Wayland Middle School
Wednesday Morning Minute - January 2, 2019
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Mark Your Calendar
All Grades:
1/21 - Martin Luther King Day, No School
1/25 - Martin Luther King Celebration (evening program, time TBD)
1/25 - End of Q2
2/1 - Q2 Report Cards
7th Grade:
1/24 - Cape Cod Trip Parent Information Night (7:00 pm)
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Current News & Announcements
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Happy New Year!
Welcome 2019 and welcome back to our families and students!
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Thank You PTO
Thank you to the PTO Staff Appreciation Committee for the providing the delicious dessert bar in December and the Relaxation Station in November. WMS teachers and staff are so grateful for both of these treats!
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Important Traffic Reminder
Afternoon Pick-up
Prior to the holiday break we noticed a number of students were being picked along the road adjacent to the DPW lot.
For everyone's safety, please pick up students in the designated pick up area
ONLY
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The designated pick-up area is the sidewalk along the gymnasium
(see map below)
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Having students cross though traffic in the pick up lines is not safe, nor is it safe to have parents attempting u-turns into the lanes where bus and car traffic are exiting. We appreciate your patience and attention to the safety of all of our children during afternoon pickup.
Thank you.
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PM Wellness - New Policy
Hello Families,
At an effort to keep everyone safe during PM Wellness, we are implementing a new sign-in/sign-out policy for students effective Thursday, January 3rd. Students who are participating in PM Wellness will check in with the adult supervisor for the day. They will be asked for their name, time in, time out, and if you are choosing to play in the gym or wellness center.
Once a student signs out for the afternoon they will not be allowed to return to PM until the following day.
If you have any questions please contact
Pam Riddle
. Thank you!
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Wayland School Committee
FY 2020 Budget Presentation Meetings
The School Committee invites the community to attend the following special sessions where the Superintendent's Recommended FY 2020 Budget will be presented. Community members are then welcome to ask questions and share comments. The School Committee will consider this feedback as it begins its budget deliberations for the 2019-2020 school year.
Tuesday, January 8, 9:30 am - School Committee Room
Wednesday, January 9, 1:30 pm - Council on Aging
Wednesday, January 9, 7:00 pm - Happy Hollow School
Friday, January 11, 7:45 am - Wayland High School
The School Committee will also deliberate the budget at its regularly scheduled meetings to which the public is always welcome.
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Stop & Shop Rewards A+ Rewards
Thank you!! WMS has earned
$1,324.96
to date from our Stop & Shop shoppers. If you haven't registered your card yet, the rewards program doesn't end until March so there is still plenty of time. You can register by clicking
here
.
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Action Required! Join Our New Facebook Closed Group
Due to privacy concerns, we have decided to change our presence of Facebook. Instead of a public page, we are moving to a closed group, with membership approval by our admins. This will create a more private space for us to communicate with our parent community, and give us more flexibility to share photos and videos with you. Only admins will be able to post in the group.
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During the transition period, we will post in both the public page and the closed group, but we’d like to transition as soon as possible.
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Middle & More Coffee: Parent Seminars
Math, Science, World Languages and Placement Process
Thurs, Jan 17, 8:45 – 9:45 am
Location TBD
We will be joined by department heads and Ms. Gavron for an overview of the curriculum in these departments, including plenty of time for parent Q & A.
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PTO Thanks….
Holiday Gift Drive 2018 Team, 6th and 8th Grade Community Service Clubs and Donors
: We did it! 80 teens and tweens living at Wayside because of neglect, abuse, or trauma had a self-selected gift to open on Christmas! Thank you to the Holiday Gift Drive 2018 Team of Colleen Morneweck, Peg Burgess, Jenny Harding and a special shout out to Barrett Brountas for all the marketing support. We also had support from students in the 6th and 8th Grade Community Service Clubs, and of course the many donors who gave so generously …. 80 kids … 140 gifts. THANK YOU!
Staff Appreciation Team and Parent Volunteers for Staff Appreciation Holiday Dessert Bar
: Thank you to Paula Berg, Nan Li and Vicky Sin for organizing our event, and also to the many parents and students who shared some favorite holiday treats!
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Artist:
Tess Alongi
Grade: 8
Medium: Acrylic & Watercolor
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Reminders from Previous Emails.....
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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 timely, quality processing of your child’s application to private school.
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MCAS Dates
Please mark your calendars. If at all possible, we ask you to avoid scheduling appointments for your child on his or her testing dates. Thank you!
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6th Grade:
ELA: April 1 & 2
Math: May 6 & 7
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7th Grade:
ELA: April 8 & 9
Math: May 9 & 10
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8th Grade:
ELA: April 25 & 26
Math: April 29 & 30
STE: May 2 & 3
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