Blue Jay Line-Up
Critical information for the coming week at West End!
Half-day for students on Friday (dismiss at 12:25p)
Band Concert in Auditorium at 7pm, Tuesday 12/13
Christmas Dress-up Week
Let's celebrate the week with some fun dress up days headed into Winter Break!
Monday – Wear Green Like the Grinch Day
Tuesday – Ugly Sweater Day
Wednesday – Holiday Hat/Sock Day
Thursday – Polar Express PJ Day
Friday (1/2 day for kids) – Have a Blue (jay) Christmas Day
Door Decoration Activity Day
Yesterday, we had a very fun door decorating contest! Every classroom door was decorated with holiday cheer. All classrooms were eligible to win cookies and cocoa on Monday morning that will be awarded to the top 3 decorated doors. Even if your students’ homeroom doesn’t win, don’t worry there is plenty of holiday cheer to go around!
Christmas Movie Door
IB Learner Holiday Door
Snow Globe Wonderland Door
West Wind
Hillsboro Counselors to visit 8th grade in February
It is almost time for our 8th graders to move onto High School. Hillsboro High School will be working with us to transition them smoothly throughout the Spring Semester. Counselors wil come and visit our 8th grade classes on February 1st. Then the next night (2/2) there will be an 8th Grade parent night where we discuss registration, pathways and programs, etc.
More events below:
- School Tour- West End (2/8) students will come and tour Hillsboro for about an hour to an hour and a half.
- Week of 2/13- Freshman counselor will go to West End (dates TBD) to do group registration with students.
Children's Book Drive
Calling All Bakers—PTSO Needs You for Teacher Appreciation
Thanks to the PTSO, all West End teachers and staff will go home for the holidays with a box FULL of homemade goodies. To make sure those boxes are truly FULL, they need LOTS of volunteers to bake LOTS of cookies. Here's the link to sign up to help. Thanks in advance!
West End Baseball
Are you interested in your student playing baseball for West End!?! Contact Jeff Middlebrooks if your child is interested in playing this spring. If we have 12-15 players then we can form a team. Be aware that since this is a club sport there may be a cost associated with playing.
Season: Mid February to early May
2-3 practices per week at West End/Elmington Park
1-2 games per week (mid March-early May)
Contact: Jeff Middlebrooks @ jeffmiddlebrooks@gmail.com or 615.788.6408
West Art Fest MEGA fundraiser is happening!
Why: To hire a full time Art Teacher (and support all enrichment programs!)
When: March 9, 2023, evening, time TBA
Where: Thistle Farms
What we need every parent's support around:
◾️Corporate Sponsors
◾️Auction and Raffle Items
◾️Beverages for the event
◾️DJ for the event
◾️A huge turnout - that means you :)
Donate here now or via the QR codes. Share with any relatives and friends who want to support your child and school! ANY amount counts. We need everyone to make this happen.
Other questions or want to join our AMAZING committees?
Contact: Deb Duby: deb@debraduby.com
Day of Discovery Dates
If your student attends day of discovery, please make note of the dates. This week is the last one until January 17th.
Thank you
Basketball Schedule
Girls games start at 5pm. Boys immediately follow.
December 13 - Croft @ West End
December 15 - West End @ JT Moore
January 10 - Rose Park @ West End
January 12 - West End @ Bellevue
January 17 - McMurray @ West End
January 19 - HG Hill @ West End
January 30 - West End @ Croft
January 31 - West End @ Oliver
February 2 - JFK @ West End
JT Moore Tickets
Zac Smith, Athletic Director @ J.T. Moore here. Has reached out to let us know about their ticketing process. We co-op Wrestling with J.T. Moore and will be playing basketball there on December 15th.
Please consider purchasing your tickets in advance if you plan to attend a particular game.
J.T.Moore will not be taking cash for our athletic events and strictly using the GoFan online platform for all ticket sales. They will have the QR code set up and available on game days.
Lastly, all J.T. Moore home basketball/wrestling matches will take place in the main gym. You will enter our building via the "Sports Entrance" located on the Green Hills Park side of the campus (point of reference is a small playground - if you pass the Greenhouse you have gone too far).
Schoology Access Codes for Parents
Student assignments and activities are posted in our Learning Management System, Schoology. All parents and Guardians can access their student's data by setting up a parent account. All you need is your individual code. Please e-mail James.Stephensiii@mnps.org from your registered e-mail account and he will reply with your Schoology Access code. Since it's long and burdensome to type in, this cut and paste method is much easier to manage.
Campus Portal for Parents
Parents and Guardians can also access The Campus Portal for Infinite Campus as well. Campus is our Student Management System that has attendance, schedules, assessment, contact information, behavior logs and more. Just like with Schoology, you have an individual Parent code. Please e-mail James.Stephensiii@mnps.org from your registered e-mail account and he will reply with your Schoology Access code.
Check out Campus Portal information on this link: Campus Portal.
Student Laptops
Students who returned their technology contracts should have received or be receiving a district computer for check-out. Please remember that these devices are not to be used for free playing games, or at recess and lunch. Using them properly cuts down on damaged devices.
Accidents do happen, but students will be held accountable for intentional damage or damage due to negligence. Following MNPS Student Device Procedures, students may be subject to fines of replacement costs for damaged devices, as assessed by School Administration.
Total replacement cost: $200
Screen replacement: $40
Keyboard Replacement: $17
Laptop Chargers: $15
IB Trait of December: Principled
Assignment Calendars replaced by a weekly teacher e-mail.
West End Middle School
Email: James.Stephensiii@mnps.org
Website: https://westend.mnps.org/
Location: 3529 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, USA
Phone: 615-298-8425
Twitter: @westendmiddle