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

One School, One Book: The Adventures of a South Pole Pig Our entire school will be reading this book for March is Reading Month. Books were sent home with students today. Families are encouraged to spend time together reading and discussing the book. Here is the calendar with our reading schedule and our dress-up days. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pf7iGFV0l9iIZBtG_JLKD8QJvs0YyVSH91GyvdPfEh0/edit?usp=sharing We know that you will enjoy this book of adventure, courage and friendship.

Jonesville Community Schools/Williams Elementary School Kindergarten Registration Please see the flyer for details.

Grades 3-5 Online Students Socially-distanced Sledding Party https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zI9ztCaXqUAyeRS8NYDxy9Pta5PlQXwpJruIPf-NZDc/edit?usp=sharing

A Comet PRIDE Shout Out goes to Coldwell Banker, Groves Real Estate, for treating our staff to fruit, granola, and yogurt to make parfaits and coffee this morning. Your recognition of the work we do is truly appreciated!

Snow Day Challenge Winners from Williams Elementary School: Congratulations to our Grand Prize winners from our 2.16.2021 Snow Day. Way to go Dakota, Ivan, Ivanna, Abel, Weston, Carson, and Morgan!

From Williams Elementary School: Here is the link to pictures submitted from our Snow Day yesterday. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ie8RzlkU1cWJAQNKsV1gghtWFfVomDcvuk2TMT4yr88/edit?usp=sharing

Friday, February 5th was a snow day for students in Jonesville. We held a Snow Day Challenge, with 142 students completing 30 minutes of Math and 30 minutes of Reading on ExactPath. All names were then entered into a drawing and these students were our Grand Prize winners: Odin, Boston, Jeremy, Justin, Trinadee, Lexi, and McKenna. CONGRATULATIONS!

From Williams Elementary School: We are pleased to share the following with you regarding our Snow Day Challenge for Friday, February 5, 2021. This link will take you to our presentation. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IUmxNij_cnN8zdFjBHmO-UU7STSa2J4F_G503pi96ic/edit?usp=sharing

Williams Elementary Snow Day Challenge (To be used in the event of a cancelled day of in-person learning due to weather or other unforeseen reasons): Please click on the link for the details of our Snow Day Challenge. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a9gWrdn51p-3FXWR9sy7mp_xRz7UUSmRkijUs-akgxo/edit?usp=sharing Students who complete the challenge have the opportunity to be entered into a drawing for some awesome prizes!

From Williams Elementary School: This morning we had a special visitor Zoom with Mrs. Snyder's 3rd grade class for WORLD READ ALOUD DAY! Sandra Markle reached out to Mrs. Snyder and asked if she could read to her class. She read parts of her book WHAT IF YOU COULD SNIFF LIKE A SHARK? (See picture). After reading she spent a few minutes answering questions. Sandra Markle was a teacher, she was Ms. Whiz demonstrating science on local television in Georgia, and she has worked with CNN, PBS, and even Nickelodeon. This is a once in a lifetime experience for them as 3rd graders and Sandra told them that they were the ONLY class that she was reading to today.

From Williams Elementary School: Each month every teacher has the opportunity to recognize 4 students who exhibits Comet PRIDE by giving them a white ticket. All tickets are placed into a drawing for prizes and 5 winners are selected. January winners include Braelynn, Taylor, Jordyn, Tayrn, and Mariah. Congratulations!

Williams Elementary School had 201 students participate in the 1st Snow Day Challenge on Tuesday, January 26! Of those participating, 9 students had their names selected as grand prize winners. Congratulations to Rylie, Ava, Emmit, Clara, Kembry, Logan, Brennan, Odin, and Ashton! We are super proud of those students who met our challenge. Keep up the great work!

Thank you to the Jonesville Bakery for these amazing birthday cupcakes. January 26, 1837 Michigan entered the union as the 26th state. Every year our 3rd graders celebrate Michigan's birthday by singing and eating some birthday cake!

Today I had a pleasant surprise. Mrs. Theresa Draper stopped by and made a donation to Williams Elementary in honor of Dr. Toner & Dr. Gutowski for all the great work they do in our county. On behalf of Williams Elementary staff and students, we thank you!

Williams Elementary will bring in Christmas Break with a Christmas Spirit Week next week. The google document lists the theme for each day. We hope all students and staff will help us show some Christmas Spirit! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KrmWi7cwZYW0HSmJ_58KoanJ-zF2AE6Ge8q1lac7Tzw/edit

Ms. Walker's 5th grade classroom worked very hard on their Native American dioramas. We hope that you enjoy them as much as we did! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fR7KCqgEbmsXqHjQXEJ86nx7-oZKA21Slel4b-o1QD4/edit?usp=sharing

From Williams Elementary School: Due to COVID-19, the school day looks different for our students. As much time as possible is being spent learning outside. Therefore, our school campus will be closed to the public from 8:00 am- 3:00 pm. Thank you in advance for following this and for your understanding.

Welcome Back to Williams Elementary Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_ucP-Ygli4&authuser=0

Please click on the link below to see some FAQ and answers regarding COVID 19 and returning to school. https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTb0ivgOukAG-e-q5gyTo-_BElg23hfTSh3JBGvFiSotqJNprSTuS8UhxoLOTi484lljrWpy2GE49H-/pub

Williams Elementary School's Back to School Plan 2020-2021 is now available to be viewed. Please click this link to view the plan. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15JkR2CXIsQgYDb1kqfkMj2pzGxfolxWdnZY_SojDvag/edit?usp=sharing

Jonesville High School 2020 Commencement Exercises https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=207277714029085

TAKE OUT MEAL DISTRIBUTION ***(Respond by 3:00pm TODAY)*** In order to help families who may be struggling during the shut down, the Jonesville Community School district has created a “take out” meals day. Prepared meals are available for all children in the community ages 18 and under. Children are not required to be of school age or to attend Jonesville Schools to get a meal. Other schools are also providing this service for all kids in the county. Our pick up day will be Tuesday, March 24 from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM at Williams Elementary School. Please enter the Maumee Street lot, stay in your vehicle and meals will be brought to you.. We will be providing four days worth of cold breakfast and cold lunch for each child in the household. ****To help us plan for the number of children who will use this service we are asking that you email the food service director by TODAY, Thursday, March 19th at 3:00 PM with the number of children you plan to pick up meals for so we can try to get an accurate count on how much food we will need to order. The email address is kbolenbaugh@jonesvilleschools.org.**** We hope that you are all safe and sound. Remember to have your children check for their schoolwork and stay on a normal schedule as much as possible. Sincerely, Chellie Broesamle

Coronavirus Communication from Williams Elementary https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ujXijuXXi-0BeET18UFivLBfguQrydIF9J0FOhpj39o/edit

School board member Sid Halley sharing his favorite book with Mrs. Stroble’s Kindergarten class for March is Reading Month!