WMS Announcements - 10/4/2019

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Kind Day Friday

The following students have demonstrated random acts of kindness.  Keep it up and remember to pass it on!!

 

6A Lunch group

Rayannah Cardoza

Cooper Paylago

Martyna Kubicz

Jocelyn Ameo

Chris Cerwinski

Celina Bhatt

Ashwin Bompalli

 

Today’s Friday Kind-day quote - 

“When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.”  William Arthur Ward

 

Fitness and Wellness Club

The fitness and wellness club will begin Thursday, October 17th after school. Please do not stay after until then for this club! If you have any questions please ask Mrs. Buzby.

 

Poetry Contest

Attention all Poets!  The poetry contest is now open for submissions.  The winning poem will be used as lyrics for a song that will be performed during the spring chorus concert in May. Submissions are due to Mrs. Jensen by: Monday, October 7th, 2019  

 

Please share your poem on Google Drive to Amy Jensen, along with your name, grade, and the title of your poem.  The subject of your email should be “Poetry Contest”

 

Trip to Chinatown

Any 7th or 8th grader interested in a trip to Chinatown in New York City can contact Mrs. Pang or Mrs. Cooper. This cultural experience will take place on Saturday, October 26th. The trip leaves the middle school at 9am and includes a walking tour of historical and current Chinatown, authentic cuisine at a local Chinese restaurant, a visit to a Chinese shopping emporium and a tour of the Museum of Chinese in America. This will be a fascinating and educational experience. All students need to secure a parent chaperone to attend and the cost is only $35 per student. We will return back to middle school by 3:00pm.  

 

Poster Contest

If any student at the middle school would like to create and submit a poster for the International Lions Club’s Peace Poster Contest, please stop by Mrs. Cooper’s room 32 for more information. You can also get this information in Mrs. Lettire’s and Mrs. Ronkiewicz’s classrooms.

 This year’s theme is “Journey of Peace”. The deadline for submissions is October 31st.

 

 


 

Sport Announcements

 

Girls Soccer

The girls team emerged victorious while enduring the cold and rain.  Francesca started the scoring with a lefty strike that hit the back of the net thanks to a splendid assist from Carmody.  Then Fran Cheesy added another goal of a rebound to give the team a 2-0 lead. G$ finished the half by scoring off a phenomenal assist from Carmody.  Country queen Lexi C scored the final goal of the game with a rocket to complete the 4-0 victory. The girls will play today at 4 versus the cross town rival, Long Hill.  Come out and watch the team in action.

 

Boys Soccer

Soaked in a cold rain, the boys soccer team defeated Franklin yesterday 4-1. Both offense and defense played well. Goals were scored by Alex Carnevale, Brady Nolan, Brian Edelman, and Luka Goncalves. Excellent job!

 

Cross Country

Attention Cross Country travel team. There is an away meet on Monday, October 7th at Greenbrook for the Travel Team. 

 

The Cross Country Travel Team will have an early dismissal on Thursday, October 10th at 2:15 to go to the Summit Invitational. 

 

Winter Sports

Sign ups for Winter sports in Genesis.  Sign ups will be open through October 15th.

 

All sports forms (Complete physical exam forms or Health history update forms, for those students who already have current physical exams in place) are due into the health office by October 15, 2019.

 

No Sports Forms will be accepted after October 15th.  There will be no exceptions to this deadline.  All forms must be in the Health Office by October 15th.

 

If you have any questions email: Nurse Lontai School Nurse WMS @ llontai@warrentboe.org or Nick Bayachek Athletic Director WMS @ nbayachek@warrentboe.org

 

 


 

PTO News

 

Important Dates

 

Next PTO Meeting:- October 22nd at 9am.

7th Grade Rec Event :- 18th October

6th Grade Rec Event :- 25th October - come have a fun social  with your grade !

Both events will be after school from 3pm-4pm  in the APR / Gym and possibly outside weather permitting. Cost is $5 to cover DJ etc..Flyers, permissions slips and sign up genie will be going out shortly.

 

Fooddays:- cycle 2 is open and remains open for food orders until October 17th. This covers lunch items for November and December.

 

Keep in Contact! -  wmsptoinfo100@gmail.com is our email address -  Visit the PTO website and verify your details https://wmspto.membershiptoolkit.com

 

Magazine Fundraiser -  Any questions should be directed to : WMS Magazine Fundraising Committee: Anna Mohallim annamohallim@gmail.com  or Rosa Krause rosa.krause@gmail.com

 

Free Money for School!  - Box Tops, Amazon Smile,  Coca Cola Give Back and ShopRite will give the school free money if we subscribe and you clip scan and buy! See emailed letter from 9/30   BoxTops : Our first deadline for clipped submissions is Friday, October 18th. Any questions about Free Money to Deanna Chin : deanna_chin@yahoo.com

 

Thank you to every parent / guardian who volunteers in and for school.  

We appreciate you, your time and effort. It doesn’t go unnoticed.

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Community Announcements

 

STEM Program 

Somerset County Freeholder Deputy Director Patricia L. Walsh invites girls in grades seven and eight to apply to the Commission on the Status of Women’s fourth annual STEM program. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School located on Vogt Drive. The program is limited to 90 girls. The deadline to apply is Oct. 4.

 

The STEM program is specifically designed to encourage and prepare seventh- and eighth-grade girls for successful careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.

This is an excellent opportunity for girls to learn about technical disciplines while developing valuable team-building skills. They will also have the chance to interact with a panel of successful STEM women who will provide insights, answer questions and discuss possible mentoring opportunities.

Participants will play educational games, win prizes, interact with mentors who are successful STEM members, and enjoy a lunch that will be provided at the event. The free event is open to Somerset County residents ONLY. Applications must be received by Oct. 4. To obtain an application form visit www.co.somerset.nj.us/STEM. Send a completed application form to SCCOSW.STEM2019@gmail.com.

 

This event is organized by the Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women and is sponsored by ExxonMobil, RWJBarnabas Health and Bricks 4 Kidz.

Please share the attached flyer with your districts.

 

Somerset Youth Council

Attached please find two flyers in reference to the Somerset County Youth Council.

  • The first is a registration form for the 23rd Youth Conference that is being held on Thursday, October 17th from 5:30pm-9:00pm. Pre Registration is required. Open to all students in Grades 7-12.

  • The second is information pertaining to becoming a member of the Somerset County Youth Council. Membership is open to all students in Grades 7-11.

YouthCouncilFlyer.pdf 

YC Flyer 10.17.19e.pdf