August 17th is 7th grade student and parent orientation

August 16th is 8th grade orientation

All days: drop off 7:30-7:45 and pick up 10:45-11:00 am.

The goals of each of these days are the same:

1. Students will get schedule of classes and a map of the school

2. Go to their assigned houses (meet in collaboration space)

3. Staff in that house will have a common powerpoint to share and students have a chance to ask questions

4. Students to take yearbook/ID photos. Lifetouch-ordering info to come shortly

5. Students will tour building with staff

6. Students will receive string bag for materials (write your name on it)

7. Conclude with a grade level meeting in the gym with administrators

Lockers, Lanyards and Agendas (planners) will be distributed the first day of school in Advisory.

Times:

7:30-7:45 am students arrive to the middle school. All drop off should take place in the front of the building. This is a student drop off event please--no parents.

Please plan to pick your student up your student from this event between 10:45 and 11:00 am. Please stay in your car, and use both car loops. Students will come to you.

Thursday, August 18th is 6th grade parents 6:30-7:30 pm

Wednesday, August 17th is 7th grade parents 6pm-7

Wednesday, August 17th is 8th grade parents 7:30-8:30

The goals of each of these evenings are the same (but presentations will differ by grade level):

1. How we scheduled all students (houses, subjects, electives, etc.)

2. Carline/Bus loop procedures (drop off and pick up)

3. Overall procedures including communication, expectations, etc.

These dates are for students who miss their orientation dates to pick up a schedule, get the string backpack and have a chance to walk around the building. Yearbook/ID photos will be taken on the make up day during the school year. There is no formal presentation on make up days.

This process should take no more than 20 minutes, and parents can wait in the parking lot or accompany their students inside the building.

Aug 26 9:00 am-noon

Our houses are color coordinated:

Upper and Lower Blue

Upper and Lower Yellow

Upper and Lower Teal

Upper houses are on the second floor and lower houses are on the first floor. The house contains your student's Advisory, History, Science and ELA teachers. Students may leave their houses for math and electives (non-required core like Art, Band, Gym, Choir, STEAM, etc.)

ELA, Science and History are scheduled according to grade level:

6th graders separated and 7th and 8th graders combined.

This includes, but is not limited to Tylenol, Tums, prescriptions, and Advil. Under no circumstances can a student be in possession of medication without the proper forms on file. Students possessing medication without the forms on file or distributing medication to other students will be subject to discipline following the district's Code of Conduct.

We are very excited to announce that the West Bloomfield School District Athletic Department has partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service. FinalForms allows you to complete and sign athletic participation forms for your student(s). The most exciting news is that FinalForms saves data from season to season and year to year, meaning that you will never need to enter the same information twice! FinalForms also pre-populates information wherever possible, for each of your student(s), saving you time.

You may review your data at any time to verify that it is current. You will be required to sign your forms annually and after any update.

Click on the Parent Playbook West Bloomfield Parent Playbook.pdf to get started in FinalForms. If you require support during the process, scroll to the bottom of the pdf and click “Use Support.”

We are asking that ALL parents of athletes use FinalForms.

Please register at: www.westbloomfield-mi.finalforms.com

Follow the prompts to create your account, register your student(s), and sign your forms. Thank you for your assistance in helping us streamline our paperwork processes at WBSD.

Also, if you are interested in Laker gear visit our spirit wear store: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/WestbloomQ

Henry Ford Health Physicals Available at WBHS on Thursday, August 4th

Need your sports physical completed for the 2022-2023 school year? Please join us on Thursday, August 4th at West Bloomfield High School in the athletic hallway from 4-6pm. Henry Ford physicians and athletic trainers will be conducting comprehensive sports physicals that meet MHSAA requirements. The cost of the physical is $20 and the fee is due at the time of the physical. Sign up today. Space is limited and online registration is required.

Signup at the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B4FA5AE28A0FC1-west3

The recommendation is an hour a week, for example, Setting an alarm clock for 10 am this week, 9 am next week, the third week will be 8am and so on. Students can arrive to school at 7:45 and those students taking school buses will be picked up earlier than 7:45 in most cases.

2. If your student would like to participate in sports for the upcoming year, get the MHSAA physical form completed (details below)

3. If you believe your student needs free/reduced lunch please complete that request now. (link below) We do not have the grant--so no automatic FREE food like in the past

4. If you have a rising 6th grader, and s/he would like to explore the building you can sign up for the Bridge program. (link below)

5. If a parent would like a tour of the new building before school begin, register using the links below.

6. Check out the school supply lists--all recommended items not required. We will provide string backpacks for all students.

7. If you do not have a Power School account--make one now (instructions below)

8. Download the Power School app to your phone--it makes checking grades, attendance, etc. EASY!

9. Keep your kids reading! Supports for reading ideas are below

10. Take a breath and enjoy the summer as the craziness we parents experience during the hectic school year will be here August 29th! So please enjoy the time with your kids!

Fall 2022 Dates for Middle School

See below for registration for summer tours of the new building for ADULTS

Students will explore the new building at orientation/jump start:

August 16th: 8th grade orientation (schedules, building access, yearbook and ID photos taken)

August 17th: 7th grade orientation (schedules, building access, yearbook and ID photos taken)

August 18th: 6th grade orientation: The purpose of 6th grade orientation is to share class schedules, pass out agendas, take the school photo (yearbook and school ID) and begin to become familiar with the building (find classes, etc.)

See above for times and details

First Day of school: August 29th

September 8th will be OPEN HOUSE. 6:30-8:30 Parents will travel (follow) your student's schedule.

NEW start and end times: 8:20 am to 3:12pm (students will be allowed in the building at 7:45 am. There will be AM Tween Time starting at 6:45 am)

Dismissal is 3:12 pm. All students should be picked up by 3:30 pm.

Students who leave the school grounds are not permitted to return for sports, events or to wait for a ride.

District dates to make note of:

Sept 15: Dr Bazzi meet and greet

Sept 16: Family Fun Night

Sept 22: WBMS Ribbon Cutting

Sept 29: Dr Bazzi meet and greet

If this is incorrect, and your student will be leaving the district (private school, moving, etc.) please email our registrar at: antoinette.morton@wbsd.org

I have a PowerSchool Parent account, what do I need to do? The new system will not affect Parents that already have a PowerSchool Parent Portal Account. You do not need to do anything.

I do NOT have a PowerSchool Parent account, what do I need to do? If you do not have a PowerSchool Parent account set up, please contact your student’s school to obtain your PowerSchool Parent Access ID. Instructions to create your account can be found here: https://www.wbsd.org/parents/powerschool

I am new to WBSD, how can I enroll?

1. Visit our website at: https://www.wbsd.org/parents/enrollment.

2. Read the directions and complete the quick pre-registration form.

3. One of our WB administrators will approve or deny the request. If approved, the parent/guardian will receive an email on how to create a Parent Portal account in PowerSchool. If you are denied, you will be notified via email.

4. Fill out the enrollment forms on the Parent Portal in PowerSchool.

5. Once forms are complete and submitted, they will be reviewed by a WB administrator.

If you have questions or concerns about your student's elective schedule we encourage you to reach out to one of our middle school counselors. Unfortunately, there will not be schedule changes due to lunch times or teacher preferences.

Counselor names and assignments for fall 2022 are listed below:

Last Names A-K Ms. MacKenzie Peguese

Last Names L-Z Mr. Steve Levitan

Students with 504 plans and IEPs: susan.chang@wbsd.org

Jermaine Evans, Assistant Principal

Blaine McDowell, Dean of Student Services

Lisa Graff, Assistant Principal

Lockers in the new building will be smaller than ones at our current school.

On August 23rd at 7pm we will offer Athlete Night (parents only).

All 7th and 8th graders are eligible to participate in all sports.

6th graders may participate in some middle school sports determined by state guidelines.

6th grade students may participate in: cross country, swimming, wrestling, and track.

On Athlete Night, we provide an opportunity to meet some coaches, and get information about middle school sports including practice information, paperwork, etc.

The sports we offer include: Football, Swimming, Cross Country, Track and Field, Basketball, Volleyball, Wrestling and Cheer (sideline and competitive seasons).

Important things for sports:

1. Students must have a physical on file dates AFTER April 15, 2022 to be eligible to try out and/or participate. I would encourage you to get that paperwork completed now.See link below for the paperwork.

2. Registration forms are found on the district athletic site however we are moving to a NEW system provides by Final Forms--stay tuned for details.

3. The district has removed the pay to participate requirements therefore we will have caps on all sports for safety reasons.

Additional information can be found on the District Athletic Site below:

Students can be dropped off at the building as early as at 7:45 am.

Our community education department offers "Tween Time" after and before school care--see below for links to registration.

New for the 2022/2023 school year, our program will be offering both AM and PM services to those families that are in need. For these services to be offered, a daily number of registered students MUST be in attendance. Families will be notified the week of August 15, 2022 if we are unable to offer AM and/or PM services due to low enrollment numbers.

Tween Time services will be held at WBMS located at 3380 Orchard Lake Road. Tween Time allows students the opportunity to complete homework assignments, utilize art and craft materials, board games, outdoor activities and socialization amongst friends.

There is a non-refundable registration fee of $60/per child or $90/family.

• AM services start at 6:45 a.m. until school starts

• $10.25 daily rate

• PM services start at dismissal until 6:30 p.m.

• $13.75 daily rate

• Half Day services

• $36 per day

Registration is open until Friday, August 12, 2022 at 4PM.

If you are interested in AM or PM services, please visit: wbsdec.ce.eleyo.com to register.

We also have a few shuttles for out of district families. The exception to transportation forms become available on the website August 1 and is linked below. These shuttle requests are first come first serve.

At the new building, we will have a bus loop AND a car drop off loop.

This past school year we had a grant and offered FREE breakfast and lunch to all students. For the upcoming school year, we will NOT continue with our free breakfast for all grant, so it is important that if you may be eligible for free or reduced lunch to complete that paperwork. This paperwork is available beginning July 1 at the link below.

This application must be completed EVERY year to be considered.

We also encourage parents to deposit money into their student's account so students do not have to carry cash to school. You can do that at the Food Services tab on the website-the link is also below. Funds are carried over from school year to school year.

If your child is a student (3 to 26 years of age) in the West Bloomfield Schools, s/he can also participate in the 2022-2023 Blessings in a Backpack program. This program sends six non-perishable meals home each Friday of the school year. Its goal is to make sure that no child goes hungry on the weekend. Run by volunteers, there is NO cost to you.

To enroll in this program, please fill out the form below and return it to your school office or email it to katherinesheiko@hotmail.com. This registers your child/ren in the Blessings program and alerts us to any allergies they might have. The first backpack of food will be distributed to your child at his/her local school the first week of October.