West Staff News
May 20-June 6, 2019
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 20 - fall sports meeting - period 10, Bear Ambassador Frisbee tournament, laptop distribution
May 21 - laptop distribution, CCRES meetings
May 22 - TIMSS assessment, Frisbee tournament rain date
May 23 - 8th grade project starts
May 24 -
May 27 - Memorial Day, no school
May 28 - 8th grade to Hershey Park
May 29 -
May 30 - 7th grade to Dorney Park
May 31 -
June 3 - 8th grade project grading day, 8th grade movie, 6th and 7th grade interdisciplinary days, early dismissal
June 4 - 8th grade project presentation practice, 6th and 7th grade interdisciplinary days, early dismissal
June 5 - 8th grade project presentations, 6th and 7th grade movie, early dismissal
June 6 - awards assembly - 8am, student showcase, last student day, early dismissal
June 7 - BASH graduation
Card Access Upgrade
Effective Instruction Junction
Administratively Directed Hours
Reminder - Administratively-Directed Hours
12 AD hours are required between the end of the school year and the following June 30th
2018-19 hours should be completed by June 30, 2019.
Hours need to be entered into MLP by selecting the AD hours option when registering for an in-district professional learning session or by completing the AD Out-of-District form (left column) for approval.
Work can begin on 2019-20 AD hour starting on June 7, 2019.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Sara Obarow.
Learning Experiences in Tech Ed
Students experience Additive Manufacturing at West.
6th grade Tech Ed students recently printed their designs for Locker Magnets on the Zortrax 3-D printer. Students drew their designs in Solidworks, a 3 dimensional modeling program. All students drew their own designs with the same requirements of their design fitting on a 3” x 3” square. They learned how graphing relates to how a 3-D printer works.
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.
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 21 - Dave at threat assessment training at BCIU all day
May 28 - Dave at Hershey Park
May 29 - Steph and Dave at Leadership Team mtg in AM
May 29 - Dave at Infinite Campus training in PM
May 30 - Steph at Dorney Park
May 30 - Dave at Infinite Campus Training in PM
June 5 - Steph and Dave at leadership training in PM
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
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Twitter: @WhatsUp_West