OPR Weekly Update

Dear OPR Families,

On behalf of all of us at OPR, we wish you a very happy Thanksgiving! We are grateful for our community and thankful for your partnership.

Happy Thanksgiving!

David N. Barner, Principal
dbarner@walpole.k12.ma.us

Contact OPR Office (Secretaries and Nurse): oproffice@walpole.k12.ma.us

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Next week is December ! Three full weeks of learning ahead!

November

28 No School - Happy Thanksgiving!

29 No School

December

2 After School Enrichment Classes Begin

4 School Council Meeting, STEM Lab at 3:05-4:05 PM

12 PAC Sponsored Grade 5 Program: High Touch High Tech Matter Matters

13 Early Release at 11:55 AM. Dismissal begins at 11:49.

13 PAC Sponsored Stay on the Half Day

13 Student Council Spirit Day: Wild Hair, Socks, Mismatched, Inside Out, Backwards Day

17 PAC Sponsored Grade 2 Program: Discovery Museum Physical Changes of Matter

19 OPR Holiday Sing-a-long! Families with last name A-K at 5:45 PM; L-Z at 6:30 in the Cafeteria

20 PAC Sponsored Whole School Assembly: Crocodile River Music

23 No School - Vacation Begins. School Resumes on Thursday, January 2nd.

OPR MCAS TESTING DATES: SPRING 2025

For more than 25 years, the Walpole elementary schools have partnered with Dedham Savings Bank and participated in their Holiday Card Contest. If students would like to participate in the contest, we are asking that this take place at home and possibly at indoor recess (if applicable).

Here are the details:

• All cards should be on 8.5 by 11 inch white paper which will be provided at school.

• On the back of the card, please put the student's name, school, and grade.

• The cards need to be returned to school by Thursday, December 12th

Below are the generous prizes for each grade(district-wide) donated by the Dedham Savings Bank:

• 1st Prize $100

• 2nd Prize $50

• 3rd Prize $25

The cold winter weather is approaching and this is a friendly reminder to have all students wear the appropriate outdoor winter clothing. As long as the temperatures allow, we will continue to have students go outside for recess. It is extremely important for students to wear boots, hats, mittens/gloves, and winter coats on cold winter days.

We continue to see cases of pneumonia within our OPR community. Please take a look at the symptoms of Walking Pneumonia. Contact your pediatrician with any of these symptoms:

• a fever of 101°F (38.5°C) or below

• a cough

• fatigue (feeling very tired)

• headache, chills, sore throat, and other cold or flu-like symptom

• ear pain

• chest pain or stomach pain

• malaise (feeling of discomfort)

• vomiting

• loss of appetite (in older kids) or poor feeding (in infants)

• RASH

• joint pain

Antibiotics are an effective treatment for walking pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. A 5- to 10-day course of oral antibiotics is usually recommended. After starting on antibiotics, your child is less likely to pass the illness to other family members and classmates.

Thank you so much! Have a healthy and happy weekend!

Bonnie Kowalsky, RN

bkowalsky@walpole.k12.ma.us

508-660-7219 ext 5804

fax: 866.809.6567

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On this site you can find links to forms (i.e. medication administration, over the counter medication consent forms), medication policies, and information regarding illnesses, concussions and injuries.

INTERFACE REFERRAL SERVICE

Office of Student Support & Attendance: November Newsletter

OPR PAC MEETING

Thursday, January 9th @ 7:00pm in the OPR STEM Lab

Connect by Google Meet: Check back here for the link closer to the meeting date!

Massachusetts no longer allows clothing to be disposed of in the trash. Clothing must be donated or recycled. RECYCLE your clothing and textiles in the OPR Collection Bin and OPR receives money.

The collections resulted in the following:

2022 Calendar Year Total - $907.50

2023 Calendar Year Total - $1210.60

January 2024 - $85.80

February 2024 - $104.10

March 2024 - $71.70

April 2024 - $83.70

May 2024 - $114.90

June 2024 - $100.50

July 2024 - $100.20

August 2024 - $115.80

September 2024 - $59.10

October 2024 - $113.40

Arrival: 8:15-8:25 AM

Tardy Bell is at 8:25 AM. (Students must be signed in at the office by an adult if tardy.)

Early Release Dismissal: 11:55 (Dismissal begins at 11:49)

Dismissal: 2:55 PM (Dismissal begins at 2:49)

If your child is going to be absent or tardy, please call the OPR office before school (508-660-7219) and press 1 for the absence line. The automated attendance verification system is in use. Those students marked absent and who have not called in will receive an automated phone call.

OPR Mission Statement

The Old Post Road School community educates all students to excel and become productive citizens.

OPR Vision

OPR students will be motivated to learn in a supportive and safe environment. The faculty will foster self-confidence in the students and encourage them to make positive choices. Students will learn to accept responsibility for their behavior and will mature into responsible citizens and lifelong learners. All students will appreciate that they are part of a diverse, global society.

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Email: dbarner@walpole.k12.ma.us
99 Old Post Road

East Walpole, MA 02032

508-660-7219