West Hempstead Middle School

Raindrops couldn't stop our talented groundskeeper, Dan, from bringing his pipes & drums to celebrate St. Patrick's Day yesterday. He treated the MS to some rousing tunes and a brief parade. Thanks, Dan! @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

Top O' the Morning! Last night our Dignity & Tolerance Club "leprechauns" left shamrocks with positive messages on every desk in the school. A few desks had a big shamrock hidden underneath & those lucky students won a prize from Ms. Lubliner. @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

At last night's Board of Education meeting, the 2022-2023 school calendar was officially adopted. Please see the image below for next year's school calendar. @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

Our peer mentor program with the HS started today. Juniors were trained as peer mentors and today they met with 8th grade mentees. The relationships will continue into next year. If all goes well, we hope to expand. Connections start now! @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

We capped off our Habits of Mind SPIRIT week with our #RamPride Awards. This week's winners took Responsible Risks, Thought Interdependently, and Remained Open to Continuous Learning. Way to make WHMS a better place to learn! @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

Call it the bullpen, war room, or pit. Young entrepreneurs are representing WHMS in a nation-wide trade show as part of our Virtual Enterprise Junior program. It gives an authentic audience to their authentic tasks. Great job! @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB @HomeNCareers11

Our WHMS Hack-a-thon team competes at 9am this morning in an island-wide event. You can watch live at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX2SHLpCleA as the competition unfolds. Cheer our coders on! @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

Good morning WHMS! We are offering extra review classes in ELA and Math for the month of March. Please see the picture for our class schedule. Students may go to any session for their grade level regardless of their teacher. Come and learn! @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

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WHMS continued Habits of Mind SPIRIT week with a special "Taking Responsible Risks" activity. Ss shared a fun fact about themselves, threw it in the center of the room, picked up a classmate's, then read & guessed what fact described which student. Good FUN @whufsdrams @smurrayLB

Our school has a few new teachers since the fall. Please see the most up-to-date extra help schedule, which can also be found on our website. @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

Help support our PTSA and their 8th grade activities while having some family fun at Herrill Lanes next Sunday, March 13th. See the photo for more information and to RSVP. @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

Next week (3/7-3/11) we celebrate the Habits of Mind with SPIRIT week at WHMS. Each day will highlight a different HOM with a fun apparel or activity to match. Check out the picture and the Week @ WHMS for details. @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

Our coding team has some superstars! Yosef coded this Frogger emulator and you can play too. Enjoy his creation and his persistence in getting it right. https://tinyurl.com/2zsx2xxy @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

Our 6th grade friends from @WHGWashington joined the WHMS hackathon team today for a warm-up event prior to next week's island-wide competition. These are students on a mission to out-code & out-perform students from bigger schools all over LI! @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

As we end Black History Month, let's celebrate the work of one of our students who adorned the hall with these informative posters & QR codes with more information. As we walk by, we learn. Thanks to Ije & @cwalker0419 for her support. @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

We finished the week strong with our Ram Pride Awards. Students took responsible risks, thought interdependently, and remained open to continuous learning. Way to work those Habits of Mind! @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

We commemorated P.S. I Love You Week for mental health awareness & suicide prevention. It's okay to ask for help. If you or someone you know is in crisis, go to: longislandcrisiscenter.org for help. Thanks to the DAT club for all your work. @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB

Ss in @MsKiernanReads & @sparkerhall class are doing their very 1st Socratic Seminar! It was messy, it was imperfect, it was LEARNING! Proud of the Ts & the Ss for leaving their comfort zones, taking a responsible risk #HOM, & letting the Ss lead the room. @whufsdrams @smurrayLB

Students in Mr. Bauer's class are teaching one another about antibodies as part of a unit on body systems. The teacher sets it up and the students run with it. What learning should look like! @whufsdrams #RamResolve @smurrayLB (2/2)