February 20, 2015 WFMS Newsletter...and activities will take place throughout the day beginning with...
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1 WFM S N ewsletter February 20, 2015 SCHEDULE (Dates and times are subject to change) Every child - Every day DATE EVENT TIME Friday, February 27 2-hour early dismissal for students - Mid Term - Teacher work session Students dismissed at 1:00pm March 2 - 27, 2015 Middle School PARCC Assessments During the school day Friday, March 20 2-hour early dismissal for students - Teacher work Students dismissed at 1:00pm Tuesday, March 31 End of Term 3 Wednesday, April 1 Schools closed for students - Teacher work day All day Thursday, April 2 through Monday, April 6 Schools closed - Spring Break, Good Friday, and Easter Monday All day FROM THE FRONT OFFICE Questions? Contact Laura Hicks - [email protected] Transportation News If a student wishes to ride the bus of a friend home rather than their own bus, a note from their parent and the friend?s parent is required. Both students then take their notes to the cafeteria during lunch shifts and get approval from the administrator on duty. The bus driver will require an approved note from each student before they let the guest rider board the bus. FHS Replacement Advances : Frederick County Public Schools invites the community to a meeting, on Monday, Feb. 23 at 6:30 pm in the FHS Heritage Room, to learn more about the construction plans for the Frederick High School Replacement Project. FCPS staff and GWWO Architects will present updated site plans, building elevations, and the construction timeline for the project. The Frederick County Board of Education recently approved the construction documents for the Frederick High replacement building at their January 14 meeting. Construction of the new facility is slated to begin in May 2015. Students will remain in the existing school building while the replacement facility is constructed. The new Frederick High facility is scheduled to open for students in August 2017, with demolition of the existing building following the opening of the new school. Families of students within the Frederick High feeder pattern and interested community members are encouraged to attend the meeting to learn more about the upcoming construction phase, view detailed site plans and submit comments and questions. Community members can also take a 3D virtual tour of the new Frederick High facility by watching a video prepared by the architectural firm, GWWO Inc. The video, along with additional information about the FHS Replacement Project, can be viewed online at www.fcps.org/FHSRenovation. The public is encouraged to email questions about the project to [email protected].
Transcript of February 20, 2015 WFMS Newsletter...and activities will take place throughout the day beginning with...
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WFM S NewsletterFebruary 20 2015
SCHEDULE (Dates and t imes are subject to change)
Every child - Every day
DATE EVENT TIMEFriday February 27 2-hour early dismissal for students - Mid Term - Teacher
work sessionStudents dismissed at 100pm
March 2 - 27 2015 Middle School PARCC Assessments During the school day
Friday March 20 2-hour early dismissal for students - Teacher work Students dismissed at 100pm
Tuesday March 31 End of Term 3
Wednesday April 1 Schools closed for students - Teacher work day All day
Thursday April 2 through Monday April 6
Schools closed - Spring Break Good Friday and Easter Monday
All day
FROM THE FRONT OFFICE
Questions Contact Laura Hicks - laurahicksfcpsorg
Transportation News
If a student wishes to ride the bus of a friend home rather than their own bus a note from their parent and the friends parent is required Both students then take their notes to the cafeteria during lunch shif ts and get approval from the administrator on duty The bus driver will require an approved note from each student before they let the guest rider board the bus
FHS Replacement Advances
Frederick County Public Schools invites the community to a meeting on Monday Feb 23 at 630 pm in the FHS Heritage Room to learn more about the construction plans for the Frederick High School Replacement Project FCPS staff and GWWO Architects will present updated site plans building elevations and the construction timeline for the project
The Frederick County Board of Education recently approved the construction documents for the Frederick High replacement building at their January 14 meeting Construction of the new facility is slated to begin in May 2015 Students will remain in the existing school building while the replacement facil ity is constructed The new Frederick High facility is scheduled to open for students in August 2017 with demolit ion of the existing building following the opening of the new school
Families of students within the Frederick High feeder pattern and interested community members are encouraged to attend the meeting to learn more about the upcoming construction phase view detailed site plans and submit comments and questions Community members can also take a 3D virtual tour of the new Frederick High facility by watching a video prepared by the architectural f irm GWWO Inc The video along with additional information about the FHS Replacement Project can be viewed online at wwwfcpsorgFHSRenovation The public is encouraged to email questions about the project to FHSRenovationfcpsorg
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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day February 20 2015
SCIENCE NEWS
PARCC NEWS
Science Fair Update We have had to change the date of our schools Science Fair due to state PARCC testing that will be occurring the f irst week of March Judging for the fair will now take place on March 18th starting at 800am
We understand that the date change may affect your ability to participate as a judge However we are hoping the new date works for you so that our fair will stil l be a huge success Please let me know at your earliest convenience if you can or cannot volunteer for March 18th I have included our original invitation for judges below (with the date changes) and encourage you to share it with your colleagues friends and family members Thank you again in advance for your time
Its that time of year when we begin asking our school community to participate in a great experience at our school You are cordially invited to be a judge at this years West Frederick Middle School Science Fair
We are in need of individuals to volunteer a few hours on the morning of March 18 2015 to judge this years student science fair projects We had a great turn-out last year and expect at least the same this year Our fair will be held and be open to the public on the afternoon of March 18th and the morning of March 19th Judging will take place on the morning of Wednesday March 18th at 800am
We are asking that you sign in in the front office for a visitor ID and then report to the gym where the Fair will take place There you will be given scoring sheets judging instructions and morning refreshments Project judging will last most of the morning but should wrap up around noon
Please let me know if you andor your colleagues friends or family members would be interested and will ing to volunteer time on the morning of March 18th We are hoping to share our work and successes with as many members of the community as possible Please feel free to pass on this information to others I look forward to hearing from you
Catherine Bland
8th Grade Science Teachercatherineblandfcpsorg
The assessment window for the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessments begin for Maryland students in grades 3 through 8 in early March 2015 and in April for students enrolled in high school courses The PARCC assessments will replace the MSA assessments in both reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and the HSAs for Algebra I and English 10 Most students will be assessed online this spring These new assessments will provide valuable information about student learning in our FCPS-developed curriculum The assessments will allow school staff to adjust instruction and programming for individual students as appropriate Most importantly the assessments will provide each student with valuable information about their strengths and needs on the road to College andor Career Readiness For more information about these new state assessments or to view tutorials and sample items go to parcconlineorg or contact your childs school
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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day February 20 2015
Our Counseling Staff and Contact Info
7th grade - Mrs Irwin 240-236-4086 dawnirwinfcpsorg
8th grade - Mrs Boyd 240-236-4085 catherineboydfcpsorg
6th grade - Ms Gunter 240-236-4084 sarahgunterfcpsorg
Registrar - Ms Daniel 240-236-4055 jenniferdanielfcpsorg
SCHOOL NEWSIn the Event of Bad Weather or an Emergency Situation Heres How to Check School Status http googlZQVdZG for information about closings delays and early closings of the school day
En Caso de Mal Tiempo o una Situacioacuten de EmergenciaVea Coacutemo Puede Verificar el Estado de la Escuela http googlbfuoa8 para obtener informacioacuten acerca del cierre retrasos y principios de los cierres de la jornada escolar
Yearbooks are still on sale The price for a single yearbook is $35 Personalizations are no longer available Order forms are available from all teachers and in the front off ice On-line orders may be made through this site wwwYearbookOrderCentercom You will need the order school number which is 14309
YEARBOOK NEWS
Attention Sixth Graders Pizza Huts annual BOOK IT program is off icially underway Please see your Language Arts teacher for information and materials Parents can help by establishing daily reading routines at home in order to fuel the desire to read
READING NEWS
CADET STUDENT COUNCILBox Tops for Education Dont forget - bring in your Box Tops to your homeroom teacher to be placed in the designated envelope March 31 will be the last day for this competit ion The CSC will keep track of the collections on a weekly basis and will post the results in the schools lobby Bring in those Box Tops and help our school earn money
WFMS recently partnered with DoSomethingorg to collect jeans for the Teens for Jeans campaign We would like to thank you for your generosity in helping to collect over 400 pair of jeans for teens in
need locally
STUDENT SERVICE LEARNING
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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day February 20 2015
SAVE THE DATE Thursday April 16 2015
600 to 830 pm WFMS CafeacuteGym
ALL WFMS students and their families are welcome to this FREE EVENT
Come participate in fun activit ies and games Listen to music from other countries Learn about other cultures Try some international cuisine
If you are a community member or student who would like to participate in this event please contact
Teresa Hansen FCPS ELL Interpreterteresahansenfcpsorg 240-236-4058
Entry forms Participation form - English Formulario de participacioacuten en Espanol
To prepare for International Night we are having a poster contest Every student in the school who wishes to can create a poster and compete for prizes You dont have to be from another country maybe your cultural heritage is from another city or state The culture of many states in the US is very dif ferent than that of Maryland Even within our state the culture of Western Maryland is very dif ferent than the culture of the Eastern Shore Celebrate the cultural heritage of your family and participate in our poster contest Your f irst period teacher will soon have the requirements and due dates
WFMS INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
ESSL NEWSWhat is Pi Day and When Is It
Saturday March 14 2015 will be The Most Epic Pi Day Ever
This grand event will be held at the Earth and Space Science Lab
Mathematical Pi is a never ending or repeating decimal and shows the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
The f irst 10 digits of pi are 3141592653
Now pay attention here
This year is a once in a hundred year event 31415 Events and activit ies will take place throughout the day beginning with a Pi K family and individual fun run beginning at 92653
Special pi planetarium programs (aka P3) will be available throughout the day math activities and exhibits a pi scavenger hunt an Einstein look-alike contest (His birthday was 314) and several other contests will be a part of the festivities
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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day February 20 2015
For more information see the announcement at http educationfcpsorgwfmsnode1644
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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day February 20 2015
SCIENCE NEWS
PARCC NEWS
Science Fair Update We have had to change the date of our schools Science Fair due to state PARCC testing that will be occurring the f irst week of March Judging for the fair will now take place on March 18th starting at 800am
We understand that the date change may affect your ability to participate as a judge However we are hoping the new date works for you so that our fair will stil l be a huge success Please let me know at your earliest convenience if you can or cannot volunteer for March 18th I have included our original invitation for judges below (with the date changes) and encourage you to share it with your colleagues friends and family members Thank you again in advance for your time
Its that time of year when we begin asking our school community to participate in a great experience at our school You are cordially invited to be a judge at this years West Frederick Middle School Science Fair
We are in need of individuals to volunteer a few hours on the morning of March 18 2015 to judge this years student science fair projects We had a great turn-out last year and expect at least the same this year Our fair will be held and be open to the public on the afternoon of March 18th and the morning of March 19th Judging will take place on the morning of Wednesday March 18th at 800am
We are asking that you sign in in the front office for a visitor ID and then report to the gym where the Fair will take place There you will be given scoring sheets judging instructions and morning refreshments Project judging will last most of the morning but should wrap up around noon
Please let me know if you andor your colleagues friends or family members would be interested and will ing to volunteer time on the morning of March 18th We are hoping to share our work and successes with as many members of the community as possible Please feel free to pass on this information to others I look forward to hearing from you
Catherine Bland
8th Grade Science Teachercatherineblandfcpsorg
The assessment window for the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessments begin for Maryland students in grades 3 through 8 in early March 2015 and in April for students enrolled in high school courses The PARCC assessments will replace the MSA assessments in both reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and the HSAs for Algebra I and English 10 Most students will be assessed online this spring These new assessments will provide valuable information about student learning in our FCPS-developed curriculum The assessments will allow school staff to adjust instruction and programming for individual students as appropriate Most importantly the assessments will provide each student with valuable information about their strengths and needs on the road to College andor Career Readiness For more information about these new state assessments or to view tutorials and sample items go to parcconlineorg or contact your childs school
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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day February 20 2015
Our Counseling Staff and Contact Info
7th grade - Mrs Irwin 240-236-4086 dawnirwinfcpsorg
8th grade - Mrs Boyd 240-236-4085 catherineboydfcpsorg
6th grade - Ms Gunter 240-236-4084 sarahgunterfcpsorg
Registrar - Ms Daniel 240-236-4055 jenniferdanielfcpsorg
SCHOOL NEWSIn the Event of Bad Weather or an Emergency Situation Heres How to Check School Status http googlZQVdZG for information about closings delays and early closings of the school day
En Caso de Mal Tiempo o una Situacioacuten de EmergenciaVea Coacutemo Puede Verificar el Estado de la Escuela http googlbfuoa8 para obtener informacioacuten acerca del cierre retrasos y principios de los cierres de la jornada escolar
Yearbooks are still on sale The price for a single yearbook is $35 Personalizations are no longer available Order forms are available from all teachers and in the front off ice On-line orders may be made through this site wwwYearbookOrderCentercom You will need the order school number which is 14309
YEARBOOK NEWS
Attention Sixth Graders Pizza Huts annual BOOK IT program is off icially underway Please see your Language Arts teacher for information and materials Parents can help by establishing daily reading routines at home in order to fuel the desire to read
READING NEWS
CADET STUDENT COUNCILBox Tops for Education Dont forget - bring in your Box Tops to your homeroom teacher to be placed in the designated envelope March 31 will be the last day for this competit ion The CSC will keep track of the collections on a weekly basis and will post the results in the schools lobby Bring in those Box Tops and help our school earn money
WFMS recently partnered with DoSomethingorg to collect jeans for the Teens for Jeans campaign We would like to thank you for your generosity in helping to collect over 400 pair of jeans for teens in
need locally
STUDENT SERVICE LEARNING
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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day February 20 2015
SAVE THE DATE Thursday April 16 2015
600 to 830 pm WFMS CafeacuteGym
ALL WFMS students and their families are welcome to this FREE EVENT
Come participate in fun activit ies and games Listen to music from other countries Learn about other cultures Try some international cuisine
If you are a community member or student who would like to participate in this event please contact
Teresa Hansen FCPS ELL Interpreterteresahansenfcpsorg 240-236-4058
Entry forms Participation form - English Formulario de participacioacuten en Espanol
To prepare for International Night we are having a poster contest Every student in the school who wishes to can create a poster and compete for prizes You dont have to be from another country maybe your cultural heritage is from another city or state The culture of many states in the US is very dif ferent than that of Maryland Even within our state the culture of Western Maryland is very dif ferent than the culture of the Eastern Shore Celebrate the cultural heritage of your family and participate in our poster contest Your f irst period teacher will soon have the requirements and due dates
WFMS INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
ESSL NEWSWhat is Pi Day and When Is It
Saturday March 14 2015 will be The Most Epic Pi Day Ever
This grand event will be held at the Earth and Space Science Lab
Mathematical Pi is a never ending or repeating decimal and shows the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
The f irst 10 digits of pi are 3141592653
Now pay attention here
This year is a once in a hundred year event 31415 Events and activit ies will take place throughout the day beginning with a Pi K family and individual fun run beginning at 92653
Special pi planetarium programs (aka P3) will be available throughout the day math activities and exhibits a pi scavenger hunt an Einstein look-alike contest (His birthday was 314) and several other contests will be a part of the festivities
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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day February 20 2015
For more information see the announcement at http educationfcpsorgwfmsnode1644
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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day February 20 2015
Our Counseling Staff and Contact Info
7th grade - Mrs Irwin 240-236-4086 dawnirwinfcpsorg
8th grade - Mrs Boyd 240-236-4085 catherineboydfcpsorg
6th grade - Ms Gunter 240-236-4084 sarahgunterfcpsorg
Registrar - Ms Daniel 240-236-4055 jenniferdanielfcpsorg
SCHOOL NEWSIn the Event of Bad Weather or an Emergency Situation Heres How to Check School Status http googlZQVdZG for information about closings delays and early closings of the school day
En Caso de Mal Tiempo o una Situacioacuten de EmergenciaVea Coacutemo Puede Verificar el Estado de la Escuela http googlbfuoa8 para obtener informacioacuten acerca del cierre retrasos y principios de los cierres de la jornada escolar
Yearbooks are still on sale The price for a single yearbook is $35 Personalizations are no longer available Order forms are available from all teachers and in the front off ice On-line orders may be made through this site wwwYearbookOrderCentercom You will need the order school number which is 14309
YEARBOOK NEWS
Attention Sixth Graders Pizza Huts annual BOOK IT program is off icially underway Please see your Language Arts teacher for information and materials Parents can help by establishing daily reading routines at home in order to fuel the desire to read
READING NEWS
CADET STUDENT COUNCILBox Tops for Education Dont forget - bring in your Box Tops to your homeroom teacher to be placed in the designated envelope March 31 will be the last day for this competit ion The CSC will keep track of the collections on a weekly basis and will post the results in the schools lobby Bring in those Box Tops and help our school earn money
WFMS recently partnered with DoSomethingorg to collect jeans for the Teens for Jeans campaign We would like to thank you for your generosity in helping to collect over 400 pair of jeans for teens in
need locally
STUDENT SERVICE LEARNING
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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day February 20 2015
SAVE THE DATE Thursday April 16 2015
600 to 830 pm WFMS CafeacuteGym
ALL WFMS students and their families are welcome to this FREE EVENT
Come participate in fun activit ies and games Listen to music from other countries Learn about other cultures Try some international cuisine
If you are a community member or student who would like to participate in this event please contact
Teresa Hansen FCPS ELL Interpreterteresahansenfcpsorg 240-236-4058
Entry forms Participation form - English Formulario de participacioacuten en Espanol
To prepare for International Night we are having a poster contest Every student in the school who wishes to can create a poster and compete for prizes You dont have to be from another country maybe your cultural heritage is from another city or state The culture of many states in the US is very dif ferent than that of Maryland Even within our state the culture of Western Maryland is very dif ferent than the culture of the Eastern Shore Celebrate the cultural heritage of your family and participate in our poster contest Your f irst period teacher will soon have the requirements and due dates
WFMS INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
ESSL NEWSWhat is Pi Day and When Is It
Saturday March 14 2015 will be The Most Epic Pi Day Ever
This grand event will be held at the Earth and Space Science Lab
Mathematical Pi is a never ending or repeating decimal and shows the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
The f irst 10 digits of pi are 3141592653
Now pay attention here
This year is a once in a hundred year event 31415 Events and activit ies will take place throughout the day beginning with a Pi K family and individual fun run beginning at 92653
Special pi planetarium programs (aka P3) will be available throughout the day math activities and exhibits a pi scavenger hunt an Einstein look-alike contest (His birthday was 314) and several other contests will be a part of the festivities
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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day February 20 2015
For more information see the announcement at http educationfcpsorgwfmsnode1644
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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day February 20 2015
SAVE THE DATE Thursday April 16 2015
600 to 830 pm WFMS CafeacuteGym
ALL WFMS students and their families are welcome to this FREE EVENT
Come participate in fun activit ies and games Listen to music from other countries Learn about other cultures Try some international cuisine
If you are a community member or student who would like to participate in this event please contact
Teresa Hansen FCPS ELL Interpreterteresahansenfcpsorg 240-236-4058
Entry forms Participation form - English Formulario de participacioacuten en Espanol
To prepare for International Night we are having a poster contest Every student in the school who wishes to can create a poster and compete for prizes You dont have to be from another country maybe your cultural heritage is from another city or state The culture of many states in the US is very dif ferent than that of Maryland Even within our state the culture of Western Maryland is very dif ferent than the culture of the Eastern Shore Celebrate the cultural heritage of your family and participate in our poster contest Your f irst period teacher will soon have the requirements and due dates
WFMS INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
ESSL NEWSWhat is Pi Day and When Is It
Saturday March 14 2015 will be The Most Epic Pi Day Ever
This grand event will be held at the Earth and Space Science Lab
Mathematical Pi is a never ending or repeating decimal and shows the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
The f irst 10 digits of pi are 3141592653
Now pay attention here
This year is a once in a hundred year event 31415 Events and activit ies will take place throughout the day beginning with a Pi K family and individual fun run beginning at 92653
Special pi planetarium programs (aka P3) will be available throughout the day math activities and exhibits a pi scavenger hunt an Einstein look-alike contest (His birthday was 314) and several other contests will be a part of the festivities
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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day February 20 2015
For more information see the announcement at http educationfcpsorgwfmsnode1644
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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day February 20 2015
For more information see the announcement at http educationfcpsorgwfmsnode1644
