Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week! Please CLICK HERE to help ZWest PTO celebrate our teachers!
All students, parents and staff are invited to join us for our Annual 2025 ZWMS End of Year Art Show on the evening of Thursday, May 1st starting at 5:30 pm. During this annual event we will be celebrating our 5th – 8th students' artistic talents with artwork on display for all to enjoy. The art show will take place before and during this year’s Talent Show so please plan to check out both events in support of our talented students. The art show will close after the Talent Show’s intermission around 7:30pm. There will be no charge for the art show. Please enter through door 4 and go up the stair case to the 400 hallway to enjoy the artworks. We hope to see you there!
New Calendar Updates
- 4/26 - After Prom Preview Night, 6-8pm
- 4/28-5/2 - Spirit Week
- 4/28-4/30 - ZWest's Got Talent Rehearsals (4-6pm in West Hall)
- 4/29 - 6th Grade Author Visit (Laura Martin)
- 4/30 - 5th Grade Author Visit (Laura Martin)
- 5/1 - Administrator Appreciation Day
- 5/1 - ZWest's Got Talent, 6-8pm in West Hall
- 5/1 - End-of-Year Art Show, starts at 5:30
- 5/2 - 6th Grade Field Trip
- 5/3 - Academic Super Bowl, 8a-5p, West Hall
- 5/5-5/9 - Teacher Appreciation Week
- 5/7 - Nurse/OT/PT/Speech Appreciation Day
- 5/7 - NJHS Honor Ceremony in West Hall
- 5/8 - Great on the 8s (8th grade t-shirts)
- 5/8 - 7th Grade Baseball Field Trip
- 5/9 - ZCS Unified Track Day
- 5/9 - PTO Ice Cream Sales
- 5/9-5/10 - 8th Grade Orchestra/Choir King's Island Trip
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.
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.
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