Fisher Family Update

Dear Fisher Families,

Thank you to all of our families who joined us for Curriculum Night. It was great to see so many families and we appreciate your time and participation. A special thank you to our staff for all of their preparation and effort in making the evening such a success.

We also held our first whole-school SWIM Assembly of the year this week! SWIM represents our Fisher School core values: Show Respect, Work Cooperatively, Integrity First, and Make Responsible Choices. Students had the opportunity to talk about what these values mean and how they can put them into practice each day. Pictured below are students sharing their thoughts about what Showing Respect means to them.

Have a great weekend!

Brian

September

23 - Fisher PAC Meeting, 7:00pm

24 - Picture Day

October

9 - Early release, dismissal at 11:55

12 - No School, Columbus Day

14 - Fisher PAC Meeting, 7:00pm

15 - Fun Run Kick-Off

A quick reminder about toys and fidgets at school. We’ve seen more than a few stuffed animals, fidgets, and squishies making their way into classrooms lately.

While we understand that some students may find a fidget helpful, toys can become a distraction for the student using them as well as those around them.

If you believe your child would benefit from having a fidget at school, please reach out to their classroom teacher. Your request can be discussed and considered based on your child’s individual needs.

PARENTS! Connect to Fisher School using Artsonia to receive important updates on your child's art classroom activity. Parents can view and comment on their child's artwork and also purchase any favorites!

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Welcome to the monthly Math Corner in the Weekly S’more! I’ll be using this space to share helpful tips, family resources, fun activities, and math insights from across our elementary schools in Walpole.

My name is Kathy McDonald, and I’m thrilled to step into my new role as Math Specialist at Fisher! Having taught grades 3–6 (with most of my time spent in 4th grade), I love all things numbers and can't wait to share that enthusiasm with our school community.

Have a question, need support at home, or want to learn about a specific math topic? Reach out anytime! I’d love to feature your ideas in future editions. After all, math is more fun when we solve it together!

Your Family Math Hub

Think of our Math Family Website as your one-stop shop for everything elementary math in Walpole. It’s packed with resources to help you support the learning happening in our classrooms.

• For Caregivers: Insights on our Bridges Curriculum, ST Math, Math Standards, and Fact Fluency.

• For Students: Quick access to ST Math (JiJi!), Fact Fluency Practice, Bridges online tools, and "Bridges At Home" activities.

We’re Off to a GREAT Start!

Our students are already multiplying their learning opportunities every day! Across our classrooms, kids are:

• Solving puzzles with JiJi in ST Math

• Discovering patterns in their Number Corner Calendar Grids

• Building fluency with Math Fact Lab

• Strategizing with Work Place Games

• Problem-solving through Bridges investigation lessons

We’re excited for a year filled with wondering, exploring, perseverance, and plenty of "Aha!" moments. Let’s add some fun, subtract the frustration, and make it a mathematically marvelous year!

Stay tuned for more Math Corner fun—our math team promises it will all add up! 😄

Sign-ups for Fall Enrichment begin Monday, September 21! Classes will be held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for five weeks, from 3:05-4:20pm. The cost is $45 or $55 per class (see description). You can find the full list of offerings and more details here. Hard copies were also sent home today.

Sign-ups will begin on Monday, September 21 at 7:00pm and will not be accepted prior to that time.

The Sign-Up Genius can be found here.

For questions or confidential scholarship information, contact Kate Anderson directly at: kanderson@walpole.k12.ma.us

High Five Fri-YAY at Fisher!

Ms. Davis class making magnificent creations in Stem

Third graders working hard in social studies

Fifth graders learned about the scientific method and conducted an experiment to determine how many drops of water they could put onto a penny before it spilled over. This helped students to understand how to make a hypothesis and then test it through an experiment. It was also a fun way to learn about surface tension!

Think outside the box Thursday in 2N! It’s not a circle it’s a…

Such beautiful sunflowers in our Fisher garden

Per the "Walpole Public Elementary Schools Student and Parent Handbook", page 19, Policies and Procedures: Abesences, tardies, and dismissals, with a reason of medical, will not be considered excused unless a doctor medical note is submitted.

Walkers will be dismissed from door #18 at 3:00pm.

Click HERE to view our arrival and dismissal procedures

Please be courteous of our neighbors and refrain from turning around in their driveways.

Absences: If your student is going to be absent or tardy, please call the absence line and let us know in advance. You may call this line at anytime and leave a message. The telephone number is 508-660-7234 and then press 1

Early Dismissals: Please send a hand written note with your student in the morning or fill out this form with at least 2 hours advance notice.

Afterschool dismissal changes: If your student is changing their typical way of leaving Fisher at 3:00pm, please send a note into school with the plan that morning.

We understand that there are unavoidable last minute changes, however, please be mindful that we must call the classroom and disrupt time on leaning with each change.

Please feel free to email the front office: fisher-secretaries@walpole.k12.ma.us

Please click here for all district calendar/times information

The school day will begin at 8:30am

Dismissal will be at 3:00pm

Early Release Days - dismissal will be 11:55am

The Walpole Public Schools Music Department is pleased to announce the fall session for our Private Lesson Program for students in grades 4 - 12. If your child is interested in taking private instrument or voice lessons, here is your chance. Lessons are offered in flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, baritone horn, tuba, piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello, guitar and voice. All lessons are taught by accomplished performers on their respective instruments.

Session 1 will run September 21 to January 29. Registration is open until Wednesday, September 16th.

For more information and to register, visit:

https://sites.google.com/walpole.k12.ma.us/wpsmusic/private-lesson-program/overview

For questions, email:

Tim Fleming (K-12 Music Coordinator) at tfleming@walpole.k12.ma.us

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