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Wayland Middle School
Monday Morning Minute
October 1, 2018
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PICK-UP & DROP-OFF TRAFFIC REMINDER for STUDENT SAFETY
Please note that
ONLY BUSES are permitted in the two lanes and the traffic circle in front of the main entry
to the school during the following hours:
- 7:00 am - 7:40 am
- 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)
- 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm (Wednesday)
Parents must drop-off and pick-up students in designated area near the 6th grade wing during these hours. If for some reason you need to come into the building during these times, please park in the parking lot. (
WMS Traffic Procedures
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
All Grades:
10/8 - No School, Columbus Day
11/12 - No School, Veteran's Day
6th Grade:
10/11 - Walden Bike Trip, Henry
10/12 - Walden Bike Trip, David
10/16 - Walden Bike Trip, Thoreau
(Walden Bike Trip rain dates are 9/18 & 9/19)
11/8 - Math Night
7th Grade:
10/25 - Days of Wonder / Treetop Adventures Trip (Rachel)
10/26 - Days or Wonder / Treetop Adventures Trip (Carson)
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Message from the Principal
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Happy October to our WMS families,
What an exciting couple of weeks it has been at the middle school. It was wonderful to see so many of you at our annual Back-to-School Nights. Our teachers were thrilled to be able to share their passion for teaching and learning with you. We feel incredibly grateful to the PTO for feeding us dinners both evenings. The meals were truly delicious.
Our AM and PM Wellness programs have become instant middle school favorites this school year. Interscholastic sports are up and running as well. Rehearsals for
The Rememberer
are already in full swing. Select music auditions have taken place, and most clubs have kicked off. Afternoons are certainly hopping at WMS.
Eighth grade students have dressed for success as they engaged in a government simulation off campus at the Edward M. Kennedy Center. In stark contrast, they have also gotten down and dirty as geologists spelunking in caves. Our Rachel and Carson house leaders are preparing to take our seventh grade students to a high ropes course and engage in our in-house Day of Wonder experience. Finally, many sixth graders are practicing biking around our center island as the Walden bike trip is on the horizon.
It has been a privilege to launch the year with this group of students, and I look forward to partnering with you throughout the year ahead.
Respectfully,
Betsy Gavron
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Current News & Announcements
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WMS Clubs
A full list of club offerings is now available on the Middle School's website.
Click here
for the link. As a reminder, students are not permitted to remain at school after dismissal unless they are participating in a club, program, or other activity supervised by a teacher or staff member.
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Catch Up and Breathe Weekends
"Catch Up and Breathe (CUB)" Weekends were developed in response to concerns about student stress. CUB Weekends were conceived to be about mentoring students about how to take healthy pauses in life. We all need time to reconnect, recharge, and regroup, and these weekends were designed to be chances to do exactly that.
Click here
for a link to the WMS website for CUB weekend dates.
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Wayland Middle School Council
Seeking Two New Parent Members
We are currently seeking two parents to join this year's WMS Council. In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 71: Section 59C, Wayland Middle School will have a School Council that meets regularly and is responsible for the following:
- Assist in the identification of the educational needs of the students attending the school
- Review the annual school budget
- Approve the school improvement plan
- Review the student handbook
School council meetings typically take place quarterly, on mutually agreed upon dates, from 5:00 to 6:15pm. If you are interested, kindly submit your name and a short biographical paragraph to
Betsy Gavron
by Friday, October 12
. Thank you in advance for your support!
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WMS PTO Donations in Action: Equipping our Teachers to Enrich the Student Experience
At our back-to -school nights, many teachers mentioned how grateful they are to WMS PTO for providing them with valuable classroom tools and materials. One teacher stated, “the materials given to us by the PTO has made it possible for us to try new areas and teach new things that we would not have been able to do otherwise.“ The PTO is aligned with the educational mission as shared by Principal Gavron, and proud to be able to fulfill teacher requests for materials that help keep their classrooms vibrant and ever-changing. Please help us by
donating to Gift Your Child
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Other Parent Checklist Reminders
Like our Facebook Page
.
We will include weekly updates here, but additional details, photos and videos are shared on Facebook. Stay in the loop!
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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!
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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]
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PTO Thanks….
6, 7 and 8th Grade Parent Reps and Volunteers for 6th Grade Back to School Night: Thank you to Lani Camacho, Allison Kates, Cathy Davies, Erin Gibbons, Bakul Wadgaonkar, Michelle Coppola, Melissa Davis-Bell, Amanda Melander, Jen Hood-DeGrenier, Colleen Morneweck, Peg Burgess, Keri Shouten, Paul Berg and all those who donated items and delicious food for our staff and for staffing our PTO table.
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Artist: Keira Ley and Lilly O'Driscoll
Grade: 7
Medium: found object and acrylic paint
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Information from Last Week's eBlast...
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Town Meeting Club (New Club for 8th Graders)
Meeting Today, Monday 10/1, 2:30 pm
WMS Room 128
Ask your Social Studies Teacher for more information, or contact the Club coordinators:
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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:
- 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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