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Weekly Update 3/9/24

Weekly Update 3/9/24
Weekly Update 3/9/24
WRMS Staff

Hello West Rocks!

I hope your March is off to a great start! We celebrated Read Across America Day on Monday! We began the day by “dropping everything and reading” during the WIN period. Lisa Story was one of our guest readers from the Norwalk Public Library, and we even had Mrs. Duran’s therapy dog Hank pay our students a visit! Students participated in games and raffles and were awarded prizes if they guessed the mystery character. Research shows students grow if they read independently at least 20 minutes per day. Please support by having your students meet that expectation!

We had an advisory lesson on Wednesday in which students read and discussed real statements from middle school students – around belonging, connectedness, empathy – and applied their experiences to those concepts and feelings.

Our annual March Madness! Staff v Student basketball game was a success on Thursday! The staff got off to a big lead, the students charged back, and the game was close until the end. The staff team won! One of the highlights was the halftime show from both the student cheerleaders and the staff cheerleaders! 

Check out the West Rocks Facebook or Instagram for some pictures:

The grade 6 and 7 class winners of the first month’s schoolwide IXL challenge got their pizza on Friday! Grade 8 will enjoy theirs on Monday! They got to eat slices during lunch…there were a lot of jealous students. We anticipate another great month of math practice and competition. An updated scoreboard for March will be shared next week. 

Have a great rest of the weekend,
Adam Reynolds
Principal, West Rocks Middle School

PS. There are different schedules throughout the month including 90-minute early dismissals on March 14 and 21 then a 2-hour early dismissal on March 25. Please continue to refer to the district’s calendar as you plan accordingly (https://www.norwalkps.org/about/district-overview/official-district-calendar).

EVENTS AND GROUPS

Dual Language Students Reading at Silvermine! 
Students in our dual language program traveled to Silvermine Elementary School on Friday to read to our future students! Thank you to one of our Dual Language Coordinators Mrs. Sheila Chimento and teacher Ms. Jennifer Ramirez for organizing the trip! Students read to students, engaged in discussion, and answered questions about middle school! 

Check out the highlights in the video below:

Yearbooks
Our final order for Yearbooks has been placed! The West Rocks Middle School yearbook is still on sale online until the extra books ordered are all gone! Order today so you are guaranteed a book in May/June. There is NO guarantee there will be extra books at that time! 
Family Tech Night – April 4, 2024 
  • Thursday April 4 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. 
  • HANDS ON FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! 
    • Virtual & Augmented Reality, Robotics & Coding, 3D Printing, Drones, Electricity & Circuits, Prizes and More!
    • REGISTER USING THIS LINK!

ACADEMICS, PROGRAMS, AND CAMPAIGNS

Beauty and the Beast Jr @ WRMS! 
Our upcoming production, Beauty and the Beast Jr.  is almost here! We are excited to be presenting our annual full-length musical.
The production features 55 students in Grades 6-8.  The story follows the plot of the classic movie and Broadway show - a reminder that true beauty lies within.

  • There are 3 performances:

    • Friday, March 22nd at 7:00 PM

    • Saturday, March 23rd at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM

Purchase tickets using this link: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/80977 

Grade 6 Physicals – from Nurse Michelle Rybnick
The state of Connecticut requires that all current 6th and 9th grade students submit a current physical and list of updated immunizations, performed on 7/1/23 or after. These must be on the state of Connecticut Health Assessment Record forms found here. In addition to the physical, all 6th grade students must receive the TDAP and Meningococcal vaccines. All students must be compliant with these requirements, or they may not attend school in August 2024. Please provide these documents to the school nurse now or as soon as possible to avoid disruption to your child's school year- do not wait!
Thank you to those who have already provided this documentation. Please contact Nurse Michelle Rybnick (rybnickm@norwalkps.org) with any questions.

PTA UPDATE AND UPCOMING DATES

The next PTA meeting will be virtual this Tuesday, March 12 at 6:30 pm. Use the link below to attend:

Please consider running for a position on the PTA Board. The information and position were sent out in a separate Parent Square post. If you are interested in running for a position or would like more information, please email the PTA President Daisy Sebastian using the PTA’s email address: WestRocksPTA@gmail.com by Monday, April 22, 2024.
 
Order your West Rocks Spirit Wear!

Questions? Contact the PTA directly via email: westrockspta@gmail.com
 For more information, see the PTA website: https://westrocks.ptboard.com/ 

Upcoming Dates
March 12 PTA meeting 6:30 pm
March 14 90-minute early dismissal for students (1:20 pm), PD for staff
March 19 Grade 7 Marine Science Program field trip to the Maritime Aquarium
March 20 Advisory lesson: Feeling Barometer
March 21 90-minute early dismissal for students (1:20 pm)
March 22-23 Drama Production Beauty and the Beast Jr Production

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