What's new with Watkins Middle?

• There is no school for students Monday 1/20 (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day).
• The district has shifted the first conference day up to February 6th. The initial date was the 13th. Sign ups for conferences are here.
• Is your child interested in playing club tennis? See information related to the upcoming club season here.
• Class scheduling for next year will be underway during the week of January 27th. Please take a few minutes to go over the class options with your child for those that will be entering seventh and eighth grade.
• Please revisit the flow of drop off and pick up traffic shown below. Thank you to those parents that are consistently maintaining the direction and flow of traffic. It makes the jobs of staff members, bus drivers, and everyone else much safer and easier. It is appreciated.
• If your child is a rising seventh or eighth grader and has demonstrated a gift for Math please consider filling out this Algebra readiness survey. With limited seats available this readiness assessment will assist in the process of identifying students for Math courses next year. Students currently taking Pre-Algebra will automatically be placed in Algebra 1 next year.
• During the first semester our building has been working on grading alignment. This grading document provides an overview of the adjustments that will be implemented effective 3rd quarter (1/22),
• Have you missed any previous newsletters? You can always look on our school website to find archived newsletters to catch up on all things Watkins Middle School.

This month's topic is working memory. Does your child struggle with multi step tasks, or need to be repeatedly told how to complete tasks? This month might be for you and your child.

Please click the link below for all of your athletic ticketing and scheduling needs.

Hometown Ticketing

• Varsity Ticket events are $7 up to 1 hour before the event. At the gate tickets are $8 (use of a card includes a fee at the gate). Middle School tickets are $5.

• All athletes should enter and exit the building through the 600 hall (Door 7) entrance before and after practice each day.

• 1/24 Student Club day
• 1/29 High School scheduling meeting for 8th grade families-6pm @WMHS
• 1/30-31 3rd quarter PBIS incentive
• 2/3-2/7 Safety and Violence prevention week
• 2/6 & 2/20 Winter Parent/Teacher conferences
• 2/14 No school
• 2/17 No school
• 2/18 MAP ELA testing
• 2/24 MAP Math testing
• 2/28 6th/7th grade Valentines Dance 6-8pm

Bus concerns:

We ask that you please contact the Transportation Department directly at 740-927-5901 with any concerns about your student’s bus (late arrival or other issues). Their phones are manned 6:00 am to 5:00 pm, and they have direct contact with all buses.

Attendance:

Please call the 24 hour WMS attendance line at (740) 927-6807 to report student absences. This voicemail box is available 24/7 and messages are retrieved on school days between the hours of 7:00am through 3:00pm.

If your student will miss school due to a pre-planned absence, please complete this Trip/Vacation Authorization Form.

Email: jball@laca.org
Website: https://wms.swl.k12.oh.us/
Location: 8868 Watkins Road Southwest, Pataskala, OH, USA
Phone: (740)927-5767
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gowatkinsmiddleschool
Twitter: @WatkinsMiddle