WBMSHS Principal Update to Families

I hope this newsletter finds you well. Please take some time to read it and see all the great things happening at the MSHS. I hope it can provide you with some important information and give you a glimpse into what we are doing throughout the year.

As always please feel free to reach out to us anytime with your questions or concerns.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Page

• Report Cards posted to Aspen - 1/27
• February Break - 2/20-2/24
• Mr. WB - 3/10
• Senior Ball - 3/24
  
• Spring Musical - 3/31 & 4/1
• Midnight Madness - Friday, April 6, 2023 - 6:000pm-12:00am

High School Dates

Grade 10

March 28, 2023 - ELA Session I

March 29, 2023 - ELA Session II

May 16, 2023 - Math Session I

May 17, 2023 - Math Session II

Grade 9

June 6, 2023 - STE Session I

June 7, 2023 - STE Session II

Middle School Dates

April 11, 2023 - ELA Session I

April 12, 2023 - ELA Session II

May 9, 2023 - Math Session I

May 10, 2023 - Math Session II

May 17, 2023 - STE - There is only one science session.

The AP exam payment deadline is coming up soon: Tuesday, January 31st. The cost of each exam is $97 and can be paid online through MySchoolBucks or checks made payable to the West Bridgewater High School can be dropped off in the Guidance office.

Administration and counselors will be meeting with all students the week before February break to review the course selection process. Between now and then teachers will be speaking with students to discuss their recommendations for College Prep, Honors or AP level.

All students in grades 8-11 will be making their course selections over the break. Students in grade 7 will have a Google form sent to them sometime in March to select the preference for a world language and if they want to take band or chorus.

Be on the lookout for a career day this Spring. We will be looking for community volunteers to come in and help us educate our students.

Inclusion Matters is a group of West Bridgewater families whose children have IEPs and 504s. We offer webinars and events to support families with special needs. If you'd like to learn more, please email us at InclusionMattersMA@gmail.com to join our private email list.

See our upcoming events on our Facebook page at @InclusionMattersMA and our website at www.InclusionMattersMA.com

Ms. Martin’s 7th grade finished up their unit on Ancient China learning about Ancient Chinese inventions! They pitched Shark Tank investment proposals to their classmates! It was a fun learning experience!

Coming soon! Offered by our school nurse, Mrs. Diedrichsen, yoga club is open to students in grades 9-12 and will meet twice a month on Wednesday evenings starting in February. There will be an informational meeting for interested students on Friday, January 27th during power block.

Mrs. Edgar’s & Ms. Newell’s 7th grade classes collaborated together during class to work on a Minecraft Education Building Challenge. Minecraft is called a "sandbox" tool because it allows the users to start with a blank slate and then build anything they can imagine. Our 7th grade students were each given an empty, flat plot of land on which they could build their own creative vision. Students built many things ranging from pixel art to buildings. Here are a few samples of student work.

Shout out to the West Bridgewater Model United Nations Student Group who travel & host meetings with students from other schools to debate and work on resolutions on solving global topics. The committees and roles that students research and role play, along with the communication and networking skills they are developing are positive experiences.

• Grade 8 - Ms. Romano
• Grade 7 - Mr. Petrelli

The Boys and Girls track teams both fought hard against Diman and put up some fantastic performances! Girls won over Diman in a very close meet, 52-47. Boys scored 32 points against Diman’s 68. The WEB Boys Ice Hockey team with a big 7-2 win over Stoughton/Brockton and the WEB Girls battled hard against a tough Pembroke team but came up short 2-0. Our Varsity Boys Basketball team picked up another win at Avon 50-37 as well as the JV boys team with a win over Avon 64-33. The FR boys basketball team will face Westport this Friday. Stay tuned for updates on that game! The Girls Varsity Basketball team defeated Avon 45-18 and the next game for the JV girls team is Friday vs Westport. Our Middle School Girls and Boys teams faced Alma Del Mar Charter School last week and both teams came out with a Win! Finally, the BR/WB Gymnastics beat Cohasset/Norwell 143.25 to 137.0 and a “Shout Out” to our cheer team for supporting and cheering on our teams!! Congrats to all our Wildcats!

More Wildcat Athletic News:

Unified Middle School Basketball Info

Middle School Unified Basketball sign-ups are open until January 27th. You must register online in order to have a spot on the team! Email Ms. Maloney with any questions at nmaloney@wbridgewater.com with any questions.

**You can find the schedule on the Arbiter Live Website: https://arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=25160

Check out the link below to the MIAA Power Rankings:

https://miaa.net/power-rankings/

**Basketball tickets to HOME regular season games are being sold online: https://gofan.co/app/school/MA14770

**Check out the online apparel store for Unified Basketball:

https://wbunifiedbb2023.itemorder.com/

Make sure to follow along on Twitter for all your athletic updates

Find schedules on the Arbiter Live Website: https://arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=25160

Power Rankings for basketball and ice hockey will be coming out soon! Check the link below:

https://miaa.net/power-rankings/

Basketball tickets to HOME regular season games are being sold online: https://gofan.co/app/school/MA14770

Check out the online apparel store for Unified Basketball:

https://wbunifiedbb2023.itemorder.com/

Greetings from the MSHS Wildcat Café!

Just a reminder that both breakfast and lunch are free this school year! The WB Food Services link has more info and menus.

Each student is offered 1 free breakfast and 1 free lunch per day. Extra entrées are $2.00 and additional a la carte items such as bottled water, cookies, crackers and ice cream can also be purchased but a student must have money on their lunch account for these extras. All items served meet strict state and federal nutrition standards. Money can be added to a student’s account two ways:

· Cash or a check can be brought to the cashier at arrival or towards the end of a meal. To keep the line moving as quickly as possible, we no longer accept money in the line.

· Electronic payments using MySchoolBucks. You will need your student’s 10-digit student ID (SASID#) to set up an account. Even if you don’t add money using MySchoolBucks, it allows you to monitor cafeteria transactions until they graduate!

We are looking to hire additional cafeteria substitutes. Interested individuals can contact me at agrinder@wbridgewater.com or at (508)894-1220.

Thank you,

Ann Marie Grinder, Food Service Director

A friendly reminder that all medications need to be kept in the nurse’s office. The only exception is for students in grades 9-12 who carry life saving medications such as inhalers and/or EpiPen's. All medications, even if carried with the student, need to have a medication order on file with the nurse. If you would like to authorize your student to take over the counter medications at the nurse's office you can access the STANDING ORDER MEDICATION & ANNUAL HEALTH UPDATE FORM on our Health Services page on the district website: https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/page/health-services

Email: cpge@wbridgewater.com
Website: https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/o/ms-middle-senior-hs
Location: 155 West Center Street, West Bridgewater, MA, USA
Phone: 508-894-1220
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