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Winter Hill Wildcat Weekly
May 10, 2024
Principal's Message
It has been a wonderful week here at Edgerly and Capuano! Thank you to the PTA, BAM, and all who donated to make this week a special time to celebrate our staff and teachers. We are most appreciative!
Next week, Ms. Murphy, our Newcomer science teacher, and a few middle grades students will be attending a special breakfast at Tufts University to accept a grant. Through this grant, Ms. Murphy will be able to purchase climate change materials in robotics and science as well as literacy materials to help multilingual students understand the science behind climate change. Congratulations to Ms. Murphy! (https://now.tufts.edu/2024/05/02/tufts-awards-35-grants-support-local-initiatives)
I also want to wish a happy mother's day to all the Winter Hill moms including anyone who fulfills that role in the life of a child. Thank you for all that you do.
8th Grade Civics Project Update
The 8th graders surveyed over 600 students, educators, and community members about the future Winter Hill building. They are presenting their findings and proposals to the school committee on Monday, May 20th at 7pm at City Hall. Please consider attending the meeting to see their presentation! The Facebook event for the presentation is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1741014663088140/.
PTA Update
WINTER HILL STAFF APPRECIATION. PTA hosted a well filled with small gestures of gratitude. All Winter Hill staff enjoyed muffins on Monday, toffee on Tuesday, and a warm buffet-style Italian meal on Wednesday. The PTA provided 120 staff with personal journals on Thursday, and on Friday, we provided homemade empanadas to supplement a Brazilian meal sponsored by Becoming a Man. Thank you to Javeh Jiminez of Becoming a Man, Carmen Fuentez, and all other volunteers who helped make this week special. Teachers and staff make a lasting impact on our lives, and we hope they know that we deeply appreciate their labor of love.
END OF YEAR ACTIVITIES. PTA is supporting a number of class field trips, the 8th Grade Civic Action Project, STEM projects, Moving Forward events, Field Day, and the Annual Mae Day festivities. There is a flurry of activities that will mark a joy-filled end of a very difficult year of transition into the Edgerly. Please follow the dates on the Wildcat Weekly closely, and check with your homeroom teachers – there’s so much happening before the last day of school!
But first up, there’s Porch Fest coming up on May 11th, where Wildcat families and children will be selling lemonade (and if you are lucky, you might find additional concessions!) – this is great chance to enjoy warm weather and meet some wonderful people. Thank you to Klaus and Mimi Schultz for organizing!
PTA ELECTIONS. Mark your calendars for 5:30PM on June 5th in the Otis Street Courtyard. We will be electing new officers to serve as President, Vice President and Secretary. All are welcome – no need to be a PTA member. The Nominating Committee will facilitate a discussion about the future of the PTA, and wants to hear from as many of us as possible.
Become a Member! We continue to take members throughout the school year. If you haven’t yet signed up to become a member, you can sign up as a member online, and pay your dues online too! Unless we have the vast majority of parents, caregivers and teachers signed up as members, our PTA will not have the legitimate ability to speak for the whole school community. At a time when our community is so fractured and dislocated from our beloved location on Sycamore Street, we cannot amplify your voices until you join us! Please contact winterhillpta@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Coffee Hours
Join us at our last coffee hour!
May 17, 2024 1:45 - 2:30 --> Supporting Healthy Lifestyles & Good Nutrition: Come learn about activities and supports for students to choose healthy activities and foods
All are welcome! Interpretation will be provided.
Thank you to the PTA for sponsoring these coffee hours and your generous donations of coffee and snacks!
Information from Coffee Hours:
Wildcat Blog
We feature a different class on our Winter Hill Wildcat Blog each week.
This Week: Ms. Miller (Theater Teacher)
Next Week: Ms. Rogers (Art Teacher)
Important End-of-Year Dates
Somerville Public Schools Calendar can be found here.
Wednesday, May 15th - Kindergarten Math Night @ Capuano 5 - 6:30 - Come enjoy pizza from 5 - 5:30 and then engage with your child in math games from 5:30 - 6:30.
Thursday, May 16th - Governing Board 5 - 6:30 in WH @ Edgerly Library
*Note time change
Friday, May 17th - Coffee Hour 1:45 - 2:30 PM in Conference Room
Thursday, May 23rd - PK - 8 Showcase of Learning @ Edgerly - More details to follow
Friday, May 24th - Spring Concerts: 4th - 8th grade 9:15 @ East, K - 3rd grade 1:15 @ East
Monday, May 27th - No School in Honor of Memorial Day
Friday, May 30th - Field Day: 4th - 8th grade in morning, 1st - 3rd grade in afternoon, all @ Foss Park
Friday, May 31st - Field Day: PK & K @ Capuano
Wednesday, June 12th - 8th Grade Moving On Ceremony
Thursday, June 13th - Step-Up Day
Friday, June 14th - Last Day of School
MCAS 2024
We are winding down our MCAS assessments. Our students have been working very hard this year to grow emotionally, socially, and academically and have done an amazing job on the math and ELA assessments. We are all so proud of how hard they have worked this year!
Please see the dates below for when each grade will be testing. We ask that caregivers avoid absences as much as possible on these dates so that students can take the assessments with their planned group, which supports students to do their best. Thank you for your support.
Science
- Grades 5, 8 - May 13 and May 16
Information for the 2024 - 2025 School Year
2024–2025 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 2024–2025 school year for grades 1–12 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, PK–8 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
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Somerville, MA 02145
School: 617-629-5680
Cell: 781-227-7861