News & Notes
Holiday Spirit Week
Student Government will be sponsoring themes each day as part of our Spirit Week! All attire must be school-appropriate. All faculty and students are encouraged to participate!
- Monday 12/12 - Holiday Festive - Dress up head to toe with holiday spirit
- Tuesday 12/13 - Channel Your Flannel - Wear your favorite flannel
- Wednesday 12/14 - Winter Wonderland - Wear your blue, white, and glitter
- Thursday 12/15 - Elf vs. Reindeer
- Friday, 12/16 - Polar Express - Wear your comfy PJs
RIZE Prevention at WMS
RIZE Prevention is going to be at Woodmont Middle School on Tuesday, December 13th at 5:30PM to talk to parents and guardians of 6th-grade students about how to help your child resist drug use and make healthy lifestyle choices. It's important for you to attend, as you play the most essential role in preventing your child from experimenting with or using drugs and other addictive substances. Parents who attend will receive a $40.00 gift card. RSVPs are required for this event. Please use the link below to RSVP.
Covid-19 and Flu Testing Sites
Starting Monday, November 28, there will be free, drive-through testing for both Flu and Covid-19 provided at three locations. GCS students, employees, and their household contacts can get tested. Results will be provided in approximately 1 hour. An important change from last year: parents and employees are responsible for reporting any positive results directly to the school or their supervisor. DHEC has again contracted Mako Medical to administer the testing, and the three sites are the same as last year: Fountain Inn High School, MT Anderson Support Center, and Northside Park.
There are some notable changes from the process last year:
They will test for both Flu and Covid-19: one swab, two tests. In addition to GCS students and employees, household contacts of both students and employees can get tested at these sites for free. Results will be provided in approximately 1 hour. It is the parent’s responsibility to report positive results to the school, and employees must report positive results to their supervisor. GCS will not be automatically alerted to the results.Pre-registering will help expedite the testing process. Be sure to check the flyer before going to a site. The flyer will reflect the latest information and reflect any updates such as changes in hours, location closures, etc.
Proposed Shift to District Calendar
GCS is proposing a shift to the student calendar, so students will start and end the year one week earlier. GCS is sharing two years of draft calendars and seeking parent input on the proposed student calendars. To view the proposed calendars and learn more, visit Greenville County Schools' website. Parents can offer feedback through December 1st by emailing calendar@greenville.k12.sc.us.
Canned Food Drive
Woodmont Middle School will be having a canned food drive for the weeks of November 14 to December 9, sponsored by Beta Club and Student Council, We will be collecting cans and other food items for the food banks in our area. We will collect cans as a competition for the Clemson-Carolina games. The cans will be collected in LIFT classes/homeroom classes. Student Council and Beta Club members in that homeroom class will keep track of how many cans each class collects. The homeroom that collects the most cans will earn a treat at the end of the food drive. Since this is a competition for the Clemson- Carolina game, the students who bring in the cans will designate which team they want their cans to go to. Will Clemson or Carolina come out on top? Our Food Banks in the community do appreciate these donations. Thank you for all of your help in supporting this project. If you have any questions see Ms. Schwieger or Mr. Bagwell.
Spring Sports' Workouts
All Spring Sports will begin Strength, Agility, and Conditioning Training on November 9th. Students must have their physical packet turned in to participate.
Baseball and Boys Soccer
- Mondays Agility and Conditioning 4pm-5pm
- Wednesdays Strength Training 4pm-5pm
Softball, Cheer, and Girls Soccer
- Tuesdays Agility and Conditioning 4pm-5pm
- Thursdays Strength Training 4pm-5pm
Agility and Conditioning will be on the track and Strength Training will be in the Weight Room. Contact your coach for more information.
- Coach Joey (Boys Soccer): jcalbreath@greenville.k12.sc.us
- Coach Robel (Girls Soccer)
- Coach Hendrix (Baseball): chhendrix@greenville.k12.sc.us
- Coach Fowler (Softball): bsfowler@greenville.k12.sc.us
- Coach Watson (Cheerleading): emwatson@greenville.k12.sc.us
Spring Sports' Workout Schedule
After School Tutoring Program
Our after school tutoring program runs from 3:45-5:00 PM every Tuesday and Thursday. We offer bus transportation, a snack for your child, and the program is free! If your child rides the bus, it will take about 2 weeks to get your child routed and you will be notified when they can start riding the bus. If they are a car rider then they can start the program from the time they sign up. In this program we offer extra help, math intervention, and reading intervention. Below is the Google Form to get your child signed up. Please contact Samaria Hannah or Mairin McLeer for additional information. We look forward to having your child participate!