WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2025
ACTIVITIES
MONDAY ~
TUESDAY ~ Band Winter Concert 7:00pm @ SHS Theatre
WEDNESDAY ~
THURSDAY ~
FRIDAY ~ SATURDAY ~ Jr. Honor Choir @ Monument
NO SCHOOL MONDAY, JANUARY 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
NO SCHOOL TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 – Staff PD Day
Whether you’ve never solved a Rubik’s Cube or you’ve been solving for years, Rubik’s Cube Club is worth checking out! Bring your own cubes or we’ll have cubes you can use. Thursdays in Room 206 from 3:05-4:00
The 2025 Railroad Ledger Art Project is underway! Please stop by the art room to sign up for your historic ledger page (3 remaining) and 12 historic guide pages and permission slips for this art contest. Any media may be used, e. g., oil, watercolor, charcoal, collage, etc. and the subject must relate to the railroads. The artwork and permission slip are due to Mrs. Penfield on Friday, April 4th, 2025. Stop by room 130 today!
Start Brainstorming! “Get Caught Reading” Student Photo Contest – Students, we want you to catch yourself reading a book in an interesting or wacky position or location, use Photoshop, a photo app, Canva or just create your scene using the library’s green screen (see Mrs. Rath for details). See examples outside of the library! The student who submits the most creative picture will win an Amazon Fire Tablet! The two runners up winners will each receive $25. Due February 7, 2025, send your pictures to Shelley.Rath@k12.sd.us (email final jpeg or png).
Lifeways if looking for middle school and high school students to submit artwork or performances for AMP. AMP is an art, music & performance exhibition and live event that amplifies youth voices. So, get AMP’d and showcase your creative talents. Lifeways is now accepting applications for all art styles: drawing, painting, photography, music, poetry, song dance, and so much more! Artwork will be on display at the live event held in March 2025. Deadline to submit Visual artwork is January 17. See your Lifeways Counselor for more information.
Mr. Velez (Success Coach) will be offering tutor and any other academic supports after school Thursdays in room 121.
INTERVENTION CALENDAR: 1/13 – 1/17/2025
6th grade – Mr. Fig room 204
7th grade – Mrs. Peterson room 126
8th grade – Mrs. Ruthford Annex 5
GET YOUR WMS SPIRIT WEAR AT:
https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/south_dakota/rapidcity/west-middle-school
BREAKFAST IS SERVED DAILY FROM 7:30AM – 7:50AM Breakfast price is $2.45 Lunch price is $3.50 – MILK served with every meal
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 ~ Chicken Teriyaki, Chicken & Veggie Egg Roll, Vegetable Fried Rice, Sugar Snap Pea Stir Fry, Fortune Cookie; Italian Combo & Pepperjack Cheese Sub Sandwich; Asian Chicken Salad & Breadstick; Peanut Butter & Jelly Uncrustable with Turkey Stick & Goldfish
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 ~ Walking Taco, Refried Beans; Italian Combo & Pepperjack Cheese Sub Sandwich; Asian Chicken Salad & Breadstick; Peanut Butter & Jelly Uncrustable with Turkey Stick & Goldfish
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY ~ Ayden Boyd 6th grade; William Shull 7th grade