WRMS Weekly Update

Dr. Gonzalez made the official announcement at December's Board of Education Meeting that we will open as a true, 6-8, Middle School in September of 2020! We are thrilled! Please join us for one of our remaining presentations regarding the improved future Middle School experience for our students:

• January 29th, Hurley Theater, Jr./Sr. HS, 9:00 - 10:00 AM
  
• January 29th, WRMS Cafeteria, 6:30-7:30 PM

Here is the presentation if you are unable to join us or would like to view it in advance. Please feel free to reach out!

The attached advisory is being shared on behalf of our partners in law enforcement regarding an incident in Hillsdale, NJ.

We'd love your feedback! Please take ~15 minutes of your time to complete an online survey that will help us improve your child’s school. We have asked YouthTruth – a nonprofit organization that supports hundreds of schools and districts across the country – to conduct an anonymous survey on our behalf.

You should have received an email with a link to the survey. Please take the survey before it closes at midnight on January 31st.

Please note:

• The survey needs to be completed in one sitting.
• We ask that one member of each household fill out the survey.
• If you have more than one child who attends the same school, you may respond to the survey multiple times - one time per child.
• If you write any comments, please do not include your name or anything else that might identify you. Your responses are anonymous, and they will be combined with the responses of other parents and guardians before being shared back with school and district leadership.

We sincerely thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. Your response is incredibly valuable to us.

With the beginning of the 3rd marking period, students will have access to their own Genesis accounts. We know many students have access to their parent's account, but now their username and password will be their own, allowing parents to maintain a confidential password of their own. We hope that their access will encourage continued growth in academic responsibility, independence, and accountability.

PSO Middle School Sports Program - Winter Session

Reminder: Middle school sports and NEW tumbling have started!

• Tuesdays - Multi-Sports with Ms. Lizzi 3-4pm
• Tuesdays - Tumbling with Mrs. Sans 3-4 pm
• Thursdays - Multi-Sports with Ms. Cascio 3-4pm

Classes start January 14th - 8 weeks, $55 Click here to register Late registrations are accepted!

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION AND RECEIPT OF WAIVERS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MONDAY, JANUARY 27TH!

WRMS Campgaw Mountain Snow Tubing

Monday, February 3, 2020

6:00pm - 8:00pm (Please arrive by 5:45)

200 Campgaw Road

Mahwah, NJ

All 6th and 7th grade students along with their families are invited to attend our annual winter snow tubing event! The cost is $20 per participant and includes hot chocolate. Parental supervision and own transportation is required.

Pizza will be available for $2 per slice. The Campgaw Concession will be open as well.

A Campgaw Mountain Waiver MUST be printed and completed for each student to participate. Please send in to school with your child to turn in to their homeroom teacher labeled Campgaw Snow tubing OR mail to WRMS PSO, 23 Third Avenue, Westwood, NJ 07675 Attn: Campgaw Snow Tubing.

Link to Waiver

Registration and Payment can be made through Membership Toolkit Signups (Campgaw Tubing) or send in cash or check made out to WRMS PSO along with your waiver.

Option to Register in the Membership Toolkit and send payment offline is available through the website and app.

Link to Registration & Payment

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION AND RECEIPT OF WAIVERS IS EXTENDED TO MONDAY, JANUARY 27TH

Please direct any questions to Jennifer Hivry at jenniferhivry@gmail.com.

Thank You!

Military Bridge - Save the date for our annual Military Bridge evening and fundraiser, Saturday, March 28th!

Box Tops!

Download the new Box Tops app and keep earning for our school! Box Tops is in the process of going digital. While you will be able to clip and send them in the traditional way while products remain on store shelves, earning 10 cents for the school with each Box Top you send in (and these really add up!), we will be shifting toward individual online submission and an all-school goal. Please download the app at the Apple App Store or on Google Play to participate. Anytime you purchase items featuring the new Box Tops label, you’ll simply need to scan your receipt and all such items will be recorded—with just one scan. Scanning these receipts also gets us entered in contests that win bonus Box Tops for our school!

Keep on clipping and start scanning! Next competition round ends in February!!

Please visit our website for information regarding the WRMS PSO. The PSO is seeking volunteers for our upcoming events. If you are interested, please email them at middleschoolpso@wwrsd.org.

Yearbooks are on sale early this year! Yearbooks are $25. To purchase, log on to the secure website YearbookOrderCenter.com.

• The order number is: 4511
• Confirm that you have selected Westwood Regional Middle School.
• Choose "Buy a Yearbook, Yearbook Packages" on the left side of the screen.
• After you put a yearbook in the cart it will ask you to "find a student". Enter your child's name and hit the search box. Once it comes up that the name can't be found click on "add your student". This will generate a list of who ordered a yearbook for distribution time.

Email Mrs. Zalarick with any questions at tracey.zalarick@wwrsd.org

Sales close May 9, 2020

Members of Girl Scout Troop 5279, are raising donations for an animal rescue, Peace 4 Paws. A donation box will be in the lobby through the end of February. Please see their flyer for more information.

This season, Hockey Fights Cancer will benefit the American Cancer Society patient services programs including those that provide free rides to treatment and places to stay near hospitals. Please consider donating! When you go to donate, click on a player's name that you want to donate the money under. The fundraiser will be open until Thursday, January 30th. Together, our hockey family looks to inspire hope and courage for those who are living with, going through, and moving past cancer. Please see their flyer for more information.

Please click here to access an online library of electronic flyers for our community partners.

Please mark your calendars for important upcoming events...

• 1/28 - Internet Safety for Parents, 7:00 PM, Jr./Sr. High School
  
• 1/29 - Middle School Transition Presentation, 9:00 AM, Jr./Sr. HS, Hurley Theater
• 1/29 - Middle School Transition Presentation, 6:30 PM, WRMS, Cafeteria
• 1/31 - End of Marking Period 2
• 2/3 - Campgaw Tubing
• 2/4 - Dating Abuse & Healthy Relationships Parent Program, 7:00 PM. Jr./Sr. High School
• 2/5 - Global School Play Day - More information to come!
• 2/6-22 - WWRSD has HeART, Westwood Gallery
• 2/7 - Quarter 2 Grades Available in Genesis
• 2/10 - PSO Meeting, 7:30 PM
• 2/17 - No School
• 2/27 - Board of Education Meeting, 7:30 PM, Jr./Sr. HS

Monday is an "A" day!

Email: shelley.laforgia@wwrsd.org
Website: http://www.wwrsd.org/westwoodrms
Location: 23 3rd Ave, Westwood, NJ, United States
Phone: 201-664-5560