What's Happening at West Madison

This week has truly been an amazing week. We began the week with our Veterans Day Honor Assembly and our Fourth Grade Performance at PTA.    It was a tremendous day that brought tears to everyone who attended.

It is wonderful when you begin by desiring to bless someone making their day a little brighter but then you end up being truly blessed in return.  That is how it was this week with our Veterans Honor Assembly.  As you walk the halls of WMES and read the many essays and letters to Veterans and Active Duty Service men and women, that students know that Veterans Day is a special day or honor.
Some of our students letters were even taken by their teacher to a local Veterans home.  One Veteran in particular was moved by a students letter, the teacher made this statement below:

 The letter moved him to tears.  He asked about the student who wrote the letter, and I told him it was a fifth grader.  It was really from that fifth grader’s heart.  He asked me to tell Jayden “thank you for writing the letter.”

After that, I stayed and visited with him for about 15 minutes or so. I got him to talk about himself; he’s a Vietnam veteran of the Air Force, 21 years in the service, retired, then went to work on the Arsenal as a contractor. He has been at the Veteran’s Home for 5 years, and does not have family here.  Jayden's letter truly moved him because of the way he and other Vietnam Vets were treated when they came home.  Jayden's letter was  perfect  for him.  

Several of the Honorees referenced how proud they were that our students were learning to appreciate what our Service men, women and families go through every day for the freedom we enjoy.  

I am so excited that because of our awesome students, parents, faculty, staff, family and friends.  We met our fundraiser goal this year.  I think that is a first here at West Madison.  I am so proud of everyone.  We all had so much fun.  But it is not over yet! We have the pledges but we now need to bring in the money.  All money should be collected and sent into school this week, November 20.








Act Aspire Spring Individual Student Reports are coming home soon!

Here is a link to a powerpoint to explain your child's report.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email.

http://tinyurl.com/m2ynl4h

Here is another link to a powerpoint presentation I went through with parents who attended our Breakfast with the Principal in October.

Please download the powerpoint in order to listen to the voice thread behind the powerpoint.

http://tinyurl.com/nop3hjb

Congratulations to our West Madison Math Teams

Today the 4th, 5th and 6th grade teams competed at a tournament at Grissom.  I am so proud of the teams and the individuals who competed.  There were 30 students who participated.  That is awesome.

Our 5th grade team came in 5th Place out of 40 teams.  Yashas Gentela won 5th place out of 136 students.

Other students in the top 30 out of 165 sixth grade students are as follows:

Sujay Jakka - 12th Place
Jonathan Byers - 17th Place
Henry Nguyen - 29th Place

Other students in the top 30 out of 136 fifth grade students are as follows:

Aubteen Pour Biazaar - 30th Place

Other third and fourth grade students out of 157 students are as follows:

Adrian Matzkin - 20th Place
Daniel Sheng - 24th Place

Congratulations to all students who participated.  Thank you Mrs. Lawrence and parents for all you do.