On the Tracks to Success!

Welcome to Woodland Middle School, Home of the Wildcats and a distinguished "A" school. The Wildcat Staff is ready to continue moving those PAWS forward on the Path to Success. We have dedicated staff focusing on the educational, emotional, and social needs of all students. Woodland Wildcats will create a culture of acceptance, a spirit of cooperation, and a strong focus on learning. Woodland Middle School is a Community of Caring School representing these five core values of Respect, Responsibility, Caring, Trust, and Family.

Mission Statement

Woodland Middle School is a community offering a safe, encouraging environment that celebrates learning and innovation. All learners model and promote integrity, empathy, and responsibility.

School Vision

Woodland Middle School places learning at the center of its activities to enable all learners to lead productive, responsible, and helpful lives.

Sarasota County School Referendum Information

In a special election on March 16, 2010, Sarasota County voters will be asked to maintain the current voted millage rate for public schools. Please take a few moments to read the attached referendum brochure to help you make an informed decision when you vote.

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WMS Registration Information

• To register your child at Woodland Middle School, please come to the front office and bring:


• Your child's birth certificate
• Proof of your address (such as a utility bill, copy of a lease, etc.)
• Certificate of Immunization (Form 680) (view requirements)
• Proof of a school physical examination within twelve(12) months prior to the initial entry into a Florida school
• Parents may also need to provide documentation establishing legal custody of the child.


• You should also bring:


• Name and address of previous school(s) attended
• Any information available from previous school such as report cards, transcripts or student participation in special programs

Registration in Spanish

• Registration in Spanish

Please Support these WMS Business Partners
	Matt Smith State Farm Insurance  429-7955	North Port McDonald's	Heron Creek Subway
	Universal Performing Arts Center  613-2323	Carrabba's Italian Grill, Port Charlotte	Chick-Fil-A
	Uniform Embroidery & More  429-2900	Little Caesar's Pizza	North Port Wal-Mart
	Bobcat Golf & Country Club	Publix at Toledo Blade & Price  240-5023	North Port Wendy's
	Dr. Aaron Memon, General Dentist 426-2555	Carroll & Sutton Orthodontics  257-2000	www.pjashopper.com
	Buffalo Wings & Rings  257-2100	A Select Salon, Debbie Muso  661-7374	Debbie McDowell, Tupperware Consultant  423-0635
	Silver Threads Embroidery  429-8435	Sunny Days Ice Cream  255-1889

Woodland Middle School Newsletters

March 2010 Newsletter

February 2010 Newsletter

January 2010 Newsletter

November 2009 Newsletter

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The 2009-2010 WMS Wildcat Yearbook promises to be an awesome, once-in-a-lifetime journey through our students' middle years. This year we have an incredible staff who is powerfully motivated to bring WMS a unique, yet classic treasury of memories for students and parents alike. Our goal is to capture every person in the entire school at least three times in the yearbook - so look for your friends, your enemies, your teachers, your favorite staff and administration, and most of all YOURSELF!

The yearbook can be purchased for $30 until the yearbook order is placed in early January. Students and parents - don't miss out on your 2009-2010 WMS Wildcat Yearbook. After the paid books are ordered, there may not be any to purchase when the roll-out comes around in May.

Don't forget to advertise if you feel like speaking directly to the student body. If you want everyone to know how great your friend or student is, or you have a congratulatory wish or fabulous saying, or a product or business you want to promote to the campus, let a yearbook staffer know so they can tell you about our advertising plans. You can also go online and read all about it, and even order your ad right then and there.

Interested in entering a Wildcat Expressions into the 2009-2010 WMS Yearbook? Complete this form and turn it in to your teacher or Mrs. Wesson ASAP!

Questions? Contact Kim Wesson for more information.

You can help WMS earn a Community of Caring bonus for needed school supplies. Please take a moment to complete the survey by following this link:



Community of Caring Survey

The Sarasota County Health Department has advised school district personnel, parents and guardians to take precautions to prevent the spread of the norovirus illness. Noroviruses refer to a group of viruses that cause what is commonly called stomach flu, or gastrointestinal illnesses. Follow this link to read a message from Sarasota County Schools:
Important information about the norovirus illness

The law requires us to inform you of the ways in which student social security numbers are being used or may be used by the Sarasota County Public Schools. Follow this link to read a memo from Michael Jones, Executive Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations:

Social Security Number Use Policy (Microsoft Word document)

Registration:To become a school volunteer, you must first register on the PALS Count system. This is a program that uses the intranet that is accessible only within the Sarasota County School system. You may use the system at any of the Sarasota County school sites or the PALS office at the Landings in Sarasota. Registration and approval are necessary for all volunteer activities (chaperoning, lunchroom, clerical, classroom, etc.).

Volunteer Sign In/Sign Out:Always report to the school office before you begin your volunteer activity. Present your driver's license or state identification to be scanned and receive your school ID badge. Use the PALS Count program to sign in and log your volunteer hours. It is important that the school staff knows who you are and where they can locate you in case of emergency. Wear your badge while on campus to ensure the school staff and students can easily identify you.

The School Advisory Council (SAC) represents a broad cross section of the school's student population and the area in which the school is located. Volunteers from the community can express an interest in becoming a member of a school SAC. The SAC functions as a resource to the principal and members work as a team to achieve school improvement goals.

Media Center Catalog
Find out what's available at the Woodland Middle School Media Center

Parent Survey - Measuring What Matters 2009-2010
Please take a moment to complete this survey to let us know more about your needs and how we're doing at serving you.

FCAT Guide for Parents
FCAT Practice Tests

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* Team Leader

Grade 6 BOBCATS * Shannon Ruck Susan Balmer Roberto Lamela Michael Walker PANTHERS * Scott Thurow Nicole Ayeni Kelly Roberts Barbara Cooke	Grade 7 MANATEES * Catalina Balick Arthur O'Leary Deanna Stroud Michael Bornhorst MANTA RAYS * Kristyn Trealout John Ryan Tara_Colon Tim Shaw	Grade 8 EAGLES * Ted Watson Gary French Elvena Smith Beth Walters CARDINALS * Neda Hardin Christine Wong Nina Henderson Eric Idoyaga	Grades 6/7/8 SCRUBJAYS * Tricia Whisonant Reina Genis Kathryn Brandow Melissa Masters GATORS Aimee Brainard Joseph Camara Anne Hill Randy Koran Ryan McConnell April Panepinto
Gifted Grades 6/7/8 OSPREYS * Beverly Stancel Kimberly Wesson Jeff Gill MaryAnn Hahn

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CHORUS Seth Gardner BAND David Wing ART Joan Maier READING 6/7/8 Joyce Handel Lisa Puleo Marita Schweighofer

PE Wayne Skelton Darlene Rossetti FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE Jennifer Blasdel TECHNOLOGY Kristina Beecher SPANISH Ruth Heinlein Yadira Garcia

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Media Center Catalog
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Recommended Links from WMS Teachers (Links will open in new window)
Ancient China Webquest
Kids.gov
Help End Hunger with 'Free Rice'
Spelling City
Game Aquarium
Discovery School
Prentice Hall Textbook
Pearson Textbooks
Music & Chorus

Mrs. Balick's Links:
Global Footprint Network
Environmental Education for Kids
Atmosphere, Climate, and Environment
Kids Health
chem4kids
Science Made Simple

Woodland Middle School Clubs & Programs
		February Events Feb. 10, 2010 @ 8:30 - Monthly Meeting in Room 4-106 Feb. 13, 2010 @ 2:30-3:00 p.m. - North Port Library - Read to Me Feb. 17, 2010 @ 8:30 - School Clean-Up Advisors: Mrs. Trealout and Ms. Beecher

Woodland Middle School Clubs & Programs
		National Junior Honor Society The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is an organization established to recognize outstanding middle school level students. More than just an honor roll, NJHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, Character, and Citizenship. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since their beginnings in 1921 and 1929. 2009-2010 NJHS Officers: President: Sanjay Mahendrasah Vice President: Jonah McCrorey Secretary: Nisarg Patel Treasurer: Turan (TJ) Huyler 2009-2010 NJHS Members: Keren Antoine, Santiago Arango, Kylie Buklad, John Batson, Austin Becker, Katrina Behrens, Rachel Bruenderman, Danielle Carr, Isabelle Clark, Nakia Coleman, Georgia Cross, Anyota Dankanych, David Ehrenhaft, Cynthia Fussell, Cali Getson, Desiree Gladdue, Patrick Gomes, Alexis Hussey, Turan Huyler, Alina Khmaruk, Brittney Kinkin, Ajay Mahendrasah, Tara Majorino, Isabella Mangiafico, Jonah McCrorey, Tristen Paradis, Nisarg Patel, Hannah Patrick, Loren Phillips, Harrison Rains, Enrique Rodriguez, Alyssa Sumaljag, Clara Swan, Antonio Tarantino, Elizabeth Topp, Jessica Viara, Katelyn Wilder, Abbigal Wessels, Deanna Wood

Woodland Middle School Clubs & Programs
		To provide students with the best prevention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving and other destructive decisions. Originally, the mission of the SADD chapter was to help young people say "No" to drinking and driving. Today, the mission has expanded. Students have told us that positive peer pressure, role modeling and environmental strategies can prevent other destructive decisions and set a healthier, safer course for their lives. And that is why SADD has become a peer-to-peer education, prevention, and activism organization dedicated to preventing destructive decisions, particularly underage drinking, other drug use, risky and impaired driving, teen violence, and teen suicide.

Woodland Middle School Clubs & Programs
		Mission To promote personal growth and leadership development through Family and Consumer Sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner and community leader, members develop skills for life through: character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation. Purpose To provide opportunities for personal development and preparation for adult life. To strengthen the function of the family as a basic unit of society. To encourage democracy through cooperative action in the home and community. To encourage individual and group involvement in helping achieve global cooperation and harmony. To promote greater understanding between youth and adults. To provide opportunities for making decisions and for assuming responsibilities. To prepare for the multiple roles of men and women in today's society. To promote Family and Consumer Sciences and related occupations. Program Emphasis FCCLA is the only in-school student organization with the family as its central focus. FCCLA is a vocational student organization that functions as an integral part of the Family and Consumer Sciences education curriculum and operates within the school system, and it provides opportunities for active student participation at local, state, and national levels.

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Woodland Middle School Clubs & Programs
You can help WMS earn a Community of Caring bonus for needed school supplies. Please take a moment to complete the survey by following this link: Community of Caring Survey
Community of Caring Community of Caring believes that creating caring relationships and a caring school community while teaching values across the curriculum is essential in creating safe and healthy learning environments in which all children can succeed and prosper academically and ethically, including students with disabilities. Community of Caring is built around five core values that empower young people to be responsible and caring members of a community: Caring, Respect, Responsibility, Trust, and Family. They are universally accepted values that were identified as core to healthy human development through a ground-breaking, pioneering consensus process by a group of philosophers, educators, health specialists, legal professionals, ethicists, policy makers and psychologists. These five values serve as a foundation and umbrella for school activities and initiatives in Community of Caring schools. In Community of Caring schools caring, respect, responsibility, trust and family are taught and lived. "Values are the reasons we give for what we do, for how we live our lives. They are the ends which guide, or ought to guide, all the activities of a school." - William Sullivan, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Find out more about the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring organization here. www.communityofcaring.org

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Mrs. Lawrence, Principal


Mr. Smith, Assistant Principal

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* Team Leader

Grade 6 BOBCATS * Shannon Ruck Susan Balmer Roberto Lamela Michael Walker PANTHERS * Scott Thurow Nicole Ayeni Kelly Roberts Barbara Cooke

Grade 7 MANATEES * Catalina Balick Arthur O'Leary Deanna Stroud Michael Bornhorst MANTA RAYS * Kristyn Trealout John Ryan Tara_Colon Tim Shaw

Grade 8 EAGLES * Ted Watson Gary French Elvena Smith Beth Walters CARDINALS * Neda Hardin Christine Wong Nina Henderson Eric Idoyaga

Grades 6/7/8 SCRUBJAYS * Tricia Whisonant Reina Genis Kathryn Brandow Melissa Masters OSPREYS * Beverly Stancel Kimberly Wesson Jeff Gill MaryAnn Hahn GATORS Aimee Brainard Joseph Camara Anne Hill Randy Koran Ryan McConnell April Panepinto

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CHORUS Seth Gardner BAND David Wing ART Joan Maier READING 6/7/8 Joyce Handel Lisa Puleo Marita Schweighofer

PE Wayne Skelton Darlene Rossetti FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE Jennifer Blasdel TECHNOLOGY Kristina Beecher SPANISH Ruth Heinlein Yadira Garcia

Deb Earley, Principal's Secretary

Eleni Balam, Registrar

Mary Hayden, Registrar

Elsa Beal, Bookkeeper

Kathy Kuwik, Receptionist

Heather Mosher, Attendance Secretary

CAMPUS SECURITY Kishia Veigel, School Resource Officer Vince Dennen, Campus Security Monitor Tom Musarella, Campus Security Monitor MEDIA Nancy Cope, Media Specialist Rita McAdoo, Media Aide TECHNOLOGY Don Harrison, Technology Support Professional

BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST Jesse Davis GUIDANCE James Kelly ESE LIAISON Suanne Townsend ESOL LIAISON Oksana Petrenko, AIDES Barbara Albino, ESOL Aide Michael Anzevino,  ESE Aide Jennifer Speth, ESE Aide Ashly Hennes, ESE Aide MJ Farr, ISR Aide Meg Kreitzer, Clinic Aide Valerie White, Monitorial Aide