Our first full week of school was full of learning, play, building routines and community - your children are playing and working hard. As the weeks progress and as they continue to adjust to school, it is to be expected that they are more tired than usual (and perhaps more tears than usual). The importance of a good night's sleep is essential for young children and with a new school year starting this is an opportunity to create good bedtime routines. So enjoy your weekend and get plenty of rest, we look forward to welcoming you back on Monday.

Warm regards,

Julie Martin

I hope you can join me for our first PAC meeting of the school year. The Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is a parent led group who collaborate on school-wide events, fundraisers, and other things to enhance the learning and growth of our students. We will meet in a preschool classroom on Wednesday and if you plan to attend, please enter through the playground where I will meet you.

If you are interested in creating our 2024-2025 Friendship Directory, please contact me directly. This is a resource to connect families by providing information so you (and your kids) can make connections. Participation in the Friendship Directory is voluntary and a paper copy will be sent home with your child once it is complete.

We look forward to hosting you and your child at our open house/curriculum night on Monday 9/30 at 6 pm. This is an opportunity to see the learning that is already taking place in our classrooms, learn more about our curriculum, and how play directly teaches and builds skills across the day.

Please label all of your child's clothing and be sure their footwear is appropriate for our playground . Sneakers or close toed shoes are best for running, jumping, playing, and riding tricycles.

Our first early release day of the new school year is Friday 9/20. This procedure is the SAME as drop off procedure- a rolling pick up (do not park in spots in front of playground). Please allow for extra time and patience as we are dismissing the entire student population.

If your child is in Miss Jess's MORNING class, please attend school on Friday 9/20. There is NO SCHOOL for Miss Jess's afternoon class that day.

September:

18 - Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Meeting at 6 pm - please come and learn more about how to get involved!

20 - Early Release for all students at 11:15

30 - DFP Open House and Curriculum Night at 6 pm.

September 15th: First Day of Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15-16th: Mawlid

September 21st: International Day of Peace

October:

2- DFP School Governance Council at 8 am. Please email me if you are interested in joining

11 - Early Release for all students at 11:15

14 - No School - Columbus Day

15 - DFP SCHOOL PICTURE DAY

November:

7 - DFP Parent/Teacher conferences 5-7 pm

15 - DFP Parent Teacher Conferences 11:30 -2:30 pm

Julie Martin, Director: jmartin@walpole.k12.ma.us

Liz Martinez and Tina DiCicco, School Nurse: 508-660-7374 ext. 5620

Annmarie Khokha, School Business Office, responsible for tuition payments: akhokha@walpole.k12.ma.us