Walpole METCO Program

Welcome to our Walpole Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity Spring 2023 Newsletter Edition. This newsletter will include program highlights, school programs, events and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion resources for our students and families. Please enjoy our program newsletter!

Friday, April 14th high school students attended the annual METCO Directors Youth Forum at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Norwood. Students had the opportunity to meet and network with students from other districts while sharing and connecting on experiences in their schools.

Gentle reminder that attendance is another key factor to continued growth in school. We appreciate your support.

Our fourth grade students at OPR are very busy and engaged in a variety of interesting activities.

State Fair

Each fourth grade student has been assigned a state to research! The students have been working hard on their research. The state fair project involves learning about the state that they are assigned to, including its history, culture, and traditions. They are excited to host a state fair in June where they will share all of the information that they have learned!

Math

Fourth grade students are also working hard on math, specifically with ST Math! It's great to see our students actively engaging with technology to further their education.

ELA

In addition to math, students are reading some great books, including The Lemonade Wars by Jacqueline Davies, Holes by Louis Sachar, and Sarah, Plain, and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan. These books are wonderful stories that help them develop their reading skills, as well as their appreciation for literature.

Star Of The Week

Congrats to Jacob M. for being star of the week in Mr. Rizzo's class!

Ms. Atisha met with the students at Bird and Johnson for lunch. Going forward she plans to meet with them for lunch two times a month and once a week in the afternoons.

We are so very proud of our middle school students who participated in the "Middle School Tenacity Challenge Competition on March 18th. The competition consisted of four events centered around the theme of leadership, empowerment and tenacity. Congratulations to the students for winning the STEM challenge!!!!!!!

Hello 8th grade students and families! We are almost at that time where we start to begin the transition from middle school to high school! Be on the lookout for any information regarding physicals, course selections, etc. from your teachers and/or school counselor via email or the BMS/JMS newsletter.

Wednesday May 24th at Walpole High School from 6:00pm-7:30pm. Walpole METCO Program will partner with our ELL Pac for a Multicultural Alliance Family Night. This event is a celebration of Culture, Community and You! We hope to see you there!

We look forward to growing our METCO family . Last week we held our new family orientation for new students who will attend the Walpole METCO Program in the fall.

May 12th - Early Release

May 29th - Memorial Day

June 4th - WHS Graduation

June 14th - Last Day grades K - 11 / Early Release

June 19th - Juneteenth Holiday

Jesenia Castro, MSW

METCO Program & Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Director

Walpole Public Schools

Jcastro@walpole.k12.ma.us

Atisha Winslow

METCO Academic Advisor

Bird Middle School

Johnson Middle School

Walpole High School

Awinslow@walpole.k12.ma.us

Uma Valluri

METCO Tutor

Elm Street Elementary School

uvalluri@walpole.k12.ma.us