Williams, Sarita

sarita.williams@madison-schools.com
601-898-8730 or 769-300-1058

Students and Parents:

Hey Y'all!

LAST WEEK of distance learning!!! Your assignments for this week are listed in the assignments tab on Canvas.  The assignments will be available until Friday, May 15 at 3:30 PM.  This assignment is to help us solve systems by substitution for 8th grade.  For Algebra 1, the assignments are to help us solve systems by substitution and simplify exponents.  The example sheets are attached as usual.   If after looking at the example sheet and viewing the videos  on delta math you still have questions, email those quetions to me.

The 8th grade farewell and awards day parade will be Thursday, May 14  from 6:00-7:00 PM.  Hope to see you there!!

*IF YOU HAVE YOUR CHROMEBOOK/TABLET/PHONE/WIFI AVAILABLE TO YOU, please complete the assignments online and submit as requested.  Required work should be uploaded into CANVAS and submitted.

*IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR CHROMEBOOK WITH YOU OR INTERNET ACCESS AVAILABLE, you should pick up a packet from the 8th grade bin outside of Olde Towne.  Please follow the directions as given on the cover sheet.

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Questions or Concerns?  Contact me -- Email: or REMIND (class codes are below)

Last Week of distance learning!!  

#Finishstrong

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Welcome Message

Hello to all parents and students of Olde Towne Middle School!!  Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year!!   I am excited to begin a new school year.  My career began 24 years ago at Heidelberg High School in Heidelberg,MS.  After spending 3 years in a high school setting, I moved to Jackson and worked at Carver Middle School in Raymond, MS for 7 years.  I spent 12 years in the Jackson Public School District, working at Siwell Middle School, Northwest Jackson IB Middle School and Chastain Middle School.  This is my third year at Olde Towne Middle School and I am excited to be a member of the Titan family.  I will teach 8th grade math and 8th grade Compacted (Algebra I).  I am a proud graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a B.S. in Mathematics and Mississippi College with a M.Ed. in Mathematics Education.  I have been a National Board Certified teacher since 2004.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns by email at  or through the Remind app once you have signed up.  The Remind information is located at the bottom of the page.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family -- husband, Michael and daughters, Mikalen (11th grade) and Syeira (8th grade).  I also enjoy walking/running (mostly walking) and word games.  

About the Class

Students will be using a program called CPM this year.   “College Preparatory Mathematics (CPM)” was originally an Eisenhower-funded grant program. CPM teaching strategies focus on how students best learn and retain mathematics. Teaching strategies rely on the recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and are based solidly on the methodological research in teaching mathematics. The research-based principles that guide the course are:

• Students should engage in problem-based lessons structured around a core idea.
• Guided by a knowledgeable teacher, students should interact in groups to foster mathematical discourse.
• Practice with concepts and procedures should be spaced over time; that is, mastery comes over time."

8th grade Math