WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL          ANNOUNCEMENTS                       12/9/14

Today is a BLUE Day!

Upcoming events and dates to remember:

December 9   MAP Testing Grade 6 ELA (English Language Arts)

December 11 – Band Concert 7:00pm

December 15-16 MAP Testing Grade 7 ELA (English Language Arts)

December 16 – Chorus Concert 6:00pm

December 18 – Orchestra Concert 6:00pm

December 19 – Last day of 1^st semester

December 22-Jan 5 – Winter Break

January 6 – Classes resume – 1^st day of Second semester

LIBRARY NEWS:

The Holiday Scholastic Book Fair is in the Library until December 17th.  The online fair is available for a wider selection for young readers to middle school title.  It is a great gift resource for family members living far away!  Check it out at http://tinyurl.com/kt22ots

The West Middle School Holiday Choir Concert will be held on Tuesday, December 16th at the West Middle Large Gym. The concert will start at 6:00 p.m. Students please be there by 5:45 p.m. Please dress up in nice clothes! No jeans or t-shirts please!

Join the Muscatine Parks and Recreation Department for the 2014 Basketball Shooting Camp. The instructors will help you work on your shooting technique over your school winter break. Learn the proper stance, balance, grip, delivery and follow through as they help you improve your game. Stop in the main office for information and Camp details.

The Muskie Band’s annual nut fundraiser is underway!

The Koeze nuts – cashews, mixed nuts, puddles (turtles), chocolate dipped cherries and blueberries – make great holiday gifts for family and friends, grab bags, and wonderful treats for yourself!

If you’d like to place an order, call 299-0019 or talk to any of the Muscatine High School band students.  The band’s “nut house” is open on Tuesday evenings (6-7:30 pm) and Saturdays (10 am-noon) for walk-in purchases.  The nut house is located at 1700 Park Ave (southwest corner of the Vision Center PC building). Nuts are also available, starting Oct. 14, at O’Donnell Ace Hardware, 1420 Park Ave., during their regular store hours. Our last day is Dec. 20; don’t delay – we’ll have a very limited selection the last two weeks. Order nuts now for Thanksgiving weekend or just to munch on yourself. If you need a gift for a co-worker, boss, pastor,  friend, client, or Aunt Matilda, Koeze nuts make great presents! Funds raised go toward music, instrument purchases and repairs, uniforms, band camp section instructors, marching show-related expenses (props, transportation), honor band registrations, summer music camps, etc. Thank you for your consideration.

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: Chicken Softshell Taco or Cheeseburger

12/10/14: Hot Ham & Cheese Sandwich