11/1/2024 ZWMS Parent Newsletter

Important Laptop Info for the 2024-2025 School year -

  • All grades (5-8) will be provided a school-issued Chromebook for their 1:1 device for the 2024-2025 School Year. For more information, visit the website here.
  • Sign up for School Device Coverage HERE.
  • The portal for device coverage will be open through the end of October.

Mark Your Calendars!

  • 11/4 - PTO Meeting @ 1pm
  • 11/5 - Science Fair Meeting
  • 11/6 - DC Trip informational meeting @ 6pm (for current 7th graders)
  • 11/6 - Dine for Dollars @ El Meson (Boone Village)
  • 11/7 - E-Day #2
  • 11/8 - Veterans' Day Convocations
  • 11/9 - ZEF Bash at Golf Club of Indiana
  • 11/11 - ZCS Board Meeting, 6pm at ESC
  • 11/13 - PTO Dine for Dollars @ HotBox Pizza
  • 11/18 - 5th Grade Art Club Starts
  • 11/27-11/29 - Thanksgiving Break
  • 12/2 - School Resumes
  • 12/2-12/4 - Musical Auditions (4-7pm)
  • 12/6 - PTO Ice Cream Sales at lunches

E-Day #2 is coming up soon - Thursday, November 7th

  • This will be an asynchronous day for 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.
  • There are four E-Days on the calendar for the 24-25 school year.
Zionsville West Middle School Veterans Day - Friday, November 8th, 2024
  • Zionsville West Middle School will celebrate Veterans Day with two convocations on Friday, November 8, 2024, in our ZWMS gymnasium.
  • The 5th/6th grade convocation will begin at 9am, with the 7th/8th grade convocation to follow at 10am. Please wait until the buses leave to enter the parking lot at Door 4. These programs will last approximately 30 minutes.
  • We would like to invite members of our students’ families who are veterans to attend. Please RSVP by submitting this form by November 4th.
If students wear their t-shirt on the days listed, they will have the opportunity to collect 8 unique buttons!
ZEF Bash is one of our community’s most important and fun events. Join the Zionsville Education Foundation on Saturday, November 9th at the Golf Club of Indiana Cardinal Room from 6:00-11:00pm as we raise funds to support our schools. Tickets include a buffet dinner, an open bar and soft drinks, live music from the band Living Proof, a silent auction, trips of a lifetime, and ZEF’s famous Cap Off the Night - be the first to see this year’s exclusive ZEF hat! Click here to reserve your tickets today!

ZWMS Fall Art Contest

  • This contest is open to all ZWest students!
  • A winner and runner-up will be selected for each grade level. The winning artworks will be framed and placed in the ZWMS permanent gallery around the school.
  • Pamphlets with all the details of the contest are available outside Mr. Z's room (403), and students can pick them up anytime.
  • All artworks are due back to Mr. Z by Wednesday, December 4th.
Attention 5th Graders! 5th Grade Art Club with Mr. Z will start be starting soon! Sign-up sheets with more information are on the table outside Mr. Z’s art room (403) and can be picked up anytime. Sign-up slips are due back to Mr. Z by Wednesday, November 13th. The first meeting will then be before school on Monday, November 18th.

2024-2025 Yearbook Info

  • The price increases to $45 on Nov. 1st - purchase your yearbook today! (engraved nameplates are an additional cost)
  • If you have any sport or club photos to share, you can upload them on the "e-share" link below. The code for this is zwest.

Ticket Info for Sporting Events

Community Flyers LINK

Credits:

Created with images by • Inga - Hello November, the first of November is a calendar on the grass in autumn leaves. • undefined - Yellow clock on wooden table with text UPCOMING EVENTS • Shamil - multicolor used oil pastel crayons, pile of old half used wax crayon pieces isolated white background, scattered taken from above • Przemek Klos - Little girl preschooler showing painted colourful hands. Child having fun making a stamps on sheet of paper with painted hands during an art class in the classroom • Vedrana - Retro albums with vintage monochrome photographs from the beginning of 20th century