Westfield on Weekends’ PumpkinFest will return from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 19 on the athletic fields behind Amelia Park off South Broad Street.
“A goal of any community event that brings people together is just that, bringing people together to interact in a world which is so online, so divisive sometimes,” said WOW President Bob Plasse. “It is so important for us to offer opportunities for us to play together and actually to work on a project and collaborate together.”
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/10/pumpkinfest-set-to-return-with-madison-curbelo-performance-food-trucks.html
Click on the link below for the latest edition of "Superintendent's Spotlight". This week, we talked about the new IEP and more with our Special Education Leadership Team. We also celebrated National Angel Food Cake Day with staff and students from Westfield Technical Academy's Culinary Arts Department. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np4jTwSqU8k
We hope to see you at our Open House tonight from 6-7:30 p.m.! Food trucks will be available before, during, and after for you to purchase dinner.
Click on the image below for more information about the 16th Annual Westfield Scout Expo being held on Saturday, November 9. Thank you!
The WMS Open House will take place this Thursday, October 10th from 6-7:30 p.m. You're welcome to drop in at any time and we encourage you to bring your student so they can show you around the building. Food trucks (Wandering Waffles, TJ Popcorn, North Elm Butcher Block, and Vlad's Pizza) will be available beginning at 5 p.m. in the front of the school for you to purchase dinner before, during, or after the Open House. Also, please be sure to stop in the library for the book fair. We look forward to seeing you!
WMS Community, we’re almost at 1k followers! Please Like and Follow our Facebook page, as well as SHARE our recent Pep Rally post to be entered to win a Dunkin’ gift card! Enjoy a cup o’ Joe on us as the cooler season approaches. Winner to be selected and announced next Thursday.
https://www.facebook.com/share/HRH6eKk7HCHjQ5uY/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
First pep rally: success! In an effort to boost school spirit, we started hosting pep rallies during the 23-24 school year. The students loved them, so we are continuing them this year, too. The Principal’s Council planned several competitive games, including hungry hippo, knockout, musical chairs, and head/shoulders/knees/toes/CUP! We saw it all…face paint, costumes, and 8th grade painting Principal McMillan’s head. We can’t wait for the next spirit week and rally! Check out the comments for videos.
Fall Fest Dance tickets will be sold tomorrow at lunch, as well as next week. Tickets are $7.
October is National Principals Month, and we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to the amazing principals who lead our schools. Their dedication, passion, and commitment shape the educational experiences of our students and foster positive school cultures.
Every day, our principals inspire teachers, staff, and students to strive for their best. They navigate challenges with grace and create environments where every student can thrive. This month, join us in recognizing and thanking these remarkable leaders.
To our wonderful principals, thank you for all that you do. Your leadership and tireless efforts make a profound difference. Let’s all take a moment to #ThankAPrincipal and show our appreciation for their invaluable contributions to our schools and communities.
Westfield Public Schools continues to update our school district’s comprehensive safety plan in conjunction with the Westfield Police and Fire Departments. A team of Westfield Administrators and other staff members representing every level from elementary to high school, has been working collaboratively with the Westfield Police and Fire Departments to make sure our students, staff, and families have a current, research-based, and educationally sound emergency operations plan.
As part of our continued work with Westfield Police Department and our ongoing training for students and staff, our city departments working together will conduct lockdown drills in our schools the week of October 15-18 utilizing the enhanced lockdown procedures known as A.L.I.C.E. (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate). If you have any questions regarding our drills, please contact Mr. Christopher Rogers, Director of Operations and Safety for the Westfield Public Schools at 413-572-6495.
WMS Families: The Principal's Council is seeking donations of pumpkins and corn stalks for our upcoming Fall Fest Dance on October 18th. If you are able to donate, please email Principal McMillan at jesse.mcmillan@schoolsofwestfield.org. You can also drop them by the Main Office any time. Thank you!
Rain in the forecast may have stopped some people from attending the Big E on Sept. 26, as the fair only managed 48,078 admissions, far short of the pleasant-weather standard.
But on Salute to Westfield Day, it couldn’t keep several city residents from making the short trip to the West Springfield fairground to see their exposition favorites, like the Avenue of States.
https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/09/westfield-residents-enjoy-food-business-sightseeing-on-citys-day-at-big-e.html
Mark your calendars! WMS will be hosting this year's first all-school dance on Friday, October 18th. Tickets will be sold at lunch beginning next week.
The Principal's Council is pleased to announce our first Spirit Week next week! We will celebrate the end of the week with an all-school pep rally!
With our new 57-minute classes, all teachers are implementing the WMS instructional model to help break up the time: Do Now (5 min); Mini Lesson from teacher (10-15 min); Learning Activity where students can work with partners or small groups (30-35 min); Wrap Up to close the lesson (5 min). Today, all students were engaged in a math activity during Mrs. Jordan’s 8th grade math class where they needed to collaborate in small groups to solve problems. Check out the “Math Talk” poster with student-friendly sentence stems to aid them in their conversations!
Dear WMS Families,
School pictures are ready!
To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's student ID number.
All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card.
Roll out the red carpet! Our 7th graders created prosthetic footwear as a part of the Project Lead the Way engineering class with Mr. Preye. Their peers used a rating form to provide feedback based on specific criteria.
Hello from your WMS PTO! We’d like to introduce ourselves and our role in supporting school activities and community needs. Our first meeting is Tuesday, September 17th at 6:00 p.m. virtually; the link will be posted on our PTO Facebook page. At this meeting, we’ll elect officers and plan the year's meetings, so please like our page for updates. Each year, we organize 2-3 major fundraisers, including a Fall and a Spring event, with a possible third depending on participation. You can also opt out and make direct donations at this link. Look out for a fundraiser packet from Meadow Farms coming home soon!
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE WMS PTO FACEBOOK PAGE: Hello from your WMS PTO! We’d like to introduce ourselves and our role in supporting school activities and community needs. Our first meeting is Tuesday, September 17th at 6:00 p.m. virtually; the link will be posted on our PTO Facebook page. At this meeting, we’ll elect officers and plan the year's meetings, so please like our page for updates. Each year, we organize 2-3 major fundraisers, including a Fall and a Spring event, with a possible third depending on participation. You can also opt out and make direct donations at this link. Look out for a fundraiser packet from Meadow Farms coming home soon!
If you were unable to watch or listen to this morning's edition of "Superintendent's Spotlight", please click on the link below. This week, we spoke with staff from Westfield Middle School about instruction and our instructional priority for this school year. The staff and students in Westfield Technical Academy's Culinary Arts Department also helped us celebrate 'National Chocolate Milkshake Day'. Thanks for watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR6sC8iDuRI
Student Opportunity: Young Singers of Greater Westfield
