Join us in celebrating WB Homecoming. All week we will have dress up days. Please keep the clothing school appropriate as the dress code still applies

Tuesday: crazy sock day (good luck to Cross Country away at Beverly Park and girls basketball home 4:30 and 5:30 games)

Wednesday: Workout wear (good luck to Football-first home game at 4:30)

Thursday: Tropical day

Friday: Laker Spirit Wear

Math: Wednesday Sept 28

This test will be administered in the morning starting at 8:30 am--please make sure your student is ontime for school

Ms Weiner, our school sponsor, will hold an informational meeting for all students interested in the Model UN (United Nations) Team this Friday, Sept. 30th during morning Advisory. The meeting will take place in the Upper Yellow House. Students should check in with their AM Advisory teachers and proceed to Upper Yellow to join the meeting.

Every year we give 8th grade students the opportunity to order a sweatshirt with their graduation year and name on the back. Below is the link to order.

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 4:15, 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.

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

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH THE GIRLS AND BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM ON THEIR WIN VERSUS WEST HILLS SEPT 20th!

Aiden Scheidt led our boys on the hilly course with a time of 15:50, followed by Liam Alban, Josue Martinez, Ryan Brockdorf and Hudson Stamper.

Charlotte Hartley led the girls with a time of 15:10, followed by Olivia Berman, Monisola Fagbamila, Calista Calloway, and Hailey Jarco.

We are proud of all our runners on finishing their first race!

Shout out to Alex Hampton on displaying the best sportsmanship!

Friday, October 7th is the beginning of our weekly Bagel Fundraiser. 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!

Join us in congratulating Cindy Carson of West Bloomfield Middle School, the winner of September’s drawing! Thank you for all you do

For more opportunities to nominate a teacher to win $500, stay tuned to our Facebook page and visit https://buff.ly/374KTli.

Your student may have talked about morning circles. This practice takes place in morning Advisory classes and it gives students time to hear from others, share and get acclimated to school.

RAP: Reading Appreciation Program

Thursday, Sept 29: ALL ELA Classes will attend the RAP Launch Presentation.

ALL WBMS students are expected to choose one RAP book to read. Students will accept the CANVAS course, developed by Mrs. Carson. Students earn a digital badge & be eligible for a variety of fun incentives!!
RAP books will be available for check out starting on Friday, Sept 30. Thank you to our West Bloomfield Township Public Library for providing books “on deposit” at WBMS.
RAP FLYER

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Fall 2022 Dates for Middle School

Retake Picture Day is on 10/26 this year. This event date is for any new students moving into the school district after Sept 12th, and for those that were not satisfied with their previously taken portrait.

If you placed and order online with LifeTouch, your online order will be applied automatically, when your student has his/her portrait taken. There is nothing special required for you to do.

They will match your online order, to your student's portrait when we (LifeTouch) do (does) photograph them.

If you placed an online order with Lifetouch, and your student never gets photographed, please request a "refund" and we will gladly refund you your order.

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.

Friday, October 7th is the beginning of our weekly Bagel Fundraiser. Students will have the opportunity to purchase a Detroit Bagel Company bagel for 2$ (cash only please no lunch account funds can be used) and this will serve as our annual school fundraiser.

District dates to make note of:

Sept 28: Dr Bazzi meet and greet (details below)

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

Time: 6-8pm

This is a drop off event for students only.

Costumes are encouraged (this is our Halloween dance).

No weapons (fake or real) no costume masks and no fake blood please.

Only WBMS students can attend.

This would take the place of dressing up and coming to school in costume on Halloween.

Tickets will be on sale for 5$ every day at lunches from Oct 3rd-14th.

Location: The dance (we have a DJ) will be in the gym

Concessions will be in the auditeria and everything will cost 1$

More info to come!

Parents,

If you drive your student to school or pick your student up, we ask that you utilize our car line and parking lots. Our neighbors prefer that you not park and wait in their neighborhoods (neighborhoods surrounding WBMS).

Although parking on the neighborhood streets is not illegal and the township cannot restrict people from parking on a public roadway in order to retrieve their children as long as they are parking legally, we would appreciate your assistance in respecting the request of our new neighbors.

1500 Minute Summer Reading Challenge Results

In collaboration with the West Bloomfield Township Library, our WBMS students were challenged with the task of reading & logging in 1500 minutes of summer reading.

Congratulations to the following students who reached the 1500 minute goal or higher:

Daniella Aldabbagh

Graham Kubiak

Greg McHenry

Anthony Pawlety

Kaitlyn Tan

Max Wakeford

Quinn Whitmer
Victoria Velasquez

Our Top Five Readers Were:

Giovanni Massa - 16,800 minutes!

Owen Calvin - 16,225 minutes!

Fabrizio Clemente - 7,507 minutes!

Isabella Hanna - 7,375 minutes!

Ben Donnelly - 6,165 minutes!

The top 5 readers from WBMS received a special medal from WBTPL.

Thank you to Mr. Steven Ketchum from WBPTL for attending the luncheon Thursday, September 22 where all 13 students received special recognition.

Watch for more exciting opportunities to participate with WBTPL programming as we LAUNCH our RAP Reading Program this coming week!!!

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"

In an innovative partnership with Oakland Schools, we’re excited that our sixth graders can experience the STEMi coming to West Bloomfield Middle School from October 10-14. All sixth graders will explore the STEMi as part of West Bloomfield’s technology integration initiative while incorporating our Portrait of a Graduate 4C’s with the rest of their Science class peers.

In the weeks leading up to the STEMi visit, students will experiment with STEMco kits in our all new innovative WBMS iCenter. They’ll have the opportunity to code an animated character related to video game design, connect circuitry to complete engineering challenges, and program a robot to follow multiple commands.

See below for photos

Please help us support your student by:

1. keeping personal laptops at home (we provide devices in school)

2. checking your student's lunch account to ensure funds are available

4. download the Power School app on your phone to keep updated with info

HOW TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH SCHOOL OFFICIALS

WBSD understands that parents/families often have questions or concerns that need to be addressed. To prevent frustration and obtain the most effective outcome, WBSD asks that you follow the Chain of Communication sequence listed here on our website.

Many parent/family and community questions are easily answered by communicating directly with the educator in charge of the class or program. Each situation should first be addressed at the level the initial action was taken, with appeals moving on to the next level in the Chain of Communication. The most effective method of communication is via email and telephone is the next preferable way. We look forward to serving you more effectively in the future!

If your child is a student (3 to 26 years of age) in the West Bloomfield Schools, s/he can also

participate in the 2022-2023 Blessings in a Backpack program. This program sends six non-

perishable meals home each Friday of the school year. Its goal is to make sure that no child goes hungry on the weekend. Run by volunteers, there is NO cost to you.

To enroll in this program, please fill out the form below and return it to your school office or email it to katherinesheiko@hotmail.com. This registers your child/ren in the Blessings program and alerts us to any allergies they might have. The first backpack of food will be distributed to your child at his/her local school the first week of October.

We gave every student a Lanyard, that matches the color of his/her house (Blue, Teal, Yellow) and to keep the ID clipped to.

We require that students wear the lanyard and ID around the neck every day. Students do not bring lanyards home, as they are stored in Advisory classes when not being worn.

If a student needs a replacement lanyard for any reason s/he may purchase one for 2$ in the office.

Replacement IDs are 5$ and are available in the office.

PBIS

PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies. Each month we will have a special incentive. This month, from September 7-September 23rd students who don't have any office referrals and five or less tardies will earn the reward of being able to buy a Kona Ice during their lunch recess for $6 (cash only). Tickets for eligible students will be on sale from Sept. 26 - Sept. 30th during lunch. We love catching kids being good!

Kona Ice day is October 3rd

1. It remains District policy that if your child is sick, please report their absence to the safeline number and keep them home until their symptoms have improved. The District's sick policy can be found HERE.

2. Please note there is no longer a COVID-19 Dashboard on our website. WBSD is in frequent contact with and follows the guidance of the Oakland County Health Department. If you would like more information about this guidance, please visit: https://www.oakgov.com/covid.

3. A distinction will no longer be made between potential exposures and “close contacts.” Families will receive a letter if a student is exposed to someone with COVID-19.

4. ALL Covid-19 updates can be found on this page: https://www.wbsd.org/parents/covid-19

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

https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/order/lookupjob?jobNumber=12959223

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

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

PTO Meetings: in person at the middle school

· Wednesday, October 12 at 7pm

· 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 you qualified last year, you still need to complete the application process again

If you are not sure if you qualify please apply to be sure

Apply every year by Oct 1 or lose benefits. Benefits from year to year only carry over until Oct. 1st.

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.

Soon we will allow extra guest riders on buses provided there is space available, the student has a note and the request is not daily. We will have more information to share shortly.

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