Before we departed for winter break our school turned into a cookie factory!

First, we want to give a huge thank you to our PTSO for giving us a delicious and out-of-the-park Cookie and Hot Cocoa Buffet! Thank you to everyone who baked and donated the tasty desserts, they were VERY much appreciated.

In addition, our Pop Music program hosted their first ever, "Winter Wonderjam", featuring a superb lunch performance by one of our club bands, the Advanced Modern Music Ensemble, and our teacher band, The Lifelong Learners. They also baked over 700 cookies! Thank you to our bands for gifting us with this fun mid-day break.

It's safe to say we were well "dessert-ed" before heading off for break.

Ms. Burke has been working hard with our future medical professionals!

Students in our Medical Linguistics class recently created "Brain Hats" to help them better understand the lobes of the brain and their functions.

Students in our Medical Assisting Essentials class learned how to complete and interpret chemical urinalysis strips to aid in helping to diagnose infections, kidney, and liver issues.

Students in our ESL program will be participating in ACCESS testing over the next several weeks. This testing provides important information about student progress and helps determine course placement for next year. All students in the ESL program are required to take this test. Students should come to school with their Chromebooks on test day and check their email for testing room locations.

Students in grades 11 and 12 who have not yet taken and passed the Science MCAS will take the test on February 4th and 5th. Students should come to school with their charged Chromebooks. More details will be shared with students in their science classes before test day. 

11th grade students will have the opportunity to take the SATs on Wednesday, March 26th, at Watertown High School. Students must sign up by Friday, February 7th using this form here (students must use their WPS email address to sign up). This will be the only opportunity for students to take the SATs at Watertown High School this school year. 

The Guidance Department will host Junior Future Planning Night on Wednesday, February 5th from 6:00 - 7:30 PM in the WMS Auditorium. During this event, students and families will learn about the application and admissions process from admissions representatives at a variety of different schools (public, private, 2-year, and 4-year).

Midterm exams begin next Wednesday, January 15th. Students will have no more than two exams per day, with the exception of January 21st, which may have up to 3. Unlike years past, school will carry on with a normal schedule despite the exams. Please note that some classes do not have a culminating midterm exam. Students should check with their teacher if they are unsure.

The deadline to order caps & gowns for graduation is next Wednesday, January 15th. All students are required to purchase a cap & gown in order to participate in the graduation ceremony.

Check out the newest edition of our Concert Band Newsletter here!

CoLAB Club's most recent after-school meeting was held on Thursday, December 12th. Students learned about an array of summer STEM opportunities and worked with local professionals to identify programs of interest and began working on the applications. Several students talked about their summer 2024 STEM experiences. In case your student missed the meeting, the list of summer STEM opportunities is linked here. The next CoLAB Club meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 30th at 3:30 PM in room 106A. All students are welcome to attend! Please reach out to Ms. Mundy if you have any questions. 

We have decided to make a change to our second chance breakfast schedule in an effort to preserve as much class time as possible. Second chance breakfast will only be offered between the first and second block of the day.

Our new schedule, here, includes a ten minute nutrition break. Students who arrive late to class will be marked tardy and receive the consequences outlined in the student handbook. We appreciate our food service workers who are working quickly to get all our students fed.

Please remember that breakfast is also offered before school!

The Watertown Library wants to hear from you! The Watertown Free Public Library is seeking community input to guide their 2026–2028 Strategic Plan, and all community members are invited to participate in the Library's 2025 user survey! The Watertown Library would love to hear from you and your input is greatly valued! The survey is made available online in English, Portguguese, and Spanish. Paper surveys in English, Español, Português, Kreyol Ayisyen, Русский, 自行车, and العربية are available at the Library’s first floor Circulation Desk. The Library appreciates your participation in helping guide its future!

 

Find the survey at watertownlib.org/survey.

We are open to feedback! As always, if you have things you think we should know, please fill out our survey here.