Wildcat Weekly

5th grade is looking for candy donations for our Hurld Wyman Halloween Parade Float! Each bag donated = 1 Y.E.S. Hour. Lets feed him!!

Michael from Top Secret Science will be at Hurld Wyman on Monday, November 2nd! 6-7:30pm. This is a caregiver & student event, not a drop-off.

We will do hands-on Science experiments that students will be able to take home. RSVP below so we know how many students to expect.

Our Student Council has met to have our first meeting. We meet monthly to talk about the WPS Character Trait of the Month and create posters to advertise the trait around our building. Student Council reps visit the classroom that they represent to present the poster and promote the trait.

Our first team-building activity was to plant tulip and daffodil bulbs next to our Kindness Rock Garden and around our Wyman St. Hurld Wyman sign. We are all excited to see what blooms this spring!

Our 2026-2027 Student Council Representatives:

Kindergarten Reps: Libby Reed and Tori Harding (5I)

Gr. 1 Reps: Hazel Long and Weston Myers (5C)

Gr. 2 Reps: Kaeleigh Doherty (5O) and Leo Hill (5C)

Gr. 3 Reps:

• Ms. Jones/Marcoux: Savannah Blodgett

• Ms. Kilbride: Ilyas Nasir

• Mrs. Mabardy: Laura Costa Silveria

Gr. 4 Reps:

• Mrs. Fay: Mia Duran

• Mrs. Greene/Rongione: Duncan Brnada

• Mrs. Mahoney: Isla Dimeco

Gr. 5 Reps:

• Mrs. Camier/Grant: Norah Lilley

• Mrs. Iverson: Ramin Mamun

• Ms. O’Melia: Emily Skinner

Hello everyone! It’s official - The Holiday Season is almost here! Halloween is right around the corner, followed by Thanksgiving Break, and then our Winter Shows!

Hurld Wyman Winter Shows 2026!

*Both shows are held in the Gym, and all K-5 students perform at the 9 AM and 1:30 PM Thursday shows*

Thursday, December 17th

*9AM Show for parents and caregivers with last names beginning with A-L

*1:30 PM Show for parents and caregivers with last names beginning with M-Z

Each grade level has been perfecting their two songs weekly in Music class along with their regular studies. The students are getting ready to wow you with their vocals, choreography, and instrument work!

I have spoken with the children regarding how to dress for the performances. They may wear fancy party clothes, holiday sweaters, suits, vests, dresses, skirts, etc...Of course, I will have props for them as well!

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In the month of October, Fifth Graders have continued their ukulele study working in small groups around the Music room, and in the breakout room. Fourth Graders sound amazing as they practice one of their Holiday Show songs on their recorders!

Fourth and Fifth Graders are mastering their abilities to play a major, minor, and pentatonic scale on the xylophones. We will begin bucket drumming, as well as play djembes, tubanos, and congas. We continue to review the names of the lines and spaces on the treble staff, and have sung rounds, and partner songs.

Third Graders now know the fingerings for the notes b, a, g, e, and d on their recorders. As with the 4th and 5th graders, they will also continue their work with naming the notes on the lines and spaces on the staff. I have introduced rounds to our Third Graders, and proper xylophone playing.

Our Second Graders enjoy using drums, xylophones, and auxiliary percussion. We are focusing on playing and echoing my rhythms, remembering note values, and learning the Italian words for tempo, (speed), and dynamics, (soft to loud). The children have started to locate the notes on the treble staff: Spaces - F, A, C, E and the Lines - Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips

First Graders and Kindergarten students are learning/reviewing note names, and simple rhythms. Proper instrument playing is regularly discussed. Playing an instrument to a steady beat is a skill that the children have improved upon each week! Songs and activities for the Fall season that promote steady beat work include Apple Tree, Ghost Of John, and Five Little Pumpkins.

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Late Registration For Band Lessons

If your child is interested in instrument lessons, please click on the links below.

Registration is now open for 4th and 5th Grade Beginner Band Lessons

The Woburn Public Schools Band Program is a sequential school band program from grades

4-12. It includes Elementary Band Lessons, the WPS Youth Band, the KMS Band, the JMS

Band, and the WMHS Band. Students participate in fantastic group performances and learn

music skills and teamwork! In the Woburn Public Schools, WE BAND TOGETHER

For more information about 4th Grade Band and to sign up, please follow the link below to our

4th Grade Band website! 4TH GRADE BAND INFO

**We welcome 5th Grade students who are new to Woburn or did not do Band in 4th Grade for any reason. If you are a 5TH GRADER THAT IS NEW TO WOBURN BAND (you did not do band in Woburn in 4th grade), please follow the link below to sign up!

5th Grade NEW TO WOBURN BAND 5th Grade NEW TO WOBURN BAND

**For more information, please contact band directors: Jack Tully - jtully@woburnps.com

Steve Turcott - sturcott@woburnps.com

Happy Almost Halloween!

Michele Walker DeMartinis

Music Teacher

Hurld Wyman and Linscott Rumford Schools

Our annual Trick or Treat Trek Fundraiser has begun! Paper pledge forms have gone home with students (bright orange paper) and emails from our online fundraising platform, Givebacks, have been sent. The email comes from "noreply@notifications.givebacks.com"

If you did not receive a registration email, you can add your own student to the fundraiser by using this link https://www.givebacks.com/causes/323acf14-4f79-48f6-b6d7-ab9058b1a3fa/campaigns/54a7af7145/participant-center Click on the blue "register" button and add your student's information. Please email hurldwymanpto@gmail.com with any questions

Sign up to help and have some fun!

Trick or Treat Trek

https://forms.gle/ddvFSeV8cBENQr7G7

Event Sign Up

Trick or Treat Trek

Volunteers are needed to help with set up and break down for the Trick or Treat Trek. Please be sure to fill out a CORI form if you plan to volunteer inside the school.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E44ADAF2DA1F85-66512180-trick

Trunk or Treat Sign Up

Please use this sign up link to reserve your spot to decorate a trunk or to volunteer at the concession table.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E44ADAF2DA1F85-66511361-hurld

Bake Sale

We are looking for volunteers to help at the bake sale table during election day on Tuesday, 11/3/26. Volunteers are also needed on Monday night, 11/2, from 7-8pm during the PTO meeting in order to help organize donations and set up the bake sale table for the next day. More information on donating items for the sale will be out soon.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E44ADAF2DA1F85-66511970-hurld

We are also in need of Room Parents for some classrooms. Room Parents assist the PTO in important communications with the class and teacher. They also collect voluntary donations from classroom families and purchase a class gift for the teacher during the holidays and end of year. If you are interested in being a room parent for one of the classrooms listed below, or if you would like more information about being a room parent, please email hurldwymanpto@gmail.com

Grade 2- Potamis

Grade 3- Kilbride

Grade 5- Camier

Oct 21: Early Release

Oct 21: Parent Conferences (afternoon)

Oct 22: Parent Conferences (evening)

Oct 23: Trimester 1 Progress Reports

Oct 30: PTO Trick or Treat Trek & Trunk or Treat evening event

Nov 2: Top Secret Science Night 6-7:30pm

Nov 2: PTO Meeting 7pm

Attendance email: hwattendance@woburnps.com

Website: www.woburnpublicschools.com/hurld-wyman
Location: 39 Wyman St, Woburn, MA, USA
Phone: 781-937-8243