Williamston Primary School

Our kindergarteners at WPS had a special visit from the Williamston Fire Department for Fire Prevention Week. They practiced safety steps and meet real heroes.

Huge congratulations to C. Pope, M. White, and N. Grimes! 🎉
They were the big winners of our Fall Festival last week — correctly estimating the jars and taking home the prizes. Way to go! 🏆🍂

Teachers are learners too! Big thanks to Mrs. Ivey and Mrs. Long for leading an excellent MTSS PD at Tuesday’s staff meeting—helping us better support every student.

What a joyful week! 😊 Thank you to all our PreK and 1st-grade families for coming out and sharing lunch with us during National School Lunch Week — your smiles made the day! 🍽️📸 Don’t forget our Book Fair is open all week; there’s something for every reader. 📚 We’ll wrap up the celebrations tomorrow with our Kindergarten families.

Huge congrats to our very own Maggie Newman — she took 1st place in the pumpkin decorating contest hosted by the Martin County Soil & Water Conservation District and Martin County Farmer's Market! 🎃👏 We’re so proud of you, Maggie — your creativity truly stood out

Thank you to all the families who joined us for National School Lunch Week! It’s been wonderful seeing so many smiling faces enjoying time together. 🍽️😊

Don’t forget — the Book Fair is open all week! Stop by while you’re here:

PreK families: Wednesday (tomorrow) 📘
1st grade: Thursday ✏️
Kindergarten: Friday 🎒

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What a wonderful Fall Festival last night! Thank you to everyone who came out — we loved seeing families enjoying the games, tasty food, and exciting prizes. A huge shoutout to the Martin Innovative Elementary Program for sponsoring this event and making it possible.

MCS is excited to announce that we have been selected to participate in the NC AI Ecosystems Project, a statewide cohort powered by Playlab and supported by the Levine Family Foundation!

This initiative is centered on fostering true AI agency—empowering our school community to create custom AI tools that directly align with our district's goals and priorities.
Here’s a look at our progress so far:

District Leadership in Action: Our team recently attended Convening #1, gaining hands-on experience designing and building custom AI apps to tackle real-world challenges in our district.

Student Creators Lead the Way: A select group of middle and high school students is already getting in on the action! Following specialized training, these students stepped into the builder's seat and created their very own custom apps.
Our goal goes far beyond AI literacy. We are building AI agency: equipping educators and students to build with AI, not just use it.

Stay tuned as we continue this work to bring sustainable, creative, and responsible AI innovation to our classrooms!
#NCAIEcosystems #Playlab #AIinEducation #StudentInnovation #MCSPride #FutureReady

Reminder: Our Fall Festival is tonight! 🎃 Bring the whole family for a fun, family-friendly evening — games, student-led activities, and plenty of smiles. Our Martin Innovative Elementary students worked hard to make this special — we appreciate your support!

Ready for a fall adventure! 🍂🎃 Our 2nd graders are headed to Hill Ridge Farms today for a hands-on pumpkin patch experience full of seasonal activities and smiles. We wish them safe travels and can’t wait to hear all about their favorite moments — from picking pumpkins to learning about farm life.

On September 21 we surprised our staff with Earth, Wind & Fire–themed snacks — and we even had a button that played the famous tune when the treats arrived! 🌍🍃🔥🎶 It was such a fun, musical way to say “thank you.”

How many ways can you eat an apple? 🍎 Last week I loved spending time with Mrs. Warren's 1st graders exploring all things apple — we tried apple slices, caramel-dipped apples, applesauce, Apple Jacks, and even homemade apple muffins! It was a tasty learning experience. A huge thank you to all the parents who helped make this activity possible!

Celebrating outstanding leadership! 🎉 A huge shoutout to Ms. Chanda Beach and Mrs. April Stalls for leading professional development for our substitute teachers focused on supporting our exceptionally STEAM students. We are so proud of their dedication and the positive impact they're making for our learners.

Celebrating student leadership! 🎉 This week our students L. Toppin, N. Champion, C. Raynor, and S. Hassell proudly led the Pledge of Allegiance at the Martin County School's monthly board meeting. A very special congratulations to Savannah Hassell — a 5th grader at Martin Innovative Elementary — who was recognized as our September Character of the Month for Responsibility.

Students from Ms. Stewart’s 5th grade Martin Innovative Elementary program teamed up with Mrs. Knox’s Exceptionally STEAM class (with help from Mrs. Edwards) to read Scribble Stones — a sweet story about a stone that becomes a paperweight and then inspires creativity and sharing. After the story, pairs of students painted their own Scribble Stones, which will now live in our pollinator garden to bring color and joy to our campus. It was a wonderful example of collaboration & creativity.

Looking to join your child on a field trip? 🚌 Please remember that per MCS Board Policy, parents who wish to attend MUST complete a background check before participating. ✅

For full details and to get started, visit:
https://www.martin.k12.nc.us/o/district/page/volunteer-information

💚 TIGER PRIDE SPOTLIGHT: CELEBRATING OUR AMAZING TEACHER ASSISTANTS! 💚

At Williamston Primary School, our Teacher Assistants don’t just meet expectations—they constantly go above and beyond for our students and staff. Working as a seamless team, they are the heartbeat of our school, making WPS such a happy, welcoming place to learn and grow every single day! 🐾✨

Here are just a few of the incredible ways our TAs make a difference:

✨ Creating Calm & Focus: From small group work and classroom transitions to hallway movement, recess, and bus duty, our TAs maintain a safe, calm environment so lead teachers can deliver uninterrupted instruction.
✨ Supporting Our Teachers: By taking on prep work, grading, material organization, and routine tasks, they help reduce teacher burnout and preserve vital time for lesson planning.
✨ Empowering Every Learner: They work tirelessly alongside students with physical, learning, and behavioral disabilities, providing the personalized support, encouragement, and care every child needs to succeed.

To our incredible WPS Teacher Assistants: Thank you for your heart, your dedication, and your tireless hard work. We couldn't do it without you! 🟢🐾

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