Western Sky Middle School
Home of the Wildcats
Week of April 5, 2021
Dear Wildcat Families,
It is hard to believe we only have seven weeks left of school! We are grateful to have our students back on campus for fourth quarter. Everyone is working very had to make it an exceptional end of the year for our Wildcats! A few updates and reminders, AzM2 Testing starts this week, yearbook orders are due by April 15th, Tuesday Open Gym at DSCC after school begins this week, and LESD Middles Schools are working on a promotion plan. Below you will find more important information. We appreciate your partnership and support.
Wishing you and your family well,
Mrs. Garrett and Mrs. Shannon
Water
Open Gym at DSCC on Tuesdays
Attendance
IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR ARRIVING LATE
The first bell rings at 8:43 am, with a reminder announcement at 8:49 am. All students are to be inside their homeroom classroom at 8:50 am.
The gate will be closing at 8:49 am and all late students will need to enter campus through the office after that time.
Please walk your student into the office to sign them in or call to excuse their tardy on our attendance line 623- 535-6303. Without communication from the family, the student's tardy will be marked as unexcused.
We greatly appreciate your time and support with this safety matter.
Student Pick Up
AzM2 Testing
Below is and outline of the testing schedule. If you have any questions about AzM2 testing schedule, please contact your students homeroom teacher.
6 Gold - Writing 4/5 and 4/6 - Reading 4/12 and 4/13 - Math 4/14 and 4/15
7 Gold - Writing 4/5 and 4/6 - Reading 4/12 and 4/13 - Math 4/14 and 4/15
8 Gold - Writing 4/5 and 4/6 - Reading 4/12 and 4/13 - Math 4/14 and 4/15
6 Blue - Writing 4/5 - Reading 4/12 - Math 4/13
7 Blue - Writing 4/7 - Reading 4/8 - Math 4/9
8 Blue - Writing 4/6 - Reading 4/14 - Math 4/15
Please note, once a student starts a test they are required to complete that section of the test during the testing session.
DLA Wildcats
Please see the emails sent by your students homeroom teacher regrading AzM2. If you have any questions about AzM2 testing schedule, please contact your students homeroom teacher.
Dress Code
LAST DAY TO ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK IS THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021
Calling all 8th grade families
Anger is a difficult emotion. The first step to learning to manage anger is to find out where it comes from and how it works. Stress and a trigger always precede an angry reaction. Stress is the gasoline and trigger thoughts or events are the match that ignites the explosion. An essential step in anger management is to learn the trigger thoughts and events most likely to trigger an upset. If you have noticed your body, it may have felt tight, uncomfortable and maybe even achy. Now think back to an angry outburst. You likely felt a sense of relief immediately after the blow up, before the guilt set in. A child's relationship to stress is the same. The opposite of stress is composure. We can allow stress to accumulate, ignore the triggers and act out our anger on others, or we can manage our stress by using the composure skills, structures and routines. Option one produces guilt, while option two is a guilt-free road to change. Which will you choose?
Digital Learning Academy News
Wildcat PTA
GET YOUR WILDCAT SPIRIT WEAR!
Wildcat Spirit Wear is on sale now!
Shirts are $15 cash or check and can be purchased in the front office during
office hours between 8:20am - 4:20pm. They can also be purchased through the WSMS PTA Website!
Summer Drama OpportunitY
Canyon View High School is offering a theatre camp from June 7th-18th this summer. It will be a 2 week musical theatre summer camp with a showcase of Shrek the Musical Jr!
This camp is offered to all current 5th-12th graders. They will be following COVID safety rules and the camp is limited to 30 participants.
Attached to this email is the informational flyer.
This site also has more information: https://sites.google.com/view/jagstheatre/theatre-company/summer-camp-21
If you have any questions please contact Kendra Schroeder at kschroeder@aguafria.org.
Math Help Available
LESD FOOD SERVICES
Have You Made Your Tax Credit Donation?
APRIL
4/5 - AzMERIT Testing begins
4/12 - DLA AzMERIT Testing begins
4/13 - LESD Governing Board Meeting 6:00 pm
4/13 - WNO Panda Express ALL DAY!
4/15 - DEADLINE FOR YEARBOOK ORDERS
4/16 - Early Release 1:50 pm
4/22 - WNO Park Cafe, Old Pueblo & Papa Paul's ALL DAY!
WSMS Important Links
Western Sky Middle School
Website: www.lesd79.org
Location: 4095 North 144th Avenue, Goodyear, AZ, USA
Phone: 623 535 6300