Winter Hill Wildcat Weekly

Hello Winter Hill families,

Thank you to all the parents, guardians and families that attended last night's Back-to-School night. It was wonderful to see so many Winter Hill families here. I also want to give a huge Wildcat ROAR to our Student Ambassadors who served as guides last night - they did an amazing job!

Reminder: Monday is Picture Day! Please remember to return the picture form if you have not done so already.

Principal Gosselin

Be safe and neighborly!

Please remember to follow our arrival and dismissal procedures, especially around parking.

If you want to walk your child to the play area or meet them there after school, you MUST park in a parking spot.
If you want to remain in your car, pull up on the RIGHT side of Otis Street and a staff member will help your child in or out of the car. Please be patient as the line does get long.
DO NOT let your child in or out of the car in the middle of the street. This causes a traffic back-up and is not safe for the child.
DO NOT park or wait in your car in front of driveways. Our neighbors have been very patient but are getting frustrated with how often their driveways are blocked. It has become an issue and your car may be ticketed.

Thank you for your support with following these procedures as we keep students safe and be good neighbors!

First Meeting: Thursday, October 9, 6:00 - 7:30 PM, WHEdgerly Library

We will have our first Governing Board meeting in October. Governing Board is our school's site council. The school site council is a group of teachers, parents, staff, and community members that works with the principal to develop and review the school improvement plan and discuss school needs. Meetings are open to the public and subject to open meeting laws.

Please reach out to Principal Gosselin (cgosselin@k12.somerville.ma.us) if you are interested in serving on the Governing Board.

September

Monday, September 29th - Picture Day!

October

Monday, October 13th - No School in honor of Indigenous People's Day

You’re Invited to the International Potluck!

Tuesday, October 28, 5:30-7:30pm
East Somerville Community School Cafeteria

Join us for the second annual Winter Hill International Potluck. Last year’s celebration drew a great crowd, and we’re hoping to make it bigger and better this time around!.

The evening includes:

Potluck: Bring food that represents where you’re from. It does not have to be international. Anything goes. Last year we asked people to sign up in advance, but we’re skipping that this time since we had so many wonderful contributions without needing the extra step. If you’d like, wear clothing that reflects your country or culture, and bring art or other items that tell a story about where you come from.

Free Raffle: Every attendee gets one free entry. Prizes include gift cards to local businesses, gift baskets, and more.

Please email lucschuster@gmail.com with any questions or to volunteer to help out that evening.

We are off to a strong start with attendance! Thank you to all parents and caregivers for prioritizing attendance and sending students to school based on the guidelines that we shared.