Fisher Family Update
December 12, 2025
Monday 12/15: Snowflake Day: Wear white, blue or silver. Make snowflakes to decorate your classroom door.
Tuesday 12/16: Dress up as your favorite holiday movie character.
Wednesday 12/17: Show off your winter or holiday socks.
Thursday 12/18: Craft Day with Buddies: Get together with your buddies and play some winter Math games or read winter themed books
Friday 12/19: Cozy Vibes Day: Wear your coziest winter gear (flannel, cozy sweater, fuzzy socks
Monday 12/22: Jersey Day: Wear the jersey (or colors) for your favorite sports team.
Tuesday 12/23: PJ & Plushy Day...Have a wonderful vacation!
In the spirit of the holidays, Fisher School is offering 2 ways to help local families during the holiday season. We are looking for 15 complete holiday meals to support families in need. Each meal should provide dinner for 10 people (details below). In addition, and in lieu of gifts this year, we are asking for $100 gift cards to either Stop and Shop or the Big Y to support the families.
We have a large collection of clothing, shoes, and water bottles that have not been claimed. All remaining items will be donated over winter recess, so please take a moment to stop by and look for anything your child may be missing. There are many high-quality items—we’d love to see them returned to their owners!
As we move into a busy season in the Health Office, we’re working hard to keep our students comfortable, cared for, and ready to learn. If you’re able, we would greatly appreciate your support through our Fisher Elementary Amazon Wish List. These items help us restock essential supplies that our students rely on throughout the school day.
Also if you have any gender neutral new or gently used sweatpants or leggings to donate, we would appreciate those as well (sizes 4/6 through 14/16 as well as up to adult M)
Every donation—big or small—makes a meaningful difference. Thank you for supporting the health and well-being of our Fisher community
Every month Sportsmanship Superstars are selected, one from each grade. These students demonstrate respect and fair play to opponents, teachers, equipment and graciousness in both victory and defeat.
The Sportsmanship Winners for the month of November are:
K-Nova
1-Louie
2-Riley
3-Jack
4-Kairo
5-Aly
For more than 25 years the Walpole Elementary Schools has partnered with Dedham Savings Bank and participated in their Holiday Card Contest. Though these past years have been a little different we would still like to offer this opportunity to our students. If students would like to participate in the contest, we are asking that this take place at home. Cards will need to be turned in to their classroom teacher not later than Friday, December 19th. Good Luck!
Here are the details:
All cards should be on 8.5 by 11 white paper
On the back of the card, please put the student's name, school, and grade.
Below are the generous prizes for each grade donated by the Dedham Savings Bank:
1st Prize $100
2nd Prize $50
3rd Prize $25
Book Buddies!
5th graders collaborating
Jamie Kelley (Basketball) joins fellow athlete Robin Hughes (Soccer) in the Foxborough High School Athletics Hall of Fame!
Sign-ups for Winter Enrichment begin soon! Classes will be held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for five weeks, from 3:05-4:20pm. The cost is $45 or $55 per class (see description). You can find the full list of offerings and more details here.
Sign-ups will begin on Monday, January 5 at 7:00pm and will not be accepted prior to that time.
For questions or confidential scholarship information, contact Kate Anderson directly at: kanderson@walpole.k12.ma.us.
With Winter Break only 7 school days away, we thought this would be the perfect time to share some resources to keep those math brains active over the vacation. Of course we want everyone to play outside, relax, recharge, and read a good book, but we also know our students can be like the Energizer Bunny, always looking for the next fun thing to do.
One resource to explore is the special Winter Medley Explore & Extend Activities sponsored by our Bridges Math Curriculum. The links for each grade level are below. Each set contains developmentally appropriate activities under topics like: Math in Our World, Guess My Rule, Which One Doesn’t Belong, Same & Different, Would You Rather and Today’s Number. So many cool things to try that build critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Another fun resource, highlighted on our Family Math Website is Youcubed.
Youcubed helps students at home continue to explore and learn math through rich and creative tasks. This is a collection of modified versions of their tasks that are home-friendly, as well as some new explorations designed for learners at home.
Finally, just in case you are looking for some wintery, math books to read with a cup of hot chocolate after playing outside, check out this list for our younger students. Here is another list for our upper elementary students. While the focus may not always be on math, winter is full of wonderful patterns, shapes and events that have math connections! You just might need to dig a little to find them.
Our Annual Fisher School Holiday Singalong is fast approaching!
Please fill out this survey so that I may be sure to include any special DECEMBER holiday/event that your family celebrates, so that we may ALL be included in this singalong:
Fisher's Holiday Singalong Survey
Fisher School invites you to our old-fashioned, Holiday Singalong, that we may ALL raise our voices together, letting EVERYONE in your family experience the joy of having THE ENTIRE FAMILY sing together,…and make memories that will last a lifetime!
Wednesday, December 17th, 2025
6:00-6:45pm and 7:15-8:00pm
INSTRUCTIONS:
Bring a blanket big enough to seat your family, like at a summer picnic. Stake your spot in the auditorium!
Your blanket is for YOUR family (and grandparents, cousins, older and younger siblings,...)
This isn’t a “run around with your friends” night, but rather a night to snuggle up as a family - among the larger “Fisher family” - and sing a variety of songs that are celebrated by our families here in our school. Hearing parents, grandparents, cousins and siblings sing all together brings our ENTIRE Fisher family together and gives us memories that will last a lifetime!
(PARENTS: Choose which timeslot works best for your family. Those with toddlers may wish to come to the first one in order to get their children to bed. But…it’s a “WHATEVER WORKS BEST FOR YOUR FAMILY” laidback event! I can’t wait to see you!)
Musically,
Mr. Holmes
We are excited to announce that the application window will officially open on January 5, 2026.
This program offers a wonderful opportunity for children to learn and grow in an inclusive, engaging environment. Please review the following important details regarding the enrollment process:
Application Date: Applications will be available starting January 5, 2026.
Selection Process: All peer slots will be filled via a lottery system. This means there is no advantage to applying "first," provided your application is submitted within the designated window. The application window will remain open for two weeks.
More Information: For program details, eligibility requirements, and the application link, please visit our website at: Daniel Feeney Preschool Application
Please contact Julie Martin, Director of the Daniel Feeney Preschool, with any questions: jmartin@walpole.k12.ma.us or 508-660-7374 ext. 5681
The 5th Grade has partnered with Pampered Chef for a fundraiser that coincides with the upcoming holiday shopping season. Pampered Chef can help make our time in the kitchen more efficient and also help us with some great holiday gift ideas!
You can use this link for some of your holiday shopping or to treat yourself to something new while supporting our 5th grade!
https://table.pamperedchef.com/party/2534867qph
Take a look yourself and browse through the products - we're sure you'll find something you'd like! The link will be active through 12/15/25, but it is suggested to get your orders in before then to ensure your purchases are here in time for the holidays.