Wayland Middle School
“The MCAS tests hurt kids. Thanks to the Ledger for focusing on those kids who may have skills but cannot pass a written test. But please don’t forget our third graders trying to read a sixth grade level item, and becoming sick over the test. Don’t forget our 10th grader contemplating dropping out, and closing […]
Mirror By Athya Uthayakumar I gaze at it, It stares back With a deeply carved frame, And a gleaming, cool surface I see myself, In the shiny surface Pretty or ugly, It always tells me the reality But what if it were to shatter? I know it matters not, Because it shows the […]
By Helen, Aimee, Zoe, and Sydney Research shows that people are very anxious in sixth and ninth grade because they have been put back to the bottom of the school, there the younger ones again. “Sixth graders,” Sixth grade English teacher Ms. Barker says “are anxious because they have to move to a new school, […]
By Alexis George Every day has a new worry around the corner, something that we need to get done or do. Stress is sadly a word we hear way to often. Why are middle school kids already stressed out at this age you ask? Well it was my duty to find out. By asking some […]
EIGHT TIPS ABOUT TIME MANAGEMENT by Lily Toto Many people have had one of those days, where you realize that you have to cram six hours worth of homework into a single afternoon. Here is some advice so that that won’t happen. Know when your Studies or Flexes are. If it’s late and you still […]
by Kara Whitesell, Julia Frangioni, and Naomi Lathan You might think that the food at Wayland Middle school is healthy, but what you don’t know is that there is a snack bar in the school that serves unhealthy snacks while the hot lunch line serves foods that are good for kids. When I walked […]
By Lilly Lin and Naomi Lathan. May the odds be ever in your favor! Many people have already seen the number one movie in the world “Hunger Games.” Hunger Games was a book that was made into a movie. A survey was done to see how many people in Wayland Middle school were planning on […]
By: Sunjae Lee, Sarah Tully, and Simrun Virkud 1.How are you liking working at the middle school? Ms Reynolds: I like it. I like the students and the Wayland community. I feel very welcome here. I like the calendar sales and I like that everyone goes on the field trips in Wayland. 2.Are you going […]
Bt Megha Patel Want to Know the Top Ten Dog Breed for 2010? Well you’ve come to the right place! Well… I think. Anyways, let’s find out! 1. Labrador Retriever 2. German Shepherds 3. Yorkshire Terriers 4. Beagles 5. Golden Retrievers 6. Bulldogs 7. Boxers 8. Dachshunds 9. Poodles 10. Shih Tzu Now you know! […]
By Willa Tise True Blue By Jane Smiley The book True Blue is about a girl named Abby Lovitt and a mysterious horse she buys named True Blue. When Abby goes to visit a friends stable she sees Blue, not paying attention to Blue’s history she buys him. Blue seems like the perfect horse, until […]