Williams Elementary Families,
Tomorrow is the big day! We are super excited to see the smiling faces of our students.
Please review the map for our drop-off and pick-up locations. (These are the same as last year.)
If you have more than one child at Williams, you only need to make one stop to drop off your children or pick-them up. We ask that you go by the location used for your youngest child.
We were so very excited to see so many students and families at our Open House this week!
Our theme for this year is: We are WILD about Comet PRIDE because it's a JUNGLE out there!
We are looking forward to a great year together!
Once again, EDWARD JONES of Jonesville has blessed our school with a huge donation of school supplies and items. Thank you to all of you who may have donated. We are so very fortunate to live in such a caring, giving community!
From Williams Elementary School:
Students and Families,
Your classroom teacher will be, if they haven't already, contacting you regarding a time for you to come in for our Open House. We are setting scheduled time slots to reduced the number of people in the building at one time. If you have not been contacted by a teacher and are not contacted by Tuesday, please contact the school office.
We also wanted to let everyone know that the pink Student Information forms will be given to you at the Open House. We apologize for the confusion as it was stated that they were included with your recent mailing.
Williams Elementary is hosting another Kindergarten Registration on August 17! Please call 517-826-7112 to schedule an appointment, or you can find information to enroll online here https://www.jonesvilleschools.org/article/399623?org=wes
Hello families! Do you have a child who is 4 or will turn 4 by December 1st? Jonesville's Great Start Readiness Program may be a great option for them! We offer a full day preschool program Monday-Thursday. We focus on your child's social emotional learning as well as getting them prepared for kindergarten. If you are interested in signing your child up or the 2021-2022 school year, please fill out an application at greatstarthillsdale.com! If you have any questions, feel free to email Ms. Hess at ahess@jonesvilleschools.org or leave a message with Mrs. VanKampen at (517) 826-7112.
FOUND GLASSES at Williams Elementary School!
If your child has lost their glasses this school year, we may have them! Please contact the office to claim them.
From Williams Elementary School:
Today Mrs. Snyder's 3rd grade class did a plant dissection. Smith's Flowers donated the flowers for this science activity. The class separated their flowers into parts: petals, pollen (pollen dusters), stigma, and ovary. They have been learning about the life cycle of plants as well as plant adaptations.
Celebrating our Seniors!
Congratulations Class of 2021!
Video of Senior Walk at Williams Elementary School:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mYIW1sjnLP_YOdmAbb21pZA_uK34QEl_/view?usp=sharing
From Williams Elementary School:
Students in Mrs. Mandrelle's class recently explored Michigan fossils. They tried to figure out how Michigan may have looked 300-400 million years ago. The students thought it was "cool they were studying stuff older than the dinosaurs".
Comet Cruisers update, courtesy of Hillsdale Daily News.
https://www.hillsdale.net/story/news/2021/05/11/running-program-jonesville-community-schools-challenges-students/5035060001/
Comet Cruiser Update:
We are now a little over halfway in our Comet Cruisers Running Program. Students participating have received postcards from Traverse City, Tawas City, Grand Rapids, Holland, and the Keweenaw Peninsula. These students are running around 20 minutes 3 days a week and doing workouts two days a week. This is a huge commitment and we are proud of them.
On Saturday, our runners had the opportunity to run a 2.5K to support the American Legion of Hillsdale and Key Opportunities. We had 6 students and their families participate. We had a great showing. Our girl runners took 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th in their age group. Great job Julia Mandrelle, Addison Horton, Mary Mandrelle, and Sydney Horton. Our boy runners took 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in their age group. Awesome running Mason Dunlap, Justin Mandrelle, and Kota Stroble. It was great to see them show their Comet Pride and complete the run.
If you see our young runners out and running with their families in the community, give them a wave and shout of encouragement!
From Williams Elementary School:
As we wrapped up March is Reading Month and reading the book The Adventures of a South Pole Pig together as a school, we had a generous donation from County National Bank allowing us to treat our students to ice cream treats (Since we read about Antarctica, we though a "cold" treat was perfect)!
The only catch was, they had to figure out how much it was going to cost for their ice cream, the classroom's ice cream, and the cost for the entire school! What a way to be financially literate... even at a young age. The kids learned a lot and enjoyed the treat.
#countynationalbank #CNB
Hillsdale County ISD Literacy Team and the Great Start Collaborative Present: Read by Grade 3 Series
From Williams Elementary:
We had a great turnout for our first week "Run Through Michigan." Many students completed the "Traverse City" challenge and received their postcard today!
This week: we are heading across the lower peninsula to visit Tawas City on Lake Huron. Tawas City has one of the largest harbors on Lake Huron.
Thank you to all the cities who donated the postcards for each of our cities! We appreciate your support of our new program.
#puremichigan #tawascity #lakehuron
Surf into Preschool with Hillsdale County Preschool Connect! Click the link and follow their page for more info https://m.facebook.com/HCPreschoolConnect/
From Williams Elementary School: Our Kindergarten and K-Prep Roundoup is taking place this Thursday and Friday for the 2021-2022 school year. If you have a child who turning 5 before December 1st and you would like to sign them up for school next year, give us a call at 517-849-9175. We are here to assist you in this process! Go Comets!
From Williams Elementary School:
Please use this link to fill out a form if you are interested in Summer School for your child(ren). Thank you!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-MQFMzrIIDe04bC9UMMOKrqfSq8MYot0ZqB_If4etr-ftVQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
From Williams Elementary School:
Each month every teacher has the opportunity to award 4 white tickets to different students to acknowledge them for their outstanding contribution to their classroom and/or our school. These tickets are then placed into a drawing for prizes at the end of each month.
Our February Winners were: Brayleigh, Justin, Jennifer, William & Sadie (not pictured)
Congratulations!
We have been contacted by a student coordinator from Hillsdale College regarding FREE tutoring services. What a great opportunity for additional support for your child(ren).
If you are interested in tutoring via Zoom for your child, please click on this link and fill out the form.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBG7I-wiEKDh4m8OH1PYV5nCNgPGqMNvKDFXvg64qXs-abuw/viewform