January Wellness Student Spotlight!!

The wellness department is pleased to announce the first recipient of our monthly student spotlight recognition. The goal of the student spotlight is to acknowledge & honor a student who displays the characteristics of BERT while in class. This student was selected because he participates to the best of his ability, always does the warm up, acts like a leader in class, and above all, Adam makes all students feel included. He positive attitude makes our class better!

Well done Adam!

1. First and Last Name Adam Goodfellow
2. Grade 6th
3. What elementary school did you come from. Happy Hollow
4. Tell us about yourself. What do you like to do in your free time? I like to play sports and play with friends.
5. Why is being active important to you? If you are not active you might become lazy and I think it keeps you going.
6. What advice would you give to a student who doesn’t like to exercise? Don’t rush yourself; do a little at a time.
7. Favorite Wellness unit and why. Handball, because it was a real team effort and it was fun.
8. When I want a healthy snack I reach for an apple.
9. To relax I listen to music.
10. If I were a WMS Wellness teacher I would add touch football to the curriculum.
11. On my first day of school I wish I knew everyone.

Tell us something about yourself most people would be surprised to know. I like to draw.

AM Wellness Schedule Change

Due to the current popularity of football during AM Wellness the schedule is being amending to include another morning of football. Please see new schedule below. As reminder both the gym and Wellness center are open every morning from 7 - 7:30 AM. Please come and bring a friend to get your morning off to a great start.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Soccer & Basketball	Football & Basketball	Soccer & Football	Football & Basketball	Soccer & Football

PM Wellness Volleyball Clinic Starts January 4th!

Would you like to learn more about the game of volleyball? Do you think about trying out a new sport? Would you like to be taught the basics of the game in a smaller setting? Would you like to:

1. increase your fitness levels
2. get stronger and have more flexible muscles
3. improve hand-eye coordination
4. improve agility, speed, & balance

Then you need to.....

Join PM Wellness Volleyball!

Learn the basics, play games,

meet Wayland High School players and have fun!  

Wear sneakers. All grades welcome. Come for it all or stay for a bit.

Meets Mondays, 2:30-3:30pm for six weeks

(1/4, 1/11, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8 and 2/29)

STARTS FIRST MONDAY AFTER HOLIDAY BREAK!

About the Coach:

Pam Kainz has coached kids volleyball at the Happy Hollow Elementary School for three years, and at the Wayland Middle School for two years through the intramural program.  She is an active volleyball player herself.  By continuing to offer her program at the middle school this winter, she hopes to teach the basic skills to students who may be potentially interested in playing volleyball in high school and beyond and to introduce more kids to this lifelong team sport.

Any questions please see Ms. Riddle.

6 on 6 Soccer Tournament was a Success!

PM Wellness (formerly known as intramurals) hosted a 6 on 6 soccer tournament before Thanksgiving. Some students showed up wearing coordinating uniforms with their team already made, as some students showed up as "free agents." 7 teams in total participated in a Round Robin style tournament. Highlights included multiple matches that had to go into "golden goal" extra time because of ties, a team of 6th grade girls notching their first victory of the tournament against an older team of all boys, and an exciting full court championship game.  Coach A and Mr. Wood would like to thank all that participated for having such great spirit and sportsmanship.

Full court game for the finals!

Fans filled the gym to watch the final match against Mini Madrid Vs. Squadzilla.  After a nail biting overtime, the game remained 0-0 and went into penalty kicks.  Mini Madrid prevailed in the overtime shoot out!  
CONGRATULATIONS!!

Look out for our next tournament.....STUDENT/FACULTY DOUBLES BADMINTON after vacation!! Start thinking about which faculty member you want to play with. Ask early so you get the faculty member of your choice!

Annual Operation Gratitude Candy Drive!!

The wellness department would like to announce our 5^th annual Operation Gratitude Halloween Candy Drive from Monday November 2, 2014 through Thursday November 5, 2014. Coach A. will be in the front lobby from 7-7:30 am to collect candy. According to their website:

Operation Gratitude annually sends 150,000+ care packages filled with snacks, entertainment, hygiene and hand-made items, plus personal letters of appreciation, to New Recruits, Veterans, First Responders, Wounded Warriors, Care Givers and to individually named U.S. Service Members deployed overseas.  

All the candy will be dropped off at Wayland Dental located at 131 Main St.  According to Dr. Michael Putt, army veteran and owner of Wayland Dental, receiving care packages while deployed provides a connection to home and can help lift the the soldier's spirits. Dr. Putt is able to participate in Operation Gratitude due to the generosity of Mark Silverman, president of  Mark's Moving & Storage. Mark and his employees will take all the donated candy and ship it to Van Nuys, CA where it will be used to assemble care packages for our troops. 

Coach A collecting candy last year. 

Candy is just one of the ways we can help. Operation Gratitude welcomes donations of individually wrapped toothbrushes, floss, and toothpaste. If you would rather make a financial donation you can click here to do so. 

Click here to read about our collection in the Wayland Patch!


Thank you for your support.

Bring in your inhalers! Pacer test this week!

This week starts the cardiovascular component of fitness testing. The 20 meter PACER test will be run in all wellness classes. If you need an inhaler, please remember to bring it in this week. You will NOT BE ALLOWED to run the test if you do not have an inhaler in school.

About the PACER 

The Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) is a multistage shuttle run created by Leger and Lambert in 1982.The PACER is designed to measure aerobic capacity, which is characterized by endurance, performance, and fitness. The objective of the PACER is to run as long as possible while keeping a specified pace. Students run back and forth across a 20-meter space at a pace that gets faster each minute. A lap is scored for each 20-meter distance covered. The test is easier in the beginning but progressively gets more difficult. In comparison to distance running, the PACER is a more effective, fun, and easy way to measure aerobic capacity that encourages participation from all youth and is relatively easy to score and administer.

Click HERE for the Fitness Gram website.

Click HERE for the healthy fitness zone standards.

Here is a short video of what the pacer test looks like in action:

If you have any questions please see a wellness teacher.

Good luck everyone!!
Yours in Health,

Welcome Mr. Wood!

The Wayland Middle School Wellness department would like to welcome Mr. Wood to our team! Mr. Wood comes to us with over 11 years of teaching experience from the Manville School in Boston, a therapeutic day school for students with social, emotional, and psychological disabilities. He is psyched to be working with our Wellness Team and our students. If you see him in the halls or in class please extend a warm welcome to him. To learn more about Mr. Wood check out the Instructor page. Have a fantastic start to the year everyone.