WMS--Please help take an extra moment and use caution when dropping off/picking up your child(ren). The safety of our kids is our top priority, so with 600 kids coming and going, your patience is appreciated. Also, there should be no parking on 11th Street. Click the link for full traffic loop details. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QorYryDETqrm86M0q9hIPX30Zh-AfWNz/view?usp=sharing
Don't forget to vote. A reminder that the Joint City/School election will be held at the Watertown Civic Arena on Tuesday, June 20 from 7 AM - 7 PM.
The Watertown School District will be conducting an emergency planning drill on Tuesday, May 30th in the morning from 8 AM – 12 PM. The district offices will be closed for the morning to the public. The public is asked to avoid the area of the high school as much as possible during these hours, as an influx of emergency responders will be present. We appreciate the cooperation of law enforcement and other first responders to assist the school district in it’s safety planning.
The Watertown Chamber will be hosting a candidate forum on Tuesday, May 30 at 6:00 PM in the DD Miller Auditorium at Watertown High School. Candidates for school board and city council will be present for this forum.
The public is invited to an Open House celebrating the 2023 retirees from the Watertown School District from 3:45-5:00 PM on Wednesday, May 17th in the Watertown High School Commons.
WMS--It is hard to believe, but it is time for our 8th graders to think about becoming freshmen at WHS. To help prepare our 8th graders for the transition to the high school, they will be taking a tour during a block of time on the morning of Thursday, May 4th. Be sure to ask them how it went! The WHS principals will follow up with a Q & A visit to WMS later in the month. More details in the attached letter and schedule.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y_4cymb4umdhQP1CrZRsQEM1jfHT2LGP/view?usp=sharing
WMS--Please help take an extra moment and use caution when dropping off/picking up your child(ren). The safety of our kids is our top priority, so with 600 kids coming and going, your patience is appreicated. Click the link for full traffic loop details. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QorYryDETqrm86M0q9hIPX30Zh-AfWNz/view?usp=sharing
WMS--The WMS Spring Showcase will be Monday night, April 24th, from 6:00 - 7:30. The swing choir will perform at 6:00 followed by orchestra and then the jazz band. Art will be on display the whole night. Destination Imagination will be selling root beer floats.
A reminder to Watertown School District families that Friday, April 21st is a full day of school. The final day of school for students is Friday, May 26th with a 12:30 dismissal.
WMS--State testing is underway! Please remind your child to fully charge their iPad each night, send them to bed a little earlier, and encourage them to eat a good breakfast!
Kindergarten Round Up for all day, every day Kindergarten is for children who will be five years of age on or before September 1, 2023. Screenings will take place on Wednesday, April 12 and Friday, April 14, 2023 at the Garfield Education Center. Appointments are required, so please call 605-882-6398 today!
The Watertown School District will start 2 hours late (10:15 AM) on Wednesday, April 5th. All morning activities and practices will also be 2 hours late. No breakfast served or AM preschool/JK. Conditions will be evaluated again in the morning.
There will be no school in Watertown on Friday, March 31. All activities are either postponed or cancelled.
WMS--Testing season is rapidly approaching! Please remind your chid to get a good night's rest and eat breakfast each morning to best prepare their brain for optimal performance. We do our best to keep test stress low by maintaining a regular schedule where kids just test during their regular classes. I have attached a letter with more information about testing. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M15Kj8DwdN0H9B2mM5c0D3Kuq2cluSSv/view?usp=sharing
The Watertown School Board is holding a special meeting on Monday, March 20th for the purpose of discussing our elementary schools. The meeting will take place at 5:30 PM in the Watertown High School Commons.
WMS--You should have received a message from Dr. Danielsen that announcing that starting Monday, March 20th, school will begin at 8:15 and be dismissed at 3:45. Doors at WMS will continue to open at 7:30am and breakfast will start at 7:45am. You can find a new copy of the bell schedule by clicking this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F-YJkCVcNfAPtkgXftAS7zim5Mzq51eE/view?usp=sharing
If you have missed any of our mental health webinars, you can watch the recordings using the links below:
Supporting Your Child's Mental Health https://cookcenter.info/WatertownDec19Replay Password: 62+Mw!DZ
Anxiety & Depression https://cookcenter.info/WatertownFeb21Replay Password: U$a7PR8d
April 24 - SOCIAL MEDIA: PROTECTING YOUR CHILD Registration Link: https://cookcenter.info/WatertownApril24
The plan for makeup snow days was approved at last night's Watertown School Board Meeting. That means school will start at 8:15 AM on Monday, March 20th and continue through the end of the school year on Friday, May 26th. School will dismiss 15 minutes later for the remainder of the year, so 3:35 for grades K-4 and 3:45 PM for grades 5-12. The rest of the information can be found at: https://5il.co/1qhjf.
The Watertown School District will be 2 hours late on Monday, March 13th. All morning practices and activities will also be 2 hours late. No breakfast, morning preschool or Junior Kindergarten.
Due to rural road conditions, the Watertown School District will be dismissing on Thursday, March 9th at 1:15 PM. All afterschool and evening activities will either be postponed or canceled. The Girls State BB Tournaments will still be going, as those are SDHSAA events.