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Wayland Middle School
Monday Morning Minute
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
All Grades:
11/12 - No School, Veteran's Day
11/13 - Q2 Begins
11/16 - Q1 Report Cards (viewable on HAC at 2:30 pm)
11/21 - Early Release for Thanksgiving
(
11:15 AM
/
No Lunch
)
11/22 & 11/23 - Thanksgiving Recess
6th Grade:
11/8 - Math Night
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Message from Principal Gavron
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Dear families,
Today I write to you with bittersweet news. Our outstanding school nurse of many years, Marcia Nims CCH, RN, BSN, BA will be leaving Wayland Middle School to grow her integrative healthcare practice, which has been a dream of Marcia's for many years. Marcia's last day at school will be this Wednesday, November 7th.
In the weeks ahead we will have Laurie Hojlo RN, covering the health room. As a longtime reliable substitute nurse throughout the district, Laurie knows our school quite well. Laurie will serve as our point person until we obtain a permanent school nurse replacement.
We remain committed to ensuring your child's health and wellness throughout this transition. You may contact Laurie in the health room at 508-358-3809 or
[email protected]
. If you should have additional questions or concerns during this transition, please feel free to contact me or our School Nurse Leader/Public Health Nurse, Ruth Mori MSN, RN at 508-358-3617 or
[email protected]
.
We wish Marcia great success as she embarks on this new chapter in her healthcare career, knowing that we will miss her dearly. Please don't hesitate to drop Marcia a note to extend your thoughts and appreciation to Marcia over the next three days (though Marcia prefers that you not approach her in person about her departure if students are present).
On a separate wholly sweet note congratulations to director Kelly Lopez and the cast and crew of
The Rememberer
. The incredibly moving WMS play was expertly executed, telling an important story to our school community. Thank you to all who worked on this incredible production.
Respectfully,
Betsy Gavron
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Current News & Announcements
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WMS Winter Musical: SUESSICAL
Informational Meeting
Wednesday, November 7, 1:20 - 3:30 PM
The Chorus Room (Room 213)
Want to be in a musical? Come to the first meeting and learn about the play. This meeting is for anyone who might want to audition. Students may sign-up for auditions once an online contract is signed by parents. Please go to
Ms. Lopez' teacher web page
for more info!
Audition Dates:
-Tuesday, November 13th 2:30 - 4:30
-Wednesday, November 14th 1:20 - 4:30
-Thursday, November 15th 2:30 - 4:30
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Lego Robotics Club
First Meeting: Monday, November 19, 2:30-3:30
WMS Library
Interested in building and engineering? Like to use Legos and technology? Curious about how to use Lego Robotics and Lego Mindstorm kits? Lego Robotics Club will begin Monday November 19th from 2:30 until 3:30 in the library. All students are welcome to join, no experience is necessary.
Lego Robotics will run every Monday except the first Mondays of each month.
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WMS Boys and Girls Basketball (7th & 8th Grade)
There will be an informational meeting during 7th and 8th grade lunches on Tuesday, November 6th. Tryouts will take place Monday, December 3rd to Friday, December 7th.
In order to participate (BEFORE tryouts) students
:
- Must be registered through FamilyID.com, and
- Must have a current Physical Exam record on file with the school nurse.
Girls Tryouts:
Mon. 12/3 (2:30-4:45), Tues. 12/4 (2:30-4:45), Weds. 12/5 (1:30-3:00)
Boys Tryouts:
Weds. 12/5 (3:00-4:30
*
), Thurs. 12/6 (2:30-4:45), Fri. 12/7 (2:30-4:45)
(
*
Athletes will have supervised study hall after school until their evaluations begin
)
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Gift Your Child: LAST CALL!
We set a realistic goal of 300 donations (that’s under half the students at WMS) and we are
83%
there. We are extending donation collections by one week so that we can meet our target -- get your donations in now! Our grant process kicks off shortly and we don’t want to say “No!” to a single staff member!
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Just some friendly competition….6th is pulling ahead with 8th grade not far behind. 7th grade is catching up each week. Who will lead the pack?
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WMS PTO Donations in Action: Look at What We Can Deliver Together!
When the parent community joins together, we can do so much to enrich our children’s experience at WMS. Last year, the WMS PTO put $20,000 back into the middle school. We funded classroom materials, cultural enrichment, inclusive classrooms, student clubs and grade level activities for our children. We brought you expert speakers on parenting topics and we showed our appreciation to our staff at WMS. Check out our
Donations in Action
poster:
However, we
turned down $23,000
in grant requests from our staff because we did not have sufficient donations to Gift Your Child. We c
ould
not
fulfill requests for exercise equipment, Mentor Program for METCO participants, robotics toolkits, replica artifacts, Social Thinking Posters and instructional guides, a master class with professional band musicians and instrumental folders for Orchestra Club.
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Your donations to
Gift Your Child
go directly back to your children, enriching their experience at the middle school. Whether you give the suggested $100 per student gift, more or less, our aspirational goal is to have 100% participation in this fundraiser.
Donate Today
!
LAST CALL
!
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Staff Appreciation: Relaxation Station
November 5 - 16
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As a treat for our wonderful staff at the middle school, the WMS PTO has organized a chair massage relaxation lounge for them. They work hard every day for our children, so let’s give them a moment to catch their breath and relax!
While every day is the perfect day to thank our staff, please make a special point of it over the next couple of weeks.
Thank you for your hard work, passion and dedication, WMS Staff!
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6th Grade Math Night
November 8
We hope to see you at this fun and engaging evening! The WMS PTO is organizing dessert for the kids and dinner for the Math teachers. Please sign up to donate an item or volunteer your time:
- We are providing ice cream (and popsicles for allergies) to treat the kids! Click here to donate paper goods or help with setup/serve/cleanup.
- We are providing dinner for the teachers so they can stay late to organize and run this event. Click here to sign up here to donate and/or help setup/cleanup.
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Middle & More Coffee: Parent Seminars
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Save the Dates:
6th Grade Parent Check-In with Cluster Leaders
Nov. 29, 8:45 - 9:45 am
7th & 8th Grade Parent Check-In with Cluster Leaders
Dec. 11, 8:45 - 9:45 am
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PTO Thanks….
Mei-Lyn Kingsley
for coordinating Picture Retake Day!
Teacher Appreciation Team
, Vicky Sin, Nan Li and Melissa Davis-Bell for organizing a Staff Relaxation Station for WMS staff. Also thank you to members of our immediate and extended community for lending their chair massage pads: David Schmeltzer, Kathy Cleaver, Purvi Tailor and Savithri Srinivasan!
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Artist: Zachary Gordon
Grade: 8
Medium: Digital Photo Series (Sculpture and Found Objects)
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Information from Last Week's eBlast...
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TURN MARKERS INTO ENERGY
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Dear Families,
I’m excited to tell you about a very special program I’m coordinating at our school in conjunction with Crayola. It’s called Crayola ColorCycle – an amazing new program devised to turn used markers into energy!
All around Wayland Middle School students and teachers will be collecting used markers that are ready to be discarded. The markers will be sent to a facility where they will be converted into clean fuel. This fuel can be used to power vehicles, heat homes, cook meals and more!
Please help support our efforts by sending your kids in with any used markers or highlighters you may have around the house – even non-Crayola brands. Drop-off boxes will be located around the school for your child to deposit the markers.
Thank you in advance for participating! With your help the Crayola ColorCycle program can keep tons of plastic out of landfills each year.
Remember, don’t throw out that used marker
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ColorCycle it!
Sincerely,
Pam Riddle, Wellness Teacher
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6th Grade Math Night
Thursday, November 8
Session 1: 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Session 2: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
We hope to see you Thursday, November 8 for Math Night. Sixth-grade students brought home invitations last week; please be sure to RSVP to your child's math teacher as soon as possible. The night will begin in the cafeteria with an assortment of math games (including 24, 99, Cribbage and Number War card games). Students and their parents will then participate in a scavenger hunt consisting of math problems and clues. The winners of the scavenger hunt will receive a prize. The sessions will conclude with an ice-cream sundae party provided through the generosity of the PTO. Please bring a pencil or two! Hope to see you there!
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Private School Application Process
While we hope you are enjoying your experiences with Wayland Public Schools, we also know that some families will choose to apply to private schools as an alternative educational option. Please be sure to carefully follow the process outlined
HERE
to ensure a timely, quality processing of your child’s application to private school.
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