Good evening Gator Families,
I hope you had a great week. We raised just over $8,000 for our PTA this week with our Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser. Big thanks to the families of Kambriel McCray and Eric Butler II who sold $3,986 and $3,190 over the four day fundraiser. We are so thankful for the support of all that participated! Please see below for updates for the week ahead. As always, please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing students on Tuesday!
End of the Quarter
We anticipate distributing report cards Monday, April 3rd. Please contact your child’s counselor if you would like to set up a conference.
22-23 Yearbook
The 2022-23 yearbook is happening! With so much excitement this year, it's only right that we capture and remember all of the important events that unfolded around our students and our school. WMS yearbooks are on sale until Wednesday, April 19th. If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook, you can buy them here. The cost is $21.
Parent & Family Engagement-March
Our next Parent & Family Engagement Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 28th from 10:00 am to 11:00 am. This meeting will be held in-person in the Innovation Lab at Whitewater. The topic of discussion will focus on building healthy relationships. A guest presenter from the Love Speaks Out program, will present on family and student relationships and teen dating. All parents and guardians are encouraged to attend! Light refreshments will be served and Spanish translation will be available.
When: Tuesday, March 28th, 10:00am-11:00am
Where: Whitewater Middle School, Innovation Lab
Rising 6th & 7th grade Registration
School Counselors will review 2023-2024 course selections with current 6th and 7th graders over the next two weeks. Students will receive a registration card, review the elective class offerings and select their choices. Students will then meet one on one with their assigned School Counselor to finalize their selections. Please reach out to your grade level counselor, Ms. Liles (6th)/Ms. Tatum (7th) with any questions regarding in house registration. Registration for our rising ninth graders will continue this week.
Panorama SurveyThis week all students will participate in the administration of the Panorama survey. This survey will give us an understanding of the social-emotional needs of all students. You will receive the results of this survey in May. The screener questions can be accessed by going to the CMS external Performance Dashboard here . The link to the Performance Dashboard can be found in the Spotlight Section to the lower right on the front page of the CMS website. If you would like to opt out of this survey, please email your child's homeroom teacher.
Athletics
It will be a busy week for our athletes.
Tuesday: Soccer at Kennedy
Wednesday: Baseball/Soccer at Eastway
Thursday: Track Home vs Spaugh and Baseball away at Kennedy
Calendar
Monday, March 27 is a Teacher Workday. Spring Break starts Friday, April 7th.
School Improvement Team-This Thursday
We will host our monthly School Improvement Team meeting this Thursday at 6:00. We will be discussing the 22-24 School Improvement Plan, the student dress/uniform requirements for the 22-23 school year. The meeting will take place via Zoom.
Meeting ID: 994 9731 7430
Passcode: 874122
PTA-This Thursday
Will have our next PTA meeting this Thursday at 7:00.
The meeting will take place via Zoom.
Meeting ID: 994 9731 7430
Passcode: 874122
Upcoming Important Dates
Monday, March 27: Required TWD-no school
Tuesday, March 28: Harding registration 9:30
Wednesday, March 29: 8TH Science Benchmark
Monday, April 3: 6th Grade Field Trip
Thursday, April 6: Third Quarter Awards
April 7-14: SPRING BREAK
Wednesday, April 19: ELA Benchmark
Thursday, April 20: Math Benchmark
Friday, April 21, 10-11am: Rising 6th grade Transition Program
Monday, April 24: ELA MAP
Tuesday, April 25: Math MAP
Tuesday, May 9th: Spring Concert 6:30
Friday, June 2: 8th Grade Social
June 6-8: WWC Field Trips
Thursday, June 8th: 8th Grade Ceremony Rehearsal
Friday, June 9th: Moving on Ceremony 8th Grade
EOGs
May 25 --> ELA EOG + NCExtend1
May 26 & 30 --> NCExtend1
May 31 --> Science / Make-Ups + NCExtend1
June 1 --> Math + Math I + NCExtend1