Families

SCHOOL BEGINS! Monday, August 5, 2019 - 7:55 a.m.!
100% Attendance is our goal - please help us meet this goal!

2019-2020 School Year - Please click on these links for:
WMS Family Involvement Policy & Communication & Engagement Strategies
WMS Student-Family-Staff Compact
Family Engagement Handbook 2019-20 School Year

LATE ADDITIONS:  Two more coming to kokua students and families: Reina Pua Acacio, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist: 8am - 10am. Again, mahalo to all for this generous support for our children and families! Dr. Jude McAnesby, Psychologist, Hamakua/Kohala Health, 3 - 5 pm (possibly 6 pm).

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8th Grade Ho'ike - Thursday, March 7 - 5-6:30 p.m. STEAM Learning Center - 2nd Floor

Our teachers are committed to helping prepare students for the 21^st century world and workplace and this is what our 8^th Grade Hoʻike is all about -- helping students develop the tools to succeed.

These tools can be defined as “The Cs” – collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, and compromise!

Please join us for a casual stroll through upstairs classrooms in the new STEAM Learning Center to check out exhibits and mini-presentations by 23 student teams. There will be light refreshments and if its anything like last year, it will be an inspiring celebration of student learning!

All 8^th grade students are encouraged to remain at school after dismissal that day. They will be setting up their projects, eating an early dinner, and practicing presentations. If students are unable to stay after school, please plan to have them arrive back at school no later than 4:45 p.m.

Families make an important contribution to student learning. We would like each student to have at least one adult family member in attendance and can’t wait to see you there!

Parking: The back entry gate will be open. Itʻs OK to park near the STEAM Learning Center but please do not drive or park on the field. It is OK to park on the grass fronting Mala’ai garden, and along the edge of the entry drive and also in the parking lot near College & Career Center. We recommend dressing warm or bringing a wrap/jacket.

Student-Led Transition Night - All families with incoming 6th graders invited!

*Please RSVP a**nd all who do so will be eligible for door prizes including clear water bottles and clear backpacks.*

Important Family News - How To Support Student Success!

STUDENT RECORDS REQUESTS

WMS Parent/ Guardian request for records, please click on this document link or scroll to the bottom of the page to download, print and fill out the records request form to submit to the office.

A fee of $5 per record will be assessed for each Report Card or Transcript requested. If, for example, transcripts are requested for more than one year, the fee will be $5 per year. Also, if the same record is to be sent to more than one school or organization, the fee is $5 per record transmittal. Cash or check accepted for record requests.

Families May Now Request Text Messaging Service

Families may now opt in to receive text messages from our School Messenger system about school closings, events, safety alerts, etc.

It's very easy to do: Just send a text message from your cell phone, saying "Y" or "Yes" to our school's short code number: 67587. That's it. You can opt out at any time by simply replying to one of our messages with "Stop." Your information in safe and will never be given or sold to anyone else.

If you need assistance, please call the office.

Student/Family/Staff Compact

A copy of the 2018-2019 STUDENT/FAMILY/STAFF COMPACT compact will be sent home with students to share with their families and they are asked to read it together and sign it and then return it to the student's Advisor will sign it as a collaborative agreement on school-wide expectations. A copy of this compact is included in the Student Planner and available as a PDF by clicking on this link or scrolling to the bottom of the page to download.

WMS STEAM Family Night:

MAHALO to all who participated!

WMS POETRY NIGHT:

WMS First Family Ho'ike Sept. 26 featuring student poetry presentations was a huge success -- mahalo to our students and teachers, and to all who attended!