SMS WEEKLY UPDATE

Good Afternoon Stevenson Families!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our POP Fundraiser that concluded this past week. We raised $13,034.50 to enhance our learning experiences for our students here at SMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH for your contributions. This is an incredible outcome!

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported our Book Fair as well! It was a great week!

As a reminder, we have virtual conferences coming up this week. There will not be any in-person conferences this school year. Please be sure to sign up to see your student's teachers with the link below. Teachers are excited to meet with you!

Read on to see the updates for the week ahead!

Go Saints!

Mrs. Kasper

Principal

Monday, October 14

Bus Assemblies - Routes 1, 4, 9, and 11

• Girls Volleyball Game vs Emerson - 4:00-6:00
  
• Cross Country Practice - 2:50-3:50
• Boys Soccer Semi Final Game 1 - 3:30-5:30

Tuesday, October 15

• Pharmacy Masterclass - 2nd-4th hours
• Cross Country Practice - 2:50-3:50

Wednesday, October 16

Parent Teacher Conferences - 5:00-8:00

Bus Assemblies - Routes 16, 19, 22 & 23

• Girls Volleyball Game @ Franklin - 3:30-5:30
• Cross Country Division Meet - 4:00-6:00
• Boys Soccer Championship Game - 3:30-5:30
• E-Sports Mario Kart 8 (Members Only) - 3:00-5:00
• Bowling Club @ Town N Country Lanes - 3:45-4:45
• Virtual Community Forum: Diet Culture, Body Image and Disordered Eating (details below) - 6:30-7:30

Thursday, October 17

Parent Teacher Conferences - 3:10-6:10

• E-Sports Smash Bros (Members Only) - 3:00-5:00
  

Friday, October 18

• Happy Friday!

Upcoming Important Dates:

• October 22 - 8th Grade Career Tech Visits
  
• October 24 - Halloween Dance, 6:00-8:00pm
• October 25 - End of 1st Card Marking (Half Day of School)
• October 31 - 🎃 Haunted Library 👻
• November 5 - No School, Teacher PD Day

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

Boys Soccer: Coach Fedulchak

Girls Volleyball: Coach Wagner (JV), Coach Smorch (Varsity)

Boys Cross Country: Coach Davis

Girls Cross Country: Coach Lindow

Bowling Club: Mrs. Davenport

E-Sports: Mr. Abate and Mr. Bailey

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

For all of our students that take the bus, we'll be having short assemblies with our bus drivers to go over behavior expectations and consequences for misbehavior on the bus.

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 a preview of the information we'll be sharing at our bus assemblies.

In order to attend our Halloween Dance on October 24, students must have:

• fewer than 4 tardies since September 9
• NO suspensions since the beginning of the year

If your student missed the criteria to be eligible, THERE IS STILL A CHANCE!

Students must complete the SECOND CHANCE application (link below) by Tuesday, October 15 by noon. The Second Chance committee will reach out to students letting them know their application has been approved. If approved, students will need to:

• pick up a check in/check out sheet during their lunch on Wednesday, October 16
• get the check in/check out filled out by each teacher every day until Wednesday, October 23
• meet with the Second Chance Committee on Wednesday, October 23 and bring their check in/check out sheet (Mrs. Kasper will let students know what time they're meeting with the committee)

After the meetings, the committee will let students know if they're able to attend and will allow them to purchase a ticket that day!

Click below for the Second Chance application. There will also be paper copies available in the main office.

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 chpaerone, 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

Halloween dance tickets are on sale every day at lunch through Friday October 18. Tickets are $5, cash only. Students will 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.

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. Any student who was not photographed by LifeTouch will need to have their picture taken on Retake Day on October 8th.

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.

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.

If you DO NOT want your child to attend this field trip, please reach out to your child's counselor by October 17th. If you’d like your child to attend this field trip, there is no need for you to do anything!

Counselors can be reached via email:

Ms. Reinink

Mrs. Shecter

Interested in trying out for boys basketball this year? Tryouts begin the week of October 21. Students MUST HAVE A PHYSICAL ON FILE TO TRY OUT!

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

Our College Bound Girls had a wonderful day learning about technological improvements through the ages. The girls did several hands on activities related to architecture and design. The focus was on Gothic and Medieval architecture. What a great day to be at the DIA!

Students from the Circle of Friends group and the College Bound Girls group took a field trip to Oakwoods Nature Center. Students did a three mile guided hike, took water samples, and looked at them through microscopes, and observed a lot of wildlife! They saw blue herons, trumpeter and muted swans, hawks, an owl, and two bald eagles! What an amazing day they had in the woods!

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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!

Topic: Diet Culture, Body Image, and Disordered Eating 🧠🍽️

🗓️ When: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

⏰ Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

📢 Don't miss this important conversation! Let's come together to learn, share, and support each other. 💬❤️

Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89706316775

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.

As you may have discovered this past week, arrival and dismissal is a busy time at Stevenson Middle School! In order to ensure the safety of our students, families, and employees during this time, please be sure to follow these guidelines:

• Drive all the way around the building to drop off and pick up your student (see the picture below)
• Pull all the way up in the drop-off/pick-up line, and have your student ready to get out of the car quickly. This prevents delays and traffic backups.
• Please be sure to be in the correct lane for pick up and drop off. If you will be turning left onto Palmer, please remain in the LEFT drop-off/pick-up lane. If you will be turning right onto Palmer, please remain in the RIGHT drop-off/pick-up lane. This will avoid dangerous lane changes while students are exiting and entering vehicles.
• Do not drop your student off in Palmer Road.
• Cross Palmer Road at designated crosswalks ONLY.
• Because of dismissal is a high-traffic time, parents will not be able to come in to excuse students after 2:20 pm. If you need to pick your child up early, please plan to come before that time.

Thank you for your understanding!

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.