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April 22,2025
Message from Darla Smith, WMS Principal
**STAAR Testing** is Wednesday (Social Studies) and Thursday (Science) our 8th grade students will be STAAR testing again. Please make sure that your student is well rested, has eaten breakfast, and has their computer fully charged on those days. Thank you for your help!
**8th grade parents** Please save the date for the 8th grade pinning ceremony. It will be on May 20th 10:15-11:30 AM. Based on last year’s ceremony, we are not setting a limit to the number of guests that each family can bring. However, for the Welcome back from a little break! I hope you all enjoyed your extended weekend with your children.
For safety of our campus all parents and guests must fill out an RSVP form. The form will be coming out later this week through Remind to 8th grade parents only. During the ceremony, specialized awards will be given to some students and recognition of the milestone accomplishment will be celebrated with all 8th grade students.
**All Parents who drop their child off at school before 8:35** Please share with your child that once they are on campus they need to stay on campus. They may not walk to the convenient stores or local restaurants. If you want them to go to the convenience store or restaurant before school, please drop them off there and they can walk to campus. We assume that if you are dropping them off on campus that you expect them to stay on campus. Currently, we have several students who are arriving at campus and then walking with friends to the stores and restaurants. Thank you in advance for helping us keep our students safe.
Have a wonderful week!
~Darla
April 23 - STAAR Testing 8th Grade Social Studies (See Info Below)
PTA Freddy's Spirit Night (See Info Below)
April 24 - STAAR Testing 8th Grade Science (See Info Below)
Soccer Game vs Four Points
April 25 - STAAR Testing Make-Up
Band North Texas Festival
April 28 - Cheer Booster Club Meeting
April 29 - STAAR Testing 7/8 Grade Math & Algebra 1
April 30 - Soccer Game vs. Cedar Park
May 1 - STAAR Testing 6th Grade Math
May 2 - STAAR Testing Makeup
8th Grade Semi Formal (See Flyer Below)
May 3 - Saturday School
Silver Spurs Banquet
May 4 - Cheer Banquet
May 5 - National Nurse Week
Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6- PTA Red Robin Spirit Day (See Flyer Below)
May 7 - Soccer Game vs Henry MS
May 8 - Choir Pop Show Concert
May 9 - Choir Schlitterbahn Trip
May 10 - LISD Soccer Classic Tournament
SAVE THE DATE
Sale Extended until Friday, 4/25
STAAR 2025 Parent Newsletter
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Please see below for important information regarding STAAR at Wiley Middle School.
Spring STAAR Testing Dates for Wiley Middle School:
6th-grade Math - 5/1/25
7th-grade Math - 4/29/25
8th-grade Social Studies- 4/23/25
8th-grade Science- 4/24/25
8th-grade Math - 4/29/25
Algebra - 4/29/25
Makeup testing dates for Wiley:
4/25/25 Science & SS 8th grade
5/2/25 Math (including Algebra) all grade levels
If your child will be observing a religious holy day on any of the dates listed above and therefore will not be present on the applicable testing day, please email Heather.Graeber@leanderisd.org.
Lunches on testing days:
4/16/25 -
6th and 7th-grade students will eat lunch in their classrooms. They may bring their lunch from home or purchase a sack lunch from the cafe.
8th-grade students will eat lunch in the cafe at the regularly scheduled lunch time.
4/23/25 and 4/24/25 -
All grade levels will eat lunch in the cafe at their regularly scheduled lunch times.
4/29/25 -
6th-grade students who are not testing will eat A-lunch in the cafe
Students enrolled in on-level 7th-grade math will eat B-lunch in the cafe
Students enrolled in 7/8 math, 8 math, or algebra will eat C-lunch in the cafe
5/1/25 -
6th-grade students will eat lunch in their classrooms. They may bring their lunch from home or purchase a sack lunch from the cafe.
7th and 8th-grade students will eat lunch in the cafe at their regularly scheduled lunchtimes.
On all makeup testing dates, all grade levels will eat lunch in the cafe at their regularly scheduled lunch times. Students who have not completed testing at the time of their regularly scheduled lunch may eat in a testing room.
Schedules on testing days:
On all STAAR testing dates, we will operate on a regular bell schedule. Therefore, when testing concludes each day, students will resume their regular schedule for the remainder of that day.
STAAR Practice:
Students can access the STAAR online practice platform anytime to view released or practice STAAR tests as well as practice with the embedded tools and features. Click the link below to view the instructions for viewing the STAAR online practice site:
→ STAAR Online Practice Instructions (English & Spanish) ←
Important STAAR testing day reminders:
Please remind your student to bring the following to school on all applicable testing days.:
Water bottle
Snack (less messy is better)
Book(s) to read after testing
mLISD Lenovo and charger (*see section below)
Please instruct students to charge and restart their Lenovo laptops the night before each test.
to encure the testing application runs smoothly.
- Please do not send your child to school with blankets, pillows, stuffed animals, etc.
*If your student does NOT have a district-provided Lenovo laptop,
one will be provided for them for STAAR testing at no cost.
Student expectations for testing days:
- During testing, students must be quiet and respect others who are testing. We want to ensure students are comfortable using the entire testing window if needed.
When students are done testing, they may read or sit silently until the testing session is completed for the day and students are dismissed to their classes.
- Cell phones, smartwatches, and all other communication devices must be turned of and collected prior to testing. Students are welcome to leave these devices (phones/smartwathces/tablets etc.) at home on testing days if preferred.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION & EVENTS
Important Information for 8th Graders
2025 - 2026 7th Graders
Mlisd Laptop Information for 2025 - 2026 School Year
LISD families, you can now secure their students’ district-provided laptops for the 2025-2026 school year. While participation in the mLISD program remains optional, we want to ensure you are well-informed about this transition to facilitate a smooth start to the new school year.
If students pay before the Campus cutoff date in May, they can keep their devices throughout the summer and the next school year.
ALL laptops from 6-8th grade WMS students between May 13-15 (more information to come about which grade levels will be on which days) unless those students have made their laptop payment form the 25-26 school year.
25-26 Bus Registration
Leander ISD Transportation Registration is open now. Every year, all eligible riders (general and special education) who will use transportation are required to register to ride.
Please make your community aware of the following deadlines:
Registrations received by May 31, 2025, guarantee transportation on the first day of school
Registrations received after May 31, 2025, do NOT guarantee transportation on the first day of school. These will be processed as quickly as possible on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Student Transportation Registration form is linked here. For more information, please visit the Transportation: Bus Registration page on the district’s website.
Message from our Registrar
Hello Parents & Guardians,
If you know that your student will not be returning for the 24-25 school year because your moving or changing schools, please email:
Purchase your Yearbook Now
Yearbooks are selling fast! There are only 59 copies left as of Thursday, April 27th. Don't hesitate to buy one as last year we sold out before the last day of school. They are $45.
Show Choir Camp
Do you have an aspiring choir student that loves to sing and perform?
Then sign-up for the Dynamicz Show Choir Junior Camp!
Camp is on Saturday April 26th from 9am to 1pm in the GHS small gym
Cost is $30 and includes a shirt and pizza.
All campers are then invited to perform with Dynamicz at the concerts held May 2nd & 3rd
Saturday School Dates and Information
Last Saturday School date for the 2024-2025 school year.
This session will be aimed at supporting students in primarily TWO scenarios:
1. Provide an opportunity for students who did not pass Cycle 4 to complete the provided assignments & mastery check(s) to repair their Cycle 4 grade (core subjects only - does NOT include a HS credit courses). These students will be invited by campus administration. Invitations will go out early next week.
2. Provide an opportunity for students who are currently failing Cycle 5 and need to complete missing/make-up work in order to repair their current cycle grade before the cycle ends (core subjects only).
If you have additional questions about Saturday School, please reach out to Cheyenne Aguilar (Campus Instructional Coach) and/or Erica Collier (Math Instructional Coach & Math Extensions teacher).
Spotlight on Learning
7th grade ELA students were engaged in a competitive group Booklet game to review for their RLA STAAR test last week.
8th Grade Social Studies teachers have been playing a variety of different review games with their students - rotating different games among each teacher every day - in preparation for the upcoming STAAR test.
8th Grade Math students worked well together as they reviewed for STAAR through a 100-square challenge.
Academic Electives
WILEY SPECIAL EDUCATION NEWS
WILEY LIBRARY NEWS
Current Wiley Athletic News & Events
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📢 Parent Athletics Meeting Announcement
Dear Parents and Guardians,
You are invited to attend an important Athletics Meeting for Parents on Tuesday, April 29th, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM in the Main Gym.
This meeting will cover:
🏅 Athletic Expectations
✅ Athletics Eligibility Requirements
📄 Physical and Form Requirements
👕 Uniform Information
💪 Booster Club Opportunities
🏈 Football Q&A Session with Coaches
Your support and involvement are essential to ensuring a successful and positive experience for all of our student-athletes.
If you have any questions prior to the meeting, please contact:
📧 Casey.Shrader@leanderisd.org or Keith.Henry@leanderisd.org
We look forward to seeing you there!
Athletic Physicals for 26-26 School Year/ Summer Camp Schedule
Dear WMS parent,
We are pleased to announce that we have Dr. Joel LeCombe, DC, from LeCombe Chiropractic coming to Wiley Middle School to perform physicals for your son or daughter for the 2025-2026 school year. As per state law, each student-athlete is required to have a physical to participate in UIL sports. You can schedule with a doctor of your choice, or we have Dr. Joel LeCombe, DC, from LeCombe Chiropractic coming to perform these physicals at a discounted rate of $20.00. We know that it is difficult to schedule a doctor’s visit, take off work, and pay for a physical, so we are presenting this as an option to our student-athletes. We must have a physical on file on the first day of school so that your child is eligible to participate in practice and enjoy the benefits of playing in the first game of the season.
The date he will be here is:
May 15th Physicals will start at 8:30 - 1:00.
Your child has been given a copy of the necessary document for the physical. The physical form is also available online on the district website at physical Form. Please fill out the required signatures and medical history before this time and return the physical and the $20.00 to Coach Shrader or Coach Henry. Cash only.
Completing your sports physical will satisfy the major responsibility required to participate in athletics. Our goal is to remove barriers for you and your child so that on-time participation is possible.
Other important upcoming dates: (Dates and times are tentative and subject to change) You can sign up for these camps at Camp List.
Wiley Football Camp-July 28th-31st
Rouse Strength and Conditioning-June 2nd-July 24th
Rouse Basketball Camp-June 2nd-5th, June 7th-10th
Rouse Soccer Camp-June 9th-13th
Rouse Baseball Camp-May 27th-30th
Rouse Football Camp-May 28th-31st
Rouse Volleyball Camp-May 27th-30th
Wiley PTA News & Events
Teacher Appreciation Week
Join us in showing HUGE LOVE AND APPRECIATION for our WICKEDLY AWESOME WILEY STAFF! This is our last push for the year! We are setting up a fun Soda Station with mix-ins and garnishes for teachers and staff for April (see items needed by 4/10).Then we are SPOILING our teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week in May with a WICKED THEMED week of treats (see items needed by 5/2). Here is the WICKEDLY AWESOME Teacher Appreciation Week schedule:
- Monday - The Wizard's Frosty Magic (Wendy's Frostys!)
- Tuesday - Glinda's Goodie Bars (Full Sized Candy Bars-donated by PTA members)
- Wednesday - Defying Gravity with Coffee and Donuts
- Thursday - Elphaba's Salty Snacks (Salty Snacks donated by PTA members)
- Friday - EMERALD CITY CELEBRATION - Full PTA sponsored BBQ luncheon
We can't thank you enough for helping us support these wonderful people who care for our kids day in and day out. Click the link below!
Box Tops for Education
Dear BERNICE KNOX WILEY MS families, I am our school's Box Tops for Education Coordinator, and I need your help to get more families to support the Box Tops program here at BERNICE KNOX WILEY MS. The more people that participate, the more our school can earn to help get the supplies it needs! This year, our goal is to earn $1,000.00 through Box Tops. PLUS, you can earn a bonus for our school by inviting your friends, family, and other parents at BERNICE KNOX WILEY MS to sign up and participate in Box Tops. To refer friends to sign up, go to the Invite Friends section of the Box Tops app. (You can get there by tapping on the person icon in the upper-right corner of the app home screen.) You'll get a referral code that you can send to a friend. You'll BOTH earn Bonus Box Tops for our school when they scan their first receipt — that's extra cash that counts towards our Box Tops earnings goal of $1,000.00 this year. Thanks for your help!
Rachel B.
Know someone who's not participating in Box Tops yet? Encourage them to sign up using my referral code LVT71AQ6 and our school will earn Bonus Box Tops when they scan their first receipt.
PTA Freddy's Spirit Night
April 23, 2025
5PM-9PM
1465 E. Whitestone Blvd
Cedar Park, Tx
Mention Wiley MS and PTA will get 25% of sales.
PTA Red Robin Spirit Day
5/6/25
All day
Red Robin
5011 183A Toll Road
Cedar Park, TX 78641
20% back on all sales attributed to Wiley MS.
Good on in person or online orders as long as Wiley is mentioned.
Chipotle Spirit Night - 25% Back on all Sales
5/14/25
5pm-9pm
Chipotle
909 E. Whitestone Blvd
Suite A
Cedar Park, TX 78613
25% back on all sales attributed to Wiley MS.
Good on in person or online orders as long as Wiley is mentioned.