West Bridgewater Public Schools

At-Home Test Kits - sent home today with the students who signed up for the program. Here are the updated information and COVID protocols for WB West Bridgewater Public Schools https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/page/coronavirus-information

FYI WB Families - West Bridgewater Public Library will close at 1pm today, Friday, February 4th due to inclement weather.

Half Day today (Friday, February 4) all schools in West Bridgewater. Dismissal times: MSHS 11am, Howard and SSS 11:30 am, RLM 12:00. Information was sent last night via phone call and email messages. If you did not get messages please contact school. Be safe

School Choice applications for West Bridgewater are now being accepted. Here is the online school application and information and registration is due by February 28, 2022. If questions please call 508-894-1230. https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/article/624381

Polar Express - Always a great day reading the Polar Express to our K students live and in person at the MSHS. Thank you to MSHS for allowing us to host, Mr. Collins and to the students and staff in the TV studio for putting this together! Great job! https://youtu.be/92Mxx60h8kA

WB District and School Report Cards - Here is the link to the letter providing families with information on the DESE District Report Cards https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/page/dese-district-report-card

Thank you to our school maintenance staff and WB DPW for their hard work during the storm. Our WB school crew is currently working hard to get ready for school tomorrow for our students and staff. We certainly got a lot of snow!

February Vacation Surround Care - We are happy to announce that we will be holding a February School Vacation Week Surround Care Program!! Many of our regular Surround Care staff will be there to oversee the fun! Arts and crafts, gym games, outdoor play and lots of fun winter activities will be offered. The program will be held at the Rose L. MacDonald School from Tuesday, February 22 through Friday, February 25th. The hours are from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Snacks will be provided each day. Participants should bring a bagged lunch. We are offering both daily or 4 day registrations. Space is limited, so register using the link below. Prepayment is required to confirm your spot in the program. We hope to see your child in February! February Vacation Club Registration Page https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScO62TSp6GdmKutVwsUyH8nbx--Ul1ymxOT2BpyIKed-GgIzg/viewform

At- Home Testing Program - information was sent home to all WB families last week about the new testing program via email. Here is a link to information on our website https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/article/634533

Check out the information from Inclusion Matters about the upcoming webinar on Thursday, February 10th.

Upcoming Superintendent Coffee Hour with Mr. Bodwell - Friday, January 21st at 9:15 am. Special guests will be our MSHS school social workers. Video call link: https://meet.google.com/fid-nryr-dnt

Check out PCC - a summer camp at Stonehill College for students in current grades 7-10. The program runs from June 26th to July 23rd! Students stay on campus Monday - Friday and take classes, live in the dorms, make friends with students from all over and have a blast! Scholarships are available from the PCC Alumni Organization. Follow us on social media @PCCASP and here is the website https://pccasp.org/ Here is a video to see what the program is all about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOkXC5edlR0. Questions please call the MSHS at 508-894-1220

School Choice applications for West Bridgewater are now being accepted. Here is the online school application and information and registration is due by February 28, 2022. If questions please call 508-894-1230. https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/article/624381

Inclusion Matters (WB SEPAC) Upcoming Webinar on Thursday, February 10th from 7-8pm via Zoom @ 976 8218 5052 "Nothing about Us, Without Us: Designing On-Ramps for Our Kids Inclusion in IEP Team Meetings"

No School in WB - Friday, January 7th. Enjoy the SNOW DAY!

PCC Summer Camp at Stonehill College is returning for Summer 2022! This 4-week summer camp is an opportunity for students grades 7-10 to learn outside of school, enhancing their leadership, social, and academic. Check out https://pccasp.org/ to learn more about PCC!!

Check out the WB COVID-19 Page for updated information and the dashboard https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/page/coronavirus-information and here are the latest DESE Guidelines https://www.doe.mass.edu/covid19/on-desktop/protocols/protocols.pdf

Thank you to Mrs. Hyre and her 1st grade students for allowing me to read a book to the students today! Absolutely the highlight of my day to be in there with the students! What a fun and engaging group of kids!

Superintendent Coffee Hour - Thank you to those who attended the December meeting. Thank you SRO Pope for joining us. Save the date - next meeting will be Friday, January 21st at 9:15am. Featured topic - mental health.

Great job WB SRO Tim Pope - working at the Rose L MacDonald Cafeteria today making and serving Sloppy Joes to the students! They were enjoyed by everyone!