SMS WEEKLY UPDATE

Good Afternoon Stevenson Families!

It was an exciting week at Stevenson Middle School! Our student athletes wrapped up the Fall Sports season. I want to congratulate all of our players and coaches on a great season that involved a lot of learning and growth. We also had our first Masterclass to show students what it would be like to be a pharmacist. We met with all of our students who ride the bus to review bus expectations. And, of course, we were able to enjoy the opportunity to meet virtually with our families at Parent Teacher Conferences!

I hope you were all able to communicate with your student's teachers and continue to build the bridge between home and school. If you still need input from teachers, please reach out to them directly.

Thank you to Mrs. Shultz's students who joined me for Pizza with the Principals this week - Zainab, Jordan, Alexia, Patrick, and Dakota! I had a great time eating and chatting with them!

Read on to see the updates for the week ahead!

Go Saints!

Mrs. Kasper

Principal

Monday, October 21

• Diversity Club - during lunch
  
• Yoga Club - 2:50-3:50

Tuesday, October 22

• 8th Grade Career Tech Visits

Wednesday, October 23

• NJHS (Members Only) - 7:15-7:40
• Lighthouse (Members Only) - during lunch
• 6th Grade Boys Basketball Tryouts - 2:45-4:15 - MUST HAVE PHYSICAL
• E-Sports Mario Kart 8 (Members Only) - 3:00-5:00
• Bowling Club @ Town N Country Lanes - 3:45-4:45
• Anime & Comic Book Club - 2:45-3:45

Thursday, October 24

• 7th Grade Boys Basketball Tryouts - 2:45-4:15 - MUST HAVE PHYSICAL
• E-Sports Smash Bros (Members Only) - 3:00-5:00
  
• Halloween Dance - 6:00-8:00

Friday, October 25

End of 1st Quarter

• Half Day - AM ONLY! Dismissal at 11:00

Upcoming Important Dates:

• October 28 - 8th Grade Boys Basketball Tryouts - MUST HAVE PHYSICAL
• October 31 - 🎃 Haunted Library 👻
  
• November 5 - No School, Teacher PD Day

For more information about this week's sports and clubs, please contact the appropriate coaches/sponsors:

Boys Basketball: Coach Fedulchak (JV) and Coach Smorch (Varsity)

Bowling Club: Mrs. Davenport

E-Sports: Mr. Abate and Mr. Bailey

Yoga Club: Mrs. Lindow

Anime & Comic Book Club: Mrs. Willard (formerly Ms. Griffith)

For general questions, contact our Athletic Director, Mr. Neely

The William D. Ford Career Tech. Center has invited our 8th graders to visit the CTE during the school day on Tuesday October 22nd. Our eighth grade students will be transported via district school bus to and from Stevenson to the Career Tech Center. During this time, our eighth graders will get the opportunity to explore different programs offered at the Career Tech.Center via hands-on activities and presentations.

Counselors can be reached via email:

Ms. Reinink

Mrs. Shecter

Interested in trying out for boys basketball this year? Students MUST HAVE A PHYSICAL ON FILE TO TRY OUT!

6th Grade Tryouts - Wednesday, October 23, 2:45-4:15

7th Grade Tryouts - Thursday, October 24, 2:45-4:15

8th Grade Tryouts - Monday, October 28, 2:45-4:15

Be sure to join the Boys Basketball Google Classroom! Use code 3VL54TX to get all the most up-to-date information!

Feel free to reach out to the coaches for more information:

JV: Coach Fedulchak

Varsity: Coach Smorch

Our Student Lighthouse group is so excited about our Halloween events! We are in need of donations and chaperones, set up and clean up help for our Halloween Dance on the 24th and the Haunted Library on the 31st. Please click on the attached links if you are interested. Please note, if you would like to chaperone, you must have a current ICHAT form on file. We greatly appreciate your help!

Dance Chaperone Set Up/Chaperone/Clean Up Sign Up

Haunted Library Chaperone/Clean Up Sign Up

The Halloween Dance is this week! Students did not get a physical ticket; their name will be on a list and they MUST have their ID to enter the dance on October 24th. No ID, no entry.

Any student who was not photographed by Lifetouch will have the opportunity to have their ID picture taken next Wednesday, October 23rd during 3rd hour. If your student has not received an ID because they have not had their picture taken, please have them secure a time slot and pass from Ms. Greenshields in the Counseling Office before next Wednesday.

Students can request a replacement ID on the Student Hub. After they complete the ID Request Form, they will need to see Ms. Greenshields to retrieve their ID. IDs will not be provided during 1st and 4th hours. The first replacement ID will be free, any ID requested afterward will cost $5 or 100 PBIS Points.

Take a look at our focus areas for RAPS in October. This month we'll focus on Accountability and Pride. In each class every day, students are able to earn 2 PBIS points for following the behavior expectations in this area. Students will be able to use their PBIS points to purchase items in our school store, replacement IDs, and admission to sporting events next season.

Mrs. Brown and Ms. McDonald's classes took a field trip to our in-district STEM Center. Students worked side-by-side to make compasses and then took them outside to test them out!

We had our first Masterclass this week! Wayne State University student (and former Stevenson Saint) Mackenzie Prater presented three Masterclasses on medication safety. Mackenzie is a current PhD student in the pharmacy program at Wayne State.

Students learned about over-the-counter and prescription medication safety, had the opportunity to use pharmacy tools and were able to measure liquids as part of this class. Mackenzie also answered student questions related to her college experience and careers in pharmacy.

If you're interested in presenting a Masterclass to our students, please reach out to Kelly Reinink in the counseling office at reininkk@wwcsd.net.

American History 8th Graders sat down and analyzed excerpts of the Declaration of Independence in Mrs. Sullivan's classes! Way to go!

What are students going to be learning in Social Studies classes?

Students in 8th grade US History are studying the major issues debated at the US Constitutional convention. 7th grade World Studies students will be learning about about early human societies.

Have there been any recent Social Studies-related events?

Students in 7th grade World Studies AC and 8th grade US History AC began their National History Day projects. Students worked with Ms. Sullivan, Ms. Vasiloff-Ebbitt and Ms. Fournier in the library to get familiar with the topic and begin looking for good sources.

See pictures below!

What are our Social Studies teachers focusing on this month?

This month we are working on discussion group activities and formative assessments. 8th grade students participated in a Taxation Without Representation simulation.

See pictures below!

Student Spotlight

Charles Bates is our Student Spotlight! He likes studying the 13 colonies and presidents in Ms. Johnson’s history class because he is interested in the back stories on events.

Staff Spotlight

Ms. Sullivan teaches 8th Grade US History. She has been teaching for 26 years. She has been participating in NHD for 10 years and is also a local history expert who leads tours at the Westland Historical Village Park. When she is not teaching she is traveling to historical sites or to the beach. She is very involved with the city of Westland serving on the Historic Commission, Parks and Rec. Advisory Council and mentoring for Westland Youth Assistance. She also loves reading, knitting/crocheting, genealogy and true crime documentaries.

How can parents support at home learning this month?

Ask your student to show you assignments on Google Classroom and make sure they have been turning them in. It is also a good idea to log into Parent Connect with your student nearby to discuss their grade and assignments.

Wayne-Westland Community Schools is proud to continue participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the 2024-2025 school year as part of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. This ensures that ALL enrolled students receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at NO CHARGE to your household!

To help us maintain this program, we ask parents and guardians to complete and sign the Education Benefits Form (available on the Meal Magic Family Portal) and return it to your child's school as soon as possible. Please note: the information is used for administrative purposes, not to determine eligibility.

This form is crucial for your child's school to receive important funding from state and federal programs like Title I A, At-Risk (31a), and more. Your help makes a big difference!

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This week we reviewed our bus expectations.

Please remember, being able to ride the bus is a privilege, and it's critical that our students demonstrate behavior that will allow the bus driver to focus on the task of driving our students safely from point A to point B. Students demonstrating unsafe behaviors or behaviors that can distract the bus driver are at risk of losing bus-riding privileges.

Below is the information we shared at our bus assemblies.

Please read this message from Acting Superintendent Jennifer Curry with information regarding the Wayne County Enhancement Millage that will be on the November 5th ballot.

Wayne-Westland Community Schools is actively hiring school bus drivers! Join our team and make a difference in students' lives. We offer paid CDL training, competitive benefits, and a rewarding career helping students get to and from school safely. Apply here today!

If you need a physical, you can print the PDF below and have it completed by a doctor. We also have hard copies in the main office.

Bring completed sports physicals to the main office or to the coach. If you have questions, please reach out to our Athletic Director, Mr. Neely.

Academic Requirements:

• Students must pass at least 4 out of 6 classes to be eligible for sports.

Ineligibility Period:

• Students who fail to meet the academic requirements at the end of a marking period cannot play sports for the next marking period.

Regular Checks:

• Academic performance is checked every week.

• If a student is not passing at least four classes during a check, they are ineligible to play until the next check, at a minimum, for the next week.

Credit Records:

• Students must have grades in the school's official records to participate in sports.

6th Graders:

• New 6th graders can compete in sports without their 5th-grade records being checked.

What, Who, & Where We Are: The Learning Lab is a tutoring and academic enrichment program that is free to all Wayne-Westland students grades 4-12. We have been operating since January 2016, and for the past eight years, we have served hundreds of students from our community. Learning Lab is staffed with certified teachers (most from WWCSD!) who can assist students with their academic needs. We are located in a classroom at the Jefferson Barns Community Vitality Center at 32150 Dorsey in the Norwayne neighborhood of Westland.

Hours of Operation: We are open Monday through Thursday from 3pm-6pm, but we're closed on days when Wayne-Westland Community Schools is. This includes breaks (except for special programs, and in those events additional information will be shared), snow days, and teacher professional development days.

Registration: The registration process is simple, but students and families must register on our website before the student's first visit.

Wayne-Westland Community Schools has a Family Resource Center (FRC), offering free services to all students and families within our district. Among the services provided are basic needs assistance, access to over 700 local resources, and a Laundry Assistance Program. Additionally, the FRC offers essential items, such as emergency toiletries, socks, underwear, hats, gloves, and scarves, to those in need. School supplies and backpacks are also available year-round for any district student.

Please contact our Family Resource Center at 734-419-2709 or FRC@wwcsd.net. A Digital Request for Services Form is also available. If you have additional questions about their services, please contact the Family Resource Center directly.