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Winter Hill Wildcat Weekly
June 7, 2024
Principal's Message
It is hard to believe that June is here and we only have one more week of school.
As this will be my last of update of the 2023-2024 school year, I would like to acknowledge some outstanding members of our community.
First, Mrs. Fran Carino, 4th grade teacher, is retiring at the end of this school year. She has been a part of the Winter Hill community for 27 years and has been an amazing teacher, mentor, and colleague. We will miss her and wish her all the best in retirement!
Thank you to Uma Murugan and the entire PTA board for all that they have done to build a robust, supportive, and thriving PTA--our staff and students have reaped the benefits of it! We also welcome the new board with president Cassandra Cruikshank and look forward to working with them next year.
I want to give a huge Wildcat ROAR to all of our families and caregivers for working with us throughout the year and making the move to Edgerly and Capuano as smooth as possible. With all the ups and downs, it has been a very productive year and we have all enjoyed watching the students grow and learn.
During the summer, building and transportation updates will come from the district. We look forward to welcoming students back to the Winter Hill @ Edgerly for the 2024-2025 school year. Have a safe, healthy, and fun summer.
8th Grade
Mayor Ballantyne visits with our 8th graders
7th Grade
7th grade newcomers growing their own vegetables
Pre-Kindergarten
Ms. Barros & Ms. Clark serve ice cream at the PK end of year celebration
Information for Current 8th Graders
Please find information about the 9th grade transition from Somerville High School. Scroll through the slide deck to find Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole translations.
Reminders for Next Week
Grade 8 Moving Forward ceremony is on Wednesday, June 12 @ 5 in the East Somerville auditorium. We look forward to celebrating our 8th graders!
Step Up day for grades 1 - 6 will be on Thursday, June 13th. Students in these grades will have the opportunity to visit with the teachers in the next grade and see their classrooms. Specific teacher assignments will go out in August before the next school year starts.
-Mrs. Sahlas, currently a third grade teacher, will be moving to 4th grade to teach math and science. We have hired a new third grade teacher, Ms. MacLean, who will be here to meet our rising third graders on Step-Up day.
Our last day of school is Friday, June 14th. Report cards will go home with students on this day. There is no community schools program or Winter Hill bus after school on this day. (AIM and MLE busses will run their regular schedule.) Dismissal times are:
PK: 11:30 @ Capuano
Kindergarten: 12:15 @ Capuano
Grades 1 - 8: 12:00 @ Edgerly
Save the Date - August 20th - Get Ready for School Fair
Message from Our Equity Specialists
June marks LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Asexual and more) Pride Month. Pride is an opportunity to honor and celebrate the obstacles, challenges, discrimination and resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community. We wish a heartfelt & Happy Pride to all of our LGBTQIA+ Families & Students.
A group of educators has put together this "Family Guide" for families who may have "hard to ask questions" about LGBTQIA+ topics. We are in the process of having the document translated to Portuguese, but you can see it now in English and Spanish. Check it out here!
Watch: Pop n' Olly is a You Tube Channel with fantastic videos including wonderfully rewritten fairytales featuring LGBTQIA+ characters. Check out this video on the History of Pride.
Read: Have you ever wondered how the Pride Flag came to be? Read Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk & The Rainbow Flag. There's something for everyone young and old to learn!
Eat or Celebrate: Attend the Pride Flag Raising at City Hall on June 4th at 5:30
Information for the 2024 - 2025 School Year
2024â2025 School Year Calendar. Available now. Find the new calendar in English on the SPS website. Translated versions will be available soon. The first day of the 2024â2025 school year for grades 1â12 is August 28, 2024. The first day of school for students in grades PK and K is September 3, 2024. Beginning in the fall of 2024, PKâ8 students will be released early every Wednesday. Learn more.
Please see here for important dates on the Enrollment Calendar for SY25 school registration
Winter Hill Community Innovation School
@ 8 Bonair Street
Somerville, MA 02145
School: 617-629-5680
Cell: 781-227-7861