The April Wellness Student Spotlight goes to Seth Rosen!

A big congratulations goes out to Seth Rosen!  He always goes above and beyond in Wellness.  Seth comes into class eager and excited to learn.  He is a great team player who gives 100 percent every class.  Whether he is helping out another student or helping with equipment, Seth is always making a positive difference in Wellness.

Keep it up Seth!

1.  First and Last Name:

Seth Rosen

2.  Grade: 6

3.  What elementary school did you come from? Loker

4.  Tell us about yourself. What do you like to do in your free time? Play soccer and basketball

6.  What advice would you give to a student who doesn’t like to exercise? Just exercise

7.  Favorite Wellness unit and why. Basketball because it was fun to scrimmage.

8.  When I want a healthy snack I reach for...

Fruit or carrots

9.  To relax I... watch tv

10.         If I were a WMS Wellness teacher I would add ??? to the curriculum. Tennis

11.         On my first day of school I wish I knew...  how fun wellness is

 12.         Tell us something about yourself most people  would be surprised to know. I play clash royal

6th Annual Wellness Week Line up of Activities!!

Image source: http://www.algonquincollege.com/wellness/schedule/archive/wellness-week-2009/

The Wellness Department is please to announce our 6th annual Wellness Week!

Monday  April 24-Friday April 28th, 2017

The goal of Wellness week is to promote active & healthy living for all students. We want to expose our students to new ideas, concepts, and styles of teaching.  We are fortunate to get some great local presenters to come and volunteer their time to make Wellness Week a success. Check out who we have coming:

Wellness Week 2017

Block	Monday 4/24 D Day	Tuesday 4/25 E Day	Wednesday 4/26 A Day	Thursday 4/27 B Day	Friday 4/28 C Day
1	7th: Crossfit	8th: Crossfit	8th: Crossfit	6th: Yoga	6th: Yoga
2	7th: Crossfit
3	6th: Crossfit	7th: Crossfit	8th: Crossfit	8th: Mobility	6th: Yoga
4	6th: Crossfit	7th: Crossfit	7th: Speed Friending	8th: Mobility	8th: Mobility
5		6th: Crossfit	7th: Speed Friending	7th: Speed Friending
6	8th: Crossfit	6th: Crossfit	6th: Yoga	7th: Speed Friending	Mobility

Brian Sieber- LJ Dicarlo (Wayland parent) recently opened CrossFit TILT in Sudbury with head coach Brian Sieber. Brian has a BA from Springfield College & holds a CrossFit Level 1, CrossFit Level 2, and CrossFit Gymnastics certificate. Brian believes that fitness can help children develop not only as athletes, but as individuals by teaching values that will help them in and out of the gym. http://www.crossfittiltii.com

Brian will be presenting CrossFit Kids.

Dr. Bradley Weiss-Dr. Weiss began his career in Williston, Vermont in 1984. He committed himself to helping his patients obtain optimum health, while defending their right to access chiropractic as a health care choice. He rose up the ranks of the Vermont Chiropractic Association, being President from 1995 until 1999. He was named Vermont Chiropractor of the Year in 1997. As his practice and reputation grew, Dr. Weiss continued to expand his treatment skills and became certified in Active Release Techniques (ART). Dr. Weiss currently works at Performance Health Center in Natick, which is just down the street from us! http://www.performancehealthcenter.com/

Dr. Weiss will be presenting on mobility & prevention of injury.

Dr. Victoria VanNederynen- Dr. VanNederynen attended Ithaca College in New York, where she completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science. Ithaca’s undergraduate studies exposed Dr. VanNederynen to a wide variety of health care professions, including chiropractic. It was not until a snowboarding accident contributing to a low back injury in her senior year, that she realized the importance of chiropractic medicine, and its benefits. Dr. VanNederynen’s specialties include being a Full Body, Ironman Certified Active Release Techniques® (ART) practitioner. With her strong interest in sports medicine, Dr. VanNederynen has been a treating chiropractor at the Lake Placid Ironman multiple times. She also holds advanced certifications in Kinesio® Taping, Level 1 Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), CrossFit Level 1, CrossFit Mobility, CrossFit Rowing, and CrossFit Striking certifications. http://www.performancehealthcenter.com/

Dr. VanNederynen will be presenting on mobility & prevention of injury.

Ashley Boyer-Ashley Boyer was born and raised in Texas and moved to Massachusetts in 2001 where her husband told her it would only be for "3-5 years." 16 years and two kids later; Ashley and her family happily reside in Wayland, MA. Ashley graduated from Brigham Young University Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences and a double minor in Business and Gerontology. She enjoys playing basketball and tennis, reading and outdoor adventures with her family. 

Elizabeth Levens-Elizabeth Levens began practicing yoga in high school to relieve neck and back pain from practicing violin several hours each day. She soon discovered that yoga not only improved back and neck pain, but offered a unique ability to combine a physical workout with mental benefits, including relaxation, clarity, and inner guidance. After practicing for several years, she was eager to share these benefits with others and completed her 200-hour Hatha and Vinyasa residential yoga teacher training at Frog Lotus Yoga. Since her 200-hour training, she has also completed additional training in anatomy, hands on assisting, and thai massage. This is her second year teaching at Lumina Mind Body Studio in Wayland.

https://www.luminamindbody.com/

PM WELLNESS VOLLEYBALL CLINIC- Pam Kainz is a Wayland High School coach, a Wayland youth volleyball coach and an active volleyball player.  This will be her fourth year teaching intramural volleyball at the Wayland Middle School. In addition to teaching the fundamentals, she hopes to inspire young Wayland athletes to play volleyball in high school and beyond.

Learn the basic skills from a Wayland High School coach and have fun!  Boys and girls, 6th-8th, all levels of experience welcome. Wear sneakers.

Come to volley ball on Tuesday and Friday during wellness week from 2:30-3:30 in the gym.

Bike Day at WMS!

Join us after school on Friday April 28th, from 2:20-3:15 pm, near the bike racks in the front of the school!Celebrate the fun, freedom, and fitness associated with bicycling! Local bike racers will be on hand to lead skills sessions, pump tires, adjust brakes, lube   chains, and do minor repairs.

Bike Day is brought to you by WMS teacher and bike enthusiast Ms. Pagano and USAC Racing Club BikewaySource/Bell Lap Racing. Our goal is to share the environmental, physical and mental health benefits of cycling and help students be safer and smarter when riding their bikes.

Soles4Souls Shoe Drive!

The wellness department is partnering with Soles4Souls, a not for profit global social enterprise committed to fighting poverty through the collection & distribution of shoes & clothing.  Soles4Soles accepts all types of shoes: athletic, running, dress, sandals, pumps, heels, work boots, cleats, dance, flip flops, just as long as they are new or gently worn.

"Since 2006 Soles4Souls has collected and distributed 26 million pairs of shoes to those in need in 127 countries around the world and all 50 states in the U.S. 

Every day children are prevented from attending school, adults are unable to work. Walking becomes unbearable. A new pair of shoes provides relief in many developing nations around the globe, in times of disaster, and helps bridge the economic gap in the United States and Canada."

https://soles4souls.org/

Clean our your closet & support an amazing organization. There will be a collection bin in the main entrance of the middle school. Please make sure the pairs are tied together or use an elastic to keep them a pair. Thank you for your donation!

Wayland Boosters

The Wayland Boosters  is excited for WMS Wellness Week and appreciates the Wellness Staff for all their efforts to teach our middle schoolers to live active and healthy lives.  Wayland Boosters supports Middle School and High School athletic programs and clubs.   Please visitwww.waylandboosters.com to learn about the great contributions to Warriors programs this school year and how to be become Wayland Booster!   Go Warriors!

The Boosters will be in the cafeteria during all 3 lunches on Wednesday, April 26th & Friday, April 28th during wellness week selling a variety of Wayland gear. 

Happy Wellness Week 2017!

CPR Certification for 8th Grade Students.

Dear Students & Families of 8^th graders,

I have finished teaching the CPR with AED (Automated External Defibrillator) unit to the 8^th grade wellness classes. This unit is taught using the most current curriculum guidelines through the American Heart Association (AHA).  As a certified instructor with the American Heart Association, I am offering to certify any student who would like a certification card after school. Certification is voluntary and will require passing the following skills:

·         Chest compressions

·         Breaths

·         Unconscious choking

·         Conscious choking

·         Differences between care for an adult and care for a child age 1-8

·         AED set up and use

Any interested student can make an appointment with me on an individual basis to take the skills test. The final day for getting certified will be Thursday April 13th.

This certification card will be valid for 2 years from the issue date and does not include infant (age 0-12 months).

Certification cards will be $6. Please make checks payable to Wayland Middle School and put “CPR cert.” in the memo.  Please have your child deliver the checks to me.








Thank you!