WHS eNotes

Dear students, staff, and parents/guardians:

Next Friday is an Early Release Day. Students are released at 11:00 a.m., and our staff work on their own Professional Development. Over the past year, our staff have been working hard to hone their skills in Differentiated Instruction. This concept, which is not new to our staff by any means, helps all students by tailoring teaching methods, resources, and activities to meet their diverse needs, abilities, and learning styles. In a simplified explanation, our staff are:

• Finding out a lot about their students - Getting insights into students’ academic and language levels, learning styles, interests, likes and dislikes, and home situations.

• Differentiating what they teach - Assigning topics and projects based on students’ interests and proclivities so as to increase engagement while covering essential curriculum content.

• Differentiating how they teach. - Scaffolding the depth and complexity of lessons so that students can understand and apply knowledge in ways that make sense to them.

• Differentiating how students demonstrate mastery - Giving students options in how they check on whether students have absorbed what’s been taught.

• Differentiating the learning environment - How they arrange their classroom sets the tone for both teaching and learning.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Sincerely,

Stephen Imbusch

Principal

"Is my child absent because they're trying to avoid going to school?"

The Walpole Scholarship Foundation (WSF) is now accepting applications for 2025 scholarships, available at walpolescholarshipfoundation.org. Since 1983, WSF has awarded over 4,000 scholarships totaling more than $5 million to support Walpole residents pursuing post-secondary education.

Eligibility includes Walpole residents and METCO students who graduated or will graduate from Walpole High School, and are applying to/currently attending programs such as bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees, or technical certifications. Graduate students are not eligible.

Applications must be submitted by February 1, 2025, at 12:00 noon. Visit the WSF website for details and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for updates.

The Walpole Public Schools Music Department is pleased to announce the spring 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. Some lessons are currently being taught virtually.

Session 2 will run February 3 to June 13. Registration is open Friday, January 10th through Monday, January 27th.

For more information, visit:

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

To register, visit:

https://forms.gle/YGBjnmVE1V57US2m9

For questions, email:

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

Mass General Brigham has announced a new internship program for Juniors and Seniors, aged 16 and over. This immersive experience spans 4 days and will introduce students to pathology and laboratory medicine at Mass General Brigham as a hands-on experience bridging classroom knowledge with real world medical science. This internship will be held over vacation weeks and summer break and requires an application but is no cost. See website for more information:Mass General Internship

Recognition Ads are now on sale

If you would like to congratulate your senior with a recognition ad in the back of the Yearbook, purchase a recognition ad here: Senior Recognition Ads Recognition ads are due by January 31st.

Yearbooks are on sale for Underclassmen

Yearbooks must be ordered by February 28, 2025. Seniors receive their book with their Class Dues. Order yours here: Underclass Yearbook Orders

See flyer attached for how to order a book. Yearbooks must be ordered by February 28, 2025. Seniors receive their book with their Class Dues.

The Robotics Team is very busy this month with the 2025 game Reefscape being unveiled. The team will be very busy getting to work on designing, building and programming their newest robot for the new season. They just finished up their fall training session by building an elevator mechanism with a wrist. It was a great experience for many members of the team to learn how to design this mechanism on CAD, build it, and program the elevator for the first time. These will all be useful skills in the upcoming season.

First Lego League (FLL) just wrapped up with the 3 teams and they had a great season with one team making it to states. Congratulations to them.

So please read the newsletter to find out all the news because there is a whole lot more.

Robotics Newsletter

All event information is listed in the link below. We look forward to seeing you at the games.

Walpole Timberwolves apparel check out the link below.

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/massachusetts/walpole/walpole-high-school

For a list of upcoming events please click on the following link: https://sites.google.com/a/walpole.k12.ma.us/athletics/

Email: rdowd@walpole.k12.ma.us
Phone: 508-660-7257
Twitter: @WalpoleAD

Email: simbusch@walpole.k12.ma.us
Website: http://walpolewhs.ss5.sharpschool.com/
Location: 275 Common Street, Walpole, MA, USA
Phone: (508) 660-7257
Twitter: @WalpoleHS