The final rankings for WEMTA's State Battle of the Books have been announced: Representing Evergreen Elementary, The Pom Poms placed 54th out of 217 competing teams Representing Woodfield Elementary, Girl Squad placed 40th out of 217 competing teams Representing Trailside Elementary, The Waterford Book Warriors placed 31st out of 217 competing teams Representing Fox River Middle School, Golden Snitches placed 49th out of 213 competing teams We are so proud of each team that competed! Keep up the great work!
11 days ago, Madison Sabel
Fox River Middle School's Battle of the Books team, the golden snitches
Thank you to all for attending the Elementary Art show last week!
18 days ago, Kate Brown
selected artist
students showcasing their work
Elementary Art Show
We couldn't be more proud of the young artists who represented Fox River Middle School at the Southeastern Wisconsin Youth Art Month Show this past weekend at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts. The students were honored with an art reception and public display of their artwork during the month of February. Congratulations Kylie K, Belle M, and Hadley S for being chosen to move on to the state art show in Madison this month!
21 days ago, Madison Sabel
Young artists representing Fox River at the Southeastern Wisconsin Youth Art Month Show
Art by Hadley S
Art by Kylie K
Art by Belle M
Art by Kenzey C
Art by Bellah N
Thank you to all the vendors and presenters who came to Waterford to share on wellness! It was a day full of learning! Now that our staff is refreshed and recharged, we are ready to tackle the rest of the school year!
24 days ago, Madison Sabel
Staff at Wellness In-Service
Thank you to our 8th-grade leaders for being part of the Kindness Retreat for our elementary students. You were great role models and showcased what it means to be a Falcon!
about 1 month ago, Kate Brown
Kindness retreat
Author, Stef Wade, visited our students at Trailside Elementary, Evergreen Elementary, and Woodfield Elementary to showcase her new book Every Day's a Holiday!
about 2 months ago, Kate Brown
Stef Wade with staff
Congratulations to the fourth and fifth grade students who came together to compete in the Math 24 District Tournament. We want to thank the following 8th grade students who came to help lead and judge the tournament: Rylie K, Elyse H, Tyler J, Hudson S, Andrew W, Josh R, Noble H and Jacoby M. A special thank you to Tony Spence for helping judge the 5th grade students as well. 4th Grade District Winners: 1st place: Nolan S (WF) 2nd place: Griffin H (EG) 3rd place: Harvey G (WF) 5th Grade District Winners: 1st place: Travis K (WF) 2nd place: Easton V (WF) 3rd Place: Payton O (EG) The following students will move onto the Regional Tournament being held on Feb. 8th at Washington Caldwell: 4th Grade: Ben W (EG), Luc B (WF), Marek B (TS), Nolan S(WF), Harvey G(WF), Griffin H (EG). Alternates include, Austin F (WF) and Camden S (TS). 5th Grade: CJ M (WF), Ashlynn O (EG), Alana W (TS), Easton V (WF), Payton O(EG), Travis K (WF). Alternates include, Maddie K (EG) and Faye B (EG).
about 2 months ago, Madison Sabel
Math Competition Winners
Math Competition Winners
Once a Falcon, always a Falcon. Last Friday, a few former Fox River Middle School staff members stopped to tour the new facility! Thank you to Alice Peterson, Garey Jorstad, Alice Peterson, Tom Johnson, and Steve Schielke for visiting and sharing stories with us. Alice was also able to revisit with Jane and Karyn as Alice was their cooperating teacher! 
2 months ago, Kate Brown
Fox River Staff
Past Fox River Middle School Staff visiting
The theme of our 2022-2023 school is "Dream Big"! We are encouraging students to acknowledge and work towards their biggest aspirations. Each week we will be highlighting a student's dream! Meet Piper; she is a 6th grader at Fox River Middle School! Piper's biggest dream is to play softball professionally!
3 months ago, Kate Brown
Piper
Thank you to all who came to the WinterFest event last week. The Waterford Recreation Department hosted a great event and it was nice to see so many community members.
3 months ago, Kate Brown
Winter Fest Event
Our Fox River Falcons participated in the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Honors Band Weekend from November 18-20. The festival offers selected students from the midwest who were nominated by their band directors to participate in a weekend-long opportunity to rehearse and work with regionally and nationally recognized band conductors and music educators. In addition, they collaborated with UWM performance staff in sectionals and master classes and attended concerts presented by the university ensembles. Congrats to the students who represented Waterford! Emma, clarinet Josh, alto sax Isabella, alto sax Alivia, flute Kaydence, alto sax Kora, tenor sax Emma, trumpet Kyleigh, flute Owen, percussion Logan, tenor sax Mackenzie, clarinet Blake, trumpet
4 months ago, Kate Brown
UWM event
Fox River students at UWM
Fox River music students invited to UWM
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Honors Band Weekend
Reminder - There is no school, Wednesday, November 23 through Friday, November 25. School will resume on Monday, November 28.
4 months ago, Madison Sabel
No School November 23-25
The Annual Meeting will take place at Fox River Middle School in the library at 6 pm on Monday, October 17.
5 months ago, Kate Brown
Students enjoying a feast
WGSD Families-  Online Registration is set to open on Tuesday, August 9th.  All families that are currently enrolled in the Waterford Graded School District will need to complete this process before the beginning of the school year. If you have a new student to the Waterford Graded School District and have not yet completed New Student Online Enrollment you will need to do so  prior to registration. Online Registration is completed through your Skyward Family Access.  If you are unsure of your login information please contact your school secretary. A reminder will be sent out prior to Online Registration opening.  If you have any questions please contact Heidi Engel at (262) 514-8200 ext. 5200 or engel@waterford.k12.wi.us.
8 months ago, Heidi Engel
Students enjoying breakfast
Happy School Nurse Day to Rachel Pankonin and Abbey Boero!
11 months ago, Heidi Engel
School Nurse Day
This a reminder that WGSD Summer School Registration IS NOW OPEN!!!!!!! You can register your child for Summer School through Family Access on Skyward.   Be sure to check out the Lit Camp sessions in the beginning of the book. These classes will strengthen your child’s reading nd writing muscles while having fun! Please note that Lit Camp runs through all 3 sessions. Classes are filling up fast so REGISTER TODAY! If you have questions on scheduling please contact Heidi Engel – engel@waterford.k12.wi.us or (262) 514-8200 ext. 5200.
12 months ago, Heidi Engel
Summer School
WGSD is excited to announce that we will be offering Summer School this year! Over the next week parents/guardians will be receiving information regarding registration and the Summer School Course Guide.
12 months ago, Heidi Engel
Summer School
There is no school today (2/22).
about 1 year ago, Kate Brown
No school  2/22
The WGSD Reading Frenzy ended with an amazing 13,047 books being read by our students in January. All three elementary buildings broke the goal of 2,022 books read in less than 20 days. Great reading! One of the fun parts of the Reading Frenzy is the prizes we have donated from local businesses. We can not thank them enough for their support!
about 1 year ago, Kate Brown
Reading Frenzy
In honor of National School Bus Driver Appreciation Week, WGSD would like to shout out a big THANK YOU to our school bus drivers! The students, families and staff appreciate all you do!
about 1 year ago, Heidi Engel
National School Bus Driver Appreciation Week!