Wurtland Middle

BOYS BASKETBALL PICTURES Boys basketball pictures have been scheduled for January 4 at 1:00 p.m. Pictures will be taken by Angie Griffith, owner of KMK Photography, during the school day. Please reach out to Melissa Bowling with questions.

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HEALTH SCIENCES Students in Mrs. Dornon's health sciences class have been working through their unit focused on athletic training. Check out some of their amazing work focused on the taping of wrists. Great job, everyone!

LIBRARY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS Ms. Johnson was excited to treat the winners of the library's Christmas coloring contest. It looks like these young ladies received a bag full of spirited goodies.

CHRISTMAS R.A.C.K. Students in all of the classes of Mrs. Miruka Williams completed Random Acts of Christmas Kindness (R.A.C.K.) throughout the month of December. We love all of the ways they chose to show kindness! Thank you, Officer Gollihue, for inspiring each of us!

HOUR OF CODE Between December 4 and 10, schools around the world joined the Hour of Code movement as part of Computer Science Education Week (CSEd. Week). Eighth-grade students in the class of Mrs. Miruka Williams completed the Hour of Code, building and sharing their own apps in App Lab using features like buttons, text, images, sound, and screens. Wow! Talk about our students being cutting edge!

STLP SUBMISSIONS WE ARE SO PROUD AND EXCITED to wish these Wildcats much success as they submit their projects for STLP. Kudos to these talented students (and a few others who aren't pictured) for trying new things! Where others see challenges, we see excitement and innovation!

2024 ANNUAL DOOR DECORATING TOURNAMENT Congratulations to Ms. Alex Young and her students! They captured the win in our annual door decorating tournament and will be treated to a pizza party! Thank you to everyone who participated and to everyone who voted! Merry Christmas!

WILDCAT OF THE WEEK Mrs. Brumfield shares that Brianna is Wildcat of the Week because she makes assignments and learning goals a priority. She listens and thoughtfully completes her work and is helpful to other students when they need help. Way to be a leader, Brianna!

COLLEAGUE CREDIT Last week, as a student was boarding the bus, he realized he couldn't find his coat. It was a very cold day. He told Mrs. Amy, and, being the hero she is, she took off her sweater and gave it to that student to wear home. Thank you, Mrs. Amy!

DOOR DECORATING TOURNAMENT - THE CHAMPIONSHIP It's the championship round! If you will, please cast your vote for your favorite door. There's a pizza party on the line! Voting will remain open through 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. https://forms.gle/HU8sn91zng3opA15A

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.