Extra! Extra! Read about all of the latest WMS news below. Congrats to all of our Newsies Jr. musical performers, crew, and their parents who were involved in the shows this weekend. What an accomplishment! Have a fabulous long weekend coming up…there is NO SCHOOL FRIDAY. We wish all of the families observing Purim, Happy Holidays, and we would like to say Happy New Year to everyone celebrating Nowruz right now. All the best,
Your 2023-2024 PTO Presidents
Katie Sullivan & Annie Oh |
| - Monday 3/25: Day 3
- Tuesday 3/26: Day 4
Spring Play Auditions, after school room 363
Grade 5 Parent Night @WMS - Wednesday 3/27: Day 5
Spring Play Auditions, after school room 363 - Thursday 3/28: Day 6
- Friday 3/29: NO SCHOOL - GOOD FRIDAY
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WMS is providing an alternative spot during lunch for students who are fasting during Ramadan and do not want to be in the cafeteria. The following spaces are available: - Grade 6 - Room 309
- Grade 7 - Room 226
- Grade 8 - Room 207
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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 |
Tuesday & Wednesday: AUDITIONS for Spring Play Auditions for the spring play, "Eclipse" by Tracy Wells, are this week! This non-musical play is open to all grades. Auditions will take place in Room 363 after school Tuesday, March 26 and Wednesday, March 27 - sign up online for a time! Interested students should visit the WMS Drama Website for all of the info and necessary links. Questions? contact: Katie Speed, speedk@wellesleyps.org |
8th Grade Planning Meeting: April 8th The next meeting about 8th Grade Planning will be Monday, April 8th @7:30pm via Zoom. We will publish the link here next week. If you are unable to attend and would like to volunteer, please email 8th Grade co-chair, Sharon Clarke-Levin at sharon@perfectcurve.com. Please indicate what you are interested in helping with: Community Service Day, 8th Grade Dance, Luncheon/Ice Cream Social, or the Moving Up Ceremony. |
Fiorella’s Fundraiser: April 10th Please mark your calendars for Fiorella’s take out on 4/10 for lunch or dinner to support our PTO efforts. Lemon Chicken or Linguine anyone?
Click here to see the flyer for details. |
Parent Social: April 24th @7:00pm Attention 6th Grade Parents and Families New to WMS - You are cordially invited to a special social gathering on Wednesday, April 24th from 7:00-9:00pm at Lockheart Restaurant (102 Central Street). This event will be an evening filled with fun, laughter, and the opportunity to connect with other parents/guardians who are new to our community. A cash bar will be available. Please RSVP here. |
Mini Marathon: April 25th The 17th Annual WMS Mini Marathon is on Thursday, April 25th from 9:15-11:15am (rain date - Friday, April 26th). The course is 1.64 miles on the sidewalks surrounding the school and there will be 6 heats, 2 per grade level. View the mini marathon route here. WMS students will participate in this free and fun springtime event run by the Health & Fitness Department, and coordinated by our Co-Chairs Jennifer Shea and Marissa Rosenbaum. Click here to volunteer and cheer our students on! **************************************** |
From Kate Mahoney, Department Head of School Counseling Parents/Guardians: If you know that your student will not be returning to WMS in the fall due to a move or private school acceptance, please follow these instructions for the Online Withdrawal Form. |
Need a fun job? Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6th-10th and we are looking for 5 helpers to coordinate the following: order Anna’s Taqueria lunch to celebrate our 170 hard working WMS staff members, help kids write short thank you notes during a couple lunch blocks, and plan some gestures of gratitude like coffee and treats for the Faculty Dining Room/FDR. If this sounds like something you might be interested in working on, please email Katie and Annie at wmsptoinfo@gmail.com for more details. |
WMS CARES: Families Helping Families Now more than ever, we need help from our WMS community. These unprecedented times have severely impacted food security and access to basic necessities for some of our WMS students and their families. WMS Cares is a PTO Committee focused on assisting and supporting WMS families in need of help. We work closely with our WMS social worker (Shelby Derissaint) to determine urgent needs for our most vulnerable families. Our committee raises funds specifically to help provide supermarket gift cards, gas, and other basic necessities for dozens of struggling WMS families. WMS Cares relies on parents like yourself to lend a hand or donate funds for our families in need. Our WMS Cares committee members have kindly donated $400 in March, but we are still $1,600 short of our goal to provide sufficient support through June. Please consider supporting our WMS students and their families that have requested assistance by doing one of the following: 1) Donate via Venmo to @Carol-Tham (last four digits of phone number is 8083). Please specify "WMS Cares" under "What's this for?". 2) Donate by writing a check payable to "Carol Tham" (specify "WMS Cares" on the memo line) and dropping off the check in an envelope addressed to: Shelby Derissaint, WMS Social Worker - OR - 3) Purchase gift cards from either Stop & Shop, Mobil and/or Walmart and drop them off to the Main Office in an envelope addressed to: Shelby Derissaint If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at wmscares21@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting our WMS community of caregivers. |
Memorial Day Assembly Speaker We are looking for an engaging speaker at the annual Memorial Day assembly for students. If you know a local veteran who might like to speak and share their story, please reach out to us at wmsptoinfo@gmail.com. |
Grade 7 Author Visit - Book Order Did your 7th-grade student enjoy our recent visit from graphic novelist Jarrett Kroscozka? Follow this link to purchase an autographed copy of one of Jarrett's books (Lunch Lady, Hey Kiddo, Sunshine) from Jarrett's neighborhood bookstore, High Five Books. The order form has been extended until 4/1. |
WANTED: Your Recent WMS Photos Please help us make the yearbook even better by sending us your best school photos from the year! Send any candid photos from WMS events, theater performances, sports and the like to the WMS yearbook advisors below. All photos must be received by April 1st to be included. Thank you so much for taking the time to make our yearbook GREAT! Jacqui Martell martellj@wellesleyps.org
Sarah Steinberg steinbergs@wellesleyps.org |
Yearbook Orders: Due April 5th Don’t forget to order your WMS yearbook at CoffeePond.com. Go to “Order Online” and “Yearbooks”, then enter the password “Raiders”. Yearbooks are $33 and the final day to order is April 5th. |
Grade 6: Reading Rally The Grade 6 Reading Rally starts Monday with the help of Ms. Kenerson and Advisory 323. All Grade 6 students were provided with a sponsor sheet in advisory this week which includes more details. This year we are donating to Off the Rocks Rescue, a local cat rescue. Participating 6th graders will call relatives, friends and anyone else who would like to sponsor them. The sponsors can donate per book, per page or with a flat donation. For two weeks, March 25th to April 8th, participants will read as much as they can. At the end of the two weeks of the Reading Rally, participants will collect their donations, and there will be a pizza and dessert party for everyone who took part. Off the Rocks Rescue flies cats here from Saint Thomas, USVI because in 2021 there was a major hurricane that left the island in ruin. Since it is a small local shelter, donations will make a huge difference. We hope all 6th graders will participate! |
| WMS Cross Fit Fundraiser: April 3rd On our next early release day of Wednesday, April 3rd, Cross Fit New England is holding a special class just for Wellesley Middle School kids of all ages from 2-3pm at their nearby Natick location at 15 Tech Circle. The class is co-ed and free of charge (suggested donation to the WMS PTO of $20 at the button below).
Click here to register for the class.
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| PAC Monthly Coffee Join us on Thursday, April 4th from 9-10:30am for our monthly PAC coffee. The coffee will be at the home of Christine Mizzi at 16 Suffolk Road. The Parent Advisory Council (PAC) supports families in town who have children (PAWS through WHS) that are receiving special education services from the district. Please feel free to bring a friend or forward to someone that you think may benefit from meeting others within the PAC community. |
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| Girls on the Run We have established a GIRLS ON THE RUN TEAM for girls in the 6th through 8th grade! This is a program that empowers girls through running, small group discussions, and team camaraderie! Check out the website for more information about this program. Please see the flyer below and sign up through the Wellesley Rec Center. Use the flyer QR code, search by Activity Number (220200-01), or search the Wellesley Rec Center for Girls on the Run! Click here to see the flyer |
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| PlayRox Lady Raiders Flag Football PlayRox welcomes LADY RAIDERS grades 9-11 and RISING LADY RAIDERS grade 8 to Rock Spring Flag Football. Zero experience needed - beginners welcomed! Sundays 6-7pm Drop Ins No Fee
@Babson College Pepsico Center Indoor Turf April 7, 21, 28 & May 5, 12, 19 Student Coaches + Tunes = Energy & Fun
Goal of creating a Girls Flag Football Club Team at Wellesley High next year for joining Kraft League in spring, 2025 Click here for the flyer |
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| 2024 Girl Scouts Kids' Clubhouse Daisy, Brownie and Junior Scouts (AND elementary school-aged siblings and friends) are invited to the 2024 Girl Scouts Kids' Clubhouse organized by Wellesley High School Girl Scout Troop 73200 Friday, March 29 (WPS School Holiday) The Weston Scout House, 86 School St, Weston, MA 02493 The program runs 9am-1pm and includes crafts, activities, snacks, pizza AND FUN! Cost per child is $50 Space is limited. SIGN-UP AT THE LINK BELOW https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D45ACAF2BA1F94-48491719-kids |
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| Wellesley Youth Hockey Tryouts for 2024-25 Season The Wellesley Youth Hockey Association is excited to announce tryout dates for the 2024-25 season! All sessions for both co-ed and girls teams will be held at the Boston Sports Institute (900 Worcester St, Wellesley) during the weeks of March 25 and April 1. Evaluations for all goalies and girls teams (U10, U12, U14, and U19) will take place on one night, Mites (2016-18 birth years) will occur over the course of two nights, and Squirts (2014-15 birth years) and older will be three nights. Please note that registration for Learn to Play and Pre-Mite Development (LTP/PMD) will open in late summer / early fall. Registration for the upcoming season is now open, and the final schedule with dates and times will be released shortly! Please note that all tryout fees count toward your player’s tuition for the 2024-25 season. |
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| WYFH Summer & Pre-season Camps & Clinics Summer Clinics 2023 (7/9/24 – 8/1/24) - 4 weeks offered! Field Hockey Fun This clinic is for rising 1st – 4th graders. Players will learn field hockey stick skills, basic rules and play a lot of age-appropriate field hockey games to keep it fun and interesting! Tue/Wed/Thu (4-5 pm), $75/player. [https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/420605] Field Hockey Skills Training This clinic is for rising 5th – 9th graders. These practices will be run like a middle school or high school field hockey practice. Small-sided games will provide lots of touches to further develop stick skills, while full field drills and scrimmages will develop offense, midfield transition and defense strategies. Tue/Wed/Thu (5-6 pm), $100/player. [https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/420540] WHS Pre-Season Training (7/30/24 - 8/15/24) – 3 weeks offered!
For rising 9th – 12th graders (at Wellesley High School) Get ready for tryouts! This has been a popular program for getting stick ready, fitness + conditioning & drills that will prepare our WHS players for the fall season. All experience levels are encouraged to sign up. Net proceeds are donated to help provide essential field hockey equipment that benefits the youth and high school programs (field hockey goals, corner masks, lining of the fields, etc.) as well as high school swag for players and coaches. Tue/Wed/Thu (6-8 pm), $150/player. [https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/420537] Families are encouraged to register now to avoid the $50/player late fee. |
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| PlayRox! 3v3 Hoops @WMS NO FEE! Fridays 2:30-3:20pm WMS Gym B Our popular 3v3 Hoops Rocks On! WHS Student DJs & Coaches bring Tunes, Energy & Fun for students to UnPlug & Play after school! Enjoy open gym, free play & relaxed action packed 3v3 games. We are pleased to offer no fee, but space is limited & pre-registration is required. Offered by Community Investors, a Wellesley-based nonprofit supporting Physical, Social & Emotional Wellness. PlayRox programs are inspired & supported by Terriers Sports to EmPower Happy & Healthy Students ROCKING The Power of Play! Click below to donate:
Support Us Here Planned Dates are:
April 5th, 12th |
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