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The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to WMS Sept. 29 - Oct. 5!
Celebrate Freedom Week September 25th-29th
REMINDER FROM CENTRAL OFFICE: Beginning September 25, students must use their Smart Tag to ride a bus. If your child does not have a tag, please contact the office at their school immediately.
Don’t forget to stop by the cafeteria in the morning to spend your shillings at the Knight’s Market
Check out Mrs. G and Ms. Beever's class working together in a gallery walk to review central idea and supporting details!
Check out Mrs. G and Ms. Beever's class working together in a gallery walk to review central idea and supporting details!
There will be an informative meeting about the summer Greece trip (June 3rd - June 10th, 2024) tomorrow, September 21st, at 5:00 pm in the WMS library. This trip is open to any 5th-7th grade students interested in going. Families are welcome to sign up as well, but it's not required.
ESD: Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held October 3 & 5. School will dismiss at 2 pm and Conferences will be from 3:30-6:30 pm on each of these days.
Student's in Ms. Escamilla's Spanish class continue to share & explore new foods. Today they learned about Elotes & prepared their own! Thank you Escobar family for providing all the supplies.
Did you know?
The world “elote” means “corn cob” in Spanish, an Elote (Mexican street corn) is grilled corn on the cob slathered in a mayo and garnished with chili powder, cheese and lime. Elotes (and esquites) are as commonly sold from street carts in Mexico as hot dogs are in Manhatten.
COMMISSIONED SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICERS NEEDED: The El Dorado School District has openings for Uniformed Commissioned School Security Officers.
Apply today at https://eldorado.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=697 or call (870) 864-5005 for more information.
ESD: Bus routes 14 & 20 will not run this afternoon, September 19.
Here's a friendly reminder that both 5th & 6th graders have their Independent Reading Assignment/Project coming up. Both grades were given specific instructions as to how to complete this and when it is due. If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact your student's reading teacher.
5th Grade- Independent Reading Assignment due September 30th
6th Grade- Independent Reading Project due October 20th
National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 in the United States for recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements for the United States.
Students in Ms. Escamilla's Spanish class participated by eating traditional dishes from Spanish-speaking countries, decorating flags, and creating decorative flowers from tissue paper. In the past week they work hard to research & create a poster over influential Hispanic figures.
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!
Due to technology issues, progress reports could not be printed and will be sent home on Monday. Please remember that you were provided the Schoology Parent Access code this week and can check grades through the platform anytime.
Help us celebrate Mrs. Norris’ 3rd period. They were our first class to have 100% of the class master their cowbell target of multiplying fractions. Way to go!
Mark your calendars! Picture day is Thursday, October 5th.
¡Marquen sus calendarios! El día de la foto es el jueves 5 de octubre.
It’s not too late to sign up to go to Greece this summer. There will be a parent interest meeting September 21st at 5pm in the library.
Hey WMS parents - Tomorrow is our first SNACKATHON of the year! Please send cash with your kids for this PTO fundraiser - they can buy snacks and drinks and enjoy them at school!
Avon Wooten was caught doing a great job in Coach Ezell’s class. Avon was helping and encouraging other students in the classroom! Way to go!
Students in Ms. Escamilla's class participated in a scavenger hunt around the room. They had to locate the parts of the microscope to the purpose they were reading. Some of the answers were in plain sight where as some required a bit of thinking.