William Thomas Middle School

We celebrated being drug free with our Red Ribbon Week Door Decorating Contest! Everyone did an amazing job sharing the message to stay drug free! Stay tuned-- the winning door will be announced on Monday! Pic 1 words: Scare away Drugs! We scare because we care! Pic 2 words: Oh Look! Another glorious morning makes me sick! I smell children! Pic 3 words: There is a minion reasons to be drug free! Pic 4 words: Drugs are a trick not a treat! Pic 5 words: Let's give 'em pumpkin to talk about! Pic 6 words: From planet to planet for all to see; the coolest kids stay drug free! Pic 7: Drugs make you poco loco!

Students in Mr. Butterworth’s 8th grade Social Studies class have been hard at work, creating wartime-inspired posters based on the American Revolution. These creative and thoughtful projects are now on display in the 8th grade hallway. Be sure to stop by and take a look during Parent-Teacher Conferences next week!

Mrs. Williams' Social Studies classes learned about the beauty of recording history through creating their own illuminated letters. What a great way to showcase the work of past historians and recorders of history!

Big shoutout to our amazing 6th graders-- Claudia, Jordyn, Eli, Cristina, Henry, and Ayden! Their articles about our 6th grade Outdoor Learning Experience were published in the Power County Press! We're so proud of their hard work and creativity. Each student even got their own copy of the paper-- thank you, Mrs. Cysewski, for making that happen! #StudentWriters #OutdoorLearning #ProudMoment

We held our annual 7th-grade career fair on 10/9/2025. It was a huge success!. Students were able to be introduced to eighteen different careers. Students were happy and engaged. One student came up afterward and shared how excited she was that there was a detective at the career fair. She shared that this was a career that she has wanted to go into for several years now. We had such an awesome variety of presenters both from our local community and the Pocatello area. We appreciate all of them and for taking the time to be with our students. We live amongst people who truly care about our students' future.

With winter sports ramping up, we want to give one final shout-out to our fall sports teams. They all had wonderful seasons of growth and success, and they really represented WTMS well!

Red Ribbon Week is in full swing at WTMS! Yesterday, we dressed in neon and shades to send the message that we are too bright for drugs.

Today, we celebrated some excellent 8th grade students who have gone above and beyond over the past month. 8th grade students of the month are Taylor Evans and Axel Funk. Learner Award went to Vanesa Gonzalez, Leader Award went to Drew Adair, and the Succeeder Award went to Yeilin Gonzalez. Congratulations to all of these students!!

The Art room had been abuzz with lots of fun activities. 8th grade students have been working on peace posters. The International Peace poster competition is hosted every year by the American Falls Lions Club. This year's theme is “Together As One” . Students were tasked to envision what can happen when a diverse group of people unite around the common goal of peace.

Mrs. Ruga's Homeroom prepared for Halloween by "mummifying" each other before a serious day of learning.

Mrs. Post's 6th grade ELA classes spent two days in the library sharpening their narrative writing skills this week-- and we have Mrs. Matthews, our amazing librarian, to thank for making it such a success! Together, Mrs. Post and Mrs. Matthews encouraged students to plan and write their own narratives in a fun, engaging way. Mrs. Matthews designed a creative challenge: she provided the middle and end of a story, and students had to craft the beginning-- all centered around the "case of the stuck lockers," where the culprit is never caught! Mrs. Matthews is more than just a librarian-- she's a true partner in learning who consistently goes above and beyond for our students. We are so lucky to have her!

Tonight is the night that kicks off the beginning of the SOTF Band Concert Season. The concert is entitled "The Chase" and the students have been working super hard to bring bone chilling music to life for you. Concert is Free to attend and is family friendly. Children are encouraged to dress up in their costumes and compete in the elementary age costume contest k-5th grade. Elementary Costume registration is 6:30pm and the Concert Starts at 7pm in the American Falls High School Performing Arts Center.

See you tonight!!!

WTMS picture re-takes, wrestling, & girls basketball pictures are tomorrow. Go to www.bellphoto.com to order!

Mr. Singleton’s 7th Grade ELA class using proximodistal learning to remember root word parts.

Last week our newly elected student council members met together to start planning activities for the year. First up will be Red Ribbon Week coming the week of October 27th. More information about that will be coming soon.

Due to the government shutdown, most of Craters of the Moon National Monument is closed. This includes the caves and tunnels, most bathrooms, visitor's center, and all running water. We have made the difficult decision to cancel the 8th grade field trip planned for tomorrow. It will be rescheduled for a later date. Please send your 8th grade student to school like normal tomorrow. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and did not make this decision lightly.

JOIN US THIS WEDNESDAY on your Safe Route to SCHOOL! 🚶🚲🦽🛴🛼 Walk, Bike, or Roll to school!

Don't forget about the movie night happening on the WTMS football field tonight at dark. All students must be accompanied by an adult. Free popcorn available plus food trucks to purchase dinner and snacks from.

Congrats to all of our September students of the month, and thanks to Tres Hermanos for helping them celebrate!