📸Save the date! The WCMS Cookie Walk and Family Photos are on November 8th from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. We still have slots open for family photos! Ask your student for an order form or call WCMS.
🍪The cookie walk will be open to the public, so mark your calendars and stop by to get a dozen delicious cookies and a cup of hot chocolate!
Communities In Schools Halloween Costume Pick-Up is tonight! If your family needs costumes for the spooky season, please stop by!
When: October 27th, 3:30-5:00 PM
Where: WCPC, in front of the Main Office
We have a variety of costumes available, some slightly used and some new, in sizes ranging from kids 4-16 and S-XL for women/men.
Please note: Costumes are available while supplies last, so be sure to arrive early for the best selection!
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Taylor Smith at taylor.r.smith@k12.wv.us or 304-377-7285.
WCMS Weekly Advisory Update
LiveSchool Target Behavior of the Week:
⭐Following Through
Student Opportunities:
👻Oct 31st - Boo Drive - Prepare to be trick-or-treated by staff! Students can wear their costumes to school by donating a canned food item or $1 towards our CIS closet. Staff will be available to collect donations from bus and parent drop-offs.
Parent Involvement:
💡Oct 31st at 1:30 p.m. - LSIC Stakeholder Meeting
🎃 Oct 31st at 2:15 p.m. - We invite WCMS families to join us for the pumpkin decorating contest and pumpkin chunkin' event. The event will start promptly at 2:15 p.m. Parents may sign in beginning at 2:00 p.m.
📸Nov. 8th 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Cookie Walk and Family Photos Fundraiser - Order forms are available in the WCMS office.
Thursday is our final 8th grade night for Fall sports at WCMS! Football players will be recognized before the game. All 8th grade football parents, please arrive by 5:35 and meet by the band concession stand gate. We will announce players at 5:45. Cheer, golf, and cross country will be recognized at halftime. Please arrive to the game by 6:30PM and listen for announcements.
Order forms for family photo packages are due Oct. 31st. The cookie walk will be open to the public, so mark your calendars and stop by to get a dozen delicious cookies and a cup of hot chocolate!
❗Fall sports are winding down, but we have plenty of student and parent activities to keep everyone involved!
LiveSchool Target Behavior of the Week:
⭐Cleaning Up the Classroom
Student Opportunities:
🏀Oct 23rd - 3 on 3 Tournament - Students, turn in your permission forms ASAP!
👻Oct 31st - Boo Drive - Prepare to be trick-or-treated by staff! Students can wear their costumes to school by donating a canned food item or $1 towards our CIS closet. Staff will be available to collect donations from bus and parent drop-offs.
Parent Involvement:
🎃 Oct 31st at 2:15 p.m. - We invite WCMS families to join us for the pumpkin decorating contest and pumpkin chunkin' event.
📸Nov. 8th 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Cookie Walk and Family Photos Fundraiser - Order forms and information are coming home this week!
7th Grade Parents: Get Involved! Weirdest Animals on Earth Parent-Student Activity
This month, we're diving into the bizarre world of unique animals and asking the question: Which animal is the weirdest in the world?
How to Participate & Earn Points:
📖Read Together: Review the descriptions of the five weird animals in the newsletter with your student.
🎮Play the Game: Click the provided link in the document to play a Blooket game and view these unusual creatures. https://play.blooket.com/play?hwId=68ecea5a9ce75eaafcc2da13
✅Return for PBIS Points: Sign and date the sheet at the bottom of the article and have your student return it by October 31 to receive 5 PBIS points! Students received paper copies of these forms last week.
Last week to donate! Don't forget, we're in the final week of our Halloween costume drive! 🎃 Help us give every kid a Halloween to remember by donating your costumes. We're accepting lightly used and brand-new costumes for grades K-8.
You can drop off your donations at the WCMS or WCPC main office by this Friday, October 17th! If you have any questions, please contact Taylor Smith at taylor.r.smith@k12.wv.us.
🏀October 23rd from 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. is our next PBIS Fun Night and WCMS is hosting a 3 vs 3 Basketball tournament. Permission forms to attend will be distributed in mid-October.
🎃October 31st at 2:15 p.m. will be the WCMS Pumpkin Chunkin' event. Parents and guardians are invited to work with their students to build a catapult to launch a pumpkin in front of the whole school. The flyer we sent home with students has more information. We are asking all families who are interested to register by October 24th. Registration forms are available in the STEM room. We invite all parents and guardians to come out on Oct. 31st at 2:15 p.m. to check out the catapults and the advisory pumpkin projects students will be working on this month!
🍂Fall Fest Information (10 a.m. - 12 p.m.)
▪️Students will be participating in a variety of stations. If you do not wish for your child to participate in a specific station for any reason, please contact WCMS by the end of the day Thursday.
▪️Vinyl Personalization is a station option. Students may bring any fabric item to personalize using heat transfer vinyl (shirt, hoodie, socks, etc).
📢Parade and Student Sign Out Information
▪️If your student is being signed out to participate in the parade, they must have a note and be signed out at the front entrance between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.
▪️If you wish to sign out your student at the parade, you must sign your child out with Mrs. Hickman.
▪️Students will return to WCMS in time for a normal end of day schedule (buses, pick-up, walking, etc.)
❗It's a busy week with Homecoming, the CIS Food Drive, the Veterans Day memento design contest, and a new parent involvement opportunity!
LiveSchool Target Behavior of the Week:
⭐Volunteering
Student Opportunities:
🍂 Fall Fest is on October 10th.
🥫The 3rd Annual CIS Food Drive is October 10th at the WCHS Homecoming game.
✏️Students can submit a design for the Veterans Day memento contest by this Friday.
Parent Involvement:
🎃 WCMS is hosting a Pumpkin Chunkin' event on Oct. 31st! Families can participate by building a catapult to launch a pumpkin. Packets with more information and registration forms are coming home this week.
Help us stock our student food pantry by having your child bring $1 or a canned/dry food item to wear a costume! Our staff will be collecting donations outside in the morning. Let's make a real difference in our students' lives, one treat (or can!) at a time!
If your organization would like to work with the school to make a donation, please email Taylor Smith, our Communities in Schools Coordinator, at taylor.r.smith@k12.wv.us
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.
