WRMS Weekly Update
March 8, 2019
Pick-up and Parking
Please remember that with the limited space, we're asking that parents park in the A Field Lot or on surrounding streets when coming to the school. Also, the near parking lot can no longer be used for pick-up, as waiting for students creates gridlock and a safety concern, and blocks in parked cars without room for flexibility. Please pick-up in the A Field lot, on Second or Fourth Avenues, or work out another location that is convenient for you. We have bike racks in front of the school and excellent crossing guards both in front of the school and at Mill Street and Third Avenue.
Spirit Week!
Spirit Week will be the week of March 18th
Monday, March 18: Tie Dye Day
Tuesday, March 19: Superhero Day
Wednesday, March 20: Pajama Day
Thursday, March 21: ROYGBIV Day
Friday, March 22: WRMS Pride (6th Grade: wears Black/ 7th Grade wears Red)
Student Voices
Excavation & Soil/Water Testing
During the initial phase of construction, the district has been working with the contractor to excavate the site for preparation of the footings. Given the presence of the ‘historic fill’ placed on the site to convert it from a football field in the past to the school property it is today, included in the work is the required management of the soil in accordance with the Site Remediation Reform Act.
Soil testing yielded results that indicated the presence of Benzo(a)pyrene, a common historic fill compound, at a level slightly above NJDEP Standards. The engineering (geotechnical) properties of the fill soils have also been determined to be unsuitable for foundation support in limited areas of the planned excavation. The soil management program will involve removal of at least some of the historic fill soil from the site for disposal at an off-site facility. This requires that we retain the services of an LSRP (Licensed Site Remediation Professional) to oversee the management of the historic fill to comply with NJDEP requirements. There is no imminent threat to public health and safety and these steps are required by the Site Remediation Reform Act to make sure it stays that way. The cost for the LSRP-related services will be paid for out of bond proceeds.
Additionally, based upon groundwater tests that were conducted on the site, the LSRP concluded that the results do not present any concerns.
PSO Information
Thank you so much to the PSO for all the time and effort that goes into organizing and running another great Military Bridge! Their hard work and your support raised over $5000. It's always such a pleasure to get out and enjoy each others' company, and it's a bonus that it helps provide great enrichment programs for our students!
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 entire 6th grade won the most recent round! 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!
Harlem Wizards
Yearbooks
6th & 7th Grade Yearbooks are on sale for $25 and can be purchased until April 15th. Yearbooks can be purchased at https://www.yearbookordercenter.com. The school order number is 4511. From there you should be in the Westwood Regional Middle School ordering system and be able to purchase a yearbook.
WT Baseball & Softball
Community Flyers
Save the Date!
- 3/8 - Progress Reports Issued
- 3/11 - Waffle Day at Lunch!
- 3/14 - Board of Education Meeting @ 7:30 PM
- 3/18-3/22 - Sprit Week
- 3/20 - First Day of Spring :)
- 3/20 - WRMS Day of Play! (More info to come)
- 3/28 - Board of Education Meeting @ 7:30 PM
- 3/29 - 8th grade recommendations available in Genesis
Incoming 6th Grade Parent & Student Orientation:
- 5/13 @ 6:30 PM - Berkeley & Washington Schools
- 5/20 @ 6:30 PM - Brookside & George Schools