What's new with Watkins Middle?
A weekly reflection and preview of all things WMS
WMS updates and reminders
- Speaking of the future! Parents of 8th graders. There will be a high school parent meeting for rising freshman January 23rd at 6:00 (Correction from previous info) pm in the high school auditorium. This will be followed up at 7:00 with a CCP (College Credit Plus) meeting for any interested students. By state law, any student grades 7-12 is eligible to receive information related to potential dual enrollment classes. Students must test into courses. More information will be shared at the meeting.
- In conjunction with the PTO, WMS will host a 6th & 7th grade Valentines dance February 16th. This dance will run at from 6-8pm. This event will servce as a behavior incentive for students. Those students with OSS, ISS, or two hour detentions may be disqualified from attending. Tickets will go on sale the week of the dance. 8th graders will have a second dance in May.
- Mid year MAP benchmark testings will take place starting this week. WMS will run a modified schedule to account for the testing window. The reading test will take place Thursday 1/19, and Math will take place Monday 1/23. This diagnostic does not count towards student grades but provides important data on student progress and necessary instructional adjustments.
- We are very excited to be joined by Kirkersville Elementary on the campus! Please avoid parking on Kirkersville property during arrival and dismissal. We appreciate your assistance.
- WMS administration respectfully requests that outside food not be brought into the school building unannounced. Many students have attempted to door dash, grub hub, or have pizza delivered during school hours to the school. In addition to having non school personnel in the building this also prevents front office staff from being able to effectively conduct daily operations. We appreciate your support with this as well.
- 2nd semester conferences will take place February 2nd & 9th. In an effort to create more time slots to allow parents greater access to teachers conferences will largely be individualized rather than by team. The allotted time will also be shrunk to ten minutes to support more availability. Conference sign ups will occur the last week of January.
Print making
Students in Mrs. Matheny's visual art classes worked on carving images of cultural icons for their print making projects.
Fun with Polymer clay
Students utilized clay to develop toys and packaging to display the toys.
Glass mosaics
Student work is being displayed in the main hall if you should happen to visit!
Minecraft mania
Students in Advanced Digital Art work on visiting online museums and construction of three dimensional sculptures.
Digital Art
Students in Mr. Lawrence's digital Art classes crafted images utilizing a greenscreen.
Robotics State qualifiers!
The WMS robotics team were award finalists. They move on to the state tournament in March
Athletics
Please click the link below for all of your athletic ticketing and scheduling needs.
https://wmhs.swl.k12.oh.us/athletics
- All athletes should enter and exit the building through the 600 hall (Door 7) entrance before and after practice each day.
Upcoming Events
1/19: Reading Map testing
1/24: Math Map testing
2/16: Valentines Dance (6th/7th)
2/17: No school
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Contact us
Get in touch with WMS!
Email: jball@laca.org
Website: https://wms.swl.k12.oh.us/
Location: 8808 Watkins Road Southwest, Pataskala, OH, USA
Phone: (740)927-5767
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gowatkinsmiddleschool
Twitter: @WatkinsMiddle