April 2015

April 1-W                 METCO Stay day
                                Parent/teacher conferences in the afternoon
April 2-Th                Gr.4 ELA long composition test
April 3-F                  Good Friday—NO SCHOOL
April 7-Tu                STEM Museum program 9-3 in the gym for the whole school
                                Creative Arts program for K: Puddlestompers
                                Creative Arts program for Gr.2: Michael Glaser’s sea life presentation
April 8-W                Incoming K assessment visits in the morning
                                Parent/teacher conferences in the afternoon
April 10-F                Gr.3 field trip to Plimoth Plantation
April 15-W                 Talent Show school performance, 9 a.m. in the gym
                                    Creative Arts for K: Pumpernickel Puppets
                                    School Council meeting, 3-4 p.m.
                                    Talent Show family performance, 6-7:30 p.m.
April 17-F                   Walk to School Day
                                    Coffee with Mr. Colannino in the library, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
April 20-24                April Vacation—NO SCHOOL
April 28-Tu                Creative Arts program for Gr.1: Wingmasters
April 30-Th                Gr.5 parent/guardian Hale Reservation information meeting, WMS  auditorium, 7 p.m.

May 2015
May 1-F                       Gr.5 Fiske students visit WMS in the morning (date change)
May 2-Sa                   Hale Reservation Tour for Gr.5 families, 9:30-11
May 4-19                    MCAS Math testing period
May 5-Tu                    Creative Arts program for Gr.4: Jeff Davis to visit
May 6-W                    Creative Arts program for Gr.5: Paulette Morin, Egyptologist to visit
                                    METCO Stay Day
May 7-Th                    Gr.1 field trip to Drumlin Farm
May 8-F                      Music Around the World whole school assembly
May 13-W                  Incoming 15/16 Kindergarteners visit, 1-2 p.m.
May 19-Tu                  Gr.3 field trip on Boston Freedom Trail tour
May 20-W                  School Council meeting, 3-4 p.m.
May 21-Th                  PTO meeting in the library, 8:30 a.m.
May 22-F                    Walk to School Day
May 25-M                  Memorial Day—NO SCHOOL
May 29-F                    Field Day

Fiske Kindergarten 2015/16 Important Spring Dates
April 8-W               K 2015/16 Assessment visits in the morning
May 13-W               K 2015/16 Visits by children to the K classrooms, 1-2 p.m.

2015 MCAS Schedule for Science & Technology and Math
Math & Science and Technology

• Gr.3: May 4 & May 5
• Gr.4: May 11 & May 12
• Gr.5: May 7 & May 11 (Math)

​1.Before-School BOKS Playtime Activity Tues & Fri – 7:40-8:15 a.m. a.m. 
Studies show that kids who run around and exercise before school can concentrate in class better. Get your kids moving in the mornings before school with the free parent-run before-school exercise program BOKS (Build Our Kids Success orwww.BOKSkids.org). Developed by moms in Natick with a curriculum by Reebok, BOKS includes warm-ups, stretching, relay races and fun team-oriented games. This is a free program run by parents because kids focus better in school if they run around for 30 minutes before school starts. All kids are invited. Parents too (if you can!) Tuesdays and Fridays. Drop off is 7:30-7:40 a.m. in the Fiske gym. If you haven’t attended this year, please bring the attached BOKS Registration Form 
PARENTS NEEDED: We need 4 parents each day to make sure kids don’t get hurt (1 leader). If you can commit to a recurring signup that would be best (ie: Every Tuesday, or Every other Friday). This is a great way to spend fun quality time with kids your kids (especially for working parents, since you’ll be done and on the road by 8:15am) Sign up to help: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084baeab22a20-boks3 
 2.Toy Drive for Children’s Hospital
Hi! Our names are Elizabeth Vahey and Anya Pineau and we are seniors at Wellesley High School. We are running toy drives for Boston Children’s Hospital at all of the Wellesley elementary schools as part of our senior project. We are looking for new or gently used books, toys, board games, and art supplies for long term and visiting patients to use as entertainment while in the hospital. Collection boxes can be found in the main entry. Thank you for your donations!
Sincerely, Anya and Elizabeth