WMS Family Update
June 11, 2021
Good morning Wamsutta Families,
Thankfully, the last two days in the building have been quite comfortable temperature-wise, after Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday being quite uncomfortable. I'd like to thank the students and staff for the patience and understanding necessary to get through it. We should have comfortable temps for the rest of the year, thankfully.
Other than a new notice about the summer meals program, everything else is just a second notice this week. 8th grade families, if you have any questions about Tuesday, please let me know. If plans change due to weather, I will alert you.
I will have one more end-of-year update next week which will include anything you need to know for summer.
Joseph Connor, WMS
Principal
Summer Meal Program
Food n’ Friends will be offering free lunches through the Kids Summer Cafe Eats program. There will be 3 sites throughout Attleboro and 1 in Norton. You can access the flyer HERE.
The flyer will also be sent home on paper with all students Monday.
Second Notice: 8th Grade Ceremonies and Last Day Field Day
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Homerooms 105 and 106 (Almeida and Sarcione)
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM: Homerooms 116 and 119 (DiBiasio and Campbell)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: 117 and 120 (Simkins and Doyle)
2 family members per student will be permitted. Families are asked to park in our front lot (or along the front loop if full) and walk to the back of the school. We will hold a brief ceremony (students under our tent, families will have seats just outside the tent) and there will be time for pictures in front of a balloon wall (thank you McNamara Family) as well as some backdrops that the students have been working on in art class. Families that wish to dismiss their child after the ceremony may do so by signing students out. Again, if the weather is bad, we will live stream the ceremony for families at the above times. Links will be provided if needed.
On the last day, which is a half-day, we will host an 8th grade field day. Students will have a get a breakfast (thanks to the PTO), a chance to mingle and sign yearbooks, and listen to some music and play some games outside. If the weather is bad, we'll do as many of the aforementioned things as we can inside.
Last Notice: Yearbooks and Kona Ice
The Kona Ice truck will be by for all grades Monday afternoon. AVA students are welcome to pop by between 1230 and 2. If you have any dietary concerns, please let me know.
Last Notice: AVA Families - Updates
- AVA students currently in grades 5-8 will be automatically re-enrolled for in person school in the fall. Nothing is required of you. Remote learning options for K-8 students will be extremely limited, and require medical documentation to be considered. Students in grade 8 who wish to pursue remote learning will need to stay tuned as much is still up in the air. There will be a Virtual High School, but what is offered, how it is offered, and how students can apply/be accepted will be coming in the next weeks.
- Current AVA students who have Art portfolios from Ms. Stevenson's class from last year may pick them up in our office from 8-2 PM any day from now until the end of the year.
- 8th Grade AVA students are welcome to join us for our Field Day on the last half-day.
Last Notice: Summer Reading
Students entering Grades 5-8 can find their summer reading assignments here.
Students entering 9th will receive their assignments from AHS directly (and are now included in the above link). Reading over the summer is always important for student growth, and the pandemic has made this practice even more important than in year's past.
DATES TO REMEMBER
June 15
- 8th Grade Ceremonies in the AM
June 16
- 8th Grade Field Day/Last Day of School - Dismissal at 11:40
Wamsutta Middle School
Email: jconnor@attleboroschools.com
Website: http://wms.attleboroschools.com/
Location: 300 Locust Street, Attleboro, MA
Phone: (508)223-1540
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wamsuttamiddleschool
Twitter: @WamsuttaMS