Fiske School Calendar
February & March 2017
| Feb. 8-14 | Open House for Health & Fitness Classes (schedule listed below) | |
| Feb. 11-Sa | Fiske Science Fair, 4:00-5:30 p.m. | |
| Feb. 20-24 | February School Vacation—NO SCHOOL | |
| Feb. 28-Tu | Creative Arts program for Gr.4: Lowell Mills Farm to Factory | |
| March 1-W | World Heritage Night | |
| March 2-Th | School Council meeting, 7:30-8:15 a.m. | |
| March 3-F | Creative Arts program for K: Top Secret Science | |
| March 4-Sa | 2017/18 Kindergarten registration, 9 a.m.–12 p.m., at Sprague School (more info below) | |
| March 7-Tu | Town Voting in the gym, 7 a.m.–8 p.m. | |
| March 8-W | Day of Play | |
| March 9-Th | Creative Arts program for Gr.2: Lyn Littlefield Hoopes to visit | |
| March 10-F | Walk to School Day | |
| March 14-Tu | Fiske 2017/18 Kindergarten Parent/Guardian Orientation Night, 6-7 p.m. | |
| March 16-Th | PTO meeting, 7-8 p.m. | |
| March 20-23 | Best Books Book Fair at Fiske | |
| March 22-W | Literacy Night, Fiske Reads! in the Fiske library from 6-7:30 p.m. | |
| March 23-Th | Gr.5 Parent/Guardian Orientation Evening at WMS, 6:30–9 p.m. | |
| March 24-F | Gr. 4 Field Trip to Lowell Mills | |
| March 29-W | Principal Coffee, 8:30-9:30 a.m. | |
| March 29-W | Parent/Teacher Conferences in the afternoon | |
| March 30-Th | School Council meeting, 7:30-8:15 a.m. | |
| March 30-F | Creative Arts program Gr.5: MythMasters |
Fiske Family Bulletin
Fiske School News
1.Kindergarten Registration for 2017/18
We are excited to announce that Kindergarten Registration for children who will be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2017. Registration packets have been mailed to families based on the Town census data and should have been received by January 31st. If you did not receive a packet in the mail, it is available online at the Wellesley Public Schools’ website: www.wellesleyps.org – under the “Families” tab or you may pick up a packet at the WPS Central Office at 40 Kingsbury Street. For more information, please call the District Registrar, Nancy Costigliola at 781.446.6210 ext. 5600.
In order to register for Kindergarten, please complete the following steps:
Step 1. Fill out the registration forms inside your packet.
Step 2. Bring the completed registration forms with you to a Kindergarten Registration session and bring required documents on the checklist provided in your packet.
Step 3. Come to one of the two scheduled Registration sessions held in the Sprague School Library, 401 School Street, Wellesley.
Registration Date # 1: Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 3:00-6:00 p.m. (Snow date is Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 3:00-6:00 p.m.)
Registration Date #2: Saturday, March 4, 2017, 9:00 a.m. -12 noon. (Snow date is Saturday, March 18, 2017, 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon.)
Please note the School Committee is currently discussing a policy for parents/guardians who are interested in Kindergarten deferment. The proposed policy may be viewed on the District website, under Policies under Review.
2.Fiske Spirit Wear & Gear Ordering Instructions Below!
All of the Fiske Spirit Wear & Gear is now live online! Parents/Guardians can go online, place orders and pay online via PayPal.
Go to…
www.thefiskepto.com
Then click “shop”
Next click “Fiske spirit gear”
Thank you and enjoy!
3.Dear Fiske Families,
We are excited again to host our annual Jump Rope for Heart Celebration/Open House in Fitness and Health classes this February. During Fitness and Health classes we will be participating in many jumping stations. We will be using short ropes, long ropes, aerobic steps, potato sacs, hippity hops, and many other fun pieces of equipment. We will also be raising money to donate to the American Heart Association. This part is completely voluntary. Fundraising forms will be sent home with your children and they will walk you through the fundraising part. Last year we raised almost $4,141.00.
Students are learning how heart disease is still the leading cause of death in America. It all starts with our healthy habits everyday. The American Heart Association has generously donated many balls and ropes to our recess equipment and also many Field Day stations are made possible by generous donations from the Heart Association. They are very grateful for our school’s generosity. Thank you for doing your part to save a heart by choosing a healthy lifestyle.
To make an online donation or to gather more information please go to heart.org/jump and search for Fiske. Please return all forms by Feb. 28th. We will be promoting how jumping rope is one of the best forms of exercise to get to a healthy heart.
Thank you for your support to our program. We look forward to jumping in the gym. Students must wear sneakers in order to participate for safety reasons. Please contact me with any questions. We invite you to come and JUMP with us! Here is your child’s Fitness and Health schedule. Please come ready to jump with us, we would love for you to join us in this celebration for healthy hearts!
Teacher Date Time
Solek Wednesday 2/8 10:20-10:50
Gonzalez/ Wednesday 2/8 10:55-11:25
Watts
Rodger Thursday 2/9 10:50-11:35
O’Sullivan Thursday 2/9 12:30-1:00
Kirby Thursday 2/9 1:50-2:20
Conrad Thursday 2/9 2:30-3:00
Giorlando Friday 2/10 10:00-10:30
Gayner Friday 2/10 10:35-11:05
McCarthy Friday 2/10 11:10-11:40
Mendoza Friday 2/10 11:50-12:20
Brophy Friday 2/10 1:20-1:50
Kamm/ Friday 2/10 1:55-2:25
Feldman
Joy Friday 2/10 2:30-3:00
Floyd Monday 2/13 10:40-11:25
Hennessey Monday 2/13 2:15-3:00
Holtzman Tuesday 2/14 10:40-11:25
Kelley Tuesday 2/14 2:15-3:00
Christina Gerst
gerstc@wellesleyps.org
x2238
4.From the WPS District Website
As we approach the winter months, it seems appropriate to review our procedures for school closures, delayed openings, and the early dismissal of students that may result from severe weather. It’s important to note that the safety of our students and staff is paramount as we make decisions for the District in response to weather that can be difficult to predict and/ or change quickly as is so often the case in New England.
- Decision-Making Process
When severe weather is forecast, we remain in close contact with other Town Departments such as the Department of Public Works and Wellesley Police Department to assess the conditions of roads and sidewalks and to coordinate activity. Similarly, local superintendents check in with each other to compare conditions across the area. More than likely, a final decision to close school or have a delayed opening will not be made until the early morning hours, typically by 5AM. There are times when an early release of school may be required in the event, for example, of a storm intensifying mid-day that would make our regular dismissal hazardous. In that case, we would base the early dismissal time on the amount of time needed for our buses to complete their routes at all grade levels. All buses will run their regular routes based on an adjusted delayed opening or early dismissal time. Any time hazardous weather is in the forecast, we encourage parents and staff to plan in advance for child-care coverage to ensure they are prepared for any contingency. - Communications
We recognize that timely communications are essential when planning for severe weather. Our school notification system, SchoolMessenger, has proven to be invaluable in disseminating both emergency and non-emergency messages to our parents and staff. Once a closure or delayed opening decision is made, we will use SchoolMessenger to broadcast that message out to our community via phone and email in a process that takes only a few minutes. It’s important to note that SchoolMessenger draws from contact information that parents/guardians provide to WPS at the start of each school year. Knowing that phone numbers and email addresses can change, we ask that parents confirm their emergency contact information during the next two weeks. At your earliest convenience, please log on to the parent portal at: https://wellesley.powerschool.com/public/ and click on the SchoolMessenger Update tab on the left side bar. If you would like to revise your information, enter your changes and click submit. To clear an item completely, enter “ “ in the update field. Please note: Revisions made to your contact information affect all notifications you receive, not solely school delay/closure announcements and will take effect at 11:30 pm on the night of the change. Because severe weather can sometimes mean the loss of power and/or phone service, an emergency message through SchoolMessenger will be sent to families and staff via email, and the home/cell numbers provided to WPS. While this may result in families receiving multiple messages in the early morning hours, we hope everyone appreciates the necessity of this redundancy. In addition to SchoolMessenger, emergency notifications will also be posted on the District Website: https://wellesleyps.org/ and sent to the local media.