Fisher Family Update

Good Afternoon Fisher Families,

The teachers and I would like to extend our gratitude to all of you for attending last night’s Curriculum Night. Your presence helped to make the evening a great success, and we appreciate your commitment to your student's education.

Curriculum Night is a valuable opportunity for us to share important information about our curricular and educational goals and expectations. The partnership between home and school is instrumental in the success of our students and we look forward to working with you throughout the year to provide each child with the very best educational experience possible.

If you were unable to attend last night’s program and would like to learn more about the curriculum for your child(ren)’s grade level(s), or if you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher or me and will be happy to speak with you.

Once again, thank you for your presence and your ongoing support.

Have a great weekend,

Brian

Click the banner above to view announcements from the community that were traditionally sent home as a hard copy or "notice". In this "backpack" you will find information regarding community events, youth sports sign ups and much more. This link will be updated and included in all Fisher Family Update newsletters. The Virtual Backpack can also be found on the Walpole Public Schools District Website

October

11 - Early Release - Fisher dismissal at 12:25pm

14 - NO SCHOOL - Columbus Day

16 - Fisher PAC 7pm, STEM/Media Classroom

25 - Trunk or Treat

31 - Spirit Day! Wear black and orange

November

5 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Training

12 - Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences - 5:00 - 7:00pm

13 - Picture Retakes

14 - Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences - 5:00 - 7:00pm

15 - Early Release - Fisher dismissal at 12:25pm

15 - Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences -1:15pm-3:15pm

20 - Fisher PAC 7pm, STEM/Media Classroom

As part of its annual accountability reporting process, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education identifies a small number of Schools of Recognition. Fisher School has been recognized as a 2024 School of Recognition! Schools of Recognition demonstrate high achievement and high growth and meet or exceed accountability targets. Fisher School is a school of recognition based on our overall performance relative to other schools that administer similar assessments and is calculated using MCAS scores, Student Growth Percentage (MCAS data), Chronic Absenteeism, Growth toward English Language Proficiency and Assessment Participation.

Great work Educators, Staff, Students and Families!

So far this year, there have been numerous reports across various buses of unsafe and unexpected behaviors on the bus. In reviewing some of the video footage of the buses I can confirm that our students need some explicit reminders about expected bus behaviors specifically:

• Safe riding- Students should be sitting in their seats the whole ride and only getting up when it is their stop and their hands should never be on another student for any reason
• Safe volume- Students should use quiet voices to talk to their seat partners and those close to them
• Respectful language - Students should be using kind words and may not swear or use violent/harmful language towards others

Thank you so much for all of the generous donations to the health office! We greatly appreciate it.

Please consider donating to the Fisher School Health Office

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Please remember our illness policy:

• Children who are ill with a temperature over 100, or who have diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, undiagnosed rashes, uncontrolled coughing, impetigo, or conjunctivitis should remain at home.

• If your child is ill with a fever they must be "Fever Free" for 24 hours WITHOUT the use ofTYLENOL, MOTRIN, or any other fever reducing medication before they can return to school.

• 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.

• 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.

As always, please feel free to email if you have any questions or concerns that come up throughout the year at LMoyes@walpole.k12.ma.us.

Please click here to reach the Town of Walpole website with upcoming clinic information.

Tomorrow is Walpole's 300th Anniversary Parade! The Parade will kick off on October 5th at 11am from the Norfolk County Agricultural High School and proceed up Main Street to the Town Common and then turn and proceed up Common Street to Walpole High School which will allow for 2 miles of viewing. Downtown we will have food trucks around the common. Join us as we watch bands and performance groups from around the region celebrate our hometown.

The 300th Committee is also looking for additional floats from Community Groups, as well as antique autos which would like to participate in the parade. Check out Walpole300.com for more information

During a SWIM lesson in Mrs. Blakes class, students practiced team work to try to get a hula hoop around the classroom without breaking the chain. It was great to see students working together and cheering on classmates as they figured out new strategies to get through the hoop

Third grade students going on a measuring scavenger hunt. The students were searching for measurements using rulers and measuring tapes. They were using centimeters to find their objects

This week in STEM, some students celebrated the beauty and uniqueness of their names after reading the story That's Not My Name by Anoosha Syed. These students were challenged to successfully build each individual letter of their name using Brain Flakes. Here are some of the amazing results!

Measuring pumpkins in Ms Nichols class

Program Includes:

- 3 Week Course

- Finale At Our Studio

- Weekly Assignments

- Character Development

Important Dates:

Class 1: Wednesday, Nov 6th, 3:25-4:15 pm

Class 2: Wednesday, Nov 13th, 3:25-4:15 pm

Class 3: Wednesday, Nov 20th, 3:25-4:15 pm

Finale: Saturday, Nov 23rd, 1-2 pm

Fundraiser Cost:

3 Weeks + Finale: $35

Check or Money Order to: Town Of Walpole

Registration form is below.

Contact Information

Phone: 781-690-9329

Email: lgmartialarts2024@gmail.com

LG Martial Arts

10 Carnegie Row, Norwood, MA 02062

781-690-9329

lgmartialarts2024@gmail.com

LG Martial Arts Website: https://lgmartialarts.net

Liam Gutmacher Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LiamGutmacherTKD

The Book Fair will be held in November this year to coincide with parent/teacher conferences. Book previews will be held on Wednesday November 6th, Thursday November 7th and Friday November 8th. The fair will be open for selling books during conferences on Tuesday November 12th, Thursday November 14th and Friday November 15th. Please use this sign-up to volunteer to help!!!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080448A8AE28A4FA7-50311770-fisher

This is a great way for families to connect with each other over the phone or email. This is completely optional and this info will be shared with other families who decide to be part of the directory. As a reminder, Fisher School is not allowed to share student or parent contact information.

Please click here to be included in the Fisher Friendship directory.

We invite all families to download the "Walpole Public Schools" app to your tablet or phone. By downloading this free app you will have access to the WPS news feed, past and current Fisher Family Updates, upcoming events, school documents and forms, lunch menus and much more. Instead of relying solely on email for important school news , you will be able to receive alerts and view updates from your phone. Stay connected!

You can find links to download the app by scrolling to the bottom of the Fisher School website at https://www.walpole.k12.ma.us/o/fs

Absences: If your student is going to be absent or tardy, please call the absence line and let us know in advance. You may call this line at anytime and leave a message. The telephone number is 508-660-7234 and then press 1

Dismissals: Please send a hand written note with your student in the morning or fill out this form with at least 2 hours advance notice.

Afterschool dismissal changes: If your student is changing their typical way of leaving Fisher at 3:25pm, please send a note into school with the plan that morning.

We understand that there are unavoidable last minute changes, however, please be mindful that we must call the classroom and upset time on leaning with each change.

Please feel free to email the front office: fisher-secretaries@walpole.k12.ma.us

School Day Begins at 8:55am

Dismissal is at 3:25pm

Early Release Days - Dismissal is at 12:25pm

Click HERE to view our arrival and dismissal procedures

It is that time of year when we have cool mornings and warm afternoons. Sweatshirts and jackets are removed at recess and sometimes end up in our lost and found. If you think your student misplaced their sweatshirt or jacket, please have your student check out the lost and found. We recommend that jackets, sweatshirts, lunchboxes and water bottles are labeled clearly so that we may return them to their rightful owner.

HERE is the school calendar for 2024-2025, 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