WRMS Weekly Update
October 19, 2018
Picture Retakes
Helping Hands Club Project
Unity Day
On Wednesday, October 24th, we are encouraging students to wear orange in honor of Unity Day. "Together against bullying. UNITED for kindness, acceptance and inclusion."
From PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center:
Make it ORANGE and make it end! What are your true colors when it comes to showing that you believe that all youth should be safe from bullying? Come together in one giant ORANGE message of hope and support, WEAR AND SHARE ORANGE to color our nation, and even the world, visibly showing that our society believes that no child should ever experience bullying. "ORANGE provides a powerful, visually compelling expression of solidarity,” said Paula Goldberg, Executive Director of PACER Center. “Whether it’s hundreds of individuals at a school wearing ORANGE, store owners offering ORANGE products, or a community changing a landmark to ORANGE, the vibrant statement becomes a conversation starter, sending the supportive, universal message that bullying is never acceptable behavior.”
Visit PACER's Facebook page for more information.
Morning Sports Club
PSO Information
We are a box tops school. Please trim your tops and send them in. Each team competes against one another to win prizes over the course of the year. The second competition is underway! Orange boxes labeled for each team are on the drop-off table. If you shop at ShopRite, you can also sign up online to support the Middle School!
Permission slips are now due for our annual Fall Festival, Wednesday, October 24, from 3-4:30PM. This is a wonderful event filled with games, music, art and more! Please click here for more information, and here for the permission slip.
Mischief Night
Halloween Costumes
Please be advised that students will be permitted to wear costumes all day on Tuesday, October 31st for Halloween. It is important to be mindful of the following expectations as you and your child plan a potential costume to be worn to school:
- Normal school dress code will be in effect.
- Weapons of any sort (real or fake) are strictly prohibited. If they are brought to school, they will be dealt with according to the code of conduct.
- Masks, head coverings, or face paint that make a student unrecognizable are not permitted.
- Costumes may not prohibit a student's ability to partake in normal classroom instruction (e.g. he/she must be able to sit in a desk, students must not block/obstruct hallway traffic while in a costume).
- Costumes must be in "good taste".
- Candy is not to be brought to school or distributed.
- Administration may exercise their own judgment to determine whether or not a costume is school appropriate.
Please remember the normal instruction of the school is paramount. If you and/or your child feel his/her costume violates any of these expectations, do not come to school in it, rather wait until after school hours to dress in the costume. Should a student come to school inappropriately dressed, the code of discipline will be followed.
Alice in Wonderland
Community Flyers
Click here for information about Westwood Recreation Department's 2018 Fall Programs.
Save the Date!
- 10/21 - Pumpkin Carving, 12 PM - 3 PM (WRHS)
- 10/24 - Fall Festival, 3 PM - 4:30 PM (10/25 Rain Date)
- 10/25 - School Picture Make-ups
- 11/8 & 9 - No School
- 11/15 - BOE Meeting
- 11/21 - 1/2 Day
- 11/22 & 23 - No School