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Right Brain Left Brain

Are you left brained or right brained? by Nandita Subbiah

Did you know that the left side of your brain and the right side of your brain control different parts of your thinking? For most people, one side of your brain is more dominant than the other side. A person who is ‘’left-brained’’ is . . . → Read More: Right Brain Left Brain

MCAS? Positive or Negative?

“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 . . . → Read More: MCAS? Positive or Negative?

Mirror – A Poem

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 . . . → Read More: Mirror – A Poem

Sixth Grade Anxiety

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 . . . → Read More: Sixth Grade Anxiety

You Are Your Own Worst Enemy!

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 . . . → Read More: You Are Your Own Worst Enemy!

Can You Manage Your Time?

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 . . . → Read More: Can You Manage Your Time?

My Kids are Eating Healthy. Right?!

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 . . . → Read More: My Kids are Eating Healthy. Right?!

Hunger Games

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 . . . → Read More: Hunger Games

Interview with Ms. Reynolds

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 . . . → Read More: Interview with Ms. Reynolds

Who Are the Top Dogs?

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 . . . → Read More: Who Are the Top Dogs?