WEST WILDCAT NEWS

Dear West Community,

Thank you for a fun-filled year of learning, community-building, and growth.

We are grateful for you, our supportive community.

To our eighth grade class, thank you for your leadership this year! We wish you well in high school and can't wait to hear about your next successes. For our seventh and sixth grade classes, way to finish strong! Know that even more exciting opportunities and challenges await you as a Wildcat in 24-25.

Make sure you check out the highlights of our year below.

We hope you all enjoy this well-deserved break!

All my best,

Monica Garcia

WMS Principal

Huge thank you to our 2023-2024 Party Planning Committee! We are so grateful and appreciative of all the families who signed up to help decorate, clean up, supervise, and donate gift cards. Our students all had a great time eating, playing, and dancing, AND we had the most wonderful time! We look forward to hosting more events with you in the future. Congratulations on organizing some very well attended parties!

6th Grade Committee

Michelle Shoemaker

Sarah Thomas

7th Grade Committee

Stefanie Fox

Erika Cheley

8th Grade Committee

Christiana Politis

Michelle Shoemaker

For 2024-2025, we will again begin the school year with a staggered start. For the upcoming year though, we will have a slight change. Please mark your calendars now:

• Thursday, August 8 - WMS Check-in, hosted by our WMS PTCO
• Monday, August 12 - 7th and 8th graders only, first day
• Tuesday, August 13 - 6th graders only, first day
• Wednesday, August 14 - ALL students attend
• Thursday, August 15 - WMS Back to School Night-6:00-7:30 p.m

It’s time to order your 2024-2025 school supplies!

Simply go to the website: www.shopttkits.com

Enter account: 83191

With a couple of clicks, your school supply shopping is done! All orders will be delivered directly to West Middle School and available to pick up at Check-in Day, August 8th.

If you would like to donate a kit for a family in need, you may add an additional kit to your order and write “DONATION” in place of a name.

FINAL DEADLINE FOR ORDERS: THIS FRIDAY, MAY 31

The school supply kits offered through “SchoolKidz/School Specialty” are available simply as a convenience for families. If you prefer to purchase school supplies elsewhere, please feel free to do so. Supply lists by grade level are available on the West Middle School website. Click here and you can print off a printable worksheet here.

Thank you,

Lauren Grodinsky, Parent Volunteer

Lauren.Grodinsky@gmail.com

Remember when...

• We were the most excited group to attend Play Days and won the Tower Challenge with help from our 7th and 8th grade buddies?
• We were the BEST at showing our school spirit?!
• We tested our spaghetti and marshmallow towers against a simulated earthquake during an Inside Earth Unit?
• We dissected cow eyeballs?
• Smash, Boom, Best of West! Language Arts had to work together to form a podcast that included all parts of writing and we had to write a declaration of greatness, a sharknado of words, and the final six words.
• Math 6 students completed the Foldable Me project, where students you showed off your geometry skills?
• Accelerated 6 students hosted a Probability Carnival, where you had the chance to show what you learned about probability?

Remember when...

• You got to see ecology in action during a field trip to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, thanks to our WMS PTCO?

• You went to the Junior Achievement Finance Park to learn about loans, banking, insurance, saving, college, etc?

• You completed the Religions and Philosophies Artifact Project where you created an artifact representing a particular religion or philosophy along with accompanying text?

• You explored your mathematical creativity through different applications? (Algebra 1 students competed in the Desmos Global Math Art Contest as they explored animations, 3-D imaging, coding of colors and polygons, and domain restrictions for shading of linear and non-linear functions. Accelerated 7 students constructed a three-dimensional robot out of recyclables as they calculated surface area and volume of their composite solids. Math 7 students hosted an end-of-year Probability Carnival and designed, tested, and showcased your knowledge of compound probability.)

Remember when...

• Congressman Crow came to visit?!
• Mr. Eyolfson crushed his first year by being amazing?!
• Barbie Bungee was a success?!
• NJHS raised more than $4000 for charitable organizations, volunteered more than 1200 hours, wrapped more than 300 presents, and ate a whole bunch of fruit snacks!
• We were able to attend SO MANY fun activities in May because y'all are the best class ever!!! (Rockies Game, SS Debates, Boondocks, Ft. Logan, Field Day, Rocket Launches, Yearbook signing, 8th Grade Buck Drawings)

Remember in Art...

8th-grade art students honored veterans by painting portraits of students, staff, and community members' loved ones who currently serve or had served in the U.S. military, naval, or air service. Students worked collaboratively to create large mixed-media portraits.

Remember in World Languages....

Flamenco Denver came to visit, thanks to PTCO's grant!

Remember in Drama...

Mary Poppins played 2 amazing, standing room only shows as well as performing for the entire school...and the 100 students involved put in countless hours to create a truly special performance.

Medication Consents and Action Plans for Next School Year. Medication orders or action plans completed by a medical provider are valid for 12 months from signature date. Please follow the link below to access the forms, I encourage you to complete these forms over the summer to have them ready for the 24-25 school year. https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/Health

Have used books to donate?

West is now a CCSD Book Bin Partner!

Drop off any used books in our big blue bin located on the east side of the school.

Dream Books Co. collects these books and redistributes and recycles these books to our community. This keeps books out of landfills and puts them in the hands of readers!

Get your West Spirit Gear!

Store link: WMS Sideline Store

Remember, a portion of all proceeds return back to West Middle School to support our students -- so thank you Wildcat families!

Families will receive an email on Friday, May 31 with directions to access the final grades.

The WMS Main Office will be open this summer, Monday-Friday, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

We will be closed Monday, July 1 - Friday, July 5.

Dear CCSD parents/guardians:

There is a new and improved transportation app for families called My Ride K-12 that provides information about your child’s bus route. This My Ride K-12 app replaces the Ride360 app, which will be phased out on May 1.

To ensure continued access to information about your child’s bus route, please download the new My Ride K-12 app from your favorite app store and log in to your child’s account. The Ride360 app will no longer be available starting May 1. You can log in with your existing Ride360 user name and password.

IMPORTANT: To continue having access to real time information about your child’s bus route, you must download the new My Ride K-12 app before the Ride360 app goes away May 1.

You can download it here:

• My Ride K-12 – Apple App Store (iOS)
• My Ride K-12 – Google Play Store (Android)

The new My Ride K-12 app has improved usability and more modern technology that will give families access to critical information, including estimated times of arrival and departure for your child’s bus.

Last year, CCSD launched a new transportation program with RIFD cards for bus riders. The program was designed to increase safety, parent communication and bus route efficiency. The new My Ride K-12 app is an important and helpful tool for families whose students use bus transportation.

For more information: check out the Parent User Guide:

· Parent User Guide – English

· Parent User Guide – Spanish

For other questions, please contact Teresa Peterson at tpeterson4@cherrycreekschools.org and 720-554-4647.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. We look forward to continue providing safe and reliable bus transportation for your child.

Thank you,

Gary Thompson Director of Transportation

Cherry Creek School District

Summer Ropes Course Camps open to current 5th. 6th & 7th graders. (flyer attached)

Join a week of fun, challenge and community!

Dates: June 3-7 and June 10-14

Come dance with the nationally recognized Cherry Creek Poms team and learn from their coaches at the Jr Poms camp June 10th-June12th! For additional information, or to sign up, please use this link: https://www.milehighsportscamps.com/cherry-creek-jr-poms-summer-camp-24 Please contact cherrycreekpombooster@gmail.com with any questions.

Do you know someone who could drive a bus for CCSD? We are looking for great folks in the community who want to make a difference for students by becoming bus drivers for CCSD! We offer competitive pay, paid training, and great benefits. Learn more here. (https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/Page/2931)