Hello everyone! We hope you are enjoying your long weekend for Martin Luther King Day. There is NO SCHOOL MONDAY. World of Wellesley has some events happening on Monday. If you are looking for something fun and meaningful to do please see below. 

The weather is getting colder out and if your student would like a locker to store a coat they may ask their Advisory Teacher. Locks can be obtained from the Main Office at WMS or be brought from home. Lockers are generally assigned near the student's advisory classroom. 

All of the updates for the week coming up are below! 

All the best,
Your 2023-2024 PTO Presidents
Katie Sullivan & Annie Oh

Links for information on dates and events that are further out: 

LINK to Wellesley Middle School Events Calendar

LINK to Wellesley Public School Events Calendar  

January 16th - 7:00pm in the WMS Auditorium.

January 18th - 7:00pm in the WMS Auditorium.

Our third of four PTO meetings is happening in two weeks. 

On Monday, 1/29 from 7:00-7:10pm we will start with an overview of Course Selection for the 2024-2025 school year, led by Kate Mahoney, Department Head of School Counseling and Lizz Gentes, Math Department Head. 

Kate and Lizz will provide a preview of course selection dates and course choices for students. This will be followed by a webinar on how to foster good study habits and organization skills for middle school aged children. Please join us for as much as you can on Monday evening, January 29th from 7:00-8:15pm over Zoom. We are excited to see 118 caregivers registered so far.

Click here to read more details and register in advance. Note: The recording will be emailed to all registrants after the webinar and the link will remain live for one week. 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ~ 14th Annual Lunar New Year Celebration, Tuesday, February 13, 2:30-3:30 pm ~ Please join us in helping with this wonderful cultural event hosted by our WMS Chinese language classes. This event takes place in the WMS Cafeteria and is attended each year by about 350 WMS students where they enjoy dumplings, a traditional Asian cuisine favorite, entertainment, and games. All WMS students and faculty are welcome!  

If you would like to volunteer and /or donate, please click here

We appreciate your participation and support!  Many thanks on behalf of Min Zhou, Chinese Mandarin Language Teacher ~ Warisa Angsupanich, Vanessa Bhang, Kara Reinhardt Block (karar9@yahoo.com), Becca Cahaly (rtcahaly@gmail.com), Ceida Chan, Jim Chen (jimhchen2@yahoo.com), Lara Cohen, Michelle Fang, Jennifer Mong Lee, Douglas Ling, Sharon Nguyen, Regina Ong, Cherry Poulicakos, and Maggie Tushman ~ Lunar New Year Celebration Committee

If you would like to share your family's Lunar New Year tradition at the WMS Lunar New Year Celebration (with food, performance, games, etc.), please contact Min Zhou (zhoum@wellesleyps.org), Chinese Mandarin Language Teacher or/and Ms. Jennifer Hannon (hannonj@wellesleyps.org), ELL Teacher. 

We are looking for a few parents/caregivers to join the lunch blocks from 11:20-1:00pm and stand by the composting stations to help kids dispose of their trash properly. We are finding that having a parent stand by the bins increases compliance. That's really all there is to it! Check out the sign up here!

Thanks to your generous PTO donations, ELA Department Head, Ehrin Johnson, and parent coordinator, Tanya Auger, we are welcoming these two visiting authors soon:

Kelly Yang, February 27th, 6th grade
Author of “Finally Heard”, copies of which will be distributed across all grade 6 classrooms that day.

Jarrett Krosoczka, March 8th, 7th grade
Author and illustrator of the “Lunch Lady” graphic novel series and “Hey, Kiddo”, among others. 

If you have ideas for a great 8th grade author visit, please email Katie Sullivan at wmsptoinfo@gmail.com

Dr. Michael Fowlin will speak to the student body during an assembly on March 5th during the school day. The topic is on diversity, equity and inclusion and this special presentation for students is funded by the PTO Creative Arts budget and booked by Dr. Ito and his assistant, Patty Chong. 

Learn more about keynote speaker Mykee Fowlin here: https://mykeefowlin.com/

WMS nurses will be conducting postural (Grade 6-8) / BMI (Grade 7 only) screenings on Wednesday, January 24th and Wednesday, January 31st during PE classes. A letter was previously sent out by Dr. Ito with detailed information about both state required screenings. If you do not wish your child to participate in the postural/BMI screening program at school, written documentation from your healthcare provider stating that your child has been screened within one year must be submitted to the school nurse prior to Friday, January 19th.

Please reach out to the WMS nurses with any questions or concerns regarding the screening:

Kris Gusmini:gusminik@wellesleyps.org
Caroline Reading:readingc@wellesleyps.org

Click here to donate to WMS PTO

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