West Staff News
May 6-17, 2019
Happy Educator Appreciation Week!
We hope you know that we appreciate you all year round, but we look forward to making you feel a little extra special this week!
Monday - candy bar at the faculty meeting
Wednesday - treat bags for the bus drivers
Friday - nacho bar in faculty room
Core Values and Goals
BASD Core Values
- Safety and Well Being
- Acceptance and Respect
- Collaboration and Communication
- Learning and Growth
West BHAG
- All Middle School West students will attain academic and problem solving skills essential for personal development, responsible citizenship, and the tools to be lifelong learners.
Action Plan Goals:
- (English/Language Arts) Students will learn the fundamental reading and writing skills to be successful across content areas.
- Math Students will learn the fundamental math skills to be successful across content areas.
- Every student is important and has a place in our community.
Calendar
*West Outlook calendar includes reminders of all events and schedule changes
May 6 - Elementary District Field Day at West, Book Fair begins, Faculty Meeting in cafeteria
May 7 - NPFH Day, 5th graders visit West, Elementary District Field Day rain date
May 8 - Bear Challenge, Chorus Concert at West @ 6pm, Art Show @ 6:30pm
May 9 - Be Awesome Day, Reading Olympics, Day 4
May 10 - 8th Grade class Photo @ 8am, Band Concert at West @ 7pm, Day 3
May 13 - East/West Orchestra concert at BASH @ 7pm
May 14 - Sixth Grade Field Trip
May 15 - Algebra I Keystones
May 16 - Algebra I Keystones
May 17 - 8th grade dance at BASH
Aren't we lucky?!
In addition to PSSAs and Keystones, two of our eighth grade math classes have been selected to participate in an international math assessment called TIMSS.
May 22 is our scheduled date for the TIMSS assessment. We will use the cafeteria classroom. One session will begin at 8:00am (8152-22 Vassallo) and the other will begin at 12:00pm (8252-21 Parish) . Each session will last approximately 2.5 hours. Kristy’s class will have to eat lunch early that day. We will send them to lunch 6th period and they can eat in the cafeteria classroom. Since it is only two classes and they are testing at different times, we will not change the building schedule that day. Students involved in testing will just need to be excused from the classes they will miss that day.
West Book Fair Is Here!
The book fair will also be open the following evenings:
-Wed., May 8 during the choral concert from 5:00pm-approx.8:00pm
-Fri., May 10 from 5:45pm-approx. 8:30pm
Tech Update
The new laptop model will be the Lenovo ThinkPad T480, this model does not have a built in DVD-ROM. If you have requirements for software that resides on CDROM or DVD’s, please let ITS know so we can make accommodates to get this software installed for you.
If you have any questions, please contact the ITS Support Center @ x3500
CCRES Update for Support Staff
Where in the World are Stephanie and Dave?
May 8 - 10 - Steph in transition IEP meetings for incoming sixth graders
May 9 - Steph and Dave at Secondary Principals' Mtg at BASH in AM
May 9 - Steph at Reading Olympics in PM
May 16 - Dave at BCIU in PM
PSSA Updates
Thank you for preparing our students well for PSSAs! We have a few remaining make-ups, but the vast majority of our students have finished and books have been shipped back. Special thanks to Leandra Jones and Carol Moyer for your coordination efforts! Next up ... Keystones.
Eighth Grade Project
Important Reminders for Staff
- Please remember to have classroom doors locked at all times and use the magnets so that in the event of an emergency, magnets can be pulled and doors quickly latched.
- Please monitor the hallways in between class periods when your class is switching rooms.
- Please be timely and accurate in completing daily attendance.
- Please make sure a regular education teacher attends every IEP meeting.
- Please follow any SDIs in students' IEPs. If you have a question, please ask the case manager.
Thank you!
Boyertown Middle School West
Email: sllandis@boyertownasd.org
Website: www.boyertownasd.org
Location: 380 South Madison Street, Boyertown, PA 19512
Phone: 610-369-7471
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoyertownWest/
Twitter: @WhatsUp_West