RACING TO THE FUTURE
Our slot car crew had a great day on the track at today's state Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) competition. Even when the bracket had our Wildcats facing one another, the fun continued and smiles won the day! 🏁
STUDENT TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (STLP) DRONE CHALLENGE
Our STLP Drone Challenge team took on the competition at the state-level today! Mason Carr, Alex Brown, and Mark Daniels conquered the aerial drone course with the Eclipse Mission. Help us congratulate these students on a job well done!
STUDENT TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (STLP) STATE COMPETITION
14 WiredCats are on their way to Lexington for the STLP state competition! They'll be racing cars, flying drones, and demonstrating their skills with programmed robots. Help us to wish them the best of luck!
NAME OUR CHICKENS
We appreciate everyone who submitted names for our chickens! Yesterday, students whittled down the list to their favorites. Please choose nine names for our clutch. Those with the most votes will win: https://forms.gle/kLZnewYSRX8fv5WC9
COLLEAGUE CREDIT
Mr. Yancey shares that Ms. Katie Williams has stepped out of her comfort zone and is using her own time to help create new activities (esports, slot cars) for students at Wurtland Middle School!
Thank you for all you do, Ms. Williams!
WRITER OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Brumfield shares that Aidan is this week's Writer of the Week because he worked tirelessly throughout the past week to complete an argumentative essay for English class. Thanks for being a dedicated writer, Aidan!
Aidan is doing things WRITE at WMS!
READER OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Brumfield shares that Alexis chooses to consistently read in her spare time. Last week, once Alexis completed her diagnostic assessment, she used the rest of her time to read and enjoy the book she had brought to class.
READERS ARE LEADERS AT WMS!
WILDCAT OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Brumfield shares that Huner demonstrates a positive attitude each day, and he is extremely helpful to his classmates and teachers. Way to be a leader, Huner!
We are proud of this Wildcat!
READERS ARE LEADERS AT WURTLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
SPRING INTO READING: SPRING BOOKFAIR
It's time to spring into reading at Wurtland Middle School with our spring bookfair! Ms. Johnson will host the bookfair in the library throughout the week after spring break, and it will begin on April 8, 2024. Be sure to stop in to guess the number of gumballs in the jar for free books and a prize bag!
Family night will be held on April 11, 2024 between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Please note attached price information.
LUNG CAPACITY LAB ACTIVITIES
Students in Mrs. Dornon's Health Sciences class are working through lung capacity lab activities with the use of balloons! Creative lesson planning and hands-on learning are keys to student success at Wurtland Middle School!
NAME THAT CHICKEN!
Students who are participating in Ms. Bowling's passion project, Chickenpalooza, need your help!
Please complete this Google Form with suggested names for their new chicks: https://forms.gle/8puKeqznfGYGqY6E9
Voting will follow the submissions!
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK
We owe a special note of thanks to our Director of Finance, Mr. Matt Thompson! This morning, with our cafeteria a few hands short, Mr. Thompson jumped in to take lunch numbers.
Thank you, Mr. Thompson! We appreciate you!
SPRINGing INTO SUCCESS
At Wurtland Middle School, we are SPRINGing into success, and we cannot wait for parents, family members, and friends to join us for our spring open house event! Make plans now to attend!
*BOOKFAIR
* CORE FOUR AND DATA CONFERENCES
* PASSION PROJECT DISPLAYS
CHOCOLATE CAKE, ANYONE?
Aiden Baldridge recently made his grandfather's chocolate cake in Mrs. Shannon's Hospitality and Tourism class. Everyone loved it, and this was Aiden's first experience in the kitchen! Great job, Aiden!
INDUSTRIAL ARTS
Miss Macey Horsley is incredibly proud of this project! She finished most of the work on a tilting trashcan independently. We are so proud of this Wildcat! Keep building, Macey!
P.I.V.O.T.
Flexible seating, anyone? We owe a special note of thanks to our friends at Habitat for Humanity of the Tri-State’s Huntington ReStore. We were given a special deal on 20 couches that will expand our building’s seating options. Today, our friends delivered these to us FREE OF CHARGE. If needed, we are ready to PIVOT.
Did you know that Melissa Bowling, assistant principal, serves on the executive committee of this organization’s Board of Directors, and, on April 19, our building will partner with the organization for our third annual wall build? This year, we’re building two houses!
ONE GOAL.
TWO HOUSES.
THREE YEARS.
IN THE AIR
Students in Mr. Haywood's STEM class have been focused on a unit in aviation design. This week, students are crafting paper airplane designs, testing them in both the areas of distance and accuracy. Students are finalizing their designs for an upcoming competition!
"LET ME SEE YOU ONE, TWO-STEP"
Students in Mrs. Tucker's mathematics class have been hard at work. Students are learning to solve two-step inequalities, utilizing multiple modes of practice throughout the unit.
Great work, Wildcats!
WMS IS POPPIN'
EdRising students, Jaylynn, Graci, and Mirabella, created another cute bulletin board that's on display in our hallways! Wurtland Middle School is poppin'!
