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Updates and Events for the week of March 23-27, 2026
Dear Parents:
Please read all announcements below that may pertain to you. A look ahead to next week is at the end of the document. As always, if you have any questions or concerns for any of us, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Mrs. Brocaille (brocaillek@wesclin.org)
Mrs. Haar (haaramy@wesclin.org)
Mrs. Garcia (garciah@wesclin.org)
Mrs. Ross (rossl@wesclin.org)
Mr. Brandmeyer (brandmec@wesclin.org)
Mrs. Luis (luist@wesclin.org)
Cancer Week:
Wesclin Middle School Honor Society will be hosting a Cancer Week fundraiser Monday, March 23rd through Friday, March 27th. We will be selling food items and allowing students to give a $1 donation to participate in the dress up day. The money collected will help a Wesclin School District employee, Krystal Huelsmann.
The dress up days and items for sale are as follows:
Monday, March 23: Chips for $2 (Takis, Fritos, Doritos, Flaming Hot Cheetos)
Jersey Day for $1 (Wear your favorite sports jersey or shirt)
Tuesday, March 24th: Cookies for $2 (Oreos, Famous Amos, & Nutter Butters)
Rhyme without a Reason for $1 (Find a friend and dress in rhymes… example: traffic cone and microphone)
Wednesday, March 25th: Donuts for $2 (Chocolate or powdered)
Flip It Day for $1 (Teachers dress like students, students dress like teachers)
Thursday, March 26th: Candy for $2 (Airhead Extremes, Skittles, M&Ms)
Hat Day for $1 (Students may wear a hat
Friday, March 27th: Soda Bottles for $2 (Ski & Cherry Ski)
Pink Out Day for $1 (Students may wear as much pink as possible)
DARE Report:
As the DARE program quickly draws to a close, a requirement of the program is for each student to write a 3-5 paragraph essay on what DARE has taught them. While the students will be given time in their ELA classes, they may also work on them at home as well. For an outline of the report, please see https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PF5dbwjI0PQi4wtbUOWNTKekLgE8Q-Ew/view?usp=sharing. The essays will be due Tuesday, March 31.
Decorated Easter Egg Contest:
The Honor Society is sponsoring a decorated egg contest. Students may bring in hard-boiled or hollowed out eggs. They are due Monday, March 30 by 8:15 am to Mrs. Luis. All eggs should be dropped off in Mrs. Luis’ room or the office! The eggs should be in some kind of container. (For example- a plastic margarine container for the eggs or shoebox) The container should be labeled with your name and the category you would like to compete in. You may NOT enter the same designed egg in more than one category, but one student may enter different eggs in different categories. (Limit 3 eggs per student). All eggs must be school appropriate!
Decorated Egg categories include:
● Animal
● Pro Sports Teams/Famous Athletes
● Disney
● WMS Teachers/Staff
Prizes in each category: First place will receive a DK Gift Card. Second place will receive a canned soda. Third place will receive a grade level specific incentive.
All eggs will be entered in a “Best Overall” category! The “Best Overall” winner will receive a DK lunch! Judging will be Tuesday, March 31st Winners will be announced on Wednesday, April 1st.
Skate City Field Trip:
On Monday, May 4, the Fifth Grade students will attend a field trip to Skate City in Belleville. Skate City will be holding a STEM class on The Science of Sound. Once the activity is over, students will be able to skate with the Skate City staff. Skate City also allows the students the option to purchase a pizza lunch or bring their own lunch. The cost for the trip will be $13 if you are bringing your own lunch and $18 if you are purchasing the pizza lunch. Please fill out the permission slip that was previously sent home and return it with payment by Wednesday, April 15. If the payment creates a financial hardship, please reach out to your child’s homeroom teacher.
DARE Fish Fry:
On Friday, March 27, Officer Mora of the Trenton Police Department will be hosting a fish fry to benefit the DARE Programs at Trenton Elementary and Wesclin Middle School. The fish fry will be held at St. Mary Parish Center from 4:30 until 7:00. See the flyer for more information. The organizers are looking for volunteers to make desserts, set up, serve, etc. If you are available to help out, please see the signup list at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094CACAE22A7FF2-62890691-dare#/.
Hometown Hero:
Heroes can be found right in your backyard - and here’s your chance to honor them! We know there are many heroes out there who show up, pitch in and go the extra mile every day. To help your school recognize them, we invite you to submit a nomination for the 2026 SLDDC Homegrown Hero
award. This award honors hard-working people like farmers, who grow our food and help keep Americans strong and healthy. Just write a paragraph and/or submit a photo or video that explains why you are nominating them. Make sure to show or tell us how they make a difference in your community and why they should be named a 2026 Homegrown Hero. Submit your entry to SLDDC by March 31, 2026 to: info@stldairycouncil.org If you need a print out of the information, please see Mrs. Emig.
Playground Equipment Donation:
As we start to hit our stride for the school year, it has been noted that some of the most popular sports equipment enjoyed at recess has seen better days! The WMS Support Committee is happy to support this cause, but before buying brand new we wanted to consider gently used donations. So, if you are looking to declutter and have any of the following lying around looking for a new home, please send in your sports equipment donations to the WMS office.
Requested Equipment:
-Basketballs
-Volleyballs
-Soccer Balls
-Playground “bouncy” Balls (used for 4 Square)
-Footballs
Thank you!!!!
Yearbook Orders:
Yearbooks are available for purchase! Order here: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A07633904
Candy Cart:
Fifth graders will have an opportunity to shop from the Candy Cart at the end of the day on the last Friday of each month. Soda and candy are $2 and chips, ring pops, and push pops are $1. The next Candy Cart for Fifth Grade will be Friday, March 27.
Water Bottles and Snacks:
Students may bring a small snack to have after their 2nd Hour class each day. 2nd Hour ends at 9:43. If your child would like to bring a water bottle, he/she may keep it in his/her locker until snack time. WATER BOTTLES SHOULD CONTAIN WATER ONLY. Please be sure to take the bottle home each night to be cleaned. Snacks should be healthier snacks. Candy will not be considered an acceptable snack.
Warrior Wednesdays:
Each Wednesday has been designated as “Warrior Wednesday.” Be sure to show your school pride by wearing your Wesclin gear. Students and their families are also encouraged to come out and support the various teams throughout the year.
Class Website:
Feel free to visit the 5th grade website at https://www.wesclin.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Middle%20School%7CTeacher%20Pages%3E%3E5th%20Grade for a variety of information including frequently used links, daily homework list, and contact information.
Upcoming Events
Friday, March 20: Teacher’s Institute, NO SCHOOL
Monday, March 23-Friday, March 27: Cancer Week Fundraiser
Friday, March 27: Popcorn Sales; Candy Cart Sales
Thursday, April 2-Monday, April 6: Spring Break, NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, April 15: Skate City Permission Slips and Fees Due
Monthly Breakfast and Lunch Menu
A Look at Next Week: March 23-27
Be sure to check the assignments for your child’s teacher in each subject...not just the homeroom teacher
ELA Mrs. Brocaille, Mrs. Haar, Mrs. Luis
Reading: M7-W1:Into the Unknown: Above and Beyond
Skills Covered: figurative language, make and confirm predictions, text structure, text & graphic features, content area words
Grammar Spotlight: indefinite, possessive, and interrogative pronouns, review commas and semicolons
Spelling: M7-W1: final /n/ or /ən /, /chər/, /zhər/
Mrs. Garcia’s ELA:
Reading: This will be our last week reading The Wild Robot. We will finish our chapters and questions. Then we will spend time reviewing for our final quiz. The quiz over our last section of chapters will be on 3-27.
Writing: Fix it sentences; we will begin writing our DARE essay in class (due March 31 to Officer Moyra)
Science
Mr. Brandmeyer: Lesson 3-4: How Do Scientists Know When Substances Change?; Lesson 3-4 Assessment Monday, March 23 (open-resource) (Lesson 3-4 Test Review); Investigate Lesson 3-6: How Do Changes to Substances Affect Their Weights? No Formal Assessment over Lesson 3-6
Math
Mrs. Haar, Mrs. Luis, and Mrs. Brocaille: Next week, we will continue in Unit 5 on Algebraic Thinking and the Coordinate Plane. We will complete Lesson 30 on Evaluating, Writing and Interpreting Expressions and Lesson 31 on Understanding the Coordinate Plane. Students will complete their My Path lessons in class.
Mrs. Garcia: This week, we will be working on additional practice for long division, test on this unit will be 3-27.
Social Studies
Mrs. Ross: In-Class US Geography Project
Lesson 16: Our Role in Government, no assessment