West Middle School Newsletter February 23 - February 27

Posted Date: 02/22/26 (12:12 PM)

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February 23 - February 27

West ISD partners with Shepherd's Heart to bring FREE Groceries to our students and community!

What to expect:

The groceries are typically 3-4 boxes of food (beans, canned goods, rice, produce, meat, etc.).

They are too heavy for bus riders to take home, but families can absolutely get extra for neighbors or friends.

(Think food that you cook for a whole family, not snacks.)

What to bring:

Absolutely nothing! No proof of income or anything needed!

If you would like to pick up some of this free food, you are welcome to!

Monday 2/23

CCMR Day! Wear your college, career, or military shirts!

Tuesday 2/24

6th Grade RLA Unit 4 Test
7th Grade RLA Unit 4 Test
7th Grade Math Unit 9 Test

8th Grade Science Benchmark

(testing classrooms will be in the downstairs hallway, 6th and 7th grade will be upstairs)

Room assignments for the testing time:

Maertz moves to 4.08 and Derington moves to Maertz's room, 14.08.
Wade moves to 4.09 with Smith moving to Wade's room, 15.04
Kocian will be in 4.05 with Lee moving to 5.16.

10:30-11:05 Advisory

Students:

Work on Missing Assignments
Work on iReady Assignments
Work on Get More Math or Quill Assignments

3:35-4:35 Trojan Academy

If you would like your student to attend, please let yout student's teacher know.

Wednesday 2/25

6th Grade RLA Argumentative ECR
7th Grade RLA Argumentative ECR
7th Grade TX History Test
8th Grade Social Studies Unit 9 Test

10:30-11:05 Advisory

Students:

Work on Missing Assignments
Work on iReady Assignments
Work on Get More Math or Quill Assignments

3:45-4:45 Art Club in the Art Room

3:45-4:45 ESports Mario Kart practice

Thursday 2/26

8th Grade Social Studies Benchmark

(testing classrooms will be in the downstairs hallway, 6th and 7th grade will be upstairs)

10:30-11:05 Advisory

Students:

Work on Missing Assignments
Work on iReady Assignments
Work on Get More Math or Quill Assignments

3:35-4:35 Trojan Academy

If you would like your student to attend, please let yout student's teacher know.

3:45-4:45 ESports Super Smash Bros. practice

Friday 2/27

10:30-11:05 Advisory

Students:

Work on Missing Assignments
Work on iReady Assignments
Work on Get More Math or Quill Assignments

Click here to purchase tickets!

Earn Prizes for Meeting and Beating your Growth Goals!

Teachers will give out raffle tickets and students will put them in the raffle prize box of their choice! Boxes will be on a cart in the cafeteria each day, look for Mrs. Jones or Mrs. O'Neil!

Please put your NAME and GRADE LEVEL on your tickets!

2nd 9 Weeks Growth Goal Raffle Winners

Class Growth Goal Reward

Congratulations to these classes and their teacher!

Entire classes who meet their growth goals on unit tests earn a special treat!

These classes earned cupcakes!

Taylor Ruesch

7th Grade Science Teacher

Coach

This is my 4th year teaching, I've previously taught Health and Speech but this is my second year in 7th Grade Science! I also coach high school volleyball and middle school track. What I love about my job is getting to spend every day with the best kids in the world! I love our Trojans

!My husband and I live in West and we love being a part of this community.

The Bible is my favorite book and what I live by.

One of my favorite things about teaching middle school science is that my mom was my middle school science teacher too. I love thinking back to how she taught me and how I can incorporate that into my classroom.

Students Earning a 100 on Unit Tests

Students earn a treat for every 100 they earn on unit tests!

We had so much fun celebrating their success!

(Core classes)

Please give students a 100 Club Coupon when they earn it! Students must earn a 100 on a unit test to earn the coupon. Students will redeem their coupon after 3rd period, on their way to advisory. Students should go to the front of the office to meet Mrs. Jones.

Students of the Month for January

6th Grade

Dawson Freeman

7th Grade

Weston Bellew

8th Grade

Cadence Brown

Teacher of the Month for January

Kenzie Lee

Staff Member of the Month for January

Kayla Sinkule

January - 6th Grade - Dawson Freeman

January - 7th Grade - Weston Bellew

January - 8th Grade - Cadence Brown

January - Kenzie Lee

January - Kayla Sinkule

8th Grade Parents Only!

It’s time to start thinking about the 8th grade promotion party and future high school events for our students!

Parents of 8th graders, join our new GroupMe parent group to stay informed on important decisions, fundraising efforts, and ways to support the Class of 2030.

https://groupme.com/join_group/110289766/6owfwnhR