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Monday Morning Minute

May 1, 2017

Upcoming Events

5/1: MCAS testing resumes (see below)

5/2: 5th Grade Parent Night 7:00 PM

5/3: Boston Parent Night in Boston (see below)

5/13: Florence Adler 5K Walk/Run (see below)

6/5: WMS Orchestra Concert 7:30 PM

6/6: WMS Band Concert 7:30 PM

6/8: WMS Chorus Concert 7:30 PM

6/21: Last Day of School

8th Grade

5/15 - 18: 8th Grade DC Trip

7th Grade

5/24 - 26: 7th Grade Cape Cod Trip

Drop-off and Pick-up at WMS

Serious Safety Concern from Police Chief Irving

For the safety of all of our students, please drop-off and pick-up your students at the 6th grade wing near the gym. The police department has noticed more drop-offs and pick-ups in the Pollock Road neighborhood at the end of Lawrence Road. There have been reports of cars travelling at excessive speeds when students of that neighborhood, which does not have sidewalks, are walking and riding bicycles to school. It is a conflict to have a good number of cars driving through that neighborhood precisely when children are travelling to and from school. While we cannot tell drivers not to use public roads, we strongly request that all drop-offs and pick-ups happen at designated areas at the school. Thank you.

MCAS Testing resumes this week - 8th Grade

Make sure chromebooks are charged!

This Week:
May 1 & 2 - Grade 8 ELA (English Language Arts)
May 4 & 5 - Grade 8 Math
Next Week:

May 8 & 9 - Grade 8 STE (Science)
The Week After:
May 15 & 16 - Grade 7 Math
May 18 & 19 - Grade 6 Math

All testing begins directly after homeroom. Please make sure your student is well-rested and on-time, that their chromebook is charged, and do not schedule appointments outside of school during these times. Thank you!

For Parents of Boston Students

Wayland Boston Residents Visual Arts Showcase

May 3, 2017 at 7:00 PM

Join us to celebrate students' visual arts accomplishments!
Dinner is at 7:00 PM, followed by presentations and discussion. There will be opportunities for families to ask questions and learn about the K - 12 Wayland Public Schools Fine Arts Program. The evening will take place at BOSTON POLICE HEADQUARTERS, One Schroeder Place, Boston, MA.

We look forward to seeing all Boston Resident families at this event. QUESTIONS? please contact Betsy Gavron.

Reducing Stress and Anxiety with Energy Medicine

WMS Auditorium

Next Monday, May 8 at 7:00 PM

The Friends of Wayland Youth and Family Services are excited to sponsor this program for all interested adults and children 12 and older! Rachel Rice, the CEO of Five Rhythms Consulting and a Wayland resident, will teach holistic self-management techniques to reduce stress and anxiety and improve one's energy level. Find out more about Rachel Rice here. The evening is free. For more information, our flyer is found here. We hope to see you there!

Florence Adler 5k Walk/Run

Wayland Middle School

May 13 @ 11:00 am (Registration begins at 9:30 am)

The Boston Parent Council is sponsoring this year's Florence Adler 5k Walk/Run on May 13 at Wayland Middle School (by the front door). For our serious runners, our race route is now certified by the USA Track & Field - New England Organization and, as always, we are again joined by Yankee Timing to provide official race times. Starting at Wayland Middle School, our 5k winds through tree lined streets with water stops along the way with medical support, if necessary. The event includes a Kiddie race for the young ones around the Middle School Circle (with participation ribbons), Mother Day activities (make a card, decorate a planter with a flower) and face painting. Jam'n 94.5 will be on hand providing music and wonderful giveaways. A vendor list for Mother's Day gifts will be forthcoming. Free bagels and coffee are available. A lite lunch will be available for a small charge. The festivities begin at 9:30 am with the race starting at 11:00 am with the medal ceremony following.

This event is a fundraiser for the Boston Parent Council. The funds raised are used by the Council to benefit Wayland METCO programming, buses, scholarships. You can support the event by running ($25 registration fee), pledging with one of the many students who are participating, or, if you do not know someone who is running, making a donation. The route will be published soon, join us along the route to cheer us on!

http://www.lightboxreg.com/florenceadler

Join us for a fun morning!

PTO

Teacher Appreciation Needs Your Help!

The PTO is getting ready for our annual Teacher Appreciation luncheon being held on Wednesday, May 31, from 1:15-2:00. We need parent volunteers to help plan the day, to make sure the event runs smoothly, and to coordinate a GUSH for the teachers (a website helps us collect comments, thanks and praise from families, which we turn into a slideshow to project during the event). Let’s show our teachers and staff how much we appreciate them! Please contact Amy Simmons (simmons221@comcast.net) to help out with this event.

Wayland's 50th Anniversary as a METCO Community

Be on the Planning Committee!

Wayland will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary as a METCO town next year. We are creating a 50th Anniversary Planning Committee and are looking for people willing to participate on the Committee. Wayland METCO holds 3 annual events: the September Social Cook Out, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Dinner (Next year is also the 30th anniversary of this event!) and the Florence Adler 5K Walk/Run. We hope to tie the 50th Anniversary Celebration into these three events. If you have suggestions and creativity in making Wayland’s 50th year the best ever, we look forward to working with you. If you are interested in volunteering, please send your name, email address and contact number to either Mary Ann Borkowski at mabp48@aol.com or Michelle Mathis at chellet1962@verizon.net.

ARTIST of the WEEK

Artist: Ryan Lee
Gr: 8
Medium: Mixed

Reminders from previous emails

2017-2018 Bus Registration and Financial Assistance

Now posted on the WPS Website

Please find all the information you need HERE.

For the Parents of 6th & 7th Graders

Student Placement Requests

May 19 Deadline

Considerable thought and effort are given to student scheduling here at WMS. It is a highly complex, intricate, and time-consuming process. Parents may make specific placement requests under the following circumstances:

If you have concerns about a teacher based on an older sibling's experience, you may request a different teacher for your child. You may not, however, request a specific teacher.
If your child has had difficulty with a specific student which has negatively impacted your child's ability to learn, you may request that the children be placed in separate clusters.

To be considered, all placement requests must be sent to betsy_gavron@wayland.k12.ma.us no later Friday, May 19, and must include your child's first and last name, and grade in September. Although we will work hard to honor your request, we cannot make any guarantees.

SUMMER COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP WEEK

EMPOWER | Leadership, Communication & Collaboration
Dates: June 26th-June 30th
Time: Monday-Friday 10AM-3PM

Join Us to Give Back to Your Community and be a Youth Leader!
Work with a group of your peers from Wayland on a mix of games, presentations, activities, brainstorming and community service. This program will provide you the tools to create healthy messaging to the community, learn new leadership skills and create a campaign message to encourage healthy decisions in Wayland and beyond.

Program Details:
Age: Students Entering Grades 7-10.
Location: Wayland High School
Staff: Elsie Cerrone, Dossie Kahn, Jane Purser and Jason Verhoosky
Lunch will be provided daily There is no fee for this program.

To register for this program, please email Jason_Verhoosky@wayland.k12.ma.us , J ane_Purser@wayland.k12.ma.us or call 508.358.6825.

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