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Chad Parisi, school social worker at Williams Elementary School, organized the school’s first Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students) pizza party which was held last Thursday, September 12th. Parisi and principal Melanie Smith felt that starting a Watch DOGS program at WES would help increase family engagement this year. Over 20 adults attended the pizza party… Read More
On the Wednesday of the first full week of school, Mrs. Mayo’s fourth-grade class had an opportunity to explore their mindsets. Working together as table teams, students read a sentence strip with a mindset statement on it. After a small group discussion, each table team sorted the statements as being an example of either a… Read More
Williams received its first bike desk as part of the Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant. Chelsy Sucy’s third-grade classroom was the first class to try out the new desk bike. Students have enjoyed moving while working in the classroom. Williams will be purchasing two more desk bikes as part of the grant. Each grade level… Read More
Williams Elementary staff and students were excited to officially start the school year on Wednesday. As usual, WES rolled out the red carpet, literally, to welcome everyone back. A beautiful beginning of the year tradition at WES has all the students walk the red carpet on the first morning of school. First, the staff welcomes… Read More
The weather could not have been more beautiful Tuesday, June 12th, which allowed for a great morning of outdoor fun and games at the annual WES/Atwood Field day. “Field day is one of my favorite events of the year,” said WES Principal Melanie Smith. “I enjoyed watching our students cheer on their classmates during the… Read More
Grade 3 – Cooper Culver Cooper was nominated by Leah Adams for having an awesome attitude. Leah said that cooper is always having fun doing anything and he is always happy, kind, and sweet and always so great at being a friend to everyone! Grade 4 – Lillian Wolman Lily was nominated by Mrs…. Read More
Grade 3 – Tylor Simpson Tylor has been nominated by Mrs. Sucy for his hard work and kindness in the classroom. Tylor is always willing to help others when needed. He is the first person to give to others before he takes for himself. His laughter and smiles make our days brighter in the classroom…. Read More
Lynn Richard presented Williams Elementary School’s “Beginning Our Garden Journey Project” on April 27th at Trenton Elementary School. Session Attendees received flash drives with the Garden Wise Curriculum Bundle. The bundle consists of 13 interdisciplinary lessons developed by Project Food, Land & People that are aligned to national standards and connect garden subjects to core… Read More
Grade 3- Owen Walthan Owen was nominated by Caleb and Miss Davis for his awesome attitude! Owen always tries his best and encourages others to stay on task and do their very best. Caleb said that Owen has been a great friend to be around this year and he always has an awesome attitude! He… Read More
By Shelly Moody, Instructional Coach WES Each year the students and staff at Williams Elementary School celebrate their love of reading with a highly-anticipated March Madness tournament. During the month of March, every classroom teacher reads aloud 16 outstanding nonfiction picture books on a variety of people and topics. The goal of this event is… Read More