Good Evening, Walton Families,
We had a fun week celebrating Red Ribbon Week and enjoying Spirit Week as our Boys and Girls Basketball teams finished their regular season. Students and staff enjoyed wearing hats on Monday, being wacky and tacky on Tuesday, twinning on Wednesday, and participating in a Red Out on Thursday. Additionally, the students were victorious against the faculty in the annual Student/Faculty game. Congrats, students on a hard fought win!
End of Nine Weeks and Teacher Workday
This Thursday, October 27, marked the end of the first marking period. Please remember that paper report cards are not sent home, but are available through the Parent Portal (http://sis.k12albemarle.org/public). Grades will be posted to the Parent Portal on November 1, 2016. If you have any questions about your child’s progress and performance please do not hesitate to reach out to teachers via email, phone, or by scheduling a conference.
Come to the Book Fair!
The Scholastic Book Fair coming and we hope you will keep these dates open: Wednesday, November 9th until Monday, November 14th, 2016. Besides bringing affordable and appropriate books to our school, a goal of our Book Fair is to provide more books for our school library.
Here’s how the Book Fair works: During the week, each child visits the Book Fair with his class and makes his or her purchases. You and your family are invited to come during any of our open hours from 9:00-4:00. (Be sure to check in at the office when you arrive). We have books for all ages, including adults!
You may also visit our online book fair and books will be delivered to Walton. Please share the link with friends and family. Books make great holiday gifts! P.S. For your convenience, our Book Fair accepts credit cards!
8th Grade Students:
If you are interested in health and medical sciences, environmental studies, or math, engineering, and science, you may want to consider attending one of the high school academies next year. Directors from each program will visit 8th grade students on Thursday, November 3rd from 3:00 - 4:00 to provide detailed information about the programs and to answer your questions. Applications will be available starting on November 28th and they are due on January 27th. Ms. Crawford will provide further information as it is available.
Open House Dates:
ESA – Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 5:30-7 and Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 5:30-7
HMSA – Thursday, Nov. 17 from 5-6:30 and Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 6-7
MESA – Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 5-7 and Thursday, Dec. 8 from 5-7
PTO Update
We are in the process of building our Parent Teacher Organization. The next PTO Meeting will be held November 3, 2016 at 6 p.m. in the WMS Library. We welcome your support and hope to see you on November 3.
Bond Referendum
This November 8, the ballot in Albemarle County will include not just candidates for President of the United States and for Congress, but also a question on whether the county should issue $35 million in general obligation bonds to finance improvements at 25 of 26 school facilities. Schools in all three of the county’s feeder patterns are involved.
To learn more about the Bond Referendum please visit: http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=br
SchoolsNEXT Competition Team Forming
WMS is partnering with local architect and parent, Bill Bradley, to create a team to participate in the SchoolsNEXT competition sponsored by the Association for Learning Environments. “The competition challenges students from across the globe to think creatively as they plan and design tomorrow’s 21st century learning environments to enhance innovative ways of teaching and learning, be healthy, conserve resources, be environmentally responsive and engage the surrounding community.” (http://learningscapes.a4le.org/schoolsnext.html ). The second team meeting is Thursday, November 3 from 4:05 p.m.-5:45 p.m. in the amphitheater. For more information contact Natalie Capps at ncapps@k12albemarle.org.
Upcoming Dates:
Monday, October 31: SPIRIT DAY: Costume Day! (No masks and must meet dress code)
Tuesday, November 1: Parks and Recreation Girls Basketball Tournament @ Burley 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 2: Parks and Recreation Boys Basketball Tournament @ Burley 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 5: Vendor Fair at WMS from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Supporting WMS
Families in Crisis Holiday Assistance
Monday, November 7: Professional Development Day-No Students
Tuesday, November 8: Conference Trade-Off Day-No Students
Friday, November 11: Activity Period Schedule
Have a Great Week!
The WMS Administrative Team
Josh Walton, Principal
Sherica Jones-Lewis, Assistant Principal
