Grade Girls 2nd overall in the Zone Meet

* Each must have a tag with date.event.name.

For Example: 9-26volleyball8thSCornwall

** Pictures and videos are subject to review and approval by yearbook advisor

Need help checking your student's grades and missing assignments? Our Tech Apps teacher Mr. Sanchez put together this quick video to show you how!

What is a Wildcat Parent Volunteer?

We are a group of Wildcat parents who donate goodies to the Walnut Grove staff once a month. This is usually in the form of breakfast, lunch, and snacks for all staff on campus.

How can you help?

There are a few ways you can help.

1) You can sign up to be a donation supporter. A donation supporter is for our families who cannot necessarily be away from their home or office during the school day but want to be part of the WPV group. Monthly, we would send out a request for donations. This is usually sent via Venmo and the funds are used to purchase meals and snacks for that month's event.

2)If you have free time and like to be more hands on, you can sign up to help us decorate the designated area for that month. This is usually done in the front office conference room. We arrive on campus around 10:30 AM and are typically wrapping up around 1:10 PM. You would not have to commit to the whole time slot. We decorate and then help serve the food, restock between lunches, etc. Any amount of time you are able to give is greatly appreciated.

3) Do you own a business and want to get your name out to Walnut Grove teachers and staff? We would love to partner with you and have you sponsor a meal for us that month or even sponsor only the drinks or a dessert option for the month.

We have lots of ways for you to be involved. If this sounds like something you would like to participate in, please complete this Google Form and we will add you to our group communication.

Thank you so much for your interest in joining the Wildcat Parent Volunteers.

Medication forms must be updated every school year. Please download forms here and submit to your campus nurse before the first day of school August 14. You can email Nurse Berry at Mandy.Berry@midlothianisd.org.

Dear MISD Parents,

Safety and security are a top priority in MISD. As an added layer of student safety, vape sensors have been installed throughout all MISD secondary campuses serving grades six and above. The installation of the sensors supports legislative requirements set forth by House Bill 114 that went into effect with the start of the 2023-24 school year. The new law takes a strong stance on prohibiting the possession and use of vape devices at school.

Any student who possesses or uses a vape device of any kind on school grounds is subject to disciplinary placement in DAEP and the student's ability to participate in extracurricular activities could be impacted. The law also requires the district to notify School Resource Officers (SROs) about violations. Vape device use of THC is subject to felony drug charges. Parents may reference Texas Health and Safety Penal Code 481.002(26) for more information.

Installed sensors are equipped with tamper detection software and should not be touched. This includes throwing anything at the sensors. Students will be held accountable and subject to disciplinary consequences in accordance with the district’s Student Code of Conduct policy if they tamper with a detection device.

Thank you for your partnership and support as we work together to keep our students safe. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s school.

Sincerely,

Midlothian ISD

School Motto: You belong here!

4 P's: Prompt, Prepared, Productive, Polite

Character Traits: Respect, Integrity, Pride

Carly Woolery, Principal

M'kale Kennedy, Assistant Principal

David Fontenot, Assistant Principal

Email: carly.woolery@midlothianisd.org
Website: https://wgms.midlothianisd.org/
Location: 990 N Walnut Grove Rd, Midlothian, TX, USA
Phone: (469)856-5700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalnutGroveMS

Instagram: @wgmswildcats
Twitter: @WGMSWildcats