1. Open House Welcome to the Coyote Wolves Team. Thank you for coming!
Mrs. Jackson - ELA/Math – team leader
Ms. Nagy - Science/Social Studies

2. PowerSchools PowerSchools: access via WMS website
Please verify your information as seen on PowerSchools on Mrs. Jackson’s and Ms. Nagy’s homeroom lists. We will submit corrections to our data manager Judy Gay.
Your student will soon receive a sticker with his/her PowerSchools login information (Students will place the sticker in the back of their agenda)

3. Team Website www.coyotewolves.weebly.com
Students and parents can check the website to find
Classwork and homework for each day
Forms
Links
Digital class documents
Periodic reminders will come to your phone and/or if you…
Text:

4. Curriculum
WCPSS has a link to Curriculum Unit Guides for each grade in middle school
This link is on the WMS website
Parent tab
Curriculum Unit Guides

5. WCPSS Grading Scale A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
0-59 F

6. Grading Weights Major Grades (Tests, etc.) 55%
Minor Grades (Quizzes, etc.) 35%
Formative Grades (Homework) 10%

7. Interim/ Progress Reports
Teachers will send home progress reports approximately halfway through each quarter.
One progress report will be given to each student by the homeroom teacher.
All grades from all classes will be included on that one progress report.

8. Homework
Please make sure that your student does his/her homework each night
Quiet location
Consistent time
Review class notes every night
Purpose of homework
To practice skills
To reinforce concepts

9. Make Up Work
It is the student’s responsibility to obtain missed school work.
Check website to see what you have missed.
Check language arts and math make-up work files for missed handouts.
Check social studies and science trays for missed handouts.
Show teacher any homework/classwork that was due during your absence.

10. Retest Policy
Retests on tests may be taken within 2 weeks of the return of the test if…
All homework and classwork have been completed
Test corrections for the original test have been completed on the test correction form
Student has arranged with the teacher to stay after school to take the retest and has a ride home by 3:30pm.

11. Positive Behavior Intervention Support
PBIS

12. Having Respect Outstanding Learner Working for Safety Learning to Lead
At Wendell Middle We….
Having Respect Outstanding Learner Working for Safety Learning to Lead

13. What NOT to Wear at Wendell Middle

14. Cell Phones BOARD POLICY 6426
No student shall use, display, transmit or have in the “on” position on school property any wireless communication device or personal entertainment device.
Violation of this policy shall result to confiscation of the item and returned only to the student’s parents or another responsible adult.
Repeated violations may result to short term suspension

15. Deputy Alston: School Resource Officer
School Resource Officers (SRO) perform necessary law enforcement functions on campus.  This includes proactive crime prevention, conducting criminal investigations, making arrests when necessary, developing intervention strategies and crisis planning.  The SRO is instrumental in providing a safe environment conducive to the learning process. 

16. Bullying The Board prohibits bullying and harassment.
This may include: abusive jokes, insults, slurs, name-calling, threats, bullying, intimidation, or cyber bullying.

17. Facebook / Social Media

18. Weapons
No student, pre-kindergarten – 12th grade, shall possess, handle, or transmit any weapon, facsimile of a weapon, or other object that can reasonably be considered or used as a weapon or dangerous instrument.

19. Narcotics, Alcoholic Beverages, Controlled Substances, Chemicals, and Drug Paraphernalia: Policy 6429
No student shall possess, use, distribute, sell, possess with intent to distribute or sell, or conspire or attempt to distribute or sell, or be under the influence of any narcotic drug, alcoholic beverage, controlled substance, chemical or drug paraphernalia.

20. Consequences/Re-Directions
1st Violation - Referral/1-3 OSS
2nd Violation – Referral/5 days ALC
3rd Violation – Referral/10 days ALC
4th Violation –days Referral/15 ALC
*Depending on incident Admin may suspend students rather than assign ALC
Behavior
Fighting/ Physical Aggression
Class/ School Disturbance
Threat (true or false)
Harassment/ Bullying
Vandalism
Theft
Sexual harassment/ Inappropriate Sexual behavior
Integrity
Major Disruption/ Non Compliance (Level I)