West Point Public Schools - Innovation, Relationships, Excellence

Today in Mrs. Manley’s class, her kids learned a hard lesson of who they could and could not trust, while reviewing all 5 text structures. Mrs. Manley went around to different influential adults in the kids’ lives, and had them read a paragraph. After the paragraph was read, the adult had to tell the kids what text structure they thought it was. BUT… can our students trust these adults? They then had to decided if these adults they loved were telling the truth, or telling a big fat fib. If the adult was fibbing, the kids had to tell them the correct text structure. It was a fun way to review for their test!

Today is Special Education Day. It's a tribute to the dedication and compassion of our special education teachers and staff. Your commitment to empowering students with diverse abilities contributes to the success of every learner in our district. Thank you for all you do.

December is Human Rights Month. We celebrate the principles that bind us as a global community. Our district is dedicated to nurturing a learning environment where every student feels valued, respected, and supported in their rights and dignity.

WPPS is hiring for multiple positions! Could this be the beginning of your own WPPS career? 📣 Learn more and apply here: https://www.wpschools.net/en-US/human-resouses-eb5b4997

REMINDER: WPPS will implement the weapon detection system at West Point Middle High School today, November 29th! All students, teachers, and visitors are required to proceed through the detectors when entering the building.

WPPS is collecting new toy and new coat donations in order to support our local community this holiday season. Donations will be accepted from December 1st - December 8th at the both schools, during regular school office hours. Thanks for your help and support!

WPMS/HS students worked with the West Point Farmers Market to create art to be used for advertising the 25th Anniversary of the market. These students submitted their work for judging by the community.

Learn more about the West Point Public Schools Open Gate Security System in the informational flyer below.

West Point Public Schools will implement our new weapon detection system at WPMS/HS on November 29th. A short video is provided as a demonstration of how the system will work. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y0EOPsUyjXZCnpwGf3veUQa0ud4uXu9O/view

REMINDER: There will be no school for WPPS students the week of November 20 for Thanksgiving Break.🍁 We will see our students again on Monday, November 27!

We are so thankful for the support of our West Point students, staff, and community. Over the last two weeks, students brought in over 2,000 pounds of canned goods to be donated to families in need for the Thanksgiving Holiday. While the students provided the canned goods, the West Point Rotary Club graciously donated 12 turkeys to the cause. Thank you to all of those that made this happen, especially Kaylee Powell, WPMS/HS School Counselor, who coordinated all of these efforts. Have a great Thanksgiving!

WPPS held their annual International Potluck Thursday night. This year’s theme “Friendsgiving” was a wonderful expression of all the wonderful families and friends that came to dinner to share foods that represent their cultures! Lots of different dishes to try and company to enjoy! Thank you to all our families that came to share with us!

To finish up their graphing unit, Mrs. Gowers’ first grade tried different types of Thanksgiving pies. They then created a picture graph on a pocket chart that they then used to tally and create a bar graph! The kids said this was the yummiest math lesson!

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WPPS is hiring! We are currently looking for a Cafeteria Worker/ Cook. Please see below for more details. Apply today!

Today in Mrs. Manley's 5th grade reading classroom, they were getting ready for the Thanksgiving/Fall season. In order to understand the difference between facts and opinions, they tried different holiday pies and wrote down how they felt, and what was true on a piece of paper. Every piece of pie was gone and every student walked away knowing the difference between facts and opinions. What a fun way to kick off the upcoming break! Also, big shoutout to our own Stevella Brown in Mrs. Propst's class! She baked her own Bundt Cake for her peers to try for this activity. It was absolutely delicious!

1st Grade Music students participated in Thanksgiving stations. They did a rhythm write the room, colored a mystery image, read some music books, and explored the electric pianos. Students loved all the choices.

Today is the start of American Education Week! We are honored to serve as our community’s local school system, and we want to thank everyone who supports public education in so many ways. We want to send a special shout-out to our teachers and staff, who do incredible things in our buildings and classrooms each day. Please know you’re appreciated!

Students in first grade and Melody Makers of WPES, presented the annual Veterans Day program. This concert honors the Veterans of our country. Many students have family members serving and-or currently serving. They were proud to sing to show support for all branches of the military!

Congratulations! WPMHS One-Act team won Super Regionals! They will advance to States on December 2... Go Pointers!