Fisher Family Update

Dear Fisher Families,

We’ve had a great (almost) first full week of school! One of the highlights was welcoming our Kindergarten students to Fisher for their very first days. They are settling in nicely and quickly becoming part of our school community. A special thank you goes out to our teachers, staff, siblings and fifth grade helpers, who did an outstanding job guiding our newest students around the building and helping them get to their dismissal spots safely and on time.

Our students have been working hard to learn classroom routines and expectations, and before long the pace of academic learning will pick up. We invite you to join us this Wednesday evening for our annual Curriculum Night, where you’ll hear more about what your child(ren) will be learning this year.

Below, you’ll find a list of upcoming events. We look forward to seeing you at Fisher soon as we celebrate the beginning of the 2025–2026 school year together.

Have a great weekend,
Brian

September

9 - Ice Cream Social - 6:00 - 7:00

10 - Curriculum Night - 6:00 - 7:30pm

19 - Early Release, dismissal at 11:55am

24 - Fisher PAC meeting

October

10 - Early Release, dismissal at 11:55am

13 - NO SCHOOL - Columbus day

14 - School Council meeting - 3:15

15 - Fisher PAC meeting

27 - Fisher School Picture Day

We are looking forward to welcoming parents and guardians to Fisher School's Curriculum Night on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. Teachers will be sharing curriculum expectations along with information specific to the classroom. Parents and guardians will also have time to ask general questions. Any questions specific to a child should be reserved for a more confidential setting. The Curriculum Nights at all of the Walpole Elementary Schools are for Parents and Guardians only. Students, other family members, and guests should not attend. Thank you for your understanding

Schedule:

6:00-6:30 Families with Last Name Beginning with A-L

6:45-7:15 Families with Last Name Beginning with M-Z

*If you have more than one child, email the teacher for an exception to the assigned times.

We are in need of two parents to join the School Council. Meetings are held on Tuesdays from 3:15 - 4:15 approximately five times during the year. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Brian Bemiss, bbemiss@walpole.k12.ma.us

The Fisher School Council is an advisory group that plays an important role in many aspects of the school. It is required by law that all schools have a School Council. According to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE), the main areas of responsibility for School Councils are as follows:

“The law outlines four major areas of responsibility for councils. School councils are to assist principals in:

1. Adopting educational goals for the school that are consistent with local educational policies and statewide student performance standards

2. Identifying the educational needs of students attending the school

3. Reviewing the annual school building budget

4. Formulating a school improvement plan”

For more information on School Councils, visit the DESE link below:

http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/advisory/schoolcouncils/default.html

Picture Day for Fisher Elementary School is scheduled for Monday, October 27th. For further information or to place an online order click here.

Use Fisher School code 0238VGA

Coach Mike (formerly of Kids In Sports) has 10 years of experience teaching children the

fundamentals of sports in an organized, safe, fun and supportive environment. Coach

Mike’s after school program will teach children different sports each week: baseball,

basketball, football, floor hockey, volleyball & soccer. Through fun activities, sports drills

and competitive games, the kids will improve on their skills and learn good

sportsmanship. The class will be held in the school gym immediately after school.

Thursdays

Nov 6, Nov 13, Nov 20, Dec 4, Dec 11 & Dec 18

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Grades K, 1 & 2

$175.00

How to register:

Enroll for the after school programs online at:

https://campscui.active.com/orgs/CoachMikesMobileSports?season=3699946

SPACE IS VERY LIMITED

Questions?

Contact Coach Mike at coachmikemobilesports@gmail.com or call (508) 660-7111

Martial Arts After School Program

(Grades K-2)

Looking for an exciting after school activity? Our Martial Arts Program

combines fitness, focus, and fun with a 3-week Taekwondo course at

Fisher Elementary, ending in an exciting finale at LG Martial Arts!

Program Dates:

Class 1: Wednesday, Nov 5th, 3:00-3:45pm (Fisher Lower Gym)

Class 2: Wednesday, Nov 12th, 3:00-3:45pm (Fisher Lower Gym)

Class 3: Wednesday, Nov 19th, 3:00-3:45pm (Fisher Lower Gym)

Finale: Sunday, Nov 23rd, 10:00-11:00am (LG Martial Arts)

3 WEEKS + FINALE: $30

Check or Money Order to: Town of Walpole

Students Name:___________________________________ Grade:___________

Teacher:_______________________ Emergency #:________________________

Primary Email:_____________________________________________________

The Walpole Public Schools Music Department is pleased to announce the fall 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 1 will run September 22 to January 30. Registration is open until Wednesday, September 17th.

For more information and to register, visit:

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

For questions, email:

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

Welcome back to school! I look forward to a happy, safe and healthy school year.

If you have medication for your student, please contact the health office to arrange a time to drop it off. Medication should not be sent in with your student. Please provide the prescription or over the counter medication in the original labeled packaging (we cannot accept expired medication) Please have the prescriber provide a signed medication order for the 2025-2026 school year that has also been signed by a parent or guardian.

Please remember if your child sustains an injury outside of school, please send me an email and provide a physician's note listing any accommodations or restrictions (ie excusal from recess or PE).

If your child has a current 504 plan or Health Care Plan, a copy will be sent home soon, please plan on reviewing and signing. If there is anything urgent, please contact me.

As always, please feel free to email if you have any questions or concerns that come up throughout the year at LMoyes@walpole.k12.ma.us. .

The Fisher PAC is sponsoring a back-to-school Ice Cream Social to help us catch up with old friends, meet new friends, and share some ice cream!

Where: Fisher School Playground

When: Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Time: 6-7pm

Please Join Us!!

If you can help during the ice cream social, we are looking for volunteers!

Please signup using this link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A49A5AA2EA1FF2-58224473-fisher

The first 5th grade committee meeting will be on Wednesday 9/10 at 7:15 in the STEM room. This will be immediately following the curriculum night, and we will be looking to discuss fundraising ideas as well as all of the "last year at Fisher" topics for this graduating class.

Families with students that walk home have the option to pick up their student at Door #18 or allow them to walk home. Please sign this form if you give permission for your child to walk home unaccompanied by an adult.

Reminder: Per School Handbook: Only 5th grade students are allowed to ride bikes to and from school.

Walkers will be dismissed from door #18 at 3:00pm. Parents are expected to meet their students outside of Door 18. Students are not allowed to cross driveways unattended. This is a change from last year. Due to safety concerns, parents are not allowed to park in the Fisher School parking lots to retrieve their children.

Click HERE to view our arrival and dismissal procedures

For this coming school year, we are asking families to download the WPS app. We will be reserving SMS text messaging for urgent messages only. When sending non-urgent messages to families, we will be using the Live Feed as the delivery tool (through the WPS App). You will receive a detailed email from our tech department with further information and instructions.

Urgent alerts are considered to be "must read right now" messages, such as school closings, late buses, absence notifications, and emergencies. Non urgent alerts are considered to be reminders for spirit days, special events after school, etc.

Please click here for all district calendar/times information

The school day will begin at 8:30am

Dismissal will be at 3:00pm

Early Release Days - dismissal will be 11:55am

Absences: If your student is going to be absent or tardy, please call the absence line and let us know in advance. You may call this line at anytime and leave a message. The telephone number is 508-660-7234 and then press 1

Early Dismissals: Please send a hand written note with your student in the morning or fill out this form with at least 2 hours advance notice.

Afterschool dismissal changes: If your student is changing their typical way of leaving Fisher at 3:00pm, please send a note into school with the plan that morning.

We understand that there are unavoidable last minute changes, however, please be mindful that we must call the classroom and upset time on leaning with each change.

Please feel free to email the front office: fisher-secretaries@walpole.k12.ma.us

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