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Dear Parents,

I wanted to make you aware of some faculty changes that are taking place at the middle school. Recently, Ms. Katy Maiolatesi and Mr. Judah Weeks announced they were leaving Williamston for family reasons. Ms. Maiolatesi will be working for Columbia University, in New York City, and Mr. Weeks will be working in a school district closer to his home. As sad as we are to see them both leave, we realize it is important that they follow their dreams. Friday, December 21st is their last day of work.

As you might imagine, filling the void of two excellent teachers is difficult, especially before the end of the semester. We were able to handle some of the changes internally. Ms. Lindsay Snyder, choir director at Williamston High School, will cover the choir class of Mr. Weeks. For the band responsibilities, we have hired Mrs. Kate Stone, a former band director from Waterford.

As it relates to our Spanish classes, Ms. Carla Esteves will serve as the long term substitute. She is a native speaker of Spanish.

In terms of the area of behavior specialist, Ms. Deb LaFleur will fill that role. There will also be some movement internally in that we have to change Mr. Weber’s planning period to fourth hour, which means his fourth hour students will have Ms. Snyder as their elective teacher. Mr. Weber will take over Ms. Maiolatesi’s first hour elective students.  Basically, what this means for students is that their new elective for second semester begins on January 7th. Students in both classes will be enrolled in technology classes.

We have worked very hard to make this transition seamless. We appreciate your understanding.

Respectfully,
Robert E. Watson

2018-19 School Calendar

2018-19 Supply List

Dear Families,

We are really excited about this upcoming school year and hope you and your student(s) are, as well! Your child will have the opportunity to participate in many different activities, throughout the year, to deepen their understanding of the world around them.   The Middle School provides the necessary supplies. The following lists represent materials that each student would find beneficial.

Strongly Recommended, But Not Required:

• 3 (or 4) - one subject notebooks for science, social studies, language arts, and math (optional - one subject notebook or loose leaf lined paper)
• 1-1.5 inch binder for math, students may choose loose leaf lined paper or a one-subject notebook for math, too
• 3 - pocket folders (one for science, social studies, and language arts)
• Pencils - LOTS of pencils
• Highlighters
• Scientific Calculator - Texas Instruments TI-34, TI-30XIIS, or similar model (this is the same calculator students will use in 7th and 8th grade)
• Whiteboard / dry erase marker for math

Recommended, But Not Required:

• Colored pencils /markers
• Manual pencil sharpener        
• 1 package of 4x6 index cards             

ROOM SUPPLY WISH LIST -  These are items that would be helpful for classrooms.  Any donations of these items would be very much appreciated by classroom teachers.  If you are willing to purchase and donate, please deliver this directly to your first hour teacher.

• 3 boxes of Kleenex (We’ll need more in January! )
• 2-3 rolls of paper towels
• Disinfecting wipes
• Hand sanitizer
• Pencils
• Loose leaf lined paper  

Sincerely,

Williamston Middle School

WCS Informational Brochure 2018