News & Announcements
. . .
Make
up days set for snow absences - Makeup
days for our three days missed will be February 15, June
10, and the first day originally scheduled for Spring Break,
March 29.
Career Day Postponed
- Due to the snow, Career
Day has been postponed to April 21. Many thanks to speakers
and volunteers who were prepared and ready to participate
in career day on February 3. Speakers, please confirm with
Career
Day
Chair,
Karen Fiorini K_Fiorin@Bellsouth.net or
Diane Walters dwalters@ncteacher.org if
your April 21 schedule allows you to speak on that date.
Parents of Rising 9th Graders - For
all parents/guardians of rising 9th grade students, please frequently
check your high school's web-site for updated registration and
visitation information. For links to all WCPSS high school websites,
go to the high
school directory page.
Cheerleading Competition - Please
come out and support our WMMS Cheerleaders. The Wake County Cheerleading
Competition
is
Saturday,
February
13, 2010 at Southeast Raleigh High School (2600 Rock Quarry Road).
The competition starts at 10:00 am. Our cheerleaders have been
working hard and the more support and cheering we have from fans
at the competition, the better our scores will be. We look forward
to seeing you there!!
Teacher
of the Year - Please join
us in congratulating Mr. Derek Currie, 8th Grade Math and Algebra
teacher. He was
recently chosen the WMMS Teacher
of the Year by WMMS faculty.
Mr. Currie came to West Millbrook through the Visiting
International Faculty program in 2005 and has challenged
8th grade students to do their best and reach their potential
on both the Sharks and Eagles teams since then. Former students
say that he is a great teacher who demands much and cares
equally as much. Our faculty and staff agrees! To learn more
about Mr.
Currie's background, click here.
H1N1 and Seasonal Flu: Information for
parents, students and staff - WCPSS
works closely with Wake County Human Services on any cases
of
communicable diseases or viruses. These agencies are carefully
monitoring the
situation and will keep parents and the public updated.
Taking
simple steps to protect your health are very important.
As with any virus, cold or other illness, students and staff
with cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, fever
or feverishness, tiredness, body aches, headache, chills, diarrhea
and vomiting should stay home from
school/work until they have recovered.
|
Dates
to Remember. . .
click
dates for calendar or additional
details
February
8......5
pm Battle
of the Brooks
at Millbrook
HighFbr>
.......................Battle
Pregame Party
at WMMS (see
article)
February
12....Talent
Show
.......... ...............
...........
Online
School Calendar
Basketball Schedule
(pdf)
Spring Sports Schedule (pdf)
WMMS
09-10 Academic Calendar (pdf)
WMMS
09-10 Bell Schedule
Early Release Wednesday Schedule (pdf)
Battle of the Brooks Basketball -
Join us for our Battle of the Brooks Basketball party! Enjoy
games— wall ball, basketball and other fun activities. Your
$6.00 ticket includes popcorn and a drink, transportation
to Millbrook High School, and admission to the 5 p.m. West
vs. East Basketball game. Additional snacks will be available
for
purchase. Parents The small bus, with seating for 15, will
make only one south route trip. If you live on the afterhours
south
route,
make
reservations
early for the limited seating. All other students will need
rides home from Millbrook High School following the game.
(Flyer - Parent
Permission Slip - South
Bus Permission Slip) (pdf files)
Millbrook High School Curriculum Fair
Postponed to Feb. 18 -
Due to the early February snow, Millbrook High School
posponed their annual Magnet Curriculum Fair to February
18, 2010 from 6:00-7:45pm. This event is for
rising 9th grade students and their families only. Teachers,
Counselors, Administrators, and the IB Coordinator
will be present to answer your questions. Questions answered
include: How will the IB Program affect my student? What
is Paideia? How do we get into honors classes? What is Wildcat
Prep? What classes does my student need to graduate? What
electives are available? And, What classes are required to
promote?
For additional information, please call Millbrook High School's
Student Services at 850-8807, or see the 8th grade counselor,
Ms. Hronsky (870-4059).
Community Service - West Millbrook
Middle Beta Club students are recognized for finding ways
to help their community, during the holiday season and beyond.
Ashley Smith reports through the WCPSS monthly news magazine,
The School Connection. Click the COMMUNITY SERVICE link when
you arrive at the School
Connection webpage.
2009 - 2010 Pilot for the Writing Instruction
System -
In May of 2009, the State Board of Education approved the
proposal for the 2009-2010
Writing Instruction System. This replaced the previous version
of the North Carolina Writing Test at grades 4 and 7. Download
additional information about the Writing System here
(pdf file). To review other testing updates, please download
pdf file here.
Athletic Passes - Don’t
miss a single moment of this year’s exciting Wildcat
sports season. Athletic passes are now on sale. The athletic
pass will admit you to every home game at West Millbrook
this year. Download
form here.
Parent E-mail Lists - West
Millbrook offers parents an opportunity to keep up-to-date
on school-wide and team-specific happenings via e-mail announcements.An
e-mail list has been set up for every grade level team. If
you have more than one student at West Millbrook, we encourage
you to sign-up on every team's mail list in the event that
team specific mail is sent. Please understand that you will
receive duplicates for any messages that are distributed
to all team mail lists. Your e-mail subscription must be
set up at the beginning of EACH new school year. To subscribe:
Log-in to the e-mail account that you wish to receive messages.
Address a new message to dwalters@wcpss.net. In the subject
line type: SUBSCRIBE TO THE ________ TEAM E-MAIL LIST. (The
team name of your student must be inserted in the blank for
your request to be processed.)
Please
Volunteer - West
Millbrook students need you! Volunteering offers
multi-faceted benefits! Not only do volunteer
activities help you develop a strong connection
to your child's school, volunteering is also
a a great way to have fun while providing an
invaluable service. The West Millbrook community
needs you! A PTA volunteer form will be posted
in this space shortly. In the interim, please
drop by the school office and complete the
WCPSS volunteer information form that is only
available via the WCPSS inTRAnet
.
|
