It seems like in the blink of an eye we have gone from warm
September days and the beginning of the school year to frost covered cars in
the morning and talking about Thanksgiving. As we start to think about Holiday shopping just realize that it will be Memorial Day before you know it. The days are long, but the weeks and months fly by!
Over the last month of school we have had some terrific
opportunities for our students. On the Friday before Halloween our PTA
sponsored our first ever “Wildcat Spooktacular” featuring a movie in the
cafeteria, open gym, Halloween BINGO, a photo book, lots of food and a costume
contest. We had over 300 students attend!! This event speaks to the creativity,
flexibility and willingness of our PTA to do great things for kids. Our
students and school community are very fortunate to have such a strong partnership.
A large majority of our students and staff came to school in
costume on Halloween Monday. Students were outstanding throughout the day and
showed a great deal of creativity with the costumes that they wore. Even Donald Trump showed up to help us "Make Halloween Great Again." And it truly was!
We ended Halloween week with our annual 8
th Grade
Career Fair on Friday. Students had the opportunity to connect with and ask questions of
professionals in a wide array of careers. The biggest takeaway for our students was seeing how the skills and knowledge that they are developing now as students
connects to where they may be in the future.
Tomorrow is a half-day for our students. It is our
expectation that students attend school on
our half-days. We work to maximize all of the time that we have with our
students. Tomorrow will be no exception. With Veterans Day later this week we are going
to use the morning as an opportunity to demonstrate our patriotism and unyielding support
and appreciation for our veterans. Throughout the morning veterans from various
branches of the military with be speaking with our students and answering
questions about their experiences. As a school community we have raised money
for Clear Path which is Upstate New York's Veteran Resource Center. Tomorrow is an opportunity for us as a school community to give back to those who have made incredible sacrifices for our freedom and to express our gratitude for their service.
Looking forward here are some important dates as we look at the rest of November:
Friday, November 11th -
Veterans Day: No School
Thursday, November 17th and Friday, November 18th: 7th graders to
WCNY Enterprise America
Thursday, November 17th: Opening Night for WGMS Musical:
Annie Jr.
Friday, November 18th and Saturday, November 19th:
Annie Jr.
Wednesday, November 23rd through Friday, November 25th -
Thanksgiving Break
Thank you for your ongoing support of our students and staff.
Continued Success,
Steve Dunham
Twitter: @Sdunhamwgms
Email: sdunham@westgenesee.org
