District Announcements
Welcome To World Language Middle School
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The District’s new World Language Middle School is open! Sandra Santos leads the administrative team at the new immersion middle school. The program will provide a rigorous bilingual language immersion continuum for the District’s two immersion schools – Ecole Kenwood French Immersion and Columbus Spanish Immersion Academy, along with students from Columbus Global Academy, and on to grades 9-12 at Columbus North International School.
“I am excited to connect with students, families, and community partners to build a robust and engaging academic experience that promotes grade-level academic achievement, bilingualism, and bi-literacy in relevant and real-world ways,” said Santos.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education, Physical Education, and Health Education and a Masters of Education from Wright State University. She is fluent in Spanish and is an experienced language translator. She was also formerly an assistant principal at Mifflin High School.
School Announcements
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See what's happening at World Language Middle School for February 15-28 in the latest newsletter.
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World Language Middle School Students Take Home Honors from Wellington Chess Tournament
Three World Language Middle School students participated in this year's Wellington Winter Scholastic Chess Tournament held January 14 at The Wellington School. All three brought home awards!
Garvin Toussaint (7th grade) and Maksym Kulyniak, (8th grade), playing in the rated high school/middle school “championship” division, took third place among participating teams. Nikhil Arunachalam (8th grade) took first place in the unrated high school/middle school “reserve” division.
Congratulations to all the players at World Language Middle School-- keep up the good work!
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Check out our display featuring artwork from our talented students!
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Art classes at World Language Middle School have been hard at work. Check out the creative projects our students have completed!
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Check out our talented students' artwork!
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WLMS Families -
To make it easier to report an absence if your student is not able to attend school, we are providing each family with a magnet that has a QR code that you can scan. If your student is absent, please scan the QR code with your phone's camera and complete the Google Form. The form can be translated into any of the languages that Google supports.
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WLMS School Supply Lists
Please see below for lists of recommended supplies for the 2022-2023 school year!
Overall School Supply List
Tech School Supply List
SLA/FLA School Supply List
Science School Supply List
Social Studies School Supply List
ELA School Supply List
ELL School Supply List
Math School Supply List
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Hello MOVEMENT Families of WLMS!
Thank you all for a safe and successful first week of school! Here are a few reminders:
· Early release cut off time is 1:45 pm.
· Please let office know by 1:45 pm if student transportation is changing.
· If your student does not have a working Chromebook, we are working on this and should have an answer soon.
· Per the CCS Guide to Student Success and to ensure the safety of our students, students are not permitted to wear athletic slides or flip flops to school. Please make sure your student wears appropriate shoes to school each day.
· OPEN HOUSE will be virtual this year on 9/20 from 5-7 pm. Zoom links will be sent out prior to 9/20.
· The family survey window for Panorama Ed will be from September 13-24. Surveys will be available in Arabic, English, French, Nepali, Somali, and Spanish and can be found at: surveys.panoramaed.com/ccsoh/family.
· If your student is not feeling well, PLEASE keep them home and do not risk sending them to school until they feel better.
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Drop-off/Pickup Info
Dropoff is in the back parking lot, which can be accessed from Sharon Ave (yellow in the map below). Upon exiting the car, students should take the sidewalk around to the front of the building (green dots in the map below), and enter through the main doors.
Pickup will also be in the back parking lot, at 2:30 pm. Cars should form a line, and wait for their kids to come out. There will be a staffperson there to help organize the students.
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WLMS Update
Welcome back to school! A note for families: WLMS does not have Latchkey.
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Watch our School Choice Fair video!
News
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The Family Connector - March 24, 2023
This edition of CCS' newsletter for families includes an update from Dr. Chapman on the Department of Equity.
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Columbus Board of Education To Hold Pre-Meeting Public Office Hours
The Board will also take one business meeting each month to school sites across the District, making the meetings more accessible to the community.
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CCS Shares Proposed Calendar Survey Results
In February, Columbus City Schools launched the Academic Calendars Survey for CCS community members to gather comments and feedback about the proposed calendars for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years.
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Columbus City Schools Remembers Dr. Larry Mixon, Sr.
Dr. Mixon served Columbus Public Schools as Superintendent for five years from 1993-1997. He created a new Strategic Plan for Columbus Public Schools, emphasizing academic achievement, fiscal responsibility, healthy learning environments, and parent involvement.
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Nationally Recognized Check and Connect Effort Nears 18,000 Direct Family Connections
Started last year by the Student and Family Engagement Office, the Check & Connect initiative provides an opportunity for schools to connect with families in a positive, helpful way and identify supports parents might need.
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Columbus City Schools Launches New Health Initiative to Support Families, School Communities
Columbus City Schools is partnering with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, PrimaryOne Health, and Spectrum News 1 to make education and health-related resources more accessible across the Greater Columbus community with the launch of the Edu+Health Caravan.
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WATCH: CCS Celebrates Public Schools Week 2023!
Public education is the cornerstone of our community! The District is committed to ensuring that all students have access to a high-quality education, a viable curriculum, and resources that they need to thrive.
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Wellness Wednesday with Pia Fitzgerald
For this week's Wellness Wednesdays video, Pia Fitzgerald is back for more! Learn about the power of thought with Rumination.
Contact Us
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Phone: 614-365-5707
Fax: 614-365-8991
Email: worldlanguagems@columbus.k12.oh.us
School Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
World Language Middle School
330 East Dominion Boulevard
Columbus, OH 43214
Leadership
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Alexandra Miller, Immersion Coordinator
amiller5@columbus.k12.oh.us
Jennifer Geistfeld, Community Liaisonjgeistfeld@columbus.k12.oh.us