Bulldog families,

Testing season in May is on the horizon. Teachers are wrapping up the year's curriculum, and review sessions have already begun. We have averaged over 70 students for our morning Civics tutoring! Geometry, Algebra, and Science tutoring will begin this month as well. Please keep reading for more information regarding all of our review sessions and everything else that is happening at our school.

Keith Fantauzzo

Principal, Wilson Middle School

Reminder: School begins at 9:30 am (gates open at 9:10 am). Dismissal is at 4:30 pm. 

Please visit our online calendar to view and make a note of all important dates this month and next, including new tutoring opportunities, athletic events, Spirit Nights, and much more! 

Please visit this link to view the state and district testing calendar for May 2025.

Visit the schedule here for the current Civics EOC review.

Dear Parents and Students,

On behalf of our school, I warmly invite you to join us for our WWMS Watershed Celebration & 110th Anniversary on April 15th here on campus. We are incredibly excited to host this event, which is part of a full week dedicated to watershed stewardship and environmental sustainability.  

The evening will begin at 5:30 PM with food, networking, and a meet-and-greet, followed by the formal program with guest speakers, and a celebration of our watershed. The event is $10 per person or $20 per family for regular admission at the door.

This event will also highlight the impactful work our students have been doing, including:

• Constructing vertical oyster gardens and oyster reef balls
• Learning how to test water quality and monitor ecosystem health
• Using aquaponic systems to model sustainable agriculture
• Exploring rainwater harvesting and drip irrigation
• Deploying VOGs (Vertical Oyster Gardens) from their backyard docks
• Working toward making Wilson Middle an Everglades Champion School
• Participating in a shoreline restoration project cleanup 

In our mission to develop sustainable practices that lessen agriculture’s impact on the environment, students have been hands-on in demonstrating how aquaponics can be used to grow fish, vegetables, and native aquatic plants while benefiting local ecosystems. Our oyster projects further highlight how aquaculture species can both improve water quality and serve as a sustainable food source.

We have also explored the cultural heritage of our watershed, including Spanish Town Creek and Bayshore Blvd., while recognizing the need to restore missing components like oysters, seagrass, and mangroves in Hillsborough Bay. As part of our action plan, students have begun working with restaurants to recycle oyster shells and return them to the water.

We hope this event will be an inspiring evening filled with learning, celebration, and community engagement. And you might even hear a sustainability song or two from Mr. C!

This event is sponsored by Swamp2Gulf and Supported by the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Looking forward to seeing you on April 15th!

Best regards,

Jerry John Comellas, MA, OPL, PM4SD

7th Grade Incentive Day for the last quarter will be held on Friday, May 2. Students will be going to SkyZone trampoline park in the morning and then participate in bingo and movies in the afternoon. The informational letter went out last Friday. Students must meet the criteria to be eligible to attend. Money will be collected toward the end of April.

Please save the date for this HUGE author visit on May 22nd! Kids will be able to sign up to attend.

• For the safety of our students, all visitors are required to show photo ID and sign in at our attendance office. A Visitor Pass will be issued. Parents are required to make an appointment in advance to speak/conference with any staff member.
• Photo ID Required: If it becomes necessary to sign your child out of school prior to dismissal, an adult must come to the attendance office prior to 4:00 p.m. PHOTO I.D. IS REQUIRED FOR ALL ADULTS SIGNING A CHILD OUT OF SCHOOL. Only adults listed on the student emergency card will be permitted to sign a student out of school. Please do not ask permission for someone to sign your child out early unless they are on the emergency card. Please also do not ask to add someone to your student's emergency card the day of the need for the sign-out. The district is only allowing two emergency contacts so if you want to add someone, someone will need to come off.
• No outside food or drinks are allowed on campus except for lunches and water. This includes morning coffee and energy drinks.

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