West Bridgewater Public Schools

FY24 West Bridgewater Budget Book and Presentations - If you have not had a chance to review the Budget Book it is a great way to see the needs of the West Bridgewater students and staff for FY24. Reach out with any questions https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/article/1029273

Message from WB Athletic Boosters - PLEASE JOIN US on Wednesday, 4/12/2023 @ 7:00 PM in the WBMSHS - LIBRARY Come join the discussion- all parents/guardians are welcome! Questions? Email us @ wbboostersclub@gmail.com GO WILDCATS!!

The unified basketball jamboree is tomorrow (Thursday 3-30) at MSHS and starts at 3:15 pm. Games will be 20 minutes running time. Special Olympics will be coming to run opening and closing ceremonies. WB welcomes Canton, Westwood, Hull, Pembroke, and Walpole for the jamboree!!

Planning Ahead? Check out the link to see the School Committee-approved calendar for next year 2023-2024 https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/o/ms-middle-senior-hs/article/1040771

WB Drama Club presents Legally Blonde on March 31st at 7pm and April 1st at 2pm and 7pm. General admission is $15 and available at the door or at the MSHS office. Come out and enjoy the show!

Here is the latest edition of the West Bridgewater district newsletter "Wildcat PRIDE". https://www.smore.com/87ecj We hope you can take a few minutes to check it out. Have a great weekend!

FY24 Budget - e have updated the FY24 Budget Book to include more information about the School Committee approved (March 9, 2023) school budget. I hope that you can take some time to review the Budget Book as it contains lots of information. Included in this link are also presentations made to the School Committee and Board of Selectman and Finance Committee. As always if you have any questions about the FY24 budget please let me know. Here is a link to the FY24 Budget Information: https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/article/1029273

Reminder - WB Superintendent Coffee Hour is tomorrow Friday, March 17th at 9:15 am at the Spring Street School. A tentative agenda was posted on FB and sent via email. We hope to see you there!

MSHS World Culture Night - TONIGHT March 16th 5:30pm The World Language Department in conjunction with the Global Citizens Club, Model UN, and World Language Honor Societies are happy to announce that The World Culture Night is returning to WBMSHS this year. On Thursday, March 16th beginning at 5:30 pm, we will host this incredible community event filled with lots of food, music and entertainment. Students and families from the community will set up tables in our cafeteria, each representing a different country of their choosing. On each table, students or families will create a dish to serve as the community eats around the world! During this event, there will be several cultural workshops to participate in as well, such as African drumming, Chinese lettering, and Zumba to Brazilian music. If you and your family are interested in representing your culture with a table, we would love to have you! Please reach out to Sarah Oliveira at soliveira@wbridgewater.com . Cost of attendance is $5 per person with a $25 family cap. Come help us celebrate all of the great culture and heritage that our community has to offer!

March 14th - There will be no after-school activities at any of the schools in West Bridgewater this afternoon. This includes no Surround Care at the schools. We are planning on a regular dismissal this afternoon.

PCC (Project Contemporary Competitiveness) Stonehill is a program that is held over the summer at Stonehill College. This is a great opportunity for students. If you have any questions please contact the MSHS Guidance Office. https://pccasp.org/

Save the Date - Friday, March 17th from 2:15-3:45 at the MSHS. Self Defense and Awareness Class with a focus on situational awareness and preparedness through mindset training. Physical skills to include defensive posture and hands-on techniques, some with striking pads and partners. I will provide the equipment. The MSHS will be sending out more detailed information early next week. This is open to MSHS students only. The instructor is a local police officer Dana Smith who also owns his own dojo Budo Karate Academy for 30 years, is a DARE officer in Plympton and has worked with WB students in the past. There will be a sign-up sheet in the office.

WB District Newsletter - Here is the latest Wildcat PRIDE newsletter https://www.smore.com/jh6pw-wildcat-pride There is lots of information including FY24 Budget information and many pictures.

FY24 School Committee Budget Information - Here is a link to information pertaining to the district's proposed FY24 Budget https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/article/1029273 There is a link to the March 6th School Committee Presentation and there is also a link to the FY24 Budget Book. This is a new document created this year. It is a 26-page document that provides valuable information for all to review. 

ATHLETIC BOOSTERS MEETING Wednesday, March, 15th @ 7 PM PLEASE JOIN US We changed this meeting from 3/8 due to the Boys Basketball game in Randolph WBMSHS - LIBRARY Come join the discussion- all parents/guardians are welcome! Questions? Email us @ wbboostersclub@gmail.com

Tourney Schedule below! Thursday, 3/2 **Boys Basketball HOME 5:00PM- Staff and families receive free admission or wear your BENCH T-SHIRT and you receive FREE Admission to the game as well! **Boys Ice Hockey @ Rockland Ice Arena 8:00PM Friday, 3/3: **Girls Basketball @ Case 6:30PM; ticket info below: https://gofan.co/app/school/MA22185 ; you can also purchase tickets at the door Saturday, 3/4: **BR/WB Gymnastics State Championship Meet @ Algonquin Reg. HS 2:00PM **Indoor Track New Englands @ Reggie Lewis 10:30 AM. Good Luck to Aly Bassett who is competing in the 55 Hurdles and Ella Dunbury is competing in the 2 mile! Saturday, March 11 ** Indoor Track Nationals @ New Balance Track Boston 11:00AM We wish Lasadia Gurley, Hannah Smith, Ava Xyavong and Aly Bassett good luck as they will be competing in the 4 X 55M Hurdle relay at this meet! Good luck to all of our teams!!

Check out the Spring Sports Apparel Stores! Softball https://wbsoftball2023.itemorder.com/ Baseball https://wbbaseball2023.itemorder.com/ Track https://wbtrackspring23.itemorder.com/ Tennis https://wbtennis2023.itemorder.com/

WB District Newsletter - I hope you are having a wonderful February Break and we look forward to welcoming everyone back to school next week. Here is the latest district newsletter Wildcat PRIDE https://www.smore.com/shg9a

WB Families - Here is the latest WB District Newsletter Wildcat PRIDE https://www.smore.com/4s0fn Have a great weekend!

The next Superintendent Coffee Hour will be on Friday, February 10th at 9:15 am at the Howard School (70 Howard Street). If you are attending please have your ID available so you can be checked in at the main office. An email was sent to all families with a draft agenda.