Plympton Family Update
February 9, 2024
From the Plympton Admin Team
Hello, Families!
This week we celebrated the 100th Day of School - twice! Grades 1 through 5 celebrated on Wednesday and Kindergarten celebrated today.
One of the many wonderful things about Plympton is the collaboration between students in different grades. This week our 4th graders helped out our 2nd grade friends with their dinosaur research projects. Last week, 3rd graders read the first chapter of Mr. Popper's Penguins to their Kindergarten buddy. Afterwards, the students made a penguin craft together. Pictures of these events are below.
We are getting very excited for our all-school trip to see Mr. Popper's Penguins at the Wheelock Theater on February 28, 2024. Please see the flyer below about snack time for the day of the field trip.
We are looking forward to gathering at Tessie’s Bar and Kitchen (841 Main Street, Waltham) on Thursday, February 15th anytime from 6-9pm to support the Plympton 5th Grade Class. More information is in the PTO section of this newsletter - including some awesome raffle prizes!
Have a great weekend!
Be kind and go Penguins!
Sincerely,
Adrienne Norris and Amanda Brennan
4th Grade friends helping out in grade 2!
Penguin Craft! Mrs. Logue and Mrs. Leonelli's classes.
😀🍎100 Days Smarter!🎒✏️
Get Ready for Mr. Popper's Penguins on February 28th!
🍳 Breakfast Menu Week of February 12, 2024
Monday: French Toast
Tuesday: Breakfast sandwich with tater tots
Wednesday: Pancakes
Thursday: Scrambled eggs
Friday: Donut
👩⚕️ From The Nurse
ForsythKids Dental Program visited Plympton this week. This is a non-profit program for children who do not receive regular dental care. It is so important that children be seen by a dentist at least twice a year to maintain healthy gums and teeth .If you are interested in joining this program please contact me or your classroom teacher.
Be well,
Ms. Duquette 781-314-5763 sharonduquette@walthampublicschools.org
📚 From the Plympton Library
PTO NEWS
Plympton 5th Grade Class Fundraiser
Raffle tickets can be purchased prior to event and you do not need to attend in order to win. More details will follow.
Tessie’s is donating 15% of all food sales that night to the 5th grade class and all proceeds from raffles will go toward the 5th Grade Celebration.
Raffle Information
Mabel's Labels - PTO Fundraiser
Plympton PTO is now partnering with Mable's Labels! If you are looking for secure labels for your kids water bottles, clothes, supplies, etc. - these are a great option and even wash well!
When checking out, just pick Plympton PTO under the fundraisers and 20% of your purchase will be sent PTO!
https://mabelslabels.com/
Check out the PTO website: www.plymptonpto.org
Link to PTO meetings: Click here!
PTO Venmo: @plymptonpto
E-Mail: walthamplymptonpto@gmail.com
Upcoming Meetings via Zoom:
2/13 at 7pm
3/12 at 7pm
Community Events
5th Annual Parenting Awareness Conference
We have opened up the registration for the 5th Annual Parenting Awareness Conference. This year it will be held on Saturday, March 9th from 8:00 - 1:30 at Kennedy Middle School.
Here is the link. Plympton's ETL, Meredith Lee, is one of the presenters.
1st Annual Strides for Education Fun Run
Save the Date
February 12-16: Kindness Week at Plympton
February 19 - 23: February Break/Winter Vacation
Plympton Elementary School
When your student's after school dismissal arrangements change, please send a note to your child's homeroom teacher. If you prefer to email, please also include our fabulous secretary, Mrs. Conneely, at meghanconneely@walthampublicschools.org. Mrs. Conneely and Officer Dani double check every bus list every day and cross check with the attendance for the Champion after school program to be certain kids are getting to correct location after school. Please make every effort to communicate any changes as early as possible. Calls after 2:30 slow down our dismissal process.
All student must ride the bus they are assigned. Students may not switch buses.
Email: Adriennenorris@walthampublicschools.org
Website: https://www.walthampublicschools.org/o/plympton
Location: 20 Farnsworth St, Waltham, MA, USA
Phone: (781) 314-5760