The Willow Lower School

A midyear Meet and Greet was held Monday evening to welcome our new third grade teacher, Kaia Blackman. Ms. Blackman will be taking Ms. Dayeh’s class as Ms. Dayeh moves to a ...

Block Party is here! Join us this evening in the Quad at the high school (5624 Freret) from 5-8pm . Entry is free and on Nashville. There will be beer, wine and soft drin...

Mrs. Sessum is our new 2nd grade teacher. Here’s a little about Ms. Sessum. What do you love most about your work? I love teaching because it gives me the opportunit...

Mrs. Ostertag is a new kindergarten assistant. She is working with Mrs. Harris in the Tiger Class. Here’s a little about Mrs. Ostertag. What do you love most about your wor...

Ms. Muhammed is our new kindergarten teacher. She is working in the Koala Class. Here’s a little about Ms. Muhammed. What do you love most about your work? I love t...

The Willow School Scouts are pleased to announce their annual tree, wreath and garland sale is live! Please pass along our sale information to anyone you think may enjoy our g...

Our Lower School campus Book Fair is next week! The Book Fair will be open from 7:50 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14 - Wednesday, Nov. 16 and from 7:50 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on Thurs...

The Block Party is BACK! Save the date--Thursday, Dec. 1--hosted at the High School (Brimmer) campus. It's a Winter Wonderland celebration of the arts at The Willow School. Go to ...

First Grade students are holding a Pajama Drive to collect NEW Pajamas. Donations will be collected through Friday, Dec. 2, and may be sent in with your child. A donation bin wi...

The Willow School receives Title 1 funds to provide targeted assistance to qualifying students. Students are identified through multiple criteria such as LEAP, reading and math a...

Join us for Family Math Night for students in grades K-4 and their parents/guardians -- Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 5-6:30pm in the Lower School cafeteria. Email Ms. Ruf for details-...

Second grade parent Jaita Talukdar shared the history and traditions of Diwali with Ms. Staes and her students. The children made rangolis out of coffee filters and painted real ...

The fourth grade students in Ms. Son’s class met with their kindergarten buddies in Ms. Neibart’s class this week to learn about electrical energy and circuits. The fourth gra...

Each month our Response to Intervention (RtI) Team meets to review data and discuss how to best support students academically and behaviorally. The team consists of our student s...

Ms. Bates and her Busy Bees celebrated Apple Day throughout the week recently. The students learned about how apples grow and the parts of the apple. The Busy Bees excitedly tal...

You would think it was “opposite day” if you attended Morning Meeting on Monday. Mindful Monday was held in front of the school instead of the usual spot in the back by the stage....

On Saturday, September 3rd we welcomed the Williams family, guests, dignitaries, and members of our school community to the renaming of our school building to Dr. Everett J. Willi...

We are all learners. Ongoing professional development is essential for a successful school program and to meet the needs of all students. The Willow School spends concentrated tim...

Joining a new school staff can sometimes be a stressful experience. At the Williams Campus we have developed a three-tiered “belonging formula” for new teachers. This program is d...

Teachers have been busy unpacking boxes and setting up their rooms for the new school year. With the fifth grade moving to the Marsalis building, all of our second grade clas...