Fisher Family Update

Dear Fisher Families,

It is my pleasure to let you know that Fisher School's very own, Ms. Lilian Nanyonga (Educational Support Person), won 3rd Place in the adult category of "Walpole Writes"! She will be recognized on June 22nd at the Walpole Public Library at 6:30pm. Below is her award winning poem.....Congratulations Lilian!

We Are One

We are all one, like two peas in a pod!

We share a sisterhood, a knot of friendship with limitless bounds.

Who can dare break or disbound us?

Nothing can ever come between us, to always be there.

To protect and give a shoulder when troubles of this life hit us.

We sparkle, reflecting the purest and truest love that we share between us.

Sisterhood is that place where color has no place.

Black and white complementing each other, just like a sweet song makes a weary soul glad on

a dark gloomy rainy day. `

There is no prejudice in mind whatsoever, we are a thread tangling all the time but will never

break. Instead we grow fonder of each other by day.

We will always share this love so real!

Let us be our authentic selves to confide in each other no matter what the forces are, against

us. It’s the joy and peace of mind that we can take with us and let this matter the most .

A true affection sweeter than honey will always be the sisterhood we share.

For we are one and that’s all that matters.

Have a great weekend,

Brian

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June

5 Incoming Kindergarten tours (provided by current 5th graders)

6 Ice Cream Social (grades K-5) 5:30-6:30pm

7 5th Grade Party 3:30-5:30

9 Field Day

13 5th Grade "Moving On" Ceremony 9-10am, Auditorium

14 Last day of school - early dismissal

Counselors: Rebecca Whearty & Erin Mansfield

Hello Fisher Families,

Happy June! We cannot believe that we are in the last month of school already! Fisher

students have worked hard all year. Students were able to learn and revisit the Zones of

Regulation. They were also able to work on building their skills around feeling identification,

teamwork, problem solving, practicing gratitude, setting goals and perseverance. Students

continue to impress us in the area of social- emotional learning and are always practicing Fisher

core values: SWIM- Show Respect, Work Cooperatively, Integrity First, Make Responsible

Choices.

During these last few school days, students will reflect on their year and think about all

they have learned and accomplished. We will give students the opportunity to discuss the

moving up to the next grade and any thoughts and feelings this may bring about. We will work

with students to prepare them for a smooth and successful transition. We hope that all the skills

students have learned will spill over into summer days and students will remember to S.W.I.M!

We look forward to continuing to build these skills in Fall 2023.

Have a wonderful summer! Be safe and enjoy!

Please do not hesitate to reach out to a counselor at any time.

Thank you,

Fisher School Counselors

Visit our website for more information and resources:

https://sites.google.com/walpole.k12.ma.us/counselorscorner-callaghan/home

Please click on the virtual backpack for the newest and latest information about sign ups, fundraisers and upcoming events in and around our community.

The Summer Learning Program enrollment form is now open for families to register their children, please click the link below.

The 4th graders visited the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum and enjoyed the outdoor artwork!

Thank you to all of the 4th graders who participated in Night at the Museum and truly made history come to life! Thank you to all of the families for your support.

Listening to a former student read.

Teddy Bear Picnic

Grade 3 welcomed Mr. Leland Faulkner from the Arts for Learning Massachusetts. The students were captured by his stories!

Travel with Leland down a path of stories unique to Native America. Watch as Grandmother Spider weaves a web that catches nightmares. Be there on the first night of creation as stars are put into the sky. Fly with birds who hunt a bear made of stars. Laugh at coyote's foolishness, and experience the great bravery of a crow.

Please come claim what is yours, items will be outside the front office all week! Please do not call the office for assistance, you may come by anytime between 9-3.

There are still a lot of items here! Come on by!!

Please see below ordering information:

Registration is now open! Don’t miss this historic event! Sign-up now for the 5K, 10K, or highly-popular Youth Mile. All proceeds support the 200+ athletes in the Walpole High School Cross Country and Track & Field programs. 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.

Thank you for your support. See you on RACE DAY!

Spring has Sprung (as have spring allergies!)

• If your child has started with symptoms of seasonal allergies now is the time to start them on an antihistamine. Please check in with your pediatrician about the best antihistamine for your child to help alleviate their symptoms.

• This article from Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP) is a great source of information on seasonal allergies and the effects they can have on your child.

• BCH Guidelines on protecting your child from ticks and Lyme disease

• Ticks begin to hatch as soon as the ground thaws. The early spring nymphal deer tick can be as small as a millimeter. Check your child for ticks each night before bed. Look everywhere; ticks love warm dark places like skin folds and the scalp

• Remove a tick by grasping it firmly with tweezers as close to the skin as possible and pulling it straight out. To transmit

• Look for symptoms of Lyme disease : a red flat rash that expands rapidly — the rash may look like a bull’s-eye, but not every child with Lyme disease will have a rash. Also common is a fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, generalized fatigue

• Call your pediatrician immediately if you suspect your child has Lyme disease. (You don’t need to keep a tick that has been removed from your child.) If the pediatrician suspects Lyme disease, they will prescribe antibiotics.

Health Office Guidelines

• If your child has an EpiPen prescribed, they will need to have an unexpired one in the health office in order to attend a field trip. Please make sure your orders are up to date.

• Please remember if your child is ill with a fever (greater than 100F) they need to remain at home for 24 hours without the use of an antipyretic (Tylenol, Motrin, fever reducing medication) per WPS Policy.

• If your child has a viral stomach illness with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, please keep them home for an additional 24 hours after symptoms have subsided.

• Please make sure you have notified the health office if your child is recovering from an injury that requires any accommodations or restrictions with a doctor's note.

• If your child has been diagnosed with an infection requiring antibiotic treatment such as Strep Throat, Conjunctivitis, Impetigo, etc. they must be treated with the antibiotic for at least 24 hours before returning to school.

• In addition, for Conjunctivitis, your child's eyes must be free of drainage. For Impetigo, lesions may not be oozing

• Here is a link to the WPS Health Services website. 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.

• Here is the Fisher health office wish list.

Please send a note in the morning with your student, it is the best way to inform all who need to know. Teachers are unable to check their emails during instruction time and the office needs to interrupt important learning time with messages. We do understand emergencies arise, however, whenever possible, please send a note.

The four elementary schools rotate start and end times every three years. The 2022-2023 School Year represents year one of the next rotation. For the next 3 years, Boyden and Fisher School will start at 8:55 a.m. and end at 3:25 p.m.

Doors open at 8:45am and the doors will be locked at 8:53. If your child arrives after 8:53 they will be marked as tardy. Instruction/learning begins promptly at 8:55am

Please do your best not to dismiss your student during their lunch/ recess block.

Please have your child eat lunch prior to returning, if they were out during their lunchtime.

Please do not dismiss after 3:00 PM.

• Grade K R 11:40 -12:10 L 12:05 -12:35
• Grade 1 R 11:10 - 11:40 L 11:40 - 12:00
• Grade 2 R 10:30 - 11:00 L 11:00 - 11:20
• Grade 3 R 12:10 -12:40 L 12:40 - 1:00
• Grade 4 R 12:40 - 1:10 L 1:10 - 1:30
• Grade 5 R 1:10 - 1:40 L 1:40 - 2:00

We are excited to have our students back at Fisher School! Please see below some guidelines for attendance. Any questions can be emailed to fisher-secretaries@walpole.k12.ma.us

If your student will be absent or tardy for any reason, call 508 660 7234 and press 1 and leave a message as to the reason before school begins at 8:55 am. Our automated absence calls go out at 9:30. If we do not have a reason noted for the absence you will receive an automated phone call and email. This is for your student’s safety, to ensure that all are accounted for.

The front doors will be closed at 8:53 as students are expected to be sitting in their seats at 8:55. If your student is arriving tardy, please ring the front doorbell and you will enter the building to sign your student in. A student must be accompanied by a parent/guardian when arriving. There is a sign in sheet with a column to indicate the reason for the tardy arrival.

Please note: We mark all students having school lunch in Aspen with a “L”. This does not mean the student was marked Late. We use T for tardy.

If you are dismissing your student early or changing the way they go home, send a written note on the day of dismissal that includes your student’s first and last name. The teacher will note the dismissal and plan accordingly, and the note goes to the office so we can enter it into our Aspen system. An email sent during the day may be missed by your student’s teacher. If

Please avoid calling with an early dismissal change or a change in the way your student goes home. When this happens we need to call the classroom to let the teacher know and this disrupts learning time.

We cannot change the way a student goes home based on them telling the office or their teacher. We need to hear from a parent/guardian via note or phone call to make that change. If they are scheduled for Extended Day and we do not hear otherwise, we will send them to Extended Day.

Arrival/Dismissal procedures will be the same as they were last year. Please click HERE for all details regarding car drop off and pick up. Staff will be outside everyday to assist you student. Please do not exit your vehicle.

If your student is a "walker" at dismissal time.....

• Please do not park in the Fisher parking lot - You could park on Cobb terrace and walk down but the parking lot is not a safe option at dismissal time
• You may walk down to door 18 (by the Fisher Garden) to pick up your student

Please be aware that we are required to see you in the office with your CORI form. We need to ascertain that whoever we are checking is in fact the correct person. We will take a copy of your license while you are here. Also, please try to avoid arrival and dismissal times if possible when you are coming in.

If you are interested or think that you will be later this year, please complete the "Volunteer Contract" and the CORI form below. The contract has some general "agreements'' that we need all volunteers to abide by and we appreciate your cooperation. We know the students really enjoy seeing their adults involved in the school and we hope you sign up to join us.

HERE is the school calendar for 2023-2024, including start dates, holidays and early dismissal days. This is continually updated over the course of the year if we have snow days.Please note that there are different start dates for Kindergarten students