WMS Weekly Newsletter
9/14/2026
E-Bike Information
The Windham Police Department has informed us of an increase in the use of out-of-class electric vehicles (e-bikes) among our students.
A bicycle equipped with an electric motor that exceeds 750 watts (1 HP) and can reach speeds over 20 MPH is classified as an “Out of Class Electric Vehicle” (OCEV) according to federal and manufacturer definitions. It therefore falls under the same regulations as an Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle (OHRV) and cannot be used as transportation to and from school.
The Windham Police Department will monitor our school campuses, and parents will be contacted to pick up the e-bike or vehicle if it meets the OCEV criteria.
For more details on these state and federal guidelines, please review the attached brochure, which summarizes New Hampshire’s laws regarding e-bike usage.
Updated Physicals/ Immunization Records
Please make sure you have submitted your student's updated physical and immunization records to the nurse. You can email them to kbell@windhamsd.org or mgagnon@windhamsd.org, have them faxed or have your student bring them in.
If your student is participating in a sport, you will need to upload a current physical to Final Forms and also provide a copy to Nurse Bell for your students records.
Daily School Schedule
- Monday, September 14--Wildcat B Day
- Tuesday, September 15--Even A Day
- Wednesday, September 16--Odd B Day
- Thursday, September 17--Wildcat A Day--No Tech Day
- Friday, September 18--Wildcat B Day
- Monday, September 21--Wildcat A Day
- Tuesday, September 22--Even B Day
- Wednesday, September 23--Odd A Day
- Thursday, September 24--Wildcat B Day
- Friday, September 25--Wildcat A Day
- Monday, September 28--Wildcat B Day
- Tuesday, September 29--Even A Day
- Wednesday, September 30--Odd B Day
- Thursday, October 1--Wildcat A Day--No Tech Day
- Friday, October 2--Wildcat B Day
Upcoming Events
September 17--No Tech Day
September 25--Project Blackout Game
September 28--Fall Sports Photos--make sure your athlete has their uniform--11:30am-2:00pm
October 1--No Tech Day
October 12--Columbus Day--No School
October 16--Trimester 1 Progress Reports
October 21--Early Release--Dismissal at 11:15am
November 3--No School--Teacher Workshop
November 10--Parent Teacher Conferences--stay tuned for details
November 11--Veteran's Day--No School
November 12--Parent Teacher Conferences--stay tuned for details
November 25-27--Thanksgiving Break--No School
December 4--Trimester 1 Closes--Report Cards Available
December 5--Select Chorus--Town Tree Lighting--4:30pm
Raptor Kiosks
We are using the Raptor Kiosk for students who are tardy and dismissed and for all visitors to our building.
When you are being dismissed, you need to stop in the main office to check yourself out at the Raptor Kiosk, parents will not be signing you out.
Visitors need to sign themselves in and out using the Raptor kiosk in the office.
Parent/Guardian Technology Resources & Support
Windham's Technology Department is offering Parents/Guardians the opportunity to book one-on -one help sessions with one of our PowerSchool specialists on September 21-23. These sessions are 15 minutes each and can be in person at the SAU office or via Zoom, whichever is convenient for you. We recommend these sessions for parents/guardians who need more assistance than a password reset. We can help with things like navigating MyPowerHub or viewing your student's schedule, grades, etc. For simple support requests such as password resets, please continue to use our Google Parent Support Form. When you book a day and time that works for you, select either "In-person" or "Zoom" with screen sharing. For Zoom sessions, we will send you a Zoom link before your designated meeting time. Note: If you need help with the mobile app, we suggest meeting in person, as screen sharing the app may not be an option.
School begins promptly at 7:30am.
Students cannot be dropped off before 7:15 am. There is no supervision. Please do not arrive to drop off your student before 7:15am as staff needs access to parking.
Please be sure your child has a charged Chromebook and all items he/she may need for the day. We do not have loaners and they will be calling home to have their Chromebook brought to school.
Whenever a student is going to be absent or tardy a parent should notify the school by calling the absent line at (603)845-1556, entering it into PickUp Patrol or sending an email by 8:30am to wmsattendance@windhamsd.org. PickUp Patrol is the preferred method to notify the school of any attendance changes.
Absent or tardy without notification is considered unexcused.
For students interested in attending the 8th Grade Philadelphia trip, students with 30 or more unexcused tardies and/or 10 or more unexcused absences, are unable to participate in the trip.
Tardies- For tardy students, please email wmsattendance@windhamsd.org or enter it into PickUp Patrol if your student will be tardy. Parents will not come into the building for tardy students. Tardy without notification will be considered an unexcused tardy.
Dismissals-Please use PickUp Patrol to notify the school of a dismissal. Paper notes don't usually make it to the office, that is why we ask you enter it into PickUp Patrol. Parents will come in, show photo ID and we will call your student down. Students will sign themselves out on our Raptor Attendance system. We need written permission if someone not on your contact list is picking up your student. You can put their name in the note line in PickUp Patrol. We ask for no dismissals after 1:50 pm as the buses are arriving and we can not have cars in the bus lane. Please use PickUp Patrol. Please do not call ahead for pick up. We will call your student down when you arrive.
ATTENDANCE FOR AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES If you are participating in an after school sport, club or activity, you must be in school for at least a half day in order to participate.
From the handbook--"The halfway point for arrival/dismissal time is 11:15 AM and will be considered as such for any after school activities or sporting events. Students must be in for at least half a day in order to participate in these activities".
Student Handbook--26-27 Student Handbook
Material drop off- Please place clothing items, especially shoes, in a bag before coming to the school. Please make sure the item is clearly marked with your students name. A table will be located in the foyer for you to leave the item. Please fill out the red form on the table. Your student is responsible for checking the digital board.
Please do not drop your students off in the back of the building in the morning.
Please do not drop off or pick up students from the Heritage Hill access road. It is dangerous for our students.
For Athletic Information and Events please visit our website @ https://wms.windhamsd.org/about_wms/athletics/general_information
Don't Be Late
Our school day starts at 7:30am. Your student needs to be in their homeroom, in their seat at 7:30am. They are considered tardy at 7:31am. If you do not notify the absence line, your students tardy is unexcused. The absence line can be reached at 603-845-1556 or at wmsattendance@windhamsd.org. You may also enter your students late arrival in PickUp Patrol.
PickUp Patrol is the preferred method to notify the school of any attendance changes.
For students interested in attending the 8th Grade Philadelphia trip, students with 30 or more unexcused tardies or 10 or more unexcused absences, are unable to participate in the trip.
Our doors open to students at 7:15am and close at 7:30am, any student arriving after 7:30am is considered tardy. If the office is not notified of the late arrival, it is considered unexcused. The car line can be long, so please plan accordingly. Students riding the bus are not marked tardy, even if the bus arrives late.
The car line can be long, so please plan accordingly. Students riding the bus are not marked tardy, even if the bus arrives late.
PickUp Patrol is the schools preferred method of notifying the school of any attendance changes.
Please make sure you are notifying the school if your student will be absent or tardy. Whenever a student is going to be absent or tardy a parent should notify the school by calling the absent line at (603)845-1556, sending an email by 8:30am to wmsattendance@windhamsd.org or entering it into PickUp Patrol.
If your student will be absent 3 or more days, they will need to come to the office to get an extended absence form or print the form below. This form needs to be signed by all of your students' teachers, the assistant principal and a parent/guardian. Please make sure your student is getting this form well in advance of the absence to allow time to obtain ALL signatures. You also need to put the absence into PickUp Patrol for the entire absence.
For students interested in attending the 8th Grade Philadelphia trip, students with 30 or more unexcused tardies and/or 10 or more unexcused absences, are unable to participate in the trip.
Only the office can enter an absence as excused, not teachers or administrators. Please make sure you are using the above options to notify us of your students absence.
REMINDERS
Wired headphones are a supply request-- students should not be using Airpods or wireless headphones throughout the school day.
Beginning in the 2025 school year, New Hampshire has enacted a statewide “bell-to-bell” ban on student cell phone use from the first instructional bell to dismissal, except in very limited cases.
Although this is a new statewide policy, the Windham School District already had a cell phone, smart watch, tablets, or personal laptop policy in place for students in grades K–8. For our students, this will not be a change. Cell phones are expected to remain off and stored in student lockers for the entire school day.
We ask parents and guardians to please remind your child of this expectation so we can continue supporting a focused, distraction-free learning environment.
WMS Athletic Program
WMS will be using Final Forms to register students who want to try out for sports. Parents can follow the instructions below to register on Final Forms and then sign up their students for the sport they'd like to try out for in the fall. Please reach out to Mr. Moyer with any questions.
Club/Activity & Field Trip Permission Slips are now online
In order to streamline the permission form process, this year there will be one club/activity form that will need to be filled out if your student plans to participate in ANY afterschool club/activity. If the online form is not filled out, your student will not be able to stay after. There may be additional forms for an individual club/activity. If your student plans to participate in any after school club/activity, please fill out the 26/27 Club/Activity Form in MyPowerHub.
Below are the links to access the directions for using MyPowerHub. You will find the permission slip under Forms. Once you are logged in to MyPowerHub, please follow the instructions to find the form in MyPowerHub.
If you have any questions, please reach out to the main office.
Your student can not stay for any after school activity if the online form has not been filled out.
Mobile App - Login and Overview
Baking/Gaming Club
Interested in joining Baking/Gaming Club with Mrs. Yandow and Mrs. Smith? We meet once a month on a Thursday to create a themed baked good and play games. Sign up sheets are outside of Mrs. Yandow's room. We will have an informational meeting on Thursday September 24th from 2:30-3:15, you need to have an online form completed before signing up.
Wildcats Math League
The middle school's Wildcats Math League first meeting is Tuesday September 15th and goes through March. We are the school's math competition team. If you are interested or have any questions please email Mr. Zannoni, and have your parent/ guardian fill out the necessary form on Powerschool for participation in a club.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
Attention 8th grade students interested in visual art and writing: The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are for you! This prestigious competition for middle and high school students offers major awards, such as scholarships to art and writing classes, camps, and even college scholarships. If you are interested in submitting a work of art or piece of writing, please reach out to Ms. Colbeth. Ms. Colbeth will meet with interested students on Tuesday, September 8th during 8th grade lunch in the art room.
Art Club
Love to make art? Join the Art Club with Ms. Colbeth! Meeting once a month on Tuesday, you can create anything you'd like. The sky (and your creativity) is the limit! Flyers and the sign up sheet are outside of the art room, room 252. The first meeting will be Tuesday, September 22nd.
Windham Brick Builders Lego Robotics
The Windham Brick Builders Lego Robotics Team will be holding tryouts for this season on Wednesday, September 16th from 2:30-4:00 pm. Applications will be available next week and the online Activities Health Form must also be completed in order to stay for tryouts. See Mrs. Tenhagen (TechEd teacher) or Mrs. Capel (Digital Lit teacher) starting Tuesday, Sept. 7th for an application.
Chess Club
Interested in playing chess? Then join Mrs. Noel once or twice a month for the Chess Club!
Please sign the signup sheet outside of Mrs. Noel’s room and your parents need to fill out a permission slip on PowerHub. You need a completed permission slip to attend!
We will meet 16 different dates, after school until 3:30 in Room 113. The meeting dates are as follows:
September 28th
October 19th
November 2nd
November 16th
November 30th
December 14th
January 4th
January 25th
February 8th
March 1st
March 15th
March 29th
April 12th
May 3rd
May 17th
June 7th - Last meeting
SMILES Club
Interested in spreading kindness within Windham Middle School and the surrounding community? Then join Mrs. Noel and Ms. Pollock once or twice a month for the SMILES Club!
Please sign the signup sheet outside of Mrs. Noel’s room and your parents need to fill out a permission slip on PowerHub. You need a completed permission slip to attend!
What is the SMILES Club?
It stands for:
Spreading
Meaningful
Irreplaceable
Life Experiences
Selflessly
We will meet 1 or 2 Mondays each month, after school until 3:30 in Room 113.
The meeting dates are as follows:
September 21st
October 5th
October 26th
November 9th
November 23rd
December 7th
December 21st
January 11th
February 1st
February 15th
March 8th
March 22nd
April 5th
April 19th
May 10th
May 24th - Last meeting
PowerSchool and Schoology Support Form
If you encounter difficulties logging in or accessing PowerSchool or Schoology, please complete the Parent PowerSchool Account Support form or Schoology Account Support form for assistance.
MyPowerHub is Now Live!
MyPowerHub Notification Settings --MyPowerHub Guardian view - Login, Overview Tile and Notification Preferences
We are proud to introduce a new parent platform, MyPowerHub. This platform enables our district to utilize a centralized platform from PowerSchool, consolidating the flow of information from schools to parents and guardians. In MyPowerHub, parents/guardians can:
See their child’s progress in one place
See school, classroom, club, and district communications in one place
Get direct messages from teachers and staff
Submit forms
View fees
Sign up for parent/teacher conferences
View transportation information
You should have received a message from the district to log in to the platform to complete your yearly registration forms and to view the updated bus routes. If you have not logged into the platform yet, please follow the instructions below to log in before the start of the school year.
Instructions
Desktop view - Login and Overview
The PowerSchool Mobile App Overview for Parents/Guardians
What is the PowerSchool Mobile App and is it right for you?
The PowerSchool Mobile App is a great resource for keeping on top of your student’s grades and attendance. It is nowhere near as robust as the full web version of the PowerSchool
PowerHub.
See more information below.
Schoology
Schoology Notification Settings
Tutor.com
We are thrilled to continue offering Tutor.com services to grades 4-12! This partnership with the New Hampshire Department of Education and Tutor.com provides unlimited access to the tutoring service – anytime, anywhere, from any internet-connected device. This means your child can get the academic support they need, even from the comfort of home. Our students can access Tutor.com through their Schoology course pages. Please click here for more information.
Bus Routes
Bus Routes for the 2026-2027 school year are now available in MyPowerHub! Please follow these instructions to view your child's routes.
Parents should plan for a buffer of 10-15 minutes between their estimated arrival times for the first two weeks to get a better sense of what will be a more accurate timeframe. If there are changes to your child’s route, the district will notify you separately, and the change will be visible in PowerSchool.
If you have any questions about the bus routes, please contact Kristina Greene at First Student Transportation at 1-603-377-8878 or by email at bus@windhamsd.org. For PowerSchool portal assistance, please complete this form.
First Student offers a mobile app that allows parents to view their child’s bus route in real-time. FirstView will track your child’s bus on its routes and allow you to set up a customizable geofence around your pick-up/drop-off location.
Welcome to a New School Year from Nutrition Services!
Our Nutrition Services team is excited to welcome students back for another great year! To find monthly meal menus, meal pricing, payment options, and free/reduced meal applications, please visit the Nutrition Services page on our district website at https://www.windhamsd.org/our_district/superintendent_s_office/nutrition_services
Join Our Team! Looking for a job with a schedule that matches your child’s school calendar? Work where your kids learn! We are hiring for open positions within Nutrition Services. Visit the district website's employment page today to submit an application and join our school community family! Apply Today!
Electronic Payment Available
Food Nutrition
LINQ Connect is the payment platform that our food nutrition services uses.
Nutrition Services Meal Pricing SY227:
The Free/Reduced Meals Application and Instructions
Additional School Fees
The Windham School District has transitioned electronic payments for school fees (such as laptop fees, Chromebooks, etc.) to Vanco RevTrak.
Please remember that the electronic payment centers are set up for convenience. All parents still have the option to send in a check to pay for food nutrition and/or school-based fees at any time. Please contact your child’s school directly if you have questions.
If you have an outstanding Annual Chromebook Technology Fee balance, that overdue balance will be credited first. Please make sure you are up to date with all Annual Chromebook Technology Fee payments, you pay this fee every school year. If you are not up to date on your Annual Chromebook Technology Fee, you will be charged full price for any repairs until the balance is paid.
Dress Code
The dress code can be found in the Student Handbook which can be found here, Student Handbook.
Volunteers & Chaperones
Thank you for your interest in becoming a school volunteer!
Updated Volunteer Info: We greatly value our volunteers and hope many will return this year! Before the new school year begins, here’s a quick update. The annual volunteer training has been refreshed and is accessible here. Your username remains your email address, and no password is required. The Windham SAU office is also offering new volunteers the chance to schedule fingerprinting appointments at 19 Haverhill Road on Thursday, September 10th, and Monday, September 21st, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, with the last appointment at 1:30 PM. To schedule, email hr@windhamsd.org. Please be aware that processing times for results can take several weeks. If you’re a new volunteer with questions, contact the SAU office via hr@windhamsd.org.
All required training will be completed through our online system, Vector Training.
As a reminder, All “Designated Volunteers" are mandated to complete annual training required by the following RSAs; RSA 189:13(a); RSA 193:J(2); RSA 193:F(5); and RSA 189:13(a), XII.
The definition of a "Designated Volunteer" is defined in Policy: GBCD and is any volunteer who comes into our schools on a regular basis or to chaperone a field trip of any kind.
Volunteers who do not fall within the definition of a designated volunteer (i.e. volunteer for an occasional classroom party), only need to complete steps one and two outlined above.
All designated volunteers must complete the steps below in order to be approved for the Windham School District.
- Submit Volunteer Form
- Background Check/Fingerprinting (NEW VOLUNTEERS ONLY)
- Please complete the online training through Vector Systems. The training login will automatically be sent to you from Windham School District (SAU #95) after you submit the volunteer form. If you are still waiting to receive the login information within one week of submitting the form, please contact the Human Resources department at hr@windhamsd.org.
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOUR FINGERPRINTS HAVE ALREADY CLEARED IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO REPEAT THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS).
If you are thinking about participating in a field trip; you must have completed the steps outlined above.
If you are unsure if you are a designated volunteer, or if you have any questions, please contact the Human Resource department, hr@windhamsd.org.
Our volunteers are a critical component to the success of our school district and we appreciate and thank you for your time and commitment!
https://www.windhamsd.org/resources/parents/volunteer_information
ROAR
R-Respect
O-Opportunities
A-Achievement
R- Responsiblity
Windham School District Links
Windham Middle School
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindhamMiddleSchool
Email: sgerstein@windhamsd.org
Website: https://wms.windhamsd.org/
Location: 112a Lowell Road, Windham, NH, USA
Phone: (603)845-1556
Join the PTA
Find us at WindhamPTA.org and on Facebook. Stay informed by joining your child’s school Facebook PTA Volunteer Group page.
https://www.facebook.com/Windham-Middle-School-PTA-Volunteer-Group-Page-112467067714393
