Important Notice: Immunizations are a required part of education in Arkansas. Please note students are required to be up to date with vaccinations or have an exemption on file with the school nurse. A record of the vaccinations or exemption must be on file by September 30. Any student without this documentation must be excluded from school until this requirement is met. Please contact your school nurse with additional questions.
K6 parents...Are you interested in securing a spot for your student at the Redskin Academy after school program? Would having new and exciting experiences while balancing the option for homework help? The Redskin Academy will operate Monday thru Thursday after school until 5:30pm. We hope you will take the opportunity to apply. Use the following link...
https://bit.ly/redskinacademy
There will be many upcoming opportunities for families within the Pocahontas District. Once such option is with our new Redskin Academy. I hope you will check out the video using the link below...
https://bit.ly/4ci81Z9
Start Times & Pick Up / Release Times for Each Building at Pocahontas School District. Please call your individual school with specific questions.
Class lists are now posted on the front door of M.D. Williams Intermediate School!!
A huge thank you to all our Pocahontas families for choosing #Pocahontas_is as your educational experience for 2024-25. We have put in a large amount of effort and work to be ready for your return. Please take a moment to read our 2024-'25 Welcome Back to School letter and look for future posts about our new after school program, remodeled bathrooms (at the junior high), a new series of weekly briefs from the superintendent and much much more.
The PSD Welcome letter is located at....https://bit.ly/4caK5Hg
Upcoming events for M.D. Williams.
Drop-In Orientation is from 1:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. on Friday, August 9th.
The first day of school is Tuesday, August 13th, 2024.
2024-2025 MD William School Supply List
Congratulations to our 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Kristen Thielemier. She received the Elementary Teacher Of The Year Award! She puts her heart and soul into her job, she goes above and beyond for all of the kids. We are grateful to have a teacher like you!
M.D. Williams will be having our awards ceremony on Thursday, May 23rd. Parents and guardians are welcome to come and join us! This will be held in the gym at MDW.
5th grade awards are at 8:15 a.m.
6th grade awards are at 9:15 a.m.
4th grade awards are at 10:15 a.m.
We still have several library books that have not been turned in. We have already looked for them at school. Please remind our students to look at home for them.
Please return library books as soon as possible. All books must be returned by May 28, 2024.
PSD's Annual Track and Field Day is Monday, May 20, 2024. Students may bring money for concessions.
Student Council will be hosting a movie day on Thursday, May 16, 2024 to celebrate the completion of ATLAS testing. Students are allowed to bring money for concessions.
Congratulations to Addison LaCount, of 5th grade! We are thrilled to announce that her suggestion, 'Calming Cove,' has been chosen as the name for our new calming room! After a round of voting, Addison's idea received the most votes, making it the perfect name for our tranquil space! 🥳🥳🥳
The final day to order the M.D. Williams yearbook is Thursday, May 16, 2024. You can order at
jostens.com/2024yearbook or call 1-877-767-5217. Mrs. Amanda and Mrs. Paige will be distributing yearbooks on Friday, May 17, 2024.
Due to the lack of bus drivers, the Giraffe bus and the Pony bus will be double-routed and running about an hour later this afternoon.
Huge thank you to everybody that has donated and been so generous this week! We are so thankful and grateful!!
Just a reminder that our D.A.R.E. Picnic is on Friday, May 10th, 2024. This is for 5th grade students ONLY. Students can bring extra snacks and drinks from home, if they would like to do so. Call the office at (870) 892-4573 ext. 2003 for any questions or concerns!
Huge thank you for the donations today!
Today is also National School Nurse Day! Shoutout to our nurse, Tiffany Gugle. We are so thankful for all you do for all of us here at M.D. Williams!
