The Wellfleet Elementary News

Another enjoyable week perched atop Wellfleet on Lawrence Road. Next week steps will start to bring company to us here on top of the world as construction crews will be working on "boring" areas beginning next week. This may have some impact on pick-up and drop off procedures on the early dismissal Wednesday. Please keep an eye out for construction crews in our parking lot and roadways.

And if you are like me and wondering what it all may look like, here is a visual of the 45 unit apartment. Young families encouraged! :)

Principal O'Shea

Who? The Spring Concert is for all WES students. Families, let's pack the gym and cheer them on!

What? The WES Spring Concert and Arts Night

When? Thursday April 11th beginning with the Art Show from 4:30pm-6:00pm. The concert will begin promptly at 6:00pm.

Where? The concert will take place in the WES Gymnasium. The art work will be throughout the lobby and the kindergarten hallway.

Why? Lets celebrate our amazing school and enjoy a great community event.

The Art Show will officially open from 4:30-6:00pm and students should arrive no later than 5:45pm for the concert. Students dressed in their best attire will report to their classroom prior to the concert and together students will enter the gymnasium and then perform.

Through April 11th, we are asking students to bring in a box of spaghetti to donate for the spaghetti supper. The class with the most boxes will win a pizza party! The winning class will be announced on the afternoon of the 11th.

The PTO is also looking for sponsors for the spaghetti supper raffle! If you would like to bring in something for the raffle please drop it off to the main office before May 1st.

Don't forget to take a look at the Student News. There are many stories about what is happening at WES! Here is the link.

Each year the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education assesses the students across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The purpose of the MCAS is to provide information on areas of strength and areas of challenge related to mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. We encourage all students in grades 3-5 to participate.

The MCAS schedule for our WES students is provided below. Testing will be scheduled on Tuesdays and Wednesdays with makeup testing on Thursdays. All testing will begin promptly at 8:00am on the testing date. As the dates grow closer additional information on how to best prepare will be shared.

• MCAS Testing English Language Arts for grades 3-5: April 9th & 10th with a makeup on April 22nd & 23rd.
• MCAS Testing Mathematics for grades 3-5: May 21st and 22nd with a makeup on May 23rd.
• MCAS Testing Science for grade 5 only: May 14th and 15th with a makeup on May 16th.

If you are interested in attending a PTO meeting they are scheduled for 5/14, and 6/11. They will be directly after school at 2:15pm. Please RSVP to Mr. O'Shea as soon as possible as we need to determine how many door prizes to get for the meeting!

WES April Calendar

WES Annual Spaghetti Supper 5/3/24

Sustainable CAPE & Truro Library Children's Community Garden

Clay Extravaganza at Castle Hill

Rec Softball Grades 2-6

Rec T-ball Grades K-2

Rec Youth Open Gym Grades 5-10

Rec Easter Egg Hunt

Cradles to Crayons Clothing Drive at WES

Grades 4-8 Free Volleyball Clinic

Banana Bash hosted by the Wellfleet Historical Society

Parent Only Tech Talk at NRMS

Rental Assistance

April Harvest of the Month- Potatoes

WES April Breakfast Menu

WES April Lunch Menu

Know Your Rights Education Law Presentation

Homerun Baseball Camp

GROW at Castle Hill

WHAT For Kids Theatre Classes

The PTO is looking for highly motivated, slightly pushy, and demanding people to help set up the raffle for the Spaghetti Dinner set for early May. We are seeking four individuals. Interested folks should either email Tia Scalcione, at tiascalc@hotmail.com or email Mr. O'Shea at osheaa@nausetschools.org.

WES School Health Services-Resource page: Contact Mrs. Cope-Crosen for more information at copec@nausetschools.org

Checkout Student and Family Resources through Mrs. Kristen Francis.

The Lawrence Fund was established in March of 2023 by Ariana Bradford (Staff Member at WES) and Joan Zukas (School Committee member and grandmother to two students at WES). The Fund was established to honor Lawrence Zukas, father to Ariana and husband to Joan. Its’ purpose is to financially support students and their families who may be in need of funds for camps, sports equipment, shoes, coats, boots, musical instruments, school supplies including technology support, etc. Request can be made to Mrs. Ariana Bradford, Mr. Adam O’Shea, Mrs. Claudia Cope or your child’s teacher. No proof of need is asked, The Lawrence Fund is just happy to help. Any additional questions can be answered by Joan Zukas at jzukas123@comcast.net or by phone at (413) 374-7436.

This is just a reminder that we will have a boatload of events coming up and your child's presence is essential to their school success. We will do our best to have events scheduled in a way that does not interfere with your travel plans, however please keep in mind that the priority is to create as much time on learning as possible. We would hate for your child to miss out on any of our upcoming events. Events like:

• Tech Safety Presentation; April 3rd
• Incoming Kindergarten Parent Orientation; April 4th
• Art Night and Spring Concert; April 11th
• Spring Musical The Jungle Book; April 24 & April 25th

Calling all parents and grandparents! If you are interested in joining your child for lunch in the cafeteria, then please reach out to us. We love our cozy, welcoming dining and don't mind company.

Throughout the school year you may want to reach out to your child's teacher, or reach out to me.

All Nauset staff follow the email formatting below:

• the staff person's last name
• then the initial of their first name
• ending with @nausetschools.org

For example my email is osheaa@nausetschools.org

Now there is an exception to the rule: Ms. Claudia Cope-Crosen, our school nurse, is simply copec@nausetschools.org