Fisher Family Update

Dear Fisher Families,

I hope you all enjoyed the summer and are as excited as we are to begin the 2024-2025 school year! The teachers have been busy setting up their classrooms and are eager to welcome their students on Wednesday, August 28th. The custodians have been hard at work throughout the (very hot) summer getting the school prepared for our students and teachers. Fisher School is ready and looking great! This time of year is always filled with great anticipation and after almost 30 years in education, I still get those annual butterflies!

Like every year, there are new initiatives for us to take on and many standards to teach but our first priority is to welcome your students back and establish a positive learning environment in their classroom and throughout our school. Our teachers understand and embrace the importance of forging positive relationships with their students and fostering a collaborative and cooperative community of students.Those first few days will be filled with opportunities for students to get to know one another, their teachers and settle into the new routines of their classroom.

August 28th (September 3rd for Kindergarteners) is just the first step in our journey through this school year. There will be good days and bad, celebrations and challenges, ups and downs but we are a team. Your goals are our goals. We want all our students to be happy, healthy and make effective progress in all areas. If at any time you have questions or concerns please feel free to contact your student’s teacher(s) or me. It’s going to be a great year and we look forward to partnering with you and welcoming our students as they walk through our doors next Wednesday.

Please be sure to read through this edition of the Fisher Family Update for upcoming meetings and events.

Welcome Back!

Brian

August

Aug 28 - First day of school for Gr 1 - 5

Aug 29 - Kindergarten Open House/"Sneak Peek" - Click HERE for more information

Aug 30 - No School

September

2 - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day weekend

3 - First Day of School for Kindergarten

18 - Fisher PAC 7pm, STEM/Media Classroom

20 - Early Release - Fisher dismissal at 12:25pm

October

1 - Fisher School Picture Day

1 - NEW DATE - Fisher Open House/Curriculum Night 6 - 7:30pm

11 - Early Release - Fisher dismissal at 12:25pm

14 - NO SCHOOL - Columbus Day

16 - Fisher PAC 7pm, STEM/Media Classroom

November

12 - Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences - 5:00 - 7:00pm

14 - Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences - 5:00 - 7:00pm

15 - Early Release - Fisher dismissal at 12:25pm

15 - Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences -1:00pm-3:00pm

Welcome back to school! I look forward to a happy, safe and healthy school year.

Students entering grades 1-5. Please plan on dropping your child's medication to Fisher School on Monday from 1pm-4pm or Tuesday from 8:30am-12pm. Medication should not be sent in with your student. Please provide the prescription or over the counter medication in the original labeled packaging (we cannot accept expired medication) Please have the prescriber provide a signed medication order for the school year that has also been signed by a parent or guardian.

If you are a new Kindergarten student, please plan on bringing it on Thursday to the open house.

If there have been any changes or new diagnoses over the summer, please let me know. If your child has a current 504 plan or Health Care Plan, a copy will be sent home during the first week of school, please plan on reviewing and signing.

If you need to drop it off outside of these hours, please feel free to let me know and we can make other arrangements.

As always, please feel free to email if you have any questions or concerns that come up throughout the year at LMoyes@walpole.k12.ma.us.

Lindsey Moyes, M. Ed, BSN, RN

Health office phone: (508) 660-7234 Option 2

Health office fax: (866) 898-5919

Fisher Health Office Website

School Day Begins at 8:55am

Dismissal is at 3:25pm

Early Release Days - Dismissal is at 12:25pm

Click HERE to view our arrival and dismissal procedures

EXTENDED DAY - BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE

Registration for the 2024-2025 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 2024-2025 Registration
• Walpole Extended Day Home Page

Please do not hesitate to reach out to Daniel Santangelo - Director, at 774-315-5250 (Office)