Wurtland Middle

FINAL FOUR The competition is getting down to the wire! Please choose two doors that will advance to the FINAL round of the tournament: https://forms.gle/8MUxzZWk1kwAQvGEA Voting will remain open until 3:00 p.m. tomorrow for this round. Thank you for your participation!

UP IN THE AIR Last week, drama students took a field trip to Cirque D’Art. They experienced a different type of theatre than they are used to with lots of aerials and a real stage where they practiced staging and improvisation. There were lots of laughs and smiles!

CATS CREATIN' CHRISTMAS On Friday, our Cats' Creations class had a magical and creative field trip to Bluegrass Mama Creations. Look at all of those smiles!

SANTA'S HELPERS Last week, some of our EdRising students were busy little elves helping our first-grade friends make gingerbread houses. Look at those masterpieces! 🎅🏻🎄🏠

DOOR DECORATING TOURNAMENT - ELITE EIGHT Our door decorating tournament is getting a little hotter each day! Today, please choose four doors that will move to the next round of the tournament. Thank you for your participation! https://forms.gle/w3YpYQWZUdSY4kzY6

HOMECOMING DANCE Our annual homecoming dance will be held on January 20, 2024. Dress can be formal, Sunday best, or even inspired by your favorite Taylor Swift look. Students coming from other schools will need to complete a dance application. We're looking forward to this era!

FOURTH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DOOR DECORATING TOURNAMENT - SWEET SIXTEEN Sixteen doors have advanced to the first official round of our annual door decorating tournament. Today, please choose EIGHT doors that will advance to the next round. Voting will close at 3:00 p.m. today. Thank you for your participation! https://forms.gle/ny5hu7PproxokteM9

WRITER OF THE WEEK Mrs. Brumfield shares that Huner has demonstrated hard work in English this quarter. He is always ready to learn by carefully listening to instruction and taking his time on his work. He worked especially hard on the on-demand writing benchmark last week.

COLLEAGUE CREDIT Mrs. Mary Logsdon shares that Mr. Doran is always going out of his way to volunteer to help his co-workers. He also always checks in just to make sure his colleagues are okay, asking if anything is needed and sharing his knowledge by answering questions.

WILDCAT OF THE WEEK Mr. Scott Bowling shares that McKennly has worked so hard and learned so much in Industrial Arts class. She is always eager to help and learn new skills. She takes pride in her work and always does her best. Great work, McKennly!

ANNUAL DOOR DECORATING TOURNAMENT In the days before Christmas, we want to share something fun with our students, parents, and community members. It's our fourth annual Christmas door decorating tournament! Our faculty members have decorated their doors in the spirit of the holiday season. Each day before break will present a new round of the tournament. Today, please choose your favorite 16 doors on the Google Form for the preliminary round. Tomorrow afternoon, the top 16 entries will make it onto the tournament bracket and another round of voting will occur. When using the Google Form to vote, please enter your e-mail address at the top of the form and choose the selection boxes located directly under the pictures before submitting your form. The preliminary round will close at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. VOTE. VOTE. VOTE. https://forms.gle/cWaZqoPrSkKP3rP99

PEP RALLY Yesterday afternoon, our students were treated to a fun and exciting pep rally! Teacher v. student basketball game. Energetic introductions. The whole school on the floor doing the Chicken Dance. Go, Wildcats!

IMPORTANT REMINDER

A SPECIAL THANK YOU We owe a special note of thanks to the Riverview Homemakers' Club and to James and Drema Craft for their generous holiday donations. We are so appreciative of your kindnesses!

WILDCAT CHEERLEADING These young ladies can't wait to cheer their first basketball game this evening! Go, Wildcats!

A LEGO REWARD This week, students worked hard completing an on-demand writing assessment, so a reward was obviously in order! Ms. Johnson broke out the Legos, allowing students to activate the magic of their imaginations! AT WMS, WE'RE ALWAYS BUILDING!

INDUSTRIAL ARTS Industrial Arts students are very proud of their largest project of the year to this point! Check out the beautiful craft table they've built for Cats' Creations. It is wonderful that our CTE classes can help and support one another! Great job, Wildcats!

ACADEMIC TEAM Congratulations to members of our academic team! They demonstrated an impressive performance against Russell Independent yesterday evening. The following students placed in their subject areas: ARTS AND HUMANITIES Fifth Place: Kennedy Melvin Sixth Place: Aubrey Stone LANGUAGE ARTS Second Place: Raelynn Ream Third Place: Kennedy Melvin Sixth Place: Briley Parrish MATHEMATICS Second Place: Brayden Gillum Fifth Place: Layden Stephens SCIENCE First Place: Waylon Hall Second Place: Caitlyn Fields Third Place: Aidan Whitlock Fourth Place: Raelynn Ream Sixth Place: Khloe Chaffin SOCIAL STUDIES Third Place: Violet Brown Fourth Place: Aidan Whitlock Fifth Place: Raelyn O'Neal

COLLEAGUE CREDIT Tonya Bullion shares that Alex Young goesout of her way to help everyone. She, along with Mrs. Hieneman, are accomplishing amazing things with Cats' Creations. All of the students and staff love Ms. Young!

WILDCAT OF THE WEEK Mrs. Brumfield shares that Michael works hard and gives 100 percent of his efforts on assignments in English class. He demonstrates responsibility and habits of a dedicated learner. We are so proud of you, Michael!