Wayland Middle School  Monday Morning Minute September 24, 2018

IMPORTANT DATES All Grades: 10/8 - No School, Columbus Day 11/12 - No School, Veteren's Day 6th Grade:   9/27 - Back-to-School Night 6:45 - 8:30 pm 10/11 - Walden Bike Trip, Henry 10/12 - Walden Bike Trip, David 10/16 - Walden Bike Trip, Thoreau 11/8 - Math Night 7th Grade: 10/25 - Days of Wonder / Treetop Adventures Trip (Rachel) 10/26 - Days or Wonder / Treetop Adventures Trip (Carson) 8th Grade: 9/25 - Geology Trip (1/2 of grade) / Edward M. Kennedy Institute (1/3 of grade) 9/28 - Geology Trip (1/2 of grade) / Edward M. Kennedy Institute (1/3 of grade) 10/1 - Edward M. Kennedy Institute (1/3 of grade)

Current News & Announcements

6th Grade Back-to-School Night Thursday, September 27, 6:45 - 8:30 pm If your child takes Band, Chorus, Orchestra, Lit Boost or Org Skills, please come at  6:30  to meet with those teachers.

Rachel Carson House (7th grade) has a new website! The website will include information pertaining to trips, house happenings and curriculum. Click here to view the website, and bookmark this page for easy reference. Access is also available on the WMS website under "For Students".

MBTA Student CharlieCards available for WHS & WMS Students  Registration Deadline is Friday, September 28th  The MBTA provides Student CharlieCards (S-Card) for students in middle or high school for participating school districts. Students receive a free S-Card and can load the card with funds at any MBTA fare vending machine. When students use their S-Card, they receive a 50% discount on the fare. All Student CharlieCards expire on August 31st each year and are reissued by the school for the following year. Wayland is participating, and families may opt-in to receive the S-Card. There is no cost to the district, except for the time to administer the program. The cards allow students to travel on Bus, Subway, and Express Bus at a “Pay As You Go” 50% reduced rate. S-Card passes are NOT valid for the Commuter Rail. Student S-Cards can ONLY be loaded with Stored Value and/or a monthly pass at a Fare Vending Machine or Retail Sales Terminal. All Student CharlieCards are assigned and managed through the Wayland Public Schools. Please direct all questions and concerns regarding lost, stolen, and/or replacements of Student CharlieCards to [email protected] . If you are interested in opting into this program, please follow the link here to register your child.

Town Meeting Club (New Club for 8th Graders)

In this new and unusual club you will: select an issue, challenge or opportunity craft, propose & defend an Article at the Fall Town Meeting, ask Wayland voters to vote on it learn about government & how the Town is run, law making, activism & empowerment have the opportunity to make real changes in your town & to make daily life better for you, your family and neighbors This club meets Mondays, after school, every two weeks in room 128 Informational Meeting - 9/24 First Meeting - 10/1 You will also need to attend a number of evening meetings (Fall Town Meeting, Spring Town Meeting, and som e Town Committee Meetings). Ask your Social Studies Teacher for more information, or contact the Club coordinators: Dr. Arthur Unobskey ( [email protected] ) Dr. Kaat Vander Straeten ( [email protected] )

PTO News

Did You Complete the Parent Checklist? Donate to the WMS PTO with Gift Your Child. The generous contributions of our parent community provide resources that enrich the learning experience for our middle school students and support the staff and parent community. Our goal is to have 100% of families participate! With the breadth of our donations, your child is sure to have benefitted in some way! See WMS PTO Donations in Action here! Register in our online family directory, My School Anywhere.  Access contact information for families in our school district online or through an app. You must register to be included.  Like our Facebook Page. We will include weekly updates here, but additional details, photos and videos are shared on Facebook. Stay in the loop!

WMS PTO Donations in Action: Profile of the Week - Student Clubs Last year, your Gift Your Child donations helped purchase cooking class tools and supplies for Chinese Club cooking class; rocket controllers, launch pads and igniters for Rocket Club; and science kits for Science Olympiads that helped our students place 9th in the state competition. Your donations directly enriched and supported after school experiences for our children, thank you!

Middle & More Coffee: Parent Seminar Wellness and Well-being Among Our Students Speakers: Guidance Counselors of WMS October 17, 9:00 - 10:00 am WMS Staff Lounge Please join the PTO for o ur first Middle and More Coffee of the school year! Our guidance counselors will discuss wellness and well-being among our students. What are the needs? What does WMS offer? What can you do? Get all the information you need to know and get your unanswered questions addressed!

NEW TO WAYLAND?  PTO New Family Welcome Breakfast October 4, 9:00 - 10:00 am WMS Staff Lounge Welcome to Wayland and to the WMS community. The PTO looks forward to getting to know you. We hope to meet you at our breakfast, or be sure to stop by our table at the Back to School Nights. Additionally, there are a number of resources on the WMS PTO Website , including Pointers for Families New to Wayland which contains school and town information. Please contact Meredith Tobe, our New Family Welcome Coordinator, with any questions.  [email protected]

PTO Thanks…. 6, 7 and 8th Grade Parent Reps and Volunteers for 7/8th Grade Back to School Night: Thank you to Cathy Davies, Erin Gibbons, Bakul Wadgaonkar, Michelle Coppola, Melissa Davis-Bell, Amanda Melander, Jen Hood-DeGrenier, Colleen Morneweck, Peg Burgess, Keri Shouten and all those who donated items and delicious food for our staff and for staffing our PTO table.

Artist of the Week

Artist: Anika Frutman Grade: 7 Medium: Paper

Information from Last Week's eBlast...

Register Your Stop & Shop Card & Earn Money for WMS! Do you shop at Stop & Shop? If you do, please consider registering your Stop & Shop Bonus Card to earn money for our school through their A+ School Rewards Program. Registration is easy and it won’t affect your Stop & Shop gas points program in any way. To register your card:  Go to:   http://www.stopandshop.com/aplus    Sign in to your account (or register for an account) to link your Stop & Shop Card to your school. You may select up to two (2) schools. (The code for WMS is 09946) Selected school(s) earn money from your qualified purchases during the program period. If you need assistance, Call Customer Care at 877-366-2668 OPTION #1 Last year, WMS participants in the A+ School Rewards Program earned over three thousand dollars for our school!  Please consider signing up - The program runs from October 7, 2018 - March 16, 2019. Thank you!!!

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