Wessagusset Elementary School

22-23 Template

September 10, 2023

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The Kinders have arrived!

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First Grade Smiles!

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Grade One Fun!

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Second Grade Squad!

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Dear Families,

We had a wonderful start to the school year at Wessagusset! Students and staff were very excited and enthusiastic about kicking off a new school year. During the next few weeks we will focus on establishing connections, creating strong relationships, and practicing our school-wide positive behavior expectations. These building blocks must be in place in order to create an environment of belonging and academic achievement. We use the phrase “ROAR” to teach students about the importance of Respect, Ownership, Achievement and Responsibility. Although it has only been a few days, we can already tell that it is going to be a fantastic year! At Wessagusset we value a strong home-school partnership, so please feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher, as well as myself and Ms. Brennan if you have any questions or concerns. Lots of important information this week:

Arrival/dismissal reminder: When dropping off and picking up, please be aware that the main driveway is closed from 8:50-9:25 and 3:00-3:25, and is inaccessible by vehicles with the exceptions of WPS buses and vans. We encourage you to use the beach parking lot (on North St.) or the James O’Sullivan parking lot (on Pilgrim Road) to ensure safety for our buses and vans. Thank you for your help with this!

We are fortunate to welcome our new staff members to the Wessagusset School Family. We are so happy to have them here!

Ms. Mia Bliss, Grade 3
Ms. Mikayla Matheson, Communication Enhancement Program
Ms. Devon Brown, Art
Mr. Kevin Pritchard, Math Instructional Coach
Ms. Leah Shapiro, Reading Interventionist (former Wess teacher!)
Ms. Julia Toner, Kindergarten ESP (Wess graduate!)
Ms. Carrie Mayen, ESP
Ms. Kim Donadio, Occupational Therapist

You’ll also be seeing School Resource Officer James Flanagan at Wessagusset. We are thrilled that Wessagusset will be his new home base!

Tuesday, September 19th is a half-day with dismissal at 11:50 am.

Save the Date! Our Open House will take place on Wednesday, September 27th from 6-8 pm. We encourage families to come meet your child’s teachers, see their classroom, and tour the school. Hope to see you there! More important events and dates can be found here: WPS Important Dates

We are bringing back our special “Families are the heart of Wessagusset” bulletin board! If you would like to send in a family photo with your child (label the back, please) we would love to display your family! All photos will be returned at the end of the school year. Thank you for your help with this!

The first Parent Council meeting of the 23-24 school year will take place this Wednesday, September 13th at 6:30 pm in the Wessagusset Library. You can also join virtually using this link: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86197301459 Meeting ID: 861 9730 1459 Passcode: 566785. All are welcome!

SEPAC, the Special Education Parent Advisory Council, is a fantastic group that does so much for our students and families, including advocacy, organizing events, and promoting inclusion within our schools. Attached you will find their September newsletter, and a list of the 23-24 SEPAC meeting dates. SEPAC newsletter and SEPAC meeting dates.

Earlier this week information was sent home to families of students in Grades K-3 about Massachusetts’ new Universal Literacy Screening guidelines. The letters can be found here:

Grades 1-3
Kindergarten
If you would like to learn more about the benefits of early literacy screening, here are two helpful articles: Universal Screening Article and Early Intervention Works

Mrs. Cosgrove and Mrs. Marobella are ready to begin their much loved “Birthday Books” program! Please take a moment to read through this leter explaining how it works. Birthday Books at Wess

Learn more about the Weymouth Girls Basketball Clinic on September 17th! Info can be found here: WGF Flier

WPS is hosting a STEM Conference for girls in Grades 4-8 on October 28, 2023. Check out this great opportunity! STEM Conference

More than two decades later, it is still so important to take a moment to acknowledge the attacks of September 11. We honor all those who lost their lives on that devastating day, and keep all of those whose lives were affected in our thoughts.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. We can’t wait to see our students tomorrow!

Sincerely,

Lindsey Frat

Tenille Brennan

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Parent Council Corner

Parent council invites new parents/caregivers to join our Facebook page; "Parents of Wessagusset". This is where a lot of information is shared about upcoming events.

We would like to give a giant thank you to parents, Bridget and Sean Martin and Stars Restaurant in Hingham for donating lunch to teachers and staff on their first full day of school.

Also, a huge thank you to all of the parent volunteers who helped with the ice cream social and kindergarten play date.

Please join us for our first parent council meeting of the new school year. It will be held on Wednesday 9/13/23 @ 6:30pm in the Wess library or by Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86197301459?pwd=MjdoTmxtb1dzb09KSkQrMS9rZEVRZz09

Meeting ID: 861 9730 1459

Passcode: 566785