August 14, 2024
Middle School News
WGMS families,
We hope everyone is hanging in there. This is quite an eventful start to the school year and we sincerely appreciate everyone's flexibility as we work to safely bring back our teachers and students. We are eager to see our students' smiling faces and hear about everyone's summer adventures.
Here are some beginning of the year details:
August 19th: Conquer Your Locker
Last Names A-G from 3:00-4:00 pm
Last Names H-P from 4:00-5:00 pm
Last Names Q-Z from 5:00-6:00 pm
6th grade students will be able to practice their new lock on their locker with the identified combination in Infinite Campus. Rising 7th and 8th Graders should have their lock from the previous year. If you child has misplaced his or her lock and needs help, please contact Mrs. Onderdonk at dawn.onderdonk@westg.org.
Drop Off and Pick Up - Please click here to review the guide for morning drop off and afternoon pick-up. Doors for the MS open at 7:05 am. The warning bell rings at 7:20 and first period starts at 7:25 am. If you are dropping off your child, please arrive early to avoid congestion.
As a reminder, students will be permitted to walk to the library after buses have been dismissed. There is no bus that takes students to the library.
The MS bell schedule can be referenced here.
Communication will be forthcoming about the middle school's chromebook procedures.
The daily breakfast and lunch menu can be found on the Middle School webpage by clicking the Dining link, or through the West G app. The cost for Middle School breakfast is $2.00 and lunch is $3.75. For further information on Food Services, including student lunch accounts and the Meal Benefits program, visit the Food Services webpage.
School Picture day has been scheduled for Friday, September 6, 2024. Picture retakes will occur on October 25th.
If you have not done so, please be sure to update your Census through Infinite Campus. Click on the Menu>More>Online Registration. 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. Please contact Becky Edwards at becky.edwards@westg.org with any questions.
Our parent Open House will be on Thursday, August 22. Please reference this document with the schedule.
We're looking forward to a great year! Go Wolverines!
Meagan Bellan, Principal
Aug 19 Conquer Your Locker (3-6 pm)
Aug 20 First Day for Students
Aug 22 WGMS Open House (7:00-8:30 PM)
Aug 29 6th Grade Geauga Learn Field Trip
Aug 30-Sept 2 No School
Sept 6-Picture Day
Looking to get supplies for the upcoming school year?
Check out this document for all the supplies we are asking students to bring next year!
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.
There will be a grace period until Labor Day, as students learn our new routine and we smooth out traffic patterns.
Immunization Requirements for Incoming 7th Graders
For the upcoming 2024-2025 school year, all 7th grade students are required by the state of Ohio to have proof of one (1) dose of both Meningococcal (MCV4, Menactra), and the Tdap Vaccine on file in the clinic by the fourteenth (14th) day of the new school year. Documentation must be provided and can be a signed note from the physician's office or an immunization summary print out. Proof must include the month, day, and year of both vaccinations. You may submit documentation any time between now and the start of the 2024-2025 school year.
Documentation may be mailed to the school, faxed to 440-729-5909, or emailed directly to the middle school nurse, Mrs. Wright, RN at stephanie.wright@westg.org
If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email Mrs. Wright.
Fall sports are underway at West Geauga Middle School. The cross country, football, and volleyball teams started practicing in early August. Practice and tryouts for cheerleading will begin this week. Information on middle school sports can be found at: https://www.westg.org/o/wgms/page/athletics-new
Schedules for all middle school and high school sports can be found on the West Geauga Wolverines app for Iphones and Android.
Feel free to contact the WGMS athletic director, Frank Vosicky, at frank.vosicky@westg.org with any questions about athletics.
Middle School Musical!
If your student is interested in auditioning for the Middle School Musical, please find Miss Weiskind's audition packet at this link. Auditions will be in the first 2 weeks of school and performances will be November 1 and 2.
Link to order a yard sign: https://rdpsports.com/product-category/west-geauga/west-geauga-wolverine-country-yard-sign/
West Geauga Middle School
440.729.5940
www.westg.org