CAREER DAY 

  Career Day at West Middle School consists of various Professionals and people of different occupations, visiting classes and presenting their Profession to the Students at West Middle School.  On Thursday, November 12, 8:00-10:00 AM, all students will participate in Career Day.  Any interested parent or business owner, who would like to participate in Career Day, please contact Mr. Lindsey, WMS Counselor at 342-6628, ext 3027 or lindseyb@msdmail.net

REPORT CARD DISTRIBUTION

  West Middle School will distribute Report Cards on Thursday, November 12, 2009.  Please contact Mrs. Voland at 765-342-6628, ext. 3068 or volandd@msdmail.net, if you do not receive a report card from your student. 

ANNUAL ARTESIAN CRAFT FAIR

  The Annual Artesian Craft fair will be held at East Middle School Saturday, November 14, 9:00 A.M. -  3:00 P.M. The craft fair features over 80 booths of handmade items.  Visit East Middle School’s website for vendor information, under Parent Council tab at: http://msdadmin.scican.net/east/

 FAMILY ACCESS

  Parents who want to view their child’s grades and other important school information need a Family Access login code.  Contact Mrs. Brosman, 765-342-6641, ext. 1011 to apply.

PRE-ORDER YEARBOOKS

  Order your West Middle School Yearbook in advance!  The 72-page, hardback keepsake can be ordered through Herff Jones at www.yearbookordercenter.com.  Enter 0532 as the order number or enter the school information.  Orders can also be placed by calling 1-866-287-3096, using a credit card; Mon. –  Fri.

8 A.M. – 5 P.M. Central time.  Yearbook prices range from $28 to $39, depending on name plate choices.  Yearbook DVDs may also be ordered for $10.  All orders will be available for pick-up in May, 2010, at the Yearbook signing party.  The order deadline is Wed. January 13, 2010.

SPELL BOWL

  On Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, the Spell Bowl Team placed third in the District Competition and earned the 13^th highest score in the state’s class 2 division.  Congratulations to the following Spell Bowl members: 

Jeff Consenza, Sammy Hansen, Ellie Perry, Kaymen Megl, Alex Cook, Benjamin Janssen, Abby Bridgeman, and Stacie Wininger

Both Abby Bridgeman and Jeff Cosenza earned PERFECT SCORES at the competition.  Great job Spell Bowl!  Thank you Mrs. McConnell!

WMS CHEERLEADERS PERFORM IN COMPETITION

  The West Middle School cheer team will compete at the Jr. Mid-State cheer competition, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, 2:30 P.M., at Greenwood High School.  Admission is $3.  Ms. Lawson coaches the cheer team.  Below is West’s competition cheer team:   

7^th graders:  Kaylea Albertson, Natalie Arnold, Abby Beaver, Caitlyn Corcoran, Sydney Gravelin, Taylor Jesse, Kelsey Mosteller, Skylar Mullins, Lexi Sevigny, Rebecca Stafford, Cheyenne Wigal and Ashley Woolf.     

8^th Cheerleaders: Jessica Bastin, Shelby Harris, Shelby Mosley, Tristan Nunn,
Ellen Rexing, Stephanie Schneck, Courtney Thacker, and Courtney Welty.  

A “THANK YOU”  FROM  VOLLEYBALL COACHES

   The West Middle School volleyball coaches, Mrs. Abby Huff and Mrs. Jackie Bailey, would like to THANK the volleyball players and their parents who supported the team throughout the 2009 volleyball season.  The coaches enjoyed coaching this years girls and want to thank the girls and parents for the wonderful gifts they were given.  West parents are the best!

6^th GRADE  BOYS’ BASKETBALL TRY-OUTS

  On Tuesday and Wednesday, November 10 & 11, 2009, Coach Collier will begin having try-outs for sixth grade basketball.  Sixth grade boys must have a physical on file with the athletic department, before try-outs begin. Express physicals are given at Morgan Health Services, Walk-In Clinic, 2209 Hospital Dr., Mon.-Fri., 4:00-8:00 P.M. and Sat., 8:30-11:30 A.M., for a fee of $35.00 fee; and at Mooresville Wal-green Pharmacy, St. Rd. 67 & Bridge St., Mon.-Fri. 8:00 A.M.-7:30 P.M., and Sat. & Sun. 9:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M., for a fee of $60.   Please contact Mr. Dean at 765-342-6628, ext. 3069, if you have any questions.

ATTENTION:   PARENTS/COMMUNITY

MEMBERS ON-LINE SURVEY

  West Middle School needs your input!  Please take the on-line survey to help West Middle School continue to improve academic success. 

Each school in the MSD of Martinsville is going through the process to be accredited by AdvancEd.  Part of this accreditation process is to have staff, parents, and community members participate in the KEYS survey.  KEYS is an on-line tool to help schools and school districts build the internal capacity to begin this continuous improvement journey.  This on-line survey will be used as an assessment tool that yields scores on 42 indicators of school quality that correlates with high student achievement. 

·          KEYS surveys are completed anonymously and results are strictly confidential.

·          Schools only know how many participants took the survey, not who took the survey.

  You may begin taking the on-line survey on Wednesday, October 19, 2009.  Please complete the survey by Monday, November 16, 2009.  You only need to take the parent survey one time if you have multiple students enrolled at West Middle School.

Steps to take the survey:

1.        Open your Internet Browser.

2.        Type in keysonline.org.

3.        Click on “Take the Survey.”

4.        Type in 46151 or Martinsville West Middle School.

5.        Click on “Take the Survey.”

6.        Choose a language.

7.        Choose Parent Survey or Community Survey.

8.        Start.

9.        If you need to exit while taking the survey, then click on “Save and Exit.”   Write down your password for when you decide to resume the survey.  When you go in again, you will need to follow steps 1-3 above.  Then go to “returning user,” type in your password, and click on “resume.”  If you do not remember your password you will have to start again.

  If you do not have access to a computer, please feel free to come to West Middle School at your convenience during school hours and sign in at the office.  You may also call and make arrangements to complete the survey after school hours.  We will have a computer available for you to complete the on-line survey.  If you have any questions, please contact Suzie Lipps, Melody Meyer, or Cindi Valentine at 342-6628.

WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS

  West Middle School’s front office is open to the public Monday through Thursday, 7:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M., and Fridays, 7:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.  West Middle School’s phone number is (765) 342-6628 and their fax # (765) 349-5232.

YMCA BOYS’ & GIRLS’ BASKSETBALL LEAGUE

  The Barbara B. Jordan, YMCA is now accepting registration forms for Middle school boys’ basketball league.  Registration forms are available in the cafeteria and at the YMCA.  The fee for non-member is $70, and YMCA member fee is $50.  The basketball draft is Saturday, Nov. 14, 12:00 P.M.  The registration deadline is Friday, November 13, 2009.

DEALING WITH ANGER

  We all get angry sometimes.  Some people, however seem to get angry a lot.  Sometimes people get so angry that they think they’re going to burst.  If you ever get so angry that you don’t know what to do, try one of the following; close your eyes, breathe deeply, and count to 10 (or 20 or 30).; do something physical to get rid of the negative energy (take a walk, shoot baskets, kick a ball, lift weights, etc.); Talk to a friend, parent, or counselor about why you’re angry.  Source: Middle Years.