WMS Weekly Update March 1, 2024

Good Afternoon WMS Families:

PTO UPDATES:

Student vs. Staff Basketball Game

The annual student vs. teacher basketball game will take place on Friday, March 22nd. This is a family friendly event and we hope you will come join the fun and watch as 8th grade students challenge the teachers and staff. Doors will open at 6PM, game time at 6:30PM. Tickets will be sold for $7 each (with a per family cap of $30) during student lunches. Players do not need to purchase a ticket. March 7th and 8th will be a presale for 8th grade only, and 2 tickets per student can be purchased on these dates. On March 11th and 12th tickets will open up to all students with a 2 ticket limit on these dates. Starting March 13th, tickets sales will be open to all students with no limit restrictions. Don't wait to get your tickets! Lets pack the house! The PTO is looking for volunteers to help make this event a success, volunteers do not need to purchase a ticket. If interested, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0949ACAA22A1F49-2023

The PTO is also looking for donations of restaurant or other gift cards, event tickets and any other items that can be raffled off at the game. Anyone willing to donate a raffle item may sign up through the Sign Up Genius.

Grade level raffle baskets are also being put together for the event. If you would like to donate an item to be included, the basket themes are as follows:

Grade 8: Sports Basket (items such as basketballs, footballs, baseballs, sports shirts, hats, trading cards, etc.)

Grade 7: Gaming Basket (items such as giftcards for Fortnite, Roblox, Gamestop, Nintendo, Xbox along with snacks, popcorn, candy, etc.)

Grade 6: Snack Basket (items such as candy, chips, popcorn, cookies, goldfish, trail mixes, etc.)

Grade 5: Ice Cream Basket (items such as toppings, sprinkles, cherries, cones, candy, ice cream scoop, sundae cups, giftcards for ice cream shop to purchase ice cream, etc.)

We want to emphasize this is voluntary. Any donations of raffle items should be sent into the school no later than Friday, March 15th. We greatly appreciate your support in making this a fun and successful event!

Penny Wars

It’s time for a little friendly competition! Penny Wars will take place March 4 – March 8. Students may bring in pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and dollars. To earn points, students may place pennies in the jar representing their grade during lunch periods. One point will be earned for every penny in the container. Students may place silver coins and dollars in another grade’s jar to deduct points from their total; they will lose points based on the value of the coin. A nickel will cause a loss of 5 points, a dime 10 points, a quarter 25 points and a dollar bill 100 points. The grade with the highest number of points at the end of penny wars will win an ice cream party sponsored by the Wamsutta PTO.

To keep up-to-date on PTO run school events, please check us out on Facebook @Wamsutta PTO.

Thank you to the students who participated in the NAEP Assessments this week. The administrators reported the students involved were among the most hardworking & polite students in the many cities & towns they serve.

Have a great weekend!

March:
06 Talent Show 6:00PM
08 End of Term 2
14 A Night To Discover @ AHS 6:00PM
15 early release for students - 11:30AM dismissal
21 PTO meeting 6:30PM
22 Staff VS 8th grade Students basketball game
27 Music in our Schools Night @ AHS 6:00PM
29 No School - Good Friday
April:
02 ELA MCAS grades 5 & 6
03 ELA MCAS grades 5 & 6
03 Trivia Night 6:00PM
04 ELA MCAS grades 7 & 8
09 ELA MCAS grades 7 & 8