WMS Weekly Update January 31, 2025

Good Afternoon WMS Families:

- Congratulations to Ayana Maloney, Lincoln Deane, Joseph Reyes & Avery Richard for having their artwork selected to be displayed in the Francis Zito Conference Room at Attleboro High School!

- Project 351 - Last Saturday, eighth-grade service Ambassadors representing the Commonwealth’s 351 cities and towns kicked-off a year of youth-led service with Project 351 last Saturday. This year’s Class includes Keegan Robinson, an eighth grader at Wamsutta Middle School, representing Attleboro. Ambassadors were joined by Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Massachusetts Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler and other community leaders for a day of service and celebration in Boston. “The young people who serve with Project 351 are great examples of what makes Massachusetts a leader in so many important ways,” said Governor Healey. “These Ambassadors demonstrate what is possible when we work together to make the changes we all want to see in our own communities. I’m proud to join them as they embark on this important year of leadership and service.”

Thank you Keegan for representing Attleboro.

- MCIEA: Each year, students in grades 3-12 participate in a survey as part of Attleboro's involvement in the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment (MCIEA) which aims to help schools and the community measure school quality outside of simply relying on MCAS data. Our students will be participating in this year's survey between now and February break. The survey takes approximately 15-30 minutes and is done during class. If you would like to see the results of previous surveys/questions, please visit the MCIEA School Quality Measures Dashboard.

- In response to potential changes to federal immigration policies and how they might affect our students, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has released guidance that can be found here: https://www.attleboroschools.com/page/guidance

- From AHS: Attleboro High School greatly appreciates the support of families at all AHS sporting events. While most students are there to watch the games and enjoy the event, a number of students have been left/dropped off unsupervised. This has created safety concerns and disruptions for other fans in attendance and game management staff. Moving forward, ALL middle school aged students and younger MUST be accompanied by an adult at all high school events. We appreciate your support keeping all in attendance supervised while allowing an enjoyable environment for all. Please know this expectation is currently in place for AHS events moving forward. We look forward to seeing you all soon and thank you for supporting AHS!

Have a great weekend!

February:

13 School Council 6:00, PTO 6:30PM
14 early release for students 11:30AM dismissal
17-21 Winter Break