Today students in Mrs. Savage's 5th grade science class worked on a Mixtures and Solutions Lab! #wmsmismakingideashappen




WMS has officially started our reading and math competitions! Winners of the competitions will be rewarded with an awesome overnight field trip on the Magical Mystery Tour! You won't want to miss this! More details coming soon!

This week our 6th grade students started building PIPER computers. Students used blueprints to build the computer casing. Next they will put together the electronics of the computer! #wmsismakingideashappen
WMS STEAM students built balloon and straw powered cars this week! Congrats to our long distance winners Joshua Ford, Jarett Baker, and McCoy Davison!
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Our Library MakerSpace is up and running this week! Students can earn tickets in their classes for a chance to bring a friend and hangout in our MakerSpace! #wmsismakingideashappen



Today 6th grade science students worked on starting the WMS garden! Students will learn about the scientific method as they watch things grow! #wmsismakingideashappen
Students in STEAM had to use the engineering design process to create a tower at least 10 cm off the ground that would hold a tennis ball aloft. They were given 5 straws, 4 coffee stirrers, 8 Popsicle sticks, string, and tape. #wmsismakingideashappen




Last week in STEAM students worked in teams and were told to design a shoe using only tape and newspaper! #wmsismakingideashappen #thepromisingchoice




WMS has the BEST PTO! Thank you so much for our waters today! Just the hydration we needed to get through this first Friday!

Thank you El Dorado Missionary Baptist for the goodies on our first day! It made all of our teacher's day just a little sweeter!

Students and teachers had a great first day! In Mrs. Sprawls class students played a getting to know you index card challenge! #wmsismakingideashappen #thepromisingchoice #ESDfirstday
Thank you El Dorado Fire Department and volunteers for helping our 5th graders learn how to use their lockers this morning! #firstday #thepromisingchoice




Welcome Mrs. Tamekia Kesee! She will be teaching 5th and 6th grade STEM and PE. Mrs. Kesee is a proud graduate of SAU! WMS is so excited to have her on our team this year!!
Welcome Mrs. Angula Davis! She will be teaching 5th and 6th grade mini music as well as musical production. We are so excited she is at WMS this year!
Mrs. Dana Love will be teaching 5th and 6th grade mini art at WMS this year! WMS is so excited she is here! Interesting facts about Mrs. Love- her husband teaches music at Northwest and she plans to retire in Berlin! Welcome Mrs. Love!
Welcome Mrs. Katie Carroll! She will be teaching 6th grade literacy this year for WMS! She is a proud SAU graduate and is excited to be back at Washington as a teacher!
Welcome Mrs. Dorinda Stephens! Mrs. Stephens will be teaching 5th and 6th grade learning skills at WMS this year. She has been a paraprofessional in our district for over 15 years and is now back as a teacher! YAY Mrs. Stephens! We are so excited you're at WMS!
Welcome Mrs. Brianna Sheeley! Mrs. Sheeley will be teaching 5th grade math at WMS this year! Interesting fact about Mrs. Sheeley- she use to teach in Barbados! WMS is so excited to welcome Mrs. Sheeley to our team!
Welcome Mrs. Tobie Sprawls! Mrs. Sprawls will be teaching 5th grade Innovation Station, 5th grade math, and 5th & 6th grade competition STEM. We are so excited for Mrs. Sprawls to join the WMS staff!
Welcome Mr. Andrew McDaniel! He will be teaching 5th grade social studies this year at WMS. Mr. McDaniel is a proud Henderson State University Graduate! WMS is so glad you are here Mr. McDaniel!
