What's Happening at Western?
Dear Western Families,
Today, Friday, September 25th, marks a very special milestone as we celebrate Greenwich Alliance Day and the 20th anniversary of the Greenwich Alliance for Education!
The Greenwich Alliance is a vital partner to Greenwich Public Schools, opening doors for thousands of students each year by funding innovative programs in the arts, STEM, college and career readiness, mental health, and academic enrichment. Over the past 20 years, the Alliance has invested $6.9 million into GPS, and Western Middle School alone has directly benefited from 21 Reaching Out Grants totaling over $428,000. These grants have funded key initiatives like our AVID program, Robotics, Science Bowl teams, VR technology, and the Developing Artist Program.
As part of the 20th anniversary celebrations today, our WMS students participated in a special district-wide art project during Flex time. Each student created a small, unique piece of artwork. These individual pieces will be joined with artwork from all three middle schools, the elementary schools, and Greenwich High School to build a massive, one-of-a-kind mosaic column—a literal representation that we are all "better together." Once completed, this masterpiece will be displayed around town for our entire community to enjoy!
To learn more about the Greenwich Alliance or to get involved with upcoming events like the annual Turkey Trot (Nov. 28) and Trivia Challenge (Feb. 26), please visit www.greenwichalliance.org.
Warmly,
Matthew Laskowski
Principal, Western Middle School
#WestsideBestside
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- Monday, September 28, 2026: Outdoor Classroom Virtual Parent Meeting, 6:30pm
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026: Start of PTA Pie Fundraiser
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026: School Picture Day
- Friday, October 2, 2026: PTA Social, The Clubhouse at the Griff
- Monday, October 5-Friday, October 9, 2026: Pink/Breast Cancer Fundraising Week
Picture Day
Picture day is Tuesday, September 29th. You can preorder your child’s photo here:
Western Middle photo prepay, password wms26. The prepay link will be active until October 6th.
Please see this flyer for additional information.
Mum Sale
We will be selling mums again this year to support the Sudell Sprint/Kindness Scholarships. Please order your mums here: Mum Order Form. There will be a limit of 10 per customer and colors will be picked the day of pick up, as it will be dependent on availability. We are accepting cash or checks made payable to Western Middle School which can be brought on the day of pickup. Pickup will be outside of the large cafeteria on Wednesday, October 14th 2pm-4pm and Friday, October 16th 8:30am-10:30am.
Community Garden
We're excited to share progress on our community garden. Breaking ground over the summer, The WMS community garden has been funded by a Greenwich Alliance Grant. It will support the schools science and SEL curriculum and was purposefully designed to be accessible to all students. It will be maintained by the Agricultural Science Club as well as classroom and community volunteers.
LMC Volunteers Needed!
Would you love to spend some time surrounded by books and kids at Western's Library Media Center? We are looking for 1-2 parent volunteers on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30 to 3:00 to help with shelving and special projects! If you need more information or would like to ask a question, please feel free to reach out to Library Media Specialist Pia Ledina at pia_ledina@greenwich.k12.ct.us
- Attendance Line: If your child will be absent or arrive at school late, please call the Attendance Line at 203-531-5678 by 9:00am and leave a message with his/her name, grade, and the reason for their absence.
All students will use Flex Time at the mid-quarter and end-of-quarter marks to complete their progress monitoring sheet, which is located in their planners. During this time, students will review Aspen and document their grades for each course, as well as whether they have any missing assignments. They will reflect on what is going well for them academically, identify areas for growth, and set small goals for the remainder of the quarter.
Sixth graders completed their progress monitoring today, and seventh and eighth graders will complete their progress monitoring next Friday (10/2).
Please ask your child to show you their progress monitoring sheet in their planner and have a conversation with them about how Quarter 1 is going so far.
Western started our fall season with Boys B Soccer beating GCDS 6-1! Our Volleyball, Field Hockey, and Girls soccer will all be in action next week. Please come by a game and support Western!
