Wilson Families,

It has been quite a few weeks. My heart goes out to all of you who suffered any type of loss due to the storms. Please know that there are resources available to assist you during this time and our Student Services team is available to help you connect with these outside resources. Please reach out to our Social Worker, Ms. Martin, or either one of our counselors, Ms. Sobo or Ms. Mirasola. We also have gift cards that were donated by your fellow Bulldog families to help with the replacement of school supplies, clothing, food, etc. Please contact your child's counselor and we'd be happy to forward these to you.

Please continue reading this edition of the Bark for all the information you need for the month of October.

Keith Fantauzzo 
Principal, Wilson Middle School

Please note: Mondays for the remainder of the school year will now be full days except for the following:
January 6th and 13th will be early release.

• October 25th: End of 1st Grading Period
• October 25th: 6th Grade Incentive Day
• October 30th: Fall Picture Retakes
• November 11th: Veterans Day Observed/Non-Student Day
• November 15th: PTSA Fall Festival, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
• November 18th: Conference Night
• November 25th - 29th: Fall Break

Please visit our online calendar to view and make a note of all important dates this month and next, including new tutoring opportunities, athletic events, Spirit Nights, and much more! 

Please also view the revised school calendar which addresses hurricane makeup days here.

The Wilson Business Technology students are having another successful school year.  

In the 7th Grade Digital Discoveries classes, all students passed their ICT Cybersecurity Certification Exams. Now, they are learning HTML and how to create their own web pages.    

In the 8th Grade Digital Information Technology classes, we are halfway through the Small Business and Entrepreneurship curriculum, so the students will take their ESB Certification Exam before the end of the first semester. 

We are hoping to make this our BEST Fall Festival event yet, and you can help! Here's how:

• Purchase early bird admission bands now and add on Fun Tickets for even more opportunities to play games and get in on the action! 
• Consider becoming a Fall Festival sponsor! Several packages are available which include tickets and other benefits, but also helps the PTSA maximize its impact at Wilson!
• Make a donation of supplies or time needed to make the event run smoothly. Click here or the image below to sign up!

Why Define Us is a club dedicated to empowering young women in 8th grade. The club is run by Plant High School Juniors and Seniors. The topics discussed include self-confidence, the effects of social media, goal setting, peer pressure, body image, and more. You may even ask questions about the transition to high school. Meetings will take place once a month on Fridays at 9:00 am. The next meeting will take place on Friday, November 1st at 9:00 am in the multipurpose room. 

All are welcome. Donuts provided!

The 6th-grade health screening originally scheduled for October 17^th has been rescheduled for February 6th.

• For the safety of our students, all visitors are required to show photo ID and sign in at our attendance office. A Visitor Pass will be issued. Parents are required to make an appointment in advance to speak/conference with any staff member.
• Photo ID Required: If it becomes necessary to sign your child out of school prior to dismissal, an adult must come to the attendance office prior to 4:00 p.m. PHOTO I.D. IS REQUIRED FOR ALL ADULTS SIGNING A CHILD OUT OF SCHOOL. Only adults listed on the student emergency card will be permitted to sign a student out of school. Please do not ask permission for someone to sign your child out early unless they are on the emergency card. Please also do not ask to add someone to your student's emergency card the day of the need for the sign-out. The district is only allowing two emergency contacts so if you want to add someone, someone will need to come off.
• No outside food or drinks are allowed on campus except for lunches and water. This includes morning coffee and energy drinks.

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