We're proud to recognize and celebrate West Virginia School Service Personnel Day! Our service personnel play an essential role in every aspect of our JCS community, including: ✅ The bus drivers and mechanics who ensure the safe transport of our students ✅ The aides who offer vital assistance in the classroom ✅ The cooks who provide nutritious meals for students and staff ✅ The custodians who keep our schools clean and orderly ✅ The maintenance staff who keep our schools and facilities running safely ✅ And the secretaries who provide crucial administrative support. We offer our most sincere gratitude to these individuals for all they do. THANK YOU!
Did you know that practicing good attendance not only helps high school students stay on track to graduate but also increases their chances of earning a college degree and being successful in their jobs? We all prosper when our students gain the skills and abilities necessary to help them contribute to their communities. As we continue to recognize National Attendance Awareness Month, visit www.jcswv.org/attendance to learn more about why Attendance Matters: All Day, Every Day!
ATTENTION: Significant outages at Frontier have made receiving incoming phone calls at Wildwood Middle School inconsistent today (9/20/23). We have activated our backup number to ensure you can contact the school by phone. Please call (304) 671-7619 to reach the front office today. Thank you.
Mr. DeAnna's students learned about the origins and types of government last week during Freedom Week. They are making an interactive notebook to organize and learn the structure of our democracy. Nice work, Mustangs!
Wildwood's Physical Education teacher and Athletic Director, MSGT Mark Darlington, did a fly over with the 167th Airlift Wing during the WVU game on Saturday. Thanks for your service to WMS and our nation!
Wildwood Middle School was proud to see the patriotism of our students during Celebrate Freedom Week! It was wonderful learning about the founding of our country, the values on which it was established, and the sacrifices made in the name of freedom.
Many people think missing a few days of school each month is not a big deal. But absences add up quickly, and too many - excused or unexcused - can have a negative impact on academic achievement. Students who miss fewer than nine days of school see better grades, stay on track to graduate high school, and even have better work habits! Learn more about National Attendance Awareness Month here 👉 www.jcswv.org/attendance
A longstanding dream was fulfilled at Wildwood Middle School last week when vegetables that students planted in raised beds last spring made it to the lunchtime salad bar. Thanks to a grant from WVDE, WMS was able to purchase raised bed kits, soil, gardening tools, and seeds. Students assembled the kits, shoveled the soil, planted the seeds, and watered all summer long. The end result was sweet.....and savory! Cherry tomatoes and green peppers were a great addition to the taco and salad bar, as well as cucumbers for the salad. PE students even got in on the fun as they sampled cherry tomatoes after their weekly PACER run. We are so proud of the hard work put in by our students and look forward to more planting, harvesting, and eating the fruits of our labor!
During Ms Masterson's 8th grade English unit on the Holocaust, students are reading the play "The Diary of Anne Frank". Using classroom space as the attic and classroom supplies as props, they enthusiastically act out the drama. There's even a cat!
National Arts in Education Week celebrates the value of the arts in our schools and classrooms. #BecauseOfArtsEd, our students often have the opportunity to participate in arts-inspired events and showcases at the regional, state, and national levels. Thank you to our JCS educators who work tirelessly to inspire this type of dedication, creativity, and love of the arts in our students!
Today, we remember and reflect.
The Mustangs were busy learning about how to use the Mary Weyant Media Center this week. Media Specialist Mrs. Long orientated them to the procedures and opportunities available to them at the MWMC!
Did you know Jefferson County Schools has a Parent and Education Resource Center? That's right, and our PERC is already working hard to organize activities to help connect our students across the district. If you are interested in learning more about PERC, are looking for resources to support a student, or simply want to come out and make new friends, be sure to visit www.jcswv.org/perc.
Our 1st PTO meeting of the year will be held at WMS on Tuesday, Sept. 12th at 6:00 pm.
Check your bus status!!
https://www.jcswv.org/page/bus-tracker
Entrance to all middle school sporting events will be $5.00. This is consistent across the county.
Dear JCS Families: Jefferson County Schools puts the safety of students and staff first. With temperatures expected this week to reach the mid to upper 90’s, we are taking proactive steps to prevent heat-related illnesses. That means limiting outdoor activities at elementary, middle, and high schools when a heat advisory or warning is in place for Jefferson County. Limitations apply to any physical education classes, outdoor classrooms, field trips, and recess activities. For athletics, we will follow WVSSAC guidelines and consult with certified athletic trainers and medical doctors before making a final decision about practice or games. Current guidelines include safety measures such as practicing without pads, eliminating conditioning activities, moving indoors, or limiting practice time. We recognize the importance of providing appropriate practice time and games and will do what we can to ensure our student-athletes can prepare and compete safely. Schedule changes will be communicated as quickly as possible to limit potential disruption to students and families. We appreciate your support of our students.
Dear JCS Families: Jefferson County Schools puts the safety of students and staff first. With temperatures expected this week to reach the mid to upper 90’s, we are taking proactive steps to prevent heat-related illnesses. That means limiting outdoor activities at elementary, middle, and high schools when a heat advisory or warning is in place for Jefferson County. Limitations apply to any physical education classes, outdoor classrooms, field trips, and recess activities. For athletics, we will follow WVSSAC guidelines and consult with certified athletic trainers and medical doctors before making a final decision about practice or games. Current guidelines include safety measures such as practicing without pads, eliminating conditioning activities, moving indoors, or limiting practice time. We recognize the importance of providing appropriate practice time and games and will do what we can to ensure our student-athletes can prepare and compete safely. Schedule changes will be communicated as quickly as possible to limit potential disruption to students and families. We appreciate your support of our students.
A reminder that Jefferson County Schools will be closed on Monday, September 4, in observance of Labor Day. We hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend!
This week, Mr. A's 7th graders combined learning a little about each other with learning how to make a hypothesis. What could they say they all had in common? Making their own hypothesis and gathering data comes next!
