West Bridgewater Public Schools

PARENT ORIENTATION FOR OUR DISTRICT’S TFM REVIEW The School District together with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be hosting a parent orientation to learn about the upcoming Special Education and Civil Rights review in our district. The parent orientation will be held virtually at 4:30 on November 2nd via Google Meet. The link information will be shared through the Aspen portal one week prior to the orientation. Please join us! You may contact the Student Services office at 508-894-1236 with questions about the parent orientation or the review. Thank you.

WB Athletic Boosters is excited to announce a new on-line store to shop for Wildcat apparel. The store will be open from October 14, 2021 through October 22, 2021 • All orders will be processed at the end of the sale • Orders will be shipped to your home within 6 weeks after the sale ends • WB Athletic Boosters will receive a portion of each sale Please click on the link below to access the store! WB Athletic Boosters On-Line Store HAPPY SHOPPING! https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/gn5L52dzRE?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=newsfeed&utm_campaign=store_closes&fbclid=IwAR2R98959zZCSFWMXXqhyIVqNFh4DzmDm30ltdZefObNCpGnPyiDMi2jDr4

Message from Inclusion Matters It's IEP season! *Did you know you can request an in-person meeting of your IEP Team, even during the pandemic? *Did you know there are two sections of the IEP you can write and that your student's team must include? *Did you know your child can participate in their own IEP meeting? Come learn these and other meaningful tips about your student's IEP and IEP Team! Join us this Tuesday night (October 12th) at 6:30 for our first webinar of the school year, "Special Education Rights and Meaningful Parent Participation." As always, our webinars are free, open to the public, and do not require an RSVP. Just log in! To join, use this Zoom information: https://bridgew.zoom.us/j/93356014877 or our shortened link: https://bit.ly/IMBasicRights or this Zoom Meeting ID 933 5601 4877 or by phone +16468769923,,93356014877# (no password required)

WB Powder Puff fundraiser game at 7:00 pm on Friday, October 22nd. The games will be played on the football field. This is a great event and also a fundraiser for the WB Scholarship Fund. Dont miss it!

Check out the Middle School Newsletter https://www.smore.com/x3wp6-september-newsletter?ref=email

The SSS students thank Dynamic Derek, Howard students Karate Kaitlin and RLM students Famous Sheamus from Fun Run for visiting classrooms this week and talking about self esteem. The Fun Run/Dance Fit is October 13th!

Reminder for all information related to COVID-19 including the COVID-19 Dashboard check out the website https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/page/coronavirus-information

Check out the pictures posted in the Enterprise of the motor vehicle accident and safe driving event at the MSHS yesterday https://www.enterprisenews.com/picture-gallery/news/education/2021/09/24/mock-crash-demonstration-west-bridgewater-middle-senior-high-school-police-fire-medflight/5831113001/ Pictures and information was also posted on our Twitter and Facebook page

Join Inclusion Matters for Special Education Basic Rights and Meaningful Parent Participation - Tuesday, October 12th from 6:30 - 8:30 via zoom @bit.ly/IMBasicRights

So great to see our Kindergarten students at the Spring Street School so excited to get to class and see the teachers we need to remind them not to run into the school! Happy Friday everyone!

WB Covid-19 Page on district website - Lots of important information such as Back to School Plan, Covid-19 Dashboard, Test and Stay online link to sign up for testing and other information. https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/page/coronavirus-information

Tonight -Howard School Curriculum Night. Grade 4 - 5:00 - 5:30 and 6:00 - 6:30 Grade 5- 5:00 - 5:30 and 5:30 - 6:00Grade 6- 5:40 - 6:40 (Please note the multiple times so if you have children in multiple grades you can see all their teachers.)

Great to see the WB student-athletes our on the fields, courses and courts doing a great job representing West Bridgewater! Go Wildcats!

WB ATHLETIC BOOSTERS MEETING Wednesday, September 8th @ 7 PM WBMSHS - LEARNING COMMONS Come join the discussion- all parents/guardians are welcome! Questions? Email @ wbboostersclub@gmail.com GO WILDCATS!!

A reminder that tomorrow is a half day of school in WB. No lunches will be served. Dismissal at the MSHS at 11, Howard School at 11:30 and RLM at 12.

WELCOME BACK STUDENTS! -It was so great to welcome back our students today. Thank you to all the hard work by our staff to prepare for the year and thank you families for your continued cooperation.

WB Back to School Video - Welcome back our students, staff, and families. We are so excited to start the 2021-2022 school year tomorrow for students in Grades 1-12! Thank you Mr. Cray for filming and editing the video. Here is the link https://youtu.be/9pyv5a9iS7Q

WB Back to School Plan 2021-2022 which contains important information for families as we start the year. Here is the link to the website post: https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/article/522913

Inclusion Matters - Check out the latest flyer from Inclusion Matters. It contains some great information. Please note the new email address for Inclusion Matters InclusionMattersMA@gmail.com and website https://www.inclusionmattersma.com/

So great to see the students, families and staff at the orientation programs today. Great job everyone!