WMS Newsletter 06/15/26

Deborah Romeo, Principal

Courtney Rowley, Assistant Principal

Rebecca Speicher, Assistant Principal of Student Services

Dear WMS Families,

It is hard to believe that we are in the last six days of the 2025-2026 school year.  On behalf of the administrative team, Ms. Rowley, Assistant Principal and Ms. Speicher, Administrator for Student Services, and myself, I want to thank you for your steadfast support, your innovative ideas, and the countless conversations you have had with us about navigating the middle school experience with your students.

Now, onto the final Bright Sides for this school year! 

Congratulations and thank you to Jeff Benson, Whitney Tandon, Bernadette Vanaria, for all of their work in creating an amazing day for our WMS musicians during the Great East Music Festival! In Susan Memoli’s words, “Congratulations on your achievements this year and accomplishments today! You have all proven that hard work and dedication are the keys to progress. Your professionalism and performance were impressive and a point of great pride today. As your judges noted, there is incredible music being made at WMS. In addition to your outstanding performances, your responsiveness to the adjudicator/clinicians and your concert etiquette when listening to one another were noteworthy. I was also duly impressed with the appropriate participation at Canobie Lake. You represented Wayland very well.” 

We are already looking forward to the 2026-2027 school year which will include our districtwide work around a Portrait of a Learner. A Portrait of a Learner is a vision of the skills, knowledge and mindsets that a community wants students to develop to succeed in life beyond school. It serves as a guide for educational decisions and practices, fostering a shared understanding of desired learning outcomes. This exciting work is ongoing, and we look forward to sharing more information with in the upcoming year! 

As always, our doors are open. Whether you have questions, concerns, or simply want to share in the excitement of this school year or the year to come, I encourage you to reach out. 

Deborah, Courtney, and Rebecca 

As we begin planning for next school year, please take a moment to review these important registration reminders:

Students who will ride the school bus during the 2026–2027 school year must be registered by June 30, 2026. Note: METCO families will receive a bus registration email later this summer. 

Bus routes will be developed over the summer, and bus passes will be mailed to registered students before the start of school. Route information will be available on the Wayland Transportation website by mid-August. 

Bus Registration emails were sent to all current and new WPS families. If you need it to be resent, please send an email to wayland_registration@waylandps.org.

All families will receive a Returning Student Registration email this summer with instructions for reviewing and updating student, caregiver, and emergency contact information in our system. This process replaces the paper forms previously sent home. Please complete this review to ensure we have accurate information for the upcoming school year.

If your student will not be attending Wayland Public Schools next year, please complete the School Withdrawal Form so your child's current school may update their enrollment.

Thank you for helping us prepare for a successful 2026 - 2027 school year!

Did the chance get away from you when school pictures came around? Do not fret, Hayward is offering one last opportunity to grab that time honored moment in their middle school year.

Please note: Wayland Middle School has two GALLERY CODES…one for the original Picture Day (10/22/25 - 9132325) and a different one for Retake Day (12/5/25 - 9134541). Each student is assigned their own PERSONAL PIN. If parents need this information, please have them email info@haywardphotography.com.  

It is with great honor and pride to shout out Peter Curran, our very own Wayland Middle School Art teacher, making it into the big time with his talent, creativity and hardwork.

We offer below, an excerpt from the published book What Artists Do _ TAB Pedagogy and Practice for K-12 Choice-Based Art Classes, the work and energy Mr. Curran put into his students and classroom to keep Art an integral part of public school education.

The PTO is treating WMS staff to a year-end lunch to say thank you for a wonderful year and celebrate the start of summer! The lunch is being catered by Yo Boca Taco, though we need some additional contribution (paper goods, drinks, desserts). Please sign-up here if you can drop-off donations (non-perishable donations on 6/15-16, and perishable donations at WMS by 12pm on 6/17). Thank you to everyone for supporting our staff through the year! 

Join our amazing group of volunteers!

Please fill out our short survey if you would like to volunteer. Wayland Middle School Volunteer Form . We are currently looking to fill the following roles:

Coordinate events throughout the year to celebrate and thank our staff. Collaborate with the Staff Appreciation Chair and with other team members. 

Work with the house leaders and Staff Appreciation team to organize a potluck dinner for the staff for Back to School Night. Work with the house leaders to organize the Holiday Helpers Thanksgiving gift basket drive. Help with other activities as needed (i.e. field day). 

School Supplies Coordinator (School Tool Box) Work with the current coordinator to learn the role of updating the vendor portal with school supplies selected by staff. This includes working with the WMS School Tool Box representative, WMS administrative assistant and putting a communication together for caregivers to order supplies. 

Stay up to date on school news, events and helpful reminders. 

Look for “Wayland MS PTO” and request to join.