Waynesville Sixth Grade Center

Current 5th and 6th Grade Boys Basketball Development & 3 vs. 3 Camp April 14, 21, and 28 Register here: https://forms.gle/QdMvbknUgH9Wg828A Camp will begin at 6:00 PM and end at 7:30 PM at the Waynesville High School Gym (enter at the gym entrance). The cost is $30 per participant. Payment should be made at My School Bucks https://www.msbtickets.com/Athletics/event/tom4zlcj Our Camp will consist of individual & direct instruction along with 3 vs. 3 competition. Parents/guardians will need to drop off their camper(s) at the Waynesville High School Main Gym entrance by 5:50 PM and pick their camper up no later than 7:40 PM. Camp will be led by Waynesville Basketball coaches and players. Any questions please contact Head Basketball Coach Anthony Caruso acaruso@waynesville.k12.mo.us or Athletic Director Cory Ace - cace@waynesville.k12.mo.us

Officer David Gomez – a nationally renowned speaker – wants the community to know how to protect children from becoming victims online. Gomez will speak at 6 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2025, in the Waynesville High School Auditorium. This event is free of charge, open to the public and is being sponsored by: • Pulaski County Opioid Committee • City of Waynesville • Four Rivers Community Health Center • Waynesville R-VI Foundation Gomez will share what he has learned as a law enforcement officer who has operated multiple undercover social media accounts to arrest predators and track down missing children. He will also speak about the dangers of social media, normalization of drugs in social media, and the influence of drugs and alcohol on the youth population. You can find Gomez educating others on YouTube, giving a Ted Talk, positively influencing youth in his hometown, and traveling the country helping youth (and parents) make better choices about digital devices and drugs and alcohol.

Officer David Gomez – a nationally renowned speaker – wants the community to know how to protect children from becoming victims online. Gomez will speak at 6 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2025, in the Waynesville High School Auditorium. This event is free of charge, open to the public and is being sponsored by: • Pulaski County Opioid Committee • City of Waynesville • Four Rivers Community Health Center • Waynesville RV-I Foundation Gomez will share what he has learned as a law enforcement officer who has operated multiple undercover social media accounts to arrest predators and track down missing children. He will also speak about the dangers of social media, normalization of drugs in social media, and the influence of drugs and alcohol on the youth population. You can find Gomez educating others on YouTube, giving a Ted Talk, positively influencing youth in his hometown, and traveling the country helping youth (and parents) make better choices about digital devices and drugs and alcohol.

Summer School registration is now open online! For more details and to sign up your student, click here https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wrv/page/summer-school. Please note that you should register your student for the grade they will be GOING INTO this fall. Partridge and WHS students, please note the locations of your summer school.

There will be no school in the Waynesville R-VI School District March 17-21, 2025, for Spring Break.

The Hope Squad at the Waynesville Sixth Grade Center hosted a food and household drive for the Armed Services YMCA. This friendly competition among homerooms and the office was a success with multiple items being donated. Hope Squad Facilitators Theresa McNutt, Kim Ramirez and Jody Taylor stated, "We are so proud of our Hope Squad team of students; this was an amazing service-learning project that they took charge of and it was exciting to see them work together for a great cause."

Flag football - Sign up by 3 p.m. Friday Flag football will be available for 6th-8th grade boys and girls this spring. The details are below. Who: Currently enrolled (2024-25 school year) Waynesville 6th-8th grade boys & girls Location: Waynesville Middle School Dates: March 24 through May 10 Practices: 4:15-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays Games: Saturday (to be scheduled) REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE at 3 p.m. March 7 Students may stay after school for W.I.N. and a shuttle will be provided to and from the practice fields. You must BOTH register your student and then pay separately. See the two links below. Google Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekIsIrgdQK5dbkLziuAHUHwyS-fXiOkS-5QVsEVjM40zFzHA/viewform?usp=sharing Cost: $25 (Shirt and Equipment Provided) Payment will be made at https://www.msbtickets.com/Athletics/schoolevents

Waynesville Sixth Grade Center students in the "Paint Your Passion" Lead Group, facilitated by Kim Ramirez, unveiled their lighthouse mural on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. "These students brought their vision to life, turning a blank wall into a masterpiece," said Principal Kevin Schnicker. "Their dedication, creativity and teamwork have left a lasting mark on our school—a vibrant reminder of what can be achieved through passion and hard work." The students painted this lighthouse mural to signify the school's commitment to the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Kids and Leader in Me concepts. Waynesville Sixth Grade Center has been certified as a Leader in Me Lighthouse School by Franklin Covey Education — a distinction that approximately 600 schools in the world have achieved. The students volunteered to paint after school and during weekends to complete the project and were presented certificates of appreciation, along with Ramirez. The students included: · Charlotte Nester · Karis Britton · Abriyanah McCaster · Hailey Christmas · Kennedi Gall · Riley Conway · Hadley Miller · Addison Bio · Coraline Schwickerath Leader in Me is a research-backed framework, co-created with educators, aimed at fostering resilience and leadership in students while cultivating a culture of trust. It's crafted to enhance academic performance and empower students, educators and families with essential leadership and life skills necessary for success in an evolving world.

Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, will be a traditional snow day. There will be no in-person school and no AMI (virtual) learning. We are so proud of your outstanding work during this challenging winter season! Enjoy your snow day and we will see you on Monday!

There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually on Thursday morning as this will be an AMI day. School will be in session using an Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI online) from 8:30 a.m. to noon for grades K-12 and Parker Preschool. Williams Early Childhood Center AM classes will be online from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. and Williams PM classes will be online from 10:15 a.m. to noon. All AMI days begin at 8:30 a.m., including Wednesdays.

The Waynesville R-VI School District is hosting a teacher recruitment event Thursday, February 27, 2025, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Parker Educational Center. #wayschools

There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually on Wednesday morning as this will be an AMI day. School will be in session using an Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI online) from 8:30 a.m. to noon for grades K-12 and Parker Preschool. All AMI days begin at 8:30 a.m., including Wednesdays. Williams Early Childhood Center AM classes will be online from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. and Williams PM classes will be online from 10:15 a.m. to noon.

There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually on Tuesday morning as it will be an AMI day. School will be in session using an Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI online) from 8:30 a.m. to noon for grades K-12 and Parker Preschool. All AMI days begin at 8:30 a.m., including Wednesdays. Williams Early Childhood Center AM classes will be online from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. and Williams PM classes will be online from 10:15 a.m. to noon. Instructions for PreK-6th graders are at https://5il.co/342dn Instructions for 7th-8th graders are at https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wms/page/ami-days Instructions for 9-12th graders are at https://5il.co/342j7 NOTE: All inclement weather "snow day" days are AMI days in the morning.

Waynesville R-VI will be in the seated classroom on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, and will mostly be running regular bus routes. ___________ The following routes, however, will still be snow routes on Friday: • Route 47 • Route 52 • Route 74 ___________ As a friendly reminder, there will be no school on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in observance of Presidents' Day.

Snow routes today! The Waynesville R-VI School District will be running snow routes on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. When the district runs snow routes in the morning, it will run snow routes in the afternoon. For bus riders only The Waynesville R-VI School District sent an email from traveltrackerrouting@app-garden.com with information about both regular routes and snow routes on Jan. 7 to parents of bus riders.

There will be no in-person school in the Waynesville R-VI School District on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025; however, Waynesville R-VI students will attend school virtually this morning as this is an AMI day. School will be in session using an Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI online) from 8:30 a.m. to noon for grades K-12 and Parker Preschool. All AMI days begin at 8:30 a.m., including Wednesdays. Williams Early Childhood Center AM classes will be online from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. and Williams PM classes will be online from 10:15 a.m. to noon. Instructions for PreK-6th graders are at https://5il.co/342dn Instructions for 7th-8th graders are at https://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/o/wms/page/ami-days Instructions for 9-12th graders are at https://5il.co/342j7 NOTE: All inclement weather "snow day" days are AMI days in the morning.

Waynesville sixth graders are working in teams to learn how to convert measurements and solve problems in their math classes at the Waynesville Sixth Grade Center.

6th graders to collect household goods for Armed Services YMCA From Feb. 10-28, 2025, sixth graders will be conducting a Household Drive to collect items such as laundry soap, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, soups, canned pasta, dry pasta, etc. for the Armed Services YMCA Fort Leonard Wood Marketplace Food Pantry. “We are proud and inspired by our Hope Squad members acts of kindness and always wanting to do more for our school and community,” said Theresa McNutt, who is an advisor to the Hope Squad, along with Kim Ramirez and Jody Taylor. Hope Squad members at the Waynesville Sixth Grade Center learned about what items are needed for a household drive from Shelley Emperato of the Armed Services YMCA on Jan. 24. The students asked questions, learned of the importance of household item drives and then decided to lead their classmates in a household goods drive at their school.

This year the Waynesville R-VI School District will be presenting the Rising Star and the Support Superstar Awards. The public is invited to nominate individuals for these awards. The Rising Star Award will be presented to a staff member who is new to the field of education (5 or fewer years of teaching/school experience) and has already demonstrated the ability to have a positive impact on students. The nominee must be returning to the Waynesville R-VI School District for the 2025-2026 school year. Click on https://forms.gle/AgF2yZuYQHcETJgj9 to vote for your Rising Star! The Support Super Star Award will be presented to a staff member that has worked in the school district for at least one year. Support staff who have already announced their intent to retire or leave the district at the end of the year are not eligible for the award. Any non-certified employee is eligible for this award. Click on https://forms.gle/PvpzKBPmbCoe8jir7 to vote for your Support Superstar! Nominations will close at 3 p.m. Feb. 7, 2025. #wayschools

Waynesville 6th graders on Team Spectacular debated about what makes a resource renewable to better understand how humans may affect the environment. #wayschools