Tiger Ambush

October 6th - Last day for Reading Counts Quizzes for Extra Credit Card

October 6th - College Friday - Wear your College Shirt or College Jersey

October 9th - Picture Day - Must be dressed in dress code - see info below

October 12th - End of First 9 week marking period

October 13th - Teacher Work Day (NO School)

October 16th - Beginning of 2nd Nine Weeks

October 16th - Schoolwide Food drive Starts sponsored by NJHS

October 17th - Showcase of Schools for Choice Programs at Fairgrounds

October 18th - Hidden in Plain Sign Parent Presentation @ 6:00pm (see flier below)

October 19th - SAC Meeting @ 4:30PM

October 20th - Report Cards posted to SIS

October 23rd - 27th - Red Ribbon Week

October 23rd - Anti-vaping Presentation to all students

October 24th - PSAT - ALL 8th grade students

October 24th - Special Block Schedule Day (Periods 4, 5, 2)

October 25th - Special Block Schedule Day (Periods 1, 6, 3)

October 25th - Honor Roll celebrations with students during school (students only)

October 26 & 27 - County Writing Assessment during ELA Class

October 26th - Special Block Schedule Day (Periods 5, 2, 4)

October 27th - Special Block Schedule Day (Periods 6, 3, 1)

October 27th - Kona Ice Truck outside afterschool

October 30th - Day of Awesome from Fundraiser (reschedule from last month)

November 1st - Teacher Professional Development Day (NO School)

November 2nd - High School Open House for 8th grade during school

November 10th - Kona Ice Truck outside afterschool

November 10th - Evening Dance Party for students

November 11th - Veterans' Day (Saturday)

November 13th - Last Day for Food Drive

November 16th - SAC Meeting

November 18th - 26th - No School - Thanksgiving Break! 🦃

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Athletics:

October 2nd - Boys Baseball against Wellington Landings (@WPMS)

October 3rd - Girls Softball @ Polo Park

October 4th - Boys Baseball @ Polo Park

October 5th - Girls Softball against Crestwood (@WPMS)

October 6th - Boys Baseball against Crestwood (@WPMS)

October 9th - Girls Softball @ Osceola Creek

October 10th - Boys Baseball @ Osceola Creek

October 12th - Boys Baseball against Lake Shore (@WPMS)

Have you checked your child's grades lately in SIS or through the parent portal? If not, you should stop now and check them. Your child knows how to check them so have them login in and show you now. The marking period ends Thursday, October 12th. Time is closing in for your child to make sure their grades are good to go. Remember, all students are required to complete 60 minutes per week in iReady and pass 2 lessons. There are similar requirements for math teachers for the Dreambox or iXL programs and you should check directly with your child's math teacher. Incompleteness of these activities have tremendous impacts on your child's grades. We will start Middle School Course Recovery soon afterschool and on weekends. Students with poor grades will be required to attend these programs. Spot check your child's grades throughout each marking period so there isn't a panic at the end to improve grades. We appreciate your partnership to make sure your child in on the right track. Let's make this year the year to excel!

Thank you,

~Mr. Preddy

Do you ever get the same answers when you ask about your child's day? "Good" Then when you push them for more details do you get "Bruh?" Below are some conversation starters to draw you into your child's life more actively. At a recent parent training, this was a topic of discussion, and we promised to share some conversation starters in the Tiger Ambush. Middle Schoolers are hard to talk to - there is no doubting that. However, the parent-child connection is more important than any other. Check out the conversation starters below.

Students, please remember that October 6th is the last day to take a Reading Counts quiz for extra credit this quarter. Your language arts teachers will give you your Extra Credit cards by October 9th, and the cards are due to your language arts, social studies, or science teachers by October 11th. Students who earn 60 or more Reading Counts points will have 5 points added to their average in all three subjects! Remember, points cannot be combined in more than one class and cannot be carried over to the 2nd quarter. Take your Reading Counts quizzes with your language arts teachers soon so you can earn this valuable extra credit!

Please speak with your ELA Teacher with questions.

It's not too late to join the language arts Academic Games! We could use a few more students to ensure that we have a full team in order to compete. If your child likes learning about propaganda (future lawyer), or playing word games (future writer), they will love this competition. Our first game is at Santaluces High School on October 24th. Practices are every Thursday from 7:45 - 8:45 a.m. in Ms. Sall's room 179. Encourage your child to come join the fun!

Click here for the PDF ordering information

Orders can only be placed online through the picture company's website.

Western Pines Business Partnership Opportunity.

Help support our school and get more customers.

If you or someone you know owns a local business and are interested in purchasing a banner for the fence, please contact Mr. Krupa for pricing and details! James.Krupa@palmbeachschools.org. It will be hung on the fence in our parent drop off loop.

Be sure to order on palmbeach.schoolcashonline.com!

This is 10% of your final ELA grade so make sure you are studying (see flier below for more information).

Word of the Day:

10-2: Then (a time) vs. Than (comparison)

10-3: Plagiarize - using someone else's work and acting as if it is yours

10-4: Counterclaim - something that the opposing side of an argument might state

10-5: Pseudo - a prefix meaning fake

10-6: Transitions - in essays, transitions help connect ideas together

Quiz Monday, October 9th.

Parent and Family Engagement Plan Summary (English)

Parent and Family Engagement Plan Summary (Spanish)

Parent and Family Engagement Plan Summary (Creole)

Parent and Family Engagement Plan Summary (Portuguese)

School Parent Compact (English)

School Parent Compact (Spanish)

School Parent Compact (Creole)

School Parent Compact (Portuguese)

Western Pines Title I Schoolwide Plan

Click HERE for the School District of PBC Parent / Family Involvement Plan

Parents and Students -

Click on the link below to see all the extra curricular (non-athletic) activities we have to offer. If you are interested in your child being a part of any of these, please contact the sponsor by email. We make a flier for a lot of them, but here it all is, in one spot.

Click here for our schedule!

Get involved!

In years past, we have had White, Maroon, and Gold Days.... each of those days starting with a different period of the day. This year we are moving to a 6 period rotation. Each day will start with a new period. For example, the first day of school will start with the student's 1st period class. The second day of school will start with the student's 2nd period class and so on. On a "Second Period Day" the rotation will be 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1 and on a 4th Period Day, the rotation will be 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3. This gives every class the opportunity to start the day and end the day. It also helps with early releases for sports. Don't worry, we will help our students know what period we are starting the day with and help them throughout the day. Below is our rotational schedule for the year. Whatever number appears on that date, is the period we start with for that day.

Morning and After school registration forms are available in the front office. Stop by Monday thru Thursday from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM to register.

Morning school begins 8/10/23 through 5/30/24 from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM (Monday thru Friday)

Afterschool begins 8/28/23 through 5/16/24 from 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM (Monday through Thursday Only). There is a nominal fee and it varies by month.**

Tutoring and a variety of clubs and activities will be available.

If you have any questions please to contact Shelbie Chaney at shelbie.chaney@palmbeachschools.org or (561) 792-2519

Parents - in order to continue to provide a safe campus, please be sure to adhere to the State Statute below. Students may not be on campus before 9:00 am or after 4:30 pm unless they are part of a school sponsored activity. Supervision is not provided outside of those times. We do have morning care and afterschool programming available - please contact Mrs. Jimenez for more information liz.jimenez@palmbeachschools.org.

Please click here for a letter from our Superintendent, Mr. Mike Burke welcoming all students back to school with a handy print out of school calendar dates.

Also, please click here for access to the School District of Palm Beach County 2023-2024 Student and Family Handbook.

6th Grade Assistant Principal - Mrs. Jimenez (liz.jimenez@palmbeachschools.org)

6th Grade School Counselor - Mrs. Hurtado (melinda.hurtado@palmbeachschools.org)

7th Grade Assistant Principal - Mrs. Stuart (christina.stuart@palmbeachschools.org)

7th Grade School Counselor - Mr. Shields (ryan.shields@palmbeachschools.org)

8th Grade Assistant Principal - Mr. Krupa (james.krupa@palmbeachschools.org)

8th Grade School Counselor - Mrs. Bednarek -(lori.bednarek@palmbeachschools.org)

Student Services Secretary - Ms. Chaney (shelbie.chaney@palmbeachschools.org)

Counselor's Office Secretary - Mrs. Bosco (gisela.bosco@palmbeachschools.org)

ESE Coordinator - Ms. Schwab (terri.schwab@palmbeachschools.org)

ESOL Coordinator - Mrs. Jimenez (liz.jimenez@palmbeachschools.org)

School Tech Coordinator (Chromebooks) - Mr. Delgado - (walter.delgado@palmbeachschools.org)

Choice Academy Coordinator - Mrs. Jimenez (liz.jimenez@palmbeachschools.org)

WPMS Transportation (Bus) Coordinator - Mrs. Stuart (christina.stuart@palmbeachschools.org)

School Data Processor (Registration) - Mrs. Navarro (martha.navarro@palmbeachschools.org)

School Treasurer (info on obligations) - Mrs. LeBlanc (tammi.leblanc@palmbeachschools.org)

Principal's Secretary - Mrs. Bennett - (robin.bennett@palmbeachschools.org)

Principal - Mr. Preddy - (philip.preddy@palmbeachschools.org)

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Website: https://www.palmbeachschools.org/WesternPinesMiddle
Location: 5949 140th Avenue North, Westlake, FL, USA
Phone: (561) 792-2500
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Twitter: @philippreddy