West Hants Middle School

6News and Events

• September Newsletter

• 2025-2026 Orientation Booklet and new Daily schedule now available - see below

• Grade 6 Orientation Website: 

Please click here to view the Welcome to grade 6 at WHMS website.

• Student supplies for the 2025-2026 school year are going to be purchased by the school. The $60 school fees will cover those costs.  If your child wants a backpack, headphones, zipper binder, lunch bag, water bottle, gym clothes, etc., they are not covered in the fees and can be purchased by parents/guardians. 

• Hello Fluoride Schools,

The fluoride varnish program is running again this school year with two applications offered by Nova Scotia Health, Public Health Dental Hygienists. Dates to be determined.

Fluoride Varnish consent forms this year have been sent electronically.

Parents and guardians need to check their inbox (spam and junk folder) for an e-mail from CAN immunize. If you don't see it, contact the school office and make sure your contact info is up to date or to obtain a paper consent form. 

• The school day starts at 8:55 AM with doors opening at 8:35 AM.

• TRANSPORTATION: https://avrce.mybusplanner.ca  If you have questions about your child’s bus information, please contact our transportation staff at transportation@avrce.ca or 902-538-4641. Please include your child’s name, civic address, and school in emails. 

• For athletic schedules, please visit the Athletics Page, which is updated regularly.

Grade 6 Orientation Website - LINK

***Starting in the 2025–2026 school year, WHMS will follow a 5-day schedule. That means the first day of school for students — Thursday, September 4 — will be Day 1. Wednesday, September 10 will be Day 5, and Thursday, September 11 will circle back to Day 1. 

If there’s an unexpected closure (like a snow day or power outage), we skip that day in the schedule. For example, if school is closed due to a snow day on a Day 2, the next school day will be Day 3.

If the closure is planned (like a PD Day or holiday), we don’t assign a day to it — we simply continue counting after the closure. For example, in 2025, Remembrance Day falls on a Tuesday. That week, Monday will be Day 4, and Wednesday will be Day 5.

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