Updates for Elementary Families

2025 Summer Enrichment Program Reminders

For those families with a student attending, we're excited to welcome you to our 2025 Summer Enrichment Program, which begins Monday, July 7 and runs through Thursday, July 31. Thank you for partnering with us to support your child’s continued growth this summer!

Below you’ll find important information to help you and your child prepare for a smooth and successful summer session:

Program Schedule

• Dates: Monday–Thursday, July 7–31

• Student Hours: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

• Breakfast: Served daily from 7:45–9:00 AM. Teachers will bring their class to the cafeteria for a brief window during this time.

• Lunch: Provided at 11:30 AM — we typically end the day with lunch

• Both breakfast and lunch are free for all students

• Dismissal: Begins at 12:00 PM

Arrival & Dismissal Procedures
Due to HVAC construction in the elementary building, arrival and dismissal will take place using the door to the hallway that connects the elementary and secondary buildings. This entrance is located immediately south of the elementary main entrance, as shown in the image below.

Upon entering, students will turn right into the secondary hallway. Staff will be available to greet and direct students to their classrooms.

• Arrival: Students may begin entering at 7:45 AM.

• Dismissal: Begins at 12:00 PM. Students will exit through the same connecting door. Teachers will be outside with students on the sidewalk in front of the secondary building. An adult family member must walk up to the teacher and greet them to pick up their child, as is our usual school-year practice.

Uniform Reminder
As we approach the summer session and enjoy warmer days, we want to remind families of our WMAES uniform requirements to ensure all students remain comfortable, focused, and ready to learn:

• WMAES Uniform Top: Please make sure your child wears their WMAES uniform top daily

• Solid Color Pants/Shorts or Jeans/Jean Shorts: Bottoms should be solid in color, whether they are pants, shorts, jeans, or jean shorts

• Closed-Toe Shoes: For safety and comfort, all students should wear closed-toe shoes

We appreciate your continued support in upholding our uniform policy. It helps create a sense of unity and ensures all students are prepared for the activities we have planned.

Classroom Locations
All classrooms will be located in the secondary building this summer. Kindergarten and 1st grade will share a classroom. Room assignments are as follows:

Grade Teacher            Room

K    Rhiannon Brown    109 

1st  Lindsey Kamppinen 109 

2nd  Braelyn Myers     110 

3rd  Sarah Nikodemski  111 

4th  Taylor Haver      113 

5th  Emily Sandborn    114 

Native Landscape Project Update

We’re excited to share that our native landscape project on the east side of campus is well underway! This area will soon include outdoor learning spaces, native plantings, a shaded gathering area, extensive new walkways, and more. These additions will create a beautiful and functional environment for learning, exploration, and connection.

Be sure to swipe or click through the photo gallery of progress below and stay tuned for more updates as the project wraps up this summer. 

WMAES Logo Announcement 

As summer is underway and a number of exciting projects and campus improvements take shape, we’re thrilled to share a long-anticipated update with you all.

We’re proud to unveil the new logo for West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science! While our current logo has served us well and represented our school with pride, it’s time for a fresh, modern look—one that continues to reflect our mission and core values while helping us grow into the future.

As we transition to our new logo, here are a few exciting changes you’ll notice this summer:

• A new digital road sign featuring the updated logo, replacing our primary sign at the corner of Wilson and Leonard

• Updates to our school store

• A chance to win new WMAES apparel featuring the refreshed logo

We understand families may have questions, especially regarding uniforms, so here’s what you need to know:

• Uniforms with the old logo will be fully grandfathered in. Students may continue wearing their current uniforms without any issue.

• Navy blue remains an approved uniform color. New uniform shirts will feature a fresh hunter green option as we incorporate the updated logo.

We hope you’ll join us in celebrating this exciting milestone and proudly embracing the new logo as part of our shared identity at WMAES. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the school office—we’re always happy to help.

We’re pleased to share our 2025-2026 Overview Calendar!

Please see the calendar below for key dates for the upcoming school year, including the first and last days of school, breaks, events, and early dismissal dates. We hope this helps your family begin planning ahead for a successful year. 

WMAES Text Updates Opt-In

Please refer to the information below for everything you need to know to sign up for text updates from WMAES. We look forward to being able to utilize texting as a convenient means of providing links to our newsletters, reminders about upcoming dates, weather-related closing notifications, and more. As shown in the flyer below, simply text Y or Yes to 67587 from a number you have on file with the office to get signed up. Coming soon, we will also be sending a one time opt-in message to all numbers on file who have not opted in to provide the option of doing so at that time.