Monday, September 30:
Rosh Hashanah-No School
October: National Bullying Prevention Month
Thursday, October 3:
School Council Meeting 6:30 pm
Wednesday, October 9:
Yom Kippur-No School
Monday, October 14:
Columbus Day-No School
Wednesday, October 16:
Early Release-Professional Development (11:30 am)
PTO Meeting 6:30 pm
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Wilson PTO
:
The Wilson Middle School PTO is switching its email application, and asks that parents please sign up for the new email list to keep up to date on PTO events and fundraising efforts. Please click on this link:
http://eepurl.com/gBdwNv
. Thank you for your support.
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Paper Towers:
On September 26, 8th grade students participated in preparatory lesson for the
Engineering for Earthquakes
unit. Students were presented with a design/engineering problem that they needed to solve by building a weight-bearing structure. Student groups worked to design and test their structure, problem-solve, redesign, retest, reflect, and present findings to their class using the Engineering Design Process that engineers use to solve problems in real life. It was a huge success. See pictures below.
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5th Grade Vision Screening:
The nurses will be conducting mandatory vision screenings for all 5th grade students during the month of October on the following dates:
10/1/19 Moran/Marchione and Mitchell/Haskell
10/2/19 Dubbs/O'Brien
10/15/19 Sokol/Langan
10/16/19 Sullivan/Anderson
All 5th grade students who wear corrective lenses should bring them to school and wear them for the screening
.
If you would like to excuse your child for the vision screening, please submit a written note with the date, your child's full name, and your printed name.
For any questions, please call the WMS Clinic at 508-647-6672
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Kindness Superhero Award:
The Kindness Superhero Award will be 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.
Recipients for September - Kindness
5th grade - James Pomakis
6th grade - Ali Uzzell
7th grade - Devonte Settipane-Moore
8th grade - Morgan Ehrlich
Specialists - Melanie Lempitski
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Join the new Natick MS Girls Who Code Club!
For Natick Girls in Grades 5-8
CLUB CODE: MA15954 For Natick Girls in Grades 5-8
CLUB FACILITATOR: Ms. Grace Magley
Enroll online for the Club:
Club members should enroll in Girls Who Code HQ using an
email address
and our Club Code MA15954 at
https://hq.girlswhocode.com/login
. If a Club member is under 13, they will also need to provide a parent's email address to sign up. A video walkthrough of how to sign up on HQ as a Club member can be found
here
.
Students who do not have an email address of their own, can register through a family member or a legal guardian account . Simply select "I want to enroll my child in a Club" as your experience when registering on HQ.
Bus Transportation
to club meetings from the Kennedy and the Wilson Middle School can be provided at the end of the school day to Natick Town Center within a block or two from town hall. Girls must have transportation to be picked up at Town Hall at 4:30 PM
Cost:
There is no cost to join the club.
Club Meetings - 16 Sessions
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Club Meetings will be on Wednesdays, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM at Natick Town Hall on the following dates:
Week 1: October 2, 2019 *International Day of the Girl - October 11th
Week 2: October 23, 2019
Week 3: November 6, 2019
Week 4: November 20, 2019
Week 5: December 4, 2019 * Hour of Code - December 9-12th
Week 6: December 18, 2019
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WHAT IS A GIRLS WHO CODE CLUB?
Girls Who Code Clubs are free after-school programs for girls to join our
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7th Grade Toilet Paper Lab:
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Wilson Parent Calendar:
Click here
for the link to access the Wilson parent google calendar.
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ANNUAL FORMS IN
EZSCHOOL ENROLL
Thank you to the many families that have already completed their Annual Forms. We are almost there!!
ALL FORMS MUST BE COMPLETED
BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH.
Failure to complete some of these forms could result in your child being restricted from fully participating in school activities, including after school activities as well as field trips.
Additionally, your child is at risk if we do not have up-to-date contact and health information on file. Please take a moment to visit the EZSchool Enroll website (
ezschoolenroll.com
), and log in to complete these important forms.
FORMS TO BE COMPLETED ONLINE
:
Annual - Permissions & Sign-offs 19-20
Annual - Review/Update Contact 19-20
Annual - Student Health History 19-20
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NPS DISTRICT-WIDE IN-SCHOOL FLU VACCINE CLINIC
on OCTOBER 23, 2019:
NPS Health Services, in conjunction with the Natick Board of Health, is conducting an In-School Flu Vaccine clinic at Wilson Middle School on October 23, 2019. If you would like your child to receive their annual flu vaccine, please review and complete the following:
They must be returned to your child’s school by
Friday,
October 18, 2019. Click for more info from the CDC about
Influenza (Flu)
.
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Purple Flags Display Make it to
Wilson MS:
In the past year, many of our district assemblies and trainings have focused on relationship building and to this end, the district is sharing a key collaboration between the Natick 180 (formerly the Opioid Task Force), and town groups related to supporting those suffering from addiction or who have lost people to addiction (SOAR and the Journey). These groups partnered with us in the Natick Public Schools to host the Purple Flag display at Wilson and Natick High School this month --September is National Recovery Month.
*They will not display at Kennedy due to construction and no lawn space.
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Raising Resilient Children in a Stress Filled World
Thursday, October 10 from 7–9pm
Natick High School
For parents and caregivers (all ages)
Anxiety among children is on the rise. In this presentation Dr. Robert Brooks, a leading expert on resilience, will describe specific strategies parents and other caregivers can employ to help children manage stress effectively and become increasingly self-disciplined, caring, hopeful, and more resilient. We hope you can join us for this important program!
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From the Library:
Our library programs are up and running-- Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays at 7 am students are welcome to Library Advisory Committee. We plan events, host programs, shelve books, and promote reading around the school. The library is open after school from 2:05 until 3:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students must sign up in the library, get a pass to have signed by their teacher, and present that pass upon entry. Check out the welcome back posts from Mr. Steere and Mrs. Read at
the library blog
.
Our annual Book Fair will be held from Oct. 11th - Oct. 18th.
Click here
if you are interested and available to volunteer at the book fair. We need your help!
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Laps After Lunch:
Every day while the weather cooperates Wilson students are allowed to walk, run, skip, saunter, or dance around the school during their lunch period Wilson calls this Laps. Laps can only happen if parents help supervise by volunteering to stand in a corner of the school during a lunch shift or two. If you have a flexible schedule that gives you a free half hour or hour in the middle of the day, please consider volunteering to help with Laps. This is a very flexible volunteer opportunity. You can volunteer anywhere from once a month to multiple times/days a week. If you are interested in volunteering, or have questions please contact Linda Tardif at
lindahtardif@gmail.com
.
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Extra-Curricular Activities, Clubs and Sports:
Please
click here
for a listing and description of all of our after school clubs and sports. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have an questions. All after school activities will begin the week of September 9.
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Late Bus Runs:
Please note that there are two new stops added to Late Bus #15 this year. 475 Commonwealth Rd and North Ave. @ Rice St. If you have any questions about the late bus runs, please contact Ms. Dunn at ldunn@natickps.org. See the list of stops for the three buses below (Bus #13, Bus #15, and Bus #23).
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Wilson Middle School
22 Rutledge Road
Natick, MA 01760
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