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Welcome to Williams Middle School! |
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| Welcome to the Williams Middle School website. Williams is a grade 6 through 8 public middle school in Longmeadow Massachusetts, a suburb of Springfield. We are committed to building relationships with our students to help foster a successful transition from childhood to early adolescence. We strive to create an environment for learning that allows students to develop competencies associated with Longmeadow's Vision of the Graduate (VOG). At WMS the exceptional staff promotes inclusive practice by aligning school culture and practice with multi-tiered systems of support. To learn more about the Longmeadow Public Schools please copy and paste the following into your web browser: https://www.longmeadow.k12.ma.us/ https://sites.google.com/longmeadow.k12.ma.us/equitythrougheducation/ We offer the traditional academic subjects of language arts, reading, mathematics, science, and social studies along with an exploratory program, which includes art, music, STEM, health and physical education. All classes are heterogeneously grouped with the exception of grade 7 and 8 mathematics. A full year of high school french or spanish is taught in grades 7 and 8. Our outstanding performing arts program includes men's and women's chorus, mixed choruses for grade 6, orchestra, band, and jazz band. Academic, exploratory and performing arts classes take place during a seven-block school day. While we currently offer an exceptional variety of engaging curriculum and a top notch exploratory and arts programs, we continue to look for areas in which to grow. We will continue to grow professionally in the area of differentiating instruction and hope to continue to gather and use data to better inform what we do and how we do it. We are extremely fortunate to have students, families and a community who deeply value education. Williams Middle School has the following goals: Create an environment for learning that develops a spirit of inquiry, encourages personal excellence, and fosters self-esteem. Support and encourage each individual to reach his/her potential. Provide a highly motivated and supportive staff, and a strong, diverse curriculum that recognizes and accommodates individual learning styles. Foster a climate of understanding, compassion, and respect. |
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