Fisher Summer Update

Dear Fisher Families,

It's been another excellent year of learning and fun that culminated with our annual Field Day, Grade 5 Moving On ceremony and our Clap Out celebration for our graduating fifth grade students. Thank you to our PE specialist Jen Hornsleth and her army of parent volunteers for planning and organizing this year's Field Day. It was a fantastic day! We wish all our fifth graders the best of luck as they head to middle school and thank their families for all their hard work and support over the years. On behalf of all the teachers and staff at Fisher School, we wish you all a happy and safe summer! We look forward to seeing you all again for the 2023-2024 school year!

Take care,

Brian

Student Report Cards are now viewable to families in the Aspen Family Portal.

On Friday, August 11th at 12:00pm, all families will be able to log in to the Aspen Family Portal to see the Homeroom Teacher assignment for this school year.
Placement decisions are made after careful consideration of your child’s learning style, receiving teaching styles, instructional groups, social emotional development, parent/guardian input and many other factors. It is a thoughtful process to set the stage for a successful school year. We appreciate, in advance, your understanding of the process of these final class placements.

Is Summer Slide Real? Unfortunately yes; research has shown that students can lose up to 2 months of reading skills and 2 ½ months of math skills over one summer depending on their grade level. The good news is that there are easy and fun ways to prevent this loss of learning and maintain or even make gains over the summer.

The most important thing to do is keep your children active and thinking over the summer. Preventing summer slide does not equate with giving your children worksheets to do each week. Instead, encourage them to play outside, play board games, participate in imaginative play, and read for pleasure!

In order to keep those young mathematicians’ brains active, we have a whole section of our Family Math Site dedicated to activities and games your students can access to keep their minds engaged and math skills sharp. While we do not require students to complete any specific task, we do encourage them to engage their mathematical brain for 60-90 minutes a week on activities of their choice. If you scroll to the bottom of the web page, there are also printable packets for each grade level if that is what your child enjoys.

We want our Walpole students to have a wonderful summer, but we don’t want them to lose all the hard work they put in during the school year! We hope you all find time to relax and recharge over the summer while staying active and engaged in your choice of fun learning activities.

Reading and writing require practice, just like playing a sport or a musical instrument. Engaging in reading and writing throughout the summer months helps students of all ages maintain their skills so they feel prepared and confident when entering the next grade in the Fall. Check out our WPS Summer Literacy Website, which can be accessed on our school website under "Student Resources". Here you will find a video from our ELA Curriculum Coordinator, Shannon Findley, lists and links for book recommendations,and additional suggestions for inspiring literacy this summer!

BUS REGISTRATION FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR

If you are planning on your child riding the bus next year, please click HERE for information and to download the application.

EXTENDED DAY - BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE

Registration for the 2023-2024 Walpole Schools Extended Day Program is now open! The Extended Day Program provides care in the hours both before and after school at each of our 4 elementary schools. Our program allows families to drop off at school as early as 7:00am and pick up as late as 6:00pm. Families are able to select a schedule to match their needs.

For more information, and to register for the Extended Day Program, please follow the links below.

• Walpole Schools Extended Day 2023-2024 Registration
• Walpole Extended Day Home Page

Please do not hesitate to reach out to Devin Clifford (dclifford@walpole.k12.ma.us or 508-660-7361) directly with any Extended Day questions.

SCHOL SUPPLY LISTS

Click here to view supply lists

Mrs. Bernotas's class, who received a special visit with Wally and Tessie, along with photo and autographs

The Plant Factory has been a great success for the second year. Fourth graders Sanvi B, Aayush A, Ruthwik V, Sidharth G, Jai C and fifth grader Aditya Y teamed up this year and took Plant Factory to Walpole Day 2023 on 05/13/2023. They set up a stall at Walpole Day to sell the plants they have been growing indoors for the last two months. They had Roma Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Zucchini, Eggplant, Okra and Sweet Peppers at their stall. The turn out at Walpole Day was great and the kids were able to sell most of their plants. The kids wanted to help the Walpole Fire Department and were able to raise enough to donate $600 to the Fire Department!

Registration is now open! Don’t miss this historic event! Sign-up now for the 5K, 10K, or highly-popular Youth Mile. All proceeds support the 200+ athletes in the Walpole High School Cross Country and Track & Field programs. Each race participant will receive a finisher’s medal. If you register before August 15th, you’ll also receive a free race t-shirt! Can’t join us live? No problem. We have virtual editions for both the 5K and 10K races. For additional information and to register online, please visit www.WalpoleRoadRace.org.

Thank you for your support. See you on RACE DAY!