Our Passport Club started meeting this week! This club allows students to learn more about. different cultures and languages from around the world. In addition, members will be able to help plan a really special event called the Heritage Potluck in which families are asked to bring in dishes that represent their culture/heritage and the community shares a meal together.
WMS is proud to share the start of our new Welcome Wall, located outside of Student Services. Our Welcome Wall proudly shows 12 languages spoken by students and staff at Westbrook Middle School. Students and families are encouraged to contact us if there are additional languages we should add.
There is no school February 16-20. Enjoy your break!
Students and Staff had a fun Spirit Day dressing like each other today!
Hey Westbrook! Come on out to Hannaford today to fill our bus with food. They are accepting any non-perishable items including personal care products.. They will be there until 2 PM today and again next Saturday from 8 AM to 2 PM.
We are getting closer to our PTO's annual craft fair on November 22nd, 9-3pm. Please mark your calendars for this great event featuring many local artisans and crafters - including a few WMS students! Thank you to our amazing PTO for organizing this event.
Reminder - no school on Tuesday, Nov. 11
Thank you so much Portland Hearts of Pine for visiting WMS today! Our students had a great afternoon with you!
On Friday, October 3rd, the entire WMS 5th grade participated in an orchard planting event at WMS. ReTreeUS and volunteers from TD Bank worked with our 5th graders to plant 30 apple & pear trees, as well as a 300-ft hedge row of beach plums and hazelnuts in our existing orchard. Students got a chance to plant trees, learn about apple trees, get their hands dirty, and feel like they are contributing to the future of the community. We now have 50 apple & pear trees that will give food to the school for years to come.
WMS students have diverted 500 gallons of food waste out of the trash and into the compost so far this year!
We are looking forward to the year’s first 6th Grade event! The 6th Grade Costume Dance will be on October 17 from 6:00-7:30. We will have one room for the dance and another room for activities. We would love to have parent chaperones! If you would like to chaperone, you MUST be an approved volunteer at WMS.
Our 7th graders took learning outdoors this week with an experiential lesson on Maine agriculture right here on campus!
Students made real-world connections through hands-on activities and outdoor discovery.
Check out the photos to see engaged learners in action!
Students made real-world connections through hands-on activities and outdoor discovery.
Check out the photos to see engaged learners in action!
WMS Parents -
Take a look at this video to learn how to log in to Infinite Campus! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QR35YhB10LJAM4a9kq3w-BvtyVhQQKk-/view?usp=drive_link
Take a look at this video to learn how to log in to Infinite Campus! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QR35YhB10LJAM4a9kq3w-BvtyVhQQKk-/view?usp=drive_link
Happy Summer Everyone!
Congrats to former 8th grade student, Zoe, for winning the Maine CDC 2025 Tick Awareness Poster Contest. Zoe was one of 4 winners in the state for the middle school division. Winners received a Maine State Parks family day pass and tick removal kits to share with classmates, as well as recognition on their website. Check it out: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/diseases-conditions/insect-and-animal-borne-diseases/ticks#poster
Congrats to former 8th grade student, Zoe, for winning the Maine CDC 2025 Tick Awareness Poster Contest. Zoe was one of 4 winners in the state for the middle school division. Winners received a Maine State Parks family day pass and tick removal kits to share with classmates, as well as recognition on their website. Check it out: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/diseases-conditions/insect-and-animal-borne-diseases/ticks#poster
The students and staff are having a blast at Falcon Frenzy 2025!
The Westbrook Garden project and experiential/outdoor action team would like to extend a HUGE thanks to some of our donors and supporters. The work that we have done getting students outside and learning with hands-on experiences have been fantastic. This year some of our local supporters that have supported us each year would include Hillside Lumber, Knight Property Service, Fedco Organic Grower Supply, Johnny’s Select Seeds, O’Donal’s Nursery, Estabrooks, Skillins, Coat of Maine and Plumber's Hardware. We've also received grants from the DOE for climate education as well as from Maine Ag in the Classroom, ReTreeUS, Eco Maine, Maine Farm & Sea to School, The Natural Resource Council of Maine, and the Maine Environmental Education Association. Our partners in education Wild Seed Project and Project Learning Tree have been very helpful and our neighbors here at Westbrook Middle School Matt Randall and Drew & Elizabeth Gattine have been instrumental in helping some of our projects get going. All of these people and organizations as well as all the teachers and staff that have facilitated the work with students. We have built a garden, orchard, greenhouse, trails, and more to support hands-on, outdoor education.
Here's a look at our year-end Spirit Week themes! Join the fun and comes dressed according to the theme!
Check out the Bookmobile this summer!
Last night the Westbrook School Committee approved a request to adjust the school calendar. The last day of school for the year will be on Friday, June 13 with dismissal at 10:15am at WMS, 10:25am at WHS, and 11:25am at the elementary schools.