CH School News & More - 3.18.25

We’d also like to thank Kelley Shaw-Wade and the PTO for collaborating with us to recommit to composting at Claypit. Kelley and her fifth grade daughter have a passion for all things green. We could not be more appreciative that they’ve shared their time and passion with us to re-energize and improve our composting program at Claypit. We are very grateful to Alexis and the PTO for standing behind this initiative and supporting it with their time, seed money and volunteer hours! Please check out opportunities for you and your family to join us in getting just a little more green further down in the enews.

This year, our PTO has taken on the long-standing tradition of delivering “Just Like Me” lessons to many of our elementary classrooms. Our parent volunteers are passionate about ensuring that Claypit students understand that all students come to students with differences that make them unique and worth celebrating. Children all come to school with strengths and each will face challenges. Through this programming Claypit students learn a little bit more about the challenges that students who experience deafness and hard of hearing, learning differences, and the autism spectrum. Our students learn that areas of strength can be used to accommodate challenges. Thank you to Elizabeth Wuerz who has coordinated the program for Claypit Hill this year. We are grateful for your time and the passion you bring to Just Like Me.

Finally, on Thursday night we will get together beginning at 5:00 p.m. to watch our students perform on the Claypit Hill stage. Claypit Hill’s Got Talent, an annual tradition that is back for the second year in a row, is one that encourages risk taking, hard work, teamwork and creativity. We are thankful to the PTO and Annie Matthews for all of the work that goes on behind the stage so that our Claypit Hill cubs can shine on the stage! This is an event for the whole family. We love seeing our Claypit Hill community gather together to support our children. Thank you for the time you’ll spend hooting and hollering in the audience!

As you can see, the PTO is an integral part of every child’s school experience. We couldn’t possibly provide all of these incredible opportunities for our students without their partnership. If you haven’t yet gotten involved with our PTO please consider reaching out to them. There are all kinds of opportunities, BIG and tiny. Please consider supporting the PTO in the upcoming Backpack Action. Every single child at Claypit has a more enriching experience because of the important work of our Claypit Hill PTO. For more information about getting involved please email ClaypitPTO@gmail.com.

We are truly grateful for your support and partnership!

Sincerely,

Marie, Kate and Naomi

The Claypit Hill Student Council is hosting “Jersey Day,” on Friday, March 21st, as the theme for its second Spirit Day of the school year. All students, staff and faculty are invited to sport their favorite pastimes and passions on their jerseys or T-shirts or even sweatshirts. You can come to school with your jersey emblazoned with your favorite sports team, theater production, hobby, book - anything you’re passionate about. You can even wear your Claypit Hill swag, to truly show your school spirit. We look forward to seeing what everyone is passionate about outside of Claypit Hill.

Join the WPSF and our Reading Challenge! From Feb 16 - March 23, we are challenging you to get reading! Sign up and download a check list and see how many challenges you can complete! Everyone who is registered will be entered to win awesome book related prizes.

We are also thrilled to partner with Dr. Fleishman and Ms. Gavron on a community read for 8th graders - adults, Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed.

JOIN US ON MARCH 23 FOR OUR IN PERSON EVENT

Join us on March 23 from 1-2:30 at WMS to meet with local authors, swap books, crafts, and more!

Have books you are ready to pass along? Email us blairelerner@gmail.com. We will be collecting books for a book swap at the event!

We will have multiple prizes for each age group category, registering automatically enters you to win. All winners will be announced at the end of the challenge. While there is no cost to register, a suggested donation of $25 per participant is suggested. Your donations will go directly to our annual grant fundraising and allow us to continue to fund critical grants across all our schools.

Register here: https://waylandpsf.wufoo.com/forms/zxf9fzj0a1ocx1/

Parents of First, Third, and Fifth Grade Students,

Beginning the week of March 31 and continuing until April vacation, your children will participate in a program designed to educate students about sexual abuse prevention. Claypit Hill counselors will spend time in classrooms showing and discussing a video. The goal of the program is to help children:

1. Increase their awareness of abuse and exploitation;

2. Develop skills and understanding that will help them avoid a potentially abusive situation;

3. Know how important it is to tell a trusted adult if they have been abused; and

4. Understand that if a child has been abused it is not their fault.

This is presented in an age-appropriate format at different developmental levels for the span of age groups involved. After the video and some discussion, the children will be asked to talk with you about it. The videos will be made available for you to preview on Monday, March 25 at 8:30 AM and Friday, March 28 at 1:30 PM.

Author Alicia Klepeis will visit all grades at Claypit Hill School on Friday, March 28. Ms. Klepeis has authored over 200 books. Students may send in a book written by Ms. Klepeis to be signed. All books must be clearly labeled with the student's first and last name. Please drop off all books to Ms. Burman, Library Teacher, by Thursday, March 27.

The Wayland Girl Scouts are collecting and packing birthday materials for the nonprofit Birthday Wishes, who organizes birthday parties for children experiencing homelessness. If you'd like to help, please consider contributing materials by Thursday, March 27:

• Order an item from our Amazon wish list or

• Drop off wrapping paper, a pack of candles, icing or a box of cake mix at Btone, Claypit Hill, Happy Hollow, Loker or the Wayland library

Thank you for your support!

The MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) provides districts with a testing window. We have scheduled our assessments late in the window to provide for as much time for teaching and learning as possible before the assessments. As a result, there is little time provided for make up tests. It is imperative that travel not be scheduled during the MCAS testing days. Please support our school by planning accordingly.

3rd Grade

ELA - March 25th and March 27th

Math - May 13th and May 15th

4th Grade

ELA - April 3rd and April 8th

Math - May 19th and May 21st

5th Grade

ELA - April 1st and April 4th

Math - May 14th and May 16th

STE - April 30th and May 2nd

• Monday, Mar 17 and Tuesday, Mar 18 - Just Like Me - 4th Grade

• Thursday, Mar. 20 - Talent Show

• Wednesday, Mar. 26 - Art Show

• Sunday, May 18 - World's Fair, Loker School

• Tuesday, May 20 - 5th Grade Play

• Wednesday, Jun. 4 - Spring PTO Meeting, 7:00pm