WCMS had our first pop-up reward yesterday for 5th grade students! We know 5th grade is a hard transition for many students and keeping up with new responsibilities can be challenging. We wanted to recognize our students who had received ZERO warnings all year and didn't have a D or F on their midterms. These students celebrated this achievement with cookies and some extra gym time! We have several other reward opportunities for students during the 1st nine weeks and look forward to celebrating more success!
📖WCMS book fair is this week! Here is the schedule:
8th Grade: Monday, Sept. 16th
7th Grade: Tuesday, Sept. 17th
6th Grade: Wednesday, Sept. 18th
5th Grade: Thursday, Sept. 19th
Make Up Day for All Grades: Friday, Sept. 20th
WCMS is excited to announce that we will have a school dance on Friday, Sept 20th. Permission forms were sent home today! The $2.00 admission fee is due with permission slips must be turned in to the WCMS office by Wednesday, Sept. 18th at 8:00 a.m.
The dance is sponsored by our cheerleaders and will begin immediately after school and will end at 5:00 PM. All students staying for the dance must have signed permission by Wed Sept 18, 2024. Students will NOT be allowed to call home for permission the day of the dance.
Students staying for the dance are expected to exhibit school-appropriate behavior at all times or they may be asked to leave early and a parent will need to come get them at that time.
There will be concessions available for sale as well. Concession money needs to be kept by the student until dance time. All students must be picked up at 5:00 PM in our back parking lot. Students will be released at that time from our back doors.
Good evening, this is John McKown, Wirt County Schools superintendent. In light of recent social media post that are circulating threatening schools in West Virginia I am calling to let parents, students, and staff members know that we are aware of this and are in contact with local and state law enforcement concerning these posts. At this time, there has not been a direct threat to Wirt County Schools. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority and every threat is taken seriously and fully investigated.
Thank you to the parents that have reported these posts to us. Please continue to do so if you see something concerning. We are working with law enforcement to have an increases police presence at school tomorrow and in the days that follow until the source of these posts is found and dealt with by law enforcement.
Attention 5th Grade Parents! Students are bringing home Schoology parent access sheets today! By signing up for a Schoology parent account, you will be able to see your student's grades, assignments, and missing work at any time. Schoology can be accessed via a web browser or an app on your phone. Directions can be found at: https://bit.ly/Schoology-Parent-Access. Please contact WCMS by calling 304-275-3977 if you have questions or need help signing up.
Help us create an amazing yearbook this year! WCMS families can submit pictures of extracurricular activities to our yearbook coordinator, Mrs. Good, by emailing them to TheTigerReview@gmail.com.
Check out our September newsletter! If you are having trouble viewing the image, click this link: https://5il.co/2w34g
We had an incredible response from parents willing to serve on our LSIC this year.! Now we need to vote! Please vote for no more than THREE parent representatives to join our LSIC this year. Use the link below to cast your vote. Please only vote once.
https://forms.office.com/r/BN22bN7Zwx
Just a reminder that all fall sports teams will have pictures on Tuesday. We will begin after lunch and athletes need to bring their uniforms to school with them. Please bring your money and completed order form.
📖WCMS will have a book fair Sept. 16-20, 2024. Each grade will be assigned to shop one day that week and Friday will be a make-up day. The shopping schedule will be shared closer to the start of the book fair.
The 2024 WCMS Volleyball Schedule is here! Get ready to cheer on our White Tigers as they spike, set, and serve their way to victory this season!
WCMS Students are bringing home LiveSchool parent access sheets today. We DO NOT need these papers signed and returned.
LiveSchool is the program we use to recognize positive behaviors by rewarding students with points as part of our PBIS initiative. Students can use these points to purchase passes for rewards. By signing up for a parent account, you can log in at any time to view your student's points and comments left by staff. You will also get a weekly summary email of your student's points. If you need assistance with signing up for a LiveSchool account, please contact WCMS by calling 304-275-3977.
7th and 8th Grade Families!
Students received their netbooks today! Here are a few important reminders:
🔋Students should charge their netbooks every night so they are fully charged and ready to use each morning. Students should bring their chargers with them in case their netbook needs charged during the day.
🎒 Students need to bring their netbooks to school every day!
💼 Netbooks should be left in their cases any time the student is not using them.
🏫 Student devices should ONLY be used for school purposes.
Students who did not pick up their netbook today because they were absent will get it as soon as they come back!
Our phones are still down at WCMS as of noon. If you need to call in a bus note or speak with someone at school, please call this number:
304-377-6255
Our phones are currently down. We are hopeful that the problem will be fixed quickly!
🎉WCMS had a fantastic first day of school! If your student did not attend the open house, they received a folder with forms to sign today. Please return these forms promptly so we can ensure we have the correct information on file for your student.
The blue Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) form must be signed before students can use computers at school. The grade that returns all of their AUP forms first will win an ice cream party🍨!
Thank you for coming to the WCMS Open House! We had an amazing turnout and enjoyed seeing all of our students and families. We are looking forward to an amazing school year and can't wait to welcome our students back on Thursday, August 15th for the first day of school!
Parents, please complete the forms you received this evening and send them with your student on Thursday! If you were unable to attend open house, your student will receive their forms later this week.
We are excited to meet our new families and welcome back returning students, parents, and guardians during the Wirt County Middle School Open House. Stop by anytime between 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. to tour your student's classroom, meet school staff, and get all of your questions answered. We will see you there!
A note from nurse Kelly:
The countdown is on⌛! We are just one week away from the WCMS Open House. Join us Tuesday, August 13th from 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. All parents, guardians, and WCMS students are invited to attend this welcome-back event. We hope to see you there!