Dr. Carrie from the University of Carlessness haphazardly breezed into Walton Middle School’s sixth grade science department on Wednesday, August 24th.  

Teachers Mrs. Paige Lawson and Miss Jade Larrick invited Dr. Carrie to be a guest speaker for their lab safety unit.  Instead of showing students how to properly perform labs, Dr. Carrie (played by Mrs. Lawson herself) stormed into the room like a tornado, demonstrating what NOT to do during a lab.  Rolling in with flip flops and loose hair, Dr. Carrie put her safety goggles on backwards, stating that her contact lenses would yield enough eye protection.  Instead of covering her body and clothing with her apron, she wore it like a cape flapping freely behind her back.  

While students roared in laughter at each zany misstep, Miss Larrick stood stage left, attempting to redirect each mistake the discombobulated scientist took.  Miss Larrick’s and the students’ faces said it all when Dr. Carrie not only improperly measured the experiment ingredients but tasted them as well.  She also chomped on a candy bar and Coca Cola much to Miss Larrick’s dismay.

In this quick and hilarious presentation, sixth grade scientists quickly learned what NOT to do when conducting a lab.  The scattered antics of Dr. Carrie demonstrated the importance of following procedures safely and precisely.

This mad scientist breezed into WMS this week to teach students that we can sometimes learn as much from what goes awry as we can from what goes right.  Her flopped demonstration taught students the importance of lab safety while keeping them laughing through the lesson.  

The WMS science tribe is on a mission to make learning meaningful and fun this year.  

Thanks, Dr. Carrie, for your visit—but please don’t come back again.  Mrs. Lawson and Ms. Larrick are still cleaning up the mess you made!

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Superintendent Hughes stopped by WMS first thing this morning to welcome our Warriors back to school. His smile says it all. WCSD is "getting on and going on" to greater heights than we have ever achieved before.

Our teachers, staff, and students believe the 2022-23 school year will be our strongest yet as we launch into our mission to become the highest performing middle school, both academically and socially, in Walton County.

Families, we promise to love and care for your children today and every day. Thank you for trusting us with their education.

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

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ESE Teacher Leaders had the opportunity to attend the FL DOE's Special Education Summer Institute in Orlando this week.  This training provides supports & builds capacity with the implementation of the new B.E.S.T. Aligned Standards for Students with Disabilities to include instruction in the new B.E.S.T. Aligned Access Points.  WCSD was well-represented by ESE Staffing Specialist Julie Smith, ESE Instructional Coach Melissa Susenbach and SWHS-MIC ESE Teacher Monica Brady.