Westside Middle School
September 21, 2018
Mid-Term Grades
Safety
HyVee Receipts
WMS Fun Night
Student Council Spirit Week
We encourage all students to participate in Spirit Week next week (September 24-28).
Dress code still applies.
- M: Hat/Crazy Hair
- T: Twin, Triplet, etc.
- W: Hawaiian
- Th: Pajama
- F: Warrior Spirit (7th Grade = black out, 8th Grade = red out)
Parent-Teacher Conferences
4:00-8:00pm
Tuesday October 16th
4:00-8:00pm
WMS Book Fair
Reading for pleasure inside and outside of school has real and long-lasting benefits. It unlocks the power of information and imagination and helps kids discover who they are. Here’s what you can do to help kids develop stronger reading skills and a love for reading:
· Set the example. Let your kids see you read.
· Have a collection of books in the home. Update this collection routinely to keep pace with changing tastes and reading skills.
· Support our school’s Book Fair. Allow your kids to choose their own books to read.
Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings to school the books kids want to read. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping your child’s reading habits.
Book Fair dates: October 9-18
Shopping hours: 7:45-3:45 in the library daily
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During parent/teacher conferences in the PAC hallway from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, October 15th and Tuesday, October 16th. If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair at. Our online Fair is available from October 3-October 18: http://www.scholastic.com/bf/westsidemiddleschool1
We look forward to seeing you and your family at our Book Fair! Remember, all purchases benefit our school.
National Honor Society
The National Junior Honor Society chapter of Westside Middle School is a duly chartered and affiliated chapter of this prestigious national organization. Membership is open to those students who meet the required standards in five areas of evaluation: scholarship, leadership, service, citizenship, and character. Students in the second semester of seventh or eighth grade are eligible for membership.
Those students who meet the scholarship criterion of a 3.8 on the 4.0 scale are invited to complete a Student Activity Information Form that provides the Faculty Council with information regarding the candidate’s leadership and service. This will be sent out late January-early February. A history of leadership experiences and participation in school or community service is also required. Examples of leadership may happen within the school building (student council) or outside of the classroom (team captains, scouting honors, etc.). Service to the community is considered volunteering in a capacity that does not benefit the student (getting paid for a service or merely helping an extended family member) services considered would be volunteering at a non-profit organization (Film Streams, the zoo, Do Space, among many others). Service learning is not considered volunteering for a team activity to raise money for team expenses (car washes for a soccer team, selling concessions for a concert the student might participate in at a later time.) A student should have at least 5 hours of service learning when filling out the application.
Once again the Student Activity Information Form will be sent out in late January-early February.
Westside Middle School
Website: http://wms.westside66.org
Location: 8601 Arbor Street, Omaha, NE, USA
Phone: 402-390-6464
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WMS66/