Westside Middle School
January 15, 2021
Important Dates to Remember:
January 18th is Martin Luther King Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL for Students/In-Service for Teachers.
January 19th we will return to 100% green. All students will come every day!
February 15th is President's Day - NO SCHOOL for Students/In-Service for Teachers.
9th Grade Registration
On Tuesday and Thursday of this week, the high school counselors presented to the 8th grade students about modular scheduling and graduation requirements. The middle school counselors will be going into 8th grade math classrooms next week, January 19 - 22, to present to students on selecting their courses and entering the course requests. Here is the schedule of presentations:
8A Math Classes - Tuesday, January 19
8B Math Classes - Wednesday, January 20
8C Math Classes - Thursday, January 21
8D Math Classes - Friday, January 22
The middle school counselors will then meet with their 8th grade students to go over their course selections for 9th grade. The high school counselors will be at the middle school on Friday, February 26 to meet with students and finalize their 9th grade course requests.
High School Registration for 8th Grade Extended Campus Students - The counselors will be sending out a video to all 8th grade ECL students. It will be ready by the end of next week, or beginning of the week after next. It will have instructions on what your student needs to do in order to register for high school classes. Subsequently, the middle school counselors will schedule a WebEx meeting with your student to go over your student's registration. Finally, later this semester, your student's assigned high school counselor will also schedule a WebEx meeting with your student to finalize their registration. If your student does not have a high school course planning book, please contact their assigned counselor to coordinate getting a book. The counselor assignments are:
Last Names A - G - Sarah Lieske - email lieske.sarah@westside66.net, phone (402) 408-8618 Last Names H - O - Doug Hauserman - email hauserman.douglas@westside66.net, phone (402) 408 - 8577
Last Names P - Z - Mike McCann - email mccann.michael@westside66.net, phone (402) 408-8591
Here is a link to a video of the high school counselor presentation.
8th Grade Guest Speaker
We will have a guest speaker the week of January 19th for all 8th graders. This will occur during 9th Period and Warrior Time on Tuesday, January 19th for teams 8A and 8B and again on January 21st for teams 8C and 8D.
The speaker is Jarell Roach, a motivational speaker from here in Omaha. He will be discussing hope, character, and establishing a culture of belonging and inclusion at Westside Middle School.
Westside Masks For Sale!!
MAP Testing
In addition to NWEA MAP, some students will participate in the FastBridge reading and/or math screening assessments. Results from these assessments help determine appropriate course placements for next year. From this data, you will be informed in the spring of any course recommendations for your child.
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Kim Eymann - Principal
eymann.kimberly@westside66.net
402-390-8211
Brian Stevens - Assistant Principal (He will handle all questions on Busing)
Dean for 8A & 7C
402-390-6494
Jenni Allen - Assistant Principal & Special Services Department Chair
402-408-8589
Dan Carlson - Dean & Athletic Director
Dean for 7A, 7B, & 8B
402-408-8669
Corrie Philo - Dean for 7D, 8C, & 8D
402-408-8670
Westside Middle School
Website: https://www.westside66.org/Page/13
Location: 8601 Arbor Street, Omaha, NE, USA
Phone: 402-390-6464
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WMS66/