Washington Middle School

Parent-Teacher Conferences are tonight!

We invite all parents and guardians to join us at Washington Middle School tonight from 2:00–8:00 PM for Parent-Teacher Conferences.

This is a great opportunity to connect with your student's teachers, discuss their progress, celebrate successes, and talk about ways we can continue to support their growth.

We value the partnership between home and school and appreciate your involvement in your student's education. We look forward to seeing you tonight!

Go Demons!

WMS has our very own food truck race going on! The 8th Grade ADV. FACS class was tasked with building and painting a food truck, creating a menu, and making one item off their menu to "sell" to a few teachers. The teachers "bought" from the best food truck. Students not in the class may "buy" from their favorite food truck by getting a sticky note from Miss Tennant, writing the price of the item they would "buy," and placing it in the correct truck's bucket. At the end, whoever has "sold" the most will be our WMS food truck race winner and will receive a Cravn's gift card!

Ms. Tennant's Interior/Exterior Design class has been learning about different styles of architecture. Their job was to choose one of the 20 styles of architecture we were studying. They then found pictures of that style, wrote a paper describing that style (of course their favorite part of this project), created an informational poster with that information, and finally built, decorated/painted a model of the style of architecture they chose. After their project was completed, the students presented their posters and models to the class.

8th Grade Science Lab: Action and Reaction Lab

Students are working hard on their paleolithic rock paintings in Mrs. Schaaf's class as a conclusion activity for their study of Paleolithic and Neolithic people. This is a longstanding tradition in class and the kids seem to really enjoy creating their masterpieces.

Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15- October 15th and in addition to the book display featuring Hispanic authors, characters, culture, and history, the students had the opportunity to create fiesta flowers in the library all month!

REMINDER: Scholastic Book Fair starts today!

RED RIBBON WEEK will be celebrated October 26-October 29.
The red ribbon is a symbol to eliminate the demand for drugs. It symbolizes a commitment to a healthy drug-free lifestyle, no use of any illegal drug and no illegal use of a legal drug.

The reason we celebrate Red Ribbon Week is because of DEA agent “Kiki” Camarena. Kiki was kidnapped, brutally tortured, and killed by Mexican drug traffickers. His family and friends launched Red Ribbon Week with a gathering in his hometown of people pledging to lead drug free lives

Mrs. Winchell's 6th grade ELA class has been working diligently on narrative writing throughout the first quarter. They learned about and put into practice a variety of writing skills including writing leads and endings, plot structure, figurative language usage, and "showing, not telling" or descriptive writing. Students utilized all of these concepts by creating a final product, their personal narratives. Many hours and hard work were put into these polished final drafts. Today, they "sat around the campfire" with s'mores in a bag and shared their narratives with the class.

The SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR will begin Monday, October 26th! The book fair raises funds to purchase books for our library.
Check out eWALLET!
~Don't want to send money to school with your child?
~ Do you have relatives that live hundreds of miles away but want to contribute to your child's reading success?
If so, please take advantage of eWallet:

The easiest way for kids to shop the Fair is by creating and funding your child’s eWallet. No more worrying about cash, and their balances show right on the register. Visit our school homepage to get started: https://scholastic.com/bf/washingtonmiddleschool6

To learn more watch this short video on an introduction to eWallet: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/videos/intro-to-ewallet-fair-files.html

WMS WRESTLING REMINDER:
~starts TODAY!

WMS YEARBOOKS on sale now for $35!
After Christmas break, they will be $40.
* 100 pages, hardcover, full color.*

Don't forget that the Missoula Children's Theater will be in Glendive next week for "Rapunzel"! Use this QR Code to sign up for auditions if interested.

2026 Boys & Girls Wrestling Schedule

Boys & Girls Basketball Schedule

*Triangular Events include BOTH boys & girls games.*

ATTTENTION ATHLETES:
Boys and Girls Basketball begins Monday, October 12th.
Wrestling starts Monday, October 19th.

A big thank you to the Montana Chamber Foundation and all of the local businesses and organizations who participated in the Cultivating Careers event at Dawson Community College! Our Washington Middle School 6th and 8th graders had a great time exploring a wide range of career opportunities and learning through unique, hands-on experiences. Events like this give our students a chance to see the many possibilities that are available to them right here in our community and beyond. We truly appreciate everyone who took the time to share their knowledge, experiences, and enthusiasm with our students. Thank you for helping our students connect what they are learning in school to the world of work!