What's new with Watkins Middle?

• The return to school means a return to routine for students, staff, and families. Staff will be reviewing building procedures with students to refresh day to day expectations. Helping students to reacclimate to school helps support the transition back into routine. As a reminder to parents please continue to abide by all drop/ off and pick up procedures as well as building entry times. In the event of two hour delays please refer to our building website for times.
• This is the part of the year where we begin having conversations with students about scheduling for next year. Sixth and Seventh grade students will receive information in the coming weeks related to course offerings for next year.
• High School counselors will be facilitating scheduling through social studies classes. All 8th grade parents should plan on attending a high school scheduling meeting on January 29th @ 6pm in the high school auditorium.
• Interested in College Credit Plus (CCP) programming for your student? All 7th-12th students are eligible to take CCP coursework if they meet academic requirements. A CCP meeting is open to any rising 7th-12th grader on January 29th @ 7pm following the 8th grade scheduling meeting.
• During the first semester our building has been working on grading alignment. We will be making some adjustments to our building grading policies including but not limited to: Grading weights, retake policies, and our building 50% policy. More information will be shared out in future newsletters upon approval.
• 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 response inhibition. Many students who engage in risky behavior or decision making struggle in this area. See our info graphic for some helpful tips to support 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.

• 1/14 Theater Night-6pm
• 1/16 End of the Second quarter
• 1/17 No school-Staff Development Day
• 1/20 No school-MLK Day
• 1/29 High School scheduling meeting for 8th grade families-6pm @WMHS
• 1/30-31 3rd quarter PBIS incentive

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