Important Dates:
Monday, January 14:
Basketball Games (Away) in Ashland
Wednesday, January 16:
Grade 5 Winter Concert 9:00 am & Writing Showcase 10:00 am
7th & 8th Grade Concert 7:00 pm
Thursday, January 17:
Grade 6 Winter Concert 9:00 am & Writing Showcase 10:00 am
Grade 7 WWII Museum Field Trip (Team Respect)
Wilson Math Meet (Home) (3:00 pm)
Basketball Games (Home) against Framingham
(3:45 pm)
Monday, January 21:
No School-Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 10:00 am
Tuesday, January 22:
Basketball Games (Home) against Dedham
Wednesday, January 23:
School Council Meeting 6:30 pm
Thursday, January 24:
Mentoring Event (Hot Chocolate and Board Games) in Library
(2:05-3:00 pm)
Basketball Games (Home) Against Hopkinton
Friday, January 25:
8th Grade Writing Showcase (8:00 am)
*Parents/Guardians invited to this
Geography Bee
Monday, January 28:
7th Grade Writing Showcase (8:00 am)
*Parents/Guardians invited to this
Basketball Games (Away) against Kennedy
Wednesday, January 30:
Family Reading Club (Wilson Library 7:00 pm)
Thursday, January 31:
Basketball Games (Away) Against Wellesley
Monday, February 4:
Basketball Games (Home) against Medfield
Wednesday, February 6:
Early Release 11:30 am
Thursday, February 7:
Basketball Games (Home) against Ashland
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December Kindness Hereos:
The Kindness Superhero Award is given each month to one student nominated per grade, and to another nominated by our special subject teachers. The nominated students are recognized for exemplifying character traits that reflect Kindness. We are grateful for their positive influence on our Wilson community. Each month will focus on a different characteristic. These are Kindness, Courage, Teamwork, Honesty, Empathy, Patience, Friendship, Responsibility, and Acceptance. Nominated students will earn a spot on our Kindness Superheroes bulletin board with their photo. Photo wil be in next week's blast.
Recipients for December - Honesty
5th: Hadassah Borges
6th: Bethany Loughran
7th: Jessica Uzzell
8th: Sage Nguyen
Special Subjects: Mae Castellino
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration and Volunteer Event
Monday, January 21st from 10am to noon
at Wilson Middle School
-- for the entire community (all ages welcome)
Celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and discover how his legacy continues to inspire and empower us all. We hope you stay after the ceremony for a special service project! This year our goal is to assemble over 350 individual lunch and snack bags to help ensure that every child has access to food over February vacation break, when subsidized school meal programs are not available. We will be collecting specific items at the schools prior to the 21st to fill these bags and appreciate all the community support to make this project and event a success!
--- Lead Sponsors: Interfaith Clergy of Natick, Natick METCO Program, Natick Public Schools, Natick is UNITED, Natick Together of Youth (NTY), and SPARK Kindness
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Donations Needed for Girl Scouts Silver Award:
Two eighth grade students, Lauren Hymes and Hallie McEnaney are attempting to earn our Silver Award in Girl Scouts. The idea for their project is to create backpacks that will be put in the Lilja Elementary School about topics discussed in school. These backpacks are intended to be extended learning opportunities for students. They'd like them to have fun activities such as, puzzles, plastic representations, books, and articles. The backpacks are about healthy foods, sports, musical instruments, birds, nature, and marine animals.
We need your help!
Donations needed:
folders, notebooks, bird and nature guidebooks, binoculars, small portable sports equipment (frisbees, jump ropes, tennis balls), plastic fruits, books (more for elementary level), and puzzles.
There is a collection box in the Wilson lobby area.
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Wildcat Family Reading Club:
Looking to connect with your middle schooler? Interested in sharing a book with them and discussing it with other families? JOIN!
First Meeting: Wednesday January 30 at 7pm
Where: Wilson Library
What to bring? Your copy of the book and a snack to share (if you’d like!)
January’s Book:
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Need a copy of the book? You’re in luck! Wilson has purchased some copies to loan for this monthly meeting - first come, first serve! Contact Ms. Mattison for details: kmattison@natickps.org Extension 1248.
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Late Buses:
Please note that on days that the elementary schools have an early release, the late buses will arrive earlier to Wilson. On these days, all of the buses typically arrive by 3:00 pm. We make announcements as buses arrive and it is important for students to listen to these announcements so they do not miss the bus.
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iPass Directions for Parents/Guardians:
Please
click here
for detailed directions on how to access iPass.
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ReacHigh Volleyball
ReacHigh Volleyball, a Natick community organization, will offer a Youth Volleyball Program this Winter for middle school age boys and girls. Only 12 spots open.
8 Week Skills and Drills Clinic -- Starts February 13th to April 10th, 2019 (Except Feb Vacation, Wed 2/20)
Natick Community Center on Wednesdays from 5:15 - 6:15 PM
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Extracurricular Activities:
Please
click here
for our listing of extra-curricular activities for this year. It is a working document and will continue to be updated. Activities will begin the week of September 11. We highly recommend students to get involved in after school activities if possible. It is a great way to get more involved in school and our community.
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Building Strong Relationships:
One of our focus areas this year will be to continue to develop STRONG relationships with our students, staff, families and community. Staff will continue to focus on team-building with students and emphasize our core values of
Respect, Responsibility and Results.
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Attendance Information for Parents:
Please
click here
for information on attendance from the district attorney's office.
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EZSE Account Verification for your Family:
In June all families were notified to log in to EZSchoolEnroll (EZSE) to verify your accounts. If you haven't verified your account yet, please do so now so that you can complete your annual forms as noted below:
Annual review of guardians and contact info
Annual Health form
Annual FERPA Rights Notice
Annual Google Media and Picture release
Annual Extracurricular activity release
Action Required:
Forms are now ready for updating in EZSE. That's right...no more filling out all those opening day forms.You will see your students and each one will have been assigned a set of forms that all begin with the phrase
Annual
to be completed and submitted to the school for approval a.s.a.p. As forms are completed, they disappear from your dashboard. Complete only these forms and not any form that has the acronym NSR as part of the form name.
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Wilson Middle School
22 Rutledge Road
Natick, MA 01760
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