The Willow Lower School

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Ms. Blackman is our new 3rd grade teacher. She is teaching reading, language and social studies. Here’s a little about Ms. Blackman: What do you love most about your wo...

Mark your calendars - the 2023 Crawfish Boil is March 18! This year's Crawfish Boil theme is "The Willow School’s 39th Annual Crawfish Boil-2023: Let the Good Times Boil." It's...

We celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. over several weeks with various classroom activities. Heart and Soul week is this week. Activities expand to recess centers w...

Ms. Son’s fourth graders are using their creativity to design musical instruments and integrate the arts. Students were tasked with making instruments capable of making at le...

Theme days at the Lower School next week to kick off Winter Break! Monday, 12/19: Wrap yourself as a present Tuesday, 12/20: Wear something cozy! (Special Morning Meeting this d...

Lower School teachers spent time during Wednesday’s early release working on clarity of the school’s vision and mission. This important work is necessary so employees can articul...

A midyear Meet and Greet was held Monday evening to welcome our new third grade teacher, Kaia Blackman. Ms. Blackman will be taking Ms. Dayeh’s class as Ms. Dayeh moves to a ...

Block Party is here! Join us this evening in the Quad at the high school (5624 Freret) from 5-8pm . Entry is free and on Nashville. There will be beer, wine and soft drin...

Mrs. Sessum is our new 2nd grade teacher. Here’s a little about Ms. Sessum. What do you love most about your work? I love teaching because it gives me the opportunit...

Mrs. Ostertag is a new kindergarten assistant. She is working with Mrs. Harris in the Tiger Class. Here’s a little about Mrs. Ostertag. What do you love most about your wor...

Ms. Muhammed is our new kindergarten teacher. She is working in the Koala Class. Here’s a little about Ms. Muhammed. What do you love most about your work? I love t...

The Willow School Scouts are pleased to announce their annual tree, wreath and garland sale is live! Please pass along our sale information to anyone you think may enjoy our g...

Our Lower School campus Book Fair is next week! The Book Fair will be open from 7:50 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14 - Wednesday, Nov. 16 and from 7:50 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on Thurs...

The Block Party is BACK! Save the date--Thursday, Dec. 1--hosted at the High School (Brimmer) campus. It's a Winter Wonderland celebration of the arts at The Willow School. Go to ...

First Grade students are holding a Pajama Drive to collect NEW Pajamas. Donations will be collected through Friday, Dec. 2, and may be sent in with your child. A donation bin wi...

The Willow School receives Title 1 funds to provide targeted assistance to qualifying students. Students are identified through multiple criteria such as LEAP, reading and math a...

Join us for Family Math Night for students in grades K-4 and their parents/guardians -- Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 5-6:30pm in the Lower School cafeteria. Email Ms. Ruf for details-...

Second grade parent Jaita Talukdar shared the history and traditions of Diwali with Ms. Staes and her students. The children made rangolis out of coffee filters and painted real ...

The fourth grade students in Ms. Son’s class met with their kindergarten buddies in Ms. Neibart’s class this week to learn about electrical energy and circuits. The fourth gra...