Wayland Middle School
Monday Morning Minute
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Important Dates
9/21 School picture order deadline (see below)
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.
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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.
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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!
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Dear WMS Families,
If you are a veteran to Wayland Middle School, you know we focus deliberately on fostering the capacities of belonging, empathy, respect and trust (BERT) in our students over their three year journey with us. For those who are new, BERT is central to our work. To begin the year on the right foot, while we work to foster an important sense of belonging, we ask a couple of favors:
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Invitations: With grade-level populations exceeding 200, we do not expect every classmate to be invited to every party or celebration that arises. We do expect, however, that invitations be distributed outside of school. Online, snail mail or phone calls are all good alternatives.
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Party Favors: Some years we see a trend of clothing-based party favors. When large groups of students all come in on the Monday after a function wearing identical t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, etc., which advertise the celebration, it does not feel good and unintentionally sends an uncomfortable message to those who were not on the invite list. If you could ask that your child not wear an item as part of a "group wear," we would really appreciate it.
Fitting in and finding one’s way through the middle school years can be challenging. I am grateful for any help you can offer help in these areas. It will reduce some in-school, social angst as students navigate the middle school landscape.
I’d like to send a special thank you to the PTO volunteers helping us out with supervising outdoor lunch. It has been a fabulous option on good weather days. We will continue with the practice as long as the weather allows. Please see the PTO sign up below if you would like to volunteer.
6th Grade Virtual Back to School Night is this Wednesday. If you have a 6th grader. On Wednesday afternoon, your child’s teachers will send you videos you can peruse over the two weeks to learn about the classes your child is teaching. Per my earlier email 6th grade parents/caregivers should feel free to sign up for a Wednesday evening tour of the school as well in the following spreadsheet.
7th and 8th Grade Virtual Back to School Night will be Thursday, October 7th.
Have a wonderful week.
Respectfully,
Betsy
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SCHOOL PICTURES
PREORDERING DEADLINE EXTENSION!
The deadline for preordering your child’s/children’s school pictures has been extended. Please visit our website at www.haywardphotography.com and click on the blue “Prepay for Photo Day” button. Next, enter your school’s code WMS21 and search for your child’s name to be connected to the ordering page.
The preordering link will now expire, TOMORROW, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
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Let's Keep Students Safe and in School: COVID-19 Testing
October 1st Deadline!
WPS strongly encourages all students to participate in safety testing programs this year, even if they are fully vaccinated. COVID-19 testing programs include pooled testing for routine safety checks, as well as new symptomatic and Test and Stay options. Testing is free to all. Registration for testing through the end of the calendar year closes on October 1st.
Register in two easy steps:
- Give Consent
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Choose the testing options you want your child to participate in: (a) pooled; (b) test and stay; (c) symptomatic. You can choose one, both or all three.
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Important links you may have missed
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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
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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!
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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.
Kind regards,
Wayland IT Department
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Artist: Gus Lehmann
Grade: 8
Medium: Colored Pencil & Ink
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The PTO looks forward to partnering with the school to support our teachers and your children in new and innovative ways. We anticipate receiving unique and creative teacher requests this year and will not be able to fund them without your support!
Please keep an eye out for a letter arriving at your home with more details.You can also donate now by visiting http://waylandpto.org, or by mailing a check made out to Wayland PTO to Wayland Middle School, Attn: PTO, 201 Main Street, Wayland, MA 01778.
Thank you for supporting the students and staff at Wayland Middle School. Please contact Jenpearlman00@gmail.com, fundraising chair, with any questions.
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Your Donations in Action:
Did you know that your Gift Your Child donations are used to refresh the English classroom libraries?
This is one of the PTO’s favorite grants to give each year and according to the WMS English teachers, your donations help “sustain a wildly successful program that distinguishes our school in the best kind of way. We would never be able to build and grow a culture of readers without you.”
Here are some titles of high-demand books that have been purchased in the last year:
The English Department & PTO appreciate your support of this program!
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Outdoor Lunch Monitors Needed!
The PTO is looking for a few more volunteers! WMS is holding outdoor lunches (10:45am - 1pm) for the students as long as weather holds out. We need a parent volunteer to monitor lunches on a daily basis. There are a few more spots left! Consider signing up here!
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PTO Thanks….
The Picture Day Team of Karen McFarlane, Jen Todd, Jen Sheldon, Julie Surratt, Deb Collette, Kristin Walters and Liz Feitelberg! The day ran smoothly because of your efforts!
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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.
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DID YOU KNOW?
- If you put your Apple ear buds on the upper right corner of your Mac Book screen they will magnetize for safe keeping.
- The Firefox logo isn't a fox… it's a red panda, which is a protected species in Asia.
- Zoom has seen daily users more than quadruple during COVID-19.
- Online merchants gained an extra $107 billion in 2020 thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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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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