Middle School West
Boyertown Area School District - Home of the Bears
Week In Review: March 8, 2024
Principal's Message
Tonight is West's ACT ONE PLAY! This is a free event at 7pm in the auditorium. Doors on the side entrance will ONLY be open from 6:30 to 7:20PM. Please stop by to see all of the students hard work!
BASD Music Department's Chicken Dinner Fundraiser is Saturday, March 16th! Please see below for more information.
MSW and the Reading Royals have teamed up! April 13th is Middle School West Night! Please share the link with your friends and family to show them how West represents! Also, the Middle School West Show Choir will be singing the National Anthem before the game! It is a big night for MSW! Come out and enjoy the fun!
There is still time for you to take the BASD School Climate and Culture Survey! Please see the link below to have your voice heard!
Information regarding both the 7th and 8th grade field trips is also below.
BASD Music Department Chicken Dinner Fundraiser
On Saturday, March 16th the Music Department will present the Chicken Dinner at MSW. In addition to fantastic performances by students from all schools in the district, we will also serve delicious Kauffman’s BBQ chicken. Feel free to join us for some exciting music, or simply stop by and pick-up a tasty meal. Follow the link below for ordering information.
Student Council Raised $1200 for the American Cancer Society
Student Council's Pura Vida Bracelet Sale started on March 4th and sold out in a week! Bracelets were sold during lunches. There were 8 different designs to choose from, each representing the fight against various forms of cancer.
Important Dates Coming Up
3/8/24 - West One Acts
3/16/24 - Music Department Chicken Barbeque
3/22/24 - Early Dismissal
3/25/24- 4/2/24 - Spring Break
4/6/24 - County Music Festival
4/17/24 - Early Dismissal
BASD Climate Survey
Please see the below message that was sent out by the district earlier this week. This link to the Parent portion of the survey is here
Students will be taking the survey in school on March 1st, 2024 during homeroom. If you wish to opt your student out please see below for the opt out link.
Dear BASD Community,
Thank you for being our valued partners as we work together to educate students in our district. Part of that collaboration includes your valued feedback!
We are excited to collaborate with our Boyertown Area School District partners to enhance the educational experiences of our BASD community. District Leadership developed surveys with support from Panorama Education, a third-party vendor. These anonymous, confidential surveys will be administered online and should not take more than 20-30 minutes to complete. The survey content will ask parents/guardians, teachers, and students to self-reflect on BASD culture and climate. Survey results will be used to assist in future planning and programming across the district.
Building principals will be sharing survey links with families and staff on Friday, February 23, 2024. The survey links will be open for two weeks, closing on Friday, March 8, 2024. We welcome open communication, active involvement, and purposeful collaboration among all members of the BASD learning community. We value your insights and encourage you to participate in this survey. Together, we will continue to provide high-quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them to succeed in a changing world.
If a student, parent, or staff member doesn’t feel they have enough information to answer a question, they can skip the item altogether. The responses to these surveys will be completely confidential. Parents/guardians, if you want your child to opt out of the survey, please complete this Google form by Friday, February 23, 2024.
We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses. If you have any questions about the survey, please don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Kristen Horton, Supervisor of Student Services, at khorton@boyertownasd.org.
Thank you for your partnership,
Boyertown Area School District
7th Grade Field Trip Information
The 7th grade field trip will be on May 17, 2024 and the cost is $68.00. This includes the cost of the ticket, transportation, catered lunch and T-shirt. Field trip information went home with students this week. Please see below for more information.
8th grade Hershey Park Field Trip information
The 8th grade field trip will be on May 23, 2024 and the cost $100. This includes the the cost of the ticket, transportation, catered lunch and a T-shirt. Field trip information went home with students last week. Students Please see the PDF below for more information.
Upcoming 9th Grade Program of Studies Presentation
Giant Feeding Kids Campaign 2024
The GIANT Company is excited to kick off its Feeding School Kids Campaign to support our district’s meal program. The campaign kicked off on January 1 and will run through the end of March. One hundred percent of the proceeds raised at our local GIANT store on Holly Road in Gilbertsville through ‘round up’ will benefit our school district.
‘Round up’ is Giant’s program of asking its customers if they want to round up their grocery bills for non-profit organizations. BASD has been the recipient of their winter program generosity in the past. Through their giving, we have offset the rising cost of food and provide nourishing meals to all students regardless of their ability to pay.
Along with customer generosity, The GIANT Company will match up to $100,000 of dollars raised across their stores.
Thank you for your ongoing generosity!
A Special Announcement
Please see below for After School activities from Albright College!
Information from the Cafeteria
Activity Fee Information
Parents/ Guardians of 7th & 8th graders:
The activities fee for the fall season has been posted to the students Infinite Campus account.
Please see below about payment options and information.
This is a ONE TIME FEE OF $100.00, PER PARTICIPATING STUDENT, PER SCHOOL YEAR with a $300.00 family cap.
Students who receive free or reduced lunch are exempt from the Activity Fee.
A copy of the reduced/free lunch letter from the district must be sent to the Athletic Office with this completed form.
Athletic Ticketing and Spectator Information
Boyertown Parents, Students, and Community:
Please see the links below for information on tickets for athletic events, spectator guidelines/bag policy, and parking for football games:
Tickets - https://docs.google.com/document/d/18SArjn-xU3IL0lhDeH5FCBsLw7xJIdjL4kgOAndePdw/edit?usp=sharing
Spectator/Bag Policy Guidelines - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wlCVYnyoYZp7Uod1KoA8g7EhLqdyULjWvYUoHisFl0E/edit?usp=sharing
Football Parking - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mRxVr0sqOf1KEAHnUB5yBIBYsQvLXrGnK4YVkdfrhHw/edit?usp=sharing
If you have any questions, please contact the athletic department at 610-369-7452
Middle School West After-School Homework Help 2023-2024
After-School Homework Help (ASHH) will begin on Monday, September 18, 2023. For those not familiar with the program, ASHH is a time when students may stay after school and work on schoolwork from 2:40PM-3:40PM every Monday & Thursday. Students will be supervised and provided with academic support from several of our teachers. Students must have transportation home at 3:40PM or will walk home (if living in the walker zone). Students should be picked up at the main entrance in the front of the building. Students do not need to sign up ahead of time, but will be required to sign in upon entry.
Students should report to ASHH immediately after the dismissal bell:
- Mondays – 2:40PM-3:40PM – Room 91 – Ms. Warren
- Thursdays – 2:40PM-3:40PM – Room 48 – Mrs. Witman
Students attending ASHH are expected to follow the Student Code of Conduct. Students not following the established rules will be removed from the program, and may receive school disciplinary consequences.
Virtual ASHH Option
In order to help accommodate all students, a virtual ASHH option is available. There will be an open ASHH Google Meet from 6:30PM-7:30PM on Tuesday evenings.
If you choose to participate in the virtual ASHH option, please join the Google Classroom using code: sqzr4kp. Once in the classroom, click the Google Meet link on the left side of the main page. Ms. Warren will facilitate the virtual ASHH program.
ASHH will not be held on early dismissal days or days when school is not in session.
Title I Information
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. Beginning in the 2023-24, 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 all Title I students.
As a Title I Schoolwide building, all students are considered Title I students and all teachers are considered Title I teachers. All of our professionals are highly qualified teachers. They hold a Bachelor's Degree or higher, Pennsylvania certification, and have shown competency in their subject area. In addition, the paraprofessionals in the program are also highly qualified. They have either an Associate’s or Bachelor's Degree, a minimum of two years of college, or have passed a rigorous local assessment.
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 Intervention Letter
Community Bulletin Board
BASD is proud to host our 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!
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Middle School West
380 South Madison Street
Boyertown, PA 19512
(610) 369-7471