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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
Conferences: Parents - It's
that time for conferences again. Both the West
Middle
Parent Letter and
Conference Form will go home with Students
Friday 20th. Conferences will be held on...
...Tuesday, February 21 from 5:00 -
8:45 p.m.
...Wednesday, February 22 from 2:00 -
4:00 p.m. and 5:00 - 8:15 p.m.
The February Newsletter
is available online by
clicking here.
This issue contains information about
5th grade orientation, high school orientation,
and scheduling classes.
Information on the Musical:
Beauty & the Beast Jr. -
Musical Information /
Musical Survey
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.
Skiing: Bronson and Safe Kids Kalamazoo are offering
ski helmets by appointment. Please click here for
more information.
Helmet Appointment
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
West Can
Food
Drive:
“Can”
one
person
make a
difference?
For West
Middle
School,
the
answer
is a
resounding
YES…and
almost
4,000
“cans”
proved
it!
The West
family
of
students
pooled
their
individual
resources
together
to
collect
enough
cans and
other
food
items to
fill the
Portage
Community
Center’s
food
pantry
shelves
to
overflowing.
The
Student
Leaders,
a group
of
dedicated
sixth,
seventh,
and
eighth
graders
under
the
direction
of
advisors
Amy Gray
and
Heidi
Hively,
organized
West’s
annual
“We CAN
do it!”
food
drive
for PCC.
Cans
came to
school
in
backpacks,
paper
bags,
wagons,
and
boxes…each
single
item
adding
up to a
truck
full of
food for
families
in the
Portage
Community.
Way to
go West!
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
follwoing
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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