We are excited for our next monthly spirit week! Students and staff are encouraged to show their school spirit! We will end the week with a pep rally and, this month, Westfield State University's cheerleading team and dance company will be visiting for a featured presentation.
If you missed "Superintendent's Spotlight" this morning, click on the link below. This week we spoke with Devin Streeter from the Gandara Center about all the programs and services available to Westfield students and families. Their Family Resource Center is located on 16 George Street in Westfield, and they can also be reached at 413-417-2020 if you would like to learn more. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1dlbJ4BaVM
Please click here to view November's "The Howler" from Westfield Middle School!
https://www.smore.com/hbm6j
If you missed the latest "Superintendent's Spotlight" this morning, please click on the link below. This week, we spoke with Westfield Technical Academy's School Resource Office Bryan Turgeon about school safety, threat assessments, and our most recent safety drills. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WazZZHC4gIY
Join the next SEPAC meeting!
Please see the attached information for WTA Open House!
Students, please read the message below about MCAS results!
Dear WMS Families,
Your student will be bringing home their 22-23 MCAS parent/guardian score report today. Please be sure to ask your student for this report and contact us if you have any questions. Have a great weekend!
Thank you,
Principal McMillan
Principal McMillan is excited to announce our first spirit week of the 23-24 school year. Please encourage your student to participate! We will end the week with an all-school assembly/pep rally, which will occur on the last Friday of every month. Please follow the Westfield Middle School Facebook page and stay tuned to see pictures: https://www.facebook.com/westfieldmiddleschool/
As part of its continuing work with the Westfield Police Department and ongoing training for students and staff, the Westfield School Department will conduct lockdown drills the week of Oct. 23-27, using the enhanced procedures of what is called ALICE, which stands for “alert, lockdown, inform, counter, evacuate.”
Christopher Rogers, director of operations and safety, said Westfield has been using the ALICE protocol since 2014-15.
“It’s research-based, and it provides our staff and at the upper grades our students the ability to make decisions in real time based on the information they have that is critical to their safety,” he said.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2023/10/westfields-public-schools-will-conduct-lockdown-drills-later-this-month.html
Dear WMS Community,
Mr. McMillan is seeking student representatives from both 7th and 8th grade to join the Principal's Advisory Council! Please see below for more information. Please encourage your student to join by emailing Mr. McMillan their interest.
Please click here to view October's "Howler" newsletter from Westfield Middle School: https://www.smore.com/tpyhx
Click here for the latest Westfield Public Schools District Newsletter: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1997/WPS/3618809/WPS_NEWSLETTER_2023-Q1.pdf
PumpkinFest is back, rain or shine, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, on the athletic fields behind Amelia Park off South Broad Street in Westfield.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2023/10/westfield-on-weekends-pumpkinfest-promises-family-fun-amid-autumn-traditions.html
Good evening,
We are looking forward to welcoming all families to the Westfield Middle School's Open House tomorrow evening, October 5th, between 6-7:30 p.m. Open House will be "drop-in" style so that families can arrive and leave as you'd like. We encourage families to bring their students, as they can provide a tour around the building and introduce you to their teachers. If you are unable to bring your student, counselors will be available to share your student's schedule and provide directions to their PACK.
In addition to meeting teachers and seeing classrooms, we encourage you to visit the food trucks outside of the school, the community vendor tables near the auditorium, and the Scholastic book fair in our library.
Mrs. Leveille (7th Grade Assistant Principal), Ms. Kells (8th Grade Assistant Principal), and I will be floating throughout the building and we welcome any questions.
We hope to see you tomorrow evening!
Thank you,
Principal McMillan
Good afternoon,
If you have already started the process of completing the Back to School Forms, please complete the forms and submit online. If you need assistance in completing the form, please contact the main office at your child's school.
Thank you,
Westfield Public Schools
A nationwide test of the emergency and wireless alert systems will be conducted Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. ET, when a message will be sent to all cellphones, TVs and radios.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a news release in August that a message that reads, “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed,” will be sent to all phones.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/national-emergency-alert-test-cell-phone-wednesday-text-rcna118468
If you missed "Superintendent's Spotlight" yesterday, please click on the link below. This week, we met our Special Education Administrators and talked about some of the special education programming in the district. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXJRLwVJTMM
Our next SEPAC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 5 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Tiger's Pride Restaurant in Westfield Technical Academy. Please click on "view image" for more information. Thank you!
CALLING ALL LOCAL STUDENT ARTISTS!
The City Clerk's Office invites local students K‐12 to enter the Westfield Elections' Coloring Contest. The first of hopefully many coloring contests will be to design your own ‘I Voted’ sticker. Winning artwork will be used in Westfield Election materials, promotions and outreach and exhibited through the City. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2023. A completed entry form must accompany each sticker design. Official details and entry form can be found here: "I Voted" Sticker Design Competition | Westfield, MA - Official Website (cityofwestfield.org) Need a paper copy? Stop by the City Clerk's Office, 59 Court Street, Room 210 between 9AM-5PM.
https://www.cityofwestfield.org/895/I-Voted-Sticker-Design-Competition