Wirt County Middle School

WCMS Weekly Advisory Update

❗The 1st nine weeks midterm is this Friday!

LiveSchool Target Behavior of the Week:
⭐Having Your Homework Finished - Students are receiving the most classroom warnings for not having their homework completed. This week, we want to challenge all students to turn in their homework on time and will be rewarding them with LiveSchool points!

Upcoming Student Opportunities:
✅7th and 8th Graders: Explore Academy
📙The book fair is next week!
🍂 Fall Fest is just over a month away!

Today your student received an email containing login information to access West Virginia General Summative Assessment (WVGSA) results online. To access the WVGSA Family Portal (https://wv.portal.cambiumast.com/families.html) you will need the following information:
- Unique Student Access Code – This is included in the email your student received on September 3rd
- Student Date of Birth
- Student First Name

Using this log in information, you will be able to access the WVGSA Family Portal and see your student’s scores. Please ask your student to log in to their outlook email address (@k12.wv.us) to view the email containing log in information.

If you need help accessing your students scores, please contact Wirt County Middle School at 304-275-3977.

Each year we elect three parent representatives to our Local School Improvement Council, based off of willing parent volunteers. This list contains all of those who volunteered to serve this year! We appreciate the interest so much and are now asking WCMS parents to elect three parent representatives. Please use the link to vote ONCE for no more than three individuals. Thank you for your time and dedication to Wirt County Middle School!

https://forms.office.com/r/NXy6XPcrrE

Next Monday, September 8th, we're celebrating National Literacy Day with two exciting activities to get students and families involved!

First, your student will be bringing home a Dora B. Woodyard Memorial Library card application today. If they return the completed application, they'll earn 5 LiveSchool Points and get to join us for a walking field trip to the library next Tuesday!

This week, your student will also be bringing home the "Where I'm From" poetry template to complete with your help. Students who return their completed poem by next Friday, September 12th, will earn 10 LiveSchool points.

Check out this video for more information about this parent involvement activity: https://bit.ly/WCMS-2025-NationalLiteracyDay

Each year we develop a strategic plan to guide our school year. This is a glimpse of our plan for this year. If you have comments, please email Mrs. Hickman at hickmang@boe.wirt.k12.wv.us. We appreciate your feedback!

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ The WCMS Book Fair will be here September 15-19, 2025!

Set up a Book Fair eWallet now or shop online during the fair dates!
🔗 https://www.scholastic.com/bf/wirtcountymiddleschool

WCMS/WCPC Communities in Schools is hosting a Halloween costume drive to help make sure every kid has a costume for Halloween. We're accepting lightly used and brand-new costumes in sizes K-8th grade!

You can drop off your donations at the WCMS or WCPC main office. We're collecting costumes through October 17th, 2025. Help us make this a Halloween to remember for our students! 👻

If you have any questions, please contact Taylor Smith at taylor.r.smith@k12.wv.us.

Check out the August Communities in Schools Newsletter from CIS coordinator, Mrs. Smith! https://aptg.co/-jrPYT

Don't miss your chance to order a 25-26 WCMS School calendar! The calendar includes all of the school year dates as well as a QR code that goes to our continuously updated calendar. Order forms are coming home with students this week and all orders, along with money, are due by August 29th. Calendars are $15. This fundraiser supports our PBIS student activities.

Our new Communities in Schools Coordinator, Taylor Smith, is hard at work stocking our clothing closet and food pantry. Please consider donating to these resources for WCMS students! All donations can be dropped off at the WCMS main office. If you have any questions or want to work to coordinate a donation from a business or organization, please email taylor.r.smith@k12.wv.us.

WCMS Families: Parent access codes for Schoology and LiveSchool are being sent home Monday and Tuesday this week. Please check with your child to get your code. If you need help connecting to your child's accounts, please contact the school at 304-275-3977.

Schoology accounts will allow you to check your child's grades, upcoming assignments, missing work, and directly message their teacher. LiveSchool is our positive behavior acknowledgement system. When you sign up for LiveSchool you will be able to see your student's points at any time and get a weekly email with a summary of points and comments from their teachers.

Please make sure all forms are returned to WCMS next week! We need all AUPS returned before students can receive their computer. Thank you!

​It was a fantastic first day back for our WCMS White Tigers! The energy was high and the smiles were contagious. To kick off the year and start building strong relationships, students played "Tower Takedown" during advisory. It was a great way for them to get to know their peers and advisory teachers better. ​We also took time today to review our ROCKS expectations for the year, setting a strong foundation for success. The theme for this school year is "Level Up," and we can't wait to see all the growth and achievements our students will make! ​A few important reminders for students and families: ⏰️Students should be at school by 7:45 AM to ensure they get to class on time. 📱​Cell phones are not allowed during instructional time and must be kept in lockers at all times. 📝👨‍💻​Please turn in all back-to-school paperwork as soon as possible. Remember, students must have a signed AUP form to receive their computer. ​Let's make this a year to remember. Go Tigers! 🐾

Time to Skate!

Phone lines are currently down at WCMS due to a fiber break. We can accept most calls, but we are unable to call out at this time. The estimated repair time is 7:30 PM. If you need to reach the middle school, please call 3043776255.

Looking for a way to stay up to date on all of the school events, menus, and more? Check out our Wirt County Schools app. To ensure you get the WCMS updates, make sure the middle school is check marked on your app.

Download the app here:
Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wirt-county-schools/id1632981223
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptegy.wirtco&hl=en_US&pli=1

Join Coplin Clinic and Project AWARE for a fun-filled afternoon of skating on August 16th from 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. at Skate Country. FREE admission and skate rental for Wirt County students and their families!

🐾 Reminder! The WCMS Open House is tomorrow, August 12th from 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Near the front entrance we will be selling the 25-26 school year calendars for $15. Stop by any time during open house to pick up your child's school year paperwork, meet the teachers, and check out the classrooms. We look forward to seeing our WCMS White Tiger family!