Wayland Middle School
Monday Morning Minute
Important Dates

9/15 School Picture Day!
9/16 Yom Kippur
9/22 Grade 6 Back to School Night (Virtual)
10/7 Grades 7 & 8 Back to School Night (Virtual)
10/11 Indigenous Peoples' Day- NO SCHOOL
11/11 Veterans' Day- NO SCHOOL
11/24 Thanksgiving Recess begins at 12:20 (no lunch)


WMS SCHOOL HOURS 2021-2020
M, T, Th, F: 8:40- 3:15
Wednesday: 8:40- 2:30

2021-2022 Early Release days:
9/29, 11/17, 11/24, 1/5, 2/9- 12:20 dismissal, no lunch served. 

Help us, help you- WMS Early Dismissal Procedure:

  • Please send a written dismissal note to school with your child that day with the time you’d like to pick up.
  • Instruct your child to bring the note to the Front Office upon arriving to school.
  • Your child will be given a Dismissal Pass to give to the teacher at the beginning of the class they’ll need to leave.
  • At the indicated time, your child will come to the office to check out and wait for you at the entrance.
  • If all steps are followed, there is no need for you to call or get out of your vehicle.

This process allows us to avoid calling classrooms and interrupting teaching. It also helps to foster independence in students by asking them to be responsible for their part in the dismissal routine.
We prefer not to receive early dismissal messages on our attendance phone line or email because this requires the additional step of having to locate your child in advance to give them a dismissal pass.
                                                                                  Thank you very much!

Announcements
WMS Picture Day is
Wednesday, September 15

Ordering student photo packages is now completely paperless! 

Simply follow this link and enter School Password WMS21
 
 
Regardless of weather, all photos will be taken outside. Photographers will be masked and practicing social distancing, hand sanitizer/disinfectant will be available at photo stations, and students will be masked at all times except when photos are taken.
 
Individual photo print orders will be mailed directly to the home address as provided on the order.  Our preorder portal will be open until 9/19/21.  If parents do not order by that date, they will receive a NO BUY proof photo of their child with instructions to go online to order. Photo Retake Day will likely be scheduled for late October.
 
Please note: Even if you do not wish to order photos, it is very important that your child be photographed for inclusion in the confidential Student Database as quick identification in the event of an emergency.
Social Skills Group - Youth Together
with Kelsey Sanclemente, LMHC
Counselor, Wayland Youth and Family Services

Topics covered in Youth Together:
• Dealing with social challenges
• Dealing with anger, stress, sadness etc.
• Boosting self-confidence
• Building friendships
• Strengthening Conversation Skills

Please reach out to Kelsey Sanclemente at ksanclemente@wayland.ma.us if you are interested in learning more!

Middle School Drop-Off and Pick-Up Traffic Flow 

∙ Safety is the number one priority in the drop-off/pick-up circle. 

∙ Watch for students in the crosswalk as you enter and exit the traffic circle. 
 
∙ Students may only exit/enter cars at the sidewalk (anywhere along the west side of the building -- from the gym to the stop sign). Students should be prepared to exit cars as soon as the car is stopped safely beside the sidewalk and not wait to be closer to the door. 

∙ Students may not walk through the traffic circle. 

∙ Proceed through the starred (*) handicapped parking spots if space is available beyond them. 

∙ Do not jump the line when spaces appear. Be patient as drivers in front of you pull forward. 
 
∙ If the line reaches the parking lot entrance to the old DPW building, parents will form a circular line-up inside the parking lot to get traffic off of Route 27. Students must be picked up on the sidewalk next to the gym, and may not meet rides in the DPW parking lot. 

∙ Once you have dropped-off/picked-up your student, you may cautiously pull out, away from the curb and around waiting cars to exit. 

∙ Stop at the stop sign as you exit the traffic circle. Oncoming traffic (buses, staff members, and others not turning into the traffic circle) does not have a stop sign and you must yield to this traffic. 

Drivers – for safety, no cell phone use while moving through the Traffic Circle! 
REMINDER: WPS Text Messaging OPT IN Campaign

Dear Parents & Guardians,

We are writing to inform you that we will be launching our School Messenger Communication SMS (short message service) text messaging feature for School to Home communication. Important messages can be delivered right to your mobile phone!

Parents and Guardians can participate in this service by texting "Y" (or "yes") to 67587 to OPT IN on each mobile phone you wish to receive text messages on. You can OPT OUT of these text messages at any time by replying "Stop" to one of our messages.

See the School Messenger SMS Campaign brochure for more information and to automate the sign-up process!

Kind regards,
Wayland IT Department
ARTIST OF THE WEEK

Artist: Ryan Frutman
Grade: 7
Medium: Aluminum
PTO News
President’s Welcome

Welcome to the 2020-21 school year! We are especially excited to welcome families new to Wayland and our incoming 6th grade class to the WMS community. 

WMS PTO works to enrich the learning environment for our school community. With the breadth of financial support and activities we provide, your family is sure to benefit directly. WMS PTO:
  • supports our students’ academic and extra-curricular learning 
  • partners with and shows appreciation for our WMS Staff
  • builds community and provides resources to parents through Middle and More Coffee seminars

We have two action items for you on our Parent Checklist:
  1. Donate to WMS PTO with Gift Your Child. Our funding comes from our parent community via our Gift Your Child fundraiser. Donations support our students, staff and community, including enhancing classroom libraries, programs in STEM and the arts, student clubs, inclusive classrooms, cultural enrichment, staff appreciation and parent seminars. Our goal is to have 100% of the community participate in supporting our children’s learning, at whatever level is meaningful to you. Donate today!
  2. Join the WMS PTO Facebook Group. We will include weekly updates in the Monday Morning Minute, but further details, photos and videos are shared on Facebook. Stay in the loop!  

We look forward to a fabulous year together! Click here to visit the WMS PTO Website for more!

Amanda Melander
2021-22 President
A FEW MORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!


WMS will be hosting outdoor lunches as long as the weather cooperates. We’re looking for parent volunteers to supervise daily 10:45-1pm. 
WMS PTO Gift Your Child Donations in Action: Profile of the Week - Cultural Enrichment

About 20% of WMS PTO’s budget is used to deliver unique cultural enrichment programming to our children, with talented artists sourced locally and from afar. Through performing arts, our students learn about the world, its varied culture and celebrate its diversity.  

Prior programming has included Russian dance, Tuvan Throat Singing from Siberia, improv comedy, taiko (Japanese drumming)
SMILE! WMS Picture Day | September 15

Ordering student photo packages is now completely paperless! Simply follow this link and enter School Password: WMS21

Regardless of weather, all photos will be taken outside. Photographers will be masked and practicing social distancing, hand sanitizer/disinfectant will be available at photo stations, and students will be masked at all times except when photos are taken.

Individual photo print orders will be mailed directly to the home address as provided on the order. Our preorder portal will be open until 9/19/21. If parents do not order by that date, they will receive a NO BUY proof photo of their child with instructions to go online to order. Photo Retake Day will likely be scheduled for late October.

Please note: Even if you do not wish to order photos, it is very important that your child be photographed for inclusion in the confidential Student Database as quick identification in the event of an emergency.
PTO Thanks….

Our Landscaping Team for the “back to Fall” landscape bed and gorgeous planters at our front doors!
Connect With Us!
Reminders
MASK RULES & GUIDELINES

In accordance with MA Department of Public Health and CDC guidelines face coverings must:

  • Cover the nose and mouth
  • Fit securely and comfortably against the side of the face
  • Be secured with ties or ear loops
  • Allow for breathing without restriction
  • Be able to be laundered without damage or change of shape
  • Be made of at least 2 layers of material
  • Face coverings may not have an exhalation valve or vent

The following are not allowed: Gaiters, bandanas, scarves, and face masks that have a ventilation valve. They are not considered effective face coverings and will not be allowed.
Dear Parents/Guardians

If your child routinely experiences springtime allergy symptoms- we are asking you to please give them their allergy medication before they come to school. As allergy symptoms can mimic the symptoms of the Covid virus infection- if your child comes to the health room with these symptoms, we will need to ask you to pick up your child and have them tested for Covid before they can return to school, or alternatively have your child’s physician write us a letter indicating that your child’s symptoms are due to springtime allergies.Your child will have to remain at home until we receive either the test results or the physician’s letter. Our goal is to keep each child in school as many days as possible!

Thank you for your attention to this
Laurie Hojlo, RN
The Orange and Black - Our Student Run Newspaper

Be sure to check out our student run newspaper featuring news, stories, poems and other work! The Orange and Black
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