Wayland Middle School
Monday Morning Minute
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Important Dates
Wednesday 12/23 Holiday Recess Begins - End of school day
Monday 1/4 Classes Resume
Monday 1/18 Martin Luther King Day - No School
2/15-2/19 Winter Recess
Monday 2/22 Classes Resume
REPORTING ATTENDANCE EVENTS:
If your child will be Absent, Arriving Late, or Leaving Early on a school day, please be sure to either email us at ms_attendance@waylandps.org or call the attendance line at 508- 358-3801/Select Option 1. Provide your child’s name and grade with the date(s) they will be absent or the approximate time they will be arriving late / leaving early. Precise attendance reporting is a challenge when students are remote, but your efforts to make the office aware of exceptions will help us to maintain accurate records. Thank you!
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If your student is going to be absent on an in person learning day, you must still fill out the Healthwatch form - thank you for your cooperation!
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Good morning WMS families,
I hope you enjoyed a restorative Thanksgiving break. Today we begin our traffic pilot in hopes of creating a smoother dismissal process. For the next two weeks during dismissal cars will only be permitted to turn right out of the WMS driveway. In order to head south ultimately, drivers should then take a right on School Street or left on Pequot Rd.
Thank you for your compliance during this trial.
Respectfully,
Betsy Gavron
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Many Thanks!
Thank you to the PTO for facilitating the parent selection process to complete the 2020-2021 School Council.
A special THANK YOU to Middle School parents who will serve as board members. Lisa Goodman, Erin Gibbons, Renee Henrich and Ruchi Sagger - WE APPRECIATE YOU!
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DEADLINE
WMS PARENT/ GUARDIAN & STUDENT HANDBOOK SIGN OFF
Please find the WMS 2020-2021 Student Handbook HERE.
You can easily access the handbook anytime on our website under "for students."
Please indicate that you and your student(s) have gone over and understand the WMS handbook. Please refer to our "Reopening Plan" on our website's main page should you have any specific concerns regarding COVID protocols.
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WMS Orchestra
Virtual Masquerade Performances
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STRIVING to THRIVE in 2020
Looking for ways to better support your student in these difficult and unprecedented times?
Log on to the McLean School Consultation Services webinar “Striving to Thrive in 2020." After viewing this webinar, you will walk away with tangible skills for how to help your student reconnect with their values and strengths, help them capitalize on those values and strengths to engage in school, and help them calm down when they are having a difficult time.
The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session with the McLean staff.
Tuesday December 1st 7:30 to 8:30 pm (Middle & High School Parents)
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IMPORTANT NOTES FROM THE NURSE
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.
MANDATORY FLU VACCINATION - all students
Every student must have a flu vaccination before 12/31/20, as required by the Mass Department of Public Health. This includes students in WRAP
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McLean Hospital is excited to share many free resources available this October for the public and professionals in hopes of promoting healthy individuals and communities.
Regaining Control Over OCD 12/10
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WMS PTO Staff Appreciation
THANK YOU for your recipe submissions, WMS families! Thanksgiving was different for many this year and we very much appreciate you sharing a bit of your family favorites and the wonderful comments from your children with the Middle School teachers and staff.
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WMS Picture Day -- Retake Day
THIS Wednesday, December 2
Drop-in between 10:00AM - 1:45PM
WMS Main Entrance
Retake day has been scheduled for students who ordered photo packages and would like to retake their photos, or for students who missed picture day and are interested in ordering photos (including WRAP students).
Please note that pictures can only be retaken if there are photographic issues such as overexposure, blurriness, closed eyes, or hair in face - not for changes to clothing or hair styles. You will need to bring in the original set of prints along with a brief description of the issue written on the front of the photo package.
If you did not order copies of your child's school photo and would like to do so, please contact Tricia Keating at Hayward Photography at Tricia@haywardphotography.com.
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WMS PTO’s Holiday Gift Drive: Please Give
It's heartbreaking, but new kids between the ages of 12-18 are arriving at Wayside Youth and Family Support Network every day. The good folks at Wayside are restocking the wish list to make sure that every tween and teen in short and long-term residence will have something to open for the holidays. These are kids struggling with mental illness, behavioral problems, abuse, neglect, or trauma. For some of these kids, parental rights have been terminated; other kids—an asterisk beside their names signals this—have no family at all.
But they're just tweens and teens, and like your middle schooler, there are things they dream of getting for the holidays. Your tax-deductible gift will go a long way towards making the holidays brighter for a youth at Wayside who won't be with family for the holidays. Please give, and thank you!
SHIPPING: At checkout, select "Wayside Campus-Gift Registry Address"
Learn more about the history of this WMS Gift Drive with Wayside and all of the wonderful services that Wayside Youth & Family Support Network offers on the WMS PTO Holiday Gift Drive page.
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PTO Thanks….
Tarrah Zedower, Staff Appreciation Chair, as well as Allison Kates and Lainie Loveless, for collecting, organizing and arranging the e-recipe book that was shared with the WMS Staff and Teachers prior to the Thanksgiving break.
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Artist: William Bargoot
Grade: 7
Medium: LEGOs
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Reminders from Previous Weeks |
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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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Wayland Middle School
Phone: 508.358.3801 Fax: 508.358.3802
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