Happy Friday to all our WB students, staff, and families. Here is our latest WB Wildcat Weekly Newsletter. We hope that it will provide you with information as well as insight into what is going on in the West Bridgewater Public Schools. There are so many great things going on and it is our pleasure to share information with you. Below are links to the district's Facebook and Twitter pages. Information is also shared out there as well as on the district website.

Thank you to all who attended the WB Academic Showcase! What an amazing night where we had over 30 teacher/student groups presenting information in the MSHS. There were presentations ranging from Preschool to Senior Projects and every school was represented with several tables. A HUGE thank you to all staff and students who came out to be part of the event. We are looking forward to doing this again next year.

Senior Students and Parents,

An important email went out earlier this week regarding technology items for seniors.

• Chromebook returns will be Monday, May 23 starting at 8:00am. Be sure students turn in their chargers as well.
• Senior Google Accounts will be suspended on or around July 1. After this time, students will no longer have access to their school email accounts. Please check if any important accounts have been set up using a school email account. If so, please change the account email to a personal gmail account.

The Howard School will be presenting today at the district's academic showcase. Grade 5 students will be presenting book talks & pixel art. Grade 6 students will be presenting Nature's Classroom Memoirs and their ancient Egyptian projects. The Howard School Swag sunglass fundraiser has been a big hit and almost all the sunglasses have been sold. Please hurry to get them before they are all gone! The last School Council meeting will be held on Thursday, May 26th at 2:45. On June 3rd, the Howard School will hold its monthly PRIDE assembly and will engage in grade level team building activities. Parents/Guardians, please be on the lookout for our end of the year survey that will be sent the first week of June. Some upcoming dates to put in your calendar: Grade 4 Field Day, June 6th, Grade 5 Field Day, June 14th, Grade 6 Celebration - June 13th at 11:30.

Will breakfast and lunch be free for all students next year? The Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee came out with their FY23 budget proposal a few weeks ago and it included support for universal free school meals in Massachusetts for School Year 2022-2023. However there is a long process to go as the Senate will be coming out with their FY23 budget version later this month and it remains to be seen if it will also include funding for universal free school meals. A final state budget will not be signed until July after the legislature decides on a final budget and the Governor has submitted vetoes. If you want more information or would like to take action to help ensure that all students have access to meals at school next year, check out Project Bread. We will keep you posted!

Reminder: The Athletic Awards Night will be held on Thursday, May 19th at 6:30 PM in the WBMSHS Gymnasium. An invite went out to those athletes/families who have earned a varsity letter this year. For our spring athletes who have qualified for a varsity letter, they will be notified by their spring coaches.

Next Thursday, May 19th, we will also be hosting the JV Championship Track meet! Best of luck to all our WB track athletes!

Thank you to Dorothea McGrath, who served on the MIAA Student Athletic Committee(SAC) this year! The positive impact she had on the MIAA SAC will be felt for many years! Way to go Dorothea!

Looking to participate in a summer strength and conditioning program? Please stay tuned! Our athletic trainer, Audra Roberts, will be sending information home soon with more details.

Check out the most updated spring sports power rankings using the link below:

https://miaa.net/power-rankings/

Please see the newest Wildcat Write Up Newsletter (May 6th) below for more information. These newsletters are full of great information for WB Families!

Visit bit.ly/37ypmvF before Monday, May 16 to nominate a special educator or inclusive teacher in the West Bridgewater Schools for a $500 grant.

The next Coffee Hour with Mr. Bodwell will be on Friday, June 10th starting at 9:15 am. Here is the link below

Email: mbodwell@wbridgewater.com
Website: www.wbridgewaterschools.org
Location: 2 Spring Street, West Bridgewater, MA, USA
Phone: (508) 894-1230
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbridgewaterschools
Twitter: @WBPSwildcats