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Monday Morning Minute
May 30, 2017
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7th and 8th Grade Trips a Success!
Good morning,
One of the things that makes Wayland Middle School so special are our grade level trips. Our sixth grade travels to Walden Pond in the fall and the spring, and recently our 8th grade visited Washington, D.C. and the 7th grade traversed to Cape Cod. We are the only middle school in the Boston area that does such amazing trips.
Our 8th graders spent four amazing days down in Washington, D.C. We spent 8 hours on Amtrak, but it was time well spent getting to know one another even better. We were able to visit the new African-American Museum, the Holocaust Museum, almost every President and war memorial, and even had time to take in a Potomac National baseball game. Thank you to our house leaders for putting together another memorable trip with great weather included. When I tell people that we head to DC with over 200 students, they cannot believe that we pull it off. This obviously cannot be executed without our great leadership team! Their whole year planning pays off with everyone from Social Studies teachers to English teachers chipping in and helping out.
The following week, the 7th grade made its way down to the Cape. Despite the challenging weather, kids and adults alike were wearing smiles consistently and discovering the wonders of nature. We all dug deep and made lemonade out of the lemons mother nature was serving. I had so much fun watching students take risks, branch out, and make new connections. Students were really gelling as a group and embodying the best of BERT. It was magical to see and reminds me why we take these trips.
A special shout out to our amazing leaders, Michael, Susan and Stacey who attended to the myriad of details necessary to pull off such an excursion.
Thank you for making Wayland such a special community,
Betsy and George
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Upcoming Events!
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
6/7: DC Night for Gr. 8 Students & Parents 7:00 PM*
6/20: Step-Over Day
6/20: Trip to Kimballs
7th Grade
6/13: Cape Cod Night for Gr. 7 Students & Parents 7:00 PM*
* See Below
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DC Night - June 7th - 7:00 - 8:30 PM
8th Grade Parents - Join your students for this rite of passage: an evening of projects, pictures and poetry - all related to their trip to
Washington, DC, their 8th grade house mentor Martin Luther King Jr. and their year examining justice served and justice denied.
NOT TO BE MISSED!
All 8th grade students are required to attend.
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CC Night - June 13th - 7:00 - 8:30 PM
7th Grade Parents - Reminisce with slides, scrapbooks and stories about
Cape Cod, the 7th grade house mentor Rachel Carson, and our environment. Enjoy individual presentations and a group slide show! .
See you there!
All 7th grade students are required to attend.
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Last Chance for Yearbooks!
Bring forms to the office
Order by June 9th!
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This year, there are 2 ways you can order a yearbook - choose the method that’s easiest for you! Yearbooks will be delivered on the last day of school. Questions? Contact Ms. Galvani.
1. Come to the office and get a form (or print form HERE), then bring back an envelope containing the form and a check made out to Wayland Middle School for $20.00. (No cash accepted,sorry!)
2.Order online at jostensyearbooks.com
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From the Wellness Dept: All Grades - Fitness Testing
WMS Wellness Classes
June 5th - 16th
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Fitness Testing will take place June 5th - June 16th. Please have your children bring in appropriate clothing and an inhaler if needed.
If your child has a history of exercise-induced asthma and has an inhaler in the nurse's office, please remind him/her to see the nurse 20 - 30 minutes before pacer
testing
to pick up the inhaler and bring to Wellness class. If your child does not have an inhaler at school, then please provide the nurse with a WPS medication order form so that your child may use his or her inhaler while at school. The Wellness Staff would also like to ask all families to be sure their children eat breakfast and stay hydrated especially on
fitness
testing
days.
This testing is vigorous
and failure to eat or drink adequate amounts of fluids can result in headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness or fainting. Thank you!
We utilize the FitnessGram protocol found HERE.
~The Wellness and Health Room Staff
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Room to Read
Volunteers Needed!
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Ms. Jacobs, WMS’s Literacy Specialist, and her students have been working diligently over the past few years to raise $7,000 to build a WMS library somewhere in a developing country through Room to Read. Here's a brief video describing the organization. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNhLgn1VsG4&t=69s. The students make and sell hair ties, and each Spring they hold a book swap/sale at WMS. Ms. Jacobs is retiring this year and everyone is really hoping to reach the $7,000 mark to build a library in her honor.
We need volunteers to staff the Room to Read checkout table as classes come to visit. Did you love volunteering at the Book Fair or in the Library when your student was in elementary school? Then this is for you! Grab a friend and sign up for a shift or two!
We are using SignUp.com (formerly VolunteerSpot.com) to organize volunteers. You do not need an account – only your email address to sign up. Visit: http://signup.com/go/rmWmaDu to sign up. There are shifts both during the school day, as well as on both D.C. Night and Cape Cod Night. Thanks for your help!
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Community Retirement Reception for Dr. Stein
Monday, June 12th, 3:00- 4:00 pm
WHS Media Center Garden
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The Wayland PTO invites students, families and the greater Wayland community to join us for a Retirement Reception for Dr. Stein on Monday, June 12, from 3:00-4:00 in the High School Media Center Garden (or inside the Media Center in the case of rain). This is an informal event – please stop by for just a few minutes or for the entire hour, and join us in thanking Dr. Stein and wishing him well as he retires from the Wayland Public Schools at the end of June. There will be light refreshments. Contact Amy Simmons ([email protected]) with any questions.
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Retirement Reception Ellen Jacobs
Cornhole in the Courtyard!
Thurs
day, June 15th, 2:30- 3:30 pm
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Please join us for “Cornhole in the Courtyard” on Thursday, June 15, from 2:30-3:30 as we celebrate Ms. Jacobs’s retirement. We hope that students (both past and present) and members of the community will join us in the courtyard adjacent to the WMS Cafeteria to wish Ms. Jacobs well, enjoy some light refreshments and play some cornhole. Please contact Amy Simmons ([email protected]) with any questions.
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Artist: Joe Tardif
Title: Grateful Dead
Grade: 8
Medium: Watercolor batik on fabric
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Reminders from previous emails
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2017-2018 Bus Registration and Financial Assistance
Now posted on the WPS Website
Register on or before June 30, 2017
Please find all the information you need HERE.
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