WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL                 ANNOUNCEMENTS                     10/6/2015

Today is a GOLD Day!

Upcoming events and dates to remember:

Oct. 13 – Fall Choir Concert 6:30pm Lg. gym

Oct. 14 – Lifetouch Picture Retakes 10:30am

Oct. 15 – Fall Orchestra Concert 6:30pm Lg. gym

Parent Teacher Conferences (Middle School).  These will be walk-in conferences [we will not have appointments]

Oct. 19 – 4:15pm to 7:30pm in the Small gym

Oct. 20 – 4:15pm to 7:30pm in the Small gym

Oct. 20 – Fall Band Concert 6:30pm Lg. gym

Oct. 22 – 1:45pm to 3:30pm in Teacher’s classrooms (2 hour early dismissal)

Oct. 23 – NO SCHOOL

Today’s Athletic events:

7^th Football (purple) play at Brady St Stadium 4:30pm $2.00 admission

7^th Football (gold) play here 4:00pm

7^th Football (white) play at Bettendorf 4:00pm

Cross Country – Emeis Park 4:30

There is a middle school cross country meet at Emeis Park located at 4500 W. Locust street davenport.  Girls 7 & 8 run at 4:30pm and boys 7 & 8 run at 5:10 pm.  This is the last meet for the season and hope you can join them.  Any questions please contact Troy Kulland at CMS.

Homecoming themes for this week:

Oct. 6: Tuesday; Favorite Team Day

Oct. 7: Wednesday: Super Hero Day

Oct. 8: Thursday: Hat Day/Crazy Hair Day

Oct.9: Friday: Muskie Pride Day

Show Choir tryouts will be TODAY and Thursday, October 8^th from 3:30 to 5:00pm. Just Show up and we will get you done as soon as possible.

27^th annual Halloween Hike is a non-scary educational Halloween hike by the Muscatine County Conservation Board. This is the 27th year and the theme is “Floodplain Friends.” Plants and animals that live in the Cedar River Floodplain will tell visitors all about themselves along a pumpkin lit trail at Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area. Tickets should be purchased ahead of time as time slots fill up quickly. Hikes are Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17. First hike starts at 6:30pm on both nights with new hikes starting every 10 minutes until 8:00pm. $5.00 per person. Children under 5 are free.

Due to a conflict at our high school field, the 8th grade football game between Muscatine Purple and Bettendorf Gold on Oct. 8^th, will now be played at West Middle School at 4:00pm (600 Kindler Ave)

For your convenience all athletic and activity events can now be found on the WMS calendar.  This one stop convenient calendar will make it easy for staff, students and parents to access dates and times for all activities. Just click on the “School Calendar” tab at the top right.

The Attendance Office has purple NIKE athletic bags for sale for $30.00. Stop by to take a look.

If you have any questions or if your child will not be at school for any reason, you can e-mail me at krista.hartman@mcsdonline.org or you can call 563-263-0411 anytime after 7:30 a.m.

LUNCH TODAY: Taco Meat & Cheese w/ Tortilla Chips or Chicken Filet Sandwich

10/7/15: BBQ Pork Sandwich