| | 3/4/2010 3:18 PM |
West Middle School will be administering the IELA tests March 2nd through March 5th. Please call the office if you have any questions at 468-4750. |
| | 3/4/2010 3:16 PM |
We had 242 6th grade students participate in our Health Fair on Thursday, Feb. 11th. We collected information on Height/Weight (BMI), vision, and blood pressure/pulse. We will be contacting parents if we find concern with rechecks of vision and blood pressure. However, if you would like a copy of this information, please contact Dana Miller, RN, School Nurse at West, 468-4750, or email her at dmiller@nsd131.org. |
| | 3/4/2010 9:54 AM |
Online registration for Nampa Babe Ruth closes March 5th. Final opportunity to register for Nampa Babe Ruth Baseball or Softball will be on Saturday March 6th begining at 10:00 a.m. inside the Johnson Sports Center located on the campus of NNU @ 311 E. Dewey Avenue. We will be holding tryouts for the Minors and Majors (ages 9 through 12) at that time. Please bring regular tennis shoes for inside the sports center. Prep division and Softball tryouts will be Saturday March 13th begining at 10:00 a.m. at Johnson Sports Center.
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| | 2/4/2010 5:37 PM | The Parent Volunteer Meeting will be held in the Media Center at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9th. |
| | 1/25/2010 2:20 PM |
Lone Star and West Middle Schools will host their annual Jazz Band Pasta Feed at West Middle School in the commons, on Friday, February 5th, from 5-8 p.m. For $5.00, you can choose from 3 different pastas and 2 different sauces, then add meatballs, cookies and lemonade. There will also be a raffle and silent auction throughout the dinner. The Jazz band will perform during the evening. |
| | 1/12/2010 9:37 AM |
West will host a Family Movie Night in the Main Gym on Friday, January 29th. Admission is one canned food item per person. The doors will open at 6:00 and the movie starts at 6:30. Concessions will be available. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, pillows and your whole family! |
| | 1/12/2010 9:27 AM |
Parent volunteers meet in the Media Center, January 12th at 6:30 p.m. Everyone welcome to participate! |
| | 12/18/2009 8:48 AM | Practice for 7th and 8th grade Boys Basketball begins after school on January 4th, 2010. Students will have to turn in a completed physical before they are allowed to participate. |
 | | 12/3/2009 9:40 AM |
Boat raffle to benefit West Middle School
The public is invited to purchase raffle tickets to win a handcrafted boat. Proceeds will benefit West Middle School in Nampa. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and will be sold throughout the school year with the drawing in May.
This boat was hand crafted by West science teacher Fred Johnson over seven months. The boat is a 7-foot, 6-inch dinghy made of marine plywood, built with stitch-and-glue construction, covered with fiberglass cloth inside and out, and then painted with marine paint. The gunwales are made of Philippine mahogany and there’s Irish knot-work in the breast hook and stern knees.
Tickets may be purchased by contacting Kathy Overstreet or Leo Baptiste at the school, 468-4750. |
| | 11/5/2009 12:08 PM | Students in grades 7-12 (ages 13-18) can earn $1.00 per "A" on their 2009-2010 term-end report cards.
Students need not to be Zions clients to participate. Plus each "A" is an automatic entry to win one of 152 scholarship savings accounts.
1.Students take their most recent report card for the 2009-2010 school year to any Zions Bank branch
2.For every "A" they'll receive $1.00 deposited into their Teengreen Savings account. If they don't have an account or aren't a client, they'll still be rewarded .50 cents per "A".
3.Each "A" is an automatic entry for the chance to win community and grand prize drawings.
There are deadlines to submit their most current report cards for each scholarship savings account drawing.
- November 10, 2009 Fall deadline
- February 5, 2010 Winter deadline
- March 26, 2010 Spring deadline
For more info please visit their website www.zionsbank.com/pays4as.
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| | 11/4/2009 8:23 AM | Our next Parent Volunteer meeting will be Tuesday, November 10th at 6:30. |
| | 11/2/2009 9:19 PM | West Middle School will start collecting food for their annual food drive to benefit the Salvation Army on November 30th. The drive will run November 30th through December 11th.
The three grades will compete against each other in hopes of winning the grand prize...a pie in the face of a selected administrator. |
| | 11/2/2009 9:13 PM | New students and students who wish to have their picture retaken may do so Thursday, November 12th at 8:00 in the morning. |
| | 10/9/2009 11:10 PM |
Our after school Academic Support program will begin on Tuesday, October 13th. The program will run every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays are tutoring days for 7th and 8th grade students who need support in the area of Language Arts and Mathematics. Students will be specifically invited to join those tutoring times as needed.
Wednesdays are open to all grade levels for assignment completion and help. Bus transportation will be provided for students at 4:00 p.m. |
| | 9/5/2009 4:10 PM |
West Middle School is excited about the new computer Kiosks in our front entry. These are available for parents anytime during the school/work day to access the internet and your child’s grades. PowerSchool is a wonderful tool for parents to monitor their child’s progress and grades via the internet. Mrs. Johnson in the Attendance Office will provide you with your login to access PowerSchool if have misplaced it. (Each student received this information at registration.) If we can help by walking you through the process of accessing this program let us know. Feel free to use the computers anytime the school is open from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm after checking in at the office.
Stefanie Duby
West Middle School
Principal
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| | 8/30/2009 10:32 PM |
Peña was state Teacher of the Year for the VFW’s National Citizenship Education Award and placed 5th in the nation among 54 other middle school educators.
“As a molder of minds, character, and individuals, I am challenged and ever mindful to instill within my students those skills that will enable them to succeed in the real world,” Peña said. “I believe that those skills are developed within our classrooms and in our daily interactions with one another.”
Each year, teachers are recognized by the VFW for their outstanding commitment to teach Americanism and patriotism to their students.
The VFW annually recognizes the nation’s top classroom elementary, junior high and high school teachers who teach citizenship education topics and promote America’s history, traditions and institutions effectively.
The VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award recipients are selected from entries submitted by local VFW Posts in every state and overseas.
Peña has taught in the Nampa School District since 2001 and currently serves as an instructional coach at West working with teachers on effective teaching strategies and classroom practices.
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| | 8/28/2009 6:11 PM |
Each student at West Middle School receives a student folder which serves as a reference, communication and organizational tool. Included in the folder are:
- Calendars for students to record assignment due dates, important school dates and other important information
- Parent communication page for parents to document notes to the teacher and vice versa
- Math and Language Arts reference pages to use as tools for various assignments
- (A Student Goal Sheet will be added the month of September.)
One side of the folder is used to keep work that is not yet completed and considered in progress. Students are instructed to move the work to the back of the folder when it is complete. To aide students in recognizing complete work, the folder has a checklist to go through. Finally, there is a section of the folder where students will rate themselves daily according to an effort and achievement rubric. The purpose of these folders is to help keep kids organized with their work and provide them with the tools to be successful in their classes.
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| | 8/26/2009 4:16 PM |
Thank you students, parents and teachers for a great start to the school year. We have many students participating in extra-curricular activities (volleyball, football, cross country). If your child would like to be a part of any of these, it is not too late to join. Students need a physical and completed paperwork which can be picked up at the front office.
There will be an Open House for all students and their families to come to the school and meet their teachers on Thursday, September 10th from 6 to 8 pm. There will be a baked potato bar and dessert for families to purchase dinner. Look for more information to come on this event.
If you have not received a login to Power School to access your child’s grades and attendance from the internet, please contact our office. This is a great way for you to monitor their academics. There are computers in the front entry of the school for those that do not have internet access at home. Don’t pass up this opportunity to be aware of your child’s progress and attendance.
Thank you again for a great start to the school year!
Mrs. Duby
West Middle School Principal |
| | 8/26/2009 3:36 PM |
The Nutrition Services Office of the Nampa School District has stated that students at the Middle and High school levels cannot charge their meals or ala carte items.
Students here at West Middle School may apply money to their activity/lunch card with cash or check at the cashier's booth OR make On Line pre-payments at the following web address : www.mynutrikids.com
At www.mynutrikids.com , you may use a credit or debit card to deposit money into your student’s account. You will also be able to check your student’s account balance for the last 30 days, and review when and what they have been eating.
If you have questions, please contact the Nutrition Services Office at (208) 468-4607. |
| | 8/19/2009 9:12 AM | 2009-2010 Supply Lists
6th Grade
Quantity Item
3 1inch 3 ring binders
3 5-tab dividers
2 2-pocket folders
4 Spiral notebooks
2 Packages of loose leaf paper (college ruled)
1 Box of Tissues
Pencils
Pens (blue or black ink)
1 Box of colored pencils
7th Grade
Quantity Item
2 1inch 3 ring binders
2-4 Spiral notebooks
4-6 2-pocket folders
2 Loose leaf paper packages (college ruled)
1 Box of Tissues
Pencils
Pens (blue or black ink)
1 Box of colored pencils
8th Grade
Quantity Item
2 1inch 3 ring binders
2-4 Spiral notebooks
4-6 2-pocket folders
2 Loose leaf paper packages (college ruled)
1 Box of Tissues
Pencils
Pens (blue or black ink)
1 Box of colored pencils
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