Yearbooks and Monday Schedule

Yearbooks and Monday Schedule

Hello everyone,



Thank you for a great school year and for sharing your children with us.  The Martin Cluster wishes you the best of luck at the high school and hope you have a great summer vacation!

Just a few updates for you regarding yearbooks and Monday schedule:


1. Yearbooks: Yearbooks will be distributed to students who ordered them at the end of the day today (Friday June 21). Students will also be coming home with all the materials from their lockers today as well. If there are remaining yearbooks they will still be available for purchase Monday June 24th.

2. Monday June 24th: Just a reminder that dismissal on Monday June 24th is at 1:10.  We are asking students bring their yearbooks and a few pens to sign yearbooks during the day.  Lunch will be served in the cafeteria as usual.

• The 8th grade schedule does not include any classes and is as follows:

1. 7:35-7:45 Homeroom
2. 7:45-8:10 Breakfast in cafeteria courtesy of the PTO
3. 8:15-9:20 Theater for graduation certificates and House Awards
4. 9:20-10:20 Theater to watch the Cape Cod and DC Slideshows
5. 10:30-11:00 Homeroom/TAG time
6. 11:00-11:45 Yearbook signing
7. 11:45-12:15 Lunch
8. 12:20-1:10 Theater - All school assembly

The End of the Year Events...

Hello everyone,

Below you will find an updated list of events that our 8th graders will be participating in.  We wanted you to have this information so that you could check in with your 8th grader(s).

1.  June 13th (Thursday) - The family of Matthew Pucino will be joining us here at the middle school around 11:00.  The 8th grade will meet in the theater for an assembly.  Families are welcome to attend.

2.  June 14th (Friday) - Rena Finder (a Holocaust survivor) will join us to speak to our 8th graders.  We are so happy that Rena can join us once again to speak to all of us.  This event is for 8th grade students and staff only.

3.  June 19th (Wednesday) - There will be a math final for all math classes.

4.  June 20th (Thursday) - Step -Up Day - 8th graders will be leaving WMS at 12:45 and going to the WHS for a tour.  We will be back at the middle school for regular dismissal.

5.  June 20th cont. (Thursday) - Kimballs!  Students must return permissions slips and payment to their homeroom teachers in order to attend this fun filled event!

6.  June 24th (Monday) - Last Day of School - 8th graders have a homeroom breakfast organized by the PTO and then have a small graduation program.  The graduation is open only to the 8th graders and their teachers.

Looking forward to an exciting end of the year.  Thanks for sharing your children with us.

Kimballs Reminder...

Please return the Kimballs permission slips and payment to your child's homeroom teacher no later than Monday.  We need to know exact numbers and pass the info along to Kimballs.  Thanks in advance for taking care of this.  Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

8th Grade Graduation Outing to KIMBALLS!!!!

We are very excited about our class trip to Kimball Farm in Westford on Thursday, June 20th from 2:30 – 8:30.  The cost of the trip is $37.00 and it includes the following:

Transportation to and from Kimball Farm in Westford

Dinner (a cookout with hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot  dogs, veggie burgers, chips and drink.

Unlimited use of the mini-golf course.

Unlimited use of the driving range

2 rides on the bumper boats

Access to the sand volleyball courts and horseshoes

1 ice cream cone (of course!) 

Please sign and return the permission slip that your child received today in  homeroom by Friday, June 7th to attend this fun filled event.  Please pay by check and make it payable to Wayland Middle School.  All supervision will be provided by Wayland Middle School Staff.  To be noted:  We will go rain or shine; however, in case Kimball Farm cancels due to thunderstorms each student will receive a day pass to Kimball Farm.  We will not be able to refund any money seeing that food is being purchased specifically for our event.

If your child misplaced the permission slip, please click here to print another one.  The link can also be found in the Kimballs tab at the top of the blog.

Pucino Family Visit with the 8th Grade Thursday June 13th - Help needed!

Pucino Family Visit with the 8th Grade Thursday June 13th - Help needed!

Hello everyone,

   As many of you know from DC Night and from previous posts the family of fallen Plymouth soldier Matthew Pucino will be coming to Wayland Middle School on Thursday June 13th. The 8th grade class is both extremely excited and grateful that the Pucino family will be coming to spend the day here in Wayland. Over the course of the year we have learned a great deal about who Matthew was as a person, family member, and also as a soldier. We have also had the opportunity to pay our respect to Matthew at his gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery. As a culmination of this journey we are fortunate enough to be able to honor Matthew one final time this year together with his parents, sisters, and other family members. We hope this day will be one that our 8th graders will remember as they move on from middle school.
 
  We will be holding a special ceremony in the theater for the Pucino family beginning at 11:00 AM on Thursday June 13th. As parents of our 8th grade class you are all welcome to attend as well. Our 8th graders will be honoring Matthew with his family through poetry, a slideshow, presentations, music and some speeches. The Pucino family will also be speaking with the kids as well during this time. We will also be presenting the Pucino family with a special plaque and quilt along with a check for the Matthew Pucino Memorial Foundation from the funds we raised together at our DC Night Bake Sale Fundraiser.

  We would like to also show our appreciation to the Pucino family for taking the time to travel to the school just to meet with our 8th grade group of teachers, students and family. Matthew's parents have altered their plans so that they could be up here from Florida to meet with the kids and they do have a longer drive from Sagamore Beach all the way up to Wayland to get here and get home.

  We're looking for help one more time from our 8th grade community to provide the Pucino's with lunch before they leave the middle school and a dinner they could take home to eat together that evening. This will be quite an emotional day for them as we reflect together on the loss of Matthew and we would like to send them off on their way from Wayland Middle School well fed and with dinner when they get home.

  We're asking for help and volunteers one last time this year for food items for the Pucino family for their lunch and dinner. We've set up a link using volunteerspot.com, the same site the PTO uses, that can be used to sign up for items to bring in. All items can be dropped off the morning of June 13th in the main office. Anybody willing to volunteer to help set up for their lunch and also attend the ceremony can also sign up for this role on the sign up website.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE SIGN UP (DIRECTIONS ARE ALSO BELOW IN PURPLE)

  If there is another item or way you wish to help that is not on the site we are welcome to all ideas! 8th grade parent Maureen Tillett will be coordinating this portion of the day with Mr. Battaglia. You can email them with any questions or other ideas! If all the spots get taken and you would still like to contribute something just send us an email.

Below are directions on accessing the link to sign up to volunteer, many thanks!

We're using VolunteerSpot (the leading online signup and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming activity.

Please sign up for Pucino Family visit to WMS - here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

   1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/DfLL3w
   2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot) 
   3. Sign up! Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact us and we can sign you up manually.

Thanks

Q4 Progress reports

Q4 Progress reports

Hello everyone,

  Here is a quick update regarding 4th quarter progress reports for 8th graders only:

Progress reports for 4th quarter will be given out by individual subject teachers in their respective classes on Friday (some students may receive them Thursday if they drop class on Friday). Only students who have received a C+ or below on an individual progress report must have them signed by a parent or guardian. These will be due back to that subject teacher on Monday. Due to the DC trip there are fewer grades in many of the subjects which is why we do not do a formal progress report package as in previous quarters.

Please note that you will also be able to log in to Iparent to view your child's grades in each class. This system is in place at both the elementary and high school and will be in place for the 4th quarter grades as well:

CLICK HERE TO OPEN UP THE DIRECTIONS FOR ACCESSING AND SETTING UP YOUR IPARENT ACCOUNT

Thanks

DC Night Thank you

DC Night Thank you

Hello everyone,


  On behalf of all the cluster teachers we would like to give out a big THANK YOU for taking the time to come to the middle school for D.C. Night. It is a chance for all of us to celebrate, reflect, and look back on the culminating experience for our 8th graders in their middle school career. We hope that the slideshow brought back fond memories for the students and gave you as parents a glimpse of their time in D.C. From their poems and portfolios we hope you also got a glimpse of the power of your child's ability to reflect and think deeply about the monuments, memorials, and social moments of the trip. Again thank you for your support for the trip and also for coming to enjoy D.C. night with all of us!

  We also want to thank everybody for their generosity with our bake sale fundraiser for the Matthew Pucino Memorial Foundation.We were floored by the excitement, bustling and generosity in the main lobby at D.C. night. We are in awe of the generosity of the community for such a meaningful cause. We were able to raise over $1600 with our bake sale fundraiser for the foundation. This will be presented to Matthew's family and in particular his mother, when they visit with the 8th graders in June as a donation on behalf of the entire 8th grade house (parents, teachers and the students). We will have more details about their visit in a few weeks as we put that day together.  Parents will also be invited to attend the special ceremony with the Pucino's if they wish.

Thanks again for a special evening!

DC Night Thursday May 9th 7:00PM

DC Night Thursday May 9th 7:00PM

Hello everyone,

  Here are some updates and info for this week's DC Night. We look forward to seeing everybody that evening as we reflect on our experience in DC through pictures, projects, poetry and stories!

Schedule of events:

-DC Night begins at 7:00PM

-First Proceed to cafeteria and view our projects and listen to some poetry reflections from students at 7:00PM.

-After the cafeteria we will go to the theater for the DC Slideshow (~7:30 until 8:00PM)

-Memorial Projects and World Language Postcards on display in hallways

-DC Night Bake Sale Fundraiser in the Main Lobby

Thank you to those who have volunteered to bring in baked items for our DC Night Fundraiser for the Matthew Pucino Memorial Foundation (Please see the previous post from last week on this blog)! We have many students who have volunteered to assist with the bake sale that evening.

The bake sale will be "Donate What you Can, Take what you would like". There will be no price tags on any items. We will have ziploc bags of various sizes for you to pick and choose from our bake sale tables. We will also be selling some of the t-shirts for $10.00 made by Matthew's sisters for the memorial foundation in his name shown in the picture below as modeled by myself and my son Sam.

If you are able to provide a baked item for the fundraiser please fill out the google form below:

CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE BAKE SALE SIGNUP FORM

Volunteer Bakers needed for 8th Grade Washington D.C. Night Fundraiser

Volunteer Bakers needed for 8th Grade Washington D.C. Night Fundraiser

Hello everyone,

  We will have a more detailed reminder to send out for our DC Night which we will send out to you early next week. We did want to let you know about the DC Night Bake Sale Fundraiser that will be held on DC Night Thursday May 9th.

CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE BAKE SALE SIGNUP FORM

  Over the past 3 years we have held a bake sale fundraiser for the Matthew Pucino Memorial Foundation. As many of you may know from your child's DC Trip and a previous blog post, Matthew was a solider from Plymouth, MA who was killed in Afghanistan in 2009. The 8th grade house has formed a close bond with the Pucino family since his death and we pay our respects to Matthew at Arlington National Cemetery while on the trip.

  This year is particularly special in that the Pucino family will be coming to the middle school to visit with the 8th graders in June. We are working on a special event for that day between the family, the students and the teachers and any parents who may wish to attend as well.

   The bake sale fundraiser we hold at DC Night is the last service piece that the 8th grade class will be doing here at the middle school. All of the proceeds we raise fron the fundraiser at DC Night will got to Matthew's foundation and be presented to the family when they come to visit in June.


   The Matthew Pucino Memorial Foundation was created by Matthew's two sisters. The purpose of the foundation is to raise money to provide for the needs of soldiers and their families, veterans and their families, wounded soldiers and their families, wounded veterans and their families, and families of the fallen. Over the past three years the 8th grade house has been able to raise through our fundraiser nearly  $3000.00 and we hope to continue this support this year as well. More information about the Foundation can be found by clicking on the picture below.

We are looking for parents and kids to volunteer to bake items to contribute to our bake sale fundraiser. If you are able to contribute a baked good for the bake sale it is greatly appreciated by the 8th grade house and also Matthew's family. Baked items can be brought to school to me the day of DC Night or be brought that night to the bake sale tables which will be set up in the main lobby.

You can volunteer to prepare a baked good one of two ways:

1. You can email kevin_farley@wayland.k12.ma.us to let us know

2. Or fill out the form below to sign up to bake (trying something new with this!)

3. If you are able to help provide assistance supervising the bake sale please also let us know!

CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE BAKE SALE SIGNUP FORM

Many thanks in advance for your time and generosity!

DC Portfolio Projects

DC Portfolio Projects

Hello everyone,
  We wanted to send out some information about your child's DC Portfolio Projects which they will be working on at times both at school and also at home in the coming week:




DC Portfolios: Their are two main objectives for the DC portfolios. The first is to demonstrate through their learning log and photos with captions what they have learned about justice through the sites visited on the DC trip. The second major objective is to document and reflect on their own personal experience on the trip through poetry written in English classes this week. In TAG this past Wednesday students received a checklist of requirements for creating their DC Projects.


Due Date: The portfolio project is due to their homeroom teacher during homeroom on Monday May 6th.
 

Time: Students will be provided time during next week's TAG on Wednesday 5/1 and also during next week's house block on Friday 5/3 to work on their portfolio project with their homerooms. During this time they will have access to computers and some basic materials for assembling their portfolios. Students will have to spend some time on their own at home working on assembling their DC Projects.
Photos: Part of the portfolio project involves students selecting both learning and social photos from their homeroom's trip and creating captions for each of the photos. If possible students should select the photos they would like to include in their portfolios at home and either color print at home or get them developed into "traditional 3x5 or 4x6 photos" online or in-store at various locations. Students will not be able to color print on the school printer. Homeroom teachers would like students to bring in their photos and project materials both this coming Wednesday 5/1 and also on Friday for the house block on 5/3.

DC Night: We will have much more information early next week regarding DC Night which is Thursday May 9th beginning at 7pm. We have many great things planned for this night and look forward to seeing you there!

Q3 Report Card Slips and Black DC Clipboards

Q3 Report Card Slips and Black DC Clipboards

Hello everyone,
   Welcome back from your April vacation - just a quick note for you.  We will have more information regarding DC Projects and DC Night at the end of the week.

1. Q3 Report Cards - Please sign and return the verification slip stating you have seen your child's 3rd quarter report card. These can be sent along with your child to their homeroom teacher by Wednesday.

2. DC Clipboards - If students have not done so already they should bring their black DC clipboards back to their homeroom teacher by this Wednesday as well.

Thanks .

DC Trip Final Updates

DC Trip Final Updates

Hello everyone,

  Here are some final updates for our DC Trip next week.

1. Packing List and Trip Information Sheet: Please remember that if you no longer have hard copies of either of these forms they can be downloaded off of my website for viewing or printing. Please remember that the trip information sheet has hotel address and phone numbers, information on departure and arrival times on Amtrak.

• Click Here to Access the Electronic Versions of the Packing List and Trip Info Sheet

2. Drop off times Monday April 8th: Please remember for Wayland Resident Students that drop off at 5:45 AM at the University Ave (Route 128) Station at Exit 13 (Westwood) off of Route 128 South. Please carpool if possible. For Boston Resident students only who are boarding at South Station drop off time is at 5:30AM in front of the Au Bon Pain in the middle of the lobby area. We are taking train #95 Northeast Regional to D.C.

3. Return/Pickup Time Thursday April 11th: We are returning on train #176. The scheduled arrival time back is 7:50PM at the University Ave/Route 128 Station and 8:00 PM at South Station. Please make sure your child is picked up on time.

4. Luggage Tags: On Friday your child will be coming home with two luggage tags with their names on them. One luggage tag is for their suitcase and the other luggage tag is for their backpack. Please ensure that your child puts both luggage tags on their two bags so that in the event they are lost they can be returned to them in a timely fashion.

5. Black clipboards and DC trip Learning Logs: Also on Friday your child will be coming home with a black school plastic clipboard. Inside the clipboard is their DC Learning Log, Poetry Notebook and a few other items. Please ensure that your child packs this clipboard in their backpack and brings it with them on the trip. They can also keep their pencils inside the clipboard as well. Each clipboard has been labeled with a sticker with their name on it. They can return these to their homeroom teacher the Friday after the trip.

6. Healthy Snacks and Food allergies: When packing snacks for your child please keep in mind that we have several children with severe food allergies. Common spaces we will be sharing include the train, bus, and also the hotel rooms. As you pack snacks for your child please avoid snacks which contain nuts in them as this is our most common food allergy. Thank you for this in advance. Also please remember students should not be packing with them energy drinks or caffeinated beverages on the trip. 

7. Labeling items: Please make sure all of your child's items are labeled. This includes electronic devices, bags, cameras, etc. In the event something is lost it is much easier to locate a missing item if their is a name on that particular item.

8. Calling your child on the trip: If you would like to call your child while they are in D.C. we ask that you please do this in the morning only and not during the daytime when we are visiting the monuments, memorials, and hearing from speakers. It can be quite distracting to your child and the rest of the group if they receive a call from home while they are working and reflecting at the sites during the day. Homeroom teachers will allow students to call home or receive calls usually at breakfast time in the morning. Our cell phone policy is that students may have their cell phones on them during the day in the event of an emergency, but should not be used for taking/making calls, texts, or any other social media on it.

9. Washington D.C. Podcasts: Podcasts are available for your child to download onto their portable mp3 personal listening devices. The podcasts were created by Ms. Valdes and volunteer students and contain information about each of the monuments/memorials/sites we will be visiting while we are in D.C. These can be downloaded at home at the following site.

  Wayland Middle School Online Site

DC Update:

DC Update:

Below are 2 important pieces of information regarding our trip.  There will be a final blog update on Thursday or Friday with last minute trip instructions.  Keep your fingers crossed for good weather!

 

DC Trip Updates - Medical Drop Off Day

Just a quick reminder that any medications which will be administered by Wayland Middle School staff to your child while on the D.C. trip must be dropped off on Friday April 5th, between 7:30 and 2:20. Your child's homeroom teacher will have coordinated with you this information but we wanted to send one more reminder about it on the cluster blog.

 Please remember that all medications should be in their original bottle, just the medication needed for the trip, your child's name on the bottle, and sealed in a ziploc bag. Your child's homeroom teacher will collect these medications at 2:20 and bring them on the DC trip.

 

Meeting with Rep. John Lewis

Dear 8th grade families,

We are excited to share with you an additional special event that will happen next week on our DC trip.

We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to meet with Rep. John Lewis.  As you may know, Rep. Lewis is a true American icon.  He was one of the key leaders of the Civil Rights Movement - a sit-in organizer, a Freedom Rider, and the leader of the Selma-to-Montgomery March in 1965.  Rep. Lewis is the sole surviving speaker from the March on Washington.  In 2011 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Rep. Lewis has been in Congress since 1986.  He remains one of our country's most articulate proponents of nonviolence and social justice.

Our grade will have the opportunity to meet with Rep. Lewis Wednesday morning, April 10th.  It is an experience all of us (teachers, staff and students) will surely treasure for years to come.

Rep. Lewis' website is here:  http://johnlewis.house.gov/.  You can read more about his life and work here:  http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/lew0bio-1. 

Just this week, Rep. Lewis was in the news twice.  He was interviewed on the radio show "On Being" [http://www.onbeing.org/program/john-lewis-on-the-art-and-discipline-of-nonviolence/5126] and his forgiveness of one of a Ku Klux Klan member was profiled in a New York Times obituary. [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/us/elwin-wilson-who-apologized-for-racist-acts-dies-at-76.html?ref=obituaries&_r=0]

Thanks for your continued support of your children, this trip, and our school.

Best wishes,

The Martin Luther King House Staff

8th grade MCAS, 9th Grade Recommendations and DC Updates...

8th grade MCAS, 9th Grade Recommendations and DC Updates...

Hello everyone,
  Just a quick reminder that 8th Grade ELA MCAS Testing will be this week on Wednesday and Thursday (3/27 and 3/28). In order to have kids ready for the test taking sessions please help assure that they get a good night's rest both nights and have a healthy breakfast before arriving at school. Homework in all subjects will be light if any at all so that kids may get a good night's sleep before the testing sessions.
   It is also important that students arrive to school on time both testing days as the MCAS test will begin promptly at 7:45 both Wednesday and Thursday. Students should arrive to their testing rooms with a drink and a snack, as well as a paper personal reading book for when they have completed their test. MCAS regulations do not allow students to use any e-readers in the testing session when there test is complete. No homework or other curriculum materials are allowed during the testing sessions.

Thanks in advance for helping prepare your child for the first round of grade 8 MCAS testing. Science and Math testing will follow in May.

DC Behavior Contract: On Monday your child received a D.C. Trip Behavior Contract from their homeroom teacher. The Behavior contract must be signed by students and parents and returned to their homeroom teacher by the end of the week. Thank you for seeing to this.

DC Medications: If your child will be taking any special medications or has any medical concerns your child's homeroom teacher will be in contact with you by Friday March 29th regarding the administration of medications while they are on the trip. Your child's homeroom teachers will be responsible for the administration of the medications or any special considerations due to food allergies or dietary concerns. Please note that we will be supplying the Tylenol and Motrin (non-chewables) and you do not have to provide this.

DC Medications Drop off day: Any medications you will be sending for your child to be administered on the trip must be dropped off to the main office on Friday April 5th by 2:20PM. All medications should be in their original container, with your child's name clearly printed on it, and sealed in a ziploc bag. Please only send the amount needed for the trip. Your child's homeroom teacher will also coordinate this with you if you are sending medications along for your child.

High School Recommendation Forms: These forms were sent home Friday afternoon 3/22. Please review them and help them sign up for electives. The back of the sheet has further information regarding the scheduling and course selection for 9th grade. The sheets should be signed and returned to your child's homeroom teacher by TUESDAY MARCH 26th.

SSG Matthew Pucino and the WMS 8th Grade House

SSG Matthew Pucino and the WMS 8th Grade House

Hello everyone,


We wanted to put up a post for you regarding our upcoming visit to Arlington National Cemetery and our most recent focus in TAG and house block with our homerooms:

Over the past four years the 8th grade house has become extremely close with the parents, sisters, nieces, nephews, and fellow soldiers of Staff Sergeant Matthew Pucino. Matthew was a Special Forces Green Beret soldier from Plymouth, MA who was killed in Afghanistan in November of 2009. In TAG and house block we shared with the 8th grade class the story of Matthew, as a soldier, a brother, a son, and an uncle. Matthew's two sisters, Melissa and Lisa have shared with us over the years many photos and stories of their brother which in turn we have shared with the 8th grade students leading up to the D.C. trip. The bond between Matthew's family and the school has grown over the past few years and we are honored to have this bond continue with this year's class and the Pucino Family. Through Matthew and has family we in turn try to teach the students the importance of paying respect, remembering, and honoring our nation's fallen soldiers.

Click here to watch the news clip from NECN regarding the memorial service given to Matthew in Plymouth in 2009


While at Arlington National Cemetery in D.C. we will be visiting Matthew's gravesite and giving the students an opportunity to remember one of many of our nation's fallen heroes.

This year the 8th grade class is especially honored as the entire Pucino family will be visiting the middle school in June. Students and staff will have the opportunity to meet with the Pucino's and pay their respects to Matthew's family as well. Matthew's family, in part inspired by the 8th grade house, recently created the Matthew Pucino Memorial Foundation. The goal of the foundation is to raise funds for the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund (this fund raises money to help support the families of fallen soldiers from MA) and the Green Beret Foundation (this foundation supports Green Beret soldiers who sustained injuries in combat and their rehabilitation back home).

At D.C. Night as in the past few years it has become a tradition that the 8th grade house honor's Matthew by holding a bake sale fundraiser to make a donation on behalf of the Wayland community to Matthew's foundation. Over the past 3 years we have raised more than $3000.00 for Matthew's foundation with our D.C. night fundraiser bake sale. We also will be selling t-shirts from Matthew's foundation at D.C. Night.

Through Matthew's family's willingness to share their fallen hero's story with our students we have been able to teach them the importance of honoring and remembering the sacrifices that our men and women in uniform make as they serve our country. We have also been able to share with them the importance of paying respect to our nation's fallen soldiers as well. While in D.C. we will be honored to visit Matthew at Arlington National Cemetery along with all of our other fallen military heroes.

Q3 Progress Reports and DC Trip Forms Reminders

Q3 Progress Reports and DC Trip Forms Reminders

Hello everyone,

Just a quick update regarding progress reports and DC forms,


3rd Quarter Progress Reports: By now, we are sure that you have received and reviewed your child's progress report which was sent home on Friday.   If not, please ask/look for them in your child's binder and review their performance so far this quarter. Students who are missing work should consult with their teacher regarding missing work and come up with a plan for making up any work that can be completed. Please sign the front sheet stating you have seen the progress report and send it through your child to their homeroom teacher on Monday.

DC Forms: A reminder that DC forms should be returned to your child's homeroom teacher as soon as possible. Medical Consent forms for those students who have inhalers, epipens, or take prescription medication should be returned by Wednesday March 13th. Please read our previous, more detailed post regarding DC forms if you have any questions.

Thanks

DC Trip Forms Coming Home Friday March 1st

DC Trip Forms Coming Home Friday March 1st

Hello everyone,

  Please read the following important update regarding the DC trip forms for your child. The trip is fast approaching and more news will be following in the coming weeks!


DC TRIP FORMS: The DC trip packet will be coming home with your child on Friday March 1st. Please look/ask for it when your child comes home Friday and begin reviewing and filling out the information required for your child to attend the trip as soon as possible.


DUE DATES (also on the cover letter)

FRIDAY MARCH 8th: Legal Form, Emergency Contact Info, and Medical Form due back to your child's homeroom teacher

WEDNESDAY MARCH 13th: Medical Consent Form due back if applicable to your child


Cover Letter: The cover letter can be removed from the packet and kept for you to refer back to. It includes all of the different dates forms are due back to your child's homeroom teacher. It also includes dates for drop offs of any medications that will need to be administered to your child while they are on the trip.

Legal Form: This form is required by Wayland Public Schools for your child to attend the trip. Please read and sign the form.

Emergency Contact Information: Please fill this form out completely. In the event of an emergency staff members may need to contact you regarding your child and will refer to this form. Please note at the bottom you should also include your child's health insurance information (or include a copy of their health insurance card stapled to this form)

Medical Information form (2-sided): Please fill out this form completely so we have the most up to date medical information and health status of your child. Please note that if you answered "Yes" to either #'s 1, 2, or 3 on this form then the Medical Consent Form must also be filled out by your child's pediatrician and sent back to the school (unless there is an up to date medical consent form on file with the school nurse). Staff will not administer any prescription medication, epipen, or inhaler unless the medical consent form has been filled out. If your child will be taking an allergy medication while in D.C. please make sure to indicate the type of medication and amount to be administered at the bottom of the 2nd side of this form. Your child's homeroom teacher may contact you regarding any information on this form/questions they may have during the weeks leading up to the trip.

Medical Consent Form (2-sided): This form must be filled out by your child's pediatrician if they will be taking any prescription medication, have and carry an epipen, or inhaler while on the D.C. Trip. Please remember that staff members cannot administer epipens, inhalers, or prescription medication unless given consent by having this form filled out and returned. If you already have an up to date form filled out with the school nurse then you do not need to have this form filled out.

Packing List and Trip Information Sheet: Please REMOVE THIS SHEET from the packet and keep at home. This sheet has what needs to be packed for your child and also all the important information regarding the trip.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to fill out all of these forms and return them back to your child's homeroom teacher so promptly. The safety of the kids is the top priority while on the trip and we want to ensure that staff are prepared to keep all the kids safe and healthy while in D.C.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Final DC Payment Due Monday 2/11

Final DC Payment Due Monday 2/11

Hi all,

  Just a quick note about the DC Trip and payments to Worldstrides:

1. Final Payment for trip: The final payment due date for the trip is Monday February 11. If you have been paying in installments the final amount comes to $266.00. Please remember that the balance for your child must be paid in full in order for them to participate in the trip (coverage for hotel room, travel, food, etc.).

2. Making Payments and checking balances: You can check the balance of your trip online by logging in to the Worldstrides website to view your account. You can also make the final payment and your remaining balance online by credit or directly through your bank account through the website.

WORLDSTRIDES LINK (Click "Log in to My trip" in the top right corner to access your account)
 
If you have any questions, please let us know.  Enjoy the snow!

Rob Reddington and Kevin Farley

MLK Day Assembly and other important items:

MLK Day Assembly and other important items:

Hello everyone,


The 8th graders had a terrific learning experience today while participating in the MLK Assembly and our related workshops.  Below you will find an image of a "wordle" that highlights the important words and phrases that students reflected on throughout the day.  Please ask your child about today's workshops.

2. Yearbook Ordering: Yearbooks are now available for purchase through February 1st. Yearbooks can be purchased one of two ways: 1. Return with your child to the main office the hard copy of the order form with a check payable to Wayland Middle School for $18.00  2. Order online and pay by credit card at http://jostensyearbooks.com

3. Final DC Payment Date: For those of you paying the DC trips in installments to Worldstrides the final payment due date is Monday, February 11 ($266.00). Payments can be made by check through the mail or online at the Worldstrides website. You can also check your current balance by going to the Worldstrides website as well.

3. 2nd Quarter Report Cards: Report Cards for 2nd quarter will be coming home with your child on Friday February 1st. Please review your child's grades for 2nd quarter and return the signed sheet with your child to their homeroom teacher the week after.

4. School Supplies: This is traditionally the time of the school year where many of our 8th graders are in need of new basic school supplies. We have seen an increase in the number of students coming to class without pencils, pens, and erasers. Those students often miss the "warm ups" at the start of class as they are looking for something to write with and thus fall behind right at the start of class. Please check in with your child to see if they are in need of a new supply of pens, pencils, erasers and pencil pouches to keep in their binders. Thank you!

Have a great weekend!