Language Options Planning for WMS

On January 5th, 2023 WMS will begin the academic planning process for the 23-24 school year. The first event will be hosted by the APS World Language Department, and it will focus on language options for rising 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. This event will be hosted online and can be accessed on the WMS website and at the following link https://williamsburg.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2022/12/Williamsburg-World-Languages-Information-Night-23.pdf . Attendance is not required, but encouraged for all that may have an interest in taking a world language.

Option School Applications due Friday, January 13

If you are a 5th - 11th-grade student interested in attending a Middle or High School Option/Program for the first time next school year (Fall 2023), apply online by 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023.

• Learn about option schools and the application/lottery process. 

WMS Science Fair

The WMS science fair is in person this year on Friday, January 20, 2023. Judges are needed, and would report at 6:00 pm, with judging from 6:30-8:30 pm. Judges will be briefed beforehand, have judging sheets for each student, and will see about 5-8 students for ~5 minutes per student. No work is required before the science fair!

To sign up, please enter your information via this link, and the science fair director will be in contact with you.

WMS Science Fair Judges

*Note* - Students who wish to volunteer to judge must be in 10th grade or higher.

WMS New Food Program to Support AFAC

WMS students have advocated and have brought the AFAC food “bus” program to WMS. This program helps provide for those who are food insecure in our community, reduces food waste in our cafeteria and creates a culture of giving amongst the entire student body. We need parents (and students) to sign up to volunteer to collect and bring all the food from WMS to AFAC every Friday. The collection is food that otherwise would have been thrown in the garbage untouched and unopened during lunch hours. A HUGE thank you to the Overand Family for donating a refrigerator for this giving effort. For those whose children attended Tuckahoe, Discovery or Nottingham you will be familiar with this program.

If you'd like to help this program be a success, please volunteer on any Friday you are free and remind your students to place their food in the bins.Thanks to all who have already signed up for a Friday!



https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040a4fa4a82ea02-wmsafac

PTA Membership and Activity Fee Reminder

Activity fees are what fund the fun events at WMS.  If you haven’t already, please consider donating today and joining the PTA. We are below 40% participation and would love to go over 50% by the end of 2022.

http://wmspta.org/pta-membership/

You can also donate via the No Frills Fundraiser too.

Gifted Services Information

The gifted services newsletter is ready! Check it out to learn about writing contests, the 3M science competition, the C-Span documentary contest, NASA & Aviation art competitions, and book recommendations for gifts. You can also find articles about surviving the holidays, twice exceptional boys, siblings, and bore-out. Please visit our website by going to the WMS homepage->Teachers/Departments->Gifted Services->Monthly Newsletter or by selecting this link: https://williamsburg.apsva.us/newsletter-current-monthly-opportunities-and-resources/

Does your child want to look through book recommendations, see what clubs are available at WMS, visit a virtual museum, or read educational tweets from vetted organizations such as NASA? Have them go to our “Student Resources” page on our gifted services website by going to the WMS homepage ->Teachers/Departments->Gifted Services->Student Resources or by using this link:https://williamsburg.apsva.us/student-resources-page/. They can “bookmark” this page on their iPads for easy access in the future.

Student Services Newsletter

The first edition of the student services newsletter is available now.

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High School Information for 8th Grade Families

January 12th @ 7pm

Virtual Information Night

English: https://bit.ly/ATInfoJan2023

APPLICATION ON THE MAIN WEBPAGE:

https://careercenter.apsva.us/arlington-tech/

Information Sessions for Yorktown, Wakefield, Washington – Liberty and H-B Woodlawn:

https://www.apsva.us/school-options/high-school-choices/high-school-information-sessions/

High School Options and Schools 

https://www.apsva.us/school-options/high-school-choices/high-school-countywide/

APPLICATION WINDOW FOR TRANSFER OPTIONS:   Nov. 7, 2022 and Jan. 13, 2023 by 4 p.m

Still Need Volunteers-Please Help!

Back to School Teacher Breakfast - Needed for August 2023 - Solicit volunteers, donations, and purchases for back to school teacher breakfast. Drop items off at school and set up breakfast.

PALS Day Coordinator - Needed for August 2023 - Solicit volunteers, donations, and purchases of doughnuts and water for PALS Day. Drop off items at school and man the doughnut table with additional volunteers. 

Schools Supplies Coordinator - Late Spring 2023/Late Summer 2023 - Work with vendor to order supplies, once delivered, solicit volunteers to open boxes, and deliver to correct classrooms before PALS day in August. 

PTA Reflections Art Contest Chair - August/September/October 2023 - Solicit artwork from students, collect from school, find judges, award students, deliver artwork to county contest. This is a concentrated effort in August to announce the contest and find judges before the county contest due date. Note we were unable to participate this year due to no volunteers.

Pre-order Your WMS Yearbook Now!

Get a jump on the year and pre-order your 2022-2023 WMS yearbook. Information on how to order can be found in here.

PS this is the best way to stop those weekly emails reminding you to order. ;)

Choose WMS PTA in AmazonSmile & Help Us Earn Money!

Don't forget to link your grocery card numbers! Harris Teeter requires re-linking with your school each year. Our linked numbers are low so you may not have re-linked your cards for this year. It's easy and a great way for WMS to earn extra money. Learn how below:

Harris Teeter - VIC Card Shoppers:

Go to Harris Teeter's Together in Education website and sign into your HT account. Click on "Link Your School Today." Then enter the Williamsburg Middle School ID: 4926. 

Don't have your VIC card number? Call 800-432-6111