Wilson Middle School

Volleyball Open Gym Schedule July 5th - 1st Day Tuesdays 6-7:30 Thursdays 6-7:30 *All who attend MUST have their concussion and VHSL physical forms completed and turned in by their first open gym in order to participate in out of season practices.*

New Families to Wilson Middle School moving or transferring to the area, please sign up for an appointment with our Registrar this summer! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e49aaad22a6fac07-2223

Wilson Middle School Summer Hours: 8-4:30 Daily 12-1 Closed for Lunch For Registration/New Enrollment questions, please visit the Counseling page. Menu --> Counseling

The 2nd annual SAW Style Clothing Closet is scheduled to be held on Friday, August 5 from 3:30-6pm and Saturday, August 6 from 9:00-12:00 at Wilson Elementary School. This event will be free to ALL students in Staunton, Augusta and Waynesboro. The closet will offer free, gently used clothing, as well as some new items.

8th Grade Math Placement Letter

The School Year (SY) 2021-2022 Indicator 8 Parent Survey collection period will soon be upon us. Please note that the methodology for dissemination of the Indicator 8 survey has not changed from last year. The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) encourages that you have parents complete this year’s survey using the online links listed below for versions in English and Spanish. The online survey will open June 1, 2022. The VDOE will also work with our parent agency partners to make the availability of the online survey known to parents across the Commonwealth, as well as sending it out through our social media links and GovDelivery messaging platform. Links posted under "Helpful Links" for Parents. Printed surveys and postage paid return envelopes will be sent to each local educational agency (LEA) special education administrator for direct dissemination to parents of children with disabilities. The printed surveys will be shipped directly to LEAs by the middle of May 2022, in quantities to match each LEA’s December 1 child count, plus an additional ten percent. This will be the same for the English and Spanish versions of the printed surveys. The VDOE is asking for your assistance to promote completion of the survey by each of your families who has a child with a disability who is provided special education services through an Individualized Education Program (IEP), by whatever means you deem appropriate. Families who have more than one child receiving special education services should complete a separate survey for each of their children. This year’s deadline to complete and submit survey responses, in any modality, is December 16, 2022. Thank you for your ongoing commitment toward ensuring that we involve all parents in their child’s special education program. If you have questions or need assistance concerning this survey process, please contact Chiquita Seaborne, via telephone, at (804) 225-3898 or via email, at Chiquita.Seaborne@doe.virginia.gov.

The WMS Library Squad has finished their final project for the year and gifted a Little Free Library to the school. It was placed in the front foyer of the school for students and families to use. Many students contributed to this project by sharing their time, talent, and also by assisting with the book drive. The library also received a make-over this spring, and many murals were added to the library space. We would like to thank the WMHS art students who helped make this project possible. Mrs. Rachel Janacaro, along with many others, shared hours of her time overseeing this paint project that the art students completed. The staff and students at Wilson Middle School appreciate all of their hard work and love the new look!

WMS School Supply List attached! Reminder that if you order a custom made school supply kit by May 25th, you'll get the reduced price! Consider this easy, quick, efficient way to get school supplies done for next year!

Please consider volunteering or donating to Stuff The Bus! Sign Up Here to Volunteer - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f44aea62ba7fcc52-stuff

End of Year Reminders! Kona Ice $3 - send in by Thursday to pre-purchase a Kona Ice voucher for Friday! 8th Grade Thumbprints - $1 - bring money on Friday to leave a thumbprint at WMS! Spring pictures - Make sure to return ALL picture packets to your PE teacher. If you have purchased online, please return the envelope with "online pymt" written on it. Yearbooks - Remember to purchase a yearbook! Yearbooks will including 8th Grade Finals, so they will be distributed in the Fall. To order a yearbook, go to www.strawbridge.net , click "Order Pictures and Yearbooks", enter code: YB112065. Cost is $25 with an option to personalize for an additional $5. School Supply Kits for next year!! We are excited to offer SchoolKitz for all your school supplies next year. This is a fundraiser for our school, and if you order by May 25th, you'll get it with a $5 discount! Order now and save the hassle in the summer! Go to www.schoolkitz.com to place your order. 8th Grade Finals: May 20th 7-9 pm 8th Grade Award Ceremony: Wednesday, May 25th 8:45-10 am Families Welcome!

We want to work together to offer our families opportunities to be as involved as possible in the lives of our students. As a result, we have partnered to tweak the times of the 5th grade and 8th grade closing ceremonies. The 8th grade closing ceremony will take place at 8:45 on May 25 in the Wilson Middle School Gym We look forward to celebrating these occasions with you. We are Wilson! Together we SWARM!

Plan ahead! Cross school supplies off your list for the summer! Order now and save $5 off your complete grade level customized school supply kit!

Our SCC, Stinger Community Crew/PTA is excited to sponsor teacher appreciation week for our teachers next week. Students have a unique opportunity to be involved and directly show appreciation to teachers. It is called adopt a teacher to share a sweet treat. Here is how it works: 1. A student may select one teacher to "adopt for a sweet treat" 2. The student will bring in $4 to treat that teacher to a delicious ice cream treat from Smileys. 3. The student may bring the money into our registrar's office to select the teacher of their choice. Please note each teacher may only be selected once. 4. On Wednesday, May 4, the ice cream treat will be delivered to our teachers. Students may begin bringing in money to sponsor teachers on Thursday, April 28. What a wonderful way for students to be involved in showing appreciation! In addition, we invite our families to sign up for other opportunities to support our teachers for teacher appreciation week. You can access the sign-up genius on the SCC facebook page or our WMS website.

Spirit Day at Jersey Mike's in Waynesboro! Come out on Friday, April 22 and support our Stinger Community Crew who works tirelessly for Wilson Middle School!

We are looking forward to spoiling our teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week, May 2-6! Our Stinger Community Crew has been hard at work planning some awesome treats, but we humbly ask for your help. We would like to make goodie bags for one of their treats, so if you are willing to help purchase items to fill them, we would genuinely appreciate it! We have created a sign-up genius of all their favorites, so you can pick whatever you would like from that list! We need all items brought to the Main Office (Ms. Parrish) by Friday, April 29th. Thank you so much! We appreciate you! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c45aba723a2fac16-teacher

It is time to start planning for the Fall 2022 cross country season! We will have our first fun run of the summer and informational meeting on Saturday, May 7 at 9 am at the parking lot next to the softball field at the cross country course. Spread the word! We are hoping that all of our returning rising 7th and 8th graders return, that we pick up some additional existing middle schoolers, and get a big class of rising 6th graders! If you know anyone who might be interested please encourage them to come to this meeting.

**Attention All Parents!!** We are offering pre-packaged school supply kits for next year through "Bright SchoolKitz!" We are really excited to extend this opportunity to save you time and hassle in getting your school supplies next year. If you purchase before May 25, you'll get a $5 discount, and a portion of all sales will benefit our students right here at Wilson Middle School. The kits are custom made with our very own Wilson Middle School supply list. So go ahead and take advantage of this opportunity by crossing it off your to-do list! Visit www.schoolkitz.com now to place your order.

Parents! Spring photo packets will be sent home with your student today and tomorrow (4/7 - 4/8). Please review the pictures, pay for what you'd like to keep, and return the rest to the school!

Rising 6th Grade WMS Parent Night Monday April 11th at 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm There will be two different sessions that both include a presentation and a tour of the school! Please come out to the session time that is most convenient for you! Parents and Guardians of rising 6th graders are invited to come and bring their rising 6th grade student(s) for an evening at WMS!

Order your Yearbook today!! DEADLINE MAY 25 Book Price: $25.00 Optional Personalization: $5.00 Simply go to: www.strawbridge.net Click "Order Pictures and Yearbooks" Code: YB112065 Follow the prompts!