Adams Middle School - Week Ahead

In this newsletter, you will find observations from the previous week, important dates ahead, and newsworthy announcements!

Please check out all of the information below, and don't hesitate to reach out to the Front Office with questions!

We are excited to host Open House on August 24th from 5:30 - 7:00pm. Your student will receive a hard copy of their schedule on this day. Please enter through the front entrance. Doors will open at exactly 5:30pm. We are looking forward to seeing you all!

Digital student schedules will go live on August 21st and can be found on ParentConnect (more information below on accessing that).

All registration documents must be completed by August 26th.

Returning WWCSD Student Tasks

• Log into Parent Connection (Click here for Directions)

• Update All Current Student Enrollments on Parent Connection. This can be done starting now and will be available until September 16th. (Click here for Directions)

• Complete the Online Household Reporting Form. (Directions and Screenshots) (if you are unable to complete this process online, please fill out this Household Reporting Form and have your student return the completed form to their 1st hour teacher on August 26th).

• Complete the MCIR FERPA form. This form will be due to 1st hour teachers by September 1st.

• Pay all fines owed to WWCSD with cash or cashier's check in exact amount. We do not have change.

New WWCSD Student Registration

• To register your student please complete our online pre-enrollment at https://www.wwcsd.net/new-families/enroll-today/ located under Enrollment Process.

• If pre-enrollment was completed before August 14, 2025, contact Chrisena Orr at our board office (734-419-2083).

• Contact Mrs. Chene at 734-419-4379 or chenek@wwcsd.net if Pre-Enrollment is finished after August 12, 2025. Complete the documents located in this New Student Enrollment Packet. These documents can also be found on the Pre-Enrollment page at WWCSD.NET (follow the new family process).

Need Vaccines? We will have the vaccine clinic here to provide any vaccinations your child may require. We will share the information once we have secured a clinic date.

** Please note that a health appraisal is required for all students new to our district.**

For your ease and convenience, there is an app that has been created to have quick access to your Parent and Student Connection. In your Google App or Play store, type in "MiStar" and you will have the option to download the "Q ParentConnection" app for yourself and also the "Q StudentConnection" app for your child. I downloaded it and found it to be very easy to use. The convenience of having an app, rather than locating the website and looking up my PIN and password each time, was great. I highly recommend downloading if you have a device.

If you get the app, you can select the "Re-Enrollment" in the drop down menu to submit your information that way as well.

All wireless communication devices (including, but not limited to, smart phones, cell phones, airpods, tablets, and smart watches) must be turned off or locked in the student's locker during class time. The district will send out a comprehensive policy on this soon.

To be clear, there is no educational, social, or emotional benefit to a student having a cell phone or headphones/earbuds/etc. in our building. It only serves as a distraction or catalyst to inappropriate behavior.

Certain allowances are made for medical reasons, but those must be coordinated with administration. Students that violate the no cell phone policy during class time will receive progressive discipline which includes

If you need to reach your student during the school day you must reach out to the front office.

Picture Day is August 27th during the school day!

If you'd like to purchase pictures, you can do so online beforehand. You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVTT24HWT. Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping! Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Picture Day. Orders after Picture Day must be placed online only on mylifetouch.com.

All students will need to get their picture taken. They will get their student ID on picture day. They must keep their ID on them every day, as they utilize it in the lunch line, enter athletic and school events, etc. Each student will receive their ID during picture day free of charge. If your student loses their ID, they will need to purchase a replacement ID. The cost is $5. If your student loses their ID or needs to request an ID for any other reason, they can request a replacement by stopping in the main office.

Transportation will begin on the first day of school, Tuesday, August 25th, for all eligible students. Your transportation information (route and pick up and drop off times) will be found under the 'Transportation' tab in your Parent/Student Connect account.

Bussers

Please note students are expected to load their bus immediately at the dismissal bell. Dismissal is at 2:40pm and buses depart at 2:47pm. Buses will not return to the school for students that missed the bus. Students will need to come to the main office to contact their parent/guardian to be picked up.

Parent/Guardian Pick up

Students that are picked up from school are not allowed to wait in the building. They are dismissed outside with all other students. Students will need to be picked up in a timely matter as afterschool supervision is not provided for late pick ups.

Walkers

Students that walk home need to leave the premises immediately after dismissal. Reentry into the building is not allowed and students are not to hang out on school property or at the surrounding businesses.

Wayne-Westland Community Schools has partnered with Here Comes the Bus to offer families an app that will help avoid students and parents from waiting too long for the bus. Here Comes the Bus allows parents to see where their child's bus is along the route and when it will be at their bus stop.

DIRECTIONS:
Visit herecomesthebus.com
Click the "Sign Up" button
Enter school code 87839 and click "Next" followed by "Confirm"
Complete the "User Profile" box
Under "My Students," click "Add." Enter your child's last name and student ID number
Once you confirm your information, you're ready to begin using Here Comes the Bus!

All students participating in athletics MUST HAVE A MHSAA ATHLETIC FORM TURNED IN to the Counseling office or Athletic Director BEFORE THE FIRST PRACTICE OR TRYOUT (whichever is first). Physical forms may be picked up in the main office HERE for the digital form.

If your child has any medical needs during the school day, please bring the necessary documentation to the main office. Any medication to be kept in the office must be brought in by a parent or guardian. Click HERE to access the necessary forms we will need on file prior to the start of school.

It is the WWCSD district policy that NO prescribed or over-the-counter medication can be in school without WWCSD medication forms signed by a doctor and parent. If the form turned in is for "self carry" orders, the student may keep the medication with them. If it is not a "self carry" order, only parents or their listed contacts may bring in the medication which will be kept in the main office. Blank medication forms can be picked up if needed in the main office during the school year.

You can schedule a sports physical at the Corewell Health Clinic located at Adams Middle School, too!

Counseling Secretary

Mrs. Chene

734-419-4379, chenek@wwcsd.net

Counselors

Student Last Name A-L:

Mrs. Lentz

lentza@wwcsd.net

Student Last Name M-Z:

Mrs. Coleman

colemanl@wwcsd.net

COUNSELING WEBSITE

Near the start of school, when you login to your Parent Connect and/or Student Connect accounts, you will have access to your schedule. If you have any questions around courses that are scheduled, or an issue with your schedule (example: a hole in your schedule), please contact your child's counselor by email. The beginning of the school year is busy in the counseling office. They will address questions and concerns as quickly as possible. However walk ins and demands for specific teachers or courses is not guaranteed.

Attend Wayne-Westland Community Schools? Need assistance with basic needs? Contact our Family Resource Center! You can fill out this digital REQUEST FOR SERVICES form (opened on August 1st), call: 734-419-2709 or email us at: FRC@wwcsd.net. We can assist ANY student/family enrolled in Wayne-Westland Community Schools. Some of the resources we can help with are: food assistance, school supplies, backpacks, emergency toiletries, laundry assistance, referrals to community resources (tutoring, rent and utilities assistance, counseling) and much, much more. Must be attending WWCS to be eligible for services. We look forward to helping you!

The style and manner in which a student dresses while they attends school shall be the responsibility of their parents. Parental discretion shall be the major criteria for student dress.

The District, however, maintains the right to impose reasonable restrictions on dress for the following reasons:

If the style of dress or grooming is disruptive to the educational process or is detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the student or other students with whom he/she attends school.

Students, together with their parents, have the responsibility to dress and groom themselves in a manner appropriate for school. Principals have the responsibility and right to interpret the Dress Handbook in a consistent, fair and reasonable manner.

This list is not exhaustive and includes, but is not limited to:

1. Safe footwear must be worn at all times.
2. Clothing for school will cover the shoulders to mid-thigh.
3. Hats or headgear (other than for religious or medical reasons) are not to be worn inside the building.
4. Sunglasses are not to be worn inside the building.
5. Pajamas, slippers, underwear that is exposed, halter-tops, bare midriffs, bare sides, sheer articles of clothing, low cut tops or skirts/shorts that do not reach below one's fingertips, and t-shirts with drug or alcohol literature are examples of clothing not permitted.
6. Clothing, jewelry or accessories that denote membership in a group which advocates drug use, violence, or disruptive behavior or that promote inappropriate or illegal behavior, indicate profanity or unacceptable language/double meanings, are not to be worn.
7. Wallet chains and other forms of chains over 6 inches in length are not permitted nor are spiked jewelry.

The first day of school is August 25th and it is a half-day. Please take a look at the Bell Schedule below in order to see half day times.

Breakfast: 7:20am - 7:40am (please enter through the marked doors)

Doors Open: 7:40am

First Bell: 7:50am

End of the Day: 11:00am (typical end of the day is 2:40pm).

School Supply List

**This is a general supply list. Specific teachers may have other needs based on their instructional activities.

Required Supplies

• Lined filler paper
• 6 - composition or spiral bound notebooks
• 6 - two pocket folders
• Pencils
• Highlighters
• Scissors (6th grade)
• Glue sticks (6th grade)
• 12 Pack of colored pencils (6th grade)

Community Circle is here to help get your student ready to go for the school year! Please read and fill out the form below if you are in need of school supplies assistance!