Washington Middle School

E Sports Game Night See attached flyer for information.

Love to dance or cheer? How about both?

Dear Parents, As a token of appreciation, Lifetouch is offering discounts on school photography! 50% off a purchase of $50+ with code THANKFUL50 40% off a purchase of $40+ with code THANKFUL40 30% off a purchase of $30+ with code THANKFUL30 Valid through 11/25/23 To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's school ID number. Don’t forget to order your FREE Digital SmileSafe card! More about the Smilesafe program here. Thank you! Terms & Conditions: Offer is only available through November 25, 2023, 11:59pm CST. Use code THANKFUL50 to get 50% off an online purchase of $50 or more. Use code THANKFUL40 to get 40% off an online purchase of $40 or more. Use code THANKFUL30 to get 30% off an online purchase of $30 or more. Not valid for adjustments on prior purchases or after the promotional period, or with any other offer. Products, prices, availability, and offers are subject to change without notice. Shutterfly Lifetouch, LLC has the right to cancel an order due to altered, unauthorized, or ineligible use of discount.

We were notified by First Student that due to a higher than normal shortage of bus drivers today, there will be buses ruing late to their scheduled bus stop. Please monitor your student's bus stops. Also, all changes to buses have been entered into the First View App. You can use this app to track your student's bus and be informed of any bus number changes. We appreciate your patience and cooperation this morning.

Picture Retake day will be Monday, November 13th for students who were absent on picture day, students who did not get their picture taken on picture day, students new to WMS, and students needing their picture retaken. If a picture package was purchased and retakes are needed, please return the original packaged. If you would like to order pictures, please see the attached flyer or a flyer can be picked up at WMS.

Good evening warriors. We hope you had a great time at the fall festiva yesterday! If you are interested in helping plan the next school event, join us for our next FACE meeting on November 28th. We are also finishing up our United Way campaign with change wars and a Pie in the Face contest. Votes for the pie in the face will be $1 each. The grade level that collects the most change will get an awesome reward. Change and Pie votes will be collected at lunch Monday through Wednesday. Thank you,

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Join the Springfield Police Department with other City Departments for this Halloween tradition. Monday, October 30th from 5:00 - 7:00 pm 800 E Monroe See attached flyer for more information

WMS Halloween Dance Date: Friday, October 27, 2023 Time: 2:30 - 4 Cost: $3 **Activity buses will be available

We want to remind you that we are fast approaching the deadline for students to have their physical and immunization information turned in per state guidelines. Please make sure that you have contacted your school’s nurse with your child’s upcoming physical/immunization appointment or that you have turned in your physical and immunization paperwork this week. Students failing to provide required health information will be excluded from school starting October 1st.

WMS Picture day is tomorrow. See the link at the top of the WMS website to order pictures online.

Warriors, We are excited to see you shortly for our open house. All guest will go through the security entrance. To expedite this process, please keep all wearable metal to a minimum. In addition, parking is available in the back parking lot. Thank you,

Warriors, Chromebooks will be distributed tomorrow. For any student who has a computer bag, please bring it tomorrow. Thank you,

Warriors, We are excited to see you tomorrow for our 1st day. For those who will be riding the bus, please arrive to your bus stop a few minutes early to ensure you don't miss the bus. Car riders and walkers, please arrive at 7:30 or after. All students will enter through the gym doors and go through the security entrance process. Although we no longer have uniforms, we will still follow the district's dress code guidelines. Please take a moment to review the dress code policy to ensure you will be in compliance. We are so excited to see you tomorrow and we are looking forward to having a fabulous first day.

Don't Forget!!! Tomorrow is our Keep Kids in School Physical & Immunization Walk- In Clinic at Sang. Co. Dept. of Public Health - 2833 South Grand Ave. East, Spfld, IL - 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Calling all incoming 6th graders!! 📢📢 Incoming 6th grade students are invited to attend a 6th grade orientation at their home school on Thursday, August 10th, from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Students will engage in activities, tour the school and learn more about their upcoming middle school experience. Please note that bus routes will be running that day as well.

Stay connected!! Follow us on social media. District 186 is on Instagram, Linked In, Twitter & Facebook! We also have the District 186 App! Download it now to get the latest updates and information about your student's school! It's available in the App Store for Apple and in Google Play!

Due to the power outage, the Administrative Office is closed. If you need immediate assistance, please contact the Business Office at 217-525-3040. We expect to resume normal operations Monday, July 3.

All summer school programs and SCOPE are canceled Friday, June 30, to allow maintenance staff to assess and clean up buildings and grounds. We expect all programs to resume next week as normally scheduled.

All students and staff in summer programs are safe. Buses will run at the normal time, but routes may take longer due to traffic or blocked streets. Families are welcome to pick up students early. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority.