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• WEST END MIDDLE SCHOOL
• Event Code: FE88323
• Also Needed: Infinite Campus Unique Student ID (nine digit 190#)

Sign up for the personalized student dashboard if you have not done so already. This dashboard provides families with on-demand access to current student attendance, behavior, and academic achievement (course grades and test scores). To see student information, you need to have access to the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Visit the Portal page for instructions to sign up for an account.

Every student has a Yondr pouch to lock away their phone during the school day. Any student phones found unpouched are subject to confiscation and the following Discipline policy. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved by administration prior to phone confiscation.

1st Offense

The phone will be collected and secured in the office. A discipline referral will be entered (Code 203). A parent/guardian will be notified the day of the infraction. Phone will be given back to student for first offense.

 

2nd Offense

The phone will be collected and secured in the office. A discipline referral will be entered (Code 203). A parent/guardian will be notified the day of the infraction. A parent or guardian must come to school to retrieve the device. Phone will not be given back to students.

3rd Offense

The phone will be collected and secured in the office. A discipline referral will be entered (Code 300). A parent/guardian will be notified the day of the infraction. A parent or guardian must come to school to retrieve the device and for a parent meeting. Phone will not be given back to students.

4th Offense

The phone will be collected and secured in the office. A discipline referral will be entered (Code 300). A parent/guardian will be notified the day of the infraction. A parent or guardian must come to school to retrieve the device. Phone will not be given back to students. One-day In School Suspension for repeated violations.

5th Offense

The phone will be collected and secured in the office. A discipline referral will be entered (Code 415). A parent/guardian will be notified the day of the infraction. A parent or guardian must come to school to retrieve the device. Phone will not be given back to students. Administration reserves the right to pursue a suspension from school for repeated violations.

Escalation

Any form of aggression related to the cell phone policy, toward any adult in the building, will not be tolerated and could lead to an escalated consequence regardless of offense. This includes:

 

• refusing to surrender your phone to an adult upon request
• escalating conversations concerning device usage (using demeaning or profane language)
• engaging in any other behavior that could be deemed as disruptive to the educational environment.

Since there was some concern about our revised restroom policy, we wanted to give some more information. It is actually pretty flexible. The major issue that surfaced was the number of students leaving the classroom during instructional time, and there were additional issues that stemming from that behavior.

 

What is being asked of students is that they stay in the classroom for their classes, so that they do not miss key instructional time. Classes are, at the most, 55 minutes. The students have the following times to take care of bathroom, water, and locker needs:

 

• Before School
• 1st to 2nd Period Transition
• 2nd to 3rd Period Transition
• 3rd Period to Recess Transition
• During Lunch
• Lunch to 4th Period Transition
• 4th Period to Related Arts Transition
• Related Arts to 6th Period Transition
• After School

 

Obviously, there are exceptions to every rule and all of the teachers know when an emergency is an emergency. In those situations, teachers will use their discretion to ensure our students needs are met.

Hopefully, this sheds some light on the situation and provides some understanding for the justification for the new policy. If you have any additional questions, let us know!

Any girls interested in training for Basketball can begin meeting in the gym after school on Monday and Wednesday. All students must have an up-to-date physical prior to any athletic training.

Voting will occur during Nestbuilders on Wednesday for the 2023-2024 Student Council.

 

6th grade:

Clara Bahan - Tresurer

Demyia Hall

Lizzie Neal

Milo Weems

Elliot Wilburn

 

7th Grade:

Xavier Epps

Sarah Hutton

Madeline Kraeger - Vice President

Valentina Lopez-Camacho

Lucy Reynold - Representative

 

8th Grade:

Ariyona Bond - Representative

Nadia-Grace Freeman - Vice President

Millie Fuller - President

Abagail Gibson - President

Kylen Parks - President

Justin Pratcher - President

See Mrs. Johnson for further information

Students taking advantage of the WeGo StrIDe program must scan their MNPS ID badge when riding WeGo. Students should have their 23/24 badges by now. If they don't, their badge from last year will work through Sept.15th. Please see the Student ID Badge sharepoint site for information on requesting badges.

WeGo will begin aggressively enforcing the badge requirements starting Monday, Aug. 28, so please make sure students are aware and prepared.

Please add your student's name to the order so we can easily deliver it when the shipment arrives.

 

Our PTSO has put together some new swag for this school year. It's been a few years since we have had a fresh look so check it out online. Order from your computer or phone with the option to have it shipped directly to your house.

 

Let's get ready for our Homecoming later this fall by having as many people as possible swagged out in our new line of West Wear!

West End offers a wide variety of clubs-everything from Ultimate Frisbee to Dungeons and Dragons. BUT there’s always space for more offerings. Please contact Jeff Middlebrooks at [email protected] for next steps on how to get your club idea going.

Here is our master list of what clubs are meeting (WEST END CLUBS (2023-2024).docx)

 

Interest meetings next week (Parent Permission Forms must be turned in at or before attending.)

Wednesday: Battleball Club (4-5pm - Old Gym), World Language Club (4pm - Room 112)

Thursday: Multimedia (8:15am - Room 114), Garden Club (4:00-5:30pm - Garden)

Clubs continuing this week:

DND (Tues), Pokemon Go! (Tues/Thurs)

 

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://westend.mnps.org/
Location: 3529 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, USA
Phone: 615-298-8425
Twitter: @westendmiddle