Westport Middle School Newsletter
November 2022
Wildcat Students of the Month
-Brenden Ferreira (Grade 7)
-Mirai Dias (Grade 6)
-Jenna George (Grade 7)
-Quinn Zuber (Grade 6)
-Kayden Almeida (Grade 7)
-Nathaniel Fontes (Grade 5)
-Peyton Phillips (Grade 6)
-Devin Lord (Grade 7 - Not Pictured)
-Bella Viveiros (Grade 7 - Not Pictured)
Congratulations Wildcats! We are so proud of you!
WMHS Athletics
Congratulations to all of our Westport Middle & High School student-athletes, coaches, and teams on a successful fall sports season! Westport has much to be proud of, as we saw both of our middle school soccer teams improve their records from last fall to this season. We also had four high school programs earn state tournament berths this fall. A special thank you goes out to our seniors for their commitment and dedication to our programs!
Best of luck to our winter student-athletes who begin tryouts for basketball, cheer, and co-op ice hockey on November 28th!
GO WILDCATS!!!
Veterans Day Assemblies
Our returning keynote speaker for the Grade 7/8 assembly was Major James Hagerty. Major Hagerty delivered a wonderful speech to our oldest students and shared stories of his time in the service.
Thank you to our Master of Ceremonies, Grade 8 student Morgan Pacheco. She did a wonderful job!
WMS would like to thank all veterans for their service. We honor you every day.
Grade 5/6 Dance
Thank you to our PTO for organizing the event!
Term 2 Progress Reports
Please note that progress reports and report cards will NOT be mailed home this year. To access your student's progress report or report card, please go to the Community Portal via the Families tab of the district website.
If you are in need of Community Portal access, please email jcorey@westportschools.org.
MCAS Dates
- April 3 & 4, 2023 - Gr 5 & 6 ELA
- April 12 & 13, 2023 - Gr 7 & 8 ELA
- May 2 & 3, 2023 - Gr 5 & 6 Math
- May 4 & 5, 2023 - Gr 7 & 8 Math
- May 9 & 10, 2023 - Gr 5 & 8 Science
School Organization Updates
Music Boosters
The holiday season is now upon us! Here are some important dates to remember:
- WESMAC PTO Holiday Fair Saturday, December 3, 2022 9- 3 PM at the old high school. The music boosters will be having a table. Parents who have not sent in their membership forms can fill them out here. Also, we will be selling Westport Wildcat patch hats. Price: $25 Karissa Nunes Majndle has offered to donate $5 for each hat sold to the music boosters. Hats can be ordered online through FB or by emailing Karissa at Karissaxoxx@yahoo.com. We thank Karissa for her generous donations!
- Holiday Concerts: Monday, December 12 6:30 PM Middle School Choral Concert and Tuesday, December 13 6:30 PM Middle School/High School Band
- Membership forms: Many thanks to those who have sent in their membership forms. They are available on the Westport Community Schools website under "families" and "virtual backpacks." Your financial support is crucial to keeping our music/drama programs alive!
Our best wishes to you all for a happy, healthy, holiday season!
Thank you,
Jane Dufault
Westport Music Boosters President
PTO
Hello Wildcats!
The Westport Middle-High PTO has some important information to share. Please remember that you are an important part of our community and your support has an impact on what we can do each year! Please consider supporting our fundraisers and events and/or volunteering your time and talents - we can not continue our important work providing for our students and staff and building community without you!
Important Dates & Notes:
December 3rd - Look for the Middle-High School PTO Booth at the WES-MAC PTO Holiday Fair
We will be selling our Wildcat Merchandise, including NEW items!
Wildcat Sling Bags
Wildcat Ornaments
Wildcat Stress Balls
As well as our ever popular Wildcat Travel Cups & 20 oz. Insulated Tumbler
All our wildcat merchandise is perfect for holiday gifting!
Cash Raffle - Win CASH Prizes in our last cash raffle of 2022! Get your Tickets today online
Last chance for tickets will be at the WES-MAC PTO Holiday Fair on 12/3/2022!
Drawing will be held the week of December 4, 2022 - winners will be be notified
January 15, 2022 - 8th Grade Washington D.C. 2nd Payment Due
Trip Information, presentation, forms and other downloads can be found on the 8th Grade Washington D.C. Trip Page of our website
Cookies & More Fundraiser - Was a huge success! We will announce the pick-up date and time as soon as we confirm details! Thank you for all your support of this fundraiser!
Fall Dances were a success!
Thank you to all the volunteers who worked hard to make the fall dances a success for our middle school students. We are busy planning dances for 2023-dates & details coming soon!
Signup HERE today to stay informed and visit our Website for the latest PTO Information, Fundraising and Event Updates! Don't forget that you can make a DONATION and PURCHASE Wildcat Items and Raffle Tickets right on our site.
If you have questions or need to contact us, please email us at whspa02790@gmail.com.
Thank You for your continued support,
Westport Middle-High School PTO
WAB
Hello Wildcats!!
Congratulations to all our Fall Wildcat Athletes! It was a great Season and all the teams did awesome. We are now looking forward to our Winter sports season.
Here is the newest updated information from for WAB Team:
NEW online store: Wildcat Gear is available on our online store. Visit Squadlocker.com to view all options or click here for direct access:
https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/westport-wildcats
NEW Wildcat wear contest - Two ways to win!
Every online purchase from SquadLocker will get you entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card.
The customer with the most items ordered will get a Wildcat Surprise Gift from Us!! The winner will be announced at our December meeting.
Next Meeting - December 12, 2022 at 7pm in the New School Media Center. We hope you join us! We would love to have a parent from each team.
Volunteer Opportunities: If you can’t make the meetings, let us know if you can volunteer at one of our events. We have a table at the Holiday shop on 12/3 and Basketball Concessions for both girls and boys. A volunteer sign up will go out the week before on our facebook page. Feel free to call or email us with any questions or to be added to our email list. We appreciate any help!!!
Mr Westport 2023: WAB is hoping to host the Mr. Westport show this school year. Start thinking of ideas and dance routines. We need plenty of contestants, an emcee, and someone to choreograph the dances. Get the word out!
Please join us in our efforts, we would love to have at least one parent from each team join our group. If you are interested in helping us or have any questions please, reach out to us by email, Facebook, or text Julie : 508-858-6463.
Thank you for your support and we hope all our Wildcat families have a wonderful Holiday Season.
Julie DosVais, Susan Boudria, and the WAB Board
WEF
A Message from The Westport Education Foundation
Hello Friends,
Happy Holidays from all of us at the Westport Education Foundation! We hope that everyone is able to rest and enjoy time with family and friends this holiday season. We wanted to take a moment to Thank You all for your support and show how your donation dollars and volunteer time is being used this year.
DID YOU KNOW?
Earlier this year WEF approved funding for Literacy geodes that are implemented into the ELA curriculum at both the Macomber and Elementary schools.
WEF also approved a new Mystery Science program for the Elementary and Middle Schools.
WEF supports the SAT course offered at the High School level.
The NEW Drama Production: Once on This Island, Jr. at the Middle School is in part paid for by the WEF.
Recently we approved funding for a NEW Lion Head Integrated Cultural Project that will be run at the WES soon.
AND
Just last week we approved funding for a NEW Robotics Gone Wildcat Program at the Middle/High.
Thank You again to all who supported us this year at the Derby, The Walk/Run for Westport 2022 and/or through our Winter Annual Appeal. We could not continue our work without you and look forward to a brand new year of learning.
If you have any questions or would like to get involved, please email us at info@westporteducationfoundation.com or call us at 508-493-7671.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year !!!
WMS School Council
I am always looking for new parents, guardians, community members, staff, and students to join School Council. This month's meeting will be focused on review and revision of the WMS Student Handbook.
WMHS Winter Choral Concert
Monday, Dec 12, 2022, 06:30 PM
400 Old County Road, Westport, MA, USA
WMHS Winter Band Concert
Tuesday, Dec 13, 2022, 06:30 PM
400 Old County Road, Westport, MA, USA
Early Dismissal
Thursday, Dec 22, 2022, 11:00 AM
400 Old County Road, Westport, MA, USA
Winter Break
Mrs. Charette and Mr. Persico would like to wish all WMS Wildcats and their families a joyous holiday season!