Washington Middle School

Learning in ACTION. Our 7th graders working on their Mushroom Dissection Lab.

Veterans Speak to Students of Washington Middle School https://www.glendiveschools.com/o/wms/article/586712

Veteran Letter Writing Campaign update and thanks...Read here. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OmGDP7muuetjFpMEQmUqywn0zci7y8SWIXTPQ_-9jIw/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you to all our WMS parents/guardians and students who came to conferences last week. It was wonderful to see our parents/guardians and students touring the building and speaking with staff.

Hello WMS Demon Families, Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is an early out for students. School begins as usual, but ends at 1:45 for students. The WMS staff will be here for conferences from 2:00-8:00. See you tomorrow, Katy Kennedy Principal Washington Middle School

Check out our NEWEST inductees into WMS' chapter of the National Junior Honors Society! Congratulations to these find group of young men and ladies.

WMS is looking for enthusiastic, child centered, role models for our Boys' Basketball Coaches. We currently are looking for: 7th grade Assistant Coach 8th grade Head Coach 8th grade Assistant Coach Please go to "Employment Opportunities" at glendiveschools.com. Thank you for considering.

Hello WMS Demon Families, Mark your calendars, if you haven't yet, for November 4th. It is an Early Out for our WMS students, but our staff will be here to meet with parents and guardians for conferences. School will end at 1:45. Conferences are from 2:00-8:00. Our staff are excited to meet with you and talk about your students' work at WMS. Report cards will be available for pick up at conferences as well. Thank you so much. We look forward to seeing you. Best, Katy Kennedy Principal Washington Middle School

Hello WMS Families, this is a reminder for parents/guardians that today, Wednesday October 20th, we have an early dismissal time of 1:45. There will be no school Thursday or Friday. Please disregard any notifications that you might have received regarding your child needing to attend Friday school this week. Have a great weekend! We will see your student Monday!

Hello WMS Demon Families, Thank you for your patience and responsiveness today during the unusual events. We care about our students and their safety. We want our students to be here at school. With that being said, due to the transportation issues caused by coronavirus, our heating systems being installed are not able to be activated yet. We WILL be having school on Thursday. Please be sure your student is dressed more warmly than usual and in layers. The temperature in each room varies. We will be learning and growing our brains, but with a few more clothes on than usual! Thank you for your assistance. Best, Katy Kennedy Principal Washington Middle School

Important information about 10/13/21: https://www.glendiveschools.com/article/559998

GPS will be canceling school for the remainder of the day. Please come and get your student from the schools or make arrangements for them to be picked up. Please be safe on the roads. We want to make sure that everyone is safe during this crazy time. Status of the buildings right now: We do not have water at JES and we still have power down at all of the buildings. The High School does have a backup generator that they are currently on. We do not feel the power will be back on before lunch time to feed our students. Our communication systems are not working well right now either.

We wanted to get this message out to you as soon as possible. At this point, we are still having school, but as of now, we have all 4 buildings without power because of downed power lines. The situation is being worked on and we should have more information soon. Please make sure you are checking your messages as we will be sending updates out soon. If we can’t get some things situated, we might have to cancel school for the remainder of the day. This decision will be made in the next 45 to 90 mins.

Hello WMS Demon families and students, Since I last reached out regarding our WMS Girls' Basketball season, I have learned some updated information. Sorry for the changes, but I wanted to let you know as soon as possible. 6th-grade Girls' basketball: begins October 11th (no change) practice will be 4-5:30 the first and second week then alternating schedule 7th-grade Girls' basketball: begins October 18th practice time the first week will be 5:30-7:00, then alternating schedule 8th-grade Girls' basketball: begins October 18th practice time the first week will be 7:00-8:30, then alternating schedule ​WMS wrestling: begins October 18th ​practice times TBD Please remember that student-athletes must read the WMS Activities Handbook, also found on our website. When done reading, students must sign the Student Participation Statement and return to school. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oqD2x_vea47Y7OWjJ4LuKcobPHaOph0k8xv25_tjjPo/edit# Student-athletes must have a current sports physical on file before practicing. Thank you so much! Best, Katy Kennedy Principal Washington Middle School

Check out what is happening in WMS's STEM class: critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TICbX1LmCOb7DIFilKaw4hzb5AgJ9KnG/view?usp=sharing

​Hello WMS Demon Families, Our school is participating in the Veteran's Letter Writing Campaign. Do you know of a veteran or an individual still serving? Please add their name to our list, with their permission. https://forms.gle/DVeFvcHUsQDB9eLn6 Thank you! Sincerely, Katy Kennedy Principal Washington Middle School ​

PTA meeting for all parents interested TONIGHT 9/16 at 5:30 PM in the gym at Jefferson Elementary school.

Hello WMS Demon families, Just an update on 6th-grade volleyball for this school year. I know that many of you were disappointed, as we were, that we were not able to offer 6th-grade volleyball during the Fall season. However, I have great news. We have found coaches for the Spring season! Stay tuned for future communications regarding 6th-grade volleyball! Best, Mrs. Kennedy Principal Washington Middle School

Please click on the following link for important information about GPS transportation. Thank you! https://www.glendiveschools.com/article/527071

​Hello WMS Demon families, On Friday, September 10th, Glendive Public Schools begins Friday School for students who are nonproficient. See the link below for more information regarding Friday School. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_XaQUV6NTaNKzy8-V03QqIEo8j887RKUNgbXEQbfmwo/edit?usp=sharing Best, Mrs. Kennedy Principal Washington Middle School