The Wayland Middle School community enjoyed two wonderful celebrations this past Friday: our Martin Luther King, Jr. Assemblies and our 28th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration.

The assemblies were a meaningful way to celebrate and commemorate Dr. King. The students spoke eloquently and performed magnificently. We had speakers on activists, a special student performance, an art tribute and performances by the select chorus, chamber orchestra and jazz band. After the assembly, the 8th grade continued on with activities and guest speakers. The 8th grade, preparing for their trip to Washington D.C., was able to dedicate the entire day towards the theme of activism seeing a performance of a trial about a Japanese internment camp.

Later Friday evening, the Boston METCO Parent Council sponsored a fantastic night of celebration, “Moments In Black History That Changed The World”. Parents made a delicious dinner, where our own jazz band and chorus performed, followed by a program that included the Union Baptist Dance Ministry and performances by Wayland students. Our students are inspiring in how they celebrated the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Warm regards,

Curriculum and Placement - Math, Science & World Languages.

We hope you can join us on Friday, January 29th, 8:45-9:45 am, for our next Middle & More coffee. We will be discussing the math, science, and world languages programs and the process for placement / class selection. (It's only January, but we are already thinking about next year!) Curriculum leaders Donna Sumner and Rebecca Puolo (math), Tom Longnecker (science) and Klara Sands (world languages) will be joining us to share highlights of the curriculum in each subject, to discuss standards-based grading in math and science, to answer any questions about choosing which world language(s) to study, and to describe how levels /course recommendations are determined. Bring your questions!

If you can't join us this month, our next Middle and More, on Thursday, February 25th, 8:45-9:45 am, will highlight the English and Social Studies programs.

Contact Cathy Scholz (cscholz89@gmail.com) if you have any questions.

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