It’s looking like a busy week of MCAS ELA testing on the WMS Calendar below. Rest up everyone! 

Wednesday is an EARLY RELEASE day and the Spirit Wear Store will be open at the Donizetti entrance from 11:20-Noon. Please remember that there is no school pick up - OR - morning drop off on Donizetti Street to allow the buses to pass and keep our walkers safe. 

We wish everyone a “Happy Easter” if you are observing the holiday this weekend. We wish a “Happy Holi” to everyone who observes the Festival of Colors.  

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

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

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  

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 Monday, 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

Did your 7th-grade student enjoy the recent workshop with 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 very own neighborhood bookstore, High Five Books. The deadline to order is end of day Monday, April 1st.

At WMS next week, the mandated MA State MCAS testing will begin.  Please know that no homework is assigned the night before in an effort to honor rest and focus leading up to the testing. Also, please send your student with a water bottle, an individual healthy snack (not for sharing) and an independent reading book.

Wednesday, April 3rd is an early release day. It is a "Day 3" with all classes meeting with an abbreviated schedule. School dismissal is precisely at @11:21 a.m. 

**Please remind your students if they are visiting any establishments in Wellesley after dismissal to be respectful of employees and other customers. 

The WMS Spirit Wear store will be open at the Donizetti St. entrance from 11:20 - 12pm.

During this Wednesday's early release, 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 see the details.
Click here to register for the class.

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 this Friday, April 5th.

The next meeting about 8th Grade Planning will be on Monday, April 8th @7:30pm via Zoom. 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. 

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 874 3373 0555
Passcode: 934751

Please mark your calendars for Fiorella’s take out on 4/10 for lunch or dinner to support the PTO. How about scheduling a special lunch with a few WMS friends over a delicious Caesar Salad and their Prosciutto & Honey Flatbread? 
Click here to see the flyer for details.  

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. Cash bar, come as you are. Please RSVP here.

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. Thank you Jen and Marissa! 

Click here to volunteer and cheer our students on!

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Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6th-10th and we are looking for 2 more helpers to coordinate the following: coordinate Anna’s Taqueria lunch (pickup and deliver to WMS) to celebrate our 212 hard working WMS staff members, and help the kids write short thank you notes during the lunch blocks (one afternoon of your choosing, in the alcove outside the cafeteria). All costs are fully covered by your PTO donations and we are very grateful. If this sounds like something you might be interested in, please email Katie and Annie at wmsptoinfo@gmail.com for more details. Thank you to everyone who has responded so far! 

Thanks to the generosity and support of our amazing WMS community, WMS Cares raised $1,400 last week to provide a dozen of our WMS families with much-needed assistance. Your donations will be used to purchase $600 in Stop & Shop gift cards, $400 in Mobil gift cards, and $400 in Walmart gift cards this week. The gifts will help provide basic necessities for families working with our dedicated WMS social worker, Shelby Derissaint. Thank you for supporting our incredible school community!

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer with WMS Cares, please reach out to wmscares21@gmail.com. We are currently looking for a Co-Chair to help Carol Tham if you would like to join the team next fall?

We are one week into the 2-week 6th grade Reading Rally.  At this time, participating 6th graders should be reading as much as possible!  They have one more week to read, through Monday, April 8.  After that, participants may collect donations, either by asking sponsors to donate directly online to offtherocksrescue.org/donate/ or by writing a check to Off the Rocks Rescue and sending it into school where HR 323 will collect in Advisories. Students can see this info on their sponsor sheets. Thank you for your support

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!

The search is on for an engaging speaker to address the students at the annual Memorial Day assembly coming up this spring. If you know a local veteran or member of the armed services who might like to share their story with the students, please reach out to us at wmsptoinfo@gmail.com.

Click here to donate to WMS PTO

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