Dates this week:

Tuesday Nov 1st: no school for students

Wednesday Nov 2nd: in person parent informational session: Vaping (details below)

Thursday Nov 3rd: swim team meeting for students during 1st hour Advisory

location of meeting: auditeria

****must be signed up on Final Forms and tagged for swimming to attend

Future Dates:

Nov 6th: last full day for ordering spirit wear see details below

Nov 7th: new sports season begins (details below)

Nov 8th: no school: election day

Nov 10th: Can Social Media and Wellness Coexist? see flyer below

Friday Nov 11th 8:20am : Equestrian Team meeting (see form below to sign up for an info meeting)

Additional Fall 2022 Dates for Middle School

Your CANVAS RAP assignment is DUE October 31st! Plan accordingly and set daily reading goals to allow time to finish reading your book. There is a Google Form for you to complete within the CANVAS assignment. Check-in with your ELA teacher if you have any questions.

Start and end times: 8:20 am to 3:12pm students will be allowed in the building at 7:45 am.

Dismissal is 3:12 pm. All students should be picked up by 3:30 pm.

Additional dates to make note of:

Wednesday, Nov 2: Informational Parent meeting sponsored by the WB Coalition about vaping (student presentation during the day, parent in the evening)

Parent-Teacher Conferences are VIRTUAL (ZOOM) Dates are November 16th and 18th-details to come soon

November 1 No School for Students

November 8 Election Day - No School for Students or Staff

November 16 Evening Conferences (Middle School Only)**

November 18 Half Day Instruction/Afternoon Conferences**

November 23-25 Thanksgiving Break - No School

Volleyball tryouts will begin Monday, January 23

**Conferences are virtual-ZOOM. Sign up information will be sent shortly

As of Wednesday, this is the number of PAIRS each house has:

Upper Teal 76

Lower Teal 60

Upper Yellow 54

Lower Yellow 98

Upper Blue 42

Lower Blue 46

Please continue to donate socks for Socktober. The winning house will receive a pizza party from Little Caesar's WB. The last day to donate socks is Friday, November 4. Socks will be donated to a local homeless shelter. Thank you for your support!

We do have a lost and found box and its already overflowing! The box is located outside the gym and has many items including coats, lunchbags, and school supplies. We have taken the items out and placed them on tables so it is easier to see items. We will be donating all of these items at the end of November.

Winter 1 Season Starts Nov 7

Basketball (Boys) 7th-8th grade

Coaches Dickerson, Hilbers, Rys and Venticinque

Sideline Cheer for boys basketball: 8th grade only Coach Baker

Coed Swimming 6th-7th-8th grade

Coaches: Coach Weiner and Coach Webster

Start date: Wednesday November 9th (parent and swimmer meeting; we will not be getting in the pool) *first day in the water, Thursday 11/10

Practice: Monday-Thursday, 4:30-5:30pm

I will have a brief info meeting for interested students during advisory this week--only students who have registered for swim on Final Forms will be invited to attend

We are replacing the Competitive Cheer Season with another Sideline Cheer Season (for boys basketball) 8th grade students only

Final Forms must be completed and please check the Competitive Cheer season

Basketball Sideline Cheer Information and Dates

Informational Meeting Oct 28th During 8th Hour Advisory

Tryouts Nov. 9 & 10th

Team Announced 11/11

First Practice 11/14

Two 8th grade teams of 10-12 athletes each

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH THE BOYS AND GIRLS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS ON A GREAT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP RUN AT CRANBROOK

Aiden Scheidt led the boys team to a 13th place finish with a time of 13:33, followed by Brooklyn Raahman Bixler, Esteban Polonio Pedraza, Josue Martinez, Brodie Grubbs, Liam Alban, and Christian Zimnicki.

Charlotte Hartley led the girls team to a 9th place finish with a time of 14:08, followed by Calista Calloway, Olivia Berman, Monisola Fagbamila, Avery Robrahn, Sabrina Phillips, and Mya Porter.

Shout outs to Brodie, Esteban, Brooklyn, Charlotte, and Avery on taking time off their last Cranbrook race!!!

6th Grade

• 1st place - Lorelei Jose

• 2nd place tie - Fabrizio Clemente & Ananya Gupte

• 3rd place - Prize Box - Abby Rubenstein

7th Grade

• 1st place - Brooklyn Forbers

• 2nd place - Olivia Berman

• 3rd place tie - Giovanni Massa & Farisha Saiyarah

8th Grade

• 1st place - Adeline Dagg

• 2nd place - Hamza Malik

• 3rd place - Kaitlyn Tan

Honorable Mention:

Meena Al-Khashali, Mackenzie Fails, Lilian Nguyen,
Tyler Brockdorf, Logan Rutkiewicz

ur school district’s United We Walk Committee has an event each year celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The students have the opportunity to create a design that will be the inspiration for our 2023 United We Walk Button.

Students can draw a piece of art about what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and legacy means to them focusing on Dr. King's message: "I Have A Dream. . .1963-2023. We know that our students are awesome!! Let's give them a chance to share their amazing skills. The attached information will provide more details. Please submit any contest entries to me at Jennifer.Graham@wbsd.org no later than Friday, December 9. Thank you for your help, time, and support.

AS of Friday, all students have a lanyard which is coordinated with their house placement (yellow, blue, teal) and an ID

It is a school expectation that all students will wear the lanyard and school ID at all times between 1st hour Advisory and 8th hour Advisory.

A Byte of Robotics

Saturday, Nov 5th, 11am - 2pm

West Bloomfield Middle School 6000 Orchard Lake Rd, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48322 Fee: Donations for OC Foster Closet requested West Bloomfield Robotics Community Engagement and Community Service Project - to support Oakland County Foster Closet, and to share our robotics experiences with the community.

A Byte of Robotics is an event that our West Bloomfield Robotics students will be hosting as an introduction to robotics. Instead of an entry fee, we will take donations that will benefit the Oakland County Foster Closet.

Within this event, we will be showing a few of the main things we do in robotics. This includes an overview of FIRST LEGO League (K-5) and FIRST Tech Challenge (6-8), along with hands-on activities such as coding an EV3 LEGO robot, and a LEGO free build.

Donation items requested (please note – all items must be New/Unopened to be accepted): Baby Shampoo Baby Lotion Toys (we hear that they could really use new LEGOs) Socks - toddlers Box cake mix Frosting

The Oakland County Foster Closet offers support services, supplies, and aid to children in the foster care system and to those in crisis situations. It is our mission to foster hope, love, and community one child at a time! https://www.ocfostercloset.org/

Donations will also be accepted leading up to the event. They can be dropped off in our collection box in WBMS, or contact us and we’ll make arrangements to pick them up from you. Contact wbanchorbots@gmail.com or wbrobotics2020@gmail.com for further information

Math Pentathlon

Calling ALL 6th & 7th Grade math students!

Math Pentathlon will be starting on Thursday, November 3rd and will run every Thursday after school until the tournament in May.

It's a great way to show off your math skills and to also improve them at the same time! There are five board games that you will learn before you head to the tournament and play against students all across Michigan and Ohio!! This club is fun and competitive!

For more information, please see the attached Parent Presentation below.

To register, please use the following link:

https://www.wbsd.org/departments/community-education

If you have any questions, please email:

bacholzky21@sbcglobal.net

https://www.wbsd.org/departments/community-education

Parent presentation attached below

Any questions, email:

bacholzky21@sbcglobal.net

When a student needs to use a phone to call home, we have many landlines in the building to accommodate the request. We prefer students use the office phone so we are aware if a student is not feeling well or if there is something we can support to prevent you from needing to come to school (many times we can intervene and help to problem solve).

Of course if a student wants to talk to a parent directly we always facilitate that request.

Sometimes we allow students to use their cell phones to call or text as well from the main office.

We acknowledge that cell phone signals are not as strong especially in the back of the building and calls can be dropped. Parents are welcome to call the main office and we can call your student to the landline to speak with you. Of course, we appreciate that this would be emergency calls only during the school day as we do not like to interrupt instruction for messages.

In the past, the feature where students can email outside domains has been on and off. Currently, due to heightened online security the feature is off for many domains so you may not get emails from your student if the student is using the WB student email address. We have enabled the final forms domain to reach students at their WB student email addresses.

Madeline Johns, nominated by Mrs. Borst - Madeline is always willing to help other students. She is open, honest, kind and stands up for others in a positive way.

Hadley Sawarynski, nominated by Mrs. Kreger - Hadley has made a great transition into middle school. She is a leader in every class and she puts in 100% effort every day. I'm so glad I get to work with her every day!

Viktoria Sulla, nominated by Mr. Weingarden - Viktoria is doing very well in my math class and does a great job helping her teammates.

Student Spectators: if the event begins at 4:00 or earlier, students may stay in the building, supervised before attending the game.

Games that start after 4, like the one coming up this week at 4:30, require student spectators to go home and come back.

This does not mean a student can walk to Orchard Lake Mall and return, students must be dropped off by a parent to attend games after 4:00 pm.

Adult spectators: we request that if you drive a vehicle to an onsite event that your vehicle be parked in the front parking lot in a lined space rather than in the loops or on the side in the lanes as cars in these 2 areas would prohibit emergency vehicles from getting to students in the event of an emergency. It is also school policy that pets (unless approved by the superintendent or designee) not be brought to indoor or outdoor events. See below for specific details.

If you have questions, email: Lisa.Graff@wbsd.org

Students will have the opportunity to purchase a Detroit Bagel Company bagel for 2$ (exact change and cash only please no lunch account funds can be used) and this will serve as our annual school fundraiser.

Parents who wish to support this fundraiser can volunteer by clicking on the link below. Once you choose a date/time on the Sign Up Genius please complete the parent volunteer form and return the completed form and a copy of your driver's license to the main office for processing at least 48 hours prior to the date. Thank you!

Parents,

If you are interested in volunteering at school please let us know. You would need to complete the I-Chat volunteer form below and send that and a copy of your driver's license to:

francine.seleski@wbsd.org

And complete the google link below:

We appreciate all parents' willingness to meet with staff members. During the day, our priority will always be the students in our care. This priority may interfere with our ability to meet with parents who stop by the building without an appointment.

If you would like to meet with a teacher or support staff member (counselor, social worker, etc.) please email that person directly and request a meeting. As most staff have assignments all day long with students, they are not typically available for unscheduled or pop in meetings.

Administrative staff (principal, assistant principals, dean of students) appreciate a scheduled time to meet as well. Please email the person you wish to meet with and you will get a response within 24 hours.

If there is an emergency, please call the office to give us times to cover staff and provide the opportunity for you to meet with the staff person you need to see.

If you have any questions please let us know. We appreciate your understanding.

Ages: Kindergarten thru 8th Grade (boys and girls)

Location: West Bloomfield Middle School

Time: 5:30-7pm

Days of Week: Tuesdays & Thursdays

Season: November (11/1) thru March (3/21)

Coaches: Tom DeGrand, Carlos Acosta, Mike Zimnicki, James Hitchcock, & Tim Burzynski

Cost: $175 (includes a West Bloomfield Wrestling Club T-Shirt)

Required Equipment: Wrestling shoes, headgear (competitions only), hair cap (boys/girls with long hair- competitions only)

Optional Equipment: Headgear (for practice), hair cap (boys/girls with long hair- practice)

They have a facebook page: "West Bloomfield Wrestling Club"

If your student will be ABSENT or LATE to school please call the Safeline at

248-865-4482

The line is open 24/7

Absences must be excused within 24 hours of the date

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Yearbooks are not automatically included in school picture orders like elementary school.

Our yearbook is a hard cover book.

West Bloomfield Middle School PTO Board:

President: Katie Palazzolo: katiepalazzolo@icloud.com

Vice-President: Kristi Law: kristi.law@wbsd.org

Treasurer: Kelly Robrahn: robrahnfam@gmail.com

Secretary: Renai Mayle: renaijzz@yahoo.com

Board of Advisors:

Julie Mellors jamellors@hotmail.com

Rene Kubiak bacholzky21@sbcglobal.net

PTO Fundraising Goals:

Our main fundraiser for the school year will be a weekly bagel sale. We will be selling bagels for $2 before school every Friday starting in October. We will be looking for parent volunteers to help with the sales. If sales go well, this will be our ONLY fundraiser of the year!

What we support:

· Community Outreach Programs (Greater West Bloomfield Community Coalition, Family Fun Night, etc.)

· Fun Day (end of the year celebration for the students)

· House Party

· Staff Appreciation Week

Remaining PTO Meetings: in person at the middle school

· Wednesday, January 11 at 7pm

· Wednesday, March 8 at 7pm

· Wednesday, May 3rd (Elections and Staff Appreciation Planning) at 7pm

Please join our “West Bloomfield Middle School PTO” Facebook page!

If your student must have access to, carry or take ANY prescribed OR over the counter medication while at school, a form attached below, completed and signed by a doctor, must be on file in the main office.

This includes, but is not limited to Tylenol, Tums, prescriptions, and Advil. Under no circumstances can a student be in possession of medication without the proper forms on file. Students possessing medication without the forms on file or distributing medication to other students will be subject to discipline following the district's Code of Conduct.

Every month the Superintendent and the Board of Education will recognize one WBSD student for academic excellence. In addition, the student must be dedicated to their studies, clubs and organizations, and exhibit qualities of a role model. They will be presented with the Superintendent's Excellence Award at the regular board meeting for that month. The Superintendent's Excellence Award is meant to promote success in and out of the classroom. The student must be able to handle many different aspects of student life while maintaining excellence in the classroom. The student must be diligent and complete their assignments on time; show a strong effort to learn subjects to the best of their ability; prepare for class; and have good classroom participation. The student must demonstrate excellent behavior in and out of the classroom, is well mannered, and is respectful to both peers and teachers. This award is designed to nominate and select students who promote and take pride in WBSD and in themselves.

Students will be nominated by WBSD staff and administration each month. Each month the staff will be reminded of the nominations and sent a link to complete the nomination application. Each staff member can only nominate one (1) student per month.

A student cannot receive the award more than once within a year.

Amy Hughes, Principal

Jermaine Evans, Assistant Principal

Blaine McDowell, Dean of Student Services

Lisa Graff, Assistant Principal