Hawk Time

I believe that learning should be fun and engaging! This is especially true for middle school kids. Last year, we decided that we wanted to find time in our daily schedule for an activity period that would not interfere with instructional time but would allow our students to participate in learning activities/clubs during the school day. Hence, the creation of Hawk Time!

Beginning at 7:55 each morning, all students have to the opportunity for enrichment. Hawk Time classes include Chess Club, Debate Team and Book Club to name a few. Mondays and Wednesdays are reserved for the Hawk Time activity. On Tuesdays and Thursdays we Drop Everything and Read (DEAR Time) and Fridays are reserved for character education.

We look forward to hearing feedback about Hawk Time! Our Hawk Time is intended to provide enrichment activities while also allowing our students and teachers to develop positive relationships. Just another way that we want to "Link Learning to Life!!"

New Team Members

We are off to wonderful start of the New School Year and I am pleased to introduce to you our new WMS Team Members! Dr. Hambrick is our assistant principal and he has enjoyed meeting and greeting many our students this week. Ms. Garrett is our new English teacher and yearbook advisor. She is already actively involved in our school and as a military wife she looks forward to working closely with our children who are military connected. Officer Lehman is our new School Resource Officer. He is a welcomed addition to the WMS team and his top priority is to ensure that our students are safe. Mr. Pierce is our new 8th grade science teacher. He has an interest in forensic science and will certainly do a great job of challenging our students. Ms. Robinson teaches 6th grade science and she too looks forward to working together with the 6th grade team to include Ms. Bock our new 6th grade reading teacher. Our 6th graders are in store for a year of exploring exciting new learning oportunities! Ms. Jerkins is our wonderful new 7th grade math teacher and Ms. Williams is our new choir director. Both are excited to work with the students of Williams Middle School. Finally, Ms. Anderson is an excellent addition to our special education department. She and her team of assistants round our listing of new team members.

We welcome all of our new families as well and look forward to making this school year a success for all. Life's good @ WMS! We're Linking Learning to Life! Go Hawks!!

Welcome Back to School!

Ready or not, the First Day of School is here!! I am so excited about the possibilities that the 2010-2011 school year holds. Last week, we had our Open House and I believe that it was a great start to the year. Thank you to all who attended and we certainly look forward to working with you in the future. On that note, I invite any parent who is interested in serving in our PTSA to please email me your area(s) of interest and I will pass it along to our PTSA officers.

At our Open House, several parents had questions about bus routes. We were able to get some route information. Bus stops are usually at the nearest corner and the bus numbers should be the same as last year. If you are new to us, please let our office know if there is a problem after the first school day.

Students, get plenty of rest and we will see you tomorrow!