Timberwolf Times

Timberwolf Family,

Can you believe our 1st Six Weeks is already over? Let's be sure to start our 2nd Six Weeks strong and stay strong. This will require all of us to work together to accept nothing less than your child's personal best.

In a few weeks we will be opening up our school-wide, positive behavioral interventions and support (PBIS) virtual store. Our PTA sponsors this program and helps us with the store weekly. Our staff has already been awarding points for students who showcase Respect the PACK (Prepared, Accountable, Courageous, Kind) characteristics. Students can use these points to purchase many fun items. Be sure to ask your students about this and see how many Pack Points they have earned.

Remember, parents, if you plan on volunteering, the district has some new guidelines for you to follow. Beginning October 1, the district will require all volunteers serving on campus during the instructional day to register with the district through its Raptor security system. Please see below for more information.

Lastly, our tutorial schedule has several changes for the 2nd Six Weeks. Please make sure you check the schedule below before dropping off your student for tutorials in the morning.

As always please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. Here’s to the start of a new grading period and another great WoodCreek week!

GO TIMBERWOLVES!

Dr. Andrew Lowry

Principal

WoodCreek Junior High

Monday, September 26th

• 7th Grade Boys Football vs. West Memorial @ Katy HS 5:00-8:00pm

Tuesday, September 27th

• 8th Grade Boys Football vs. West Memorial @ Katy HS 5:00-8:00pm

Wednesday, September 28th

Thursday, September 29th

• 7th Grade Girls Volleyball vs. Haskett JH @ WCJH 5:15-8:00pm
• 8th Grade Girls Volleyball vs. Haskett JH @ Haskett 5:15-8:00pm

Friday, September 30th

• LOST and FOUND cleanout after last lunch.

Monday, October 3

• 7th Grade Football vs Seven Lakes JH @ SLHS 5:15-8:00pm
• WCJH Choir Concert @ KHS PAC 7:00pm
• WCJH PTA Spirit @ Fajita Pete's 4:00-9:00pm

Tuesday, October 4

• Theatre Musical Rehearsal 4:15pm
• 8th Grade Football vs Seven Lakes JH @ KHS 5:15-8:00pm

Wednesday, October 5

• Theatre Musical Rehearsal 4:15pm
• Fall Individual Pictures during PE Class

Thursday, October 6

• 7th Grade Volleyball vs Beckendorff @ BDJH 5:15-8:00pm
• 8th Grade Volleyball vs Beckendorff @ WCJH 5:15-8:00pm
• First Year Orchestra Showcase 6:30-7:00pm
• BAND: KHS 8th Grade FB Night

Friday, October 7

• Theatre Musical Rehearsal 4:15pm

Secondary students’ report cards will be official on September 28th and electronically viewable by 10 a.m. in the Home Access Center (HAC). Please login to MyKaty Cloud and then click on the HAC tile.

LOST AND FOUND CLEAN OUT

Friday, September 30th, is lost and found clean out.

Please make sure to have your student look for missing items. You may find these items in the cafeteria on the in the bins against the back wall.

All left over items after the last lunch will be packed up and donated. Donations happen after each 6 weeks.

$65 through December

Use QR Code or Click on Flyer to visit Jostens website to order.

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month-a time to raise awareness of this topic to ensure that all students, families and individuals know how to access support and resources to discuss suicide prevention and seek help.

NAMI Know the Warning Signs

NAMI What to Know About Youth Suicide

For additional resources related to Suicide Prevention, please visit the WCJH website and click on the Counselor's tab.

Beginning this school year, all secondary GT screening will take place in the fall semester instead of in the spring semester.

Parent checklists are available now in the counselors’ suite. Any student wanting to screen for GT services for the 2023-2024 school year will need to pick up and turn in a GT Screening Parent Checklist accepted from September 6th through October 7th.

Screening will begin on October 31st. The only students who cannot screen during this time are transfer students whom we screened this August.

Both Forms have a firm deadline to be completed, signed and returned by 4:00pm on Friday, October 7th.

Katy ISD offers a course that is designed specifically to benefit students that speak Spanish at home so that they may continue to develop and further expand their language skills. This course is unique in that it allows the student to obtain 4 language credits in 2 years. Students can earn 2 credits for SpSpSp1/2 in one year, offered at the junior high level, and 2 credits for SpSpSp 3 PreAP/AP Spanish Language in another year. The attached document or the video at https://tinyurl.com/SpSpSpKaty explains and provides further details about the Spanish for Spanish Speakers program.

The exam will be administered September 27, 2022, during the school day at WCJH.

If your child demonstrates an intermediate proficiency level in understanding and communicating in Spanish, your child will have the option to enroll in a Spanish for Spanish Speakers in 8th grade if the course is offered at your junior high, or in 9th grade, at the high school level.

Save the Date! Katy ISD will host its annual College and Career Night on Wednesday, October 12th at the Merrell Center.

Representatives from colleges, universities, technical schools and military academies from across the US will be there to answer questions about specific schools and programs.

NOTE: There are CHANGES to the 2nd Six Weeks TUTORIAL Schedule!

Tutorials are held from 8:20-8:50am per the subject and grade schedule. Please make sure you check the schedule below before dropping off your student for tutorials in the morning. For the days marked "By Appt", your student must have arranged to meet their teacher beforehand.

Students will enter the building for tutorials between 8:15-8:30am at the BACK of the school, on the academic end of the building, through the door near Rm 1172 (Ms. Thomas-Combs). Students arriving after 8:30am will not be permitted to attend tutorials and will have to enter the building through the school’s main entrance.

Katy ISD is excited to announce the implementation of the District’s Raptor Volunteer Initiative for the upcoming school year. Beginning October 1, the district will require all volunteers serving on campus during the instructional day to register with the district through its Raptor security system.

Raptor ensures quick and easy volunteer registration allowing individual volunteers to create and manage a personal volunteer profile. In addition, the Raptor Volunteer Initiative will:

• Provide an additional layer of protection for Katy ISD students, staff, volunteers, and campus visitors.
• Unite all district volunteers into one Katy ISD volunteer community.
• Measure and communicate the positive impact of Katy ISD volunteer organizations.

Once registered and approved, individual volunteers can:

• Submit and track hours via their volunteer profile for every Katy ISD campus at which they volunteer.
• The system also provides quick and easy submission of individual off-campus volunteer hours.

The volunteer registration requirement will extend to all volunteers serving on or off-campus, during or after the instructional day effective January 4.

Join our volunteer community and register today!

Volunteer Application-English

Volunteer Application -Spanish

WCJH PTA has a brand new website! PTA is still working to get all areas up and running, but feel free to check out all of the latest updates! We are looking forward to a great 2022-2023 school year!

www.wcjhpta.com

Don't forget you can join WCJH PTA online! Not only can parents join but students, neighbors, businesses, family, and friends can join as well. Just like last year, there will be monthly drawings for yard signs, gift cards, and spirit wear. The membership helps support the programs and events that help enhance students' experiences at school. Join now! PTA Membership — WoodCreek Junior High PTA (wcjhpta.com) Thank you for your support!

Any questions or concerns please feel free to contact membership@wcjhpta.com.

*If you purchased school supplies through the PTA that includes one membership.

Registration is now open for Fall 2022 Community Education courses!

Visit our website to view the online course catalog and sign up for classes in PayNGo.

For questions about Community Education, contact CommunityEd@katyisd.org or call (281) 396-6365.

Join our remind groups for important text updates.

• 6th Grade - Text the message @wcjhwolf29 to the number 81010.
• 7th Grade - Text the message @wcjhwolf28 to the number 81010.
• 8th Grade - Text the message @wcjhwolf27 to the number 81010.

Follow us on Instagram as well! @WoodCreekJrHigh

Mission Statement: WoodCreek Junior High, in partnership with the community, parents, and students, will provide a safe, positive, engaging learning environment that is devoted to empowering each student to become a productive, responsible, respectful citizen while achieving academic excellence.

Website: https://www.katyisd.org/WCJH
Location: 1801 Woodcreek Bend Lane, Katy, TX, USA
Phone: (281) 234-0800
Facebook: facebook.com/woodcreekjrhigh/
Twitter: @WoodCreekJrHigh

Dr. Andrew Lowry Principal

Karla Beek Assistant Principal - Student Support

Ryan Saam Assistant Principal - 6th Grade

Derek Ankney Assistant Principal - 7th Grade

Lauren Merriman Assistant Principal - 8th Grade

Melissa Hardy Counselor - Student Support

Meghan McCarthy Counselor - 6th Grade

Aiesha Mercadel Counselor - 7th Grade

Jessie Clay Counselor - 8th Grade

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