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Middle School West
Boyertown Area School District - Home of the Bears
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Back to School - Week in Review
November 8, 2024
Principal's Corner
The end of the first Trimester is November 21st! Please check Infinite Campus for any missing work.
Out lost and found corner is becoming very overfilled. Please touch base with your student to see if they, perhaps, have any items in lost and found. Lost and found will be cleared out immediately after teacher conferences.
Yearbooks are now on SALE! Please see below for more information.
Some dates to keep in mind:
- November 14 - Veterans' Salute - Show Choir
- November 21 - West Choral Concert 7pm
- November 21 - End of First Trimester
- November 25th - November 27th Parent Teacher Conferences (Sign Up Genius will be released on November 15 @ 4pm)
Student Council Food Drive
Student Council will be sponsoring a Food Drive from November 11-22 to benefit the Boyertown Salvation Army. Donations of non-perishable food items will be collected in each homeroom. The top collecting homerooms in each grade will win a treat. To promote the donation of a variety of food items, ramen noodles will be accepted but will not count toward homeroom totals. Please remind students not to bring in glass containers and to check for dents or expired items prior to donating!
Most Needed Items Include:
- Canned Meat: Chicken & Tuna
- Canned Vegetables & Fruits
- Canned Soups
- Boxed Meals: Mac N Cheese, Taco Kits, Hamburger Helper, etc
- Cereal & Oatmeal
- Peanut Butter & Jelly
- Pasta & Pasta Sauce (No glass)
- Stuffing & Mashed Potatoes
THE BOOK FAIR IS COMING TO MSW
We will be holding our annual Scholastic Book Fair from Wed., Nov. 20 - Tues., Nov. 26 in the library. Students will be visiting the book fair with their ELA classes (the schedule will be announced as we get closer to the fair).
The book fair will also be open at the choral concert on the evening of Nov. 21 and during parent conferences on Nov. 25 & Nov. 26.
An e-Wallet is a great way to ensure that your student has money for the book fair without carrying cash to school. Click this link to get started with creating an e-Wallet for our fair:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/boyertownmiddleschoolwest
Other accepted payments include cash, credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay, & Google Wallet.
Questions? Email Mrs. Palopoli at spalopoli@boyertownasd.org.
Yearbooks are now able to be purchased!!!
West is a Title I School
Boyertown, Colebrookdale, Earl and Washington are the identified Title I elementary schools in our district. Middle School West is also identified as a Title I school. These schools receive Title I funding based on the percentage of low-income eligible students.
Title I is a federally funded program purposed with ensuring all children have a fair and equal opportunity to learn and grow. Boyertown has transitioned to a Schoolwide Title I program. A Schoolwide program is designed to serve all students in a Title I building and improve all structures to help support student learning. Our Schoolwide plan was developed with the help of parents, community members, teachers, and administrators. Our plan is evaluated annually to determine the impact that these supports have on student achievement.
As a Schoolwide Title I building, the staff is reviewing all students' data to determine needs. Students are identified for intervention if in need of academic support, primarily in the area of reading. All students receiving additional support must qualify through our district assessments. Support is provided to the students individually or in small groups both in class and as a pullout program. Schools set a goal for academic progress that will be measured through mid-year and end-of-the-year assessments. The Reading Specialists, Intervention teachers, paraprofessionals, and classroom teachers partner together to support students.
Our district works diligently to use the Title I funds as required and to provide these additional services to enhance the educational program of our Title I students. If you have any questions about the Title I program, please reach out to your building's reading specialist or call the Title I office at (610) 369-7414.
Title I Programs Website Link
https://sites.google.com/boyertownasd.org/basdtitle1website/home
Thanks for ALL of your support,
Cafeteria News
Middle School Calendar
Below is a link to the MSW School Calendar for the year. This link has all of the early dismissals, school dances, music concert dates and so much more.
Student Handbook
The 2024-2025 BASD Student Handbook is now available. It can be found at here: https://www.boyertownasd.org/domain/52. Student and parent/guardians should familiarize themselves with the different components of this document.
Community Bulletin Board
BASD hosts an online Community Bulletin Board. The electronic bulletin board features district and community activities, events, clubs, resources, and more. The board is updated regularly and is an excellent source of information regarding things happening throughout our community and beyond. Be sure to check it out regularly!
Many of the clipart images used throughout this newsletter were purchased through canstockphoto.com before the company went out of business.
This picture is a modified version of our BASD logo.
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This is the official BASD bear logo. This logo is protected under copyright law.
Middle School West
380 South Madison Street
Boyertown, PA 19512
(610) 369-7471