West Pine Middle

Ignite! Engage! Grow!

A Note From Mrs. Wiley

Wildcat families,

Our baseball and soccer teams play at Northern Moore Monday and at Crain's Creek Thursday. Both teams host O'Neal Tuesday. All game times are 4pm.

On Thursday, there is a Military Resource Assembly from 4-7pm at McDeed's Creek Elementary School. We'd love to see you there! Military Resource Assembly Flyer.pdf

Good luck to our choral music students. They will perform at the Carowinds Festival of Music Friday.

Friday is also Purple Up Day to celebrate the Month of the Military Child. Wear purple and show your support for our military-connected students.

Congratulations to our school on being named a Project ADAM Heart-Safe School!

Take care,

JW

8th Grade Information

Upcoming Dates

April 19: 8th Grade Visits PHS CTE Classes
April 20: HS Registration Deadline
June 2: 8th grade dance (sponsored by the PTSO), 6-8pm
June 8: 8th Grade Picnic, 12-3pm
June 9: 8th Grade Promotion Celebration, 9am, baseball field (In the event of rain, the celebration will be moved indoors to the gym with admission by ticket only - 2/student.)

Reminders

All fees/fines must be paid in order to participate in end of year activities. Contact our bookkeeper, Kathleen Mullen, if you have any questions.
Students must pass three of their four core subjects for the year and be in line with the NC attendance requirements for promotion.

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WILDCATS Pawing Through Pages

March is National Reading Month! All WPM students will be participating in a school-wide collaborative reading challenge, WILDCATS Pawing Through Pages!, for the duration of the school year. For every 100 pages read, students will create and add paw prints to a Wildcat paw chain along each hallway. The goal is to work together as grade levels and as a school to read so many pages that the chains merge in the intersection and travel through the main hallway. Happy READING to all!

Attention 6th Grade Parents

Per North Carolina law, all students are required to show documentation of both the Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis) and MCV (meningococcal conjugate) vaccines in order to enter 7th grade. Now is the time to schedule an appointment with your health provider to receive these important immunizations. Please remember to send a copy of the immunization record to the school. Any questions/concerns, feel free to contact the school nurse.

Club and Academic Team Updates

Meeting Days

Monday:
Tuesday: Wrestling Club and NCDOT Bridge Team
Wednesday: Wrestling Club, Robotics, Bridge, and Games
Thursday: Military Club and Bridge
Friday: Dance Club and FCA

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Wildcat Athletics

Baseball/Soccer: Away at Northern Moore Monday, Home vs O'Neal Tuesday, and Away at CCMS Thursday. Game times, 4pm - Northern Moore: baseball at Westmoore and soccer at Elise Middle.

Wrestling Mat Club: Mat club is actively looking for new participants! They meet every Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:00pm - 5:00pm. Students must have a completed BigTeams profile and updated physical in order to participate since this is a sanctioned sport.

Cheerleading for 2023-2024 Season: Tryouts are approaching and will be held from Tuesday, 5/16 thru Friday, 5/19 in the WPMS gym. This is for all rising sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. Students must have a completed BigTeams profile and updated physical in order to try out because it is recognized as a sanctioned sport. Packets for tryouts will be available after spring break.

Football for Fall 2023: Rising seventh and eighth grade students interested in playing football next year, mark your calendars now! Conditioning week is Monday, 8/14 thru Thursday, 8/17. Official tryouts will start on Monday, 8/21. Times to be determined.

Upcoming Dates

May 8: Interim Reports
May 9: Spring Band Concert, 6:30pm
May 10: Spring Orchestra Concert, 6:30pm
May 11: Spring Choral Concert, 6:30pm
May 19: Wildcat Reality Check, grades 7-8
May 26: 8th Grade EOG SCIENCE
May 29: Memorial Day Holiday
May 31: 6th & 7th grade EOG MATH; 8th grade EOG READING
June 2: 6th & 7th grade EOG READING; 8th grade EOG MATH; MATH 1 EOC
June 2: 8th grade dance (sponsored by the PTSO), 6-8pm
June 8: PBIS School Bash (during Encores)
June 8: 8th Grade Picnic, 12-3pm
June 9: 8th Grade Promotion Celebration, 9am, baseball field
June 9: Last Day of School/Early Release, 12pm

Please note: There will be no early checkouts during EOG/EOC TESTING until all testing is completed in the building.

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School Information

The MCS middle school final grades are calculated as follows:

For a single semester course, a student’s final grade shall be determined based on the final exam 15% of the final grade) and the grade for each nine-week marking period (each marking period representing 42.5% of the final grade).
For a year-long course, a student’s final grade shall be determined based on the final exam (15% of the final grade) and the grade for each semester (semesters are the average for two nine-week marking periods with each semester representing 42.5% of the final grade).
Middle school students taking high school courses will be graded using the Grade 9-12 formula.
ELA, math and science (8th) will use the EOG as the final exam. For courses without an EOG (6-8 SS, 6-7 SCI, and encore classes), the final exam will be determined and created by the teachers. World History and Math 1 follow HS guidelines. Here is the link to the grading policy for the district.

Please acknowledge the MCS Student Code of Conduct in Parent Portal.

Instructional (including the encore fees) and technology fees can be paid online, or students can bring in cash or check. Contact Ms. Mullen, our bookkeeper, if you have any questions.

Dogs are not allowed on campus. If your dog is in your car during our morning and/or afternoon carline, we ask that you ensure your dog is restrained when your child exits or enters the car.

Don't forget to review the dress code with your child. In particular, students must wear clothing that covers their skin from chest to mid thigh with opaque (non-see-through) fabric in front, back, and on the sides. Clothing must cover undergarments, and breasts, genitals and buttocks must be covered with opaque (non see-through) fabric. For more information, visit the MCS Student Code of Conduct.

Bus Transportation Information: Students are not allowed to ride a bus in which they are not assigned. They can only ride their assigned bus.

Routes: Transportation can be viewed on Parent Portal (web browser only, NOT the app). Here you can verify your child's transportation information.
Communication: Please continue to contact the call center (910-947-5861) for any concerns or questions about your student's route.

Attendance Matters

When Moore are present, Moore succeed!

School attendance is important and in order to receive the best education, students need to be present to fully support their academic success. School administrators and teachers track student attendance in PowerSchool. Parents should monitor their child’s attendance and ensure that students do not accumulate excessive absences. Both excused and unexcused absences count towards student attendance. Failure to meet minimum attendance policies may jeopardize a student’s ability to participate in sports or promote to the next grade. Parents will be contacted by school administration or a school social worker under the following circumstances:

The child has accumulated three (3) unexcused absences in a school year.
After not more than six (6) unexcused absences, the principal shall notify the family by mail that they may be in violation of the Compulsory Attendance Law.
When student absences, excused or unexcused, reach five (5) in a semester or eleven (11) in a year in grades 9-12, or fifteen (15) in a year in grades K-8, the principal will contact the family.
Students in grades 9-12 who are absent from a class more than eight (8) days, excused or unexcused, during a semester course shall not receive credit for the semester or year.
Students in grades K-8 who are absent more than twenty (20) days during a year shall be referred to an interdisciplinary attendance committee which shall determine if the student should be retained. Additional policies are outlined in MCS Board of Education Policies, Section 6000.

Car Line Key Points

Mornings

Doors open at 7:30am. For our students' safety, we ask that you not drop off your child prior to that time as there are no staff members on duty.
All students are dropped off at front of school in the morning. Please do not drop off in the bus parking lot, grassy area, tennis courts, at WPES, or at a local business.
Students who work the school store or are involved in an early morning club meeting may be dropped off in the grassy area or front driveway.
We are getting our students in to the building on time, so that is great news! The line will remain long unless more students ride the bus or families carpool.

Afternoons

Older siblings will go to the younger sibling's car line for pick-up.
Don't forget, 7th grade is picked up on the service road behind the baseball field. Cars will enter at WPES.
8th grade cars may proceed to the staff parking lot for afternoon dismissal. Once that area is full, 8th grade cars must remain in the main car line with the 6th grade cars. A staff member will be outside to help direct traffic. Use your right turn signal to alert the staff member on duty that you are going to 8th grade pick-up.
Cars are asked to pull all the way up to the first open spot. The students will walk to your car. Do not stop when you see your child. Staff will direct you to keep moving as we have MANY cars to move through the line.
Friday car lines will be much longer due to students not having athletic practices after school. Expect longer wait times.

Support our School: Link Your Lowes and/or Harris Teeter Cards!

When you link your card to West Pine Middle, a percentage of your purchase is donated to our school. These funds support many of our programs.

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WPMS PTSO News

PTSO General Business Meetings and Parent Informational Sessions. Mark your calendars and join us to learn how we all can support our students.

Parent Involvement

PTSO

Do you want to get involved but don't know where to start? Join the WPMS PTSO. For more information, reach out to one of our board members or email them at wpmptso@gmail.com.