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Welcome to Portage West!
Moving to new frontiers.
West Middle School is located in Portage, Michigan and serves about 690 students in grades six, seven and eight. West also serves as the Hearing Impaired middle school for Kalamazoo county.
Mission Statement
"The West Middle School community will offer students preparation for a lifetime of learning, enabling the student to meet
life's challenges."
School News
Letter from the Principal: Mr.
Killips has an important announcement for all of
the friends and families of West Middle School.
Please
click here to read this announcement.
The May-June Newsletter
is available online by
clicking here.
This issue contains information on the WMS awards
program, the end of the year and a number of other
important events.
7th Grade Students/Parents:
Western Michigan University is pleased to offer a
special summer science program for students going
into the 8th grade next school year (2012/2013).
Please
click here for the informational flyer about
this program.
8th Grade Michigan Adventure:
Parents and students, the following links will
provide you with the forms and information you need
for the end of the year Michigan Adventure Trip.
Trip Parent Letter
Trip Permission Slip
Trip Medical Authorization
Athletic Physicals:
Attention parents please note on your calendar that
Northern High
School will be hosting Athletic Physicals on
Monday, June 4th @ 6:00pm with a cost of $30 and
Central High School will be hosting Athletic
Physicals on Thursday, May 17th @ 6:00pm
with a cost of $30.
6th,
7th and 8th graders from West
are welcome to get a physical.
Please make sure that you try to get your student
an athletic physical this summer if you can to
avoid any kind of situation during the school year
where your student surprises you with needing one
in order to participate in a sport.
Athletic physicals are good on or after April 15th
of the current school year until the following
April. Mr. Helsom does not carry athletic
physicals over from one school year to another.
When in doubt, please email him to confirm that
your student has a physical on file for the current
school year. He can be reached at
ghelsom@portageps.org
Physical Form
8th Grade Farewell: Parents,
please use the following links for information
about this year's 8th Grade Farewell.
Farewell Parent Letter
Farewell Parent Volunteer Form
World Language Proficiency Exam:
Parents, please read the following letter about the
World Language Proficiency Exam.
Parent Letter
Posted 3-28-12, West Middle Pool Update:
The process of repairing the pool at
West Middle School is underway. The PPS
Maintenance Department has begun work in
preparation for the contractors who will be
relining the drainage system. Following
completion of the drain line repair, the pool will
be cleaned, filled, and tested. We are
hopeful that all the work can be accomplished and
the pool can be brought back into service by May 1.
This repair will not change the current plans for
the WMS intramural swimming program.
8th Grade Trip: Click here
for information on the 8th Grade Michigan Adventure Trip.
Michigan Announces 2010-11 Schools
“Beating the Odds”...
click here to read the Michigan Department of
Education release.
35 West Michigan schools 'beating odds':
West Middle School is named in an article from
WoodTV Channel 8 about the performance of local
schools. Please
click here to read the article.
Yearbook Ordering Form: Please
click here for this year's yearbook flyer.
Pay to Participate Information: Please
click here
for information regarding the new Pay to Participate program for middle and
high schools.
Free and Reduced Lunch Benefits: The following link provides information
for parents on the new free and reduced meal benefit application process.
Click here.
Curriculum
Instruction
Council
– WMS
Parent
Representative
– Brian
Abbott
Please
send
e-mail
with any
comments,
questions
or
concerns
to:
abbottb@me.com
Student
Lunch
Account
Balances
Portage
Public
Schools
is
pleased
to
announce
a
website
where
parents
can
now
add
money
to
their
children’s
food
service
accounts
with
a
credit
or
debit
card
*.
This
site
also
provides
balance/transaction
information,
allows
you
to
place
purchasing
restrictions
on
your
children’s
account
and
transfers
funds
between
your
children’s
account.
SendMoneyToSchool.com
provides
access
for
all
grade
levels
(K-12)
and
is
part
of
the
Meal
Magic
Food
Service
software
program
the
district
uses.
The
following
link
will
provide
you
with
information
on
how
to
setup
your
account.
http://www.portageps.org/departments/foods/creditcard.aspx
Parents
can
travel
directly
to
this
service
from
the
following
link:
http://www.sendmoneytoschool.com/
*
Please
note
there
is a
$1
convenience
fee
charged
to
your
credit/debit
card
when
placing
money
on
your
children’s
account.
Help Student Leaders Get Cash For Your Trash!
Student Leaders would like you to keep your eye out for the following recyclable items
for empty inkjet cartridges and empty laser cartridges. West Middle School can earn cash for the used items you bring in. Just bring in your recyclables for donation to the media center or front office. This collection will be ongoing - we will collect items all year round. Help us get cash for your trash!
Support WMS When You Shop
by taking advantage of the fund raising offers made by these businesses. Click here to see the list.
Handy Information including telephone numbers, class schedules and office hours can be found
here. You'll need Acrobat to open it.
Safe Routes to School Initiative:
Walking & Biking Safely to School
Safe Walking & Biking Routes to West Middle
Quick Links
Find information fast using these links!
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