11/21/22

TOP STORIES FOR THE WEEK OF 11/21

Happy Thanksgiving 

In this season of gratitude, Wagner Middle School would like to thank the entire Wagner community for your continued support.  We certainly could not do it without you!  Wishing you and your families a happy and healthy Thanksgiving.

 

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World Cup Day

The 2022 World Cup begins this Sunday.  To commemorate the start of the tournament, we invite all students to participate in our World Cup Spirit Day, on Monday, November 21st.   Students can show their spirit by wearing their countries’ jersey, wearing a nations’ colors, or wearing their own soccer jersey.  

 

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Lost and Found

Our Lost and Found has exploded again. Please have your student take a look at all coats, sweatshirts, and water bottles – even if they think they’re not missing.  Items not picked up by the end of November will be donated.  Don’t forget that there are misplaced glasses and keys in the main office.

 

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Parents’ Association Announcements



Family Appeal - Better Together for Wagner!

The Wagner PA raises money each year to support our school in providing the best academic and social-emotional education possible. We have launched our biggest fundraiser of the year - our Family Appeal - where we hope to have 100% of all families participate in giving. Better Together for Wagner simply states that when we combine our efforts, passion, and support, our children can become better students. We suggest a donation of $800, but any amount you can donate is helpful and appreciated. Please make your donation now via check made out to the Wagner Parents' Association, or here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=QFWTU4E65DJ3U 

If you have any questions, please email Family Appeal Co-Chairs Diana and Marty Gasper at appeal@mail.wagner167.org

 

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Thanksgiving Pie Pick-Up

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Thanksgiving Pie fundraiser!  Your pies will be ready for pick-up on Monday, November 21 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm in the Wagner lobby. Please contact parent Nancy Frankenberg with any questions: wagnerpa.nancy@gmail.com.

 

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Holiday Candy Sale

The Wagner PA is holding a holiday candy sale!  Purchase delicious See's chocolates and candy for the holidays to give as gifts or to treat yourself.  All purchases support Wagner. Click here to place your order and see the attached flyer. 

 

https://www.yumraising.com/secure/wagnerp_wagner_pa_candy_fundraiser82/Wagwag2361/candy

 

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WagnerWear Winter Pop-Up

Winter is coming, but you can stay warm with WagnerWear!  Get your cold weather merchandise, and maybe some holiday gifts for your Wagner fans, at our WagnerWear Pop-Up.  Please look for the order form on Monday so you can return it with payment to the Main Office at school by Tuesday, November 29.  Items should be available for pick-up at school before winter break. If you have any questions, please email wagnerwear@mail.wagner167.org.

 

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Help with 8th Grade Social

There will be an 8th Grade Social on Friday, December 16th after school in the gym. We will need help with a coat check for the kids' coats and backpacks.  Please sign up here if you can volunteer to work at the coat check from 2:45 to 5:00pm    

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080445a8ac2ea75-8thgrade1

 

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Amazon Smile

Support the Wagner PA when you shop on Amazon!  Go to smile.amazon.com and choose Wagner Middle School 167 Parents Association as your beneficiary.  Then any time you shop on Amazon, start at smile.amazon.com and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to the PA.  Thank you for your support and happy shopping!

 

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Upcoming Dates

 

  • Thanksgiving Recess - November 24th & 25th - schools are closed 

  • Family Advisory Night (via Zoom) - December 1st at 6:00pm

  • Winter Concert - December 7th at 6:30pm

  • Winter Recess - December 26th-January 2nd - schools are closed

 

Reminders From Previous Newsletters

 

To Report an Absence

If your child is absent, please email your their advisory teacher and their guidance counselor.  Once your student returns to school, have them bring a note into the main office stating the reason for the absence.  The guidance counselors’ emails are as follows:

6th Grade - Ms. Block - ABlock6@schools.nyc.gov

7th Grade - Ms. Onwudiwe - DOnwudiwe@schools.nyc.gov

8th Grade - Ms. Ibishaj - YIbishaj@schools.nyc.gov

 

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Reporting a Positive Covid Case

All positive Covid cases should be reported by email to Ms. Kristen Oberlander at KMueller10@schools.nyc.gov.  Please include the following details:

 

  1. Student’s name

  2. Student’s class number

  3. Student’s last day in school

  4. The date of your student’s Covid test

  5. Type of test taken - rapid or PCR

 

If you have any questions, email Ms. Oberlander.

 

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JumpRope - Digital Gradebook

Student accounts are now up and running on JumpRope, our digital grade book. Follow the steps to access your students’ academic progress through JumpRope: 

  1. Visit JumpRope: https://api.jumpro.pe/login  

  2. Click "Sign in with Google"  

  3. Enter your students’ @nyctstudents.net email address

  4. Sign in on the DOE landing page with your students’ username and password

  5. That’s it – you are now signed in   

To access grades, click “Current Grades” on the left-hand side of the screen. If you receive the message: “No mastery data available. Please check again later, or contact the school with questions”, the teacher has not entered grades yet.

If you are unable to login to JumpRope, try using a different browser. JumpRope works best on Google Chrome. You may have to update your browser to the most recent version for JumpRope to work. If you need help accessing JumpRope, email:

Grade 6: Ms. Elias: jelias2@schools.nyc.gov 

Grade 7 & 8: Mr. Kim: ckim5@schools.nyc.gov  

 

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Gentle Reminders

Please do not drop off items for your child during the school day. We will not accept homework, lunches, gym clothes, etc. We do not want to disrupt class learning, and we want middle school students to be responsible for having everything they need for school.

 

School hours are 8:40am - 3:00pm.  Students may not leave school by themselves before the end of the school day. If they need to leave early, they must be checked out by an adult on their Emergency Blue Card.

 

Children MAY NOT be checked out of school during their lunch period.

 

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Family Income Inquiry Form

All families, regardless of income, are asked to complete the 2022-2023 Family Income Inquiry Form (formally known as the School Meals Form) so that Wagner can receive additional funding.  In addition, several public high schools use this information to give priority to students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.  You do not need to give income information if you are certain you do not qualify, however, the NYC DOE asks families to still submit the form.

 

Completing the form is easy and you can submit only one form for all children per household - Pre-K through high school.  If you do not wish to fill out your form online, you can fill out the hard copy that was backpacked home.  Please return it to Kristen Oberlander.

 

Again, filling out the Family Income Inquiry Form is very important to Wagner as funding is at stake.  We appreciate your cooperation and support!

 

Please see the attached form to Complete the Family Income Inquiry Form online.