October 10, 2024
Middle School News
Attendance at WGMS
Attendance continues to be a top priority in our building and we are off to an incredible start. In the newsletter, we will continue to provide families information related to attendance and chronic absenteeism in an effort to inform and educate. Our goal is to eliminate chronic absenteeism which is defined by missing more than 10% of school for any reason. This means that students who miss 18 days or more in a 180 day school year are chronically absent. It can be challenging to keep track of time that your child misses and we will be sure to let families know monthly if their child is approaching or exceeding this 10% metric. We sincerely appreciate our partnership toward this pursuit. Again, this school year is off to a fantastic start and we are thrilled with our student attendance at the middle school to kickoff the 24-25 school year. Thank you for all of your efforts!
8th Grade Trip:
We would like to offer a fundraising opportunity to our students to help with the expense of the 8th grade trip to DC. With that said, we will be sending flyers home soon. The selling of this merchandise will occur between October 3 and October 17, 2024. The money that is fundraised by the 8th graders will be shared evenly among the student travellers to help offset the trip expense. The goodies will need to be picked up from school on November 14th from 3:00-5:00 in the WGMS cafeteria. Because most of the treats are frozen, it is imperative that families are able to pick up that date/time. More information is in the flyers below.
Please mark your calendars for these important dates:
6th Grade Camp Fitch: May 12-14
Detailed agenda can be found here!
As the planning for these trips unfolds, the linked websites will be the primary way parents can get all of the details they need about the trip.
On February 12, 2025 at 5:00 pm in the WGMS cafeteria, we will hear from Scott Raines, Camp Director, and a representative from Camp Fitch to hear more details about 6th grade camp.
Reminders:
Picture retakes will occur on October 25th.
If you have not done so, please be sure to complete your Census Review through Infinite Campus. Click on the Menu>More>Online Registration. We only have 7 families left for 100% completion!
School and athletic fees can be paid through Infinite Campus as well, or you can write a check made out to West Geauga Board of Education. If you have not paid, fees are now past due and must be paid promptly. Please contact Becky Edwards at becky.edwards@westg.org with any questions.
Sincerely,
Meagan Bellan, Principal
Oct 10 MS Conferences (M-Z) 5-8 pm
Oct 11 No School NEOEA Day
Oct 14 West Geauga Board of Education Special Meeting 4:00pm
Oct 3-17 Fundraising for the 8th Grade Field Trip
Oct 18 Register and First Payment due to the 7th Grade Trip to Downtown Cleveland
Oct 25 Picture Retakes
Oct 28 West Geauga Board of Education Meeting
Nov 1-2 "High School Musical Jr." performances
Nov 14 3:00-5:00 Pickup in the WGMS cafeteria of fundraiser merchandise for the 8th grade trip.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Good parent-teacher communication is important for the success of your child. The West Geauga Middle School wishes to promote this communication by providing time for parents to confer individually with any of their child's teachers. This year's conferences will take place on Tuesday, Oct 1 from 5-8 pm and on Thursday, Oct 10 from 5-8 pm.
In order to accomodate all of the parents attending conferences, we are requesting parents with last names starting A-L attend on October 1st, while those with last names starting M-Z attend on October 10. There will be no pre-scheduled conferences and instead parents can have a quick chat with any of their child's teachers whom they wish to meet. These conferences should take about 5 minutes so other families have an opportunity to talk to any of their child's teachers.
Please note: Our Band and Choir teachers, as well as our OT/Speech teachers, will be in attendance at the Middle School on October 1st only.
We ask that students NOT attend these conferences.
Tardy Policy
Please be aware, that we are issuing consequences for unexcused tardiness to school. Each morning, we will track that students are in their first period class ready to learn by 7:25 am. If a student were to earn 3 unexcused tardies, a lunch detention will be issued. Lunch detentions will continue to be issued if a student hits 6 unexcused tardies and at 9 unexcused tardies in the quarter. If a student accumulates 12 or more unexcused tardies to school, an In-School Restriction will be issued. At WGMS, we are aligning our student tardy policy with the student tardy policy at WGHS to establish consistency. Please reach out to Miss Moeschberger should you have any questions.
Present and Proud: Every Day Matters for Success!
How involved will your kids be? Check out our clubs!
If your student is looking for some fun middle school activities, look no further! The middle school offers many different clubs. Check out the full list here
Peer Tutoring Opportunity!
Is your student interested in becoming a peer tutor? Is your student in need of some extra help with their academics? Peer tutoring will begin on Monday, September 23rd and will be held every day after school until 2:45 in room 51. Grades 6 through 8 are welcome to attend any day they are interested or able! Please reach out to lindsey.weisbarth@westg.org with any questions
Mural Club 24-25
Class Mural: Nora Joyce* Kayden Udell Adelyn Link
Scarlet Ibis: Adi Yellen* Mila Rodin (Room 12)
Be The Reason Someone Smiles: Dorothy Molnar* Gia Res (Room 47)
Chinese New Year (Year of the Dragon): Eden Drotos* (Room 52)
Restoration Crew: Hanna Hederstrom, Samuel Custis, Jade Alvord, Evelyn Hosemann
*Lead Artist
PTO News
JOIN THE PTO! This year, we are introducing our new “VolunTiers” program, which allows you to choose your level of involvement, including none at all! Whether you’re a seasoned volunteer or just want to participate monetarily, we appreciate the support from all the Middle School and High School families. Your donations allow us to do what we do, whether that be time, money, or both!! The grade with the most families to join wins a PIZZA PARTY! LINK: https://bit.ly/ptomember
Do you want to see the Cleveland Cavs take on the Golden State Warriors AND support your WG Upper PTO at the same time? Boy, do we have some news for YOU!!
Purchasing tickets through this link BEFORE October 8th will get you seats with all the other WG families at the game on November 8th!
We know ticket prices have gone up (like most things these days ) BUT it's Donovan Mitchell VS Steph Curry!! And their respective teams, of course
This game is going to sell out FAST, so don't wait to get your tickets!
ANYONE can purchase tickets, not just MS and HS WG families.
Mark your calendar for November 8th, gather your friends and family to head downtown for this epic showdown, and YOUR KIDS could get chosen for the CHEER TUNNEL!!
West Geauga Middle School
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