Plympton Family Update

Dear Families,

The Harlem Wizards arrived in Waltham today! We had a visit today from "Dragon" who dazzled us with his Basketball skills! Come out tonight and support our teachers in a great game of basketball.

To buy tickets visit: https://www.harlemwizards.com/tickets/waltham. Make sure to select our school name from the drop down as your school of choice so that our PTO receives a portion of the ticket price. Ms. DeMeo and Ms. Cercone will be representing Plympton on the court!

We have had some students and families reach out with concerns about things they are hearing in the news. We have also been experiencing an increase in absences. I’m incredibly grateful for the continued reassurance regarding safety and belonging staff is providing to our students.

During times of uncertainly, reminders about how we can be kind and thinking about other perspectives is important. Our librarian, Mrs. Halley, created a slideshow with a list of books related to being an upstander -picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels. This can be used as a gentle way to have conversations about being kind and using kind words.

As a reminder, our doors at school are always locked and all visitors must be buzzed in the building.

Here are some resources for families:

Plympton's Family Liaison: Evely Amezquita - available for phone calls 781-314-5760 (English and Spanish speaking)

The Welcome Center - housed at McDevitt Middle School

Waltham Partnership for Youth

• The WPY Know your Rights full-length presentation in English, see here.

• The WPY Know your Rights Spanish full-length version is linked here.

• Linked here is the information about the red Know Your Rights cards, which are available in 16 languages.

• WPY Handout (Link to handout)

We at Plympton value our students and families and are grateful for our community.

January has been a long, cold month! Hopefully the groundhog signals an early spring this weekend!

Go Penguins!

Vamos Pinguinos!

Adrienne Norris and Amanda Brennan

Bookmark our homepage and also check out this resource!

Monday: Donut Holes

Tuesday: Egg, and Cheese Sandwich with Tater Tots

Wednesday: Fresh Baked Chocolate Chip Muffin

Thursday: Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich with Tater Tots

Friday: Maple Waffles

Please click here for Ms. Halley's Newsletter!

https://secure.smore.com/n/7v291

It seems the flu is affecting us here at Plympton. Use a reliable thermometer to check your child for fever. Refer to the following guide to know whether to send your child to school or not:

Normal temp = 96.5 - 98.6F

Temperatura normal - Estas sano!

You are good to go!

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Low grade temp = 99.0-99.9F

Temperatura baja - Tal vez necesitas quedarte en casa a descansar.

You may need to stay home to rest.

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High fever = 100.0-102.F

Fiebre - Te tienes que quedar en casa un dia mas hasta que tu temperatura este normal sin tomar ninguna medicina come tylenol, dayquil, or ibprofeno.

You must stay home one more day and have normal temperature without taking any tylenol, Dayquil, Ibuprofen products.

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Always call with questions or concerns,

Ms. Duquette, RN 781-314-5763

sharonduquette@walthampublicschools.org

MCAS dates are below. Please do not schedule appointments requiring your student(s) to miss school on these days.

The Plympton PTO Read-a-Thon is happening February 3 - 28, and this is it... our BIG fundraiser of the year! Please be on the lookout for bookmarks & pledge forms to help your child track reading minutes and donate.

January 20, 2025: No School

January 21, 2025: PTO meeting at 6:30

January 23, 2025: MONDAY schedule

January 29, 2025: Early Release

January 31, 2025: Wizards Game!

February 17 - 21, 2025: February Vacation - No School

Absences: We have a separate phone number if a child is going to miss school. Please don't call the office directly; leave a message on the absentee line at 781-314-5770.

Dismissal plans: Please communicate any changes to your student's dismissal plan at the start of the day. Students may only ride the bus they are assigned and that assignment is based on home address.

Email: Adriennenorris@walthampublicschools.org
Website: https://www.walthampublicschools.org/o/plympton
Location: 20 Farnsworth St, Waltham, MA, USA
Phone: (781) 314-5760

This link has lots of great information about our school!

English Handbook

Spanish Handbook

Haitian Creole Handbook

Portuguese Handbook