Students at Westfield in grades 2-8 now have access to Compass Learning at home and at school. Additionally, Compass Learning now integrates with Scantron for students in grades 4-8 to create individual learning paths. Please follow the link to view the letter for more information.

http://wcs.d300.org/sites/wcs.d300.org/files/documents/compass-letter-parents-global-scholar.pdf

WESTFIELD BULLETIN
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
 
PTO:        
WCS Family Fun Night at Extreme Wheels in Crystal Lake is this Thursday from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.  Wear your spirit wear and you will be entered in to a few drawings. The cost is $6 a person and includes skate rental. 
      
Thank you to all who have signed up to TAP for the year.  We hope to see you all at the TAP Breakfast and Safety meeting with Mr. Gary Chester of D300.  It will be held Tuesday Sept 17th from 8am until 9:30.  (younger children are invited)  All of the TAP confirmation forms have been sent home. And we begin Monday Sept. 16th.  If you wish to still sign up and volunteer time with your children's class, please contact Cindy Grell [email protected].  There are plenty of time slots still
  available.  All
current Room parents are highly encouraged to attend this Safety meeting as
well. See you all on Tuesday 9/17.

WESTFIELD BULLETIN
Monday, September 9, 2013
 
Middle School: ·        
Intramural football begins Monday Sept. 9th. Any 6th, 7th or 8th grade boy or girl interested may join. 
See Coach Martens or Coach Russell for information/schedule/permission sheets.  All sessions are after
school until 4:15pm.

PTO: ·        
The Fall Fundraiser is going on now- "The Chip Shoppe".  We appreciate all of your support for this program! If you have questions, please reach out to the PTO directly at [email protected]. Order forms due 9/10/13.  
        
Thank you to all who have signed up to TAP for the year.  We hope to see you all at the TAP Breakfast and Safety meeting with Mr. Gary Chester of D300.  It will be held Tuesday Sept 17th from 8am until 9:30. (younger children are invited)  All of the TAP confirmation forms have been sent home. And we begin
Monday Sept. 16th.  If you wish to still sign up and volunteer time with your children's class, please contact Cindy Grell [email protected].  There are plenty of time slots still available.  All current Room parents are highly encouraged to attend this Safety meeting as well. See you all on Tuesday.

Please join us for some Westfield Family Fun! Come see classmates, teachers, and maybe a Principal or two at our September events. Please click on the link for more details.

WESTFIELD BULLETIN
Friday, September 6, 2013
 
Middle School: ·        
Intramural football begins Monday Sept. 9th. Any 6th, 7th or 8th grade boy or girl interested may join. 
See Coach Martens or Coach Russell for information/schedule/permission sheets.  All sessions are after
school until 4:15pm.
 
PTO: ·        
The Fall Fundraiser is going on now- "The Chip Shoppe".  We appreciate all of your support for this program! If you have questions, please reach out to the PTO directly at [email protected]. Order forms due 9/10/13.  

The entire 8th grade, 326 students, will be experiencing “Ellis Island” for a day on Friday, September 6th.  The immigration simulation has students take on the role as 1900s European immigrants traversing the arduous and frightening trek of Ellis Island. Students use 21st Century learning skills, critical thinking, creativity, communication, and communication to maneuver through their journey to become Americans. 

Parents and students are strongly encouraged to check student records (attendance records, grades, etc.) on Infinite Campus regularly. To sign up for the Parent Portal, go to http://www.d300.org/node/1924 and follow the instructions. For middle school students, midterm grades will be posted on Infinite Campus after approximately four weeks into each quarter, while quarterly report cards will be posted after the end of each quarter.

Please follow the below link to this week's vitual backpack.
http://wcs.d300.org/sites/wcs.d300.org/files/documents/vb090313.pdf

WESTFIELD BULLETIN
Thursday, September 5, 2013
 
Middle School:         
Congratulations to the winners of last Friday’s PBIS raffle. The winners will receive a coupon for an ice cream purchase during lunch.  Please come to the middle school office to pick up your prize. The winners are: Jim Spurny - Matt Lenczuk - Kevin Manlapid - Jacob Rytina - Megha Ramanan
 
PTO:     
The Fall Fundraiser is going on now- "The Chip Shoppe".  We appreciate all of your support for this program! If you have questions, please reach out to the PTO directly at [email protected]. Order forms due 9/10/13.  

Dear Westfield Middle School Parents,

Next week, on Wednesday, September 11, we are hosting  a special parent event called “Tips and Tools to talk to Tweens and Teens.”  This event is sponsored by D300 and Community-Matters, and will take place from 6 pm -8pm at Westfield in the Professional Development  Center. Some topics that will be covered include:

• What parents can do to enhance student safety.
• Communication strategies to use with teens. 
• Understanding bullying and equipping teens with tools to stand up.

Please see the flier below  for additional information. Snacks will be served, and we will have some exciting door prizes. We hope to see you there!