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Greetings!

Another week has passed by quickly and our students are working super hard. Unfortunately, the weather hasn't been great for outdoor recess, but we look for any opportunity to get the kids outside. Fortunately, illnesses have stayed low since returning from the holiday break, which I believe is due to our COVID-mitigating strategies such as hand washing and frequent desk cleaning. These strategies help foster a healthy learning environment for our students.

This week, we have two very important opportunities for parents. On Tuesday night, SEPAC will be hosting an event to explain everything you need to know about 504s. On Thursday evening, our Family Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Council will be hosting a district-wide elementary meeting. Both events are open to all community members, so please join us!

With a Grateful Heart,

Stacy

On Friday, February 3rd, you will receive your child's semester 1 report card and, for students in grades 1-5, their updated i-Ready diagnostic assessment results. These reports will be sent home with students via backpack and will provide you with information about your child's progress. It is important to note that the information from the teacher is a synthesis of many pieces of information, while the information from i-Ready is a snapshot in time. To help you better understand these reports, a list of frequently asked questions regarding Standards-Based Report Cards and i-Ready assessment reports has been provided. If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

The library will be hosting immigration lawyers from Greater Boston Legal Services on a monthly basis. They will be providing free and confidential legal consultation for immigrants.

Immigration Legal Consultations with Greater Boston Legal Services

Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 17th | 6-8 PM By appointment
Second Tuesdays of the Month, 6-8 PM By appointment

Register for a free immigration legal consultation with a representative from Greater Boston Legal Services at the Watertown Free Public Library by calling 617-603-1808.

Elementary Parent Math Nights

Grades 4 and 5: Tuesday, January 24th

Virtually via Zoom

7-8pm

Please let us know which session/s you would like to attend by filling out this form

Please join the elementary math coaches and the math coordinator to learn about how your students are developing their math skills. Overview of the elementary math program

• Essential skills and concepts taught at each grade level

• How to support your mathematician at home

Contact Elizabeth Kaplan, K-7 Math and Science Coordinator with any questions

elizabeth.kaplan@watertown.k12.ma.us

504 Training hosted by Watertown SEPAC: We invite you to join us for a free, virtual 504 training on Tuesday, January 24 at 6:30pm. Please note that a brief registration is required to attend. The meeting link will be sent to you by email after you register. See the link for more information and to register for the workshop: https://www.smore.com/g5qdc

The Watertown SEPAC

"The mission of the Watertown SEPAC is to encourage honest and effective communication, understanding, and mutual respect in a supportive partnership inclusive of all students, caregivers, educators, and the community at large in an effort to ensure the delivery of appropriate services and supports to students with disabilities and special health care needs. We work directly with district administrators to address system-level challenges, facilitate family-district communication, and provide families with training and resources."

https://sites.google.com/watertown.k12.ma.us/watertown-sepac/

We live in New England, and whether we love them or hate them, snow days may be just around the corner. As such, please review the information contained in this section regarding school closure protocols. State law requires 180 days of instruction and also requires that any school closures (“snow days”) be made up before June 30. In the case of inclement weather or school closure for emergency reasons, information about school closures will be:

-Posted on the District’s website (www.watertown.k12.ma.us), the WPS Facebook page (@watertownpublicschools) and the WPS Twitter feed (@watertownschool)
-Emailed to parents and staff from the Superintendent’s office via the District’s messaging service
-Broadcast to the following stations

• WCVB Television (Channel 5)
• WHDH Television (Channel 7)
• NBC Boston (Channel 10 and NECN)
• WFXT Television (Channel 25)
• WBZ Television (Channel 4)
• WBZ Radio (AM 1030)

Some television stations provide a free text alert service notifying of closures and delays (e.g., www.fox25boston.com/weather/closing-login). We will post on the above locations as soon as the decision is made.

More detailed information can be found at this link.

Registration for Waltham/Watertown Youth Lacrosse is open! We are looking for new and experienced boys and girls from grades K-8 to join our Lacrosse community. The Waltham and Watertown Youth Lacrosse organizations merged a few years back and we are looking to continue to grow this sport we love so much and know your kids will too.

The boys are a part of Mass Youth Lacrosse (MYL) which represents most towns in Massachusetts while the girls play in the Founders Girls Lacrosse League. Practices are at Waltham High one-to-two weekday nights (and/or Saturday mornings) depending on age group. Home games are played on Sundays at Waltham High School. Practices, weather permitting, will begin in March with games scheduled to begin in early April. If there are any questions please feel free to reach out to John O'Brien (jobrien32@hotmail.com).

The registration link is here: https://waltham.demosphere-secure.com/_registration

And be sure to follow Waltham Youth Lacrosse on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Waltham-Youth-Lacrosse-103060247927982

Thank you!

Waltham Youth Lacrosse

Tuesday, January 24th

SEPAC Meeting What's a 504? 6:30-8:00

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Thursday, January 26th

Caregiver Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Council: Combined Across Elementary Schools

6:30-7:30

Please note this meeting date has changed due to a conflict with the SEPAC. We will meet Thursday evening instead of Tuesday.

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MCAS Dates for grades 3,4 & 5

ELA

Wednesday, April 4th

Friday, April 6th

Math

Tuesday, May 16th

Thursday, May 18th

Science

Only Grade 5 takes Science

Wednesday, May 24th

Thursday, May 25th