Westfield Middle School
149 Fairfield Way
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Phone: 630-529-6211
Fax: 630-893-9336
School Hours: 8:20 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Answering Machine: 630-529-6211
(In use between 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m.)

Westfield Office Staff
Dr. Deborah Kling, Principal - Website
Mary Ann Fennell, Associate Principal
Susan Wruck, Secretary
Laurie Spejcher, Secretary

Located at 149 Fairfield Way in Bloomingdale, Westfield School opened in 1975, receiving its moniker from the names of two bordering subdivisions, Westlake and Fairfield. Attended by 435 students, Westfield School's staff includes Dr. Deborah Kling, principal, and Mary Ann Fennell, associate principal, and approximately 60 teachers and instructional aides.

Supply List 2012 - 2013

Westfield School Announcements

Homework Lab Schedule

Westfield PTO Membership Form

Common Core Resources

• Common Core Parent Brochure
• Common Core Parent Resources

Westfield Music Department Fund-Raiser - Please help the Westfield Music Department raise money to help cover the costs of future trips. Go to 2Clickfundraising.com before you do your on-line shopping at over 100 sites including Amazon.com, Shutterfly.com, Peapod, KBtoys, 1-800 Flowers, Gap.com, iTunes, Barnes & Noble. The Westfield Music Department will earn a percentage of your final sale. Thank you for your support of the Music Department. Click here for more information.

VIRTUAL BACKPACK Check out the District 13 Virtual Backpack for information from local non-profit organizations, intergovernmental agencies and business partners.

POWERSCHOOL PARENT ACCESS PowerSchool Parent Access is now available to all Westfield parents. PowerSchool Parent Access provides online access to student grades and attendance. Click here to learn how to use PowerSchool Parent Access.

PTO VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Several volunteer positions will be available next year. Click here to find out more about these positions

VIDEO SURVEILLANCE In an effort to improve safety, security and supervision of the Westfield Campus, D13 has installed video surveillance cameras throughout the school building. The cameras will be used in common areas of the school for the primary purpose of promoting a safe and secure environment for students and staff. Video recordings will only be viewed by students, parents and/or staff with an administrator present. Disciplinary action may be taken with students based on video documentation.

LATE BUS Westfield has a late bus that leaves school at approximately 5:05 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, beginning the second week of school. This one bus covers most of our district bus territory, makes fewer stops, and takes an hour or more to complete its run.

LINK TO ARTSONIA WEBSITE

Registration for 2013-14 Returning Students and Fee Payment Options
We are streamlining the registration process. This year, returning student packets will be sent home rather than mailed. The oldest sibling in a family will receive one packet with all the information. Packets will be sent home with your child on Friday, May 17th. All registration documents should be completed and returned no later than June 21st.

Also, all families will be required to prove residency this year. A form will be in the packet with instructions. Please make sure copies of the three residency documents are returned with the other registration materials.

If you wish to pay the Westfield Fees at the time of registration, please make sure you enclose a separate check made out to the
Bloomingdale SD 13 Activity Fund.

In addition to the packets, all documents will also be available online on the District’s website at www.sd13.org.

For your convenience, you may pay fees online. A link to the e-pay system will be listed under the registration tab. Instructions for this process are included in registration packets. We are pleased to offer this service to our families, and hope that you find it easy and convenient.

Finally, for those families eligible to receive free milk or lunch, the letter will be available on the website in early July.

Nike sponsored Gym Shoe Rescue
Westfield Middle School will be participating in their 8th Gym Shoe rescue beginning April 29th and commencing on May 15, 2013. Each grade level will be collecting USED gym shoes in a competition to see whose Homeroom class can collect the most pairs of tied gym shoes in each grade. The winning Homeroom class in each grade level will receive a tasty morning treat for their efforts towards reducing items that were bound for a landfill in conjunction with Nike’s Annual Gym Shoe Rescue.

To date Nike has collected 28,000,000 gym shoes, ground the 3 different layers of shoe, and used them to make safe athletic surfaces for children. Winning classrooms must have brought in a minimum of 10 pairs of gym shoes. Nike cannot accept SPIKES or CLEATS, SLIPPERS, SANDALS, and FLIP FLOPS or anything else that is not a gym shoe. Thank you for your wonderful support, together we can all help save the world one shoe at a time!

Important Graduation Information

Monday, May 20

• Chicago Celebration Trip - 8:30 am Departure

Tuesday, May 21

• Exploratory Showcase 10:00-11:00 am
• Warrior Excellence Awards 12:30-1:15 pm
• Graduation Practice 1:30-3:30 REQUIRED ATTENDANCE - Gown and tickets given to students to bring home
• Graduation Dance 7:00-9:00 pm in Old Gym

Wednesday, May 22 (Last school day for 8th graders)

• Graduation Practice at Westfield
• 8:30 am REQUIRED ATTENDANCE
• 11:00 am dismissal for 8th graders only
• Commencement Ceremony
  • 6:00 pm at Lake Park High School--East Campus Auditorium
  • Graduates be at Lake Park no later than 5:30 pm
  • Only students wearing green graduation gown may participate

Lake Park High School Summer Sports Camps
Lake Park High School offers many summer camps for boys and girls ages second grade through high school. Download this brochure for more information.

New ISAT Cut Scores/Transition to PARCC Assessments
The state of Illinois has determined that the current expectations for our students in grades 3-8 are too low and do not give an accurate picture of a student’s ability to succeed in college and the workforce. Therefore, the Illinois State Board of Education is raising the bar on the ISAT performance expectations in Math and English Language Arts for elementary and middle school students to bring them into line with the new Common Core’s more rigorous standards. More information can be found in this Frequently Asked Questions document.

Spotlight on Concert Choir
Click here to view a slideshow about Westfield's Concert Choir.

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

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

Does Your Student Need Support?

NWEA MAP Parent Toolkit

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

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

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

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

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

Anti-Bully Help Request

A Snapshot of Westfield's School Improvement Process

Internet Safety

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

Internet Use Survey