Principal's Weekly Update

Hello West Middle Island Families!

 

Tomorrow, September 3rd is our first day of school and we are looking forward to an amazing year together.  Be sure to go to bed early tonight so everyone is ready for the day tomorrow!

 

For any new families, each week I will send out a message on Friday afternoon to inform you of the upcoming events and activities.  Please take the time to read through the email carefully as I will share with you many different links of school, district, and community events throughout the year.

 

Important Emergency Drill Information:

 

As part of our commitment to ensuring the safety and preparedness of our students and staff, we conduct regular evacuation and lockdown drills to practice our emergency response procedures. This year we will be providing families with prior written notice of all evacuation and lockdown drills.I am writing to inform you of an upcoming evacuation drill scheduled to take place at West Middle Island on Wednesday, September 4th, with a rain date of Thursday, September 5th. The purpose of this drill is to familiarize everyone with the evacuation process, ensuring that we can quickly and safely evacuate the school in the event of an actual emergency. This drill is an important component of our school safety plan.  During the drill, students will practice exiting the building while following the instructions provided by their teachers and staff members. Please be assured that all drills are conducted to ensure they are as smooth and non-disruptive as possible. As we will be conducting several drills throughout the school year, we kindly ask for your support in discussing the importance of these drills with your child. You can reassure your children that these exercises are in place to keep everyone safe and that there is no need for concern.

 

News and Updates from our WMI PTA:

 

The WMI PTA Board would like to welcome you to the 2024-2025 school year! We have been busy over the summer planning for a fun and exciting year for all the students at West! 

 

Important Information:

All students will receive a PTA packet the first week of school that will include information regarding the PTA. It will include how to register to become a PTA member, how to chair/volunteer for events, information on class parent/helper, calendar of PTA events, welcome back night celebration flyer and our 1st spirit wear order form of the year!!! 

 

Our first PTA meeting is Monday, September 9, 2024, at 7pm in the Primary multipurpose room! We would love to see everyone at our PTA meeting to kick off a great year! 

*Be sure to join as a PTA member PRIOR to the PTA meeting for a chance to win a gift card! The drawing will take place at the end of the meeting!  Here is the link to join the PTA for the 2024-2025 school year! https://wmi.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true

  

We want all to feel welcome to be more involved in the PTA!  We truly need YOU to help make this a fun year for the kids at West! 

 

Any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out via email @ wmipta@gmail.com. 

 

4th Grade Committee Information:

Attention 4th grade parents, the 4th grade committee needs you!!

As our 4th graders embark on their last year at West we want to plan a great year for them! We would love to see parents/guardians/family members that have a 4th grader be involved in helping make this a great year for our kids! 

We will be having our first meeting on Thursday, September 12th from 6:30-7:30pm at the Longwood Public Library in the downstairs community room. Please join us at our meeting to learn more about what we are planning and what you can do to help make this year great!! We welcome any ideas to make this year a memorable year for our 4th graders! We will be sending out a google link very soon to join the 4th grade committee! If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at 4thgradecommittee@wmipta.com

We look forward to a great year! 

Sincerely, 

Dr. Gretchen Schaentzler, Principal 

Good Afternoon!  

We are proud to share that our opening week at West Middle Island was a huge success.  Students were eager and happy to rejoin their friends and teacher at school.  

Thank you for your patience with our afternoon busing.  Each day gets better and better.  Please be reminded that if you are picking up your child as a walker, you need to arrive no later than 3:15 pm so that we can assist and process your information in a timely fashion.  We cannot dismiss the buses until all walkers have been dismissed.  Thank you for your assistance with this process.

Great attendance starts from the first day of school!
Every day counts!
School Success Begins with Your Attendance. 

Upcoming West Middle Island Events:

• Patriots Day: September 11, 2024- Wear red, white and blue
• Elementary Open House September 24, 6 pm - 9 pm.  Schedule to follow. 
   

PTA News and Events:

We hope all students at West had a great first week of school! All students should have received by now a PTA packet from their classroom teacher with important information about the PTA.

 

Upcoming reminders:

• PTA Meeting: Our first PTA meeting is Monday, September 9, 2024, at 7pm in the Primary multipurpose room! We would love to see everyone at our PTA meeting to kick off a great year!

 

• Be sure to join as a PTA member PRIOR to the PTA meeting for a chance to win a gift card to Café Amici! The drawing will take place at the end of the meeting! Here is the link to join the PTA for the 2024-2025 school year! https://wmi.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true

 

• Class Parent/Helper: To sign up for class parent/helper for a child’s class the form is due Friday, 9/20. The QR code was in the packet or you can use this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0bhAclTNZOhHrBRc-AlYlrGPNk98L1vOmUqc5AXUoemLYFw/viewform

Any further questions please email Tara Velez @classparent@wmipta.com.

 

• Welcome Back Night: Friday, September 20th- Our welcome back night celebration is from 6-8pm! We would love to see everyone for a fun filled night to kick off the school year! Its free admission we will have a D.J, face painting, tattoos, games & prizes! Pizza, Drinks, Snacks & Candy will be available for purchase!  Cash Only!  Come on down to meet new friends and have a blast with old friends! Any questions please email wmipta@gmail.com.

 

• Spirit Wear: The flyer for our 1st spirit wear order of the year was included in the packet. This spirit wear order is paper form ONLY so orders must be returned to school no later than Friday, 9/27. Any questions email wmipta@gmail.com.

 

4th Grade Committee Information:

Attention 4th grade parents, the 4th grade committee needs you!!

As our 4th graders embark on their last year at West we want to plan a great year for them! We would love to see parents/guardians/family members that have a 4th grader be involved in helping make this a great year for our kids! 

We will be having our first meeting on Thursday, September 12th from 6:30-7:30pm at the Longwood Public Library in the downstairs community room. Please join us at our meeting to learn more about what we are planning and what you can do to help make this year great! We welcome any ideas to make this year a memorable year for our 4th graders! Here is the link to join the 4th grade committee! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0bhAclTNZOhHrBRc-AlYlrGPNk98L1vOmUqc5AXUoemLYFw/viewform

If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at 4thgradecommittee@wmipta.com

 

Community Events:

• LYSA Basketball Winter Season Ages 5 and above LYSA Basketball Flier or register at https://go.teamsnap.com/447146

 

Have a Great Weekend!

Dr. Gretchen Schaentzler, Principal 

Good Afternoon!  

We have had another fantastic week at West!  The students have practiced two evacuation drills this week and did a wonderful job. 

Please continue with the same dismissal process.  We will begin our "every day" walker process after Open House on September 24th.  As a reminder if you are picking up your child as a walker, you need to arrive no later than 3:15 pm so that we can assist and process your information in a timely fashion. 

Great attendance starts from the first day of school!
Every day counts!
School Success Begins with Your Attendance. 

This week at West:

• Start with Hello Week: We will be enjoying different activities throughout the week please don't forget to wear Green on Monday to connect and promote kindness.

Upcoming West Middle Island Events:

• Elementary Open House: September 24, 6 pm - 9 pm.  Open House Schedule Letter to Parent 

 

PTA News and Events:

• Thank you to all who came for our first PTA meeting of the school year! We would love to see more members join to have a great year! Here is the link to join the PTA for the 2024-2025 school year! https://wmi.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true

 

• Next PTA meeting is Monday, October 7, 2024, at 7pm in the Primary Multipurpose Room. The school has childcare during PTA meetings.

 

Upcoming Reminders:

• Class Parent/Helper: To sign up for class parent/helper for a child’s class the form is due next Friday, 9/20. The QR code was in the packet or you can use this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7Xoul1d-qZfpi3v2YG0oRLIYCKeHyHN9YyPfStyHd9R_Qbw/viewform   Any further questions please email: Tara Velez: classparent@wmipta.com.

 

• Welcome Back Night: Friday, September 20th: Our welcome back night celebration is from 6-8pm! We would love to see everyone for a fun filled night to kick off the school year! Its free admission we will have a D.J, face painting, tattoos, games & prizes! Pizza, Drinks, Snacks & Candy will be available for purchase!  Cash Only!  Come on down to meet new friends and have a blast with old friends!

 

• Spirit Wear: Reminder spirit wear sale is running now until Friday, September 27th be sure to order by the due date, so you don’t miss out! This year we brought back class shirts as we had many requests! Don’t forget to order the year your child will be graduating West so they can wear it on spirit wear Friday's and for years to come! Please click on the flier to view all of our products! Spirit Wear Flier.  Any questions email wmipta@gmail.com.

 

4th Grade Committee Information:

• Attention 4th grade parents, the 4th grade committee needs you!!  As our 4th graders embark on their last year at West we want to plan a great year for them! We would love to see parents/guardians/family members that have a 4th grader be involved in helping make this a great year for our kids! Here is the link to join the 4th grade committee! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0bhAclTNZOhHrBRc-AlYlrGPNk98L1vOmUqc5AXUoemLYFw/viewform  If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at 4thgradecommittee@wmipta.com

 

• WEST MIDDLE ISLAND 4th Grade Committee Hosts: URBAN AIR: 3147 Middle Country Rd, Lake Grove, New York 11755 Friday October 11th, 5-9pm: West Middle Island 4th grade committee is hosting a night of fun at Urban Air. ALL ARE WELCOME! Share with all your family and friends, you don't have to be a WMI student to have fun with us. Help support the WMI 4th grade committee by jumping and playing all night with your friends. Unlimited access to the park for 4 hours with socks included. Price is $35 per child for platinum level entry a savings of $15 per person. A portion of all sales will go to our committee to help us raise money for the end of the year 4th grade events. Come join us and play!!  Adults do not need to purchase a ticket if they do not plan on using the attractions! Urban Air Flier

 

• SEPTO Information: Longwood SEPTO Website: Please click the following link to visit SEPTO's website, which has the most up to date information regarding membership, meetings, events and fundraisers throughout the year.Longwood SEPTO Link

Community Events:

• LYSA Basketball Winter Season Ages 5 and above LYSA Basketball Flier or register at https://go.teamsnap.com/447146

 

Have a Great Weekend, 

Dr. Schaentzler

Good Afternoon!   We hope that your children enjoyed the events from Start with Hello Week.  We finished up the week with an amazing assembly with singing and poetry.  Great job West!  Looking forward to sharing our drone pictures of the event.  Special thank you to the PTA for supplying everyone with T-shirts for the event.  Please be sure to have your child continue to wear their shirt on Fridays to show their school spirit! Great attendance starts from the first day of school! Every day counts! School Success Begins with Your Attendance.  Blessings in  Backpack: Could your family benefit from full and balanced meals for all elementary-aged children over the weekends? Blessings in a Backpack provides free food to many families in the Longwood community weekly. Email maria.tsavos@longwoodcsd.org or go to longwoodblessings.org to self-identify, if interested. Food will be sent home discreetly with your child or children each Friday afternoon.  This Week at West: Spirit Week Monday:  Pajama Day Tuesday: Times Travel Tuesday Dress as someone from another era Wednesday: We Are ALL Heroes Wednesday Dress as a Super Hero Thursday: Sports/Team Day Wear your Favorite Sports gear Friday: School Spirit Day Wear your favorite Westwear and Longwood Gear   Open House Schedule September 24 UPK:   5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.- Just Kids UPK Presentations Kindergarten: 6:00 p.m.-6:15 p.m.- Kindergarten General Meeting - Primary Gym   6:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m.- Kindergarten Teacher Presentations and B. Graniello  Grade 1: 6:30 p.m.-6:45 p.m.- Grade 1 General Meeting - Primary Gym    6:45 p.m.-7:45 p.m.- Grade 1 Teacher Presentations   Grade 2: 7:00 p.m.-7:15 p.m.- Grade 2 General Meeting – Intermediate Cafeteria   7:20 p.m.-8:20 p.m.- All Grade 2 Teacher Presentations and K. Marcello Grade 3: 7:20 p.m.-7:35 p.m.- Grade 3 General Meeting – Intermediate Gymnasium   7:40 p.m.-8:40 p.m.- Grade 3 Teacher Presentations and K. Stark Grade 4: 7:40 p.m.-7:55 p.m.- Grade 4 General Meeting – Intermediate Multi Purpose Room   8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.- Grade 4 Teacher Presentations and K. Herrarte   Upcoming West Middle Island Events: All School Meeting: October 2 - 10:10 am  We hope that you can join us.   No School: October 3rd and 4th in celebration of Rosh Hashanah   No School: October 12th in celebration of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day      PTA News and Events: Friday, September 20th - TONIGHT!! We can’t wait to see everyone tonight from 6-8pm! We would love to see everyone for a fun filled night to kick off the school year! Its free admission we will have a D.J, face painting, tattoos, games & prizes! Pizza, Drinks, Snacks & Candy will be available for purchase!  Cash Only!  Come on down to meet new friends and have a blast with old friends! The event will be held outdoors! In case of inclement weather, the event will be held in the Intermediate building. We can’t wait to see everyone!!!  Welcome Back Night Flyer   Spirit Wear Reminder spirit wear sale is running now until Friday, September 27th be sure to order by the due date, so you don’t miss out! This year we brought back class shirts as we had many requests! Don’t forget to order the year your child will be graduating West so they can wear it on spirit wear Friday's and for years to come! Please click on the flier to view all of our products! Spirit Wear Flier Any questions email wmipta@gmail.com.   Class Parent/Helper We apologize for the inconvenience. It was brought to our attention that we added the wrong link on the weekly email for class parent/helper. The google form will close tonight 9/20 at 9pm it gives us time to organize classes and notify class parents by 9/30. Class parents then will notify class helpers. Reminder class parent/helpers meeting is October 7th at 6pm. All class parents/helpers should come to this meeting.   Class Parent/Helper Google Form Any further questions please email Tara Velez @classparent@wmipta.com.   Color Run – Saturday, November 16, 2024 We are so excited about this event as it was so much fun last year! Be sure not to miss this event, it is a blast of color and fun! We will have more information next week as we kick off with opening registration!  Color Packets will be going home with students next week! Color Run Flyer    New Facebook Page We have created a new Facebook page for current PTA members of The WMI PTA 2024-2025 school year!  Please make sure all questions are answered and agree to the group rules. The reason we asked this is so we can verify each is a current PTA member. This is for the safety and privacy of the children at West! This page will be monitored by The WMI PTA Board. This will be the only platform on social media where all PTA events/information will be posted throughout the year. You can ask PTA related questions, and we will certainly get back to you. PTA Facebook Page 2024-2025   PTA Membership We would love to see more members join to have a great year! Here is the link to join the PTA for the 2024-2025 school year!  Membership Link Next PTA meeting is Monday, October 7, 2024, at 7pm in the Primary Cafeteria Room. The school provides childcare for school aged children during PTA meetings.    4th Grade Committee Thank you to all 4th grade parents who attended our first 4th grade committee meeting. Our next meeting will be held on Monday September 30th @ 6:30pm at the Longwood Public Library. A google meet link will also be sent out.  To sign up or if you have any questions please feel free to stop by our table at Welcome Back Night and Open house! You can also join the committee by clicking the link below! To Join the 4th Grade Committee, you must be a paid PTA member. 4th Grade Committee Volunteers    Open House Table   Stop at our table at Open House we are selling little goodies for you to leave a surprise in your child's desk. Pocket hugs and/or bus pouches!!! These pouches are great for storing their truth tickets.  $5 each or two for $8. Click  the link for Google form if you would like to preorder and pick up at our table. Please bring cash! Pre-order a pocket hug or pencil pouch   Chocolate Fundraiser  All 4th grade parents/students we need your help! We will be having a Worlds Famous Chocolate Fundraiser starting Monday September 23rd-Monday October 28th.  All our fundraising efforts go towards giving our 4th grade students the best LAST year at WEST. If you are able to sell some chocolate boxes, The 4th grade committee will distribute at END of welcome back night 9/20.  Please reach out to the  4thgradecommittee@wmipta.com with any questions.    Urban Air Event  Please see details below for our Urban Air Night! This is another great event to help support the 4th grade committee. Urban Air Tickets Urban Air Flyer   SEPTO Information: Longwood SEPTO Website: Please click the following link to visit SEPTO's website, which has the most up to date information regarding membership, meetings, events and fundraisers throughout the year. Longwood SEPTO Link Community Events: Sunshine Prevention Center Do you need extra support with assisting your child with social skills?  Look into the Sunshine Prevention Center to register for a group! Sunshine Flier   LYSA Basketball Winter Season Ages 5 and above LYSA Basketball Flier or register at https://go.teamsnap.com/447146   Longwood Community BBQ Rescheduled Wednesday, September 25 - 5 - 7 pm Granny Road Park   Have a Great Weekend,  Dr. Schaentzler, Principal

Good Afternoon!  

West Middle Island Students are present and engaged.... now watch our knowledge grow!
Congratuations to our students at West! We have an average rate of 95% of our students attending school for the month of September.

However, there are some students who have missed more than 2 days of school.
  
Reminder: missing 2 days a month for the entire year will cause your child to be considered to have chronic attendance challenges.  


Blessings in  Backpack:

• Could your family benefit from full and balanced meals for all elementary-aged children over the weekends? Blessings in a Backpack provides free food to many families in the Longwood community weekly. Email maria.tsavos@longwoodcsd.org or go to longwoodblessings.org to self-identify, if interested. Food will be sent home discreetly with your child or children each Friday afternoon. 

 

Looking for AMAZING West Students!

We want to recognize all students for special accomplishments.  If your child has achieved a goal (in the areas of:  athletics, community service, academics, or the arts),  please complete this form to share your child's accomplishment with us.  We will honor your child by displaying their photo and a description of their accomplishment on our WMI Wall of Pride!

​Parent Nomination form for Wall of Pride​​​

 

This week at West:

• Wednesday: All School Meeting: 10:10 am
• Thursday: No School: Celebration of Rosh Hashanah
• Friday: No School: Celebration of Rosh Hashanah

 
Upcoming West Middle Island Events and Reminders:

• No School: October 12th in celebration of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day 
• Picture Day: October 18th
• Disabilities Awareness Day: October 25
• PTA Fall Festival: October 26 11-2 pm
• Halloween and Diwali: October 31
   

 

PTA News and Events:

• Welcome Back Event: We can't thank you enough for everyone who joined us for our welcome back night last Friday! We hope everyone had a great time!

 

• Spirit Wear: Today was the last day to order spirit wear. We thank everyone that ordered from our fall spirit wear! The order will be placed once we tally everything up and the order should be in mid-October! Once the order arrives, we will give an update! Any questions please feel free to email wmipta@gmail.com.

 

• Class Parent/Helper: Thank you to all who submitted a form. We will be reaching out to selected class parents Monday 9/30 at that point the class parent will notify all the helpers in the class. Reminder class parent/helper meetings are October 7th at 6pm. All selected class parents/helpers should come to this meeting which will be held in the primary cafeteria . Any further questions please email Tara Velez @classparent@wmipta.com.

 

 

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

• Class Parent/helper Meeting: Monday, 10/7 at 6pm 
• PTA General Meeting: Monday, 10/7 at 7pm
• Fall Book Fair: Monday October 7th- evening shop from 5-8pm. 
• Fall Book Fair open during the day for classes: 10/8-10/11
• Fall Pictures: Friday 10/18
• Fall Festival: Saturday 10/26 
• Color Run: Saturday 11/16

 

• Fall Book Fair: Fall Book Fair is October 7 – 11, 2024 – Evening Shop is Monday 10/7 from 5-8pm. Students will visit the book fair 10/8-10/11 with their class during the day. Parent Volunteer sign-up will be emailed to PTA members soon!

 

• Picture Day: Fall Picture Day will be Friday, October 18, 2024. We will be using a new photography vendor this year as many schools within the district have transitioned to Pixels Photography. This year you will receive ONLY a digital proof. If a parent would like a hard copy proof, you may request it from the company directly. More information will be coming soon. We will be emailing PTA members 1-2 weeks prior with the sign up to volunteer for picture day.  

 

• WMI PTA 2nd  Annual Color Run - Saturday, November 16, 2024: We have officially kicked off registration for our 2nd Annual Color Run event! Registration is open and closes 10/15!! Today all students at the end of day watched a short video about this event. I am sure they will come home excited and talk about the color run! This event is one you don’t want to miss and a family fun event!  The students will be able to get sponsors for our run and get color blasted the more we raise the more colors we will get! Last year the top students who raised the most money got to color blast Dr. Schaentzler! This was so much fun for those kids and for everyone to watch! This year is another opportunity to color blast our principal of WMI!  We can't wait for this run as it is a blast of color and so much fun! We will have a DJ during the event and light continental breakfast after the run! Color Run packets will be coming home today with your child! Let’s have some fun!  

Color Run Flyer

 

• WMI PTA Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 11am – 2pm: This is one of our largest events of the year that involves a lot of planning. This is a FREE event filled with so much fun for everyone and we would love to see you all!  Every child will get to pick a free pumpkin to decorate, we will have our needle in the haystack, games, face painting, tattoos, raffle baskets, DJ, class pumpkin contest, fire department and the 4th grade Haunted Hallway!  We had such great feedback last year, so we decided to have vendor tables again for shopping and to showcase small businesses. Also, the 4th grade will be selling concessions for additional purchase! Fall Festival Flyer

 

• Basket Raffles for Fall Festival – Every year we have basket raffles at the fall festival which is always a huge hit! If anyone is interested in donating a basket, gift card or anything else, please email wmipta@gmail.com.

 

• Amazon Wish list for Fall Festival- We will be creating an Amazon wish list for this event and will have it in next Friday’s email. We appreciate anything that can be donated for all the kids to have a blast at this event!

 

• New Facebook Page- We have created a new Facebook page for current PTA members of The WMI PTA 2024-2025 school year!  Please make sure all questions are answered and agree to the group rules. The reason we asked this is so we can verify each is a current PTA member. This is for the safety and privacy of the children at West! This page will be monitored by The WMI PTA Board. This will be the only platform on social media where all PTA events/information will be posted throughout the year. 

WMI Facebook page

 

•  PTA Membership- We would love to see more members join to have a great year! Here is the link to join the PTA for the 2024-2025 school year! Membership Link  Next PTA meeting is Monday, October 7, 2024, at 7pm in the Primary Cafeteria Room. The school provides childcare for school aged children during PTA meetings.

  

4th Grade Committee

•  Welcome back Night: THANK YOU to those 4th grade parents that helped out at Welcome Back Night and thank you to everyone who supported us by buying pizza and drinks!

 

• Our next 4th Grade Committee Meeting will be September 30th at 6:30 PM in the Longwood Public Library Community Room.  Please join the committee by clicking on the google form below or just join us at our next meeting to sign up. You must be a PTA member to join the committee.

4th Grade Committee Sign Up

4th Grade Committee Google Meet Link 9/30 @ 6:30 PM

 

•  Chocolate Fundraiser- All 4th grade parents/students we need your help! We will be having a Worlds Famous Chocolate Fundraiser starting Monday September 23rd-Monday October 28th. All our fundraising efforts go towards giving our 4th grade students the best LAST year at WEST. If you are able to sell some chocolate please fill out the google form below.  Pick up information is included in the Google Form. PLEASE HELP US REACH OUR GOAL OF SELLING 50 BOXES!!

Google Form for Chocolate Sales Sign Up

 

•  Urban Air-Please see details below for our URBAN AIR NIGHT on October 11th from 5-9PM! This is another great event to help support the 4th grade committee. Click the link below for more information and to buy tickets!

Urban Air Flyer

Purchase Urban Air Tickets Here

 

• Clothing Drive- The 4th Grade Committee will also be hosting a CLOTHING DRIVE. Please see the link below  for more information. This is a great way to help fundraise while getting rid of your unwanted clothes, linens, toys and more.

Clothing Drive

 

• SEPTO Information: Longwood SEPTO Website: Please click the following link to visit SEPTO's website, which has the most up to date information regarding membership, meetings, events and fundraisers throughout the year.

Longwood SEPTO Link

 

Community Events:

• Sunshine Prevention Center Do you need extra support with assisting your child with social skills?  Look into the Sunshine Prevention Center to register for a group! Sunshine Flier

 

• LYSA Basketball Winter Season Ages 5 and above LYSA Basketball Flier or register at https://go.teamsnap.com/447146

 

• Baiting Halloween Adventure Saturday, October 19 10 am - 4 pm (Raindate October 26) Baiting Hollow Halloween Fun

 

Have a Great Weekend, 

Dr. Schaentzler, Principal

Good Afternoon!   Congratulations to Mrs. Corella and Mrs. Uhlinger's class for hosting the ALL SCHOOL MEETING.  I am sure all parents who attended will agree you were AWESOME!  Each of you were articulate and added your own flair to your individual parts of the meeting.  Truly one of the best times together in September.  We had amazing readings, rapping, and singing.  BE PROUD OF YOURSELVES! West Middle Island Students are present and engaged.... now watch our knowledge grow! Did your child miss two days of school during the month of September? We are here to help! Need help with routines at home?  Is your child showing symptoms of nervousness?  Please reach out to one of our mental health providers to assist you and your family. Do you enjoy knowing that your child receives FREE breakfast and lunch each day?  THIS IS AMAZING THAT WE CAN DO THIS FOR OUR FAMILIES!  However, WE NEED YOUR HELP In your summer mailing packet, you received a hard copy of the Household Income Form (formally known as the Free and Reduced Lunch Form).  It is important that all families complete this form to ensure we will continue with this funding each year.  Without this form and funding, we will not be able to continue with our FREE breakfast and lunch program.   Please complete the form on-line using the following link: My School Apps If are not able to complete the form and you need an additional hard copy of the form, please call the school. FUN FACT! Students who utilize Right at School are eligible for a discount if they complete the Household Income Form and qualify for free and reduced lunch   FIRE PREVENTION POSTER CONTEST: Calling All Artists!  The Middle Island Fire Department Poster Contest is HERE!  "SMOKE ALARMS Make Them WORK for you" Due to school: October 15, 2024 Be sure to include your name, address, phone number, grade and teacher on the back of your poster. Prizes and a chance to win a FREE IPAD! Classes with the most entries will receive a TROPHY! MI Fire Department Poster Contest   CALLING ALL VETERANS: Our next All School Meeting will be our annual Veterans Day All School Meeting.  We will be honoring all the special Veterans in our lives by inviting them to our school for breakfast, a photo session, and special recognition at our ASM on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. If you know a veteran that you would like to come to WMI to be honored, please complete the digital form BEFORE October 18.  Use the Digital Form to sign up a Veteran to attend our Veterans Day All School Meeting on Nov. 15, 2024.   BLESSINGS IN BACKPACK: Could your family benefit from full and balanced meals for all elementary-aged children over the weekends? Blessings in a Backpack provides free food to many families in the Longwood community weekly. Email maria.tsavos@longwoodcsd.org or go to longwoodblessings.org to self-identify, if interested. Food will be sent home discreetly with your child or children each Friday afternoon.    Looking for AMAZING West Students! We want to recognize all students for special accomplishments.  If your child has achieved a goal (in the areas of:  athletics, community service, academics, or the arts),  please complete this form to share your child's accomplishment with us.  We will honor your child by displaying their photo and a description of their accomplishment on our WMI Wall of Pride! Parent Nomination form for Wall of Pride   This week (and a little more) at West: Thursday: No School Celebration of Rosh Hashanah Friday: No School Celebration of Rosh Hashanah Monday - Tuesday: MI Fire Department In School Visitations Tuesday - Friday: PTA Book Fair Wednesday - Friday: Grades 2-4 Bus Presentations Upcoming West Middle Island Events and Reminders: No School October 14th in celebration of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day  MI Fire Department Posters due October 15 Picture Day October 18th MI Fire Department Open House October 18 6 - 9 pm  Middle Island Fire Department Open House Flier Abilities Awareness Day October 25 PTA Fall Festival October 26 11-2 pm Halloween and Diwali October 31   PTA News and Events: IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES Class Parent/helper Meeting: Monday 10/7 6pm  PTA General Meeting: Monday 10/7 7pm Fall Book Fair: Monday October 7th evening shop from 5-8pm.  Fall Book Fair: open during the day for classes 10/8-10/11 Fall Pictures: Friday 10/18 Fall Festival: Saturday 10/26  Color Run: Saturday 11/16   Spirit Wear We thank everyone that ordered from our fall spirit wear! The orders should be in mid-October! Once the order arrives, we will give an update! Any questions please feel free to email wmipta@gmail.com.   PTA Meeting The next PTA meeting is this upcoming Monday, October 7, 2024, at 7pm in the Primary Cafeteria Room. The school provides childcare for school aged children during PTA meetings. We will be presenting all October leaders with Pride at this meeting. The office has notified all parents/guardians if their child was chosen.             Class Parent/Helper All Class Parents have been notified and should have reached out to all helpers. The class parent/helper meetings are October 7th at 6pm. All selected class parents/helpers should come to this meeting which will be held in the primary cafeteria. Any further questions please email Tara Velez @classparent@wmipta.com.   Fall Book Fair Fall Book Fair is October 7 – 11, 2024 – Evening Shop is Monday 10/7 from 5-8pm. Students will visit the book fair 10/8-10/11 with their class during the day. Parent Volunteer sign-up has been emailed to PTA members.  Book Fair Flyer   Picture Day Fall Picture Day will be Friday, October 18, 2024. We will be using a new photography vendor this year as many schools within the district have transitioned to Pixels Photography. This year you will receive ONLY a digital proof. If a parent would like a hard copy proof, you may request it from the company directly. More information will be coming soon. We will be emailing PTA members the parent volunteer sign-up soon. Picture order forms will be going home with student’s week of 10/7.   WMI PTA 2nd Annual Color Run - Saturday, November 16, 2024 (RAIN OR SHINE) We have officially kicked off registration for our 2nd Annual Color Run event which will be held on November 16th! Registration is open and closes 10/15!! This event last year was a huge success, and we had so many west families join us! This event alone funded all cultural art programs/assemblies for the whole school last year. We would love to be able to fund cultural arts programs again this year for all students! We can raise money while all students and their families have a blast at this event!! It’s an event you don’t want to miss, ask anyone who joined us last year!! The students will be able to get sponsors for our run and get color blasted the more we raise the more colors we will get! Last year the top students who raised the most money got to color blast Dr. Schaentzler! This was so much fun for those kids and for everyone to watch! This year is another opportunity to color blast our principal of WMI!  We can't wait for this run as it is a blast of color and so much fun! We will have a DJ during the event and light continental breakfast after the run! Color Run packets went home this past Monday with your child so please check their backpacks. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out to us at wmiita@gmail.com.        Color Run Flyer Color Run Online Registration Link   WMI PTA Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 11am – 2pm This is one of our largest events of the year that involves a lot of planning. This is a FREE event filled with so much fun for everyone and we would love to see you all!  Every child will get to pick a free pumpkin to decorate, we will have our needle in the haystack, games, face painting, tattoos, raffle baskets, DJ, class pumpkin contest, fire department and the 4th grade Haunted Hallway!  We had such great feedback last year, so we decided to have vendor tables again for shopping and to showcase small businesses. Also, the 4th grade will be selling concessions for additional purchase! Fall Festival Flyer  Basket Raffles for Fall Festival – Every year we have basket raffles at the fall festival which is always a huge hit! If anyone is interested in donating a basket, gift card or anything else, please email wmipta@gmail.com.   Amazon Wish list for Fall Festival We will be creating an Amazon wish list for this event and will have it in next Friday’s email. We appreciate anything that can be donated for all the kids to have a blast at this event!   New Facebook Page We have created a new Facebook page for current PTA members of The WMI PTA 2024-2025 school year!  Please make sure all questions are answered and agree to the group rules. The reason we asked this is so we can verify each is a current PTA member. This is for the safety and privacy of the children at West! This page will be monitored by The WMI PTA Board. This will be the only platform on social media where all PTA events/information will be posted throughout the year.  WMI Facebook page   PTA Membership We would love to see more members join to have a great year! Here is the link to join the PTA for the 2024-2025 school year! Membership Link    4TH GRADE COMMITTEE NEEDS YOUR HELP!!! THANK YOU to everyone who supported us at Open House by purchasing a pocket hug or bus pouch.  You helped make our fundraiser a huge success. We apologize for anyone who was unable to purchase something. We were overwhelmed by the response!   Please see details below for our URBAN AIR NIGHT on October 11th from 5-9PM! This is another great event to help support the 4th grade committee. Click the link below for more information and to buy tickets! Don’t miss your chance to save big!!! Urban Air Flyer Purchase Urban Air Tickets Here   PRE-ORDER YOUR FALL FEST TREATS If you are interested in pre-ordering cookies, cake pops, or a “decorate your own” cookie kit, use the google form below to pre-order for pick up at Fall Fest! Pre-order your Fall Fest treats here   Our next 4th Grade Committee Meeting will be Monday, October 21st at 6:30 PM in the Longwood Public Library Community Room.  Please join the committee by clicking on the google form below or just join us at our next meeting to sign up. 4th Grade Committee Sign Up Google Form   All 4th grade parents/students we need your help! We are having a World’s Famous Chocolate Fundraiser from now until Monday October 28th. All our fundraising efforts go towards giving our 4th grade students the best LAST year at WEST. If you are able to sell some chocolate please fill out the google form below.  Pick up information is included in the Google Form. PLEASE HELP US REACH OUR GOAL OF SELLING 50 BOXES!! Google Form for Chocolate Sales Sign Up   The 4th Grade Committee will also be hosting a CLOTHING DRIVE. Please see the link below  for more information. This is a great way to help fundraise while getting rid of your unwanted clothes, linens, toys and more. Clothing Drive   SEPTO Information: Longwood SEPTO Website: Please click the following link to visit SEPTO's website, which has the most up to date information regarding membership, meetings, events and fundraisers throughout the year. Longwood SEPTO Link       COMMUNITY EVENTS: Baiting Halloween Adventure Saturday, October 19 10 am - 4 pm (Rain date October 26) Baiting Hollow Halloween Fun SEPTO Hallowwwen Spooktactular Friday, October 18 6 - 9 pm Longwood JHS SEPTO Halloween Flier Longwood Girls Basketball Clinic October 13 9 am - 2 pm LYSA Basketball Clinic Flier    Have a Great Weekend,  Dr. Schaentzler, Principal

Good Afternoon!  
 

• Success in school begins with showing up. Your attendance shapes your academic journey - TOGETHER let's make it amazing!

Missing more than two days a month will affect your child both academically and socially.  Has your child missed more than two days of school?  You can turn this around! We can do this together.

Do you enjoy knowing that your child receives FREE breakfast and lunch each day?  THIS IS AMAZING THAT WE CAN DO THIS FOR OUR FAMILIES!  However, WE NEED YOUR HELP!

In your summer mailing packet, you received a hard copy of the Household Income Form (formally known as the Free and Reduced Lunch Form).  It is important that all families complete this form to ensure we will continue with this funding each year.  Without this form and funding, we will not be able to continue with our FREE breakfast and lunch program.  

Please complete the form on-line using the following link: My School Apps
If are not able to complete the form and you need an additional hard copy of the form, please call the school.

FUN FACT!

• Students who utilize Right at School are eligible for a discount if they complete the Household Income Form and qualify for free and reduced lunch

 

FIRE PREVENTION POSTER CONTEST:
Calling All Artists!  The Middle Island Fire Department Poster Contest is HERE! 
"SMOKE ALARMS Make Them WORK for you"
Due to school: October 15, 2024
Be sure to include your name, address, phone number, grade and teacher on the back of your poster.
Prizes and a chance to win a FREE IPAD!
Classes with the most entries will receive a TROPHY!
MI Fire Department Poster Contest
 

 

CALLING ALL VETERANS:

Our next All School Meeting will be our annual Veterans Day All School Meeting.  We will be honoring all the special Veterans in our lives by inviting them to our school for breakfast, a photo session, and special recognition at our ASM on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

If you know a veteran that you would like to come to WMI to be honored, please complete the digital form BEFORE October 18th.  Use the Digital Form to sign up a Veteran to attend our Veterans Day All School Meeting on Nov. 15, 2024.  

 

Blessings in  Backpack:

Could your family benefit from full and balanced meals for all elementary-aged children over the weekends? Blessings in a Backpack provides free food to many families in the Longwood community weekly. Email maria.tsavos@longwoodcsd.org or go to longwoodblessings.org to self-identify, if interested. Food will be sent home discreetly with your child or children each Friday afternoon. 

 

Looking for AMAZING West Students!

We want to recognize all students for special accomplishments.  If your child has achieved a goal (in the areas of:  athletics, community service, academics, or the arts),  please complete this form to share your child's accomplishment with us.  We will honor your child by displaying their photo and a description of their accomplishment on our WMI Wall of Pride!

Parent Nomination form for Wall of Pride

 

This week at West:

• Monday: No School Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day 
• Tuesday: Middle Island Fire Department Posters due TODAY
• Friday: Picture Day and Middle Island Fire Department Open House: 6 pm - 9 pm  Middle Island Fire Department Open House Flier

 

Upcoming West Middle Island Events and Reminders:

• Abilities Awareness Day: October 25th
• PTA Fall Festival: October 26 11-2 pm
• Halloween and Diwali: October 31st
   

 

PTA News and Events:

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

• Fall Pictures: Friday 10/18
• Fall Festival: Saturday 10/26 
• Color Run: Saturday 11/16

 

PTA Meeting

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our PTA meeting on Monday! The next PTA meeting is Monday, November 4, 2024, at 7pm in the Primary Multipurpose Room. We would love to see more families! The school provides childcare for school aged children during PTA meetings.

         

Fall Book Fair

Thank you to all the parents/guardians who volunteered to help the children this week at the book fair! We had such a great turn out of volunteers and truly appreciate your time!

 

Picture Day

Fall Picture Day will be Friday, October 18, 2024. All forms have been distributed this week to all classroom teachers, so please check your child’s backpack. Reminder: This year you will receive ONLY a digital proof. If a parent would like a hard copy proof, you may request it from the company directly. All the information is on the back of the flyer. The volunteer sign up was emailed this week to all PTA members. It is 2 volunteers per class slot. Any questions please reach out to wmipta@gmail.com.

 

WMI PTA 2nd Annual Color Run - Saturday, November 16, 2024 (RAIN OR SHINE)

Registration will close 10/15!!  We are hoping to see more families register for this event! This event alone funded all cultural art programs/assemblies for all grade levels last year. We would love to be able to fund cultural arts programs again this year for all students! We can raise money while all students and their families have a blast at this event!! It’s an event you don’t want to miss, ask anyone who joined us last year!! The students will be able to get sponsors for our run and get color blasted the more we raise the more colors we will get! Last year the top students who raised the most money got to color blast Dr. Schaentzler! This was so much fun for those kids and for everyone to watch! This year is another opportunity to color blast our principal of WMI!  We can't wait for this run as it is a blast of color and so much fun! We will have a DJ during the event and a light continental breakfast after the run! If you have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out to us at wmipta@gmail.com.       

Color Run Flyer

Color Run Online Registration Link

 

WMI PTA Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 11am – 2pm

This is one of our largest events of the year that involves a lot of planning. This is a FREE event filled with so much fun for everyone and we would love to see you all!  Every child will get to pick a free pumpkin to decorate, we will have our needle in the haystack, games, face painting, tattoos, raffle baskets, DJ, class pumpkin contest, fire department and the 4th grade Haunted Hallway!  We had such great feedback last year, so we decided to have vendor tables again for shopping and to showcase small businesses. Also, the 4th grade will be selling concessions for additional purchase! Fall Festival Flyer

Basket Raffles for Fall Festival – Every year we have basket raffles at the fall festival which is always a huge hit! If anyone is interested in donating a basket, gift card or anything else, please email wmipta@gmail.com.

 

Amazon Wish list for Fall Festival

We have created a wish list for families who would like to help with donations for this event! We appreciate anything that can be donated for all the kids to have a blast at this event!

  Fall Festival Amazon Wish List

 

New Facebook Page

We have created a new Facebook page for current PTA members of The WMI PTA 2024-2025 school year!  Please make sure all questions are answered and agree to the group rules. The reason we asked this is so we can verify each is a current PTA member. This is for the safety and privacy of the children at West! This page will be monitored by The WMI PTA Board. This will be the only platform on social media where all PTA events/information will be posted throughout the year. 

WMI Facebook page

 

PTA Membership

We would love to see more members join to have a great year! Here is the link to join the PTA for the 2024-2025 school year! Membership Link

 

4TH GRADE COMMITTEE INFORMATION

Don’t miss your chance to attend our URBAN AIR NIGHT tonight  Friday, October 11th from 5-9PM! This is another great event to help support the 4th grade committee. Click the link below for more information and to buy tickets! Don’t miss your chance to save big!!! TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR!!!

Urban Air Flyer

Purchase Urban Air Tickets Here

 

PRE-ORDER YOUR FALL FEST TREATS

If you are interested in pre-ordering cookies, cake pops, or a “decorate your own” cookie kit, use the google form below to pre-order for pick up at Fall Fest!

Pre-order your Fall Fest treats here

 

Our next 4th Grade Committee Meeting will be Monday, October 21st at 6:30 PM in the Longwood Public Library Community Room or you can join virtually using the link below.  Please join the committee by clicking on the google form below or just join us at our next meeting to sign up.

4th Grade Committee Sign Up Google Form

10/21 Virtual Link for 4th Grade Committee Meeting

 

All 4th grade parents/students we need your help! We are having a World’s Famous Chocolate Fundraiser from now until Monday October 28th. All our fundraising efforts go towards giving our 4th grade students the best LAST year at WEST. If you are able to sell some chocolate please fill out the google form below.  Pick up information is included in the Google Form. PLEASE HELP US REACH OUR GOAL OF SELLING 50 BOXES!! Thank you to all of you who have already sold a box!

Google Form for Chocolate Sales Sign Up

 

The 4th Grade Committee will also be hosting a CLOTHING DRIVE on November 2nd. Please see the link below  for more information. This is a great way to help fundraise while getting rid of your unwanted clothes, linens, toys and more. You can drop off your clothes any time the week before the event, or reach out to the fourth grade committee to pick up your clothes.

Clothing Drive

 

 

Community Events:

• Baiting Halloween Adventure: Saturday, October 19 10 am - 4 pm (Rain date October 26) Baiting Hollow Halloween Fun
• SEPTO Hallowwwen Spooktactular: Friday, October 18 6 - 9 pm Longwood JHS SEPTO Halloween Flier
• Longwood Girls Basketball Clinic: October 13 9 am - 2 pm LYSA Basketball Clinic Flier 
• PAL Bowling: Friday Night Fall League PAL Bowling League Flier

 

Have a Great Weekend!

Dr. Schaentzler, Principal 

Good Afternoon!  

Success is earned one day at a time.  Start by attending school TODAY!

Missing school one day per week means missing one full year of instruction for every five years! 

CALLING ALL VETERANS:

Our next All School Meeting will be our annual Veterans Day All School Meeting.  We will be honoring all the special Veterans in our lives by inviting them to our school for breakfast, a photo session, and special recognition at our ASM on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

If you know a veteran that you would like to come to WMI to be honored, please complete the digital form BEFORE October 18.  Use the Digital Form to sign up a Veteran to attend our Veterans Day All School Meeting on Nov. 15, 2024.  

 

Looking for AMAZING West Students!
We want to recognize all students for special accomplishments.  If your child has achieved a goal (in the areas of:  athletics, community service, academics, or the arts),  please complete this form to share your child's accomplishment with us.  We will honor your child by displaying their photo and a description of their accomplishment on our WMI Wall of Pride!

Parent Nomination form for Wall of Pride

 

This week at West:

• Friday: Abilities Awareness Day

Upcoming West Middle Island Events and Reminders:

• West Middle Island Fall Festival: October 26 11 am - 2 pm
• Halloween and Diwali: October 31
• PTA Meeting: November 4
• Family Yoga Night: November 12 Yoga Information
• PTA Color Run: November 16 
   

 

PTA News and Events:

• Spirit Wear Orders: Spirit wear apparel will be in the next week or two and then we distribute to students. Once we receive the shipment, we will send out a message.

 

• Picture Day: We thank all volunteers that helped today! Just a reminder you will ONLY receive digital proof in approximately 2 weeks. If a parent would like a hard copy proof, you may request it from the company directly where all the information is on the back of the flyer. Any questions please reach out to wmipta@gmail.com.

 

• WMI PTA 2nd Annual Color Run - Saturday, November 16, 2024 (RAIN OR SHINE): We have extended the deadline until Monday, October 21st! The company will pull the final report to start getting prizes together for students who registered by 10/21, and the PTA will be ordering shirts for those who registered by 10/21. You can still register after that date but would not be included in prizes and shirts for runners. We are hoping to see more families register for this event! It’s an event you don’t want to miss, ask anyone who joined us last year!! The top students who raise the most money get to color blast Dr. Schaentzler! We will have a DJ during the event and a light continental breakfast after the run! We can't wait for this run as it is so much fun! If you have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out to us at wmipta@gmail.com.          Color Run Flyer           Color Run Online Registration Link

 

• WMI PTA Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 11am – 2pm: This is one of our largest events of the year that involves a lot of planning. This is a FREE event filled with so much fun for everyone and we would love to see you all!  Every child will get to pick a free pumpkin to decorate, we will have our needle in the haystack, games, face painting, tattoos, raffle baskets, DJ, class pumpkin contest, fire department and the 4th grade Haunted Hallway!  We had such great feedback last year, so we decided to have some vendor tables again for shopping and to showcase small businesses. Also, the 4th grade will be selling concessions for additional purchase! Fall Festival Flyer

 

The PTA needs your help!

• Basket Raffles for Fall Festival: We would love to have more basket raffles! If anyone or business is interested in donating a basket, gift card or anything else, please email wmipta@gmail.com. We greatly appreciate any help for us to get more baskets!

 

• Amazon Wish list for Fall Festival: We thank and appreciate everyone that has donated so far to our fall festival! We have created a wish list for anyone who would like to help with donations for this event! As this event costs a lot, we appreciate anything that can be donated for all the kids to have a blast at this event! Fall Festival Wish List

 

• Fall Festival Volunteer Sign up: We are looking for some volunteers to help at the fall festival to make sure the event runs smoothly! Fall Festival Volunteer Sign up

 

 

• Fall Catalog Fundraiser: On Monday October 21st our Fall Catalog Fundraiser will start and run until Friday Nov 1st! The catalog will go home with students on Monday. This is a great way to get some holiday shopping done and support the school! The products will be delivered in the first week of December. If you have any questions, please reach out to Toni-Anne Flynn @ recordingsecretary@wmipta.com.  Fall Catalog Fundraiser

 

• New Facebook Page : We have created a new Facebook page for current PTA members of The WMI PTA 2024-2025 school year!   This page will be monitored by The WMI PTA Board. This will be the only platform on social media where all PTA events/information will be posted throughout the year.     WMI Facebook page

 

 

• PTA Meeting: The next PTA meeting is Monday, November 4, 2024, at 7pm in the Primary Multipurpose Room. We share a lot of important information at these meetings. We would love to see more families! The school provides childcare for school aged children during PTA meetings.

      

  

• PTA Membership: We would love to see more members join to have a great year! Here is the link to join the PTA for the 2024-2025 school year! Membership Link

 

 

• 4TH GRADE COMMITTEE NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!  First, we want to thank all of you who supported us by coming to the Urban Air event. It was a huge success thanks to all of you. Next up is Fall Fast!

 

• PRE-ORDER YOUR FALL FEST TREATS: If you are interested in pre-ordering cookies, cake pops, or a “decorate your own” cookie kit, use the google form below to pre-order for pick up at Fall Fest!    Pre-order your Fall Fest treats here

 

• If you would like to volunteer to help the Fourth Grade Committee during Fall Fast, with the Haunted Hallway set up the night before or would like to donate something, please click one of the links below.

Fall Fest Donations for Fourth Grade

Fall Fest Volunteer Sign up for 4th Grade Committee

Haunted Hallway Set up Volunteers

 

• The 4th Grade Committee will also be hosting a CLOTHING DRIVE on November 2nd. Please see the link below  for more information. This is a great way to help fundraise while getting rid of your unwanted clothes, linens, toys and more. You can drop off your clothes any time the week before the event, or reach out to the fourth grade committee to pick up your clothes. We will also be offering clothing drop off at Fall Fest for your convenience!   Clothing Drive

 

• Our next 4th Grade Committee Meeting will be Monday, October 21st at 6:30 PM in the Longwood Public Library Community Room  or you can join virtually using the link below.  Please join the committee by clicking on the google form below or just join us at our next meeting to sign up.

4th Grade Committee Sign Up Google Form

10/21 Virtual Link for 4th Grade Committee Meeting

 

 

Community Events:

• SEPTO Hallowwwen Spooktactular: Friday, October 18 6 - 9 pm- Longwood JHS SEPTO Halloween Flier

 

• Baiting Halloween Adventure: Saturday, October 19 10 am - 4 pm (Rain date October 26) Baiting Hollow Halloween Fun

 

• PAL Bowling: Friday Night Fall League PAL Bowling League Flier

 

• LYSA Basketball: Winter Sessions - Age 5 - Highschool JV https//go.teamsnap.com/forms/447146 LYSA Basketball Flier

 

• Eastern Long Island Basketball: Grades 1 - 6 www.easternlibasketball.com Eastern Long Island Basketball

 

Have a Great Weekend, 

Dr. Schaentzler, Principal 

Good Afternoon!  

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle

Showing up on time every day is important to your child’s success and learning from preschool forward.

 

WMI Gives Back - Pennies for Pink:
This year in an effort to give back to our community we will be collecting Pennies for Pink. This is a completely optional opportunity for our children, but if you wish for your child to participate we will be collecting from October 28 - 31.   Please see the flier for more information. Pennies for Pink

 

i Ready Parent Reports

Each family should have received their child's i Ready Parent Reports in the mail this week.  Please take the time to read the parent information page. 
 i Ready Parent Information
 i Ready Parent Information Spanish
If you need further clarification, please feel free to reach out to your child's teacher.

 

WMI Drama

Attention all 3rd and 4th graders!

This year the West Middle Island Drama Club will be performing Aladdin Kids. If your child is interested in auditioning for this year's show please see the attached Google Form Sign-Up. The form will be open until Tuesday, November 26th at 11:59 pm. No late submission will be accepted due to audition lists and scheduling. 

WMI Drama Sign Up

If you have any questions or concerns please, contact Mr. Nevola or Mrs. Fiume

Jared.nevola@longwoodcsd.org

ashley.fiume@longwoodcsd.org

 

West Middle Island Drama Club is looking for any hardware and craft donations to make this year's set spectacular. Please drop off any materials to the Main Office, labeled Mrs. Fiume/Drama or Mr.Nevola/Drama. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mrs. Fiume at ashley.fiume@longwoodcsd.org

Thank you in advance for your help and support. 

 

Looking for AMAZING West Students!

We want to recognize all students for special accomplishments.  If your child has achieved a goal (in the areas of:  athletics, community service, academics, or the arts),  please complete this form to share your child's accomplishment with us.  We will honor your child by displaying their photo and a description of their accomplishment on our WMI Wall of Pride!

Parent Nomination form for Wall of Pride

 

Thanksgiving Basket and Holiday Help Assistance

If your family is facing challenges during the holiday season, we encourage you to participate in our Thanksgiving Basket and Holiday Assistance Program.  To sign up, please use the link and complete the requested information by November 15th, 2024. If you have multiple students that attend Longwood CSD - complete this form ONE time with your youngest child's information. 
Holiday Assistance Sign Up
Holiday Assistance Flier 

 

This week at West:

• West Middle Island Fall FestivalL October 26th: 11 am - 2 pm
• Halloween and Diwali October 31 Candy for A Cause Flier

 

Upcoming West Middle Island Events and Reminders:

• PTA Meeting November 4
• Election Day/Superintendent's Conference Day - No school for students November 5
• Veterans Day - No school - November 11
• Family Yoga Night November 12 Yoga Information
• Veterans Day All School Meeting November 15
• PTA Color Run November 16
• WMIThanksgiving Parade November 26
• Thanksgiving Recess - No School November 27-29

 

PTA News and Events:

Spirit Wear Orders
Our spirit wear apparel has arrived! We will begin distributing orders next week. Be sure to wear your new gear on School Spirit Fridays and show your pride!

 

WMI PTA Annual Fall Festival this Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 11am – 2pm

Join us for a free fun-filled event for the whole family! We have exciting activities planned and can't wait to see everyone there:

*  Pumpkin decorating: Every child gets a free pumpkin!

*  Needle in the Haystack, games, face painting, and temporary tattoos

*  DJ playing music throughout the day

*  Class Pumpkin Contest – Winning Class will receive a trophy to showcase in their classroom all year!

*  4th Grade Haunted Hallway

* Fire Department Visit

 

For additional purchase:

• Raffle Tickets for basket raffles (cash only)
• 4th Grade Concession Stand (cash only)
• We will have a handful of local vendors for shopping, showing support for small businesses in our community.

 It's going to be a fun-filled afternoon for families! We hope to see you!

 Fall Festival Flyer

 

WMI PTA 2nd Annual Color Run Saturday, November 16, 2024 (Rain or Shine)

We’re excited for another fantastic morning! Last year, this event alone funded all cultural arts programs and assemblies for every grade level, and with this year's participation, it looks like we'll achieve the same! You can still register up until the day of the event, but please note that late registrants will not be eligible for prizes or runner shirts. The last day to register as a runner to receive a T-shirt was 10/21 and the last day to be eligible for prizes is Monday 1/28. The top students who raised the most money will be announced a week before the run, and they’ll have the chance to color blast Dr. Schaentzler! We’ll have a DJ to keep the energy high and a light continental breakfast after the run. We can't wait for this fun-filled event! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at wmipta@gmail.com.

Color Run Flyer

Color Run Online Registration Link

 

Fall Catalog Fundraiser

Starting Monday, October 21st, our Fall Catalog Fundraiser will run through Friday, November 1st! Catalogs went home with students this week, offering a great opportunity to tackle some holiday shopping while supporting the school. Products will be delivered during the first week of December. If you have any questions, please reach out to Toni-Anne Flynn at recordingsecretary@wmipta.com.

View the catalog here.

 

New Facebook Page for WMI PTA

We’re excited for our new Facebook page exclusively for current PTA members of the WMI PTA for the 2024-2025 school year! This page will be monitored by the WMI PTA Board and will be the only official platform where all PTA events and information will be posted throughout the year.

WMI Facebook page

 

PTA Meeting

Join us for the next PTA meeting on Monday, November 4, 2024, at 7 PM in the Primary Cafeteria. These meetings are a great opportunity to stay informed about important school updates and events.

Childcare for school-aged children will be provided during the meeting.

 

4TH GRADE COMMITTEE

Chocolate money is due Monday 10/28! 

Please reach out with any questions @ 4thgradecommittee@wmipta.com

 

Please stop by the 4th grade table to buy some concessions at Fall Fest! All proceeds go to funding events to help make our 4th graders’ last year at WMI extra special! We hope to see you all there.

 

The 4th Grade Committee will also be hosting a CLOTHING DRIVE on November 2nd. Please see the link below  for more information. This is a great way to help fundraise while getting rid of your unwanted clothes, linens, toys and more. You can drop off your clothes any time or reach out to the fourth grade committee to pick up your clothes. Clothes can be dropped off at:Fall Fest or Leave bags on the porch at 2 Vintage Court in MIddle Island

Clothing Drive

Items Accepted for Donation

 

If you would sign up to join the 4th Grade Committee, please use the google form below. It’s not too late! Our next meeting will take place in November, more info to follow!

4th Grade Committee Sign Up Google Form

  

Community Events:

• LYSA Basketball - Winter Sessions - Age 5 - Highschool JV https//go.teamsnap.com/forms/447146 LYSA Basketball Flier
• Eastern Long Island Basketball - Grd 1 - 6 www.easternlibasketball.comEastern Long Island Basketball

 

Have a Great Weekend, 

Gretchen Schaentzler, Principal 

Good Afternoon!  

• Great things are done by a series of small things brought together – Vincent Van Gogh
• Showing up on time every day is important to your child’s success and learning from preschool forward.

 

i Ready Parent Reports
Each family should have received their child's i Ready Parent Reports in the mail this week.  Please take the time to read the parent information page. 
 i Ready Parent Information
 i Ready Parent Information Spanish
If you need further clarification, please feel free to reach out to your child's teacher.

 

WMI Drama

Attention all 3rd and 4th graders!

This year the West Middle Island Drama Club will be performing Aladdin Kids. If your child is interested in auditioning for this year's show please see the attached Google Form Sign-Up. The form will be open until Tuesday, November 26th at 11:59 pm. No late submission will be accepted due to audition lists and scheduling. 

WMI Drama Sign Up

If you have any questions or concerns please, contact Mr. Nevola or Mrs. Fiume

Jared.nevola@longwoodcsd.org

ashley.fiume@longwoodcsd.org

 

West Middle Island Drama Club is looking for any hardware and craft donations to make this year's set spectacular. Please drop off any materials to the Main Office, labeled Mrs. Fiume/Drama or Mr.Nevola/Drama. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mrs. Fiume at ashley.fiume@longwoodcsd.org

Thank you in advance for your help and support. 

 

Looking for AMAZING West Students!
We want to recognize all students for special accomplishments.  If your child has achieved a goal (in the areas of:  athletics, community service, academics, or the arts),  please complete this form to share your child's accomplishment with us.  We will honor your child by displaying their photo and a description of their accomplishment on our WMI Wall of Pride!

Parent Nomination form for Wall of Pride

 

Thanksgiving Basket and Holiday Help Assistance

If your family is facing challenges during the holiday season, we encourage you to participate in our Thanksgiving Basket and Holiday Assistance Program.  To sign up, please use the link and complete the requested information by November 15th, 2024. If you have multiple students that attend Longwood CSD - complete this form ONE time with your youngest child's information. 
Holiday Assistance Sign Up English
Holiday Assistance Sign up Spanish
Holiday Assistance Flier English/Spanish 

 

This week at West:

• November 4th: PTA Meeting 
• November 5th: Election Day Superintendent's Conference Day - No school for students 

Upcoming West Middle Island Events and Reminders:

• Veterans Day - No school - November 11th
• Family Yoga Night November 12th Yoga Information
• Veterans Day All School Meeting November 15th
• PTA Color Run November 16th
• WMIThanksgiving Parade November 26th
• Thanksgiving Recess - No School November 27-29th

 

PTA News and Events:

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENT DATES

• PTA Meeting: Monday 11/4
• Color Run: Saturday 11/16

 

Spirit Wear Orders

All Spirit wear orders have been delivered to classrooms of students who ordered. Wear your new gear on School Spirit Fridays and show your pride!

WMI PTA Fall Festival - THANK YOU! 

We hope everyone had a great time! To everyone who contributed to this event’s success, we can’t thank you enough! From wish list donations by families and staff, contributions for raffle baskets, and the donated goody bags this year, to the HS Honor Society volunteers who gave their time—we are so appreciative.

A special thanks to our parent volunteers, including those who helped behind the scenes, and to the classroom teachers who participated in the annual class pumpkin contest! The HS Honor Society tallied the votes, and the winner was Mrs. Hollingsworth’s class with their Jack and Sally pumpkin! It was a close race, with Ms. Johnson’s class as the runner-up with their baby Jack-Jack pumpkin! Every class did such an amazing job, and we’re so grateful for the continued support from our incredible staff and PTA.

 

School Pictures

Most parents/guardians received a link via email to view their child's photo proofs. To access the proof, click on the link that was emailed to you, enter the code WM2024 (in all capitals) along with the email address used for PowerSchool. For families who pre-ordered, photos will be delivered to the school in a couple weeks. A quick reminder: picture retake day is scheduled for November 22nd. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out at wmipta@gmail.com

 

PTA Meeting

Join us for the next PTA meeting on Monday, November 4, 2024, at 7 PM in the Primary Cafeteria. These meetings are a great opportunity to stay informed about important school updates and events. November Student Leaders will be presented at the end of the meeting. The school has notified all parents/guardians of students who have been chosen. 

Childcare for school-aged children will be provided during the meeting.

 

Fall Catalog Fundraiser

We thank you for supporting our catalog fundraiser. This fundraiser offers a great opportunity to tackle some early holiday shopping while supporting the school. You can still order online until November 8th.

Products will be delivered during the first week of December.  If you have any questions, please reach out to Toni-Anne Flynn at recordingsecretary@wmipta.com.
View the catalog here.

 

WMI PTA 2nd Annual Color Run Saturday, November 16, 2024 (Rain or Shine)

We’re getting excited for our Color Run on November 16th! All registered runners will receive their event shirts and prizes on the day of the run. Registration opens at 9:00 a.m., with the run starting promptly at 10:00 a.m.

The top students who raised the most funds will have the chance to color-blast Dr. Schaentzler—students will be announced in school the week before the event! We’re looking forward to a fun-filled morning and can’t wait to see everyone there! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at wmiita@gmail.com.

Color Run Flyer

Color Run Online Registration Link

 

New Facebook Page for WMI PTA

We’re excited for our new Facebook page exclusively for current PTA members of the WMI PTA for the 2024-2025 school year! This page will be monitored by the WMI PTA Board and will be the only official platform where all PTA events and information will be posted throughout the year. WMI Facebook page

 

PTA Membership

We would love to see more members join to have a great year! Here is the link to join the PTA for the 2024-2025 school year! Membership Link

 

4TH GRADE COMMITTEE 

 First, we want to thank those of you who supported the 4th graders at Fall Fest by buying concessions or helping out with selling the concessions.  Most importantly, we were so fortunate to have so many volunteers help set up and clean up the Haunted Hallway and the 4th grade table. Thank you to everyone!!!

 

The deadline for the clothing drive is tomorrow at noon!  If you have clothes, linens, toys, bags, shoes, etc. please drop them off at the address listed in the flier below or reach out to the  4th Grade Committee and someone can pick them up. This is a great way to help fundraise while getting rid of your unwanted clothes, linens, toys and more. 

Clothing Drive

 

Our next 4th Grade Committee Meeting will be Wednesday 11/13 at 6:30 PM in the Longwood Public Library Community Room  or you can join virtually using the link below.  Please join the committee by clicking on the google form below or just join us at our next meeting to sign up.

4th Grade Committee Sign Up Google Form

Virtual Link for the 11/13 Meeting

 

If you have not handed in your chocolate money, it is past due. Please reach out to the 4th Grade Committee to arrange pick up or drop off. Thank you to everyone who helped with this fundraiser. It was a huge success! We are off to a great start to really making this year memorable for the 4th graders!

 

Community Events:

• LYSA Basketball - Winter Sessions - Age 5 - High School JV- https//go.teamsnap.com/forms/447146 LYSA Basketball Flier
• Eastern Long Island Basketball - Grades: 1 - 6 - www.easternlibasketball.comEastern Long Island Basketball
• Spreading Holiday Cheer! Senator Murray is holding a Holiday Greeting Card Drive.  We are encouraging students to make holiday cards for senior citizens who are living in nursing homes in the area.  If you would like your child to participate, please have all cards brought to WMI by Dec 1st and we will send the cards to Senator Murray's Office.  A Holiday Greeting Card Drive Flier
• Holiday Meal for Veterans and Community Members Mariano Rivera Honda is providing a FREE holiday meal on November 11.  See the attached flier for more information and visit Sign up for Free Meal Mariano Rivera Honda Flier

 

Have a Great Weekend,

Dr. Schaentzler, Principal 

 

 

Good Afternoon!  

• Showing Up Is Half the Battle

Missing 1 or 2 days every month leads to chronic attendance and loss of instruction.

 

WMI Drama

Attention all 3rd and 4th graders!

This year the West Middle Island Drama Club will be performing Aladdin Kids. If your child is interested in auditioning for this year's show please see the attached Google Form Sign-Up. The form will be open until Tuesday, November 26th at 11:59 pm. No late submission will be accepted due to audition lists and scheduling. 

WMI Drama Sign Up

If you have any questions or concerns please, contact Mr. Nevola or Mrs. Fiume

Jared.nevola@longwoodcsd.org

ashley.fiume@longwoodcsd.org

West Middle Island Drama Club is looking for any hardware and craft donations to make this year's set spectacular. Please drop off any materials to the Main Office, labeled Mrs. Fiume/Drama or Mr.Nevola/Drama. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mrs. Fiume at ashley.fiume@longwoodcsd.org

Thank you in advance for your help and support. 

 

Looking for AMAZING West Students!
We want to recognize all students for special accomplishments.  If your child has achieved a goal (in the areas of:  athletics, community service, academics, or the arts),  please complete this form to share your child's accomplishment with us.  We will honor your child by displaying their photo and a description of their accomplishment on our WMI Wall of Pride!

Parent Nomination form for Wall of Pride

 

Thanksgiving Basket and Holiday Help Assistance
If your family is facing challenges during the holiday season, we encourage you to participate in our Thanksgiving Basket and Holiday Assistance Program.  To sign up, please use the link and complete the requested information by November 15th, 2024. If you have multiple students that attend Longwood CSD - complete this form ONE time with your youngest child's information. 
Holiday Assistance Sign Up English
Holiday Assistance Sign up Spanish
Holiday Assistance Flier English/Spanish

 

This week at West:

• Monday: Veterans Day - No school 
• Wednesday: Family Yoga Night  Yoga Information
• Friday: Veterans Day All School Meeting 
• Saturday: PTA Color Run

 

Upcoming West Middle Island Events and Reminders:

• WMI Thanksgiving Parade: November 26 Balloons Over Broadway Flier
• Thanksgiving Recess:  No School November 27-29

 

PTA News and Events:

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENT DATES:

• Color Run: Saturday, November 16

• Picture Day – Retakes: November 22

• Holiday Boutique: December 3-6 (Evening Shopping: December 4)

• Holidays Around the World: December 4

 

WMI PTA 2nd Annual Color Run

Saturday, November 16, 2024 (Rain or Shine)

We’re excited for our upcoming Color Run on November 16th! All registered runners will receive their event shirts and prizes on the day of the run.

• Registration Opens: 9:00 AM

• Run Starts Promptly at: 10:00 AM

The top students who raised the most funds will have the chance to color-blast Dr. Schaentzler—students will be announced in school next week! We’re looking forward to a fun-filled morning and can’t wait to see everyone there!

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at wmiita@gmail.com.

Color Run Flyer

 

School Pictures

Parents/guardians should have received an email with a link to view their child’s photo proofs. To access the proof, click on the link provided, enter the code WM2024 (in all caps), and use the email address associated with PowerSchool.

For families who pre-ordered, photos will be delivered to the school in the coming weeks. Picture retake day is scheduled for November 22. If you pre-ordered pictures but would like a retake, you MUST bring your original photos on retake day, or a retake cannot be done. For any questions, please reach out to us at wmipta@gmail.com.

 

Fall Catalog Fundraiser

Thank you for supporting our catalog fundraiser! Orders will be delivered during the first week of December. We will notify you of the pick-up dates once the items arrive. If you have any questions, please reach out to Toni-Anne Flynn at recordingsecretary@wmipta.com.

 

Holidays Around the World

Join us on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, from 6-8 PM for the children to take a trip around the world! They will visit various stations, learn about holiday traditions from different countries, make a craft, and get their passport stamped at each station! More information will be shared next week.

 

Holiday Boutique

It's that time of year Our Annual Holiday Boutique will be held from Tuesday, December 3rd to Friday, December 6th. Children will have the opportunity to shop during school hours, and the boutique will be open for evening shopping on Wednesday, December 4th from 6-8pm.

 

We need PTA parent volunteers to assist the children in finding that perfect gift. An email will be sent out next week or the following week for PTA members to sign up after teachers have selected their time slots. The flyer and budget envelope for the Holiday Boutique will be sent home the week of November 18—please check your child’s backpack!

 

PTA Meeting

Join us for the next PTA meeting on Monday, December 9, 2024, at 7 PM in the Primary Multipurpose Room. These meetings are a great way to stay informed about important school updates and upcoming events. At the end of the meeting, we will present the December Student Leaders.

 Childcare for school-aged children will be provided during the meeting.

 

New Facebook Page for WMI PTA

We’re excited to announce our new Facebook page, exclusively for current PTA members of the WMI PTA for the 2024-2025 school year. This will be the only official platform where all PTA events and information will be posted throughout the year. WMI Facebook page

 

PTA Membership

We would love to see more members join to help make this a great year! To join the PTA for the 2024-2025 school year, please use the link Membership Link

 

4TH GRADE COMMITTEE

Thank you all for your continued support!

 

Community Events:

• LYSA Basketball - Winter Sessions - Age 5 - Highschool JV https//go.teamsnap.com/forms/447146 LYSA Basketball Flier

 

• Eastern Long Island Basketball - Grd 1 - 6 www.easternlibasketball.comEastern Long Island Basketball

 

• Spreading Holiday Cheer! Senator Murray is holding a Holiday Greeting Card Drive.  We are encouraging students to make holiday cards for senior citizens who are living in nursing homes in the area.  If you would like your child to participate, please have all cards brought to WMI by Dec 1 and we will send the cards to Senator Murray's Office.  A Holiday Greeting Card Drive Flier

 

• Holiday Meal for Veterans and Community Members Mariano Rivera Honda is providing a FREE holiday meal on November 11.  See the attached flier for more information and visit Sign up for Free Meal Mariano Rivera Honda Flier

 

Have a Great Weekend, 

Dr. Gretchen Schaentzler, Principal 

 

 

Good Afternoon!

Every day you show up, you’re investing in your future self.  Missing 1 or 2 days every month leads to chronic attendance and loss of instruction.

 

WMI Drama

Attention all 3rd and 4th graders!

This year the West Middle Island Drama Club will be performing Aladdin Kids. If your child is interested in auditioning for this year's show please see the attached Google Form Sign-Up. The form will be open until Tuesday, November 26th at 11:59 pm. No late submission will be accepted due to audition lists and scheduling. 

WMI Drama Sign Up

If you have any questions or concerns please, contact Mr. Nevola or Mrs. Fiume

Jared.nevola@longwoodcsd.org

ashley.fiume@longwoodcsd.org

West Middle Island Drama Club is looking for any hardware and craft donations to make this year's set spectacular. Please drop off any materials to the Main Office, labeled Mrs. Fiume/Drama or Mr.Nevola/Drama. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mrs. Fiume at ashley.fiume@longwoodcsd.org

Thank you in advance for your help and support.

 

Looking for AMAZING West Students!
We want to recognize all students for special accomplishments.  If your child has achieved a goal (in the areas of:  athletics, community service, academics, or the arts),  please complete this form to share your child's accomplishment with us.  We will honor your child by displaying their photo and a description of their accomplishment on our WMI Wall of Pride!

Parent Nomination form for Wall of Pride

 

This week at West:

• Saturday: PTA Color Run

 

Upcoming West Middle Island Events and Reminders:

• WMI Thanksgiving Parade November 26 Balloons Over Broadway Flier
• Thanksgiving Recess - No School November 27-29

 

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENT DATES:

• Color Run: Saturday, November 16

• Picture Day – Retakes: November 22

• Holiday Boutique: December 3-6 (Evening Shopping: December 4)

• Holidays Around the World: December 4

 

WMI PTA 2nd Annual Color Run

Saturday, November 16, 2024 (Rain or Shine)

Congratulations to the top 10 students who raised the most funds! They will have the special opportunity to kick off the 

Color Run this Saturday, 11/16, by color blasting Dr. Schaenztler to start the run! Top 10 Students

Important Information for the Color Run:

• Registration begins at 9:00 AM - Registered runners can pick up their T-shirt and prizes.
• The Run will begin promptly at 10:00am
• If you have not yet registered but would like to participate, you can register on the day of the event for $30 and receive a color pack. Please note that we cannot guarantee a T-shirt due to limited availability. We accept both cash and credit cards.
• Additional color packs and T-shirts will be available for purchase on the day of the event. Limited quantities apply. We accept both cash and credit cards
•  Complimentary light continental breakfast will be available at 10:45 AM.
• Please dress accordingly and wear clothes you don't mind getting color on
• Instructions to Set Color on T-Shirt Instructions to Set Color on T-Shirt

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at wmiita@gmail.com. We look forward to a fun and colorful morning! Color Run Flyer

 

School Pictures

For anyone who pre-ordered, photos were delivered to classroom teachers this week. Picture retake day is scheduled for November 22. If you pre-ordered pictures but would like a retake, you MUST bring your original photos on retake day, or a retake cannot be done. If you ordered a digital photo and would like your child to have a retake, no action is required on your part. Simply notify  the teacher to send them down on the day of the retake. For any questions, please reach out to us at wmipta@gmail.com.

 

Fall Catalog Fundraiser

Thank you for supporting our catalog fundraiser! Orders will be delivered during the first week of December. We will notify you of the pick-up dates once the items arrive. If you have any questions, please reach out to Toni-Anne Flynn at recordingsecretary@wmipta.com.

 

Holidays Around the World

Join us on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, from 6-8 PM for the children to take a trip around the world! They will visit various stations, learn about holiday traditions from different countries, make a craft, and get their passport stamped at each station! Flyers for this event were sent home this past Wednesday. Please check your child’s backpack. Holidays Around the World

 

Holiday Boutique

Our Annual Holiday Boutique will be held from Tuesday, December 3rd to Friday, December 6th. Children will have the opportunity to shop during school hours, and the boutique will be open for evening shopping on Wednesday, December 4th from 6-8pm. We need PTA parent volunteers to assist the children in finding that perfect gift. An email will be sent out next week to PTA members to sign up to volunteer! The flyer and budget envelope for the Holiday Boutique will be sent home Wednesday 11/20—please check your child’s backpack!

 

PTA Meeting

Join us for the next PTA meeting on Monday, December 9, 2024, at 7 PM in the Primary Multipurpose Room. These meetings are a great way to stay informed about important school updates and upcoming events. At the end of the meeting, we will present the December Student Leaders. Childcare for school-aged children will be provided during the meeting.

 

New Facebook Page for WMI PTA

We’re excited to announce our new Facebook page, exclusively for current PTA members of the WMI PTA for the 2024-2025 school year. This will be the only official platform where all PTA events and information will be posted throughout the year. WMI Facebook page

 

PTA Membership

We would love to see more members join to help make this a great year! To join the PTA for the 2024-2025 school year, please use the link Membership Link

 

4TH GRADE COMMITTEE

Thank you to everyone who supported our clothing drive!!!

We are very excited about Holidays Around the World on 12/4.  We are offering a pre-order for customized holiday plates and ornaments that will be for sale at the event. Pre-orders will be available for pick up at the event, or we can arrange pick up at another time.  Please see the flier below for more information including order and payment information.

Pre-order Flier

Pre-order Google Form

Credit Card Payment Option for Pre Order

 

Community Events:

• LYSA Basketball - Winter Sessions - Age 5 - Highschool JV https//go.teamsnap.com/forms/447146 LYSA Basketball Flier

 

• Eastern Long Island Basketball - Grd 1 - 6 www.easternlibasketball.comEastern Long Island Basketball

 

• Spreading Holiday Cheer! Senator Murray is holding a Holiday Greeting Card Drive.  We are encouraging students to make holiday cards for senior citizens who are living in nursing homes in the area.  If you would like your child to participate, please have all cards brought to WMI by Dec 1 and we will send the cards to Senator Murray's Office.  A Holiday Greeting Card Drive Flier

 

• Art Contest for Kids Suffolk County is looking for students to share art work that represents Hope, Love, and Unity Please click on the following link: Art Flier Due January 23, 2025

Have a Great Weekend, 

Dr. Gretchen Schaentzler, Principal 

 

 

Good Afternoon!  

• Consistency is the key to success. Show up, work hard, and the results will follow.
• Showing up on time every day is important to your child’s success and learning from preschool forward.

At West, we love to celebrate our students who have All Star Attendance.  Help your child's classroom earn All Star Attendance!  Each week we will randomly call for All Star Attendance Day.  If your child's classroom has perfect attendance, they will be entered into a monthly drawing to spend an extra 30 minutes of free time with one of the members of our administrative team!  Remember we are always looking for All Star classes!  We will be announcing our first winner on Tuesday of next week!

 

Reminder:  All parents must remain in their cars during morning drop off.  If you are planning on getting out of your car, you must park outside of the gates.

 

WMI Drama

Attention all 3rd and 4th graders!

This year the West Middle Island Drama Club will be performing Aladdin Kids. If your child is interested in auditioning for this year's show please see the attached Google Form Sign-Up. The form will be open until Tuesday, November 26th at 11:59 pm. No late submission will be accepted due to audition lists and scheduling. 

WMI Drama Sign Up

If you have any questions or concerns please, contact Mr. Nevola or Mrs. Fiume

Jared.nevola@longwoodcsd.org

ashley.fiume@longwoodcsd.org

 

West Middle Island Drama Club is looking for any hardware and craft donations to make this year's set spectacular. Please drop off any materials to the Main Office, labeled Mrs. Fiume/Drama or Mr.Nevola/Drama. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mrs. Fiume at ashley.fiume@longwoodcsd.org

Thank you in advance for your help and support. 

 

Looking for AMAZING West Students!
We want to recognize all students for special accomplishments.  If your child has achieved a goal (in the areas of:  athletics, community service, academics, or the arts),  please complete this form to share your child's accomplishment with us.  We will honor your child by displaying their photo and a description of their accomplishment on our WMI Wall of Pride!

Parent Nomination form for Wall of Pride

 

This week at West:
Tuesday: WMI Thanksgiving Parade  Balloons Over Broadway Flier
***UPK Parents please note you will need to park outside of the gates on Tuesday pm because we will be hosting our annual Balloons Over Broadway parade.****
Tuesday: 15 Minute Early Dismissal for Grade K - 4
Wednesday - Friday: Thanksgiving Recess - No School 

 

Upcoming West Middle Island Events and Reminders: 
December 10 and 11: Parent Conferences Half Day for Elementary Students
December 18: WMI Family Engagement Night
December 19: Grade 4 WMI Scooter Highway
December 20: WMI All-School Meeting
December 23 - January 3: Winter Recess No School

 

PTA News and Events:

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENT DATES:

• Holiday Boutique: December 3-6 (Evening Shopping: December 4)
• Holidays Around the World: December 4th
• PTA Meeting: December 9th

 

WMI PTA 2nd Annual Color Run

Thank you to everyone who came out for the Color Run this past Saturday! We truly appreciate all the support for this fundraiser and hope everyone had a fantastic time. Your participation made the event a success!

 

Fall Catalog Fundraiser

Thank you for supporting our catalog fundraiser! Orders will be delivered during the first week of December. We will notify you of the pick-up dates once the items arrive. If you have any questions, please reach out to Toni-Anne Flynn at recordingsecretary@wmipta.com.

 

Holiday Boutique

Our Annual Holiday Boutique will be held from Tuesday, December 3rd to Friday, December 6th. Children will have the opportunity to shop during school hours, and the boutique will be open for evening shopping on Wednesday, December 4th from 6-8pm.  Holiday Boutique Flyer

 We need PTA members to assist the children in finding that perfect gift. An email was sent out to PTA members to sign up to volunteer! The flyer and budget envelope for the Holiday Boutique were sent home this week—please check your child’s backpack!

 

Holidays Around the World

Join us on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, from 6-8 PM for the children to take a trip around the world! They will visit various stations, learn about holiday traditions from different countries, make a craft, and get their passport stamped at each station! Flyers for this event were sent home last week. The due date is no later than Monday, November 25th. Holiday Around the World Flyer

 

PTA Meeting

Join us for the next PTA meeting on Monday, December 9, 2024, at 7 PM in the Primary Multipurpose Room. These meetings are a great way to stay informed about important school updates and upcoming events. At the end of the meeting, we will present the December Student Leaders. Childcare for school-aged children will be provided during the meeting.

 

New Facebook Page for WMI PTA

We’re excited to announce our new Facebook page, exclusively for current PTA members of the WMI PTA for the 2024-2025 school year. This will be the only official platform where all PTA events and information will be posted throughout the year. WMI Facebook page

 

PTA Membership

We would love to see more members join to help make this a great year! To join the PTA for the 2024-2025 school year, please use the link Membership Link

 

4TH GRADE COMMITTEE

We are very excited about Holidays Around the World on 12/4.  We are offering a pre-order for customized holiday plates and ornaments that will be for sale at the event. Pre-orders will be available for pick up at the event, or we can arrange pick up at another time.  Please see the flier below for more information including order and payment information.

Pre-order Customized Holiday Plates and Ornaments Google Form

Pre-order Flier

Credit Card Payment Option for Pre Order

We are looking for volunteers to help the 4th Grade Committee set up, clean up and sell concessions at Holidays Around the World on 12/4. If you are interested in volunteering for the 4th Grade Committee at Holidays Around the World, please click the link below.

Sign Up to Volunteer with 4th Grade Committee

 

Community Events:

• LYSA Lacrosse Registration is Open for K - 6 Boys and Girls LYSA Lacrosse Flier  Click on the following link to register LYSA Lacrosse Registration

 

• TNT Twirlers Girls ages 3 and up accepting new athletes through 12/31/24 TNT Twirlers Flier Click on the following like for registration. TNT registration

 

• Town of Brookhaven Christmas Tree Lighting Friday December 6 6 pm Holtsville Ecology Site Christmas Tree Lighting Flier 

 

• Spreading Holiday Cheer! Senator Murray is holding a Holiday Greeting Card Drive.  We are encouraging students to make holiday cards for senior citizens who are living in nursing homes in the area.  If you would like your child to participate, please have all cards brought to WMI by Dec 1 and we will send the cards to Senator Murray's Office.  A Holiday Greeting Card Drive Flier

 

• Art Contest for Kids Suffolk County is looking for students to share art work that represents Hope, Love, and Unity Please click on the following link: Art Flier Due January 23, 2025

 

Have a Great Weekend,

Dr. Gretchen Schaentzler, Principal 

 

 

 

 

 

Good Afternoon!

• Happy Thanksgiving to All of our West Middle Island Families!

 

• Consistency is the key to success. Show up, work hard, and the results will follow.
• Showing up on time every day is important to your child’s success and learning from preschool forward.

 

Congratulations to Ms. Staker's and Mrs. M. Schultz's class for being our first All Star Attendance winners for the month of November!  They will be scheduling a special time with their favorite administrator after the break.

Who will be the winner for the month of December?  

Help your child's class by coming to school every day because you never know when All Star Attendance is going to be called during the week!  

 

Thank you to all students and staff who participated in our Pennies for Pink collection!  We collected $462.51.  We were excited to donate that money to the Fortunato Breast Cancer Center at Mather Hospital!  Great job West we are so proud of each of you participating in making a difference in our community.

 

Looking for AMAZING West Students!
We want to recognize all students for special accomplishments.  If your child has achieved a goal (in the areas of:  athletics, community service, academics, or the arts),  please complete this form to share your child's accomplishment with us.  We will honor your child by displaying their photo and a description of their accomplishment on our WMI Wall of Pride!

Parent Nomination form for Wall of Pride

 

This week at West:

• Wednesday - Friday: Thanksgiving Recess - No School 

Upcoming West Middle Island Events and Reminders: 

• December 10 and 11 Parent Conferences Half Day for Elementary Students
• December 18 WMI Family Engagement Night
• December 19 Grade 4 WMI Scooter Highway
• December 20 WMI All-School Meeting
• December 23 - January 3 Winter Recess No School

 

PTA News and Events:

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENT DATES:

• Holiday Boutique: December 3-6 (Evening Shopping: December 4)
• Holidays Around the World: December 4th
• PTA Meeting December 9th

 

Fall Catalog Fundraiser

Thank you for supporting our catalog fundraiser! Orders have arrived and pick up will be night of Holiday Around the World 12/4 from 6-8pm and also at our PTA Meeting on 12/9 at 7pm. If you have any questions, please reach out to Toni-Anne Flynn at recordingsecretary@wmipta.com.

 

Holiday Boutique

Our Annual Holiday Boutique will be held from Tuesday, December 3rd to Friday, December 6th. Children will have the opportunity to shop during school hours, and the boutique will be open for evening shopping on Wednesday, December 4th from 6-8pm.  Holiday Boutique Flyer

 We need PTA members to assist the children in finding that perfect gift. An email was sent out to PTA members to sign up to volunteer! The flyer and budget envelope for the Holiday Boutique were sent home last week—please check your child’s backpack!

 

Holidays Around the World - RSVP only Event

This event will take place Wednesday, December 4, 2024, from 6-8 PM for children to take a trip around the world! They will visit various stations, learn about holiday traditions from different countries, make a craft, and get their passport stamped at each station! We will have additional stations for children to visit for additional cost which will include: Make your own reindeer food, grinch glitter and Beadable Pen Station! We can accept cash or credit card cards.  The window to register is now closed so we can start preparing for students who RSVP'd. We can't wait to see everyone!  

 

PTA Meeting

Join us for the next PTA meeting on Monday, December 9, 2024, at 7 PM in the Primary Building. These meetings are a great way to stay informed about important school updates and upcoming events. At the end of the meeting, we will present the December Student Leaders. Childcare for school-aged children will be provided during the meeting.

 

New Facebook Page for WMI PTA

We’re excited to announce our new Facebook page, exclusively for current PTA members of the WMI PTA for the 2024-2025 school year. This will be the only official platform where all PTA events and information will be posted throughout the year. WMI Facebook page

 

PTA Membership

We would love to see more members join to help make this a great year! To join the PTA for the 2024-2025 school year, please use the link Membership Link

 

 

4TH GRADE COMMITTEE

We are very excited about Holidays Around the World on 12/4.  We are offering a pre-order for customized holiday plates and ornaments that will be for sale at the event. Pre-orders will be available for pick up at the event, or we can arrange pick up at another time.  Please see the flier below for more information including order and payment information.

Pre-order Customized Holiday Plates and Ornaments Google Form

Pre-order Flier

Credit Card Payment Option for Pre Order

We are looking for volunteers to help the 4th Grade Committee set up, clean up and sell concessions at Holidays Around the World on 12/4. If you are interested in volunteering for the 4th Grade Committee at Holidays Around the World, please click the link below.

Sign Up to Volunteer with 4th Grade Committee

 

Community Events:

• LYSA Lacrosse Registration is Open for K - 6 Boys and Girls LYSA Lacrosse Flier  Click on the following link to register LYSA Lacrosse Registration

 

• TNT Twirlers Girls ages 3 and up accepting new athletes through 12/31/24 TNT Twirlers Flier Click on the following like for registration. TNT registration

 

• Town of Brookhaven Christmas Tree Lighting Friday December 6 6 pm Holtsville Ecology Site Christmas Tree Lighting Flier 

 

• Spreading Holiday Cheer! Senator Murray is holding a Holiday Greeting Card Drive.  We are encouraging students to make holiday cards for senior citizens who are living in nursing homes in the area.  If you would like your child to participate, please have all cards brought to WMI by Dec 1 and we will send the cards to Senator Murray's Office.  A Holiday Greeting Card Drive Flier

 

• Art Contest for Kids Suffolk County is looking for students to share art work that represents Hope, Love, and Unity Please click on the following link: Art Flier Due January 23, 2025

 

Have a Very Happy Thanksgiving, 

Dr. Gretchen Schaentzler, Principal 

 

Good Afternoon!

 

• Your attendance today shapes your success tomorrow. Make it count.
• Missing 1 or 2 days every few weeks can make it harder to gain early reading and math skills. Help your child strenthen their reading and math skills to come to school each day!
• EVERY ONE ... EVERY DAY

 

• Congratulations to:

  Mrs. Hoffman, Ms. Staker, and Mrs. Castigligone Mrs. M. Schultz, Mrs. Coghill, and Ms. Wolcson for earning All Star Attendance this week!  They are now in the drawing for having extra special time with their favorite administrator! 

 

Looking for AMAZING West Students!

We want to recognize all students for special accomplishments. If your child has achieved a goal (in the areas of: athletics, community service, academics, or the arts), please complete this form to share your child's accomplishment with us. We will honor your child by displaying their photo and a description of their accomplishment on our WMI Wall of Pride!

Parent Nomination form for Wall of Pride

 

Holiday Assistance:  If you are in need of holiday assistance and have not signed up prior, please sign up immediately. DEADLINE is TODAY! Holiday Assistance Sign Up

 

This week at West: 

Holiday Spirit Week Flier

• Monday: Winter Wonderland - Wear blue and white 
• Tuesday: (Don't) Be a Grinch - Wear green or grinch attire-- Half Day for Elementary Students
• Wednesday: Merry and Bright - Wear lights, glitter or brightly colored clothing-- Half Day for Elementary Students
• Thursday: Candy Cane Day Dress in red and white
• Friday: Crazy Hat Wear a holiday hat or something festive on your head

 

Upcoming West Middle Island Events and Reminders: 

• December 18: WMI Family Engagement Night There's Snow Place Like West! Family Engagement Flier  Sign up now for a fun family night! Family Engagement Sign Up
• December 19: Grade 4 WMI Scooter Highway
• December 20: WMI All-School Meeting
• December 23 - January 3: Winter Recess No School

 

PTA News and Events:

• Fall Catalog Fundraiser: Thank you for supporting our catalog fundraiser! The final pick-up date will be December 9, before the PTA meeting at 6:45 PM and after the meeting located in the primary building. If you have any questions, please reach out to Toni-Anne Flynn at recordingsecretary@wmipta.com.

 

• Holidays Around the World/Holiday Boutique: We hope the students who attended enjoyed exploring “Holidays Around the World” this past Wednesday and had fun holiday shopping throughout the week!  A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped throughout the week – we truly appreciate your support.

 

• PTA Meeting: Join us for the next PTA meeting on Monday, December 9, 2024, at 7:00 PM in the Primary Building. These meetings are a great opportunity to stay informed about important school updates and upcoming events. At the end of the meeting, we will recognize our December Student Leaders. Childcare for school-aged children will be provided during the meeting.

 

Community Events:

• Town of Brookhaven Christmas Tree Lighting TONIGHT Friday December 6th: 6 pm Holtsville Ecology Site Christmas Tree Lighting Flier 

 

• Longwood SEPTO Snowflake Social TONIGHT Friday, December 6; 6-9 Pm Longwood Middle School - THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL SEPTO Flier

 

• Holiday Blessing Tour Saturday, December 6: 10 am - 2 pm Community Baptist Church (Gordon Heights) Join the community to celebrate the holidays and learn about community supports for your families for the holidays. Holiday Assistance Sign Up      

 

• LYSA Lacrosse Registration is Open for K - 6 Boys and Girls LYSA Lacrosse Flier  Click on the following link to register. LYSA Lacrosse Registration

 

• LYSA Baseball and Softball Registration is Open for Ages 4-12 Boys and Girls. Early Bird Discount through 12/31.  Final registration due 2/28.  LYSA Baseball/Softball Flier  Click on the following link to register. LYSA Baseball/Softball Registration

 

 

• TNT Twirlers Girls ages 3 and up accepting new athletes through 12/31/24 TNT Twirlers Flier Click on the following like for registration. TNT registration

 

• Art Contest for Kids Suffolk County is looking for students to share art work that represents Hope, Love, and Unity Please click on the following link: Art Flier Due January 23, 2025

 

Have a Great Weekend Everyone!

Dr. Gretchen Schaentzler, Principal