Wildwood Middle's Notable News

What a start to the year! Shoutout to our Facilities and Custodial Teams for all their effort. They had to clear their own driveways and carefully creep to schools just to begin their work through the nights. Thank you for all you do!

Are your kids growing toward independence?

We have noticed an increase with students struggling to break things down into smaller, manageable first steps or maintain their effort to see a task through. This struggle to independently execute tasks impacts their learning as they become dependent on supports beyond the norm. This trend is not all our kids but large enough to need formal support and parent partnership. To that end, we will be communicating out information and fun ways to develop executive function skills, abilities to execute tasks, that promote independent, critical thinkers.

Checkout the Principal Video message for a quick, simple activity you can do at home and take a couple minutes to read this resource for more info:

https://www.mcleanschool.org/five-ways-parents-can-help-teens-executive-functioning/

What is a "C" Day??

This year, if school is canceled due to a weather event, like a snow day, then we could return to a "C" day. This depends on how many days school is canceled.

If school is canceled for a single day, then we would return to a "C" Day where students attend all of their classes (1-8 hour classes) in one day for about 44 minutes.

If school is canceled for two days, we would return to either an "A" or "B" day.

Whenever there is a school day cancellation, the Front office will send out a Parentsquare communication to staff students, and families about what type of day we will return to.

ABC Bell Schedule Link

Checkout our events on our Social Media Pages for pics and videos:

twitter.com/WMSTimberwolves

facebook.com/wildwoodrockwood

instagram.com/wildwoodmstimberwolves

Dr. Jason Lievanos

Principal, Wildwood Middle School

Chromebook Cover Orders Open until January 31....

Need a new Chromebook Cover? Want to avoid breakage costs? Students use their Chromebook constantly. To better protect the device we highly encourage you to consider purchasing a Chromebook Cover which better protects the device from drops and impacts.

Regardless, please be sure to review how to care for a Chromebook to avoid the most common breakage issues that come with repair costs and frustration for all involved...

--> Broken screens --> Bezels --> -Keyboards (Food or drink under spilling) --> Charger (tips breaking port being yanked out or bent)

Heat Up Support- Scoot on Around to Scooters on Tuesday January 14th to support WMS!

This Tuesday, January 14th visit Scooter’s Coffee, Ellisville and 10% of the entire day’s sales go to WMS PTO! Open 5am to 8pm. Location: 16006 Manchester Rd.

The ROSE, which stands for Rockwood Outstanding Service in Education, is awarded to 15 deserving individuals each year. These recipients may be a teacher, administrator, support staff member, parent volunteer or community member.

Nominations will be accepted online through Friday, Jan. 24. For more information - and to submit a nomination - please visit the ROSE Award website, rsdmo.org/rose.

As we continue to prioritize student success, we want to remind you of Board of Education Policy 2310 - Student Absences and Excuses. In alignment with this policy, we will be resuming the practice of sending attendance notifications to parents/guardians when a student misses more than five unexcused days per semester. This practice was temporarily suspended during the pandemic.

Why Attendance Matters:

• Student Well-being: Regular school attendance contributes to a student's overall well-being by fostering positive routines and social connections.

• Academic Success: Research consistently shows a strong correlation between attendance and academic achievement. Students who attend school regularly are more likely to read proficiently, excel in middle school, and ultimately graduate.

We encourage you to work with us to ensure your child attends school regularly. By doing so, you are helping them build a strong foundation for future success. If you have any questions or concerns about your child's attendance, please don't hesitate to contact your child's teacher or the school office. Thank you for your continued partnership in supporting your child's education!

The Rockwood School District and the Rockwood Library and Media program invite our parents and guardians, community members and high school students to participate in a “Community Read” this winter of “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” by Jonathan Haidt.

Throughout January and February, school librarians will host book discussions for their school or quadrant communities (check with your school librarian for specific information), culminating in a districtwide discussion on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Marquette High theater, led by guest speaker Julie Smith, Webster University communications instructor.

Rockwood educators care deeply about the mental health of all our students, and we feel this book will allow for meaningful conversations among parents, staff, community members and high school students. Our goal for these discussions is not to reach consensus or drive building or district policies, but to reflect, learn from each other and grow.

More info here: https://www.rsdmo.org/learn/library-media/community-read

We are seeing an increase in cases of pneumonia in our school, a national trend that is also impacting Rockwood. Please watch for symptoms that include fever, headache and a slowly worsening cough. If you notice these symptoms in your household, please contact your doctor. As always, we encourage frequent hand washing, covering coughs and staying home when feeling unwell to help protect the health of other students and staff. Thank you!

Breakfast and lunch can be purchased at our Wildwood Cafeteria using food accounts. Accounts can be filled by bringing cash or checks to the School Cafeteria made out to Wildwood Middle School or R.S.D or by credit/debit card by logging into MySchool Bucks online. Additional information regarding accounts and the lunch menu can be found online: rsdmo.org/Page/2273

January

2- School Resumes

13- LHS Curriculum night 6-7:30

15- EHS Curriculum night 6-7:30

17- Fun Food Friday

20- MLK Jr. Day - no school

22- Orchestra (LHS String Fling) 5pm

28- 5th Grade Parent Night at 6

30- PIE STEM Night at 6

Building Bell Schedule

Wildwood Middle ABC calendar

2024-2025 WMS Student and Parent Handbook

Middle School Lunch Menu

Facebook: Facebook.com/wildwoodrockwood

Instagram: instagram.com/wildwoodmstimberwolves

The Rockwood School District participates in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. This allows families the opportunity to apply for Free and Reduced Price Meal Benefits. Link: rsdmo.org/departments/child-nutrition/free-and-reduced-meals

Breakfast and lunch can be purchased at our Wildwood Cafeteria using food accounts. Accounts can be filled by bringing cash or checks to the School Cafeteria made out to Wildwood Middle School or R.S.D or by credit/debit card by logging into MySchool Bucks online. Additional information regarding accounts and the lunch menu can be found online: https://www.rsdmo.org/departments/child-nutrition/lunch-menus

ParentSquare: Rockwood uses ParentSquare for district and school communication, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent, using their preferred email address and phone number. We encourage parents to access their accounts so they can download the mobile app and update their preferences on when and how they are notified. By default, if parents don’t access their account, they will receive a daily digest of messages from the school and district via email each evening. Click here for more information about ParentSquare.