![]() October 8, 2020 MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL DIANNE CARTER To ensure that you see the newsletter in its entirety, please click on the "view entire message" button at the bottom of this email.
Happy Thursday, WRMS Families!!!
It's been another great week to be a Wildcat! My greatest moments of joy this week were during two different meetings with our faculty. Monday was our department head meeting, and yesterday was a good 'ole faculty meeting. Yes, meetings can bring joy! I learned in both meetings that even though everyone is working harder than ever and is pretty darn tired, a sense of humor is still there!!! We thought together, shared challenges, shared learnings, shared celebrations, answered questions and laughed together. I'm so thankful!
Interacting with the kids. I love that I can help guide young Americans through our world, and it keeps me feeling younger and more energized than I should be! - Mr. Vickers
Now for a couple of information items:
That is all for this week! I'm sorry this is so long! I hope you all have an amazing long weekend filled with rest, relaxation and laughter.
Dianne Carter
Feliz Jueves, familias de WRMS !!!
¡Ha sido otra gran semana para ser un gato montés! Mis mayores momentos de alegría esta semana fueron durante dos reuniones diferentes con nuestra facultad. El lunes fue nuestra reunión de jefes de departamento, y ayer fue una buena reunión de profesores. ¡Sí, las reuniones pueden traer alegría! En ambas reuniones aprendí que aunque todos están trabajando más duro que nunca y están bastante cansados, ¡¡¡el sentido del humor sigue ahí !!! Pensamos juntos, compartimos desafíos, compartimos aprendizajes, compartimos celebraciones, respondimos preguntas y reímos juntos. ¡Estoy tan agradecido!
Interactuar con los niños. Me encanta poder ayudar a guiar a los jóvenes estadounidenses a través de nuestro mundo, ¡y me mantiene sintiéndome más joven y con más energía de lo que debería estar! - Sr. Vickers
Ahora, para un par de elementos de información:
¡Eso es todo por esta semana! ¡Lamento que sea tan largo! Espero que todos tengan un fin de semana largo increíble lleno de descanso, relajación y risas.
COUNSELOR'S CORNER October: National Bullying Prevention Month
The counselors will be posting a weekly lesson for students to participate in during Wildcat Time to help prevent bullying and to increase respect and celebration of differences. Please contact your school counselor if you would like to discuss any of these topics further or need support.
Week 1 (Oct. 5-9): Bullying and David's Law
Sincerely,
Jamie Delgado (6th grade): jdelgado@eanesisd.net Christy Catalano (7th grade): ccatalano@eanesisd.net Kiran Avasthi (8th grade): kavasthi@eanesisd.net
![]() EEF Eanes Education Foundation Teacher Fund Announces 10 for 10 10% of the donations made to EEF during the 2020 Teacher Fund will go toward hiring 10 long term substitute teachers to start in THIS school year! This will help provide the immediate relief the district needs to their current staffing issues they are facing due to COVID-19. The other 90% of donations will still go toward funding teachers and staff in the 2021-2022 school year. ![]() Donate today to help make sure we have the awesome teachers and staff who bring our kids incredible learning experiences and a safe, welcoming environment each and every day. 100% of your donation funds teachers and staff! For the latest and greatest information, follow our new EEF-WRMS Instagram Page @westridgemiddleschool_eef Competition between grades: Participation challenge - Which class will win - 6th, 7th, or 8th grade? 8th grade is currently ahead with only 10% of our total anticipated participation. Donate today to help your class win the % participation challenge for EEF donations! Any amount helps and we will celebrate with the winning grade at the end of the Teacher Fund drive in November! ![]() WILDCAT CLUB WRMS SCHOOL STORE - ONLINE We are all in this together! And what a better way to show it then with our Wildcat Wear! Our School Store is now online until Oct. 8th! Don't delay – Order Today! WRMS SPIRIT WEEK To celebrate all our WRMS Staff and Students both in-school and remote, the week of October 26 – 30th has been set aside as WRMS Spirit Week! So get your funky hats, crazy socks and creativity going to help us celebrate that WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER! ![]() REMINDER ON ORDER PICKUPS Just a friendly reminder that if you ordered Athletic Uniforms, PE Uniforms and Athletic SpiritWear and have not received it or been able to pick it up – these orders are available for pick up from the Front Office during school hours.
**Please NOTE: Cross Country Athletic SpiritWear T-shirts are still in the process of being reprinted. Once these are received, the Committee Chairs will make sure these get distributed. WRMS WILDCAT GENERAL MEETING Our next WRMS Wildcat General Meeting will be held via Zoom on Friday, November 13th at 9:00am Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 872 7680 6677 Passcode: 823199 ![]() WRMS WILDCAT GENERAL MEETING A HUGE Thank You to all the WRMS Families for donating to the WRMS W.I.L.D. Fund! You all were able to raise $42,000+ for WRMS to help purchase the following: · Desk Barriers for Staff · SmartMusic App for Choir & Band · Cafeteria Wall Graphics · FaceMasks for Staff · Professional Development · Staff Appreciation Events If you missed donating, you can donate anytime throughout the year online at Don't Want to Miss a Thing This Year at WRMS? Join the Wildcat Club on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/wildcatclub
It's a GREAT Day to Be a Wildcat! WRMS SCHOOL STORE CALLING ALL WILDCATS! It's time to gear up at the School Store! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Check out our new merchandise! Quantities are limited so, hurry and get yours today! Click here to purchase hoodies, t-shirts, hats, ID holders, earbuds, and more!
Sale ends Thursday, October 8.
Please email wrmsschoolstore@gmail.com with any questions. JOIN THE FUN! The first meeting of the Model UN Club will meet on Tuesday, October 13, at 5:00 P.M. Your student will receive an email with the Zoom link on Monday if they have already contacted Carol Reese. Please contact creese@eanesisd.net to add your child to this kickoff info meeting if you haven't already done so!
There will be an informational session about the Destination Imagination program on Tuesday, October 13, at 6:30 PM. Please email Carol Reese at creese@eanesisd.net to receive an invitation with the Zoom link for this meeting if you have not already contacted her.
There will be a Future City Engineering info session for students and parents on Wednesday, October 14, at 8 AM. Please email Carol Reese at creese@eanesisd.net to receive an invitation with the Zoom link for this meeting if you have not already contacted her. RELAY FOR LIFE ![]()
![]() ![]() COMMUNITY FLYERS ![]() NEWS Join us on October 15, 6PM via Zoom to learn about the Penny Swap, also known as a Voter-Approval Tax Ratification Election (VATRE) which adds more funds to the district’s operating budget. Remote learning enrichment classes in music, art, chess, minecraft, robotics and more! Register at http://eanes.augusoft.net
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