This Week At WM:

• Monday, November 16, No School, Learning Improvement Day

• Wednesday, November 18, Report Cards Sent Home with Students

•Wednesday, November 18, Fall Music Program, 7pm, WM Gym

• Thursday, November 19- Wednesday, November 25, 12:00 Noon Dismissals for Parent/ Teacher Conferences

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Thursday and Friday, November 26 & 27, No School, Thanksgiving Break

• Tuesday, December 1, Reflections Contest Entries Due

• December 21- January 4, Winter Break, No School

News and Announcements:

November Report Card Message to Parents:

Click here for document

Pre- Arranged Absence Policy:

Recently the three elementary schools got together to build a consistent policy on Pre-Arranged Absences. Though this is not a departure from what has been in our handbook, we thought this may be a good time to share the policy as you consider making family vacations for the remainder of the year. Please take a moment to read the attached document. Also, remember that the state assessments for grades 3-5 this year are during May 12-28. Please avoid family vacations during this time.

Click here for Pre- Arranged Absence Policy document

Rich Mellish, Principal

New K-5 Math Curriculum

Math Expressions Online Student Materials: All of the student materials for the K-5 Math Expressions curriculum are now available to students and families online. Click here for directions how to access them. Thanks to the generosity of the Mercer Island Schools Foundation, the district is pleased to be implementing Math Expressions, published by Houghton Mifflin, as the new core K-5 mathematics curriculum this year. You can also visit the MISD Parent Resource Page for more ideas on how to help your child.

5th Grade Salmon Blog: click here

Bus Schedules: click here

Mercer Island School District has made adding money to your student’s food service account easy and convenient! We now contract with RevTrak to provide a secure site for making online payments. More info ...

WM uses an announcement listserve to keep parents informed. Instructions for joining the list are available here.

West Mercer Families are also encouraged to review the NEW West Mercer Student Handbook.