WRMS Weekly Update
October 5, 2018
PSO Information
The Genevieve fundraiser is extended - due next Friday!
We are a box tops school. Please trim your tops and send them in. Each team competes against one another to win prizes over the course of the year. The first competition ends October 15th! Orange boxes labeled for each team are on the drop-off table. If you shop at ShopRite, you can also sign up online to support the Middle School!
Our annual Fall Festival will be help on Wednesday, October 24, from 3-4:30PM. This is a wonderful event filled with games, music, art and more! Please click here for more information, and here for the permission slip. The PSO is also seeking volunteers to help with the event. Sign up here if you're interested.
WRMS Counseling Department Update
Throughout the month of October, students and staff at WRMS will be focusing on character education. We kicked off the “Week of Respect” on October 1st by asking students and staff to wear blue to celebrate “World Day of Bullying Prevention.” Counselors visited 21st Century Literacy/Language Arts Lab classes to speak with students about Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying (HIB) prevention and we hosted a parent program on October 1st, as well.
On October 11th, we will be having a student assembly featuring Mykee Fowlin, a renowned speaker, whose mission is to create “an atmosphere of worldwide inclusion towards all people.” Other activities during the month of October include a “Positive Message Post-It Project,” and having students sign a “Safety Pledge.” During the week of October 15th, we will be coordinating efforts with local law enforcement agencies for “School Violence Awareness Week” to provide education and support for students and staff in creating a safe school environment.
Please check out the following websites for parent resources regarding character education and HIB.
Middle School Counseling Department Website
SEPAC Meeting
The next Special Education Parent Advisory Council meeting will be held on October 11, 2018, at 6:30 PM in the conference room within the Department of Special Services. All parents are encouraged to attend! Jessica Gluck, Assistant Director of Special Services, and Ray Renshaw, Director of Special Services will address the topic of School Refusal, while tying it to Mental Health. Furthermore, strategies and resources to combat this struggle will be shared during the meeting.
Halloween Costumes
Please be advised that students will be permitted to wear costumes all day on Tuesday, October 31st for Halloween. It is important to be mindful of the following expectations as you and your child plan a potential costume to be worn to school:
- Normal school dress code will be in effect.
- Weapons of any sort (real or fake) are strictly prohibited. If they are brought to school, they will be dealt with according to the code of conduct.
- Masks, head coverings, or face paint that make a student unrecognizable are not permitted.
- Costumes may not prohibit a student's ability to partake in normal classroom instruction (e.g. he/she must be able to sit in a desk, students must not block/obstruct hallway traffic while in a costume).
- Costumes must be in "good taste".
- Candy is not to be brought to school or distributed.
- Administration may exercise their own judgment to determine whether or not a costume is school appropriate.
Please remember the normal instruction of the school is paramount. If you and/or your child feel his/her costume violates any of these expectations, do not come to school in it, rather wait until after school hours to dress in the costume. Should a student come to school inappropriately dressed, the code of discipline will be followed.
Helping Parents Be Successful Partners
Community Flyers
Click here for information about Westwood Recreation Department's 2018 Fall Programs.
Save the Date!
- 10/11 - Mykee Fowlin Assembly (for students during the day)
- 10/11 - SEPAC Meeting, 6:30 PM
- 10/15 - PSO Meeting, 7:30 PM
- 10/18 - Board of Education Meeting, 7:30 PM
- 10/21 - Pumpkin Carving, 12 PM - 3 PM (WRHS)
- 10/24 - Fall Festival, 3 PM - 4:30 PM (10/25 Rain Date)
- 10/25 - School Picture Make-ups