Our 5th graders have loved going to Sunship Earth this year! Our last group of students will travel to Sunship Earth this weekend!
Our Junior Beta Club had their induction ceremony on Wednesday. Thank you to Ms. Hardy- Young for sponsoring this club with our students.
Our Spirit Assembly on Nov. 17 was extra fun! The students competed in a grocery shopping competition in which they needed to create a shopping list by solving letter puzzles. Everyone loved the tiny shopping carts and food models - it was a huge success!
Junior Beta Club members volunteered at Grace at Greenlight this past weekend. Way to go, Lions!
Three of our 7th graders participated in the Division 2 State Championships for our Varsity swim team! We are thrilled that Willow's team scored 2nd place overall
We are SO PROUD of our 7th graders - these are 12-year-olds competing against high schools across the state. Great job and a huge thank you to Coach Archer and Goodwin for their leadership of a fantastic swim season!
Today, our 7th graders meet with the staff of the high school Certificate of Artistry program to learn more about high school CA program. The students learned about the 8th grade foundations classes that build into the CA program.
The Scholastic Book Fair books have arrived! Ms. Barrios is working on getting the inventory ready for the Book Fair. The Book Fair will start on December 4th.
Congratulations to our Prides of the Week- and our Leader of the Pack Ms. Maldonado!
We took the ADL's No Place of Hate pledge and created a bulletin board displaying our commitment to creating a No Place for Hate school.
It's a great day at the Willow Middle School!
This week, our 5th graders learned more about the Hindu holiday of Diwali. They created diyas, or small clay lamps. They also listened to a presentation on Diwali created by one of 5th grade students!
This week's Thankful Thursday is very special. We are celebrating the life and legacy of Mr. Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Mr. Marsalis' birthday was November 14th. Please enjoy this week's Thankful Thursday video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mjOEGOSpNvxENCaHakJxqXvIVR0RtFT-/view?usp=drive_link
Save the date for the Willow Middle School Scholastic Book Fair, Dec. 4-7. More info will be sent home after the Thanksgiving Break.
Yesterday, we had our Fall Choir Concert. It was incredible. Thank you to Ms. Matherne for all of her efforts with this program. Bravo to the student performers!
Members of our high school administration and high school academic counselors met with our 7th graders to learn more about the high school course options for next year.
Today's Middle School Turkey Toss was a huge success!
Congratulations to our Prides of the Week and our Leader of the Pack, Mr. Apessos!
The Willow Scouts' annual tree/wreath/garland sale is now live at this link: https://willow-scouts.square.site/?utm_source=sqmktg_email
Purchases will be picked up at the HS campus on Sunday, Nov. 26, from 9-3.
Students in Ms. Svoboda's science class did Dry Ice Investigations for Halloween. They observed the phase change of carbon dioxide as a solid to a gas form- which is known in scientific terms as sublimation!
Congratulations to our Prides of the Week and our Leader of the Pack, Ms. Reed!
