Wayland Middle School
Monday Morning Minute
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Important Dates
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,
I hope sixth grade families are enjoying the lovingly created back to school night videos your children’s teacher sent. It was wonderful for Ms. Maines and our house leaders to meet many families on our 6th grade building based tour for parents and caregivers on Wednesday. For 7th and 8th grade families your Virtual Back to School Night videos will be sent out on October 7th. Additionally, for 7th grade families who have not been in to see our building due to COVID last year, and any new 8th grade families, we are offering small group parent/caregiver tours on Thursday, October 7th as well. We can take up to two groups of twenty per time slot. We will add more time slots if they fill. Know that if you attend, you will need to wear a mask and fill out a health attestation regardless of vaccination status. If you are interested, you can sign up on this spreadsheet.
CUB Weekends
On Friday, your child may have come home talking about the CUB weekend we held this past weekend. "Catch Up and Breathe (CUB)" Weekends were developed several years ago 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 are designed to be chances to do exactly that. It is our attempt to honor the fullness of our students’ lives outside of school, and at the same time they afford us a chance to help students learn to strike a balance between work and play. "Catch Up and Breathe" is also a recognition that weekends are different from other days of the week. On CUB weekends students do not receive homework due Monday, nor are there assessments/projects due on the Monday following a CUB weekend. Students are free to think about doing any, all, or none of the following if they so choose:
- sleep in really late
- restock a pencil pouch
- go on a hike
- work on an art project
- charge up a Chromebook
- watch a movie with family
- curl up with a good book
- complete any overdue assignments
- clean up/update their Google Keep or planner
- play a board/card/video game with friends
- run wild in a field
- organize a binder
- do anything that they feel would allow them to come back Monday feeling ready and refreshed...you get the idea… :)
CUB weekend schedule for the remainder of 2021-2022
- Sept. - 3, 24
- Oct. - 8, 22
- Nov. - 5, 24
- Dec. - 3, 22
- Jan. - 14, 28
- Feb. - 18 (over vacation)
- March - 11, 25
- April 14 (over vacation)
- May 27 (MCAS will lead to other days of no HW)
We all need breaks - now more than ever. We hope you can enjoy some extra family on these CUB weekends this year.
Respectfully,
Betsy Gavron
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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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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: Lily Krupienski
Grade: 6
Medium: Watercolor & Digital Photography
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WMS Parent Checklist to Support PTO
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Donate to WMS PTO with Gift Your Child. 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 aspirational goal is to have 100% of the community participate in supporting our children’s learning, at whatever level is meaningful to you. Donate today!
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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!
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WMS PTO Gift Your Child Donations in Action:
Profile of the Week - Student Clubs
Every year, your Gift Your Child donations help purchase supplies for Science Olympiad and Rocket Club. We have helped purchase new exercise equipment for AM/PM Wellness, provided materials for the new Calligraphy Club, assorted patterns of duct tape for the MAKER club and cooking tools and supplies for the Chinese Club cooking class. Your donations directly enrich and support after school experiences for our children, thank you! See WMS PTO Gift Your Child Donations in Action here!
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Middle and More Virtual Coffees (Parent Enrichment)
Parent Enrichment meetings, hosted by the WMS PTO, provide monthly opportunities for parents to learn together on current, discussion-worthy topics related to parenting middle-school youth and time to meet with WMS Staff regarding curriculum. We hope you will join us!
Read more details about our Middle and More Coffees here.
6th Grade Parent Check-in
Cluster Leaders & Betsy Gavron
October 13, 1:15 - 2:10 pm
6th Grade Parents! Please join us to learn about the 6th grade experience from Henry and Thoreau cluster leaders, Tom Halpin, Chitra Mills and Kelly Hagan, as well as Principal Betsy Gavron. They will also be available to answer any questions you may have.
This meeting will occur virtually via Google Meet and a link will be shared with all 6th grade parents the morning of October 13th.
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PTO Thanks….
Our Outdoor Lunch volunteers, Lisa Raftery, Armani Harrison, Emily Gordon, Irene Rideout, Lauren Alongi, Julie Surratt, and Kristen Snyder!
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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?
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Did you know the Reese's orange wrapper is a registered trademarked color.
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The two M's in M&M's stand for Mars and Murrie. Those are the surnames of the two businessmen—Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie—who developed and financed the candy-coated chocolates.
- To keep from drifting apart, sea otters hold hands while they sleep.
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The White House has 35 bathrooms.
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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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