Fisher Family Update

Dear Fisher Families,

The teachers and I would like to acknowledge and commend each and every one of our students for their hard work and perseverance as we returned from the Thanksgiving break. We know that transitioning back to our academic routine after such a relaxing time off can be challenging (for all of us!) but seeing their positive attitudes and commitment to giving their best effort was impressive. It's not always easy to switch gears, but they/we did it! Have a great weekend and please read through this week’s Fisher Family Update for important and upcoming dates and events.

Take care,

Brian

Looking to "give back" to your community? Below are 2 opportunities to directly help families in Walpole. Please take a look and help out where you can.

Fisher Giving tree

Fisher Holiday Food baskets

December

8 - Early Release (12:25pm dismissal)

21 - Fisher School Sing-a-long

23 - January 1 Winter Break

January

2 - School Resumes

12 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Development

15 - NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

17 - Fisher PAC Meeting 7pm

February

9 - Early Release (12:25pm dismissal)

19-23 Febrary Vacation

26 - School Resumes

Let's ALL raise our voices together, letting EVERYONE in your family experience the joy of having THE ENTIRE FAMILY sing together, and make memories that will last a lifetime!

December 21st, 2023

6:00-6:45pm and 7:15-8:00pm

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Bring a blanket big enough to seat your family, like at a summer picnic. Stake your spot in the auditorium!

2. Your blanket is for YOUR family (and grandparents, cousins, older and younger siblings,...)

3. This isn’t a “run around with your friends” night, but rather a night to snuggle up as a family - among the larger “Fisher family” - and sing a variety of songs that are celebrated by our families here in our school. Hearing parents, grandparents, cousins and siblings sing all together brings our ENTIRE Fisher family together and gives us memories that will last a lifetime!

(PARENTS: Choose which timeslot works best for your family. Those with toddlers may wish to come to the first one in order to get their children to bed. But…it’s a “WHATEVER WORKS BEST FOR YOUR FAMILY” laidback event! I can’t wait to see you!)

To help with song selection, please fill out this very brief form:

Singalong Form

Musically,

Mr. Holmes

The Daniel Feeney Preschool peer applications for the 2024-2025 school year is available on our website from December 1-22. Once the application window closes on 12/22 a lottery system will be employed to select peers.

Please click on the link below and navigate to "Application" for all information. Please read all information carefully and if you have any questions please contact Julie Martin, Director: jmartin@walpole.k12.ma.us

https://www.walpole.k12.ma.us/o/dfpc

For more than 25 years the Walpole Elementary Schools has 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). Students will need to drop their completed cards off at the front office.

Here are the details:

• All cards should be on 8.5 by 11 white paper

• 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 7th

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

Group 1: Beatty, Blake, Hughes, Barend, Fomenko, Brogan, O'Neill

Dates: Oct. 18th, Nov. 1st, Nov. 15th, Dec 6th,

Group 2: Penfield/Vose, Winer, McDonald, Sullivan, Terranova, Wesinger

Dates: Oct. 25th, Nov. 8th, 29th, Dec. 13th

Thank you Fisher PAC for funding Discovery Museum’s Earth Science workshop to gr4!

Fifth graders playing Beat the Calculator. They take turns adding and subtracting fractions while their opponent tries to solve the problem faster than them by using a calculator!

During STEM, 4th and 5th graders finished celebrating Thanksgiving by designing and programming their own parades using Bee-Bots. Here are some pictures of the balloons and parade routes that they designed

Schools are not at liberty to provide student contact information for outside of school activities. If you would like to provide your child (ren)'s information for others to see please click the link below and complete the form.

Fisher School Friendship Directory

Walpole’s 300th Birthday Celebration Will

Kick-Off with a Laser Show December 16th

Two Showings on Stone Field

Walpole –Walpole’s 300th Anniversary Celebration will kick off with a bang on December 16th with a laser and pyrotechnics show on Stone Field presented by Pyrotecnico. The free display of lights and sounds is a unique opportunity for the whole family to come together and view something truly spectacular. There will be two shows, one at 6pm and another at 8:30pm with ample time in between to stroll downtown and partake in one of Walpole’s many dining options.

For more information about the Laser Show and other 300th Anniversary events, to browse merchandise for purchase, and to learn more about Walpole’s history, visit Walpole300.com