The Wildcat Way - October 5, 2020

Whitman After School Program

 

The After-School Program is beginning virtually this year, with the possibility of an in-person program when students can safely return to the building. For the virtual portion of the program, we may be offering some programming in which Whitman students would participate in activities with students and staff from other FCPS middle schools.

 

In order to participate (virtually or in-person), all students are required to be registered for the after-school program. Parents and students, please complete the short registration form below. If you have more than one child attending Whitman this year, please complete a separate form for each student. Click the link below to complete the registration form.

Please click the link below to register your student(s) for the after-school program.

 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxpVBWCba4C3G9cEic1t9TClZ9VYoBlVXDggEY4eW1bcE4Bg/viewform

 

 If you have questions, please email Mr. Tippins, After-School Specialist WCTippins@fcps.edu

 

                              

12

 

Whitman PTSA

Dear Whitman Family,

Thank you to those who were able to join us for our first Whitman Family Trivia night on Monday.  Ms. Miller led us through 2 rounds of trivia covering general knowledge and sports.  It was great to get to meet some students and families (we even had family members join from other states) and get to know some of our awesome Whitman staff better.  We will definitely be doing it again!

Please mark your calendar for our next PTSA General Meeting.  We will be meeting on BBCU on October 15th from 4:30-5:30.  The link will be sent out prior to the meeting.

Highlights of our meeting include:

Speaker Jessica Phillips-Silver, a trained music neuroscientist, will talk with students and parents/staff about developing the skills of calm, independent learning, creative expression, empathy and antibias.

Dr. Herring will share is Principal's Message and talk about the rolling gradebook.

Mrs. Villanueva will give us an overview of the Live School program.

Our Fall Membership drive is going strong - please take a minute to join if you have not yet had a chance to do so.

Join Whitman PTSA

We are always happy to hear from our Whitman Family so please do not hesitate to reach out.

Sincerely,

Your Whitman PTSA Board

 

                       

“Estimada familia Whitman:

 

Gracias a quienes pudieron acompañarnos en la primera noche de Trivia de Whitman el pasado lunes. La Sra. Miller guió 2 rondas de trivia cubriendo conocimientos generales y deportivos. Fue genial poder conocer a algunos estudiantes y familias (incluso miembros de su familia de otros estados) y conocer mejor a parte de nuestro increíble personal de Whitman. ¡Definitivamente lo volveremos a hacer!

 

Marque su calendario para nuestra próxima reunión general del PTSA. Nos reuniremos en BBCU el 15 de octubre de 4:30 - 5:30pm. El enlace se enviará antes de la reunión.

 

Los aspectos más destacados de nuestra reunion serán:

 

La oradora Jessica Phillips-Silver, una neurocientífica musical capacitada, hablará con los estudiantes, los padres y personal sobre el desarrollo de habilidades como la calma, el aprendizaje independiente, la expresión creativa, empatía e imparcialidad.

 

El Dr. Herring compartirá el mensaje del director y hablará sobre el libro de calificaciones.

 

La Sra. Villanueva nos dará una descripción general del programa Live School.

 

Nuestra campaña de membresía de otoño va muy bien; tómese un minuto para unirse si aún no ha tenido la oportunidad de hacerlo.

Para unirse al PTSA haga clic aqui: Join Whitman PTSA

Siempre nos alegra saber de nuestra familia Whitman, así que no dude en comunicarse.

 

Sinceramente,

 

Su junta directiva de Whitman PTSA”

67

                         

                               

Parent Digital Consent

Dear  Parents, We Need Your Consent!

We need your consent for some important digital resources your child may access for classwork on their laptop. Please fill out a short consent form; we appreciate your help.

Here is the link to our  Digital Resources at Walt Whitman MS and direct link  to the consent form.

   

                        

2020 Return to School & Virtual Learning

Our "2020-21 Return to School" page is where we will post updates, reminders, and other logistical information from Principal Herring and the Whitman admin team to parents during this school year.

Our "Virtual Learning" page, is devoted to providing ongoing resources to help student and their parents during virtual learning.

Please click on the link to access this google site  with  wonderful resources and information for students. Students will use the @fcpsschools.net credentials to access this site.

435