Westland Update- Week of April 22

Asynchronous Learning- On April 22nd, students will have an asynchronous assignment to complete in order to be marked present. This arrangement is helping us avoid going a day later in the school year due to school closings for weather. Click here for details.

Earth Day- April 22nd is Earth Day. Do something to thank/save Mother Earth!

Secretaries/Administrative Professionals' Day- On Wednesday the 24th, we celebrate our remarkable secretaries and administrative professionals.

Take Your Child to Work Day- On Thursday, April 25th, some employers will welcome children to attend work with their parents. If your child attends work with you, please send them in with a note and the absence will be excused. They will be expected to make up missed work. Or, just take them with you in June. 😉

Boys Soccer- Our boys soccer team hosts Tilden at home on Thursday the 25th. All parents and Westland student fans are welcome.

Girls Soccer Game- Our girls soccer team hosts North Bethesda on Wednesday, May 1st. Westland student fans are encouraged to be there to cheer the wildcats on.

8th Grade Parent Event at BCC- Parents/caregivers, see below about a wonderful, welcome event at BCC on May 1st.

Madagascar JR- Join the Westland players for their performance of Madagascar Jr on Friday, May 3rd at 7 PM, Saturday, May 4th at 2 PM or Saturday, May 4th at 7 PM.

Join us for Westland's Colorsplash Fun Run on Saturday, May 11.

• Register here: https://runsignup.com/Race/MD/Bethesda/WestlandMiddleSchoolColorSplash.

• Adult and kid volunteers (SSL hours) will make the event happen. We need you!

Email wmscolorsplash@gmail.com for more info.

My family? We use a sharpie, but if you are inclined to label your kids' belongings, why not help a Westland fundraiser along the way?

“Does anybody have a map? Anybody maybe happen to know how the [heck] to do this? . . . I’m flying blind and I’m making this up as I go.”

--Jones/Thompson, Dear Evan Hansen

Calling all 8th grade parents! Join us for a parent-to-parent discussion about helping your soon-to-be rising 9th grader make a smooth transition from middle school to B-CC High School. While our panel of veteran B-CC parents unfortunately don’t have a definitive map, they do have many helpful insights, experiences, and resources to share!

When: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 6:00 pm

Where: Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Café

Get tips on vexing topics such as:

• adapting to a much larger school;
• open campus lunch;
• academic workload and support;
• the differences between and pros & cons of taking Honors, AP, and IB courses;
• student social life and activities; and much more!

The panel will be preceded by a short reception with tables you can visit to speak with representatives from the terrific academic support programs available to B-CC students . . . from TAP to peer tutoring to CollegeTracks (https://www.collegetracksusa.org/what-we-do/) as well as a welcome and introductory remarks from B-CC principal, Dr. Shelton Mooney.

Have a topic you want to make sure the panel covers? Feel free to submit questions in advance here: Navigating Your Teen’s Transition to BCC (2024)

This event is sponsored by the B-CC Educational Foundation (https://www.bccedfoundation.org/). Please reach out if you have any questions!

Best regards,

Patty McDermott (pmcd3@icloud.com)

B-CC HS Education Foundation Board Member

(Kelsea ‘21; Riley ‘24; Grady ‘26)

Have you been dying to chaperone a Westland field trip?

What if I told you it was to Dave and Busters?!!?!?

Details will follow but we will need many parents to attend our school-day, 8th grade trip to Dave and Busters on Friday, May 31st. If you can hold that date (and complete the volunteer training) we would love to have you laugh with our kids losing/winning tickets at Deal or No Deal and slashing kiwis and pineapples as Fruit Ninjas.

* New Events Are Added in Bold Font

APRIL

• Arab American Heritage Month
• Month of the Military Child
• National Autism Acceptance Month

• M, 4/22- Earth Day
• M, 4/22- Asynchronous Learning Day- Students at Home
• W, 4/24- Secretaries'/Administrative Professionals' Day
• Th, 4/25- Boys Soccer v. Tilden at Home

MAY

• W, 5/1- Girls Soccer v. North Bethesda at Home
• W, 5/1- BCC Foundation Evening Welcome Event for 8th Grade Parents
• Friday 5/3 and Sat 5/4- Spring Musical- Madagascar Jr.
• Week of May 6- Educator Appreciation Week!
• Tu, 5/7- MAP Testing (all grades) in the AM
• Tu, 5/7- Girls Soccer v. Cabin John at Home
• Tu, 5/7- Parent Teacher Association meeting in the evening
• W, 5/8- MAP Testing (all grades) in the AM
• Sat, 5/11- Colorsplash 2K Fun Run, 5-7 PM
• Tu, 5/14- No School- Election Day
• W, 5/15- 8th Grade State Social Studies Testing Day 1 of 2
• Th, 5/16- 8th Grade State Social Studies Testing Day 2 of 2
• Th, 5/16- Final Day for Activity Buses
• F, 5/17- Spanish 3 Field Trip to Gala Hispanic Theater
• M, 5/20-W, 5/22- Outdoor Education for Buxton's Students
• W, 5/22-F, 5/24- Outdoor Education for Sayeh's Students
• M, 5/27- No School- Memorial Day Holiday
• W, 5/29- 5th Graders Visit Westland
• F, 5/31- 8th Grade Celebration Trip during School

JUNE

• Tu, 6/11- 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony at BCC HS 6:30-8:00 PM

AUGUST

• Th, 8/22- New Student Orientation 8:15-12:00
• Th, 8/22- Back to School Night for Parents 6:30-8:30 PM

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