Westside Middle School
January 28, 2022
Masks and Water Bottles
PBIS - Looking for Donations!
In Westside Community Schools, we use a framework called Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, or PBIS, to promote positive behaviors throughout our schools. At WMS, we have a "Warrior Buck Store", where students can trade in tickets for rewards. In efforts to "up the ante" and offer more than the usual candy and pop, we are excited to introduce raffle items! This is where you come in...
We are looking for donations of Westside gear, IPad pencil cases, water bottles, gift cards, or anything else that would suit a raffle for our middle school students. Cash or check donations are always awesome, too; we can purchase items we know students will love! Please drop any donations at the front office or you can
We will also be raffling the opportunities to win competitions with teachers or teams during pep rallies, and opportunities to win spirit days for the whole team! There's a lot of fun to be had at Westside Middle School celebrating amazing positive behaviors from amazing students!
Registration for Westside High School classes
The middle school counselors will then be meeting individually with their assigned students to go over their course requests for high school. This process will go through approximately mid to late February. The high school counselors will come to the middle school on Friday, February 25 to meet with 8th grade students to finalize student course requests.
We encourage you (parents/guardians) to please have your student login to the scheduler and go over their course requests with them. The scheduler is located at https://westsideweb.azurewebsites.net/account/login. You can see student course requests by clicking “Cart” on the top menu bar.
You can access the WHS Course Planning Guide here. Information about all of the courses offered at the high school is available in the course planning guide.High school counselors gave a brief overview of the high school on Monday, January 10. Topics discussed included high school terminology, an example of modular scheduling, and some information about clubs. You can access the PowerPoint here.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact your student's counselor!
National Assessment of Educational Progress
This test will be held February 24th not February 25th.
Westside Middle School will participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on February 24, 2022. NAEP is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students know and can do in various subjects. NAEP is different from our state assessments because it is a common measure of achievement across the country. The assessment is administered by the National Center for Education Statistics, within the U.S. Department of Education. The results are released as The Nation’s Report Card, which provides information about student achievement to educators, parents, policymakers, and the public.
Only 100 8th grade students will be selected to participate. If your student was selected by NAEP, a letter will be sent home with them on Friday, January 21st. This letter will give specific information about the test and who to contact if you have questions.
We-Side Unified Newsletter
Homeroom
Buy a Yearbook NOW!
This year we have an extraordinary yearbook to sum up this school year!
We hope you can send an order in to purchase a book early at
School work when your student is absent!!
Need some volunteer hours? Check out these opportunities...
- Join the WMS Unified Sports Club (Email teacher sponsors sterling.abigail@westside66.net and/or summers.katherine@westside66.net for more information)
- Offer to help teachers with classroom/organizational tasks
- Help at the food pantry
- Write letters of appreciation to first responders in our community
- Write letters of appreciation to veterans
- Contact a nursing home to see if you can make holiday signs for residents' doors, write letters, play games, etc.
- Ring bells over the holidays (https://www.registertoring.com/)
- Share Omaha is great local resource - there's a "suitable for kids" section on the left
Attendance
The attendance number is 402-408-8649 or 402-390-6464
Check out the attendance handouts below on the importance of attendance here at school.
WMS Bell Schedule
7th Grade Bell Schedule
Pd 1: 8:00-8:40
Pd 2: 8:43-9:23
Pd 3: 9:26-10:06
Pd 4: 10:09-10:49
Pd 5: (7th) 10:52-11:32
Pd 6: (7th) 11:35-12:15
Spark/Lunch: 12:18-1:18
Pd 8: 1:21-2:01
Pd 9: 2:04-2:44
Warrior Time 2:47-3:15
8th Grade Bell Schedule
Pd 1: 8:00-8:43
Pd 2: 8:46-9:26
Pd 3: 9:29-10:09
Pd 4: 10:12-10:52
Spark/Lunch 10:55-11:55
Pd 6: (8th) 11:58-12:38
Pd 7: (8th) 12:41-1:21
Pd 8: 1:24-2:04
Pd 9: 2:07-2:47
WarriorTime 2:50-3:15
TAGG
This is a fast and easy way to help our building without fundraising. Watch this video to see how it works. https://youtu.be/WS2u4s1J63c
Below is a list of business that participate in TAGG. Remember to select Westside Middle School!!
Student Handbook
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 & Director of Special Services
402-408-8589
Dan Carlson - Dean & Athletic Director
Dean for 7A, 7B, & 8B
402-390-8669
Corrie Philo - Dean for 7D, 8C, & 8D (Handles all questions on after school Library)
402-390-8670
Westside Middle School
Website: http://wms.westside66.org
Location: 8601 Arbor Street, Omaha, NE, USA
Phone: 402-390-6464
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WMS66/