September 9th, 2024 Greetings Friends and Families of WRMS! Please help us with early notification when your child's afterschool plans change. When possible, please notify the office before 2:45 so we can ensure your child receives the message. Notes go to the classroom by 3:00 Thank you for your help with this!  Get Involved in Your School! Stevenson-Carson’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is gathering for their first meeting of the year on Tuesday, September 10th at Carson Elementary!  September 10th at 5:30pm at CES  October 8th at 8AM at WRMS (first morning meeting of the year)  November 12th at 5:30pm at CES  December 10th at 8AM at WRMS **Paying Attention to Attendance** Keep your child on track in Middle and High School! As children grow older and more independent, families continue to play a key role in making sure students access learning opportunities and understand why attendance is so important for success.  DID YOU KNOW? ~Students should miss no more than 9 days of school each year to stay engaged, successful and on track to graduation. ~Frequent absences can be a sign of your student struggling with peers, academics, or another difficulty, be curious and stay involved in your child's life.  ~Missing 10%, or 2 days a month, over the course of a school year can affect a student's academic success.  WHAT YOU CAN DO... ~Talk about the importance of showing up for school every day. ~Help your teen maintain daily routines, such as finishing up homework and getting a good night's sleep.  ~If your teen must stay home for illness, reach out to your child's teacher to receive any missing assignments. Try to prearrange any absences for appointments that cannot be made outside of the school day.  For more information on the school's attendance policy, please reference the Student-Family Handbook, page 13. Athletes have strict attendance guidelines to be eligible to play; be sure your child knows what they are!  Please ask your child about tardies. Even if they are excused, they are missing class, and this can disrupt the daily routines of the classroom. Remind your child to check in at the classroom if they know they need water or the restroom and they may be late. This will ensure they are not marked tardy! Thank you for your support to keep disruptions in the classroom to a minimum.  As a reminder, you can access your Skyward Family Access account here (https://www.q.wa-k12.net/stevenSTS. If you need assistance logging in, please reach out to the district office at 509-427-5674, or contact your child's school.  WRMS Backpacks have arrived! We still have many backpacks for students. If your student still needs one, please have them stop by the office to pick one out!  A note from Principal Burns: Many students have displayed outstanding positive behavior at WRMS and have received PRIDE tickets for behavior that meets our school-wide expectations of Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible.  Today's winners are: Harper Fahrni, Adelyn Hobbs, Ellie Essex, Justin Gatewood, Owen Douglas, Billy Trangmar, and Rowen Comstock. Congratulations to all who received a PRIDE ticket. We will be collecting to see which grade level earns the most and rewarding the grade level with the most tickets each month!  Congratulations to all our winners! Keep up the great behavior and positive attitudes! Each of our students make WRMS a great place to teach and learn for everyone!   Reminders and WRMS Information Monthly Breakfast/Lunch Menu Our breakfast and lunch menus are posted online at: Click here for WRMS Lunch Menu. Click here for WRMS breakfast menu. WRMS Forms If you need a copy of our Student Family handbook or other forms Click here. Athletics; schedules See https://arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=33601 for information on upcoming games. WRMS ASB Apparel Store   On Fridays we encourage students and staff to wear their WRMS spirit wear. https://stores.inksoft.com/wind_river_middle_school/shop/home.  (opening soon) Signs of Illness In order to keep everyone at school safe and healthy, it is important that those who are showing any signs of illness especially vomiting, diarrhea, or fever. Friendly reminder that families must report their student's absence by calling it into the front office 509-427-8952 or you can email Mrs. Brown at brownc@scsd303.org. Board policy dictates that parents must notify the school within three (3) school days via phone, email, or written notice.  If an absence is not cleared within 72 hours, the absence will be treated as unexcused. Please note: Students who participate in our athletics program must be present all day to participate in practices or games after school.  If they have a medical appointment, they must provide proof or obtain permission from their coach. September Birthday's! Nayla Reynoso-Gonzalez - 3  Silas McKee - 7 Bailee Neary - 7 Colleen Schultz - 7 Markel Johnson - 7 Jaxon Godsil - 9 Lilah Williams-Berg - 9 Cylis Harvey - 11 Lillian Chambers - 15 Raven Davis - 18 Harper Fahrni - 19 Samantha Gonzalez - 19 Cooper Aman - 22 Maria Berge - 23 Kashton Russell - 23 Tristan Vasconcellos - 24 Isabella Backlund - 26 Alice Weaver - 26 Adelyn Hobbs - 27 Audri Maddux - 27 Alexi Zettler - 27 Zoey Schulze - 28 Gunnar Meier - 29 Rowan Wieman - 30 Happy Birthday, Royals!! Upcoming Events  Monday - 9 Tuesday- 10 Cross Country @ Strawberry Island 4:00 PTA Meeting 5:30pm at Carson Elementary School Wednesday - 11 Early Release - 1:30   Volleyball @ Henkle MS 4:00 MS Football @ Henkle MS 4:00 Thursday - 12 Golf 3:30 @ Elk Ridge vs. White Salmon  Friday - 13 9/09/2024

The Stevenson-Carson School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.  The following employee(s) have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: [Title IX Officer, William Schwan, 350 Bulldog Drive, Stevenson, WA 98648, (509) 427-5674, schwanw@scsd303.org; Section 504/ADA Coordinator and Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator, Ingrid Colvard, 350 Bulldog Drive, Stevenson, WA 98648, (509) 427-5674, colvardi@scsd303.org.