Welcome to
Wood River Middle School
We are the
Wolverines...Positive Attitude with Action!______________________________________
Wood River Middle School Releases
2nd Trimester
Honor Roll
 Students
will be released two hours early @ 1:20 p.m. on Friday, March
12th for
Spring Break.
School will resume on Monday, March 22nd. Have a great
vacation!
Track Sweats To Be Sold Online
Students participating in Track this year will purchase Sweats
online.
Hooded Sweatshirts have a WRMS Embroidered Logo on the front and
can be personalized with the Athlete's Name on the back.
They sell for $21.95.
Sweat
Pants have an embroidered logo on the Leg and can be
personalized with the Athlete's Name on the backside. They
sell for $16.95.
To
order visit
http://donnelley.gearorder.com
and
enter Sale Code: WRMST
Orders Must Be Made By March 14th, 2010 at 11:59 p.m.
FEBRUARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Each month, teams recognize a student as Student of the Month.
Student achievement, community involvement, character, and other
assets are addressed in nominations.
Congratulations to February winners: Anthony
Pina, Kevin Virula, Amanda Passey, Caitlyn Sholtis, Amber Park,
Emilia Bingham, and Anson Credle.
 Cormac
Heneghan Receives A Check For Good Grades!
Cormac Heneghan wins the
drawing from Zions Bank for $100 because he participated in the
Pays For A's Program
Getting good grades in school pays
off—literally. You've worked hard for your grades; it's time to
get paid for it! Hardworking 7th-12th grade teen students (ages
13-18) in Utah and Idaho can earn $1 per "A" on their 2009-2010
report cards. Plus, for each "A," students get automatically
entered into drawings to win one of 152 scholarship savings
accounts, worth up to $1,000. For more information on the
Zions Pays For A's program visit
https://www.zionsbank.com/pays4as
Want to wear your hat at school? Now is your chance!
The Leadership class is sponsoring a fundraiser for Haiti
Monday, March 1st through Friday, March 5th. Buy a sticker
for $1.00 each day and you can wear your hat all day in class
with the sticker on it (hats must be school appropriate).
Get a different sticker each day of the week. Maybe you
want to wear a different hat each day! Stickers will be on
sale each morning in the diamond.
We would like to thank our corporate sponsors who have
contributed the stickers and are matching our funds for
donation!
St. Luke's Hospital
Power Engineers
Pepsi
Scott and Jay Hedrick Painting
Money raised will go towards national and local charities
including Red Cross.
College Day at WRMS
Staff and students celebrated College Day with
an Assembly on Friday, February 12th. Mrs. Clark's 8th
Grade Leadership class decorated the gym with University
Pennants and treated the entire school to loads of fun!
There was a soccer game between teachers and 8th graders, a
dance and cheer by the cheerleaders, a trivia game (Are You
Smarter Than a College Student), a pie eating contest, and a
hilarious relay with the Boy's and Girl's Basketball teams.
The "Kissing Game" featured Moms and got a roar of laughter from
the crowd as the boys removed their blindfolds and found out who
had kissed them. Everyone dressed in College T-shirts and
Sweatshirts to go along with the theme.
8th Grade Pre-Registration for
High School Begins
Parents and students are invited to attend the
Incoming Freshmen Parent
Night on Thursday, February 25, 2010
at 6:30 p.m. at Wood River
HIGH
School Gymnasium. Information will include:
 9th
Grade Pre-registration
Academic Planning
Curriculum
Extra-curricular Activities
Clubs
Academies
Athletics
Introduction of High School Staff Members
Pre-registration for 8th graders will take place March
4th and 5th at Wood River
MIDDLE School.
8th graders will pre-register for 9th grade courses using
Naviance, a web-based service which
also provides college and career information to high school
students and their families. In order to pre-register and
to access Naviance, 8th
graders and their parents
MUST have
SEPARATE email
address. If students would like assistance
setting up an e-mail address, they may talk to Mrs. Fieguth in
the computer lab before the week of March 1st.
Staff Quilt on Display
The teachers and staff of WRMS each wrote a short paragraph with
some graphics about how they became involved in education.
We created a "Quilt" made up of all their submissions. The
heart and soul of our staff is on display at our school.
Come by and browse through their words, values, and ideals.
I'm sure you'll be impressed! ~
Mr. Peters
 GeoBee
Winners Announced!
Congratulations are in order to
all GeoBee Classroom Winners of this year's Geography Bee!
Demonstrating cultural and historic geography, twelve students
advanced to the third round of this year's Bee before narrowing
the group to eight, and then the final four. Winning this
year's School Championship was red-teamer
Cody Richmond.
Congratulations to all of you!
Pictured are the 2010 National GeoBee Classroom Winners:
Kristian Whitaker, Joey Reidy, Yolanda DeLeon, Mia Hartman,
Tyson Spellman, Autumn Fleutsch, Bridget Thomas, Jack Rizzo,
Grady Kassner, Callie Weber, Matt McGraw, Anders Fortuin, Isaac
Wilson, Bella Stimac, Jasmine Schofield, Jamie Graninger,
Carina, Lira, Kay Walton, Andrew Graves, Emilia Bingham, Kailey
Wilt, Cody Richmond, Finn Isaacson, Mary Petzke, Stephen
Pfeiffer, Nate Nasvik, Hunter Aitken, and Jake Halopoff.
These twelve students were lucky enough to move on
to the semi-finals! |
Cody Richmond, Mary Petzke, Emilia Bingham, and
Jamie Graninger
earned spots in the Final Round |
 The
Winner of the 2010 National GeoBee for Wood River Middle School,
Cody Richmond,
will compete against other Idaho school finalists for the state
title. The state winner will receive $100, a globe, and a
trip to Washington, D.C., where he/she will represent Idaho in
the national finals at the National Geographic Society
headquarters. The national winner will receive a $25,000
college scholarship. Good Luck, Cody!
Congratulations to the 2009 8th Grade Knowledge Bowl Champions!
Knowledge Bowl winners, Mariah Stout, Wyatt Caccia, Max
Mauldin, and Jake Halopoff work to solve a tough problem during
the 2009 8th Grade Knowledge Bowl
Gems of the 8th Grade
 Rockhounds know that to find the
best mineral samples, one must be patient, diligent, optimistic,
and look carefully beyond the dirt to find the gem within to
bring out the brilliance that lay hidden. This was the
case when 8th grade Wood River Middle School students gathered
for the 16th Annual 8th Grade
Rock and Mineral Show.
Every 8th grade student was
required to collect and identify up to 20 different rocks and/or
minerals using skills and kno wledge gained in their Earth
Science class. With the help of peers, teachers, parents,
and a big boost from the Shoshone Ice Caves, the collections
harbored everything from boldly blue azurite to glistening,
gleaming galena and even your basic, boring basalt.
To add a bit of pizzazz to the
collections, students let their imaginations run wild when
displaying their specimens. They were to create a unique
display in which to showcase their samples and there was no
shortage of high quality, amazingly artistic endeavors to view.
There were playing fields, fashion shows, movie theaters, zoos,
rock
 concerts, and even a mini sushi restaurant.
Many collections were worthy of a
small museum and have sparked student interest in, not only
nature's inorganic beauty, but perhaps an artistic nugget hidden
inside themselves. There are some who would argue that all
of the gems were mined out of the Wood River Valley long ago,
but there are a number of parents and teachers who know that
there are many hidden gems walking the halls of Wood River
Middle School.
More Amazing Rock Projects!
The "Pizza King" Retires
 Earl Buell is a familiar face in the Blaine County Schools.
With over 16 years of service in Transportation and Foodservice,
he will be retiring this year. The students at WRMS know
him as the Pizza King, and the Leadership Class recently made him
a huge card of thanks.
Leadership Lights Up Holiday Parade
The Leadership students had fun trying to keep warm during the
Hailey Holiday Parade Friday night. About twenty students
decorated themselves, Paul Bates'
 infamous
Bread Truck, and a borrowed shopping cart from Albertson's in
order to collect used holiday lights for the Hailey light
recycling project. By the end of the parade, the shopping
cart was heaped to the top with lights. Last year, the
project earned $1600 through Idaho Power's program to purchase
new, energy efficient LED lights for the city of Hailey and this
year the goal is to collect even more. The students were
recognized with a certificate of appreciation from the city of
Hailey.
7th/8th Grade Leadership Reading Buddies
7th and 8th grade Leadership
students were reading buddies for Andrea Anderson's 1st grade
class and Linda Anderson's 2nd grade class. Students
traveled to Hailey Elementary School to read books, do
activities, and help younger students with writing and craft
projects.
District Announces Early Release dates for Professional
Collaboration Days
The school district
successfully piloted early student release days during the
spring of 2009, and will continue with them during the 2009-2010
school year. The purpose of these early release days is to
provide school staffs with valuable time to collaborate on
issues critical to the success of your students.
The first such
early release day will occur Friday, December 4th, 2009.
Student will be released two hours early from school that day
(1:20 for middle school students), as well as on the following
days throughout the school year:
January 29,
2010
February 12, 2010
March 26, 2010
April 9, 2010
 Food Drive A Success!
The
Library and Math teachers conducted their Annual Thanksgiving
Food Drive. Students at Silver Creek High School will use
the food donations to assemble food baskets and deliver them to
families in our community. We brought in 204 pounds of
food; which equates to over 157 meals served to hungry children
and families in our community! Thanks to the many students who
donated food!
Walking
into Wood River Middle
School on October 30th was like walking into the 70's!
Although there were many traditional Halloween costumes, a
majority of the students and staff elected to go with the
Leadership's theme of Wood (River) Stock! The 8th Grade
Leadership class ended the day with a Groovy Assembly and Far
Out Dance for the 7th and 8th graders.
6th Graders Attend Environmental Camp for the 34th Year!
 Wood
River Middle School 6th Graders converged on the Cathedral Pines
Campground September 21-25 during the 34th Annual ROES
(Residential Outdoor Environmental School). Approximately 220
students completed three investigations over four days. All
investigations are experiential and focus on the environment.
During the two days at Cathedral Pines, students tested water
quality by testing pH, dissolved oxygen, and nitrates. They
dissected owl pellets, classified animals by comparing skulls
and made pledges to help our environment by conserving
resources. A local Fish and Game officer gave a presentation
and students were able to see and feel pelts of predator and
prey common to our area.
ROES has been an important part of WRMS
curriculum for many years because it gets students excited and
lays a foundation for a lifelong interest in Science. It is
also important because it is the first time that students from
Bellevue, Woodside, Hailey, and Hemingway Elementary schools
come together. The camp serves as a unique bonding experience
for both students and teachers.
Leadership Through Service
The WRMS Leadership students served over 70 dinners on
September 28th at the local Souper Supper. Students cooked
spaghetti with meatballs, salad, coleslaw, and pumpkin pie for
dessert. Everyone who ate loved the food and the students loved
working so hard to make someone else's life a little easier!
International Walk or
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 Mountain
Rides will be at the Middle School on
Wednesday, September 23rd in
conjunction with International Walk
or Bike to School Day! Join more than 3,000,000 walkers
and bikers across the United States as they help to improve
safety, reduce traffic congestion, and promote healthy
lifestyles.
If you bike, walk, or skate to school on Wednesday
morning, be sure to check in at the Mountain Rides table to be
eligible for free giveaways and great prizes! If you live too
far away to participate, have your parents drop you within
walking distance of school.
Renaissance Home Connect is now Available
Renaissance Home Connect is a great way to monitor and encourage
your child's reading. It provides parents and guardians with a
snapshot of a child's reading progress, including average
percent correct on quizzes, number of points earned, and results
on the last quiz. Home Connect also allows you the opportunity
to automatically receive emails about your student's progress in
reading each time he or she takes an Accelerated Reader quiz.
You can also call or email Susan Tabor Boesch, our teacher
Librarian at 578-5030 Ext. 2323 or stabor-boesch
@blaineschools.org
WRMS Staff Celebrates AYP Status
For the 2008-2009 school year, our students recorded their
highest test scores and their highest ADVANCED rating. Our 8th
graders from last year scored the highest Reading and Math
percentages in WRMS history! Our 6th grade also achieved their
highest Reading and Math scores ever. Our incoming 5th graders
have the highest percentages of proficient and advanced students
from the elementary level. Our teachers are doing a great job,
and we are looking forward to another banner year!
LEADERSHIP STARTS THE YEAR OUT WITH TRADITION
Wood River Middle School Leadership students, accompanied by
their friends and siblings, upheld the tradition of carrying the
Chamber of Commerce signs for the Wagon Days Parade.
Click HERE For School Supply
Lists for the 2009-2010 School Year
Technology Class Featured in
Sun Valley Magazine!
The WRMS Technology Program and the District Technology Programs
are highlighted in a local publication, Sun Valley
Magazine. To view the article in its entirety,
including wonderful photos and insightful reporting, please
check out the publisher's
online version of the magazine.
Photographer, Dev Khalsa, captured WRMS
Technology students credited with building
an electrical car.
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