OPR Weekly Update
May 23, 2025
Dear OPR Families,
We had a fantastic week at school, with the highlight being the musical performances from each grade level. It was wonderful to see so many families in attendance, supporting our students and celebrating their talent.
Below, you'll find some photos capturing memorable moments from the week, along with important school news and updates.
Watch this week's OPR Video News by clicking here.
Have a fantastic long weekend!
David N. Barner, Principal
dbarner@walpole.k12.ma.us
Contact OPR Office (Secretaries and Nurse): oproffice@walpole.k12.ma.us
May
26 No School - Memorial Day
28 PAC sponsored visit from the Zoo to Grade 4
29 Grade 5 Math Day in Bird Park
June
2 Grade 5 Docent Field Trip to the Museum of Fine Arts
4 Grade 4 State Fair (Two Classes)
4 Grade 5 Move -Up Day visit to Walpole Middle School
4 PAC meeting in the STEM Lab at 7:00 PM
5 Grade 4 State Fair (Two Classes)
6 OPR Field Day! (Rain date 6/9)
7 Hot Hoppers compete in Keene, NH
10 Grade 5 District Field Day
13 Grade 5 Clap Out Celebration on the back playground at 8:45 (weather permitting) - Families are welcome!
13 Report Cards viewable in the Aspen Family Portal
13 Last Day of School - Early Release at 11:55 (Starting at 11:49)
Attendance Update - May Newsletter (NEW)
Student Support & Attendance May Newsletter: Only 14 Days of School Remain!
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Edward Connor
Dean of Student Support & Attendance
Walpole Public Schools
508-660-7257 ext. 5020
Extended Day Summer Program
We are excited to announce that Extended Day will be running a Summer Program this upcoming summer and registration is now live. We are anticipating registration to fill quickly and will do our best to enroll as many waitlisted students as possible.
This year, the camp will run for 4 weeks at Fisher Elementary and offer an Extended Day PM option for families. Registration will be open for incoming first-sixth graders. Registration will be available for individual weeks and families will have the option to register for all 4 weeks at a discounted rate.
Please see the attached PDF regarding Summer Camp Information and Registration Information for the Summer of 2025 and reach out to Dan Santangelo (dsantangelo@walpole.k12.ma.us) or Evan Storlazzi (estorlazzi@walpole.k12.ma.us) with any questions."
PE with Mrs. Green
K-5:
Our exciting unit of Gymnastics was enjoyed by all rotating through eight stations. Students practiced balancing, jumping and rolling and creating sequences with beginning and ending poses. They practiced on a variety of equipment such as the rings, rainbows, parallel bars, balance beams, ladder rope, climbing ropes, bars, tumble aide, air tracks, springboard and vault.
Prepared for Field Day events:
Relay practicing
Four Square
Spikeball
Animal Catchers
Frisbee throw & catch
Hula Huts
Cup Stacking
Math with Mrs. Rinaldi
As we reflect on another great year of learning in our elementary math classrooms, it is always amazing to see the growth in our students. This year we have had more students than ever reach the 80% and 100% goals in ST Math. Every school has once again, hit over 100% puzzle progress as a school and we still have a few weeks to go! The implementation of Math Fact Lab has been a great success as all students have improved their fact fluency while they strived to reach their grade level goals. In this third year of the implementation of Bridges, classrooms have solidified their routines around Number Corner, Work Places, and lesson investigations and our students have risen to the challenge of this rigorous curriculum. It has been wonderful to hear and see the pride in our students as their math disposition grows increasingly more positive each year.
With only 3 weeks left in the school year, it is important to set goals and a plan for how to avoid summer slide after all the wonderful progress students have made throughout the year. Research has shown that students can lose up to 2 months of reading skills and 2 ½ months of math skills over one summer depending on their grade level. The good news is that there are easy and fun ways to prevent this loss of learning and maintain or even make gains over the summer.
The most important thing to do is keep your children active and thinking over the summer. Preventing summer slide does not equate with giving your children worksheets to do each week. Instead, encourage them to play outside, play board games, participate in imaginative play, and read for pleasure!
In order to keep those young mathematicians’ brains active, we have a whole section of our Family Math Site dedicated to activities and games your students can access to keep their minds engaged and math skills sharp. While we do not require students to complete any specific task, we do encourage them to engage their mathematical brain for 60-90 minutes a week on activities of their choice. If you scroll to the bottom of the web page, there are also printable packets for each grade level if that is what your child enjoys.
We want our Walpole students to have a wonderful summer, but we don’t want them to lose all the hard work they put in during the school year! We hope you all find time to relax and recharge over the summer while staying active and engaged in your choice of fun learning activities.
Teacher Snack Cart Donations
Click to shop from our Amazon list. Questions: Melanie.D.Taylor@gmail.com
mabel's labels
https://mabelslabels.com/en_US/fundraising/support/
Starting to lose those water bottles? Put a label on it! Please navigate to Support a Fundraiser and select Old Post Road Parent Advisory Committee.
Box Tops
Download the App for BoxTops for Education and scan receipt within 14 days of purchase. Assign Credit by selecting the Star and entering the Teacher’s Last name before you hit submit.
PAC Socal Media / Contact Info.
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPR.PAC
please add: Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/oprpacwalpole
Email with questions: oprpacwalpole@gmail.com
OPR Textile Bin Donations
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:
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
November 2024 - $141.00
December 2024 - $92.10
2022 Calendar Year Total - $907.50
2023 Calendar Year Total - $1210.60
2024 Calendar Year Total - $1182.30
January 2025 - $210
February 2025 - $108.60
March 2025 - $128.40
April 2025 - $88.20
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.
About Us
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.
Instagram: OLDPOSTROADSCHOOL_WALPOLE
Twitter: @oprschool
Email: dbarner@walpole.k12.ma.us
99 Old Post Road
East Walpole, MA 02032
508-660-7219
OPR ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL PROCEDURES
WPS ELEMENTARY STUDENT & PARENT HANDBOOK/CODE OF CONDUCT
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.
Online Safety
The United States Attorney’s Office will be hosting a virtual internet safety presentation for all adults who wish to keep children safe online. Assistant United States Attorney Luke Goldworm and Victim Witness Specialist Lauryn Mackey will be joined by Special Agent Andrew Kelleher from Homeland Security Investigations Child Exploitation and Digital Forensics Unit to present a Webex Webinar:
Keeping Kids Safe and Secure Online: A Project Safe Childhood Presentation for Parents
Wednesday, June 4th from 6:30 – 7:30 pm.
A Q & A session will follow the presentation. The presentation will bring awareness to how predators are sexually exploiting children online and how to keep them safe.
Advanced registration is required. You may register for the webinar at the link below:
https://usao.webex.com/weblink/register/r4617269953953d7a4aaa839f6c3e110b
See the attachment for details or click here.
Registration is now open for the 52nd Annual Walpole Labor Day Road Race!
Don’t miss this wonderful Walpole tradition. Sign-up now for the 5K, 10K, or Youth Mile. All proceeds support the 200+ athletes in the Walpole High School Cross Country / Track & Field Program. Each race participant will receive a finisher’s medal. If you register before August 15th, you’ll also receive a free race t-shirt! Can’t join us live? No problem. We have virtual editions for both the 5K and 10K races. For additional information and to register online, please visit www.walpoleroadrace.org.
See you on Race Day - Monday, September 1st!
