Dear Families,

Please take the time to read all sections of this newsletter so you have the most up to date information from Adams and the district.  This will be the last communication until after mid-winter break unless something new comes our way.

If you have any questions, please reach out to myself or Lisa Sheppard at eatone@wwcsd.net or sheppardl@wwcsd.net.

Sincerely,

Erin Eaton

No School the Week of 2/21/22

We will not have school from February 21 – February 25 due to mid-winter break.  School will resume on February 28, 2022.

Updated Mask Guidelines

Upon returning from mid-winter break, masks will be optional in the school setting. Each individual will be respected based on the choice they make.  The school will not require or ask any student to wear a mask during the school day. If you would like your child to continue wearing a mask, please ensure you provide the mask and talk to your child about wearing it.

If your child rides the bus, he or she will still be required to wear a mask while in route to and from school.

Please see the recent memo regarding this for Dr. Dignan here.

Instrumental Music

On Thursday, Dr. Pam Klena (Assistant Professor of Music and conductor of the Symphony Band) and Dr. Jen Oliverio (Trumpet professor) visited us today from Oakland University and had a wonderful time working with all of our instrumental music students. They were very impressed with the progress the students have made so far, especially after a year of mostly virtual learning.

The students were very engaged, respectful and kind with both of them. A student was inspired to see a female conductor, which is awesome! Dr. Klena gave her some resources and gave her one of her batons to start practicing with.

All in all, it was an incredible experience for everyone and a very bright spot in the week. They’re hoping to come visit us again in April or May to see what progress we’ve made and help some more.

Middle School Parent Still Make the Difference

Please follow the link below to access the February installment of Middle School Parents Still Make the Difference. You will read about ways you can help your middle school student be successful.

February Edition

Topics include:

• Physical activity linked to academic gains
• Boosting your child’s concentration
• Speaking with your child about drugs and alcohol
• Helping your child remain excited about learning
• Guiding your child out of a mid-year rut
• And much more!

If you have any questions or would like additional resources, please reach out to  your child’s counselor.

Soccer Tryouts

Attendance Contest

Scheduling an Appointment

If for any reason you need to talk to or meet with a staff member, you must schedule an appointment.  We are very busy throughout the day and are unable to meet with parents at certain times if an appointment is not scheduled and we are tied up in other meetings or attending to other building needs.  If you have a concern that needs to be addressed, we ask that you follow the chain of command outlined below.

Order Your Yearbook Today!

Mental Health Services Available @ No Cost

The District is committed to the well-being of our students, staff and families to create a safe and healthy learning environment. We have partnered with Care Solace to help individuals find mental health care providers and substance use treatment centers. The Care Companion team from Care Solace is available 24/7 and 365 days per year to connect you with verified providers in your community. All WWCS students, families and staff can access these services

Dear Families,

Please take the time to read all sections of this newsletter so you have the most up to date information from Adams and the district.

If you have any questions, please reach out to myself or Lisa Sheppard at eatone@wwcsd.net or sheppardl@wwcsd.net.

Sincerely,

Erin Eaton

Bus Route Cancellations

Attendance Contest

Oxford Strong!

We had a strong show of support for the Oxford Community today!  Here are just a few pictures!

Scheduling an Appointment

If for any reason you need to talk to or meet with a staff member, you must schedule an appointment.  We are very busy throughout the day and are unable to meet with parents at certain times if an appointment is not scheduled and we are tied up in other meetings or attending to other building needs.  If you have a concern that needs to be addressed, we ask that you follow the chain of command outlined below.

Water Bottles

Please send your child to school with a water bottle if they are thirsty throughout the day.  We do have small 8 oz bottles for fifty cents in the office if one is needed.

Order Your Yearbook Today!

Mental Health Services Available @ No Cost

The District is committed to the well-being of our students, staff and families to create a safe and healthy learning environment. We have partnered with Care Solace to help individuals find mental health care providers and substance use treatment centers. The Care Companion team from Care Solace is available 24/7 and 365 days per year to connect you with verified providers in your community. All WWCS students, families and staff can access these services

Student Sickness/Daily Health Screening

If your child is sick, please keep him or her home.  We ask that you complete the daily health screener found here each and every day.  If your child displays any of these symptoms please do not send him or her to school.  If you are sending your child to school sick, others are impacted and in some cases being required to quarantine.

If your child is pending a COVID test result, please do NOT send him or her to school.  Also, ALL students must wear a mask properly.  Masks must cover the mouth and nose at all times.  Please send your child to school with a mask daily.

COVID-19 Vaccine Available

The Beaumont Adams Child & Adolescent Health Center located inside of Adams Middle School is offering the vaccine for students over 5 years of age.  Please call (734) 728-2423 to make an appointment. 

Dear Families,

Please take the time to read all sections of this update so you have current information regarding things occurring at Adams and throughout the district in the coming weeks.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Mrs. Sheppard or myself directly at eatone@wwcsd.net or sheppardl@wwcsd.net.

Sincerely,

Erin Eaton

Rescheduled! February 11, 2022 – Oxford Strong Day

Please consider joining us to show support for Oxford victims on February 11, 2022 by purchasing a shirt for your child to wear to school.  See the details from MHSAA below.

In order to specifically help fund Oxford High School and its community, E.A. Graphics created the SupportOxfordStrong.com website for people to purchase “Oxford Strong” T-shirts and hoodies. According to the MHSAA, a large portion of each purchase will be donated to Oxford High School. Every purchase of a $20 T-shirt will get $16.20 donated.

NWEA Growth Goals

The song “We are the Champions” will soon be ringing through our halls as we present our student body with the NWEA Middle School Champions trophy for Winter 2022.  We had the largest percentage of students from all of the middle schools meet reading and math growth goals on this test!

51.7% of our students met their math goal

47.3% of our students met their reading goal

For every growth goal met, students were awarded one raffle ticket.  If students met goals in math, reading and science, they earned three tickets.  If they met their goal in only one or two areas, they earned one or two tickets.  In addition, we awarded all students that completed the One Book One School work one raffle ticket. In total, students had the opportunity to earn four raffle tickets.  There were 743 earned raffle tickets!  On Monday, we will select three winners that will win a pair of APPLE AIRPODS using our wheel of names.  The recording of the drawing and winners will be shared and announced on Monday!

We are SO Proud of ALL students that met at least one of their goals!  435 of our students accomplished this and will choose a full size candy bar on Monday to be recognized for their HARD WORK!

PBIS Rewards

What is PBIS?

PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports. It is an evidence-based framework used by schools to improve school culture and student behavior, promoting a safe environment for learning. PBIS is based on several decades of research by major universities across the country. A key aspect of PBIS is focusing on more positive behaviors and less on negative behaviors. You can learn more about PBIS on our “What is PBIS” resource page.

What is PBIS Rewards?

PBIS Rewards is a Software-as-a-Service solution that provides an automated school-wide PBIS management system. Our system simplifies the implementation and tracking of the PBIS framework within a school. With PBIS Rewards, school administration can clearly see how teachers are utilizing PBIS and how PBIS is improving school culture.

PBIS Rewards is easy-to-use, fun for both students and staff and provides accountability for everyone in the school. Our suite of PBIS Apps includes a Parent App that gives parents a view into how their child is doing with respect to the PBIS program.

PBIS Rewards at Adams

We have started using this app with our students and are launching our store this week.  THANK YOU to all that shared our PBIS store Amazon Wishlist or donated to it to get the store off the ground and running.  A huge shout out goes out to our Social Worker, Mrs. Roop for her hard work preparing the store for out students!

Ask your child about this and have them show you their point balance!  If interested, you can download the parent app as well by following the link above!

Swimming Update – From Coach Mills

My name is Dan Mills and I am the head coach for the swimming team at Adams. We will start practice Monday, February 7, 2022 at 4:45 PM and end at 6:00 PM at the pool at John Glen High School. You can enter through the door facing the tennis courts in the back of the high school. We will be practicing with Franklin and Stevenson Middle Schools. All of our coaches are CPR certified and have coached in the district at the high school and middle school levels before. In order to swim you must have a physical on file, swim suit and goggles. Physicals can be done for free and onsite at Adams if you schedule on with the Beaumont Child Health Center.

For girl swimmers, a one piece suit is required, and for boys, swim jammers are highly recommended. They can be bought from Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Please reach out to me directly at millsd@wwcsd.net with any questions you have.

 

Girl’s Basketball Defeats SMS Saints

The Eagles defeated the Stevenson Saints in the girl’s basketball season home opener this week.  The Varsity girls won 42-14, and the JV team won 30-8. Way to go, Eagles!

Help Us Better Serve our Students!

Please help us as we strive to improve ourselves.  We appreciate you taking five minutes to complete this short three question survey.

Survey Link

Mental Health Services Available @ No Cost

The District is committed to the well-being of our students, staff and families to create a safe and healthy learning environment. We have partnered with Care Solace to help individuals find mental health care providers and substance use treatment centers. The Care Companion team from Care Solace is available 24/7 and 365 days per year to connect you with verified providers in your community. All WWCS students, families and staff can access these services

8th Grade Parents – Save the Date

Please join the John Glenn High School (if your student will attend JGHS) counseling staff for a virtual parent night to discuss Freshman scheduling and answer questions you have.  It has been rescheduled from last week.

Rescheduled for February 8, 2022!

Student Sickness/Daily Health Screening

If your child is sick, please keep him or her home.  We ask that you complete the daily health screener found here each and every day.  If your child displays any of these symptoms please do not send him or her to school.  If you are sending your child to school sick, others are impacted and in some cases being required to quarantine.

If your child is pending a COVID test result, please do NOT send him or her to school.  Also, ALL students must wear a mask properly.  Masks must cover the mouth and nose at all times.  Please send your child to school with a mask daily.

COVID-19 Vaccine Available

The Beaumont Adams Child & Adolescent Health Center located inside of Adams Middle School is offering the vaccine for students over 5 years of age.  Please call (734) 728-2423 to make an appointment. 

Dear Families,

Please take the time to read all sections of this update so you have current information regarding things occurring at Adams and throughout the district in the coming weeks.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Mrs. Sheppard or myself directly at eatone@wwcsd.net or sheppardl@wwcsd.net.

Sincerely,

Erin Eaton

Help Us Better Serve our Students!

Please help us as we strive to improve ourselves.  We appreciate you taking five minutes to complete this short three question survey.

Survey Link

Lunchtime Basketball/Free Gym Time

We are happy to allow our students time during the second half of their lunch period to enjoy some free time in the gym.  We do offer this as an incentive each week for those that arrive to class on time without more than three tardies.  Not only do we hope that this will decrease tardies, but we hope it will help our students stayed focused in the afternoon.

Congratulations to our History Day Participants and Winners!

We are so proud of our Adams and other district middle school students for their hard work on History Day projects!

Mental Health Services Available @ No Cost

The District is committed to the well-being of our students, staff and families to create a safe and healthy learning environment. We have partnered with Care Solace to help individuals find mental health care providers and substance use treatment centers. The Care Companion team from Care Solace is available 24/7 and 365 days per year to connect you with verified providers in your community. All WWCS students, families and staff can access these services

8th Grade Parents – Save the Date

Please join the Wayne Memorial or John Glenn High School (depending on what high school your student will attend) counseling staff for a virtual parent night to discuss Freshman scheduling and answer questions you have.

Wayne Memorial – February 1, 2022

John Glenn – February 2, 2022

Updated COVID Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines

Please refer to the letter from Dr. Dignan that was sent last week here.

COVID-19 Test Kits Available Free at-home COVID tests are available through the government. One order contains four individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests. Here are links to order.

Student Sickness/Daily Health Screening

If your child is sick, please keep him or her home.  We ask that you complete the daily health screener found here each and every day.  If your child displays any of these symptoms please do not send him or her to school.  If you are sending your child to school sick, others are impacted and in some cases being required to quarantine.

If your child is pending a COVID test result, please do NOT send him or her to school.  Also, ALL students must wear a mask properly.  Masks must cover the mouth and nose at all times.  Please send your child to school with a mask daily.

COVID-19 Vaccine Available

The Beaumont Adams Child & Adolescent Health Center located inside of Adams Middle School is offering the vaccine for students over 5 years of age.  Please call (734) 728-2423 to make an appointment. 

February 4, 2022 – Oxford Strong Day

Please consider joining us to show support for Oxford victims on February 4, 2022 by purchasing a shirt for your child to wear to school.  See the details from MHSAA below.

In order to specifically help fund Oxford High School and its community, E.A. Graphics created the SupportOxfordStrong.com website for people to purchase “Oxford Strong” T-shirts and hoodies. According to the MHSAA, a large portion of each purchase will be donated to Oxford High School. Every purchase of a $20 T-shirt will get $16.20 donated.

Dear Families,

Please take the time to read all sections of this update so you have current information regarding things occurring at Adams and throughout the district in the coming weeks.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Mrs. Sheppard or myself directly at eatone@wwcsd.net or sheppardl@wwcsd.net.

Sincerely,

Erin Eaton

Report Cards

Today marks the end of semester 1.  Report cards will not be sent home with students.  They will be viewable on Parent Connect beginning on January 31, 2022.  If you need assistance with Parent Connect, please call Mrs. Bailey at 734-419-2379.

Semester 2 Schedules – Distributed Today

• Your student has previously taken the class
• Health reasons
• Academic misplacement (i.e. if your student was placed in the wrong class such as an advanced class)

School CNXT

SchoolCNXT is a a comprehensive two-way engagement and communication solution that brings equity to the family engagement efforts of districts and schools to reach 100% of families in their home languages on their mobile devices.

We are pleased to announce that we have been able to launch this and at the time of this communication, over fifty percent of our families have registered their account. Please check your email with instructions on how to create your account.  This will allow us to communicate with you directly to your phone in the form of a text message through an app, and will soon allow you to communicate direct with your child’s teachers.

Mental Health Services Available @ No Cost

The District is committed to the well-being of our students, staff and families to create a safe and healthy learning environment. We have partnered with Care Solace to help individuals find mental health care providers and substance use treatment centers. The Care Companion team from Care Solace is available 24/7 and 365 days per year to connect you with verified providers in your community. All WWCS students, families and staff can access these services

8th Grade Parents – Save the Date

Please join the Wayne Memorial or John Glenn High School (depending on what high school your student will attend) counseling staff for a virtual parent night to discuss Freshman scheduling and answer questions you have.

Wayne Memorial – February 1, 2022

John Glenn – February 2, 2022

Updated COVID Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines

Please refer to the letter from Dr. Dignan that was sent last week here.

COVID-19 Test Kits Available Free at-home COVID tests are available through the government. One order contains four individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests. Here are links to order.

Student Sickness/Daily Health Screening

If your child is sick, please keep him or her home.  We ask that you complete the daily health screener found here each and every day.  If your child displays any of these symptoms please do not send him or her to school.  If you are sending your child to school sick, others are impacted and in some cases being required to quarantine.

If your child is pending a COVID test result, please do NOT send him or her to school.  Also, ALL students must wear a mask properly.  Masks must cover the mouth and nose at all times.  Please send your child to school with a mask daily.

COVID-19 Vaccine Available

The Beaumont Adams Child & Adolescent Health Center located inside of Adams Middle School is offering the vaccine for students over 5 years of age.  Please call (734) 728-2423 to make an appointment. 

February 4, 2022 – Oxford Strong Day

Please consider joining us to show support for Oxford victims on February 4, 2022 by purchasing a shirt for your child to wear to school.  See the details from MHSAA below.

In order to specifically help fund Oxford High School and its community, E.A. Graphics created the SupportOxfordStrong.com website for people to purchase “Oxford Strong” T-shirts and hoodies. According to the MHSAA, a large portion of each purchase will be donated to Oxford High School. Every purchase of a $20 T-shirt will get $16.20 donated.

Dear Families,

Please take the time to read all sections of this update so you have current information regarding things occurring at Adams and throughout the district in the coming weeks.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Mrs. Sheppard or myself directly at eatone@wwcsd.net or sheppardl@wwcsd.net.

Sincerely,

Erin Eaton

There will not be school on Monday, January 17, 2022 in honor of MLK Day. In person learning will resume on Tuesday. Below, you can find a snapshot of what next week will look like.  Please note the half days on Thursday and Friday to accommodate exams and the end of the semester.

January 17, 2022  – No School – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 18, 2022  – In-person learning resumes, Full Day

January 19, 2022 – Full Day

January 20, 2022 –  ½ day of instruction for middle school

January 21, 2022 –  ½ day of instruction for middle school

Semester 2 Schedules

• Your student has previously taken the class
• Health reasons
• Academic misplacement (i.e. if your student was placed in the wrong class such as an advanced class)

School CNXT

SchoolCNXT is a a comprehensive two-way engagement and communication solution that brings equity to the family engagement efforts of districts and schools to reach 100% of families in their home languages on their mobile devices.

We are pleased to announce that we have been able to launch this and at the time of this communication, forty percent of our families have registered their account. Please check your email with instructions on how to create your account.  This will allow us to communicate with you directly to your phone in the form of a text message through an app, and will soon allow you to communicate direct with your child’s teachers.

Mental Health Services Available @ No Cost

8th Grade Parents – Save the Date

Please join the Wayne Memorial or John Glenn (depending on what high school your student will attend) counseling staff for a virtual parent night to discuss Freshman scheduling and answer questions you have.

Wayne Memorial – February 1, 2022

John Glenn – February 2, 2022

Updated COVID Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines

Please refer to the letter from Dr. Dignan that was sent earlier this week here.

Student Sickness/Daily Health Screening

If your child is sick, please keep him or her home.  We ask that you complete the daily health screener found here each and every day.  If your child displays any of these symptoms please do not send him or her to school.  If you are sending your child to school sick, others are impacted and in some cases being required to quarantine.

If your child is pending a COVID test result, please do NOT send him or her to school.  Also, ALL students must wear a mask properly.  Masks must cover the mouth and nose at all times.  Please send your child to school with a mask daily.

COVID-19 Vaccine Available

The Beaumont Adams Child & Adolescent Health Center located inside of Adams Middle School is offering the vaccine for students over 5 years of age.  Please call (734) 728-2423 to make an appointment. 

February 4, 2022 – Oxford Strong Day

Please consider joining us to show support for Oxford victims on February 4, 2022 by purchasing a shirt for your child to wear to school.  See the details from MHSAA below.

In order to specifically help fund Oxford High School and its community, E.A. Graphics created the SupportOxfordStrong.com website for people to purchase “Oxford Strong” T-shirts and hoodies. According to the MHSAA, a large portion of each purchase will be donated to Oxford High School. Every purchase of a $20 T-shirt will get $16.20 donated.

Dear Families,

Please take the time to read all sections of this update so you have current information regarding things occurring at Adams and our transition to remote learning for next week.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to one of us directly at eatone@wwcsd.net or sheppardl@wwcsd.net.

Sincerely,

Erin Eaton

Transition to Remote Learning – Week of January 10, 2022

We will transition to remote learning for one week, January 10-14, 2022.  Please review the letter sent to all families by Dr. Dignan here.  There will not be any school on MLK Day, Monday, January 17, 2022.  We will return to in person learning on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Due to this transition, we are moving our finals week and semester end back one week.

The schedule for AMS will be as follows:

January 10-14, 2022 – All PreK-12 grade students will engage in remote instruction

• Students at AMS will follow our traditional bell schedule and attend all six hours per day.  You can view the schedule here.

January 17, 2022  – No School – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 18, 2022  – In-person learning resumes, Full Day

January 19, 2022 – Full Day

January 20, 2022 –  ½ day of instruction for middle school, exams

January 21, 2022 –  ½ day of instruction for middle school, exams

If your child is not at school today and did not take their device home, they may pick it up this afternoon or on Monday morning if your student needs it.

Student Expectations for Remote Learning

• Students log into all Google Meet sessions each day according to regular class times as outlined in the bell schedule above (Links will be in Goggle Classroom)
• Students log-in on time for class
• Students complete all tasks assigned by teachers in Google Classroom
• Attendance is based on logging in to Google meet and grades are based on the completion of work

Food Distribution/Athletics

Information regarding food distribution will be sent by the district this weekend.  Coaches will provide you with information regarding practice schedules for next week.

Student Sickness/Daily Health Screening

If your child is sick, please keep him or her home.  We ask that you complete the daily health screener found here each and every day.  If your child displays any of these symptoms please do not send him or her to school.  If you are sending your child to school sick, others are impacted and in some cases being required to quarantine.

If your child is pending a COVID test result, please do NOT send him or her to school.  Also, ALL students must wear a mask properly.  Masks must cover the mouth and nose at all times.  Please send your child to school with a mask daily.

COVID-19 Vaccine Available

The Beaumont Adams Child & Adolescent Health Center located inside of Adams Middle School is offering the vaccine for students over 5 years of age.  Please call (734) 728-2423 to make an appointment. 

February 4, 2022 – Oxford Strong Day

Please consider joining us to show support for Oxford victims on February 4, 2022 by purchasing a shirt for your child to wear to school.  See the details from MHSAA below.

In order to specifically help fund Oxford High School and its community, E.A. Graphics created the SupportOxfordStrong.com website for people to purchase “Oxford Strong” T-shirts and hoodies. According to the MHSAA, a large portion of each purchase will be donated to Oxford High School. Every purchase of a $20 T-shirt will get $16.20 donated.

School Wide Reading Initiative

We have launched out school-wide reading of Ban This Book. We encourage ALL students to join the Google Classroom using the code ubtet5z.  It is not too late!

Book Summary:

It all started the day Amy Anne Ollinger tried to check out her favorite book in the whole world, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, from the school library. That’s when Mrs. Jones, the librarian, told her the bad news: her favorite book was banned! All because a classmate’s mom thought the book wasn’t appropriate for kids to read. Amy Anne decides to fight back by starting a secret banned book library out of her locker. But soon things get out of hand, and Amy Anne finds herself on the front line of an unexpected battle over book banning, censorship, and who has the right to decide what she and her fellow students can read. In the end, her only recourse might be to try to beat the book banners at their own game. Because after all, once you ban one book, you can ban them all…

Thursday, January 13th at 7:30 pm

Little Caesars Arena

Join Wayne-Westland Community Schools for a fundraising Spirit Night with the Detroit Red Wings. Make sure you select your individual school upon checkout!

TICKETS START AT $39

A portion of each ticket goes back your school

Earn the chance to participate in a Post-Game Photo on the Main Ice

Top school receives a Little Caesars Pizza Party!

TO PURCHASE TICKETS:

Detroit Red Wings vs Winnipeg Jets (fevo.com)

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joelle Marino

Joelle.Marino@OlyEnt.com| 313.471.7534

Dear Families,

Happy New Year! We wish you a year filled with health and happiness. Please take the time to read all sections of this update so you have current information regarding things occurring at Adams and in the district.  We look forward to welcoming students back in person on Monday, January 3, 2021. Please make sure your child is to school on time.  Our doors open at 7:20 am for those having breakfast, and 7:40 am for all others. School begins at 7:50 am.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to one of us directly at eatone@wwcsd.net or sheppardl@wwcsd.net.

Sincerely,

Erin Eaton

School Expectations

Before returning to school on Monday, please review our school expectations with your student.  We focus on being safe, respectful and responsible at Adams.  Also remind your student that we are an off and away for the day school and we do not permit cell phone use at any time.  Each student has his or her own locker to lock phones in if they bring one to school.

The expectations can be found below. If your child is not following our expectations, consequences will be issued.  At Adams, we work hard to change negative behaviors by teaching and conferring with students to resolve problems when they arise. With the re-teaching of expectations, students in most cases are also issued a consequence.  Depending on the nature of the offense, students may serve a lunch detention, after school detention, have privileges revoked, be assigned restitution tasks, suspended in school or out of school, or other consequences deemed appropriate. You will be notified if there is ever a consequence issues due to an office referral.

PBIS Matrix

Off and Away for the Day

Updated Adams Parent Handbook and Code of Conduct

Student Sickness/Daily Health Screening

If your child is sick, please keep him or her home.  We ask that you complete the daily health screener found here each and every day.  If your child displays any of these symptoms please do not send him or her to school.  If you are sending your child to school sick, others are impacted and in some cases being required to quarantine.

If your child is pending a COVID test result, please do NOT send him or her to school.  Also, ALL students must wear a mask properly.  Masks must cover the mouth and nose at all times.  Please send your child to school with a mask daily.

Masks

As mentioned above, please send your child to school with a mask daily.  We do have a few extra on hand in the event that your child forgets his or her mask, but we do not have enough to be supplying these to students daily.  Thank you for helping with this.

COVID-19 Vaccine Available

The Beaumont Adams Child & Adolescent Health Center located inside of Adams Middle School is offering the vaccine for students over 5 years of age.  Please call (734) 728-2423 to make an appointment. 

February 4, 2022 – Oxford Strong Day

Please consider joining us to show support for Oxford victims on February 4, 2022 by purchasing a shirt for your child to wear to school.  See the details from MHSAA below.

In order to specifically help fund Oxford High School and its community, E.A. Graphics created the SupportOxfordStrong.com website for people to purchase “Oxford Strong” T-shirts and hoodies. According to the MHSAA, a large portion of each purchase will be donated to Oxford High School. Every purchase of a $20 T-shirt will get $16.20 donated.

School-Wide Communication System

We have been VERY patiently waiting to launch a school wide text message communication system called SchoolCNXT that will make it very easy to communicate with all teachers and groups on one platform.  Please look for an email next week (fingers crossed) that tells you how to sign up! We are a pilot school in the district and will be seeking your feedback on the usefulness of the platform.

Congratulations to our Winners! 

School Wide Reading Initiative

We have launched out school-wide reading of Ban This Book. We encourage ALL students to join the Google Classroom using the code ubtet5z.  It is not too late!

Book Summary:

It all started the day Amy Anne Ollinger tried to check out her favorite book in the whole world, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, from the school library. That’s when Mrs. Jones, the librarian, told her the bad news: her favorite book was banned! All because a classmate’s mom thought the book wasn’t appropriate for kids to read. Amy Anne decides to fight back by starting a secret banned book library out of her locker. But soon things get out of hand, and Amy Anne finds herself on the front line of an unexpected battle over book banning, censorship, and who has the right to decide what she and her fellow students can read. In the end, her only recourse might be to try to beat the book banners at their own game. Because after all, once you ban one book, you can ban them all…

Thursday, January 13th at 7:30 pm

Little Caesars Arena

Join Wayne-Westland Community Schools for a fundraising Spirit Night with the Detroit Red Wings. Make sure you select your individual school upon checkout!

TICKETS START AT $39

A portion of each ticket goes back your school

Earn the chance to participate in a Post-Game Photo on the Main Ice

Top school receives a Little Caesars Pizza Party!

TO PURCHASE TICKETS:

Detroit Red Wings vs Winnipeg Jets (fevo.com)

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joelle Marino

Joelle.Marino@OlyEnt.com| 313.471.7534

Middle School Parents Still Make the Difference

Please follow the link below to access the January installment of Middle School Parents Still Make the Difference. In this edition you will learn more about supporting your middle school student and will be provided with talking points around various topics.

January Edition

Topics include:

• Reinforcing traits that lead to academic achievement
• How to motivate underachievers
• Helping your child work with teachers
• Making time for reading
• Showing your child ways to exhibit respect
• Success beginning with a positive attitude
• And much more!

If you have any questions or would like additional resources, please reach out to your child’s counselor.

Dear Families,

We hope you have a great weekend. This will be the last update until just before we return from winter break. Please take the time to read all sections of this update so you have current information regarding things occurring at Adams and in the district.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to one of us directly (even over winter break) at eatone@wwcsd.net or sheppardl@wwcsd.net.

Sincerely,

Erin Eaton

Holiday Concert

Winter Break

Winter break will begin on Monday, December 20, 2021 and last until Friday, December 31, 2021.  School will resume on Monday, January 3, 2022.

Student Safety

Student safety remains our top priority at Adams.  If your student sees or hears anything that could cause harm to the staff or students at Adams, please encourage him or her to report it immediately to the office. All tips can be reported to OK2Say as well here.

We will not tolerate any threat, joking or not, made against another student, staff member or school.  Please read the letter below from Superintendent Dignan and the local law enforcement outlining the consequences for such.

Bus Route Cancellations, Week of December 13, 2021

The following routes are cancelled next week.  Please plan accordingly.

Monday – Route 6

Wednesday – Route 7

Friday – Route 2 and Route 18

COVID-19 Vaccine Available

The Beaumont Adams Child & Adolescent Health Center located inside of Adams Middle School is offering the vaccine for students over 5 years of age.  Please call (734) 728-2423 to make an appointment. 

Lost and Found

If your child is missing something, encourage him or her to check the lost and found now set-up in the cafeteria.

School Wide Reading Initiative

We have launched out school-wide reading of Ban This Book. We encourage ALL students to join the Google Classroom using the code ubtet5z.  It is not too late!

Book Summary:

It all started the day Amy Anne Ollinger tried to check out her favorite book in the whole world, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, from the school library. That’s when Mrs. Jones, the librarian, told her the bad news: her favorite book was banned! All because a classmate’s mom thought the book wasn’t appropriate for kids to read. Amy Anne decides to fight back by starting a secret banned book library out of her locker. But soon things get out of hand, and Amy Anne finds herself on the front line of an unexpected battle over book banning, censorship, and who has the right to decide what she and her fellow students can read. In the end, her only recourse might be to try to beat the book banners at their own game. Because after all, once you ban one book, you can ban them all…

Wayne Westland Foundation’s Annual Giving Campaign

Thursday, January 13th at 7:30 pm

Little Caesars Arena

Join Wayne-Westland Community Schools for a fundraising Spirit Night with the Detroit Red Wings. Make sure you select your individual school upon checkout!

TICKETS START AT $39

A portion of each ticket goes back your school

Earn the chance to participate in a Post-Game Photo on the Main Ice

Top school receives a Little Caesars Pizza Party!

TO PURCHASE TICKETS:

Detroit Red Wings vs Winnipeg Jets (fevo.com)

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joelle Marino

Joelle.Marino@OlyEnt.com| 313.471.7534

Student Sickness/Daily Health Screening

If your child is sick, please keep him or her home.  We ask that you complete the daily health screener found here each and every day.  If your child displays any of these symptoms please do not send him or her to school.  If you are sending your child to school sick, others are impacted and in some cases being required to quarantine.

If your child is pending a COVID test result, please do NOT send him or her to school.  Also, ALL students must wear a mask properly.  Masks must cover the mouth and nose at all times.  Please send your child to school with a mask daily.

Please report any positive COVID cases or close contact cases to the office as soon as you are made aware.

School Expectations

Please continue to review expectations with your student.  We focus on being safe, respectful and responsible at Adams.  Also remind your student that we are an off and away for the day school and we do not permit cell phone use at any time.  Each student has his or her own locker to lock phones in if they bring it to school.

PBIS Matrix

Off and Away for the Day

Updated Adams Parent Handbook and Code of Conduct

Dear Families,

We hope you have a great weekend. Please take the time to read all sections of this update so you have current information regarding things occurring at Adams and in the district.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to one of us directly at eatone@wwcsd.net or sheppardl@wwcsd.net.

Sincerely,

Erin Eaton

Student Safety

Our number one priority at Adams is to ensure all of our students are safe.  In light of the recent tragedy at Oxford High School, we begin to ask ourselves just how safe our school really is.  I am a mother of two middle school age children myself and will always do for your child what I expect is done for my own in their school setting to provide a safe environment. At Adams, the following resources and protocols are in place to ensure each and every child that walks into Adams is kept safe.

• The district crisis team (prior to this tragedy) has been working diligently to update/review our current lockdown measures to ensure we are prepared for any threat at any time.  I am part of this team and have been trained to deal with this type of event just recently over the summer
• We have a school resource officer, Officer Donald, that we work with closely as needed from the Westland Police Department that is onsite in the district
• Onsite we have a school resource officer (Officer Dave) and behavior coordinator (Mr. I), both having law enforcement backgrounds to help us keep our students safe
• Adams has a building crisis team that meets regularly to review safety procedures and participates in tabletop exercises
• Enhanced safety features and cameras have been installed as part of the bond work
• Hall monitors patrol our halls throughout the day
• We have an Adams reporting form for students to report anything anonymously that can be found here
• We partner with Ok2Say – Anyone can report a threat against students or staff  here
• All doors remain closed and locked throughout the day.  Visitors must show ID at the door before being allowed into the building and all visitors must check in at the main office

We ask that you talk to your child about always reporting anything that makes him or her uneasy or could potentially lead to harm of any student or staff member.  Please monitor your child’s social media accounts to ensure that threats and cyberbullying are not occurring online.  Instagram has a feature for you to report any activity you see that is not appropriate in a matter of seconds.  Instagram is very good at removing any content that goes against their standards.

Letter from Dr. Dignan:

School Wide Reading Initiative

We are excited to launch a whole school reading of Ban This Book by Alan Gratz!  Here is a summary of what this books is about!  We encourage ALL students to join the Google Classroom using the code ubtet5z.

It all started the day Amy Anne Ollinger tried to check out her favorite book in the whole world, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, from the school library. That’s when Mrs. Jones, the librarian, told her the bad news: her favorite book was banned! All because a classmate’s mom thought the book wasn’t appropriate for kids to read. Amy Anne decides to fight back by starting a secret banned book library out of her locker. But soon things get out of hand, and Amy Anne finds herself on the front line of an unexpected battle over book banning, censorship, and who has the right to decide what she and her fellow students can read. In the end, her only recourse might be to try to beat the book banners at their own game. Because after all, once you ban one book, you can ban them all…

Wayne Westland Foundation’s Annual Giving Campaign

Picture Retakes

Boys Basketball vs Franklin

Come support our Eagles as they take on our cross town rival on Wednesday, December 8 @ 3:30.  All students and families in attendance must be respectful and follow school expectations, including wearing masks.  Concessions will be available to support our PBIS program.  Please ensure your child has transportation home promptly at the end of the games if they are dropped off!

NWEA Winter Testing

Students will be taking their winter ELA, Science, Math NWEA tests in the coming weeks.  Please encourage your student to do their best on this so we can use this data to help us analyze the effectiveness of our programs and instructional strategies.  This data is one piece of information we look at that allows us to determine students that need additional support as well as enrichment.  Prizes will be raffled off for all students who meet their individual growth goals as an incentive to give it their all.

Off and Away for the Day Reminder! 

Adams Middle school is a cell phone free school.  If students bring their phones to school, they are required to be turned off and put away.  There are several reasons for this, and specific details can be found below in the Off and Away Letter.  Some of the reasons we enforce this include:

• Phones cause a distraction to learning and the learning environment
• Students often create videos and share them on TikTok or other social media platforms as well as text other students during the day – this is not acceptable at Adams
• We encourage face to face interactions during the day at school between peers in a society where cell phones dominate the way we communicate with each other
• Every classroom has a phone if a call needs to be made
• Parents can call the main office at anytime for messages to be relayed to students

The consequences for using phones during the day are as follows:

• First Offense – Warning
• Second Offense:  The student will be asked to surrender his/her phone to the teacher and can pick up the phone from the office at the end of the day.
• Third Offense: The student will be asked to surrender his/her phone to the teacher and can pick up the phone from the office at the end of the day.  In addition, the student will face an appropriate consequence.
• Fourth Offense: There will be a meeting with administration and the parent to create a personal electronics plan/contract.  The phone must be picked up from the office by a parent.

Several students have reached the fourth offense.  We do not want to burden you or take up our time dealing with this by asking you to meet, so please review expectations with your student.  We appreciate your support.

Off and Away for the Day

Yearbook Cover Design Contest!

Students have until December 10, 2021 to submit a yearbook cover design that may be selected to be the front or back of the 21/22 yearbook.  The guidelines can be found here or below.

Thursday, January 13th at 7:30 pm

Little Caesars Arena

Join Wayne-Westland Community Schools for a fundraising Spirit Night with the Detroit Red Wings. Make sure you select your individual school upon checkout!

TICKETS START AT $39

A portion of each ticket goes back your school

Earn the chance to participate in a Post-Game Photo on the Main Ice

Top school receives a Little Caesars Pizza Party!

TO PURCHASE TICKETS:

Detroit Red Wings vs Winnipeg Jets (fevo.com)

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joelle Marino

Joelle.Marino@OlyEnt.com| 313.471.7534

Late to School/Student Tardies

This week we launched a first hour attendance contest to provide our students with incentives to help them arrive at school on time. School begins promptly at 7:50 am, with our doors opening at 7:40 am. We have several students getting dropped off to school late daily, or walking to school and arriving late. In some cases, students are arriving later than 8:15 am and are then marked absent for the first hour. Valuable learning is lost during this time and late arrivals cause disruptions to classes in session. We ask that you help us with this by ensuring your child arrives on time.

In addition, we have several students arriving to classes after passing time tardy. Students with multiple tardies per week are serving a lunch detention and completing a reflection sheet to help them think about what they need to do differently to ensure they are on time and why being on time is important.  If your child serves this detention, you will be notified through mail with a letter sent home stating how many tardies your student had along with the completed reflection sheet.

Please review our expectations with your student so we can ensure we are making the most of our instructional time throughout the day.

Book Fair – Starts on Monday!

The book fair will be in the AMS media center December 6-10, 2021.  You can shop in person or online here.

Holiday Concert

Student Sickness/Daily Health Screening

If your child is sick, please keep him or her home.  We ask that you complete the daily health screener found here each and every day.  If your child displays any of these symptoms please do not send him or her to school.  If you are sending your child to school sick, others are impacted and in some cases being required to quarantine.

If your child is pending a COVID test result, please do NOT send him or her to school.  Also, ALL students must wear a mask properly.  Masks must cover the mouth and nose at all times.  Please send your child to school with a mask daily.

Please report any positive COVID cases or close contact cases to the office as soon as you are made aware.

School Expectations

Please continue to review expectations with your student.  We focus on being safe, respectful and responsible at Adams.  Also remind your student that we are an off and away for the day school and we do not permit cell phone use at any time.  Each student has his or her own locker to lock phones in if they bring it to school.

PBIS Matrix

Off and Away for the Day

Updated Adams Parent Handbook and Code of Conduct