West Bridgewater Students, Staff and Families,

Congratulations to the Class of 2023! They have their graduation ceremony at the Town Park tonight at 6pm. This has been a wonderful class and we will miss them in West Bridgewater. We wish them all continued success in the future.

It was wonderful to see them this week during their Senior Week Activities. Monday night was the Awards and Scholarship Night, and Wednesday night was the Senior Reception.

We are going to miss you!

The tradition continues of the Seniors going to see the students and staff at the Rose L MacDonald School, Howard School and Spring Street School. Everyone had a great time!

So great for the tradition to continue of Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) that distributes books to all students. They love it!!

Please contact your school nurse to arrange to pick up any medication before summer vacation and to make plans for next year.

OUR NURSING STAFF:

• MSHS/LEAD NURSE

• Julie Diedrichsen 508-894-1220 x1305 or jdiedrichsen@wbridgewater.com

• HOWARD SCHOOL

• Peggy Linskey 508-894-1250 x3115 or mlinskey@wbridgewater.com

• ROSE L. MACDONALD SCHOOL

• Lynn Moniz 508-894-1240 x4102 or lmoniz@wbridgewater.com

• SPRING STREET SCHOOL

• Sara Mando 508-894-1230 x2122 or smando@wbridgewater.com

As a reminder, current physical exam forms must be submitted to the school nurse upon registration with the district, prior to entering grades 4, 7, & 10, and for eligibility for sports. Please plan accordingly for next year.

School Immunization Requirements for 2023-2024

Medical exemptions (statement from a physician stating that a vaccine is medically contraindicated for a student) must be renewed annually at the start of the school year and religious exemptions (statement from a student, or parent/guardian if the student is <18 years of age, stating that a vaccine is against sincerely held religious beliefs) should be renewed annually at the start of the school year.

1st Annual Pledge Walk for Childhood Cancer

Together we raised over $18,000! A special thank you to 8th grade organizers Sarah Diedrichsen and Nala Mando for making this happen and to the committee, local sponsors and to all of you who helped to support such an incredibly important cause… This could not have been such a huge success without the connections in this wonderful community. It was an absolutely beautiful day and we look forward to making this an annual event.

Dear parents of students with IEP's, As we wind down another wonderful school year, please help our department with some light housekeeping by returning the signature pages to your child's IEP as soon as possible. If you have any questions please reach out to the Special Education office at 508-894-1236. Thank you so much for your help!

The next Coffee Hour with Mr. Bodwell will be June 2, 2023 at 9:15 am at the Spring Street School. All are invited to attend. This will be the last meeting of the school year.

CATS Camp - Check out the annual summer CATS (Cops And Teens Sports) Camp offered at the MSHS this summer. Open to students in grades 3-8. They also need HS students as volunteers (service hours). If interested in volunteering go to the MSHS office or see SRO Pope.

Welcome Cats!

I can’t believe our Spring Sports season is in its last week! Check out some highlights from games this week! V baseball defeated Bishop Connolly 13-4. This was also their senior celebration game. Congrats to Drew Raphel, Ryan McGrath, Luke Sinasky, Brandon LaGrange, and Justin Estano. The JV Baseball team beat St. John Paul II with a final score 12-2! Both teams have their final season vs Bourne on 5/25.

V softball celebrated their senior day with a win against Diman 10-9! Congrats and best of luck to seniors, Olivia Razza, Amanda Jacques, Lilly Martel, and Susana Carriere! JV softball defeated Cardinal Spellman this week with a final score of 16-4. Both teams finish up their season vs Southeastern on 5/23.

Congrats to our track athletes who competed in the MSTCA Invitational meet on Saturday, 5/20 in the pouring rain! Ally Bassett won the 100m Hurdles, Ella Dunbury took 3rd in the 2 Mile and finished top 10 in the 800m! Alyssa Caldeira qualified for finals in the freshman 100 as a seventh grader and also had a great race in the 200m and 4x100 relay team of Aly Bassett, Ava Xayavong, Lasadia Gurley, and Alyssa Caldeira finished 7th overall! Juniors Sam Salter and Kenly Laime crushed the triple jump and shot put and Underclassmen Gage Turner, Jason Gothage, and Sean Hancock received a medal in the 100!

Our Boys tennis team lost a tough match to Bishop Connolly and the Girls tennis team celebrated their seniors with a win against Bishop Connolly, 4-1. Congrats to our seniors on the Boys and Girls Tennis teams, Ryan Estrella, Kyan Santiago-Calling, Ava Cibotti, Olivia Crandall, Isabella D’Agostino, Hannah Freeman, Kiera Gallivan, Vicky Mauro, and Hannah Smith!

More WB Athletics News!

***Check out the Flyer for the Signature Health Summer Strength and Conditioning Program. More info to follow. The program will run from Monday-Thursday, June 26th through August 10th.

***The WBPD is hosting CATS Camp again this summer. June 20th-July 13th on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am-11am. They are seeking student volunteers to be coaches and assist with the camp for volunteer hours. If you are interested, please sign up in the main office.

WB Boosters Annual Golf Classic! Sign up now!

Monday, June 19th, 2023

West Bridgewater Country Club

Registration link: https://wbathleticboosters.square.site/

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who came out to the Mattress Fundraiser this past weekend to Support WB Athletics! Your support is greatly appreciated!

Stay tuned for final power ranking and tournament info!

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

WBMSHS Athletics (@WBMSHSAthletics) / Twitter

Good Luck to all of our Wildcats!!

The West Bridgewater River Walk will be held on Sunday, June 4, 2023 from 10:00am-2:00pm. We are looking for student volunteers who might like to earn community service hours, or just be a part of a fun community day. We need help running activities (games, crafts, bouncy house, music, raffle/silent auction), setting up/breaking down, and with other odds and ends jobs. Students can earn up to 6 hours for their time. If you are interested, please see Mrs. MacMillan in Guidance to sign up or find out more information.

Join us for our sixth annual STEAM Camp for one or two glorious weeks--

July 10-13 and/or July 24-27, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Open to rising first graders through sixth graders. Participate in creative painting and art projects, science experiments, team relays, math fun, clay, sewing, group challenges, theater improvisation, outdoor games and more! Spots are filling so sign up to secure your child's enrollment! Make some amazing memories this summer while realizing how fun learning can be!

STEAM Camp Summer 2023 Signups (google.com)

Eating Local!

West Bridgewater is committed to expanding the amount of local food served to our students. We will be partnering with C.N. Smith Farm and Vineyard Farms (formally C&C) next year to purchase the freshest and healthiest fruit and veggies grown right in our community. We are looking for other local vendors for produce, meat and dairy. If you know a local producer that might be interested in working with the school, please have them contact me at agrinder@wbridgewater.com.

Adding funds to a student's lunch account. While breakfast and lunch continue to be offered at no cost, extra a la carte items such as bottled water, freshly baked cookies, ice cream and milk for students that bring lunch from home are offered for sale in the cafeteria. Students must have money on their lunch account to purchase any extra items. Cash and checks are accepted and electronic payments can be made through MySchoolBucks. You will need your child's 10-digit SASID# to register for a MySchoolBucks account. Money left in a student's lunch account will roll over to the next school year.

Field trips- With Spring comes student field trips. Whether your student is in elementary school or in high school, the WB Food Nutrition staff can pack their lunch! Look for the links to google lunch order forms along with permission slips. These lunches are FREE!

Click on WB Food Services to find June's menus.

Food Assistance- Project Bread Food Source Hotline , West Bridgewater Food Pantry.

30 hour/week position available for next school year! Interested individuals should contact Ann Marie Grinder, Food Service Director at agrinder@wbridgewater.com or (508)894-1220.

May 2023

The objective of the Policy Subcommittee is to regularly review the policies of the West Bridgewater School Committee to determine if they are current, consider the interests of stakeholders, and are in line with guidance from the Massachusetts Association of School Committees. At the most recent school committee meeting on May 1, 2023, the following policies were reviewed and revised as indicated:

• BDFA - School Councils

• BDFA-E-1 - School Improvement Plan

• BDFA-E-2 - Submission and Approval of the School Improvement Plan

• BDFA-E-3 - Conduct of School Council Business

• CHA - Development of Procedures

• CHC - Procedures Dissemination

• CHCA - Approval of Handbooks and Directives

• CLB - Administrative Reports

• KDB - Public’s Right to Know

• KHB - Advertising in Schools

Additionally, the following policies were opened and are scheduled for review at the next school committee meeting on June 5, 2023:

• BDE - Subcommittees Of The School Committee

• BDF - Advisory Committees To The School Committee

• BDG - School Attorney

• BEDG - Minutes

• BGD - School Committee Review Of Procedures

• JJF - Student Activity Accounts

• JIB - Student Involvement In Decision-Making

• JRA - Student Records

• JRD - Student Photographs

• JJE - Students Fund-Raising Activities

For any questions or to provide feedback, please contact the policy subcommittee at kmilton@wbridgewater.com and rdragonetti@wbridgewater.com. A complete listing of policies can be found in the WB Policy Index at https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/page/school-committee.

Dear WB Inclusion Families,

We had a record number of entries in this year's graduation raffle--28! Thank you to all who donated.

We used a name randomizer online to select our winner, and this year's winner is the Perna family.

Thank you all again for participating, and congratulations to our graduating seniors!

SAVE THE DATE - Monday, June 19th at West Bridgewater Country Club

Check out the link below to see the School Committee-approved calendar for next year 2023-2024

Police Officer Dana Smith is offering more training for WB students and families. He recently did a free training for our MSHS students. Officer Smith owns his own dojo Budo Karate Academy for 30 years. and is a DARE officer in Plympton and has worked with WB students in the past. The target audience is students close to graduation (Juniors and Seniors) and parents.

• June 9th and 16th (Fridays) 6:30- -8:30 pm
• Training held at MSHS
• $60 per person for the 2 sessions
• Situational awareness and preparedness
• Hardening the target
• Expanding awareness through daily observation
• Understanding the approach and interview of the potential attacker
• Using the surroundings to one’s advantage
• Hands-on proven self-defense techniques
• Defensive posturing and body language
• Grabbing and restraint defenses
• Effective striking
• Explanation of less-than-lethal tools and the legal consequences of pepper spray/TASER/stun guns
• This is a basic overview and he will open the discussion to concerns and ideas

Please contact the MSHS office at 508-894-1220 if interested in signing up.

Check out the link below for information on the Summer Surround Care Program

Summer Surround Care 2023

Registration is now open. Come join the fun!

Summer Surround Care will be available from June 26 through August 11 2023 at the Middle Senior High School. The program will run Monday through Thursday. Daily and weekly rates are available to best fit your schedule. Open to students who are entering grades 1-6.

Activities will include: Arts & Crafts, Indoor and Outdoor Free Play, Music, Games, Waterplay & Sports. We will take walking trips to local places such as Friendship Park and Town Park. Registration and more information at: 2023 Summer Surround Care Registration

Check out the latest newsletters from each of the schools in the district by going to their website. They are also sent via email to all families. Every 2 weeks they are also sending out newsletters. These are filled with great information!!

If you are interested or know someone interested in being a substitute teacher please click on the link below. If you are not sure and have any questions please feel free to reach out to the building principal and ask them any questions you may have about the position. The pay is $100 for the day.

Mark Bodwell, Superintendent of Schools

Email: mbodwell@wbridgewater.com
Website: www.wbridgewaterschools.org
Location: 2 Spring Street, West Bridgewater, MA, USA
Phone: (508) 894-1230
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbridgewaterschools
Twitter: @WBPSwildcats