Hawks News

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are so excited to begin another amazing school year at Williams Elementary School! This year, our schoolwide theme is “Roadmap to Success: Driving Student Success.” Together, we will stay focused on helping every child grow, achieve, and reach their fullest potential.

🚗 Our Schoolwide Goals

This year, we are committed to:

• Growing Proficiency in Reading and Math by strengthening Tier 1 instruction and providing targeted support.

• Closing Achievement Gaps to ensure all students have the tools and confidence to succeed.

• Building a Positive School Culture where students feel safe, supported, and celebrated for their achievements.

🛣️ How We Will Get There

• Teachers will engage students in data conferences to set goals and celebrate growth.

• Instruction will be intentional and engaging, with a focus on literacy and math across all grade levels.

• Students will be supported through interventions, enrichment, and meaningful challenges that spark learning.

🤝 How You Can Assist

• Stay connected through Class Dojo and teacher newsletters for weekly updates.

• Encourage your child to read daily, practice math facts, and talk with them about their goals.

• Join us for school events, spirit weeks, and celebrations—your presence makes a difference!

❤️ Thank You

We deeply appreciate your support, patience, and trust as we begin this new journey together. Our success is only possible because of the strong partnership between home and school.

We look forward to a year filled with growth, learning, and memories. Together, we will continue to drive student success!

With gratitude,
Principal Cummings

Our mission at Williams Elementary School is to provide a strong foundation for all students. Through rigorous instruction that is tailored to the needs of each student, we strive to develop life long learners that Engage, Inspire, and Challenge our students at all levels. We do this by developing lessons that engage our students, utilize student data that drive instruction, and utilize curriculum and resources that are rigorous and that meet grade level and student needs.

We encourage all students to show their Hawk PRIDE. At Williams ES, students are expected to follow the following schoolwide expectations daily. Each classroom has their own expectations to follow in additon to the schoolwide expectations. When all expectations are followed, students can be invited to our monthly PBIS celebrations. Students who do no meet these expectations will attend a class geared toward correcting behaviors that do not meet the expectations.

3rd Grade Parents,

Please click on the link below to learn more information about the Alabama Literacy Act and how it may or may not affect 3rd Grade students. As you may know, Alabama placed into law an act that states that all 3rd Grade students must be proficient in Reading before moving on to the 4th Grade. Students will take the ACAP Summative Assessment in the Spring that will determine mastery. Students must meet a cut score of in order to be considered for promotion. Students who do not meet this goal will be identified and parameters will be put in place. There are some exceptions to this law fro qualifying students.

There will be a meeting in January geared toward the explanation of this law and how it effects students. I encourage all parents to attend.

For more information, you can reach out to your child's teacher.

"Building Strong Foundations"

Email: tenisha.cummings@hsv-k12.org
Website: https://www.huntsvillecityschools.org/schools/williams-elementary
Location: 155 Barren Fork Boulevard Southwest, Huntsville, AL, USA
Phone: (256) 428-7540
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Williams-Elementary-IB-World-School-102962112510895/