WMS Connections Program

Greetings Families,

It is a little early, but the sign-up link for Parent Teacher Night is below. Connections will be holding its conferences on Tuesday, March 28. Please select a time that works best for you. Once you select your preferred time, scroll down to click "Continue."

***If any family requires translator services please let us know.

If you have any questions, Erika and Alex will get back to you as soon as we return to school. Have a fantastic break, everyone. We will see you soon!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ca5a623a1fdc70-connections2#/

Anime Club will be starting up! In addition, Spring Clubs will be announced shortly after we return from February Break. Please keep an eye out for Spring Club sign-ups, and if you are interested in Anime Club to let Alex know.

Description:

The Anime Club is an organization that meets to discuss, show, and promote anime at Watertown Middle School. The anime club will meet every week; on Tuesday after school. In addition to viewing Japanese animations, other activities will be viewing anime music videos, reading manga, and karaoke. If you're a fan of Studio Ghibli, Boku no Hero Academia, or Dragon Ball Z, this is the club for you! Club Advisor: Alex Sfinx

A Special thanks to the Watertown Fire Department for coming into the Connections program this last week to explain a firefighter's many jobs and responsibilities. Many of our students have never seen a firefighter up close, so it was an excellent opportunity to see that Fire Fighters are just like everyone else but with a lot of equipment. The students could touch many of the equipment and know how the many pieces worked to keep the Fire Fighter safe.

My name is Lisa Gallagher and I am excited to be joining the middle school as the new School Nurse. I have currently been the District Float Nurse for the Watertown Public Schools.

I am a Boston College graduate from long ago (Go Eagles!) and achieved my Masters in Nursing Leadership from Framingham State University. I have been a nurse for the past twenty-two years. I worked inpatient as a Labor and Delivery Nurse at BIDMC for most of my career then transitioned to an ambulatory OB/GYN setting.

The Watertown Recreation Department is offering programs for both the High and Middle School level. These programs allow students to be physically active after school, and they're a wide variety of programs to choose from. A flyer was previously sent home, but further information can be found on their website.

https://recreation.watertown-ma.gov/163/High-School-Programs

The MCAS testing schedule has been set. Please add these dates to your calendar. We have also scheduled an infrastructure trial, which will also give students a chance to practice navigating the MCAS platform including using the calculator for math.

• Infrastructure Trial: Friday, March 10
• ELA: Wednesday, April 12 and Thursday, April 13
• MATH: Monday, May 15 and Tuesday, May 16
• SCIENCE (Gr 8): Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 24

• February 20-24: February Recess - NO SCHOOL

• March 2: WFPL Bookmobile parked on Bemis Street (3:15-4:30pm)

• March 7: School Site Council meeting (7:00pm, virtual)

• March 8: PTO Meeting (7:00pm, virtual)

• March 10: MCAS Infrastructure Trial, special schedule

• March 15: Early Release PD Day

• April 12-13: ELA MCAS, special schedule
• May 15-16: Math MCAS, special schedule
• May 23-24: STE MCAS (8th grade only), special schedule
• March 28: Early Release: Student-led Parent Teacher conferences (In Person 1:00-3:00pm, Virtual in the building 6:00-8:00pm)
  

• Watertown Public Schools Calendar 2022-2023

Please always email BOTH teachers when reaching out to the Connections Program:

Mr. S - alex.strongin@watertown.k12.ma.us

Ms. Kelly - erika.kelly@watertown.k12.ma.us

Alex and Erika can be reached between the hours of 8:15 - 3:00 on school days. Email is our preferred method of communication. In the event of an emergency, you can always contact the Main Office at 617- 926-7783.