Upcoming Activities:

• Short Week this week! No School Thursday, May 2nd or Friday, May 3rd.

Track Meet Schedule:

• Tuesday, April 30th GIRLS AWAY vs Ben Steele and BOYS HOME beginning at 4:30 pm
• Thursday, May 9th @ Medicine Crow beginning at 4:30 pm
• Tuesday, May 14th HOME vs. Riverside beginning at 4:30 pm
• Thursday, May 16th- 6th Grade City Meet HOME beginning at 4:30 pm
• Tuesday, May 21st- City Meet for qualifying 7th and 8th grade ONLY @ Daylis Stadium beginning at 9:00 am.

Dates to Remember:

• April 29th-May 10th: NWEA MAP Testing for Grades 6-8
• May 6-10: Staff Appreciation Week
• May 6th: Band Concert at 7 pm
• May 10th: 8th Grade Students Powwow Presentation

Mondays

• Yearbook Club- First and third Mondays Rm. 116 from 3:15-4:00pm
• D & D Club- Rm. 130 from 3:15-4:00 pm

Tuesdays

• Swing Choir- Rm. 121 7:10-8:00 am
• Math Club- Rm. 131 from 3:10-4:00 pm
• Drama Club- Rm. 132 from 3:15-4:00 pm
• Chess Club- First and Third Tuesdays of each month. Room 136 from 3:15-4:00 pm
• Anime Club- Rm. 111 from 3:10-4:00 pm
• ReACT Club 1:40-2:10 pm

Thursdays

• Jazz Band- (7-8 Band Students) Rm. 122 from 6:55-8:00 am
• Studio Strings- (Orchestra Students Only) Rm. 128 from 6:55-8:00 am.
• Art Club- Rm. 130 from 3:15-4:00 pm
• All Nations Club- Rm. 114 during WIN
• Drama Club- Rm. 132 from 3:15-4:00 pm
• Coding Club- Rm. 135 from 3:15-3:45 pm

Fridays

• Karaoke Club- Rm. 102 from 3:15-4:00 pm

The month of April we will focus on being respectful, responsible, safe, and kind in our Commons Areas. This week's focus is on Being Respectful:

What does this look like?

• Appropriate language

What does it sound like?

• Conversation and language are school appropriate when talking with peers

It was so great to see our student body send off our student athletes and Unified partners to the Special Olympics track meet on Friday, April 26th. Our participants made a great showing, and the weather held out for them. Thank you to our Unified partners in assisting this semester in classes to prepare the students.

We had a goal to have no more than 18 days where 10% or more of our student population was absent for semester 2. Unfortunately, with the increase of illness that occurred at the beginning of the semester, we had 22 days of 10% absences. Our focus for the remainder of the year is to have students present if they are well. We will focus no more than 35 days of 10% absences by the end of the semester. Please work with the main office if your child is experiencing struggle to attend school consistently so we can work collaboratively to help your child.

Thank you for your cooperation and feedback as we continue to navigate our new car line system. As a reminder, there is no parking along the bike rack as that is a turn lane and impacts other vehicles to exit the premises. In the morning, pull all the way through to drop off your student so more cars can unload at one time. Continue to read through the bulleted points and help familiarize yourself with the new procedure.

• Transportation will follow arrow route to the section titled “Student Drop off/pick up”.
• Students must wait in car until their vehicle reaches a drop off point.
• Student exits onto sidewalk and enters the “Student Holding Zone”
• If a student bikes, walks or uses MET bus for transportation to school, they need to use the sidewalk along the building to meet others in the back by Exit 10.
• Students may enter the cafeteria to eat breakfast as early as 7:40 am.
• Bussing and visitor parking is located at the main entrance.
• In the event of inclement weather, all students will be let into the building after 7:40 am.
• Avoid parking and waiting to drop your child off in the pull through line. This causes vehicles to back up, not allowing other students to be dropped off appropriately.
• Avoid cutting across the parking lot to prevent accidents with pedestrians and other vehicles.
• For additional parking, you may use Belvedere, Lewis Avenue, 30th Street, Meadow View, or the LDS parking lot.
• Encourage your student to use necessary cross walks on busy streets and be mindful of all traffic. We ask the cooperation of students and parents so that problems can be avoided.
• It is important to communicate with your student where they will be picked up at the end of the day.
• At the end of the day, students need to use the main entrance to exit.

Becky Carlson~ Principal

Will Neuman~ Associate Principal

Email: carlsonbl@billingsschools.org
Website: https://www.billingsschools.org/our-schools/middle-schools/will-james
Location: 1200 30th Street West, Billings, MT, USA
Phone: (406) 281-6100
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Twitter: @wjms_rustlers

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