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11/3 - NO SCHOOL: Professional Development Day

11/3 - Voting in the WCS Cafeteria 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

11/5 - 📸 Picture Retake Day

11/11 - NO SCHOOL: Veterans Day

11/12 - Basketball Try Outs:Girls 3:00 - 4:30 pm; Boys 4:30 - 6:00 pm

11/13 - WCS Middle School Dance: 6:30 - 8:30 pm

11/23 & 11/24 - NO PRE-K

11/23 - Half Day: Dismissal at Noon; Pre-K-8 Conferences

11/24 - Half Day: Dismissal at Noon

11/25 - 11/27 - NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving Break

Great things are happening at WCS!

On Tuesday, a panel of celebrity judges: PFL Children's Room Librarian, Mary Randall, State Representative, Allison Hepler, and WCS PTA President, Carly Fuller. After much deliberation, the following winners were announced for each floor: Mrs. Vise's second grade class for their Jasper Rabbit pumpkin, Ms. Moran's fifth grade class for their snoopy themed pumpkin, and Mr. Bentzinger's seventh grade class for their Harry Potter/Fluffy pumpkin. Thank you to the PTA for bringing this fun contest back for another year! CLICK HERE to see each of the pumpkins in their glory.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Get Glowing Fun Run this year! Through your generous donations and fundraising efforts, we were able to raise $17,800! All of this money will go directly back into funding programming, events, and field trips for our students- including the planetarium visit, Chewonki presentations, and our upcoming author visit. We are so thankful for your continued support of the PTA and Woolwich Central School.

In other fun and fundraiser news, by reaching (and exceeding) our fundraiser goal amount, Mr. Libby agreed to spend the night at school! CLICK HERE to see a video of all the adventures he and Scratch had during their sleepover!

Wildcats celebrated Spirit Week at WCS this week!

Chewonki visited second grade this week for the "Mammals of Maine" presentation. We learned all about how animals in Maine have adaptations that help them survive in the wild. We were able to examine many artifacts, including bones, fur pelts and skulls. We also saw lots of preserved mammals. Then we get to meet Tippy, the groundhog. Tippy happily ate lots of fruits and vegetables as we learned all about her! Thanks to the PTA for this amazing experience that tied in with our animal biodiversity unit.

Once again, WCS is partnering with Wicked Joe Organic Coffees to raise funds for Washington, D.C. While the delicious coffee remains the same, we are switching things up by including all of middle school in the sales.

Starting today, students in grades 6-8 are selling 12 oz. bags of coffee to raise funds for their class trips to Washington, D.C. This means that students in grades 6 & 7 will have an opportunity to raise and save money before their 8th grade year!

Students will earn $5 from each bag they sell, and that money will be attributed to that individual student, and held in an account to help pay their share of their 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C.

This coffee makes a fantastic gift for the holidays and will be on sale until Thursday, 11/19/26.

• Fever: Stay home with a fever of 100.4F or higher. Your student needs to have a temperature below 100.4F for 24 hours WITHOUT the use of medication prior to returning to school. If fever lasts more than 2-3 days or is over 102F, consult your healthcare provider.

• Vomiting/Diarrhea: Stay home with vomiting and diarrhea. Your student needs to go a full 24 hours without vomiting or experiencing diarrhea prior to returning to school. If there is blood in the stool or your student is also experiencing a fever and/or severe abdominal pain, consult your healthcare provider.

• Coughing: Stay home and consult your healthcare provider for severe, uncontrolled coughing especially with wheezing or difficulty breathing. If symptoms are related to asthma, please ensure the nurse has an inhaler and Asthma Action Plan for when your student returns with controlled symptoms.

• Sore Throat: If your student has a sore throat AND a fever, stomachache, red and swollen tonsils, or is experiencing difficulty swallowing, stay home and consult your healthcare provider.

• Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend. Remember to set your clocks back 1 hour on Saturday at midnight.

• WCS Basketball try outs will happen on Thursday, November 12th. The girls will go first from 3-4:30pm, and the boys will go from 4:30 - 6pm. Registration must be complete before students may try out. CLICK HERE to sign in, or create an account on FusionPoint Sports and complete your student's registration today!

• Dodgeball has started for students in grades 6-8. All teams will stay to play from 3-4pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays until 11/9.

In accordance with School Board policy, the following promotional announcements have been included at the request of the sponsoring organization because they may be of interest to students and their families. These activities are not sponsored by the school, and inclusion of these announcements does not constitute endorsement of the organizations or activities by the school.