Wayland Middle School  Tuesday Morning Minute October 9, 2018

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! All Grades: 10/12 - Q1 Progress Reports 11/12 - No School, Veteran's Day 6th Grade:   Walden Bike Trip, Henry - RESCHEDULED to THURSDAY 10/18 due to weather. 10/12 - Walden Bike Trip, David 10/16 - Walden Bike Trip, Thoreau 11/8 - Math Night 7th Grade: 10/25 - Days of Wonder / Treetop Adventures Trip (Rachel) 10/26 - Days or Wonder / Treetop Adventures Trip (Carson)

Current News & Announcements

Student Handbook 2018- 2019 Online Now Acknowledgement Sheets due this FRIDAY, 10/12 Students and Parents need to be familiar with the rules and culture of WMS. To this end, we ask that you read the handbook with your scholar (18 pages, plus appendix) then sign the acknowledgement sheet and send it back to homeroom by  Friday, October 12th, Students brought home a sign-off sheets last week. Access the Handbook HERE . Click here for the sign off form.

Wayland Middle School Council Seeking Two New Parent Members We are currently seeking two parents to join this year's WMS Council. In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 71: Section 59C, Wayland Middle School will have a School Council that meets regularly and is responsible for the following: Assist in the identification of the educational needs of the students attending the school Review the annual school budget Approve the school improvement plan Review the student handbook School council meetings typically take place quarterly, on mutually agreed upon dates, from 5:00 to 6:15pm. If you are interested, kindly submit your name and a short biographical paragraph to Betsy Gavron   by Friday, October 12 . Thank you in advance for your support!

Private School Application Process While we hope you are enjoying your experiences with Wayland Public Schools, we also know that some families will choose to apply to private schools as an alternative educational option. Please be sure to carefully follow the process outlined HERE to ensure a timely, quality processing of your child’s application to private school.

PTO News

Contact: WaylandMiddleSchoolPTO@gmail.com

Gift Your Child: Only Four Weeks Left to Donate! We shared our aspirational goal to have 100% participation in the PTO’s only fundraiser, Gift Your Child. A great aspiration, but we also set a reachable target for this year of 300 donations. We are two-thirds of the way there! Please make you donations today! Our grant process kicks off in November. Donate here to Gift Your Child .  Just some friendly competition….to date, 41% of our donations are from our 6th grade families; 27% from 7th grade; 37% from 8th grade. Which class will take the lead? ‌

WMS PTO Donations in Action: Profile of the Week - Inclusive Classrooms

The PTO supports WMS in meeting the demands of our inclusive classrooms, creatively supporting all of our learners. Last year, we funded Kindle Whispercasts, which the teacher said, “challenged [students] to read books that they may not have tried earlier in the year.” We also granted money for alternative furniture such as Zuma Rocking Chairs, foot fidgets and swings.  See More WMS PTO Donations in Action here! ‌

Other Parent Checklist Reminders  Register for our online family directory, My School Anywhere .  Access contact information for families in our school district online or through an app.  You must register to be included .  Like our Facebook Page . We will include weekly updates here, but additional details, photos and videos are shared on Facebook. Stay in the loop!

Middle & More Coffee: Parent Seminars

Wellness and Well-being Among Our Students Speakers: Guidance Counselors of WMS October 17, 9:00 - 10:00 am WMS Staff Lounge Please join the PTO for o ur first Middle and More Coffee of the school year! Our guidance counselors will discuss wellness and well-being among our students. What are the needs? What does WMS offer? What can you do? Get all the information you need to know and get your unanswered questions addressed! Save the Dates: 6th Grade Parent Check-In with Cluster Leaders   Nov. 29, 8:45 – 9:45 am                    7th & 8th Grade Parent Check-In with Cluster Leaders                                                 Dec. 11, 8:45 – 9:45 am

New to Wayland?  Welcome to Wayland and to the WMS community. The PTO looks forward to getting to know you. If you missed our welcome breakfast, please contact Meredith Tobe, our New Family Welcome Coordinator, to learn more about us and how you can engage! meredith.tobe@gmail.com Additionally, there are a number of resources on the WMS PTO Website , including Pointers for Families New to Wayland which contains school and town information.

PTO Thanks….  Meredith Tobe for a lovely welcome breakfast for the new families joining our community! Holly Landsittel for her tireless work to de-weed our landscape bed at the WMS sign and planting some fun Fall Color there and in the planters at the front doors!

Artist of the Week

Artist: Tanas Kazlas Grade: 7 Medium: Pencil

Information from Last Week's eBlast...

PICK-UP & DROP-OFF TRAFFIC REMINDER for STUDENT SAFETY Please note that ONLY BUSES are permitted in the two lanes and the traffic circle in front of the main entry to the school during the following hours: 7:00 am - 7:40 am 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm (Wednesday) Parents must drop-off and pick-up students in designated area near the 6th grade wing during these hours. If for some reason you need to come into the building during these times, please park in the parking lot. ( WMS Traffic Procedures )

WMS Clubs A full list of club offerings is now available on the Middle School's website. Click here for the link. As a reminder, students are not permitted to remain at school after dismissal unless they are participating in a club, program, or other activity supervised by a teacher or staff member.

Catch Up and Breathe Weekends "Catch Up and Breathe (CUB)" Weekends were developed in response to concerns about student stress. CUB Weekends were conceived to be about mentoring students about how to take healthy pauses in life. We all need time to reconnect, recharge, and regroup, and these weekends were designed to be chances to do exactly that. Click here for a link to the WMS website for CUB weekend dates.

Register Your Stop & Shop Card & Earn Money for WMS! Do you shop at Stop & Shop? If you do, please consider registering your Stop & Shop Bonus Card to earn money for our school through their A+ School Rewards Program. Registration is easy and it won’t affect your Stop & Shop gas points program in any way. To register your card:  Go to:   http://www.stopandshop.com/aplus    Sign in to your account (or register for an account) to link your Stop & Shop Card to your school. You may select up to two (2) schools. (The code for WMS is 09946) Selected school(s) earn money from your qualified purchases during the program period. If you need assistance, Call Customer Care at 877-366-2668 OPTION #1 Last year, WMS participants in the A+ School Rewards Program earned over three thousand dollars for our school!  Please consider signing up - The program runs from October 7, 2018 - March 16, 2019. Thank you!!!

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