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1 WFM S N ewsletter M arch 13, 2015 SCHEDULE (Dates and times are subject to change) Every child - Every day DATE EVENT TIME March 2 - 27, 2015 Middle School PARCC Assessments During the school day Friday, March 20 2-hour early dismissal for students - Teacher work day Students dismissed at 1:00pm Tuesday, March 31 End of Term 3 Thursday, April 2 through Monday, April 6 Schools closed - Spring Break, Good Friday, and Easter Monday All day Tuesday, April 7 Term 4 begins Monday, April 13 through Friday, May 15 Middle School PARCC and Science MSA Assessments During the school day FROM THE FRONT OFFICE Questions? Contact Laura Hicks - [email protected] Spring PARCC and Science MSA Testing Parents, PARCC and Science MSA Testing are scheduled for mid-April through mid-May. Please be aware of when your student is testing and schedule doctor's appointments after their testing. Thank you. Snow Make Up Days Announced As of March 11, 2015, FCPS s If there are any additional snow days this school year, the calendar may change, and FCPSwill send notification. tudents have missed 8 days of school due to inclement weather. The calendar already allowed for 5. This evening, the Board of Education has decided how students will make up the 3 additional snow days. Students will have school on April 1, June 16 and June 17. The 2-hour early dismissal scheduled for the original June 15 last day of school will instead take place on June 17. April 2 is a teacher work day; students do not attend. Term 4 will begin on April 7. 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.
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Page 1: WFMS Newsletter - FCPS...and activities will take place throughout the day beginning with a ?Pi K? family and individual fun run beginning at 9:26:53! Special ?pi planetarium programs,?

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WFM S NewsletterM arch 13 2015

SCHEDULE (Dates and t imes are subject to change)

Every child - Every day

DATE EVENT TIMEMarch 2 - 27 2015 Middle School PARCC Assessments During the school day

Friday March 20 2-hour early dismissal for students - Teacher work day Students dismissed at 100pm

Tuesday March 31 End of Term 3

Thursday April 2 through Monday April 6

Schools closed - Spring Break Good Friday and Easter Monday

All day

Tuesday April 7 Term 4 begins

Monday April 13 through Friday May 15

Middle School PARCC and Science MSA Assessments During the school day

FROM THE FRONT OFFICE

Questions Contact Laura Hicks - laurahicksfcpsorg

Spring PARCC and Science MSA Testing

Parents PARCC and Science MSA Testing are scheduled for mid-April through mid-May Please be aware of when your student is testing and schedule doctors appointments after their testing Thank you

Snow Make Up Days Announced

As of March 11 2015 FCPS sIf there are any additional snow days this school year the calendar may change and FCPSwill send notif ication tudents have missed 8 days of school due to inclement weather The calendar already allowed for 5 This evening the Board of Education has decided how students will make up the 3 additional snow days

Students will have school on April 1 June 16 and June 17 The 2-hour early dismissal scheduled for the original June 15 last day of school will instead take place on June 17

April 2 is a teacher work day students do not attend

Term 4 will begin on April 7Transportation 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

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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day M arch 13 2015

SCIENCE NEWSWe are in desperate need of more judges for the WFMS Science Fair next Wednesday March

18th from 800am until about noon

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

STEM Community Night

On Thursday March 19 FCPS will be holding the 3nd Annual STEM Community Night at Oakdale High School from 630-800

We will be

showcasing STEM Education in our elementary middle and high schools

sharing with the community the vision of STEM Education

demonstrating and explaining how STEM Education supports Common Core and College and Career Readiness

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

SAVE THE DATE Year- End News

The dates have been set for the year-end celebrations Grade level picnics - Thursday June 11 8th grade dance - Friday June 12 6-8pmPlease watch for upcoming information on how you can support these activit ies that celebrate our students success

BAND NEWS

CONTEST WINNERCongratulations to Christopher Pondoc for his winning entry Meteor Math Core in the Maryland Society for Educational Technology 6-8 Games and Apps contest His work will be presented as among the best from across the state of Maryland The hard work and dedication he put in to achieving this outstanding award is evident in his project His achievement will be honored at the Common Ground 2015 Conference in Ocean City Maryland Throughout the entire conference student projects will be on display for educators administrators and professionals from around the state to showcase the best of what Maryland has to offer Outstanding work Chris

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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day M arch 13 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

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

Keys for Reading This years Keys For Reading program runs through Friday April 3 Students who read three books and show the completed bookmark to their LA teacher can claim tickets online via phone or in person at the Keys Box Off ice beginning on Monday April 6 Keys for Reading Weekend at the ballpark runs April 10 through April 12

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

NEWS FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICEAttention Current 6th and 7th graders

Registration sheets for school year 2015-16 will be coming home soon

They are due back to school on March 27th

The Frederick County Spelling Bee will be held at 130 this Saturday at the Jack B Kussmaul Theatre at FCC

Come out and support Joyce Li as she spells her way to victory

COUNTY SPELLING BEE CONTEST

On Tuesday March 24 2015 the 7th and 8th grade band students at WFMS will be participating in a county-wide adjudication festival The students will be traveling to Oakdale high school where they will be judged in various areas of their performing The students will have a combined band rehearsal on March 19th and 23rd during ELT Those two dates are the only times they will play together as a group before the adjudication so it is very

important that they attend Thank you for your support and lets wish our combined band success

BAND NEWS

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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day M arch 13 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

All WFMS students are invited to participate in a poster contest to showcase the cultural heritage of our families You or someone in your family might have come to the United States from another country Maybe you or someone in your family was born in another state Create a poster or tri-fold to show the interesting features of your culture such as the f lag cit ies and landscapes important people history traditions music food etc All posters should be turned in to Ms Lynch in room 1232 by Wednesday April 8 They will be displayed at the festival

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 M arch 13 2015

JOIN FORCES WALK-A-THONPlease join Maggie Nealley Kyla Popielaski Jordan Skinner Paige Tolbard and Medha Kapoor on March 25th for the Join Forces Walk a Thon The Join Forces Walk A Thon is a event designed by our WFMS and Urbana Girl Scout Cadettes for their Silver Award Project They want to raise awareness of the Wounded Warrior Project and thank our military community for their service The students will walk around the FHS track during gym class For each lap they walk they will add a paper link to build a community chain that symbolizes joining together to support our military families and each other Wear red white and blue andor black and gold The girls have distributed informational f l iers about this event which include information about the Heros Path they will be creating If you have a loved one who served in the military and you would like to honor them on the Heros Path please send in a picture with Name and background information This picture can not be returned So please do not send one that you want back Please turn these in to your homeroom teacher If parents would like to participate please come to school at the time of your childs gym class We will offer l ight refreshments to parents who walk with us that day Sign in at the off ice and join your child on the FHS stadium track Please ask your child to see the f l ier for further information We hope the Join Forces chain will be really long

Page 2: WFMS Newsletter - FCPS...and activities will take place throughout the day beginning with a ?Pi K? family and individual fun run beginning at 9:26:53! Special ?pi planetarium programs,?

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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day M arch 13 2015

SCIENCE NEWSWe are in desperate need of more judges for the WFMS Science Fair next Wednesday March

18th from 800am until about noon

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

STEM Community Night

On Thursday March 19 FCPS will be holding the 3nd Annual STEM Community Night at Oakdale High School from 630-800

We will be

showcasing STEM Education in our elementary middle and high schools

sharing with the community the vision of STEM Education

demonstrating and explaining how STEM Education supports Common Core and College and Career Readiness

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

SAVE THE DATE Year- End News

The dates have been set for the year-end celebrations Grade level picnics - Thursday June 11 8th grade dance - Friday June 12 6-8pmPlease watch for upcoming information on how you can support these activit ies that celebrate our students success

BAND NEWS

CONTEST WINNERCongratulations to Christopher Pondoc for his winning entry Meteor Math Core in the Maryland Society for Educational Technology 6-8 Games and Apps contest His work will be presented as among the best from across the state of Maryland The hard work and dedication he put in to achieving this outstanding award is evident in his project His achievement will be honored at the Common Ground 2015 Conference in Ocean City Maryland Throughout the entire conference student projects will be on display for educators administrators and professionals from around the state to showcase the best of what Maryland has to offer Outstanding work Chris

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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day M arch 13 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

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

Keys for Reading This years Keys For Reading program runs through Friday April 3 Students who read three books and show the completed bookmark to their LA teacher can claim tickets online via phone or in person at the Keys Box Off ice beginning on Monday April 6 Keys for Reading Weekend at the ballpark runs April 10 through April 12

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

NEWS FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICEAttention Current 6th and 7th graders

Registration sheets for school year 2015-16 will be coming home soon

They are due back to school on March 27th

The Frederick County Spelling Bee will be held at 130 this Saturday at the Jack B Kussmaul Theatre at FCC

Come out and support Joyce Li as she spells her way to victory

COUNTY SPELLING BEE CONTEST

On Tuesday March 24 2015 the 7th and 8th grade band students at WFMS will be participating in a county-wide adjudication festival The students will be traveling to Oakdale high school where they will be judged in various areas of their performing The students will have a combined band rehearsal on March 19th and 23rd during ELT Those two dates are the only times they will play together as a group before the adjudication so it is very

important that they attend Thank you for your support and lets wish our combined band success

BAND NEWS

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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day M arch 13 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

All WFMS students are invited to participate in a poster contest to showcase the cultural heritage of our families You or someone in your family might have come to the United States from another country Maybe you or someone in your family was born in another state Create a poster or tri-fold to show the interesting features of your culture such as the f lag cit ies and landscapes important people history traditions music food etc All posters should be turned in to Ms Lynch in room 1232 by Wednesday April 8 They will be displayed at the festival

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

5

WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day M arch 13 2015

JOIN FORCES WALK-A-THONPlease join Maggie Nealley Kyla Popielaski Jordan Skinner Paige Tolbard and Medha Kapoor on March 25th for the Join Forces Walk a Thon The Join Forces Walk A Thon is a event designed by our WFMS and Urbana Girl Scout Cadettes for their Silver Award Project They want to raise awareness of the Wounded Warrior Project and thank our military community for their service The students will walk around the FHS track during gym class For each lap they walk they will add a paper link to build a community chain that symbolizes joining together to support our military families and each other Wear red white and blue andor black and gold The girls have distributed informational f l iers about this event which include information about the Heros Path they will be creating If you have a loved one who served in the military and you would like to honor them on the Heros Path please send in a picture with Name and background information This picture can not be returned So please do not send one that you want back Please turn these in to your homeroom teacher If parents would like to participate please come to school at the time of your childs gym class We will offer l ight refreshments to parents who walk with us that day Sign in at the off ice and join your child on the FHS stadium track Please ask your child to see the f l ier for further information We hope the Join Forces chain will be really long

Page 3: WFMS Newsletter - FCPS...and activities will take place throughout the day beginning with a ?Pi K? family and individual fun run beginning at 9:26:53! Special ?pi planetarium programs,?

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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day M arch 13 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

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

Keys for Reading This years Keys For Reading program runs through Friday April 3 Students who read three books and show the completed bookmark to their LA teacher can claim tickets online via phone or in person at the Keys Box Off ice beginning on Monday April 6 Keys for Reading Weekend at the ballpark runs April 10 through April 12

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

NEWS FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICEAttention Current 6th and 7th graders

Registration sheets for school year 2015-16 will be coming home soon

They are due back to school on March 27th

The Frederick County Spelling Bee will be held at 130 this Saturday at the Jack B Kussmaul Theatre at FCC

Come out and support Joyce Li as she spells her way to victory

COUNTY SPELLING BEE CONTEST

On Tuesday March 24 2015 the 7th and 8th grade band students at WFMS will be participating in a county-wide adjudication festival The students will be traveling to Oakdale high school where they will be judged in various areas of their performing The students will have a combined band rehearsal on March 19th and 23rd during ELT Those two dates are the only times they will play together as a group before the adjudication so it is very

important that they attend Thank you for your support and lets wish our combined band success

BAND NEWS

4

WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day M arch 13 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

All WFMS students are invited to participate in a poster contest to showcase the cultural heritage of our families You or someone in your family might have come to the United States from another country Maybe you or someone in your family was born in another state Create a poster or tri-fold to show the interesting features of your culture such as the f lag cit ies and landscapes important people history traditions music food etc All posters should be turned in to Ms Lynch in room 1232 by Wednesday April 8 They will be displayed at the festival

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

5

WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day M arch 13 2015

JOIN FORCES WALK-A-THONPlease join Maggie Nealley Kyla Popielaski Jordan Skinner Paige Tolbard and Medha Kapoor on March 25th for the Join Forces Walk a Thon The Join Forces Walk A Thon is a event designed by our WFMS and Urbana Girl Scout Cadettes for their Silver Award Project They want to raise awareness of the Wounded Warrior Project and thank our military community for their service The students will walk around the FHS track during gym class For each lap they walk they will add a paper link to build a community chain that symbolizes joining together to support our military families and each other Wear red white and blue andor black and gold The girls have distributed informational f l iers about this event which include information about the Heros Path they will be creating If you have a loved one who served in the military and you would like to honor them on the Heros Path please send in a picture with Name and background information This picture can not be returned So please do not send one that you want back Please turn these in to your homeroom teacher If parents would like to participate please come to school at the time of your childs gym class We will offer l ight refreshments to parents who walk with us that day Sign in at the off ice and join your child on the FHS stadium track Please ask your child to see the f l ier for further information We hope the Join Forces chain will be really long

Page 4: WFMS Newsletter - FCPS...and activities will take place throughout the day beginning with a ?Pi K? family and individual fun run beginning at 9:26:53! Special ?pi planetarium programs,?

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WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day M arch 13 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

All WFMS students are invited to participate in a poster contest to showcase the cultural heritage of our families You or someone in your family might have come to the United States from another country Maybe you or someone in your family was born in another state Create a poster or tri-fold to show the interesting features of your culture such as the f lag cit ies and landscapes important people history traditions music food etc All posters should be turned in to Ms Lynch in room 1232 by Wednesday April 8 They will be displayed at the festival

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

5

WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day M arch 13 2015

JOIN FORCES WALK-A-THONPlease join Maggie Nealley Kyla Popielaski Jordan Skinner Paige Tolbard and Medha Kapoor on March 25th for the Join Forces Walk a Thon The Join Forces Walk A Thon is a event designed by our WFMS and Urbana Girl Scout Cadettes for their Silver Award Project They want to raise awareness of the Wounded Warrior Project and thank our military community for their service The students will walk around the FHS track during gym class For each lap they walk they will add a paper link to build a community chain that symbolizes joining together to support our military families and each other Wear red white and blue andor black and gold The girls have distributed informational f l iers about this event which include information about the Heros Path they will be creating If you have a loved one who served in the military and you would like to honor them on the Heros Path please send in a picture with Name and background information This picture can not be returned So please do not send one that you want back Please turn these in to your homeroom teacher If parents would like to participate please come to school at the time of your childs gym class We will offer l ight refreshments to parents who walk with us that day Sign in at the off ice and join your child on the FHS stadium track Please ask your child to see the f l ier for further information We hope the Join Forces chain will be really long

Page 5: WFMS Newsletter - FCPS...and activities will take place throughout the day beginning with a ?Pi K? family and individual fun run beginning at 9:26:53! Special ?pi planetarium programs,?

5

WFM S Newsletter Every child - Every day M arch 13 2015

JOIN FORCES WALK-A-THONPlease join Maggie Nealley Kyla Popielaski Jordan Skinner Paige Tolbard and Medha Kapoor on March 25th for the Join Forces Walk a Thon The Join Forces Walk A Thon is a event designed by our WFMS and Urbana Girl Scout Cadettes for their Silver Award Project They want to raise awareness of the Wounded Warrior Project and thank our military community for their service The students will walk around the FHS track during gym class For each lap they walk they will add a paper link to build a community chain that symbolizes joining together to support our military families and each other Wear red white and blue andor black and gold The girls have distributed informational f l iers about this event which include information about the Heros Path they will be creating If you have a loved one who served in the military and you would like to honor them on the Heros Path please send in a picture with Name and background information This picture can not be returned So please do not send one that you want back Please turn these in to your homeroom teacher If parents would like to participate please come to school at the time of your childs gym class We will offer l ight refreshments to parents who walk with us that day Sign in at the off ice and join your child on the FHS stadium track Please ask your child to see the f l ier for further information We hope the Join Forces chain will be really long