Weddington Middle School Newsletter

The first day jitters are a full week behind us! We rolled out chrome books on Tuesday and held safety assemblies on Wednesday. Students heard about the power of words and about circumstances that can lead to trouble when we use words in negative ways. We encourage students to speak with parents EVERY day about what they learn at school, and we hope you can reiterate our messaging about positive and productive communication.

Students brought us back to life this week. We had volleyball spiking and digging its way to victory against Sun Valley on Tuesday, and football kicked off with a fury to defeat the Marvin Mavericks on Wednesday. We’re in classes learning, the Band is playing, and fall sports are fully underway.

We welcome you to home football again this Wednesday or check out the Cross-Country Meet we’re hosting on Thursday if that’s more your speed. On Friday, we’ll join other Union County schools and peers nationwide with “College Colors Day.” An effort to endorse college readiness culture in our school, students may abandon uniform tops for a college t-shirt, jersey, or hoodie of their choice (uniform bottoms apply). Kids can even start searching their options at https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/!

It’s a big-time school with the brightest students preparing for big-time futures. We’re back, and we’ll see you again on Monday.

• If your child is leaving early, please have him/her stop in at the front desk before school with a note to receive an early dismissal pass. There are no early dismissals after 3:30.
• In the event your child is absent/comes late/leaves early from school due to illness/injury, please provide written documentation to our front office. Either a doctor’s note or written parent note is required to excuse the absence. Remember, parent notes will only be accepted during the current 6-week grading period of the absent day. For more information regarding attendance, please reference the UCPS policy found on the website.
• Phone calls are not acceptable for calling a child out sick.
  

Marcus Leake, Principal

Eric Grieser, 6th grade Assistant Principal

Ronnie West, 7th grade Assistant Principal

Kelsey Horne, 8th grade Assistant Principal

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Email: amy.rogers@ucps.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/Domain/56
Location: 5903 Deal Road, Matthews, NC, USA
Phone: 704.296.6318
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeddingtonMS.NC/
Twitter: @WMSINFO