SMS Weekly Update
4.19.24
Message from the Principal
We had a great week back with our students. Please take a look at our upcoming events.
April 22nd- Spring Sports Photos at 3:30-5:30
April 24th- 5th Grade Transition Night at 6-7pm
April 26th- Quarter 3 RAPS Party- Bowling Field Trip
April 30th- NWEA: Reading
May 1st- No School for students, professional learning for staff
May 2nd- NWEA: Math
May 3rd- Family Meetings
May 7th- NWEA: Science
May 9th- NWEA: Language Usage
May 23rd- 8th Grade Ceremony at 6-7pm
May 24th- Half Day of School, dismissal at 11am
May 27th- No School (Memorial Day)
May 28th- Cedar Point Trip (8th graders)
May 31st- 8th grade breakfast and dance
June 5th- Quarter 4 RAPS Party- Day of Awesomeness
June 6th and 7th- Half Days, Dismissal at 11am
June 7th- Last day of school
Quarter 3 Honor Roll
Congratulations to all of our Honor Roll students!
Students in blue have received a 4.0 GPA. Congratulations!
Spring Sports Photos This Monday, 4/22!
On Monday, 4/22 from 3:30 to 5:30, Spring sports teams will be taking their photos. The schedule is as follows:
- 2:30 - Girls Track & Field
- 3:00 - Boys Track & Field
- 3:30 - Golf Club
- 4:00 - Girls Soccer
If you're interested in ordering photos, use the online code below. A limited number of paper order forms are available. Please see your coach if you're interested in a paper order form.
8th Grade Updates and End of Year Activities!
Cedar Point Trip
All 8th graders are invited to attend the Cedar Point Trip on Tuesday, May 28th. All students and parents were emailed about this on Tuesday, April 16th. Students who have no suspensions in quarter 4, no tardies since 4/17/24, and have taken all required tests: PSAT/MSTEP/NWEA are welcome to attend. Tickets are sold during lunches and cost $60 each. This includes the bus fare, breakfast, unlimited drinks during the day, lunch at the park, and their park ticket.
Space is limited and tickets are sold on a first come, first served, basis in all lunches.
Cash or check only, checks will need to be made out to Stevenson Middle School. The attached field trip permission slip needs to be filled out for each student attending.
T-Shirts
Any interested 8th grade students that want to purchase a shirt for this event will be able to do so during their lunch period for the remainder of April. We will need all money and shirt sizes collected by April 30th. The shirts will cost $10 each. We can only accept cash or check (checks made out to Stevenson Middle School).
If you are interested in donating funds to support students who are unable to pay for their own t-shirt, please send an email to morriss@wwcsd.net expressing your interest. Thank you for your consideration!
Dance
Our 8th grade dance is coming up! We are excited to celebrate with our 8th graders. Thank you to everyone who already submitted the 8th grade agreement form. If you haven't yet, please be sure to do so. We will not be selling tickets to any students who haven't signed the agreement form. You can find that link embedded in the pdf attached (below).
Donations Requested for the 8th Grade Dance
Administrative Assistants Appreciation Day
Click the links below to send them a note of appreciation:
Donations Needed
Teacher Appreciation Month is Coming Up!
In celebration of their hard work, we invite you to participate in showing gratitude towards our teachers. You can get involved by submitting the form (below) to share your heartfelt messages of appreciation to child's teachers. Additionally, if you're able, we encourage you to contribute your time or items towards our upcoming Teacher Appreciation Breakfast (link below).
Your support and involvement in honoring our educators are deeply appreciated. Thank you for joining us in recognizing and celebrating the exceptional efforts of our teachers.
Submit a video message to support our teachers
MDE invites parents to submit 15-30 second videos of their students recognizing and thanking a specific teacher for their impact. Nothing fancy is required—cell phones can capture the videos. Please follow the directions on the flyer. Videos and parental consent may be submitted via the Teacher Appreciation Video Project Google Form. Videos are currently being accepted until Friday, April 19, 2024.
Submitted videos may be posted on the Teacher Appreciation Month webpage and the MDE’s YouTube channel. The Office of Educator Excellence Facebook (@MIeducator) and X (formerly Twitter) social media pages will be promoting the videos throughout the month of May.
If your child has great things to say about a teacher, don’t hesitate—use the instructions found on our website to submit a video today!
Grade Level Focus Areas for April
April's focus areas for each grade level
Here is the focus area for each grade level for the month of April. We are so proud of all of our students in all grade levels for meeting their March goals. We know that they can do it again!!
NWEA Testing Schedule
Pizza With the Principal
RAPS Party for Quarter 3
Our next RAPS party is scheduled for Friday, April 26th.
National History Day State Finals
Congratulations to our students who are competing at the National History Day State Finals Competition tomorrow at Central Michigan University. Good luck!
Savannah Herring
Riley McMillan
Miles Rains
Jacob Gines
Culture and Diversity Festival
Culture and Diversity Festival- April 25, 2024
Join us for an exciting evening filled with food from around the world, vibrant cultural attire, dance performances, and valuable resources for both students and families!
International Food Tasting: Indulge your taste buds in a global culinary journey with delicious dishes from various cultures, prepared by our wonderful Career Tech chefs and students.
Cultural Attire Encouraged: Embrace the beauty of cultural diversity by wearing attire that represents your heritage or showcases a culture you admire.
Dance Performances: Experience the richness of different cultures through variety dance performances.
College & Career Resources: Explore opportunities for higher education and career advancement with guidance from our WWCSD staff and representatives from colleges, universities, and career services.
School of Choice Information: Discover educational options tailored to your needs and aspirations, with information on different schools and programs available in our district.
Live Entertainment: Enjoy live music, performances, and interactive activities for all.
Summer Programs: Learn about enriching summer programs and activities for students.
Resources for Families: Find valuable resources and support services for ML families, including health, education, childcare, and community assistance programs.
Save the date and don't miss this incredible opportunity to celebrate diversity!
Multicultural Calendar 2023-2034
Here is a multicultural calendar for this school year featuring a diverse array of holidays, traditions, awareness, recognitions and celebrations.
Basketball Tournament
Wayne-Westland Community Schools is hosting a 3v3 basketball tournament for grades 4-12 on May 11 at John Glenn High School! Please see the attached flyer for details.
- $25 per player
- Coed teams
- 4 players per team
- Half-court game format
- 3 game minimum
- Must be enrolled in Wayne-Westland Community Schools
Single Player PAY Here: https://wwcsd.revtrak.net/district-payments/#/v/4th-and-5th-grade-3v3-basketball-tournament-student-registration
Team (4) PAY Here: https://wwcsd.revtrak.net/district-payments/#/v/4th-and-5th-grade-3v3-basketball-tournament-team-registration
REGISTER Your Student Here: https://forms.gle/6BF8ZNWVcd2v9ao46
More Information: https://www.wwcsd.net/soaring-stripes-3v3-basketball-tournament/
RAPS Weekly Focus for April
From the Classrooms
Diversity Club
At the last Diversity Club Lunch, members had fun creating signs and friendship bracelets to display at the Culture and Diversity Festival that will be held on April 25th.
Rainforest
Some of the wild creatures we have encountered in the rainforest! Ms. Davis and Mrs. Lindow’s classes are learning about how amazing the rainforest truly is!!!
Filming at Stevenson
This week we had multiple classrooms filmed to share differentiation techniques and engagement strategies with other educators.
Second Step Lesson - 4/17
This week during our Second Step time, we went over the second lesson in Unit 4: Managing Relationships & Social Conflict.
6th Grade - Why Conflicts Escalate
Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child identified behaviors that can cause conflicts to escalate, so they keep them from becoming more serious.
Question: Tell your child about a time when you played a part in escalating a conflict. Explain what you wished you had done instead. Ask your child if they are part of a conflict right now that they need help with.
7th Grade - Keeping Your Cool in a Conflict
Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child explored how using emotion-management strategies, such as slow breathing, walking away, reframing the situation, and practicing positive self-talk, can help prevent a conflict from escalating.
Question: Share with your child strategies you use to help yourself feel calm during escalating conflicts. Ask them to tell you any additional strategies they find helpful beyond the ones covered in the lesson.
8th Grade - Values and Relationships
Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child drew connections between their values and the healthy relationships in their life.
Question: Ask your child about how one of their values shows up in a healthy relationship they have. This could be a friendship, a sibling or other familial relationship, or even a professional relationship with a teacher or coach.5th Grade Transition Night
Do you know any families with a 5th grade student? Feel free to share this information so they don't miss the events at each middle school to welcome the incoming families!
Summer Program Registration
Summer EBT Program
Early College
Wayne-Westland Early College provides students an opportunity to simultaneously complete the high school diploma and an associate degree at no cost to families. To learn more, visit www.wwcsd.net/earlycollege
Wayne Memorial HS Instrumental Music Mattress Fundraiser
Take Charge of Your Internet
To ensure all students have the access they need, the State of Michigan is conducting a Broadband Mapping Challenge, which can help secure federal funds to expand quality broadband to homes in our district. Michigan residents can visit the website to check the map for their home address and submit necessary corrections to the state internet map.
Attendance Update
Regular attendance is crucial for your child's academic success. Please make every effort to ensure your child attends school on time every day and stays throughout the whole day. Consistent attendance throughout the school day allows your child to engage in learning and maximize their educational opportunities fully.
Illness: If your child is not feeling well and cannot attend school, please notify us immediately. Students who are ill should not attend school to prevent the spread of illness to others.
Excused Absences: We understand that there may be instances when your child needs to be absent due to illness, medical appointments, family emergencies, or other legitimate reasons. Please notify the school in advance whenever possible to classify the absence as excused.
Unexcused Absences: Unexcused absences negatively impact your child's education. Absences without valid reasons will be considered unexcused, and appropriate actions may be taken per district policy.
Timely reporting of absences helps us maintain accurate attendance records and ensures that your child's absence is properly documented. Absences must be reported within 24 hours.
There are two convenient methods for reporting your child's absence to facilitate efficient communication and accurate attendance records.
You can notify your child's school through the dedicated attendance line. Please leave a detailed message stating your child's name, grade, and reason for absence.
You can report absences directly through MiStar, our secure online portal for student information. MiStar provides a user-friendly interface that allows you to submit absences.
Thank you for your ongoing support in creating a positive and productive learning environment for all our students.
Family Resource Center Information
Mental Health Support
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