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Author Doug Wilhelm Gives Kudos to the Westfield Drama Department
The Drama Department at Westfield Middle School recently put on a production of "The Revealers: A Multimedia Play" by Doug Wilhelm. Mr. Wilhelm himself called the cast and crew before their last performance to wish them luck and thank them for keeping his message against bullying moving forward. He has also written an article about the production on his web page.

Nike sponsored Gym Shoe Rescue
Westfield Middle School will be participating in their 7th Gym Shoe Rescue beginning April 23rd and commencing on May 10th, 2012. Each grade level will be collecting USED gym shoes in a competition to see whose homeroom class can collect the most pairs of tied gym shoes in each grade. The winning homeroom class in each grade level will receive a tasty morning treat for their efforts towards reducing items that were bound for a landfill in conjunction with Nike’s Annual Gym Shoe Rescue. Winning classrooms must have brought in a minimum of 10 pairs of gym shoes. Nike cannot accept SPIKES or CLEATS, SLIPPERS, SANDALS, FLIP FLOPS or anything else that is not a gym shoe. Thank you for your wonderful support. Together we can all help save the world one shoe at a time!

Graduation Dance Help Needed
The dance committee is need of dance set up and tear down help from 6th, 7th and 8th grade parents from 3:30 on May 22nd.

Kindles, Nooks and iPads
The past holiday season has introduced a new a host of electronic resources for our students to use! Students have been asking their teachers if they may use these "e-readers" (electronic readers) for their silent reading during the school day. The answer is "YES!" Our students are digital learners and if this makes them want to read even more, of course we would want to encourage them to use this personal equipment to enhance their reading abilities.

To that end, it is essential that you, as the parent, review the technology agreement that was signed at the beginning of the year. You can access this information in the gold pages in the front of the student planner or pages 13, 14 and 15 or go to our Westfield website and open the link to the "Student Planner", Please remind your student that they must exercise care in using these privately owned electronic devices. The school is not responsible for lost, damaged or stolen personal electronic devices. If you elect to have your student bring these personal electronics to school, your student is assuming the liability and responsibility for taking care of their personal belongings. The privately owned electronic devices are to be used for ONLY the intended purpose within the educational environment. The responsibility for appropriate use of the Internet lies solely with the student user.

Illinois Arts Education Week Poster Contest
Westfield is proud to announce that two of its students were winners in the 2012 Illinois Arts Education Poster Contest. Eighth grade student Daniel D. won third place and seventh grade student Allana B. won an honorable mention. The Illinois Arts Education Week Poster Contest is sponsored in cooperation with the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education and the Illinois State Board of Education. This year’s theme is "Be Art Smart". Click here to view the winning entries.

NWEA MAP Parent Toolkit

RtI: Response to Intervention at Westfield
Students needing additional help with reading and/or math are participating in intervention programs called Reading Plus and Compass Learning in place of their exploratory class. These computerized learning programs are part of a system of student interventions called Response to Intervention, or RtI. RtI provides systematic, research-based interventions to students who have demonstrated that they could benefit from additional instruction and practice.

Both Reading Plus and Compass Learning are computer-based academic skills enhancement programs within RtI that focus on improving students’ reading comprehension and math skills. Students are identified for this programming based on their MAP, ISAT and OLSAT test scores, as well as teacher recommendation. Student progress is being monitored weekly through dynamic progress monitoring tests and assessments.

We will continue to monitor all students' progress in building their reading and math skills. Building students' reading and math skills is a top priority, as a student's reading and math ability impacts their learning in all of their classes on a daily basis.

For additional information about RtI in District 13, you can also refer to the District 13 Rti web page.

District 13 Bullying Policy
On October 25, 2010 the Board of Education updated the Anti-bullying policy 7:180, entitled "Preventing Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment." This policy reflects new state mandated legislation that gives school greater ability to address bullying behavior that may occur at school. Please take time to read this policy as it is aligned with our Code of Conduct in the Student Planner.

Anti-Bully Help Request

A Snapshot of Westfield's School Improvement Process

Internet Safety

Westfield students will take part in an Internet Safety program, as required by law. Students will complete the following anonymous survey as part of this program:

Internet Use Survey