Fisher Family Update

Good Afternoon Fisher Families,

Families now have access to their child's Elementary Standard Based Report Cards and Special Education Progress Report (if applicable) in the Aspen Family Portal. Parents/guardians must access the Aspen FULL SITE on a browser to view the report from a phone or other mobile device. Once logged into the portal via http://ma-walpole.myfollett.com, the report card will be listed on the Home Page under "Published Reports."

The Term I report card communicates student progress toward meeting end-of-the-year learning standards. The slight, but important, change we made several years ago to the descriptors of the Academic Performance Levels is the phrase “at this time”. The purpose of including this phrase is to share with families where their students are academically, at this time of the year.

Teachers assess student performance against these learning standards, which are specific and observable grade-level skills. Our report cards reflect the learning standards as outlined in the current Massachusetts State Frameworks. Teachers assess by measuring individual student performance against the identified concrete learning standards, rather than in relation to the performance of other students.

Please check out the Parent/Guardian Guide by CLICKING HERE

Have a great weekend,

Brian

February

4 - Battle of the Books Finale

6 - Early Release Day - 11:55am Dismissal

11 - PAC Meeting, 7:00pm

16-20 - February Vacation

23 - Classes resume

March

6 - Bingo! 3:00 - 5:00 (5th grade event)

10 - Parent/Teacher conferences, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

12 - Parent/Teacher conferences, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

13 - Early Release day - 11:55 dismissal

13 - Parent/Teacher conferences, 1:00-pm - 3:00pm

18 - PAC Meeting, 7:00pm

27 - Early Release day - 11:55 dismissal

27 - Save the date: Glow Dance - details/signup coming

Families of students in Grades 3-5, please make note of the upcoming MCAS testing dates.

As you are well aware, it was very cold this week which resulted in having indoor recesses. We stay inside for recess when the “feels like” temperature is less than 20 degrees. It was nice to see the kids playing games together, building structures, drawing, laughing and chatting. Some of our students enjoy playing games on the Chromebooks too and all our staff are mindful of “screen time”. While using the Chromebooks at recess, we observed students together in small groups, being very social while playing, laughing and cheering each other on. We will continue to monitor Chromebook use at recess and occasionally unplug if/when we get another stretch of indoor recesses.

Next Friday, February 6, we will have a special recess for all students, featuring fun snow-related activities. Please remember to send your child to school with all necessary snow gear so they can fully participate.

Next Wednesday is our final Battle of the Books competition. Please encourage your student to finish any books they are currently reading in preparation for the event.

We also wanted to let families know that breakfast will be provided for all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students on Wednesday, February 4.

As this is a school-based event and space is limited, we unfortunately are unable to accommodate parent attendance.

Everybody loves a visit from Rebel!

Mrs. Farrell's class decided to build a snowman inside!

Some more pictures of Camp Read A Lot with Mrs. Brogan's class

Indoor recess fun in Mrs. Winer's class.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts will be hosting a Webex Webinar Keeping Kids Safe and Secure Online: A Project Safe Childhood Presentation. The webinar will take place on the evening of Tuesday, February 3rd at 6:30 pm in a partnership between the United States Attorney’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations Digital Forensics/Child Exploitation/Cyber Crime Unit. The registration flyer is attached. Advanced registration is required, and the capacity of the Webex webinar platform is 1000. In the event we reach capacity, those who are unable to register can email USAMA.PSCOutreach@usa.doj.gov to be put on the list for the next webinar.

Registration can be done either via the attached flyer or the link below.

Webinar topic:

Keeping Kids Safe and Secure Online: A Project Safe Childhood Presentation for Parents

Date and time:

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 6:30 PM | (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Register link:

https://usao.webex.com/weblink/register/r83f7d49f6565b65bce8bb420f1cfef7c

The webinar will bring awareness to the dangers children face online today and will educate adults how to keep children safe online. The webinar will not be recorded. In the event someone is not able to attend on

February 3rd, we hope to host several more throughout the school year.

Webinar registration flyer

If there is snow on the ground, please remember to send your students to school with snow pants, boots, hats and mittens (don't forget to label them) for recess. They will be unable to play in the snow without them.

Also, we are collecting, good to excellent, used snowpants and boots for students at Fisher. Please think of us if you are doing any closet cleanouts.

Registration for the upcoming February Vacation Camp closes on Friday, January 30th.

Families can create an account and register for camp at this link: https://register.capturepoint.com/reg/login.cfm?cuBNAf%2FV0p4trnasCJNBkrfRqxVbA8M1ugTdgJwcwr%2BLxIFL2ZCtvf%2Fw

More information can also be found on our website: https://sites.google.com/walpole.k12.ma.us/extended-day/home

Extended Day Vacation Flyer

Prepare to have your fifth grader “Schooled” with a school of fish in your front yard!

Our goal is to get each child of the class of 2026 at Fisher “Schooled” before they move on to graduation. A school of multicolored fish will appear on your lawn and “swim” there for 2 days before migrating to another yard. The students love this annual Fisher tradition and seeing the fish travel around town.

We will start the “You’ve been Schooled” event in mid March, and the schooling will finish once we have "schooled" all 5th grade students.

Please have this form filled out and submitted ASAP to help with our planning!

Fisher Schooling Google form

If you are interested, we will also be collecting Schooling donations to help support the 5th grade end of year ceremony, graduation, and other activities! Donations can be sent via Venmo to @Fisher-PAC marked as “You’ve been Schooled” or by sending in an envelope labeled “PAC/5th Grade You’ve been Schooled” with cash or check, that can be dropped at the front office at Fisher School. Donations are welcomed but not necessary to participate.

All adults are invited to be professional SCHOOLers by helping the fish migrate! If you would like to join our team of SCHOOLers, please sign up in the attached google form.

Let's make the Super Bowl even more exciting this year!

The 5th grade class at Fisher School is raising funds for their end-of-year celebration, graduation, and special events. To help them reach their goal, we're hosting a fun Super Bowl Squares game with a chance for you to win some cash!

Details:

$20 per square
$1000 Total Prize Pool:

1st Quarter: $200
2nd Quarter: $200
3rd Quarter: $200
4th Quarter: $400

How to get your Squares:

1. Visit the game board: https://superbowlpoolsite.com/contest/631172?p=FISHER2033
2. Use code: FISHER2033
3. Pick your squares! (Deadline Saturday, February 7, 2026)

Once you click on the link, ignore all of the ads & scroll to the very bottom of the page where you can find the grid with squares. Click directly on the boxes you'd like to secure your squares!

Payment can be sent via Venmo to @Jamie-McElaney, or contact Jamie at jamie.mcelaney@gmail.com for alternatives.

It’s a win-win: You help the 5th graders celebrate their big year, and you get a shot at a great prize! Please feel free to share the link with family and friends!