Update 10-13

First bell rings at 9:15, class begins at 9:20.

Students will attend every class, beginning with Advisory.

We believe in the value of every student in every class, every day.

Regular attendance is necessary if students are to receive full benefit from their educational experiences. Class discussion, individual student participation, teacher interactions, and other classroom activities cannot be made up by those who are absent. School attendance is the joint responsibility of the students, parents, and school.

Organized hall sweeps began the week of October 7th.
This measure aims to promote a positive and productive learning environment for all.

Here is an outline of the procedures for hall sweeps:

1st - Warning and communication home (robo-call or email to parent contact)

2nd - After school detention

3rd - 2 days after school detention

4th - Parent Meeting and attendance intervention plan

We understand the importance of a timely transition between classes, and this initiative is intended to reinforce the importance of punctuality. We kindly ask that you discuss this with your scholar, emphasizing the need to get to class, lunch, and recess on time.

Your support in reinforcing these expectations is highly appreciated. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out.

Thank you for your cooperation in fostering a positive learning environment at West Bloomfield Middle School.

After-School Detention

We will have after-school detentions this week. Detention will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15-4:15 in the Upper Teal House. If your student is assigned an after-school detention, you will receive an automated phone call with details regarding the date and reason for the detention.
Plan to pick up your student at the main entrance of the school at 4:15.
Please reach out to Ms. Barnes at haley.barnes@wbsd.org or (248) 865-4496 with any questions.

Late Start Morning Club - Late Start on Wednesday, October 16th

Late Start Morning Club is back! This program is to provide supervision for students during Late Start days if they need to be dropped off at the normal school start time. Our Morning Club begins at 7:45 in the Auditeria, and students will have access to a free breakfast, time to complete homework or study, and time to socialize with friends. If you would like to sign your student up for Late Start Morning Club, please complete the Google Form linked here. Enrollment in Morning Club is unlimited, and staff will check your student in when they arrive at school. Please reach out to Ms. Barnes at haley.barnes@wbsd.org or (248) 865-4496 with any questions.

Student Disciplinary Records
If you have questions about your child’s disciplinary record, please contact the principal.

David Gardner, david.gardner@wbsd.org

First Quarter Progress Reports are available on PowerSchool.

After School Tutoring
Monday & Wednesday: 3:30-4:30 (pre-registration required)

Home Sporting Events:

Tuesday, October 15: Cross Country @Old Sheiko Location(Walnut Lake Rd)

Clubs This Week:

Tuesday, Oct. 15th: Girls Empowered: 3:15-4:30 in Upper Yellow (pre-registered for Session 1)

Tuesday, Oct. 15th: Chess Club: 3:15-4:15, room C227

Wednesday, October 16th: CASA: 3:15-4:15, room N229

6th Grade Vaping Presentations

October 15th, presentations will take place during 6th Grade Social Studies classes

LATE START DATES for October

Wednesday, October 16

Wednesday, October 30

School will begin at 9:20, with parent drop off at 8:50

Bus Routes will pick up approximatley 1 hour later than the normal scheduled pick up time.

SAVE THE DATES:

Wednesday, October 23rd: Lifetouch Picture Re-Take Day

Friday, November 1st: Student Council Halloween Evening Event 6-8 PM

We've launched our Middle School House Helpers, a new spin on Elementary "Room Parents". At WBMS we have 6 houses: Upper and Lower Blue, Upper and Lower Yellow & Upper and Lower Teal. Use this opportunity to help out with activities, support our classroom teachers, spend time with students who might need extra support, help monitor hallways/bathrooms and be a friendly source of support for our students.

We love to have our middle school parents involved and engaged at the school.

Use this Sign Up Genius to select a day/time to help out in your student's house.

Please make sure that your iChat background check is up to date in our main office. Approval needs to be up to date the evening prior to your selected date. Ms. Jazmine will verify all iChat applications. Reach out for assistance: jazmine.paige@wbsd.org

Student Safety is #1

Parents and students should promptly report any safety concerns they hear or see to one of the administrators.

It’s important that we work together to keep our school campus a safe place for all. When student safety is concerned, it's not tattling. Reports are kept confidental.

How to communicate:

• “Talk to Us” feature on our WBSD website
• Call the school office- 248-865-4480
• Email an administrator: david.gardner@wbsd.org, cindy.carson@wbsd.org, jermaine.evans@wbsd.org

As a reminder, students who record altercations or use recording devices inappropriately will face disciplinary action.

PARENTS, we need your help. We do not have staff supervision for students who are waiting for a ride home. It would be helpful to have the front of the building cleared by 3:30. We appreciate your help with this.

Student Attendance is IMPORTANT and NECESSARY for school success. Our 7th hour classes run until 3:12, every day. Please make appointments and plans for after school activities that allow for your student to be present in their classroom learning activities until school is dismissed at 3:12. Please reach out to your student's counselor or administration with concerns or extenuating circumstances.

PARENT PICK UP:
Families may choose to park in the lot & have students WALK to your vehicle. Be mindful of pedestrians in the parking lot when driving in/out of the lot. We cannot block the entrance/exit for the buses. Thank you.

Please be cautious in the car line. Students should enter the car on the passenger side of your vehicle. We cannot have students passing between cars and walking across the lanes of traffic in the car line. Please do not double park, leave the passing lane open for cars to pass through.

Students should enter/exit the car at the curb, through the passenger side of the vehicle. Thank you for protecting our students and caring for their safety.

Should you need to pick up your student early, please be mindful of the end of the day routines for students. If you are calling the office to change dismissal plans for your student, it should be done by 2:30 PM.

The expectation is that ALL WBMS students will wear their lanyard wallet on the front side of their body at all times throughout the school day. This is for safety and identification purposes. We will ensure that each student has a lanyard. In the event that a lanyard is left at home, the student will receive a temporary sticker to wear for the day.

The wallet may be decorated. DO NOT cover the the clear plastic window. DO NOT modify your ID card, this includes covering your face or smearing out the image.

You may choose to swap out the string, however the wallet portion is a requirement.

Students are able to purchase a replacement ID card in the main office. $5 fee per replacement.

Lanyards are an additional $5 to replace.

In the event a student leaves their ID & lanyard at home, your student should let their ADVISORY teacher know. A temporary ID sticker will be provided to wear for the day. If we see a pattern, parents will be contacted. Thank you for your support to encourage our students to practice safe habits.

Pre-order your yearbook today 🙂 The price is now $40

Thank you to all who participated in the House Wars competition. The funds raised will go a long way to making this year a success.

The Blue House (6th Grade) is the winning House in the House Wars Fundraising Competition!!!!

As the winning house, they will receive a House Party in November, which will include Music, Pizza, Games and more. Date TBA

The Blue House will also receive an extra hour during the end of the year "Fun Day". Fun Day is our end of year celebration that features Bounce houses, and games like Human Foosball Shoot and Shower and more.

Friday, Oct. 11, we celebrated the end of the competition by serving every student a Snow Cone and Popcorn during lunch.

The winner of each house is as follows:

Blue House: Keaton Douglass

Yellow House: Aaron Reinke

Teal House: Sawyer Laessle (the wrong name was announced on the PA, sorry for the miscommunication)

The winning students will receive a basket filled with gift cards, Play Space Passes, Spirit Wear and more. Please stop by the office Monday to pick up your basket.

Note: We intended to have each participant in the House Wars spin the prize wheel but snow cones and popcorn serving demanded all of our resources. We will do the spin wheel on 10/18 during advisory. A list of students will be provided to the advisory teachers so they will know who they are.

Congratulations Everyone and Thank you from the PTO.

Our First Skating party of the year will be on November 13th!

Siblings are welcome!

Fun for the whole family

Please reach out to us via email if you have any questions or if you would like to share your ideas with us.

WBMSlakerspto@gmail.com

We’re excited to announce WBMS’s first annual Talent Show, happening this January! Get your kids ready to show off their amazing talents! We’d love your help to make this a huge success for both our students and the community. More details will be shared here soon, and keep an eye out for flyers and posters coming home with your kids. We’ll be holding auditions and rehearsals leading up to the big day.

We’re also looking for a few volunteers to join our planning committee. We’ll be posting a SignUp Genius link soon with different roles, so feel free to choose whatever works best for you.

Thank you!! Let’s create an unforgettable event where our students’ talents can truly SHINE!

2024- 2025 School Year Officers

President, Renai Mayle

Co-Vice President, Monique Williams

Co-Vice President, Laarnie Magsombal

Treasurer, Sesilee Langs

Secretary, Amanda Oliver

Member at Large, Kristin Murray

Member at Large, Dianne Maury

PR, Terri Hoyer Compton

Quick Links:

Calendar of WBMS PTO EVENTS (Draft 2024/25)

4th Thurs 7pm General PTO Meeting series

Donut/Bagel Sales Volunteer Sign Up Genius

Use the Final Forms site to register:

www.westbloomfield-mi.finalforms.com

Questions regarding athletics may be emailed to the coaches, or Mr. Evans: jermaine.evans@wbsd.org

WBSD ATHLETIC CALENDAR

Parents, check your email for sports information regarding schedules, updates for the girls basketball teams, cheerleading, football and cross country.

• Math Pentathlon Club is open for registration!

  Would you like your child to strengthen skills in :

  • Active problem solving

  • Independent thinking

  • Reasoning

  • Math?

  This program utilizes specially designed board games that promote all of the above characteristics and much, much more.

  https://wbsdec.ce.eleyo.com/

  course/169/fall-2024/math-pentathlon

  Here is a look at the informational presentation for details.

  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RpAMq6XULXvTcvyDQJE4zmKQMZJeT7e2lv6WHY_cIDM/edit?usp=sharing

CASA (Chaldean American Student Association)
All students are welcome to attend.

Wednesday, October 16th 3:15-4:15 in room N229

Contact Ms. Jabiro for more information: crystal.jabiro@wbsd.org.

Mr. Blatt will be facilitating our chess club this year.

The first meeting is October 15th 3:15-4:15 in room C227.

Please complete this Google Form if you're interested in joining.

(Students should use their Google Login to complete the form. Thank you.)

All students are welcome to attend. Ms. Fatimah Muhammad, our school psychologist, facilitates this club.

Ms. Kim will be sponsoring the Writing Club.

Complete this Google Form to let Ms. Kim know you are interested in joining the WBMS Writing Club.

Mr. Inchaustegui will be sponsoring the Photography Club.

Complete this Google Form to let Mr. Inch know you are interested in joining the WBMS Photography Club. There will be 15 spots available for the Photography Club. Meetings will begin on Thursday, October 24th. We will meet every other Thursday (twice a month) from 3:15-4:15 in Mr. Inchaustegui's classroom - Lower Yellow Science Room.

Please email Mrs. Abeska if you would like more information about the upcoming book club meetings.

The 2nd book was distributed & students will meet after school on November 4th.

Pick up students at 4:00 at the front entrance fo the school.

Information Slideshow

julie.abeska@wbsd.org

West Bloomfield Wrestling Club focuses on developing the fundamentals of folk-style wrestling, while also focusing on the discipline and mental toughness that are needed to be successful in the sport.

Ages: Kindergarten thru 8th Grade (boys and girls)
Location: West Bloomfield Middle School Multipurpose Room & Gym
Season: November thru March
Coaches: Tom DeGrand, Carlos Acosta, Mike Zimnicki, James Hitchcock, Tim Burzynski, and Greg Goidosik

Contacts: Coach DeGrand (thomas.degrand@wbsd.org) or Andrea Frank (andrea.frank@wbsd.org)

Registration: CLICK HERE

Club Facebook Page: Facebook

Club Website: Club Website

Dear Parents of West Bloomfield School District Students,

If your child is a student (3 to 26 years of age) in the West Bloomfield Schools, s/he can also participate in the 2024-25 Fueling Kids’ Future--One Meal at a Time program (previously known as Blessings in a Backpack). This program sends six non-perishable meals home each Friday of the school year. Its goal is to make sure that no child goes hungry on the weekend. Run by volunteers, there is NO cost to you.

To enroll in this program, please fill out this form and return it to your school office or email it to katherinesheiko@hotmail.com. This registers your child/ren in the Fueling Kid’s Future--One Meal at a Time program and alerts us to any allergies they might have. The first backpack of food will be distributed to your child at his/her local school the first week of October.

Proceeds support Oakland Early College and Laker Opportunity Center student activity fund and West Bloomfield Educational Foundation.

Detroit Lions vs Tennessee Titans
Game Date & Time: Sunday, October 27 at 1 p.m.
Location: Ford Field, Detroit
Seats: Section 113, Row 29, Seats 12&13
Purchase Raffle Tickets Here

Drawing for the two tickets will be on Tuesday, October 22 at 10:22 a.m.
Winner will be notified immediately after the drawing.

Raffle License Number: X12014

Administrative Team

David Gardner, Principal: david.gardner@wbsd.org

Jermaine Evans, Assistant Principal: jermaine.evans.wbsd.org

Cindy Carson, Assistant Principal: cindy.carson@wbsd.org

Dean of Student Services

Haley Barnes, haley.barnes@wbsd.org

Website: https://www.wbsd.org/west-bloomfield-middle-school
Location: 6000 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield Township, MI

Phone: 248-865-4480

SAFE Line to Report Absences: 248-865-4482