Middle School West

December 5 - East-West Orchestra Concert @ 7pm

December 10 - Virtual Coffee with Principal via Zoom https://boyertownasd.zoom.us/j/95618686171?pwd=3dK67yayi9dYtaGajg6GoGt4bhTHvw.1

December 12 - YAG sponsored Dance @ 7-9pm

December 15 - Band Concert @ 7pm

December 22 - Holiday Music Assembly for students

December 23 - Early Dismissal

December 24 - January 4 - Winter Break

January 5th - School Resumes

Panda Express Fundraiser – Tuesday, December 16th

Join MSW in supporting one of our clubs – the Zesty Westy Cooking Club – by visiting Panda Express in Upland Square on Tuesday, December, 16th. If you place an order online, please use the code 3852291 in the fundraiser code box when checking out. You can also bring a copy of the flyer or show the digital version of the flyer. Enjoy a night of no cooking and thank you for supporting one of MSW’s favorite clubs!

Quigley Bus Services’ new bus tracking app, Stopfinder, will be released to our district families on Thursday, December 4th.
The app replaces Here Comes the Bus and integrates with the transportation’s bus routing system and new GPS equipment to provide up-to-the-minute information to families. Quigleys has completed training and multiple pilots with the application to provide a smooth transition for our users – including a building-wide pilot with Washington Elementary. The pilots included user feedback, system updates, and collaboration with the vendor and district personnel in preparation for the 4th.

The invitations will be addressed from Stopfinder no-reply@stopfinder.com and arrive throughout the day on December 4th. It is important to note that your email service provider may forward messages from unrecognized email addresses to your junk/spam/trash folders. Based on the internal and external pilot programs, we do know that this has happened to some of our participants. We kindly ask that you please always check these folders for Stopfinder information before reaching out to Quigley for additional support.

Invitations will ONLY be sent to Priority 1 and Priority 2 contacts within Infinite Campus. Those contacts can then share the service with others. HOWEVER, neither the district nor Quigley will be able to invite other student contacts to the program for safety and security reasons. The invitations will include specific instructions on signing up for the service and sharing with others.

Quigley will ask you to follow this protocol when asking for help with the application registration process:

If you are a Priority 1 or 2 student-contact in IC AND, you have checked those email folder locations, AND it is later than 9 AM on Friday,December 5th, AND you have not received your invitation to sign up for the app, please notify Quigley Bus Service via email to transportation@boyertownasd.org. Please remember, all district families will receive their invitations to this service on the same day. We ask that you allow up to 3-5 business days for a response.

There is NOTHING for you to do NOW, and Quigley cannot add users to the system before the 4th. You will receive additional reminders from BASD regarding this rollout in the coming days, all leading up to your invitation on the 4th. Please stay tuned!

Purchase your tickets today to reserve the best seats!

https://www.boyertownmusic.com/bash-musical/

Thursday, February 12 – Saturday, February 15, 2026

When a die-hard musical theatre fan drops the needle on his favorite record — the cast album of a 1920s musical called The Drowsy Chaperone — the show magically bursts to life right in his living room! What follows is a dazzling, hilarious celebration of musical theatre’s golden age — complete with a bumbling best man, a nervous bride, a tipsy chaperone, gangsters disguised as pastry chefs, and plenty of show-stopping dance numbers.

Full of laughter, catchy tunes, and tongue-in-cheek charm, The Drowsy Chaperone is a “musical within a comedy” that will leave audiences grinning from ear to ear. Whether you’re a longtime Broadway lover or brand-new to musicals, this show is the perfect pick-me-up for the winter blues!

Tickets are $15 and available online now. Pay securely using credit card, PayPal, or Venmo. Prefer to buy in person? Tickets will also be sold in the BASH auditorium lobby on Wednesday evenings beginning in January from 6–8 PM (cash or online assistance available).

Across our community, people are facing reductions or delays in SNAP benefits, income disruptions, and mounting financial stress, and they are turning to trusted organizations for answers. In response, United Way of Berks County has created a resource guide to offer some clarity and connection during these challenging times.

Attached are English and Spanish versions of the guide, also available at https://www.uwberks.org/guide-for-help/, which include:

• Steps for accessing food, housing, and utility assistance
• Help checking benefit status or resolving issues
• Resources for mental health, childcare, and more
• Local contacts including PA 211, Helping Harvest, Centro Hispano, CareerLink, and others

Please contact your child’s school counselor if you have any questions or concerns.

Students will be able to stay after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays to either complete homework or get help on homework. No sign up is necessary. Students just need to report to the office immediately after school. Homework help runs from 2:40 - 3:40pm. No transportation will be provided. We are asking that students are picked up promptly at 3:40pm

Boyertown, Colebrookdale, Earl and Washington are the identified Title I elementary schools in our district. Middle School West is also identified as a Title I school. These schools receive Title I funding based on the percentage of low-income eligible students.

Title I is a federally funded program purposed with ensuring all children have a fair and equal opportunity to learn and grow. Boyertown has transitioned to a Schoolwide Title I program. A Schoolwide program is designed to serve all students in a Title I building and improve all structures to help support student learning. Our Schoolwide plan was developed with the help of parents, community members, teachers, and administrators. Our plan is evaluated annually to determine the impact that these supports have on student achievement.

As a Schoolwide Title I building, the staff is reviewing all students' data to determine needs. Students are identified for intervention if in need of academic support, primarily in the area of reading. All students receiving additional support must qualify through our district assessments. Support is provided to the students individually or in small groups both in class and as a pullout program. Schools set a goal for academic progress that will be measured through mid-year and end-of-the-year assessments. The Reading Specialists, Intervention teachers, paraprofessionals, and classroom teachers partner together to support students.

Our district works diligently to use the Title I funds as required and to provide these additional services to enhance the educational program of our Title I students. If you have any questions about the Title I program, please reach out to your building's reading specialist or call the Title I office at (610) 369-7414.

Title I Programs Website Link

Please see the attachment for the new attendance procedures using Infinite Campus. Paper doctors notes will also still be accepted at the attendance office.

Cafeteria Menus will be coming out soon! Please click the EZSchool Pay link below to add money to your students account.

I have also included the Free and Reduced Lunch Application on the School CAfe link. Please note this needs to be filled out every year.

Some helpful medical forms may be found HERE . Our nurses are also available each school day from 7:15AM-3:00PM for medicine collection.

On October 29, 2024, Pennsylvania passed Act 117, a new law that allows the Department of Health (DOH) to create and share important information with parents and guardians about Type 1 Diabetes. Starting with the 2025–2026 school year, all schools are required to provide this information to families. Below please find the Parent Fact Sheet on Type 1 Diabetes. You can also find this information in our student handbook.

Below is the link to the bell schedules for the 2025-2026 school year. This is includes our normal day to day schedule as well as our early dismissal schedule or delay schedule.

BASD hosts an online Community Bulletin Board. The electronic bulletin board features district and community activities, events, clubs, resources, and more. The board is updated regularly and is an excellent source of information regarding things happening throughout our community and beyond. Be sure to check it out regularly!

Freepik.com and Canva.com are also used in the creation of this newsletter. Any additional applicable copyright information for items used throughout the newsletter will be provided on a use-by-use basis.

Middle School West
380 South Madison Street
Boyertown, PA 19512

(610) 369-7471