Opening of School 2019-2020

Click here to view the academic day schedule for the 2019 - 2020 academic year.

When packing, please remember

• Your room will have a twin bed with an extra long mattress, desk, chair, and bureau.

• Please plan on bringing the following personal items for your room:
  • Bed sheets, blankets, pillows
  • Towels, shower slippers, bathroom basket/bucket (for toiletries)
  • Wastebasket, mirror, alarm clock, lamp

Note: Halogen lamps are not allowed because they are a fire hazard. Other heat-producing items – like hot pans, irons, and rice cookers – are also not allowed.

• Feel free to bring a music player or computer, but remember to bring headphones too.

• Refrigerators are not allowed in dorm rooms.

• Rooms are not air-conditioned, so students are encouraged to bring a small fan.

• As listed in the Student/Handbook, students are not allowed to have prescription or nonprescription medication in their possession, including vitamins or herbal supplements that are not labeled in English.

When you arrive on campus, please keep in mind

• At registration, you will be given your room and mailbox keys.

**Note: Financial transactions regarding room and mailbox keys are taken care of separately. Please refer to the Tuition & Fee Schedule available in the Additional Forms section of your My Backpack Online Enrollment page.

• When you get your keys, I encourage you to place them on a lanyard or big key chain. If you lose them, our Maintenance Department will install new locks at your expense.

• After you receive your keys and go to your assigned room, you will meet one of your dorm parents and will complete a Room Condition Report with him/her. This report protects you, the boarding student, from being charged unnecessarily when room condition checks take place.

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Dress Code for 2019 – 2020 Academic Year

Wilbraham & Monson Academy has partnered with Lands’ End to provide dress code approved clothing for families to purchase.

• Upper School students are required to own one appropriately sized navy school blazer, available through Lands’ End, with the Academy’s crest embroidered on the upper-left pocket. On all Thursdays and other special occasions as directed by the Deans Office, all Upper School students and staff will wear their school blazer with dresses, skirts or suit pants, and appropriate shoes; or dress slacks, dress shirts, ties and dress shoes.
• Middle School students are not required to purchase or wear a school blazer, unless they wish. If they do not, they are instead required to purchase and wear a crested school sweater on those days, also available from Lands’ End.
• Blazers, ties and crested school sweaters are not required during the regular class days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday) and non-occasion days, but all other elements of the dress code remain in effect.
• Students may wear dress pants including:
  - slacks
  - chinos
  - corduroys
  - polyester/wool blend trousers
• Pants are to be worn above the hips, even when seated, hemmed to the ankles and must have leg seams.
• Students may wear skirts or dresses that are no shorter than two inches above knee length when worn appropriately above the hips. If a skirt or dress has a slit, the slit length must be no higher than two inches above the knee.
• Students may wear:
  - dress shirts
  - turtlenecks
  - blouses
  that are formal in appearance, similar to what would be worn with a business suit. Polo-style casual shirts or T-shirts in any form are not acceptable.
  
• Shoulders and midriff must be covered at all times, and neckline must be professional.
• Acceptable footwear includes all forms of dress shoes fitting with the requirements and intent of the rest of the dress code. Dressy-looking boots may be worn as long as they are tied and worn inside pant legs. Students may wear boots with skirts, and they must be formal and dressy in appearance.
• Timberland, winter boots and rubber or plastic rain boots may only be worn from after Thanksgiving Break to Spring Break, and during times of inclement weather. Timberland boots must either be dark brown or black.
• Coats must be dressy in appearance. When worn over school blazers, they must be at least as long as the free-hanging blazer worn under them. Blazers may not be tucked or stuffed up into small, form-fitting coats.
• Head coverings, unless religious in nature, are never worn in buildings, except in dormitories.
• Lapel pins on school blazers must be those specific to WMA honors and accomplishments.

BLAZER/SWEATER REQUIREMENTS
Upper School
Students are required to own one navy school blazer with the Academy’s crest embroidered on the upper-left pocket. Students are required to wear the blazer on Thursdays and other special occasions as directed by the Deans Office.

Middle School
Students are required to own one navy school blazer or sweater, each with the Academy’s crest embroidered on the upper-left pocket. Students are required to wear either the blazer or sweater on Thursdays and other special occasions as directed by the Middle School. To order your blazer, visit the Land's End website and follow the simple instructions below:

1. Sign in if you already have an account.
2. Create an account if this is your first time on the site.
3. Shop for your blazer - sizing charts are available online.

The cost of a blazer ranges from $85 to $155, depending on the size. Land's End has frequent sales and promotions.

Please visit the website for promotions and details.

International Families

If you are concerned about the delivery time frame, you may have your student's blazer delivered directly to the Academy. Be sure to include the child's name in the "Ship To" address or it will not be delivered to your child.

Ship orders to:

Wilbraham & Monson Academy

423 Main Street

Attn: [YOUR STUDENT'S NAME]

Wilbraham, MA 01095

Of course, if you are happy with the size and condition of your student's current school blazer, there is no need to purchase a new one at this time. For questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the Deans Office.

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The TI 84 will be used in all Upper School math classes except for AP Statistics, AP Calculus and Multi-variable calculus during the 2019-2020 Academic Year. The TI N-Spire will be used in AP Statistics, AP Calculus and Multi-variable Calculus.

All Middle School math students, except those taking Algebra 1 (which uses the TI 84), will use the TI 30 calculator.

All three calculators are available for purchase in our Campus Store.

Questions? Contact Math Chair Mark Fischer.

Summer reading and summer work for all students is available here.

Bring Your Own Device for Academics

IT continues to provide a robust network to accommodate many wired and wireless devices. Community members are responsible for maintaining their personal hardware and personal Operating System (OS). IT can help students diagnose their technology issues, but it is the student’s responsibility to transport or arrange repair services for their device. Student devices will need to meet the following set of requirements:

• Chrome browser to access: Google’s Gmail and PowerSchool

• The ability to connect to Wifi for academic use. Ethernet is also available in the dorms

• Antivirus with an active subscription (WMA provides Sophos if needed)

• WMA will be using Google Docs, Sheets and Slides

• Printing will be done through Google Cloud Print

Software WMA Provides:

• Students will be given a WMA G Suite account which includes WMA Gmail, Docs, Slides, Sheets, and managed Google services

• Teachers will use Google Classroom and PowerSchool to administer assignments, communications, collaboration, etc.

Supported Academic Devices:

• iPad, Chromebook, Windows tablet, Windows laptop, Mac laptop, Android tablet

Excluded from Academic use:

• Amazon Echo, Google Home, Kindle, Nook, cell phones (iPhone, Android, Blackberry ...)

Devices Not Allowed on the WMA Network:

• Wireless Routers, Access Points (AP), Network Switches, Smart TV’s

• Note: Additional information is available in the Student/Parent Handbook