What's Up @ West

We are excited to kick off the 24/25 academic year at West Middle School! This week our staff has been diligently preparing to ensure an exciting and enriching year ahead. We are committed to fostering a vibrant learning environment for all our students and staff, and we are thrilled to embark on this journey together.

As we enter the long weekend before the start of the academic year, we encourage students to begin adjusting to an earlier bedtime to establish a healthy and sustainable sleep schedule for the school year.

We are excited to welcome all our students back next week and greatly appreciate your continued support. Here’s to a fantastic year ahead! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

With Gratitude,

Serita Mattei

• Principal's Message
  
• Celebrations
• Important Dates
  
• Zero Day
  
• 1st Day for 7th & 8th grade
  
• Parent Drop Off & Pick Up
• Student Schedules
• Cell Phone and Earbud/Headphone Policy
• Family Handbook
• West's Food Market

The Glen Lake Accessible Playground is officially completed and open Tuesday, August 27, 2024! Special shout to Betsy Julian and all the 7th/8th graders at West Middle who worked so hard to dream, plan, and fundraise to ensure that this project became a reality. We are proud to have these incredible individuals in our community!

Sep 3: 1st day of 6th grade

Sep 4: 1st day of 7-8th grade

Sep 12: Open House

Sep 18: Picture retake

Oct 3: No School (Rosh Hashanah)

September 3, 2024 is our Zero Day...6th grade students attend. It's a perfect day for our newest iddle school students to get acquainted with West Middle School. Crew leaders will lead them in un, community-building activities, they will learn how to unlock their lockers, walk their schedules, meet their teachers, and more.

Students should proceed to their Crew classrooms if they have their schedules. Those without schedules should approach a staff member at the building entrance for assistance.

Students should go directly to their Crew classrooms if they have their schedules. If they do not, they should seek out staff at the entrance for their Crew room numbers.

If you are dropping off/picking up your student please enter and exit the parking lot on Orchard Road ONLY. The Baker Road entrance is solely used for buses and student walkers to enter and exit.

When dropping off/picking up students, be sure you drive all the way to the end of the curb at Door D for both pick up and drop off so that we can maximize the number of cars dropping off/picking up at one time.

Please drive cautiously, as scholars will be moving through the parking lot. Your careful driving helps keep everyone safe.

All student schedules are ready to be viewed in the parent portal/Infinite Campus. You can access it here: Parent Portal. Please reach out to your child’s counselor if you have any questions or concerns.

Correne Larson(correne.larsen@hopkinsschools.org)

Students are not allowed to use or display cell phones, earbuds or wireless headphones in classrooms. Students may use their cell phones in hallways ONLY during transitions and at lunch.

Students MUST keep their silenced or turned off cell phones, earbuds or wireless headphones in one of the following places:

Please take a moment to read through the West Middle School Family Handbook. The purpose of the handbook is to ensure that we communicate consistent expectations across our community. The Family Handbook serves to inform you of the many policies and practices that govern our school community. As West Middle School always seeks to improve, we reserve the right to amend, modify or change the provisions of this Handbook. We will provide all students and families notice of any significant changes in the policies reflected in the following pages.

Click on the link below for information about how to access the food market at West Middle School.

West Middle School Market and Resources info.docx

We’re excited to announce our upcoming Base Camp field trip! Half of the 8th grade will attend on 9/9/24 with their crew classes and the other half will go on 9/10/24.

• September 9th crews (Christensen, Harris, Larsen, Schmitz, Weston, Williams)
• September 10th crews (Campbell/Runge, Dearring, Gallivan, Gobrick, Kok, Powers)

The permission slip is linked here. If you could please make a copy, sign it, and email it back to Shaun Evans, our Associate Principal, that would be greatly appreciated.

On September 12th, 5pm-7pm, families will have an opportunity to come to the building to walk their scholar's schedule.

Teachers will be in their rooms sharing about the learning your child will be experiencing in the classroom.

Hopkins’s Transportation Department will email families in late August regarding route schedules for our scholars. The Transportation Information page will also share route information, allow sign-up for a new stop, and provide information on how to track the bus and contact their office. Please email the transportation department at schoolbus@HopkinsSchools.org with any questions.

• New address? If you have or plan on moving, please update your new address with the Hopkins enrollment office before contacting the transportation department.
• Requesting a new stop? Stop change requests can be filled out online. All requests will be processed in the order in which they are received.
• Open Enrolled or In District Transfer? When requested, Transportation will assign your scholar the closest stop within their school's boundaries as long as there is space on the bus. To request, please fill out a Bus Stop request form online.

Register for Fall Sports Now!

Read here for details.

At the December 12 School Board Meeting, the Hopkins School Board approved the 2024-25 calendar. Over the next few weeks, we will add these dates to our digital calendar and provide a printable PDF.

WMS School Supplies

Transportation

Website: https://west.hopkinsschools.org/
Location: 3830 Baker Road, Minnetonka, MN, USA
Phone: (952) 988-4400
Facebook: facebook.com/hopkinswjh/