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Wea Ridge Middle School

November 2017

November is the month that is most often associated with giving thanks. It is a time to celebrate

and give thanks for the special friends and family that are a part of our lives. On November 11th,

the nation will be remembering and thanking the men and women of the armed forces who have

served our country. Wea Ridge Middle School will be honoring these selfless men and women on

November 10th, with a school wide Veteran’s Day program at 9:30am. We invite you to join us as

we honor the sacrifices of the family members of our students and staff at our program.

The success of students at Wea Ridge is rooted in the support they receive at home. I appreciate

the time spent outside of the school day supporting the instruction of our teachers. We know that

kids are more successful in school when parents take an active interest in their homework - it

shows kids that what they do is important. Here are a few ideas to help with homework in the

evening:

Set up a homework-friendly area. Make sure kids have a well-lit place to com-

plete homework. Keep supplies — paper, pencils, glue, scissors — within reach.

Schedule a regular study time. Some kids work best in the afternoon, follow-

ing a snack and play period; others may prefer to wait until after dinner.

Help them make a plan. When there's an especially hefty assignment to tack-

le, encourage your child break up the work into manageable chunks. Create a work

schedule for the night if necessary — and take time for a 15-minute break every hour,

if possible.

Keep distractions to a minimum. This means no TV, loud music, or phone calls.

(Occasionally, though, a phone call to a classmate about an assignment can be help-

ful.)

Make sure kids do their own work. They won't learn if they don't think for

themselves and make their own mistakes. Parents can make suggestions and help with

directions. But it's a kid's job to do the learning.

Be a motivator and monitor. Ask about assignments, quizzes, and tests. Give

encouragement, check completed homework, and make yourself available for questions

and concerns.

Set a good example. Do your kids ever see you diligently balancing your budg-

et or reading a book? Kids are more likely to follow their parents' examples than their

advice.

From the Desk of Mr. Roop... HIGHLIGHTS:

Pg 1 Mr. Roop’s Message

Pg 2 Counselor Connection

Husky Homework Help

Daily Announcements

Pg 3 P/T Conferences

AM Student Drop-Off

Intramurals

Pg 4 Music News

E-Flyers

Emergency Alerts

Pg 5 Chromebook Insurance

Husky Parent Assoc.

MHS Band Boosters

Pg 6 Husky Paws Travel Club

Pg 7 Student Council News

School Dance

Pg 8-9 Honor Rolls

Pg 10 Perfect Attendance

Thank you, HotBox

Pg 11 Riley Walk Wrap-Up

Pg 12 Technology News

GLASS Meeting

QUICKLINKS

Pg 13 No Asbestos Letter

Pg 14 MHS Color Guard Clinic

Pg 15 MHS Dance Team Clinic

Pg 16 November Calendar

Pg 17 December Calendar

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Counselor Connection

Our students spent time in October learning about ways we can all be upstanders in our school by taking a stand against bullying and making sure we make the right choices. The students signed our pledge poster. I

also spoke with all students in English classes. I have posted some resources on the school website that parents can access for more information about bullying including books that students can check out of our school library, as well as a special Dateline NBC documentary that focused on bullying scenarios. This would

be great to watch and discuss with your child.

Thank you parents who attended Coffee with the Counselor and Husky Parent Association for sponsoring this event. It is great to be able to connect with some parents, and share information. Be on the lookout in

future newsletters for the next date and registration link.

Any requests for 2nd semester schedule changes (switching an elective choice, placement concerns, etc.) should be sent to me by Dec. 8.

You are welcome to contact me at the school anytime to discuss a situation. Email is easier than phone in

case I am with a student or outside of my office. You may also use this counselor referral form as a streamlined method to request me to meet with a student.

Counselor Referral Form

Ebony Gilbert - ecgilbert@tsc.k12.in.us; (765) 471-2164 ext. 1816

Husky Homework Help

Daily Announcements

Wea Ridge Daily Announcements can be found on the WRM webpage, http://wrm.tsc.k12.in.us/.

Click on Student Life menu option and then go to Daily Announcements. You can access the written

copy or see the announcement via our YouTube channel.

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Parent—Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on November 14 from 4-6pm.

We hope to see you on the 14th.

Intramurals

Intramurals start back up again in November. This is FREE for everyone

who is not in a school sport. Contact Mrs. Sanson or Mrs. Raeke for

more information.

November 2 and November 9- Kickball & Matball

November 16 and November 30- Basketball

Student Drop-Off In the Morning

Please help us maintain efficient student drop-off in the morning by following these guidelines:

Stay in the line of cars as it progresses through the parking lot

Beware of the Special Education busses

Please pull past the door to the end of the yellow curb to allow more cars by the door

All students should exit on the curb side of the vehicle

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Music News

Wea Ridge Middle School will be hosting our annual Veteran’s Day program this year on Friday, No-vember 10th at 9:30am in the Wea Ridge Middle School Main Gym. You and your family are invited to join us for this program. Also, if you have any friends or family members who have served in the past or are currently serving in our armed forces, please invite them to join us as well! There will be a reception following the program for all of our veterans as well as the students by whom they were invited. Please be sure to arrive promptly so that we can begin our program right at 9:30.

All choir and band students singing and playing in the Veteran’s Day program should come to school that morning wearing their concert attire. Details about concert attire can be found in the band and choir handbooks. If you have any questions about appropriate concert attire, please contact Mrs. Green, Miss Woodard, or Mr. Burnette. If students bring a change of clothing, they will have an opportunity to change out of their concert attire after the program.

E-Flyers

TSC supports "green" efforts and as such to help ensure students receive information about com-

munity services or events, flyers from non-profit outside organizations are posted online in a sec-

tion called E-flyers. All E-Flyers can be accessed from any TSC School website:

www.tscschools.com, by clicking the 'students' or 'parents' link in the upper right hand corner of

the webpage. E-Flyers will be posted on the 15th and 30th of the month so be sure to check reg-

ularly for newly posted information. If your qualifying organization is interested in posting an E-

Flyer, go to www.tscschools.com E-flyers section to submit the information.

Please make time to sign up through the TSC webpage for the TSC's emergency notification sys-tem. Upon doing this, you may elect to receive notifications from Wea Ridge Middle and the TSC. Note that Pinwheel is no longer being used by the TSC for notification purposes. Through the web page and the notification system, the TSC sends alert information, such as weather delays and cancellations of school.

Emergency Notifications

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Chromebook Insurance

McCutcheon Band Boosters Holiday Bazaar and Bake Sale Saturday, November 11, 2017

9am – 2pm at McCutcheon High School 4951 Old US 231 S, Lafayette, IN 47909

holidaybazaarbb@gmail.com Over 100 Vendors * Free Admission

Handmade Crafts * Unique Gifts * Fussed Glass * Jewelry * Wood Crafts Holiday Decorations * Direct Sales * Bake Sale

Come and start your Christmas shopping with us by supporting our McCutcheon Bands and local vendors

Regardless of how hard we try, accidents happen. The staff at WRM has spoken with students

about the responsibility and care associated with having a Chromebook. It is important for all par-

ents to consider purchasing insurance for their student’s Chromebook. TSC has partnered with a

third party vendor to offer a reasonably priced no-deductible insurance plan. For more information

or to enroll, go to the TSC Technology Department webpage under General Information.

HUSKY Parent Association

Save the date: Wednesday, November 7th 5-10pm Is our AJ's Beef and Burgers fundraiser night. You

can order delivery, carryout or dine in—just be sure to mention Wea Ridge Middle School.

The next HPA meeting with be Nov. 1 at 6pm in the WRM Library. We are always looking for more

parents to join us. Like us on facebook at www.facebook.com/huskiesparentassociation or email our

secretary at ADbuckles@prf.org to be added to the email list.

MHS Band Boosters

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Husky Paws Travel Club

HUSKY PAWS TRAVEL CLUB INFORMATION

Panama June 2018- There are still spots available on this trip. If you would like more information contact

Mrs. Sanson. December 31 is the last day that you can sign up for this trip without a payment penalty.

European Capitals March 2019- This trip is full with 51 people going. If you would like to be added to the

waitlist contact Mrs. Sanson.

The Husky Paws Travel Club is selling bedsheets once again to offset our group expenses on our upcoming

trips. If you would like to order a set of sheets please contact someone going on one of our trips or contact

Mrs. Sanson. msanson@tsc.k12.in.us before Friday, November 3. Any size and any color sheets are $40.00.

1800 thread count.

UPCOMING MEETING:

We will have a meeting for those traveling to Panama on Wednesday, November 15 at 6:00pm. We

will have a meeting for those traveling to European Capitals on Wednesday, November 15 at

7:00pm. Enter through door #1 in front of the school.

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Student Council News

Gotcha!

At the end of the nine weeks we combined all of the Gotchas and drew one name per

grade level. Each winner was able to find prizes of their choosing off Amazon totaling up

to $80.

Congratulations to the 1st 9 Weeks’ Winners:

6th Grader: Lisana Robles

7th Grader: Alex Focosi

8th Grader: Ana Maria Velazquez

For the month of October, the following students won Gotcha prizes:

6th Grade

Mitchell Selzer Danyiah Jackson

Jasper Lau Aleina LaRosae ViViana Rosales Cee Cee Farls

7th Grade

Tanner Ayers Jake Maslanka Evan Pastore

Carolina Porras Carlos Arellano Jayden Hensley

8th Grade

Glory Vargas Abi Zavala Azalia Diaz

Alana Trawick Kaydence Jewette

Jaleyal Munoz

It’s Dance Time!

Our 1st Dance of the school year will be Friday, December 1

st, after school until

4:30pm! Admission is $3 per student and only Wea Ridge Middle School students

may attend. Pizza, pop, and candy will be available for purchase as well.

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1st Quarter Distinguished Honor Roll

6th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll

Eva Albrecht, Jocelyn Algredo-Ruiz, Victoria Allen, Zane Anderson, Saul Banuelos-Gonzales, Brock Bertsche, Mason

Blann, Tyler Brown, Jacob Buche, Austin Budreau, Annie Buettner, Brooks Burnette, Jordana Caraza, Jasmine Car-

rillo, Cole Chicoine, Samantha Clark , Paige Clements, Kelsey Cline, Nevaeh Cole,Ella Conn, Katherine Cotner, So-

phia Crowder, Ailani Del Real, Aedyhn Demko, Hayden Denham, Diana Diaz, Alleigh Dutton, Jayden Erb, Cecilia

Faris, Madison Fashbaugh, Makenna Ford, Colin Frier, Marie Fultz, Katherine Gonzalez, Margarita Gonzalez, Caleb

Graham, Anna Hall, Nicole Hernandez-Melchor, William Holden, Isabella Humphrey, Jemya Ingram, Caleb Johnson,

Jacob Johnson, Jillilan Kender, Megan Koellisch, Kassidy Ladd, Averi Loft, Lillian Loy, Anna Major, Logan Marsell,

Janessa Martinez, Jayla Martinez, Schuyler McGowan, Cameron McPherson, Makayla Mikels, Ian Mueller, Ygnacio

Munoz, Parker Nangle, Maya Nichols, Alma Olascoaga Macedo, Jacqueline Pacheco, Abby Paxton, Abigail Payne,

Jackson Pettiner, Caden Polmateer, Vanessa Pumarino, Ava Rehwinkel, Blayke Risner, Ava Hope Robinson, Ava

Nichole Robinson, Calen Rose, Lewis Rueda, Danica Schreckengast, Sofia Schurman, Mitchell Selzer, Garrett

Shidler, Mackenzie Shoaf, Allie Shondell, Gracelyn Sietsma, Jaquan Simes, Cody Sliger, Kayla Smith, Aaron Stack,

Cruz Tirado, Rachel Townsend, Michael VanWinkle, Shannia Vasquez, Galilea Villegas, Allison Welch, Adrian Will-

ert, Owen Wright, Noah Yenerich, Clayton Young

7th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll

Madison Akridge, Ethan Aviles, Ana Baids, Declan Beam, Joslyn Bishop, Bryan Blanchard, Olivia Blankenship, Rae-

gan Burns, McKenzie Butler, Alondra Cervantes, Chloe Chicoine, Justin Cree, Asher Duncan, Bryan Esparza-Aymara,

Alexander Focosi, Mariana French, Riley Fritchley, Madelyn Gaeta, Lauren Graham, Alyssa Gray, Abbie Grindstaff,

Sheree Grindstaff, Jury Grubb, Wendy Guerrero-Lopez, Emme Hamilton, AdamHobbs, Drew Holdman, Christy

Huang, Eden Jones, Keidra Landis, Edwin Lopez, Olivia Luban, Anna Marsell, Clara McCain, Ethan Moffatt, Daphne

Nava-Salas, Evan Pastore, Nayeli Pedroza, Samuel Queen, Madison Reese, Grant Royer, Makenna Sands, John Sher-

low, Alexus Shoff, Kara Smith, Mackenzie Standerfer, Ty Trapp, Areli Viveros-Hernandez, Madison Whited, Saman-

tha Wood, Ty Woodward, Amy Zaldivar, Konrad Zieminski

8th Grade Distinguished Honor Roll

Emily Aldridge, Jasmine Allen, Yoselin Banuelos-Gonzalez, Jada Barnes, Isabella Beeler, Charles Bell, Luke Benner,

Tyson Bickett, Ella Bills, Angel Bravo, Mary Brophy, Richard Bui, Courtney Buman, Emily Buzbee, Shelbey Carrico,

Amy Cervantes Hernandez, Victor Cortez, Kaylee Cotterman, Abigail Creasy, Taylor Donahue, Lily Draper, Brody Fi-

ne, Jeovanni Garcia, Leah Gerke, Mackenzie Gick, Jennifer Guzman, Zachary Hobbs, Brianna Jackson, Kalei Justice,

Kelcee Krick, Olivia Lash, Joyce Lau, Yeisa Leal Luna, Megan McDuffie, Sara McGrew, Oscar Nava-Salas, Ian Noakes,

Jaiden Patel, Shriya Patel, Laine Schlicher, Andrew Smith, Lani Stovall, Stephanie Tirado, Angel Torres, Emma

Townsend, Alana Trawick, Michelle Vela-Aca, AnaMaria Velazquez, Tanner Weisel, Clayton Wright, Jason Zou

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1st Quarter A-B Honor Roll

6th Grade A-B Honor Roll

Tiffany Archer, Jennifer Arzate-Albarran, Osvaldo Avila, Pedro Baptista, Sawyer Baumgardt, Jose-

phine Beeler, Ethan Bills, Alexandra Blankenship, Cayla Blevins, Isaac Branz, Nelson Curet Ramos,

Alaina Fox, Jahzeel Garcia, Selena Holley, Aleina LaRosae, Robert Love, Patience Maxson-Englert,

Nicole McGlothlin, Chloe Miller, Jovanna Munoz, Fernando Pittman, Jeovanni Ramirez-Guerrero,

Lisana Robles, Riley Sands, Dawson Santos, Madisyn Shultheis, Teresa Smith, Summer Svitek, Ab-

bigayle Talbott, Evan Thompson, Damareon Williams, Brielle Young

7th Grade A-B Honor Roll

Emily Adams-Stewart, Alicia Arzate-Albarran, Zachary Barbour, Wilson Bernardez Alvarez, Grace

Brooks, Alyssa Chrust, Audrey Clevenger, Nathaniel Crowder, Jaime Cuevas Mortera, Charles Dun-

woody, Jakob Frank, Nestor Gonzalez, James Grove, Kenneth Hall, Michael Hammonds, Sarah He-

nady, Tyler Hicks, Timothy Ho, Abigail Hornor, Detrick Jackson, Coleten Kennedy, Kenji Menjivar,

Abigayle Miller, Bradley Moore, Morgan Newton, Ethan Pastore, Haylee Peters, Kaiden Pheifer,

AlexiaPlatt, Carolina Porras-Hernandez, Ethan Ray, Daniel Sanson, Tre Siefers, Aubrey Sims, Achyle

Smith, Justine Smith, Israel Tapia-Mayahua, Emma Tarrh, Jase Timmons, Cailynn Trombley, Alexis

Troxel, Lewis Urschel, LeeAnn Wainscott, Miasari Walstra, Riley Wohlwend

8th Grade A-B Honor Roll

Emily Amato, Kayden Barnard, Owen Baumgardt, Camryn Brose. Victoria Casas, Scott Catron Fred-

die Coffey, Shaunree Coley, Azalia Diaz-Robles, Colin Ely, Brooklyn Esarey, Dahni Glover, Connor

Goodman, Joshua Goodman, Breann Halsema, Kai Hatfield, Madisen Hilsabeck, Kolten Hoffmann,

Charity Holden, Jenna Johnson, Delia Jones, Naomi Kallioinen, Nathan Kender, Spencer Madsen,

Xavier Martin, Matilynn McGreevy, Liliana Moore, Gabriela Morales, Cynthia Munoz, Trey Penale,

Jayda Pillion, Alejandro Pumarino, Jacinth Rivera, Madelynn Smathers, Kelsi Soto, Kennedy Sutton,

Rina Teglia, Amani Waldridge, Keaton Wright

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Perfect Attendance for 1st Nine Weeks

6th Grade

Saul Banuelos-Gonzalez, Jamsine Carrillo, Cole Chicoine, Ella Conn, Sophia Crowder, Alleigh Dutton, Allie

Eberhart, Marie Fultz, Jahzeel Garcia, Mackenzie Gibson, Katherine Gonzalez, Margarita Gonzalez, Caleb

Johnson, Paul Kauffman, Megan Koellisch, Kassidy Ladd, Robert Love, Lillian Loy, Janessa Martinez, Pa-

tience Maxson-Englert, Courtney McCracken, Londen McKay-Bell, Kaison Persley, Jackson Pettiner, Marlen

Santiago, Dawson Santos, Danica Schreckengast, Cody Sliger, Ruben Vela, Reese Wade, Tre Wagner

7th Grade

Alexandra Alvarado-Saucedo, Cassandra Alvarado-Saucedo, Declan Beam, Raegan Burns, McKenzie Butler,

Chloe Chicoine, Bailey Floyd, Mariana French, Riley Fritchley, Bryan Gordon, Alyssa Gray, Abbie Grindstaff,

Benjamine Guillemette,Caleb Hamelman, Kai Hatfiled, Christy Huang, Keidra Landis, Kenji Menjivar, Tyler

Merrell, Elizabeth Miskin, Nancy Murrrieta-Luna,Daphne Nava-Salas, Diego Parra-Gonzaga, Ethan Pastore,

Haylee Peters, Ty Trapp, Alexis Troxel, Areli Viveros-Hernandez

8th Grade

Jasmine Allen, Tyson Bickett, Johnathon Blodgett, Paige Cox, Jayvin Dick, Alexander Gordon, Haley

Hamelman, Madisen Hilsabeck, Lilyan Houston, Kaydence Jewett, Andrew Lacey, Yeisa Leal, Sara McGrew,

Jacob Myers, Jaiden Patel, Melissa Puentes, Luis Rodriguez, Madelyn Smathers, Kennedy Sutton, Alana

Trawick, Glory Vargas-Dominguez, AnaMaria Velaquez, Clayton Wright

Thank you to Hot Box Pizza for

their generous support of Wea

Ridge Middle School.

Thank you to Hot Box Pizza

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Riley Walk Wrap Up 2017

Huskies Helping Others!

The Wea Ridge Annual Riley Children’s Hospital Walk-A-Thon was held on

Thursday, October 5th. Students set a goal of raising $3000, and we surpassed

that goal raising $3,362!!! Not only were Wea Ridge students supporting their

community, but they also listened to B102.9’s DJ “Joe” broadcasting LIVE

from our event!! Due to uncooperative weather, the walk was held inside for

the first time. Students displayed their maroon and black to show unity in our

support of Riley Kids.

Wea Ridge students have now raised over $27,000 in support of Riley Hospital

over the past 9 years from our annual walk. It truly amazing how many Wea

Ridge students and staff members hold Riley Hospital “near and dear” to their

hearts due to having used their services or family needing care from Ri-

ley. This year, the Lafayette Eagles 347 donated $100 to help us achieve our

fundraising goal. Stidham United Methodist Church donated $50 as well to support our walk. We appreciate the continued support we

have received from the Eagles for several years!

We would like to thank all of our students, staff, and administration for their generous support of our walk. Thanks to the Lafayette Eagles

347, Mr. Kurt Williams, B102.9 and Joe McCay for their continued support to help Huskies help others!

Organized by the WRM Student Council and WRM Honor Society

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Technology News

QUICKLINKS

PowerSchool

My School Bucks

Lunch/Breakfast Menus

Here Comes the Bus

E-Flyers

TSC Alerts and Notifications

GLASS Meeting

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1 2 3 Athletic Grade Checks

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7 HPA AJ’s Burgers Bene-fit Night 5-10pm

8 9 10 Veteran’s Day 9:30am

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12 13 14 Parent-Teacher Conferences 4-6pm

15 16 17 Athletic Grade Checks

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19 20 21 22 23 Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Break

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Thanksgiving Break

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WRM November 2017 Calendar of Events

Great idea: Print this page or any part of the newsletter and post it on your refrigerator, so you

don’t miss out on any of the excitement here at Wea Ridge Middle School!

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Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

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Fri

Sat

1 School Dance 2:30—4:30 Athletic Grade Checks

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 Winter Choir Concert 6pm

14 Winter Band Concert 6pm

15 Athletic Grade Checks

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17 18 19 20 21 22 Quarter 2 Ends Semester 1 Ends

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Christmas Eve

25 Winter Break Christmas Day

26 Winter Break

27 Winter Break

28 Winter Break

29 Winter Break

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WRM December 2017 Calendar of Events

Great idea: Print this page or any part of the newsletter and post it on your refrigerator, so you

don’t miss out on any of the excitement here at Wea Ridge Middle School!