School & Community News 10/7

The Wayland-Weston Rowing Team is collecting gently worn, used, and new sneakers to raise funds for new equipment, boats, and boathouse needs—and to help ensure every athlete has the opportunity to row! 

Through GotSneakers, donated sneakers are recycled and kept out of landfills while generating funds for our team. It’s a win-win: clean out your closet, help the environment, and support Wayland-Weston Crew!

Drive runs through the month of October. Drop off sneakers in bins at Claypit Hill Elementary School,  Wayland Middle School, Wayland High School & the Wayland-Weston Crew Team Boathouse (Wayland Town Beach).

Please spread the word and collect sneakers from friends, family, and neighbors. The more sneakers we collect, the more we raise! 

Donate Today to Wayland PTO fall fundraiser, Gift Your Child!

The Wayland PTO supports our students, staff, and community in all six public schools (pre-K-12th). From field trips to movie nights, robotics equipment to new books, cultural enrichment programming to clubs, and more! Your child will benefit from PTO funding this year, but we can’t do it without your financial support. Our goal is 100% family participation in our Gift Your Child fundraiser.

Whether you have children in The Children’s Way, in elementary, middle, or high school, you can donate here TODAY!

Celebrate Halloween at the Wayland Free Public Library with a fun lineup of events! We will be doing our annual pumpkin decorating contests, hosting a nighttime story time (come in your costumes or pajamas, if you'd like!). We will be staying open for hours for teens and tweens to play werewolf, a social deduction game, and more!  https://waylandlibrary.org/events/

All month: Pumpkin Decorating Contest (Kids, Tweens, and Teens)

Wednesday, October 21: Paint Mini Pumpkins (4 and up)

Thursday, October 22: Halloween PJ Storytime (3 and up)

Thursday, October 29: Halloween Sweet Science (9 and up)

Friday, October 30: After Hours Werewolf (Grades 6-12)

Your next home energy upgrade might fit on a windowsill.

☀️ Balcony solar panels.

🌡️ Window-unit heat pumps.

🔋 Battery storage to keep the lights on.

These aren’t sci-fi! They’re real, increasingly accessible technologies hitting the market now. And they could help you cut energy costs while making your home more resilient.

Join us for Emerging Clean Energy Tech, an online webinar, exploring what’s new, what actually works, and which options might be right for you. To register for this virtual event on October 14, 7:00 to 8:00 PM, click here.

The Creative Arts Parent Association (CAPA) is hosting our Fall Can & Bottle Drive Fundraiser on Saturday October 17 from 9 AM to 1 PM in the Wayland pool parking lot. Bring us your redeemable bottles and cans! Check the top of the can to be sure that it is redeemable.

We also need adult volunteers to bring snacks and help supervise the student volunteers. Please sign up here. Thank you and we hope to see you on the 17th!

The Connect Program invites you to join your community in a spooky adventure at the Wayland High School Field House on Sunday, October 25th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm! The 2026 Haunted House will have games, face painting, movies, and more! And after a whole lot of fun, there’ll be food trucks to replenish your energy for more scary adventures! We will also be accepting donations of any old Halloween items you might want to dispose of. See you there!

Please join us for this first inaugural meeting to begin an inspiring journey of friendship, discovery, and leadership on Friday, November 6th, from 6:00 to 7:15 pm at the Wayland Middle School Library. There will be fun activities tailored for Kindergartners as well as Girl Scout traditions and values. Parents and caregivers are invited to attend with their daughters to observe the meeting, meet fellow parents and troop leaders, and learn how to get involved with Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (GSEMA). For questions, additional details, or RSVP information, please email: JoinWaylandGS@gmail.com