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Welcome Grade 6 The entire Special Education Department is happy to welcome our new
6th grade students. Our Special Education Teachers, who all work in classes with our regular education teachers are: Mrs. Andreozzi M. Jeffrey We are looking forward to a successful and productive year, and encourage you to become an active, working member of our teams! Amy Misbin |
| "At
Western Hills teachers are striving to successfully accommodate different
learning styles by employing a variety of innovative teaching strategies" -SALT Visiting Team |
Other Support Staff Assigned to WHMS
Psychologist: Gail Campellone
Social Worker: Patricia Sammartino
Speech Language Pathologist: Ms. M.J. Reidy
Ms. Colleen Scott Smith
Occupational Therapist: Beth Smith
Physical Therapist: Joanne Wilson
Adaptive PE: Michael Walsh
Visually Imparied: Leslie McIver-Hallquist
Nurse- Teacher: Marilyn Mattera
Teacher of the Hearing Impaired: Jrnnifer Hedberg
Our Teacher Assistants for the year are:
Mrs. Alexander
Mr. Calderone
Mrs Carlson
Mrs. Conca
Mrs. Feole
Mrs. Foster
Mrs. Imondi
Mrs. Hassell
Mr. Leonelli
Mrs. Materese
Mrs. Okolowictz
Mrs Onerato
Mrs. Palumbo
Mrs Petrone
Ms. Piekarski
Mrs. Poulis
Mrs. Ricci
Mrs. Ruggieri
Mrs. Zettel
In addition, we have one teacher assistants to help with building needs such as cafeteria duty and bus duty. As our population increases these wonderful people will help to insure the safety of all of our students.
At WHMS it is our belief that all children should begin their Middle School years being taught in the Regular Education Classroom, with the support of our Special Education Staff. All members of our Staff spend as much of their time as possible in the regular education setting. By doing this they meet not only the needs of the Students with Special needs, but also the needs of many of the Regular Education Students. Since we went to the Middle School model we have been successful with this Special Education Model.
The reasons for our success are many. We have parents, School and Central Office administrators, and Community support. In addition our Regular and Special Education teachers have made inclusion a priority. Many people have committed the time and personnel necessary for the success of such an undertaking. Without the support of so many we would not meet with this high level of success.
If you have any questions about our program or your children please contact your child's case manager. They will be happy to assist you.
This year we were recognized by the magazine, "LD online" as a Best Practices School for our full inclusion model. In addition they have asked if they could send a team up from their headquarters in Washington DC to interview and do a feature story on our teachers in the fall. As a result of this positive publicity we have had many parents can and come to WHMS to learn more about our program.
At WHMS we actively encourage parental involvement. In addition to asking you to attend your child's annual IEP meeting, we will be sending home quarterly progress reports. These differ from the report cards in that they measure your child's progress towards their specific IEP goals.
As an IEP team member we need your input for our meetings. Prior to the IEP meeting, a worksheet titled "Preparing for your child's IEP meeting" will be sent to you. (see link on this page) Please bring this completed sheet with you.
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BJ.Pinchbeck's Homework Helper: This award winning site developed by a student and his father includes a wonderful collection of homework helping Web sites.
Information Please Kids' Almanac: This is a great site for research particularly, on current events. It also includes links to information on sports and "cool stuff."
The Research Paper: This page offers subject ideas for research papers, as well as tips on online research and writing techniques.
Ask Dr. Math: This will be a welcome site for students doing their math homework.
Blue Web'n Curriculum Resources: This is an excellent site that reviews educational sites. It can be searched by a table of contents, subject, and grade level.
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