Terry Starr-Klein. Principal
Albert Sackey and Jarret Pepe Assistant Principals
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Western Weekly, a listing of upcoming events at WMS is available
here.
School supply lists for 2010-2011 are available here.
Summer Math Packets are available. Students entering 6th Grade, click here. Students entering 7th Grade click here. Students entering 8th grade click here.
Summer Science Packets for students entering 7th Grade are available here. Science Packets for students entering 8th Grade are available here.
ESL student summer packets are also available:
For students entering grades 6 and 7.
1. ESL Summer Reading Beginner
2. ESL Summer Reading Intermediate
For those entering High school:
1. HS Summer Reading Packet for ESL 1 and 2
2. HS Summer Reading Assignment ESL 3 and 4
The annual Law Day Essay Contest is sponsored by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. Students in grade 8 across the state of Connecticut are invited to participate in this contest by writing an essay on a selected current event topic. This year's topic was: Should seatbelts be required on school buses? Of the 603 students who entered essays in the contest, only 10 were selected as winners. Two of these winners are Western Middle School students. Attorney General Blumenthal came to our school on Friday, June 25 to present these students with awards. The students who were recognized are:
SARAH ZYGMONT, First Place Winner
NICOLE POWERS, Honorable Mention
CONGRATULATIONS to both of these students!
Pictures from our wonderful
International Night are
here.
For a second time,
Mrs. Carmen Vergara has donated
her professional time to beautify the halls of Western Middle School. She has created a huge, beautiful
painting of the "Mona
Lisa" by Leonardo Da Vinci, in the art wing hallway. Last year Mrs.
Vergara re-created Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" on a nearby
door. Students in art classes
helped her with preliminary preparation for the work. When she was finished, art students were awestruck at her
work.
Mrs Vergara is a very talented
professional muralist and decorative painter. Her amazing paintings grace the
walls of corporations, restaurants, and private homes in our area and New York
City. Stop in to see Mrs. Vergara's wonderful work is located in the E-wing at
Western. She can be reached at carmenvergara.com
We are pleased toannouce the Greenwich Citizen Poetry Contest Winners
Sixth grade- Monique Julia Pera for "The Gift".
Seventh grade - Keanu Meza for "The Aviator".
Eighth grade - Faith Chung for "Reminiscence".
Young Writers Poetry Contest Winners
Sarah Carlo
Lauren Disbennett
Alexandra Grundy
Antony Manokhin
Stephanie Paiva
Jonathan Pool
Nicole Powers
Robby Shavel
Congratulations to all who participated.
We are pleased to present the winners of the
PTA Reflections Contest:
Literature: Grade 8: 1st Stephanie Trierweiler , 2nd Sarah Carlo, 3rd Nicholas Parry
Grade 7: 1st Emma Potsklan 2nd Arin Melikian , 3rd Laura Stasio
Grade 6: 1st Kyla Johnson, 2nd Alexandra Maloney, 3rd Monique Pera
Visual Arts: Grade 8 1st Antonia Miller, 2nd Anna Black, 3rd Liz Warner
Grade 7 1st Tilly Griffiths, 2nd Sarah Haastrom, 3rd Erin Morrison
Grade 6 Dana Jaramillo
Photography: 1st Raven Vaz, 2nd Meaghan Grund, 3rd Tilly Griffiths
Musical Composition: 1st Lizzy Russell, 2nd Georgia Smith
PTA REFLECTIONS OVERALL WINNERS
Literature - Faith Chung
Film - Ben Robbins
Visual Arts - Sophia Amarillo
photography -Patrick Feuerman
Musical composition - Marley MacDougall
Too many awards for the main page! Click the awards tab on the sidebar or click here to see them all!
Over 20 WMS students' poems selected for publication by The Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans! For a complete list, click here.
Laws of Life Essay Contest Winners:
Halley Biagi -- 7th Grade
Jennifer Ambrogio -- 8th Grade
Taylor Moore -- 8th Grade
Sarah Zygmont -- 8th Grade
Stephanie Trierweiler -- 8th Grade
Laws of Life Essay Contest GRAND PRIZE Winner (whose essay will be sent to the state level competition):
Nicholas Abbott -- 8th Grade
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I Have a Dream Writing Contest, First Place Winner:
Valerie Jackson -- 8th Grade
The 2009-10 Western Spelling Bee Champs are 7th Grader Diana Jarin 8th Grader Mahir Nichani. Congratulations to all who participated!
Thank you to everyone who donated to WMS's Haiti fundraiser. Within three days we raised $1,271.00!!! Mrs. Stratton's Advisor Base donated the most with $169.00. Thank you again for everyone's support!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners for the Greenwich Citizen Young Writers Showcase Essay Contest!
Grade 6: Jessica Powers
Grade 7: Alex Baietto
Grade 8: Nick Abbott
These students will have their winning essays published in the Greenwich Citizen. The featured genre of the final contest of the year will be poetry.
We are pleased to annouce the winner of this year's Geography Bee! Congratulations to Zach James! Special thanks to the social studies department for arranging our annual geography bee!
Top Word Masters Scorers:
6th Grade Maddy Howe and Matt Greenig
Grade 7 Diana Jarin,
Colleen Bennett and Luke Holey
Grade 8 Marley
MacDougall with a perfect score of 20!!! Nicholas Abbott, Faith Chung, Sarah Zygmont Anna Black, Joao Galbier, Zachary James and Mahir Nichani
For news and updates on Influenza (seasonal and H1N1), please click here.
The new SIT Goals are here! For more information, click Reading or SEL.
When should you keep your child home for an illness? Find out here.
The 2009-2010 Clubs and Activites book is now available here.
The school building is closed at 4pm on a daily basis except during special events
We have received a one year online subscription to the Greenwich Time. Click here for more information.
In order to ensure all of our students’ safety, please follow the traffic patterns for student arrival and dismissal. The drop off/pick-up area for children is in the circle near the gym. This door is always open on inclement days throughout the school year. It will also open on a daily basis from 7:15-7:45 a.m. during the months of December through March. Children are NOT to be dropped off or picked up on Western Junior Highway. In addition, please be sure to observe all traffic signs and designated crosswalks. Thank you for your help with this important issue.
Too many awards for the main page! Click the awards tab on the sidebar or click here to see them all!
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Skateboards should not be brought to school or used on school property at any time!
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