What's new with Watkins Middle?

A weekly reflection and preview of all things WMS

WMS updates and reminders

WMS is the site host for some of the LCL middle school tournament games during the first conference night on 2/6. Games will be played at both the high school and middle school. If attending conferences please plan to enter the building in the front doors.
Due to some of the delays caused by snow days, grade submission dates, etc. our 3rd quarter PBIS incentives and distribution of PBIS Warrior cards as been delayed. The 3rd quarter incentive is being rescheduled.
On Friday February 28th the PTO will sponsor the 6th & 7th grade Valentines dance. Admission to the dance is $5 and open to WMS students only. This dance is a behavior incentive for students. Beginning February 1st until the day of the dance, any student with OSS, ISS, or two hour detentions may be ineligible to attend.
Club information for Rugby is available to students 6th-8th grade (boys and girls) during lunches. A club baseball meeting for 7th & 8th grade boys will also take place during the school day for interested boys this coming week (info shared on announcements).
Is your child interested in playing club tennis? See information related to the upcoming club season here.

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.

Unit Rates with Mrs. Brown

Mrs. Brown's 6th grade Math students started the week by learning about unit rates.

Comparison shopping

Students went “grocery shopping” at different online stores to compare the unit prices of various items and determine the best place to shop!

Scavenger Hunt

Students in Mrs. Diehm's Math 8 work on and Equation Scavenger Hunt during class.

Project based partnerships

Math 8 students in Mrs. Diehm and Mrs. Telecsan's class had the option of picking from 1 of 3 differentiated projects based on the skill they have demonstrated with graphing and slope intercepts.

Geometric math

In Geometry, students have been learning about similar figures. Students were able to choose to make a figure out of similar triangles or to create a fractal. Both projects allowed students to have a deeper understanding of similar figures.

Telecsan cont'd

In Algebra 1, students have been learning about functions and now working on systems of equations with graphing, substitution, elimination, word problems, and systems with exponential functions.

Pre-Algebra graphing

Students in Mrs. Heath's Pre-Algebra class are working on graphing linear equations with finding slope and y-intercepts. Together they are “killing monsters” on their coordinate grid to make sure they have all the different slope options

Honors Math 6

Students are working on the Wordy Wednesday challenge. This is a collaborative challenge designed to build number sense, computational fluency, and problem-solving skills

Mrs. Rose's make board tokens

This week in Mrs. Rose’s classroom students learned how to convert customary and metric units. Students were able to practice converting units by playing a boardgame in groups of four. Students spent some time creating their own game board tokens and then played against their teammates to see who could make it to the finish line first.

Surviving middle school for parents

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.

Progress Book Set up assistance

Complete this form to have a staff member reach out to you regarding parent access to progress book.

Athletics

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.

Upcoming Events

2/6 Conferences
2/12 Interims
2/14 No school
2/17 No school
2/18 MAP ELA testing
2/20 Conferences
2/24 MAP Math testing
2/28 6th/7th grade Valentines Dance 6-8pm

Transportation & Attendance information

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.

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Contact us

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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