PRINCIPAL'S NEWSLETTER
March 14, 2025
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WHAT'S UP AT WMS?
BANDARAMA!
On Tuesday, our music department hosted the annual Bandarama! 250+ student musicians gathered in the gym to play a standing room only concert for parents and community members. Per usual, our students were fabulous and are on their way to becoming professional musicians!
STRING SPECTACULAR
BLACK HISTORY MONTH LESSONS
Students from the Black Student Union and the Social Justice Learning Program at Watertown High School facilitated Black History Month lessons in classrooms at both WHS and WMS. Topics ranged from learning about Kingian non-violence to impactful Black women singers to famous African American inventors.
BACK TO THE ROPES!
After many years on hiatus, the 7th grade is bringing back the annual ropes course to Project Adventure! Students will be taking on group challenges during advisory to build skills and make connections to their classrooms; then, at the end of May, they will attend the ropes course field trip to experience the support of the group to push themselves just a speck out of their comfort zones.
The 7th grade team is working hard to fundraise to ensure this is accessible to every 7th grader. They are on the lookout for additional fundraising opportunities so please don't hesitate to reach out to them if you have any information! (contact: Kerri Lorigan)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
READY FOR TRIVIA?
The PTSO is hosting their very own trivia night on Saturday, April 5th, from 6:00 to 10:00 PM at the American Legion Post 440 (Newton)! Don't forget to grab your tickets - purchase here.
WELLNESS WATCH
Please see the 3rd edition of our district nurse coordinator's newsletter, the Wellness Watch, here!
REMINDER! FAMILY-TEACHER CONFERENCES
Spring family-teacher conferences start next week! As a reminder, all students will be dismissed at 11:45 AM. Here is the conference schedules:
Thursday, March 20th:
- Virtual: 12:15 - 2:15 PM
- In-person: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, March 25th:
- In-person: 12:15 - 2:15 PM
- Virtual: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
If you have not signed up already, you can do so via ParentSquare. Each teacher posted individual sign ups for their conferences. If you need to find their post, you can search their name in the top right search bar on ParentSquare.
AUTHOR VISIT
Laurie Halse Anderson, award winning author of Speak, the Chains series, and several other books, is visiting us during WIN block on April 2nd! She will be discussing her brand new middle grade book, Rebellion 1776, set in Boston during the American Revolution.
Belmont Books is offering a 20% discount to any families that may want to purchase the book before Ms. Anderson comes to visit! If you are interested in learning more about the book and pre-ordering a copy with the discount, please visit this link and use the code REBELLION1776 at checkout. The book will be released on April 1st.
Feel free to reach out to Ms. Cabral with any questions!
FYI!
Trimester 2 ends this coming Monday, March 17th, leading us into our last trimester of the year!
SAVE THE DATES!
Don't miss our Chorus Concert next Tuesday, March 18th, at 7:00 PM in the auditorium! Then, come watch our spring musical the weekend of March 28th!
PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
ATTENTION GRADE 8!
On April 3rd, individual student course selection meetings with WHS guidance counselors will begin!
WATERTOWN COMMUNITY NEWS
MUSICFEST
Friends of Watertown Music invites student musicians, friends, and families to perform in their annual MusicFest on Friday, April 11th! If you'd like to perform, please register here by March 26th.
They are also seeking additional volunteers to help during the event. If you'd like to volunteer, please register here.
Checkout the flyer for full information about the event.
MARCH EVENTS
END OF TRIMESTER 2
- March 17
CHORUS CONCERT
- March 18, 7:00 PM, WMS Auditorium
FAMILY-TEACHER CONFERENCES
March 20
- Early dismissal: 11:45 AM
- Virtual: 12:15 - 2:15 PM
- In-Person: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
March 25:
- Early Dismissal: 11:45 AM
- In-Person: 12:15 - 2:15 PM
- Virtual: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
SPRING MUSICAL
- March 28 & 29, 7:00 PM, WMS Auditorium
- March 30, 2:00 PM, WMS Auditorium
HELPFUL LINKS
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