WMS Weekly Newsletter

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E-Bike Laws

We would like to bring to your attention that there is an annual water game, not affiliated with our school, that some of our junior and senior students are participating in outside of school hours.

We would like our parents to be aware and to have appropriate conversations with their children about safety and respect for our community. This game is forbidden on school grounds. If this game takes place on a school campus, appropriate disciplinary action will be taken to ensure everyone's safety.

Thank you for your ongoing support and participation in keeping our students and community safe.

As the school year draws to a close, please notify Diane Smith, District Registrar, should you have plans of moving out of the Windham School District over the summer months. This will ensure your student’s school records are forwarded to their new district and for proper state reporting to take place. The withdrawal form can be found on our website.

https://www.windhamsd.org/resources/parents/student_withdrawal_form/

Thank you for your cooperation.

Registrar email: dsmith@windhamsd.org

Registrar phone: 603-845-1558 x 5840

We have a number of upcoming field trips that require a permission slip/fee payment.

All payments can be made via MyPowerHub. Please make sure all Field Trip Forms have been completed. These forms should be completed on a laptop/desktop and not on a phone.

Students are unable to attend any Field Trip if their forms are not filled out and fees have not been paid.

Please reach out to the Main Office with any questions.

Forms & Fees are best submitted on a laptop/desktop.

​MyPowerHub Notification Settings--MyPowerHub Guardian view

Instructions

Desktop view - Login and Overview

Complete Forms Instructions

• Monday, May 18--Wildcat B Day
• Tuesday, May 19-- NH SAS Testing A Day
• Wednesday, May 20--Even/NH SAS Testing B Day
• Thursday, May 21--Wildcat A Day
• Friday, May 22--Wildcat B Day

• Monday, May 25--Memorial Day--No School
• Tuesday, May 26--Even A Day
• Wednesday, May 27--Odd B Day
• Thursday, May 28--Wildcat A Day--No Tech Day
• Friday, May 29--Wildcat B Day

• Monday, June 1--Wildcat A Day
• Tuesday, June 2--Even B Day
• Wednesday, June 3--Odd A Day
• Thursday, June 4--Wildcat B Day
• Friday, June 5--Wildcat A Day

• Monday, June 8--Wildcat B Day
• Tuesday, June 9--Even A Day
• Wednesday, June 10--Odd B Day
• Thursday, June 11--Wildcat A Day
• Friday, June 12--Wildcat B Day

• Monday, June 15--Wildcat A Day--Step Up Day
• Tuesday, June 16--Wildcat B Day
• Wednesday, June 17--Wildcat A Day--Early Release--Last Day of School

May 18--Orchestra Concert--6:30pm at WHS

May 25--Memorial Day--No School

May 28--No Tech Day

May 29--8th Grade Dance

June 8--PTA Student Night of Excellence--8th Grade--6:00pm--WHS--invitation only

June 11 & 12--8th Grade Chromebook Collection

June 15--StepUp Day/Promotion Ceremony(in house only)

June 15--7th Grade Chromebook Collection

June 16--7th Grade Field Day

June 16--8th Grade Trip to Mel's Funway Park

June 17--Last Day of School--Early Release-Dismissal at 11:15am (This is a school day-if your student will be absent, please make sure to enter it into PickUp Patrol.)

June 17--Report Cards Available

This week's Tech Tip is on the SchoolMessenger Inbox and Tile. Any message sent via SchoolMessenger, such as the Superintendent's Newsletter, School Closures, Attendance Notifications, etc., can be accessed via MyPowerHub. Please view the following attached Tip Doc and watch this short video on MyPowerHub's Inbox for SchoolMessenger.

MyPowerHub SchoolMessenger Inbox Video

Registration for the Windham School District summer camps is now open! Visit the website today for more information. These camp programs will be available for all students for five weeks this summer. Students can try something new, plan with a friend, make new friends, and enjoy their summer adventures at any of our camps. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Tenhagen at WSD_SummerCamps@windhamsd.org.

Windham Middle School does not accept teacher requests for teacher placement. We work as a school wide team to find the best placement for each student based on a variety of criteria.

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.

If your child is interested in applying to private schools there are some important steps they need to follow to make sure the application is completed correctly and the school has the necessary information when sending required documents to the admissions offices.

See the below document for all information you need for applying to private schools.

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.

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.

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--25-26 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

WMS will be using Final Forms to register students who want to try out for sports. Parents and students must complete their sections on Final Forms before trying out for a winter sport. 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 winter. If you registered your student for a fall sport, you will need to ensure that a winter sport is listed for which they'd like to try out. You will not need to redo everything.

If a student makes a team, an up-to-date physical must also be submitted on Final Forms. These are due before the first game or meet of the season.

Please let Mr. Moyer know if you have any questions.

WMS will be using Sports You to communicate with students and parents regarding sports updates. Students and parents can sign up for sports notifications by using the QR code below or following the instructions on the website.

Students can be removed from sports/clubs if they are failing or have incompletes in 2 classes. This information can be found on page 60 of the Student Handbook.

25/26 Student Handbook

We have moved online with our permission slips for after school clubs, activities and field trips. If you have not yet submitted a form for a specific club/activity, your student can not stay for that club/activity. These forms must be filled out for each club/activity your student is participating in. Below are the links to access the directions for using MyPowerHub. You will find the permission slips under Forms. Once you are logged in to MyPowerHub, please follow the instructions to find the Forms in MyPowerHub.

Your student must have expressed interest and have given their name to the club advisor for the forms to be added. 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

Desktop view - Login and Overview

Is your student looking for a quiet place to study and get your work done? Then join us at Homework Club!

Starts: Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Then Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays

Time: 2:40 – 3:15 pm

Where: Mrs. O’Neil’s room # 233

Students may come 1, 2 or all 3 days. Great opportunity to get homework completed in a quiet environment.

Please complete the below form on both sides and return to Mrs. O'Neil in room 233.

Still interested in joining the Baking Club!? Email Mrs. Smith or Mrs. Yandow for a permission form to be sent to your parent/guardian's PowerHub. You need a completed permission slip to sign up for a Baking Club Day. Please see instructions linked here for your parents to complete your form on Powerschool Hub.

Check out Our Upcoming Baking Club Days:

Thursday May 21st: Strawberry Shortcake

How do I sign up to join a Baking Club meeting?

1. You MUST have a permission form turned in on MyPowerHub before signing up.

2. Check to make sure you have availability to come on the baking club day... and make sure you will have a ride!

3. Go to the Media Center during sign up days and write your name on the Sign Up list at Mrs. Smith's desk. NO LATE SIGN UPS.

4. If sign ups are full (maximum 20 students) add your name to the waitlist in case someone can't make it. We will let you know by Friday afternoon before the cooking date.

We will do our best to have friends cook together, but teachers have the right to make/rearrange groups as needed. Misuse of kitchen items, disrespect to people, and failure to be safe and clean in the kitchen results in being asked not to sit out and not come back.

For any questions about clubs or activities, please reach out to the teacher running the club or activity.

• Art Club-- ccolbeth@windhamsd.org or ciarrobino@windhamsd.org
• Book Beat--ksmith@windhamsd.org or cstonge@windhamsd.org
• Chess Club--hnoel@windhamsd.org
• Coed Volleyball--Winter--jbartlett@windhamsd.org
• Destination Imagination--ksmith@windhamsd.org
• Drama--mkosta@windhamsd.org or jmurphy@windham@windhamsd.org
• Game/Baking Club-- syandow@windhamsd.org or ksmith@windhamsd.org
• Homework Club--koneil@windhamsd.org or emoran@windhamsd.org
• Math League--jzannoni@windhamsd.org
• M2M--ljodoin@windhamsd.org or rjohnson@windhamsd.org
• Robotics--ktenhagen@windhamsd.org or kcapel@windhamsd.org
• Ski Club--Winter-scurry@windhamsd.org
• SMILES--hnoel@windhamsd.org
• Student Council--ksteward@windhamsd.org or emoran@windhamsd.org
• Tennis Club--Spring--tlamb@windhamsd.org

Registration forms are now available in MyPowerHub to complete. All students are required to submit updated and complete registration forms annually. Once you are logged in to MyPowerHub, please follow the instructions to start your registration process.

All student reports are available for viewing/printing in the PowerSchool PowerHub You can view current and previous reports in the portal.

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 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:

1. See their child’s progress in one place

2. See school, classroom, club, and district communications in one place

3. Get direct messages from teachers and staff

4. Submit forms

5. View fees

6. Sign up for parent/teacher conferences

7. 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

Mobile App - Login and Overview

View Bus Routes Instructions

Complete Registration Forms Instructions

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 Notification Settings

Schoology Login Directions

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 for the 2025-26 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.

Policy ECAF: RECORDING DEVICES ON SCHOOL BUSES

Food Nutrition

LINQ Connect is the payment platform that our food nutrition services uses.

Nutrition Services Meal Pricing SY26:

https://www.windhamsd.org/our_district/superintendent_s_office/nutrition_services/meal_prices_and_details

The Free/Reduced Meals Application and Instructions

https://www.windhamsd.org/our_district/superintendent_s_office/nutrition_services/free_and_reduced_meal_program

Additional School Fees

The Windham School District has transitioned electronic payments for school fees (such as laptop fees, Chromebooks, etc.) to Vanco RevTrak.

If you plan to set up an electronic payment option through Vanco, please follow these instructions after logging into the PowerSchool Parent Portal.

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.

What is MTSS?

The Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) establishes a process for providing increasing levels of instructional frequency and intensity whereby the needs of all learners are identified and supported.

All students within the Windham School District are provided effective standards-based core instruction and best practices in a system that includes: universal screening, progress monitoring, data-driven decision-making, academic, social-emotional, and behavior supports, and researched based instruction and intervention.

For more information on MTSS, please view our available resources below.

WSD Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Informational Brochure

The dress code can be found in the Student Handbook which can be found here, Student Handbook.

Thank you for your interest in becoming a school volunteer!

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.

1. Submit Volunteer Form
2. Background Check/Fingerprinting (NEW VOLUNTEERS ONLY)
3. 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

Windham Middle School is seeking parent volunteers to become a part of our School Council. The purpose of this council is to provide communication with parents, teachers, and administration. The meetings are usually sounding boards for Principals for implementing changes or initiatives and to get the pulse of the school community. The meetings are advisory in nature and are not designed as a “work” group, but there may be some assignments that the group decides to do in order to increase communication. The meetings are held monthly after school in the Media Center from 2:40-4:00pm.

Please contact Mrs. Morrow, bmorrow@windhamsd.org or Mr. Gratton, jgratton@windhamsd.org if you are interested.

ROAR

R-Respect

O-Opportunities

A-Achievement

R- Responsiblity

25/26 Student Handbook

25/26 Student Athlete Handbook

Communications Guide

Policies and Procedures

Parent Technology Resource Center

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

Windham Middle School Mission

Windham Middle School faculty, staff, and students foster a diverse learning community where creativity and curiosity are encouraged, and student growth and development are supported as all students strive to reach their potential as lifelong learners.

Windham Middle School Vision

The vision of the Windham Middle School is to establish a community of open-minded, curious, and engaged learners in which all members belong.

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

https://www.facebook.com/windhamnhpta

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