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Concerts, Concerts, Concerts, D.C. Night, Room to Read and more!
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Monday Morning Minute
June 5, 2016
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ALL GRADES:
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
- dismissal at 1:10 PM
6TH GRADE:
June 8 - 6th Grade Field Trips (during school)
7TH GRADE:
June 15 -
Cape Cod Family Night,
7:00 PM
8TH GRADE:
6/7: D.C. Family Night, 7:00 PM
6/13: 8th Grade Athletics Meeting, WHS Auditorium, 6:00 - 7:00 PM
6/20: Step-over / Kimball'
s Trip,
2:30 - 8:00 PM
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WMS ROOM TO READ
Annual BOOK SWAP
June 5th and 6th
On Monday and Tuesday, June 5th and 6th, we will hold our annual WMS BOOK SWAP. Please check through your libraries for any books you’ve read, loved, and are now ready to let go of for another reader to enjoy. Every dollar we earn puts a book into a child’s hand in a developing country inscribed with: A Gift from the U.S.A. Room to Read utilizes the funds to hire local authors and artists to write culturally relevant books for children in their native tongues while also training their educators in best literacy practices. Please read below about this amazing organization https://www.roomtoread.org/about-us/
Thank you,
Ellen Jacobs
Literacy Specialist
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Spring Orchestra Concert
Monday, June 5th, 7:30 PM, WMS Auditorium
Please join the Wayland Middle School Orchestras in their annual Spring Concert!
The program will include many genres, from Bach to Celtic and then some, and the level of musicianship these students have reached is really remarkable. Whitney Tandon directs. We hope to share our music with you!
* The 7th & 8th Grade Orchestra received a Superior rating at the Trills & Thrills Festival this past Friday!
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Spring Band Concert
Tuesday, June 6th, 7:30 PM, WMS Auditorium
The WMS Bands present their final concert of the season. Under the direction of Rebecca Pagano, you'll hear the 6th Grade Band, 7th & 8th Grade Band, and the Jazz Band. Come listen and swing into summer!
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D.C. Family Night
Wednesday, June 7th, 7:00 PM, WMS Auditorium
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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Students vs. Faculty Softball Game
WMS Softball Field
Thursday, June 8th, 2:45 - 4:00 PM
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Spring Chorus Concert
Thursday, June 8th, 7:30 PM, WMS Auditorium
Under the direction of Stephen Murray and Rachel Carroll, The WMS Choruses present their final concert of the season. A variety of songs will be presented in Italian, Swahili, and English. Enjoy the beautiful harmonies of our wonderful middle school vocalists!
* The 7th & 8th Grade Chorus received a Superior rating at the Trills & Thrills Festival this past Friday!
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Grand Concours 2017 National Medal Winners!
Congratulations to the WMS winners of the Grand Concours 2017 National Medal. This year there were 20,500 participants across the US! Our winners are:
Gold medals (top 99th percentile)
Casey Zhang
Gracie Corbett
Silver medals (top 96th - 91st percentile)
Walker Whitehouse
Max Montes-Soza
Keenan Schilp
Jasmin Wong
Matias Salama
Mira Ireland
Marc Batarekh
Alicia Chang
Bronze medals (top 89th - 87th percentile)
Porter Moody
Kristen Bestavros
Mira Mills
Harry Kiesman
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8th Grade Athletic's Night
Tuesday, June 13th. 6:00 - 7:00 PM, WHS Auditorium
Come and hear all about High School sports from the coaches who will work with you next year. This evening is for parents and students to learn about opportunities in athletics for the 2017 - 2018 year. Hope to see you there!
WAYLAND BOOSTER STORE
will be open on
Tuesday, June 13th
during the incoming 8th grade Athletic presentation. Apparel* and gear will be available from
5:30 - 7:30 pm
in the Commons at WHS, and in the school store. Duffle bags, baseball hats, hooded sweatshirts, T’s and Pride Pants are in stock for summer. Great items for Coaches' Gifts, Father’s Day and Summer Camp!
*Mostly adult sizes
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PTO Thank You!
Our thanks to all of the volunteers who donated their time, supplies or food to help make last week’s Teacher Appreciation Luncheon a success! Thanks to Katherine Chau, Lauren Zucker, Britt Rjanikov, Laura Byrne, Cyndy Myles, Kate Stoller, Tracey Kaplan, Peggy Mullen, Sam Richter, Stefanie Janoff, Merline Bhukhanwala, Peng Huang, Sam Chirayath, Jinglei Whitehouse, Lia Barris, Marisa Sebastianelli, Helga Lewenberg, Renee Bolivar, Carolina Kotzampaltiris, Karen Montague, Jodi Chase, Jan Sharp, Lee Raymond, Stephanie Howard, Amy O'Donnell, Margo Grossman, Kim Steere, Heather Knapp, Beth Cushing, Amy Nau, Kim O'Shaughnessy, Amy Nau, Kamala Grasso, Maura Batts, Pam Kainz, and Catherine Theobald. Special thanks to the Teacher Appreciation committee of Gina Dallin, Cathy Davies, Lani Camacho, Meredith Tobe and Cheryl Leider for organizing the event and for all of your work! Hopefully we didn't miss anyone - many thanks to all of you!
Room to Read Volunteers Needed
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! 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!
Community Retirement Reception for Dr. Stein
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 (simmons221@comcast.net) with any questions.
Retirement Reception for Ellen Jacobs – Cornhole in the Courtyard
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 (simmons221@comcast.net) with any questions.
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ALL STUDENTS
Return Library Books, School Books, Classroom Books!
Chromebook Return Schedule
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8th Grade Parents
Chromebook Case Donations Welcome!
As your 8th grader moves on to the high school, you may find you have no further use for your child's
Chromebook
case (unless you have younger children entering the middle school). Please consider donating your case to the middle school for a rising 6th grader. You can instruct your child to place his/her case in the collection bin located in our lobby on June 16th, 8th Grade Chromebook
Collection Day.
Thank you for your generosity!
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Pick Up Meds from Nurse
Deadline: 2:00 pm on June 22nd
Just a reminder that all prescription and over-the-counter medications must be picked up by 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 22.
Your child may pick up his or her epipen and/or albuterol inhaler on your behalf. Be sure to instruct your child to stop by the school nurse before the end of the school day on Wednesday.
All other medications must be picked up by a parent or designated adult by 2:00 PM on June 22.
We are required to destroy all medications/devices not picked up by the deadline. Questions? Contact Nurse Marcia Nims at 508-655-6670 x1104.
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6th Grade Parents
Health Physicals Due
Dear Rising 7th Grade Parent or Guardian:
As you and your child anticipate entering the seventh grade at Wayland Middle School next year, please note that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health regulations require a current physical exam with immunizations (dated within the last 12 months), be submitted to the Nurse’s office prior to the start of 7th grade.
Please send your child’s most recent physical exam to me as soon as possible so that I may have time to enter your child’s information into their medical record before the start of 7th grade.
If your child has an upcoming appointment for his/her physical after May 15th, please forward the documentation to me as soon as you receive it.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
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From the Front Office
End of Year Checklist for Parents
Looking for ways to help lessen end-of-year demands on your and your child? There are a few things you can do now. Help your child to:
- Locate and return overdue school library books. Pay fines.
- Locate and return overdue classroom library books (marked on spine with either "ELA" or the teacher's name).
- Start bringing home locker items like winter coats, boots, old papers, etc.
- Locate academic textbooks so they can be turned in when the school year ends.
- Check our lost & found, in the 6th grade wing, for missing items.
- Pay any outstanding Food Services balances.
- If applicable, register for the school bus before fees increase on June 30.
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2017-2018 Bus Registration and Financial Assistance
Now posted on the WPS Website
Register on or before June 30, 2017, before prices go up!
Please find all the information you need HERE.
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From the Registrar:
Moving? Private School?
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!
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Artist: Elizabeth Micolisin
Grade: 8
Medium: Watercolor collage
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