Good afternoon. We wanted to give you advance notice of some important dates at the end of the year. Our grades 5-7 awards ceremonies this year will all be on June 14th (the last day of school) in the morning. Families whose children will be recognized at these ceremonies will receive advance notice. Our grade 8 promotion ceremony will be Thursday, June 13th at 6:00 p.m. The promotion dance in the gym will follow. We will be sending out more specifics as we get closer to these dates. Please contact your child's school counselor with any questions.
We are coming close to the deadline for ordering this year's Westbrook Middle School Yearbook. Don't miss out on the chance to capture the memories for your 5th through 8th grader.
Here is the link to directly order a yearbook: https://tinyurl.com/4nf4m6fr
If you have any questions, please email peabodym@westbrookschools.org.
What a great week we are having at WMS! Monday we had a magical African drumming demonstration from Namory Keita and fellow drummers, yesterday we were given the opportunity for all the whole student body to hear our 7th and 8th grade bands play a selection of music from their recent concerts and last evening we had a very successful (and delicious) Heritage Potluck sponsored by our Passport Club. Thank you to all our staff and students who have made this week such a wonderful celebration so far!
6th Grade Families - please join us this Thursday night from 5-7pm for the 6th Grade Culture Museum. We will celebrate the cultures and heritages of students, featuring artwork, displays and projects. See the attached posters for additional information.
Calling all 5th grade families to our Second Annual Heritage Potluck dinner! This event is sponsored by the Passport Club and honors culinary traditions from all over the world. No matter what your background is, there must be a special dish you celebrate with at special times. Italian meatballs? Irish Soda Bread? Iraqi Kebab? West African Jollof Rice? We would love to come together as a community and share our traditional foods. Please join us April 23rd at 6:00 in the WMS caf. Fifth grade students or their families can email Megan Peabody-Alvarez at peabodym@westbrookschools.org or Katya Nash at nashk@westbrookschools.org to let us know you'll be attending (please do contact us, we need to know the number of people coming for planning purposes.). Hope to see you there!
Here are some photo updates of Falcon Feather winners over the past 3 weeks. In addition, we have finally tallied up all of the Falcon Feathers from February. A big congratulations to our high fliers, McKenna Frenette, Cora Alley, Paige Grenier, Greta Reinhard, Emma Tameemi, and Jack Wescott, who earned the most Feathers in February.
As of this afternoon, roads have mostly been cleared, the power is back on at Congin, and power is on track to be restored in that part of the city this evening. That means that schools will be open tomorrow! If anything changes, I will notify you in the morning. Otherwise, we can plan on a regular day at all schools. This includes the PreK program, Adult Education, and the LEARNS before and after school program at the Community Center.
Thank you to our Public Works crews and power company workers who have been hard at work all weekend.
I hope your power has been restored and that you have a great evening.
Today's middle school track meet is cancelled due to weather!
A big congratulations to last week's Falcon Feather raffle winners! Pictured here is David Sean, Maurice Doucette, Maddy Clark, Addyson Pelletier, and Elijah McLoy. Not pictured is Ariana Stilphen, Maravilha Luzingu, Daphne McCannell, and Amelia Martin-Redman. These are just a few of our students who help to make our school great every day!
Help us help animals in need. We will be running our annual Fundraiser for Finn's Friends this March and we would love your support. Checkout the wish list and drop items off by March 18th. Thanks for helping our animal friends at the ARLGP.
Join us for Maine MAriner's game and support a good cause! Westbrook Middle School Night at Maine Mariners Hockey is coming up on Friday, April 12th. Please join us by buying tickets in our reserved WMS section. See you there!
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Here are some of the posters lining the WMS walls in honor of Black artists and inventors. We are celebrating Black History Month!
Here are our weekly PBIS raffle winners. Pictured are Jaxon, Desire, Kenny, Izzy, and Callum. Not pictured are Ashley, Amelia, and Bella. Congrats to all of our winners this week and thanks for making our school a great place to be!
On Friday, we had our first school-wide PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports) raffle drawing for students! Pictured are our winners. They were recognized for things such as being respectful in the hallway, helping set up cones at recess, and being respectful at lunch. For prizes students chose to make a TikTok with teachers, use Mr. Chatto's chair for the day, have lunch with friends, and spend extra time with Finn. Congratulations to Maria, Kimber, Peniel, Maddy, Deannica, Reese, Madeleine, and Aden!
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is here today to share information about local seafood. They made roasted vegetables with haddock served over rice. It was a hit with our fifth graders!
We will have another two hour delayed start of school in Westbrook today. This will give crews time to plow and treat streets, sidewalks, and school lots. As you know, a two hour delay means that schools will open two hours after the regular time and buses will pick up students about two hours after their usual time. There are no before school activities and there will be no PreK classes. Be safe today!
Roads are very icy this morning but they are being treated and expected to improve. Because of this, we will have a two hour delayed start of school in Westbrook today, January 25. That means that schools will open two hours after their scheduled times and buses will pick up students about two hours after their usual time. There are no before school activities and PreK classes are canceled. Please be careful walking and driving this morning!
I’d like to get everyone home before the height of the storm today, so we will be closing early. Dismissal at WHS and WMS will be at 11:30am. Dismissal at Canal, Congin, and Saccarappa will be at 12:20pm. There will be no PreK classes today and there will be no after school activities or practices. Be safe in the storm!
Check out this free after school activity for your WMS student!
Because power has not yet been restored at Saccarappa School, there is NO SCHOOL today at Saccarappa. At all other schools, we will have a 2 hour delayed start. That means that schools will open two hours after their regular opening and buses will pick up students 2 hours later than their usual times. This will give crews time to address road conditions and power outages, and extra time to get to work and school. There are no PK classes. Breakfast will be available when students arrive.
