Wayland Middle School
 Tuesday Morning Minute
Mark Your Calendar
6th Grade:
5/29 - Thoreau YES Project Showcase, 7:50-8:20 AM
6/5 - David & Henry YES Project Showcase, 7:50-8:20 AM
6/11 - Chromebook Return

7th Grade:
6/11 - Cape Cod Night (7-8:30 pm)
6/12 - Chromebook Return

8th Grade:
6/13 - Chromebook Return ( with charger )

All Grades:
5/30 - WMS Band Concert, 7:30 pm
6/3 - WMS Orchestra Concert, 7:30 pm
6/4 - WMS Chorus Concert, 7:30 pm
6/18 - Last Day for Students (Please note - 1:10 pm release )
Announcements
Wayland 6 th  Graders Score 1 st  Place in New England Mathematics League contest.
 
Wayland 6 th  graders participated in the NEML contest during their math classes. Wayland had the highest team score in the league, and four Wayland students placed in the top ten. Alyssa Ao, Henry Han, Aidan Huang, and Zack Zhang have been invited to participate in the International Summer Tournament this July. Congratulations to all of our contest participants!
WMS SOCIAL/Fun Night
7-9:00PM, June 7th, WHS Field House

Music • Board Games • Kickball • Dodgeball • Capture the Flag • Design contest • Team Building Games

Wayland Recreation, Wayland Cares , and Wayland Town Police are partnering together to host this FREE event. Please REGISTER your youth and encourage friends to attend. Pizza and water will be served.

P.S. We heard your youth! We are changing the name. We will have more dodgeballs, capture the flag, and even more board games! It will be a great time!  
Massachusetts Foreign Language Poster Contest Winner
 
Congratulations to Rachel Yan for winning first place in the middle school division of the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association’s annual poster contest!!!
PTO News
Contact:   [email protected]
Just Two More Volunteers Needed for WMS PTO 2019-20!

Click here to read descriptions. Email [email protected] if interested or with any questions.
Cultural Enrichment
ImprovBoston - 4 Cs
Tuesday, May 28
 
The PTO’s Cultural Enrichment Team is excited to bring out last show of the school year! ImprovBoston’s expert improvisers use the art of comedy and hands-on entertainment to actively explore four of the most important concepts in education today:

  • Communication, Collaboration, Creativity and Critical thinking

This fast-paced, engaging 45 minute highly interactive performance features all the entertainment value of a professional comedy show while fostering important curricular discoveries throughout the journey. Students take the stage alongside the ImprovBoston cast for an unforgettable hour of supported risk-taking. Customized to each grade level, the “4 Cs” seamlessly blends laughter, learning, music and off-the-cuff theater to show the many ways we are all improvisers, performing each and every day without a script.
Conflict Resolution with Middle School Children
Dr. Lindsay Steinsieck, PSYD, and Shannon Mackey, MSW, of the Human Relations Service
Tues, June 4, 9:00 am 
This discussion will address pre-adolescent development, common areas of conflict, limit setting and strategies for de-escalating angry or frustrated children.
7th Grade Cape Cod Night Staff Dinner
Tues, June 11 (Drop items 4:45-5:15 pm)

The PTO is organizing a dinner for the 7th grade teachers before Cape Cod Night to show our appreciation.

Please deliver all items to the Staff Lounge between 4:45 and 5:15 pm. (Non-perishable or items at room temperature may be dropped off earlier, but please label as "7th Grade Cape Cod Night".) Thank you!
Artist of the Week
Artist: Dylan Wood
Grade: 8
Medium: Graphite & Acrylic
Reminders
End of Year Chromebook Collection

All devices need to be turned in with a charge of at least 80%.  This will allow us to place them into a dormant mode for safe storage over the summer. 

  • 6th grade = Tuesday, June 11 (charger remains home over summer)
  • 7th grade = Wednesday, June 12 (charger remains home over summer)
  • 8th grade = Thursday, June 13 return with charger

8th grade students, and any student not returning to WMS next school year, will need to turn in their charger. 6th and 7th grade students keep their charges over the summer. If you need to purchase a replacement charger, you can purchase one on  Amazon here
Sixth grade science teachers would like to thank the Wayland Public Schools Foundation for providing the funding to get this project started a couple of years ago.
From the Registrar:
Moving? Private School Next Year? 

If your family is moving from Wayland, or if you've decided to send your child to private school next year, please be sure to submit a student withdrawal form to your child's guidance counselor so that we may begin the process of preparing your child's records for transfer. Many thanks!
Wayland Cares -  EMPOWER | Youth Leadership, Communication, Collaboration, & Substance Prevention
Wayland High School
Two Sessions: June 24 - 28 and August 5 - 9, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
For Students Entering Grades 8 - 12, Fee: $50

Work with a group of Wayland peers on a mix of games, presentations, activities, brainstorming, and talk about substance prevention and healthy decision-making.

The program is $50 and staffed by Jason Verhoosky, Director of Wayland Youth and Family Services, and Kelly SanClemente, Clinician, Wayland Youth & Family Services. The program is limited to 15 participants each session.

To register, please apply through  Wayland Town Recreation . Contact Jane Purser with any questions or call Wayland Cares at 508-358-6825.
First Day of School & 6th Grade Orientation 2019-2020
6th Grade Orientation - Tuesday, August 27 9:00am - 12:00pm
First day of school - Wednesday, August 28

WMS School Hours 2019-2020
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:40am - 3:15pm
Wednesday 8:40am - 2:30pm

** Please make note of 5 half-day Wednesdays
when WMS dismissal will be 12:20pm . **
Sept. 18, Nov. 20, Nov. 27 (day before Thanksgiving), Jan. 8, Feb. 26
Wayland Middle School
Phone: 508.358.3801 Fax: 508.358.3802
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