Teacher Appreciation Week is coming soon! Please CLICK HERE to help ZWest PTO celebrate our teachers!
New Calendar Updates
- 4/22 - PTO Bus Driver Appreciation (see "favorites" section further down in newsletter)
- 4/23 - Admin. Professional Appreciation Day
- 4/24 - EDay #4
- 4/25 - 5th Grade Bowling Field Trip
- 4/25 - 6th Grade Field Trip to Starkey Park
- 4/25 - PTO Ice Cream Sales
- 4/26 - After Prom Preview Night, 6-8pm
- 4/28-5/2 - Spirit Week (details TBD)
- 4/28-4/30 - ZWest's Got Talent Rehearsals (4-6pm in West Hall)
- 5/1 - Administrator Appreciation Day
- 5/1 - ZWest's Got Talent, 6-8pm in West Hall
- 5/2 - 6th Grade Field Trip
- 5/3 - Academic Super Bowl, 8a-5p, West Hall
E-Day #4 - Thursday, April 24th
- This will be an asynchronous day for all students. All assignments will be posted on Canvas.
- E-Days are an opportunity for students to learn in a virtual environment, while our teachers and staff are learning how to be better for our students.
- This will be our last E-Day for the 24-25 school year.
Updated Yearbook Information
- Online sales for the yearbook are now closed.
- If you didn't place an order and would like to have your student(s) added to the waitlist for any potential extra copies, please contact Kesha Krieble (kkrieble@zcs.k12.in.us).
- Please note that additional yearbooks are not guaranteed. If they become available, they will be sold for $50, payable only by cash, or check made out to ZWMS.
- We're thrilled to share an incredible summer opportunity for your child! From June 9th-12th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, we'll be hosting a 3D creativity camp.
- Campers will explore the world of 3D sketching, modeling, and printing using professional-grade tools. It's a fantastic chance for them to turn their concepts into reality right before their eyes!
8th Grade Yard Sign Ordering is Available!
- Celebrate your child moving on from middle school with a fun yard sign!
- Please have your order placed by Friday, May 9th.
- Where it says Child's Name, please indicate the name you'd like printed on the sign. You may choose what to write on your child’s sign - there's typically a mix of signs with just first name, just last name, full names (both first and last), or nicknames.
- You can also choose to not have a name by writing NO NAME in the required field. (In this case, the sign will say CONGRATS! ZWEST PROUD in that space).
- Click "add to cart" and continue to checkout, or you may order additional signs.
- Select “Pick Up” sign to avoid shipping cost. You can pickup from Ultimate Exhibits, located in Walker Farms in Whitestown.
- Signs will be available for pick up around Friday, May 16th.
8th Grade Party 2025- Carnival Theme!
- If you are willing to donate to help cover the DJ, bounce houses, etc, please venmo Jan Roberts (Jan-Roberts-24). The last 4 digits of her phone number are 3502.
- Donations can also be made via cash, or check at the front office (checks made out to Jan Roberts).
- Suggested donation is $20 per student. Please reach out with any questions.
PTO Fundraiser! With $15 you can't buy happiness, but you can buy a dozen donuts and support ZWestPTO. From now until May 26th, 50% of orders will be donated back to ZWPTO (when you purchase your donuts using our fundraising sales page). More details HERE.
ZEF Eagle Honors are the perfect way to “Show your love” for the teachers, administrators, and staff that make ZCS a special place for you and your student! For a minimum donation of $10 per honoree, ZEF will send a personalized certificate. Proceeds help fund future ZEF grants. Send your Eagle Honors today by clicking here.
Child Find is the process for locating, identifying, and evaluating individuals with suspected disabilities who may need special education services, regardless of the severity of their disabilities. This is the responsibility of ZCS regardless of whether a parent affirmatively requests an evaluation. ZCS provides a Free Appropriate Public Education to any child who qualifies as having a disability, in accordance with federal and state laws. ZCS is responsible for locating all children ages 3 through 22 years of age with a suspected disability who reside within the boundaries of its district. With early identification and intervention, frustration and academic failure can be prevented, which in turn creates a positive learning experience for students. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), which encompasses academics, speech, language, and/or social and emotional learning, is an essential component of the child find process. Utilizing screening assessments, the ZCS team members identify students in need of intervention, implement action plans, and monitor the response to the targeted interventions. In addition, the evaluation referral procedures in ZCS provide the framework to refer students with suspected disabilities for evaluation. If you have questions regarding the Child Find process in ZCS, please contact your child’s school counselor.
Favorite Things!
- Have you ever wondered what the ZWest Teachers, Staff and Bus Drivers' favorite snack, gift card or supply might be? There is now a place to find all of those things and more!
- This is perfect for Birthdays, or just a way to say Thank-You with a special treat.
- Take the guess work out and Click the link: ZWest Teacher/Staff/Bus Drivers 2024-2025
Laptop Info for the 2025-2026 School Year
- All grades (5-8) will be provided a school-issued Chromebook for their 1:1 device for the 24-25 school year. For more information, visit the website here.
- School Device Coverage info HERE.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT for ZCHS 1:1 Laptop Use for the 2025-2026 School Year
- At the December 9th School Board meeting, the extension of the 1:1 computer program into ZCHS for all freshman and sophomores was approved to begin at the start of the 25-26 school year.
- For planning purposes, please note, all Freshman and Sophomores will be provided a ZCS Chromebook for use in the 1:1 program starting in August of 2025.
Community Flyers LINK
Credits:
Created with images by Nataliya Schmidt - "Multicolored tulips on a white background. Bouquet of spring flowers. Isolate on white background" • spyrakot - "Pin on the date number 28. The twenty eighth day of the month is marked with a red thumbtack. Pin on calendar" • Rochu_2008 - "Holiday memories. Old postcards with a map, photo camera and travel notebook" • prescott09 - "Working 3d printer close up of process" • BEIZ images - "花火" • hd3dsh - "Party time sign on black brick wall background 3D Rendering" • AnnaStills - "Horizontal image of table with laptop for online education in bedroom of teenager"