WMS Friday Forecast

Francesca Favero

Principal, Wredling Middle School

If you ordered for DELIVERY TO HOME, please watch for your order there!

Contact Color Portraits Customer Service with any questions: 847-382-7505 Ext. 7

Picture Makeup day is set for September 10th!

The iReady window has now closed and results are viewable. Click the button below for directions on how to access them.

Do you have pictures of your WMS student from the first day (or week) of school. Maybe you have pics of a club or WMS sport. Share your photo with the yearbook club to be considered for the yearbook. Pics must be of current WMS students. Thank you!

If you have pictures to share you can get them to us via Email or Upload.
Email to timothy.massie@d303.org

Upload through this link https://snap.yearbookforever.com/upload/1-5H-2153

A BIG THANK YOU to our families who continue to follow our parking lot and arrival/dismissal procedures. I would reiterate that our parking lot cannot support staff and families parking so please follow expectations so we can protect instructional minutes.

For dismissal - a reminder that all students who are getting picked up should be picked up at The Norris Recreation Center. Students who need to be picked up due to medical arrangements (i.e. crutches) should call the office or nurse to arrange a special pick up either after the buses or in the back lot. We need to get buses out by 2:57 p.m. each day and in order to do that - we must keep our parking lot clear.

For your convenience, we are including the link to the arrival & dismissal slides with videos. These were shared out in the newsletter prior to the first day of school. These are also located in your WMS Family Handbook. Please help us get all of our buses dismissed in a timely manner as we share routes with the elementary schools.

Thank you for your patience as our students are navigating dismissal procedures and our bus processes. It is very much appreciated!

With rare exceptions, the best way to approach any transportation concerns is to directly contact the D303 Transportation Department. The vast majority of transportation issues are handled by this department, rather than by the school.

We know that reaching them by phone can be challenging. Their webpage is full of useful information including a FAQ section. If you are unable to find answers to your questions, you can always complete their "Bus Stop Location Change Request Form."

Please understand that they are working hard to support the transportation needs of over 12,000 students at 18 locations each day. Wredling alone has over 30 daily buses. This is an overwhelming undertaking!

MyView Bus Tracking Flyer (English) (Spanish)

Zonar MyView for Android (Google Play)

Zonar MyView for Apple (iPhone)

Thank you for your ongoing patience as we are all learning this new system together. We really appreciate it!

When questioning an absence or tardy for a single class period, you should contact that classroom teacher directly for clarification.

Listed below are several common reasons for an individual class period entry:

• Student was late to class with or without a pass
• Their class had a sub
• Student not in their PE squad line for attendance
• Student on a field trip
• Student testing in alternative location
• Student meeting with someone in student services
• Many more not listed here

See the WMS Student Absence Process linked at the end of the this section .

We have discovered that you can add an Early PickUp in ParentVue. Unfortunately, we are not receiving those notifications, YET. We are all still learning all that Synergy has to offer and hope to have that notification up and running soon. In the meantime, please follow our process for Early Pickup that is outlined in the WMS Student Absence Process graphic below.

The Color Palooza is held right after school on Tuesday, September 15th, from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM. This will be the ONLY after-school activity on this date. Get more information and register by CLICKING HERE!

The Color Palooza is a fun and unique event that's all about getting messy, letting loose, having fun, and enjoying the experience with friends and family. Don't miss out on this once a year experience! It’s an absolute blast!

The St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 Board of Education voted on August 10, 2026, to place a ballot initiative on the November 3 ballot asking the community whether the District should issue bonds to fund maintenance needs and educational facility improvements. Read the full press release here.

La Junta Educativa del Distrito Escolar de la Unidad Comunitaria 303 de St. Charles votó el 10 de agosto de 2026 a favor de incluir una iniciativa en la papeleta electoral del 3 de noviembre en la que se pregunta a la comunidad si el distrito debería emitir bonos para financiar las necesidades de mantenimiento y las mejoras de las instalaciones educativas. Lee aquí el comunicado de prensa completo.

Both high schools welcome our middle schoolers attendance at their games provided they adhere to the following expectations:

1. All middle school students must be accompanied and supervised by an adult
2. They must present their school ID to enter
3. They are not allowed to congregate in front of the concession stands
4. They are not allowed under the bleachers
5. St. Charles North additional expectation: If they are playing ball, they must be in the corner of the stadium on the scoreboard side nearest to Kirk Rd.

As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly-discovered powers he can’t control, a destiny he doesn’t want, and a mythology textbook’s worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus”s master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief. He must travel to the Underworld and back; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and come to terms with the father who abandoned him. Adapted from the best-selling book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and featuring a thrilling original rock score, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is an action-packed mythical adventure “worthy of the gods” (Time Out New York).

September 11,12,13,18,19,20, 2026

Rating: PG