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WHALEY WEEKLY: January 11, 2023

posted on 1/11/2023 7:00:00 AM

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Opening Remarks

Reminder: No school on Monday January 16th in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Our ASE program starts on Tuesday! We have a very exciting winter session ahead.

 

Notable Mentions

  • In-School Enrichment: 
    • Patricia Bade, The Owl Woman, shared Native stories and artifacts with our third graders last week! (Pictured Above)
    • The first graders have an upcoming visit from the Acton Discovery Museum’s Sound Unit on Thursday, January 12th.
  • Volunteer at the Wellington Library - Mid-Year Shelf Reading
    • The Wellington Library is looking for volunteers to join us on Thursday, January 19th to help go through the shelves, put things back in order, and pull out books that need repair or replacing. No experience necessary. If you're able to join us, even if only for a short amount of time, please follow this link to let us know you'll be there: https://signup.com/go/urLvArq - Thank you, from: Ms Becker and Ms O'Neil, Wellington Library Aides
  • Join the Wellington community for a night of (virtual) BINGO on Friday, January 20 at 6pm.
    • Follow these simple steps to play:
      1. Register your student via this Google Form - https://tinyurl.com/WellingtonVirtualBINGOnight 
        • If you have more than one student at Wellington you must submit a form for each student.
        • The registration deadline is 12pm EST on January 20th. 
      2. A BINGO card will be emailed to the email address provided in the Google Form. Registering is required to receive a BINGO Card. Print your BINGO card out to use on BINGO night! 
      3. On BINGO night, log-in to the Google Meet.
    • A special thank you to the Gavin Family. The Moira Gavin Fund supports the fine arts departments at Wellington.
       

 

Important Dates:

January 2023

  • Jan. 16         No School - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Jan. 16         Belmont’s 29th Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community (virtual) breakfast 
                         (details below in the DEI corner)
  • Jan. 17         BOKS & ASE begin
  • Jan. 20         Virtual BINGO Night at 6 pm. Register HERE!
  • Jan. 27         Kindergarten Registration for 2023-24 school year opens online

February 2023

  • Feb. 16         Meet with Superintendent Phelan 6:30 pm-8:30 pm (Wellington Cafeteria)
  • Feb. 20-24    February Recess

 

Thank You To...

Thank you so much to Nomita and Mira Ganguly for organizing our Winter Coat Drive! Nomita and her daughter dropped off approximately 90 coats to Children’s Services of Roxbury before the winter recess. In their own words: “Mira and I really appreciate the continued generosity of the Wellington community.  The coats were very well received and I know they will be put to good use.”  

 

DEI Corner

  • The Belmont Human Rights Commission invites you to: Belmont's 29th Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community (virtual) Breakfast on Monday, January 16, 2023 at 9:00am.
    • The Keynote speech will be "Understanding and Resisting Hate in New England" by Calum Farley, Investigative Researcher, ADL Center on Extremism. Q&A to follow. There will also be an update on the METCO program and the METCO Support Fund.
    • Admission is free - click here for Zoom link.
    • Watch from anywhere on belmontmedia.org/infotv  
    • Watch in Belmont on BMC InfoTV - Comcast Ch. 96 or Verizon Ch. 30
  • For the month of January, we would like to highlight Project Implicit: https://www.projectimplicit.net/. Project Implicit does research to help understand attitudes, stereotypes and other hidden biases that influence perception, judgment and action. As part of this project, you have the opportunity to take an Implicit Association Test (IAT) that measures the strength of associations between concepts and stereotypes. Please refer to the website for further information. Feel free to submit ideas for resources to share in the future to: wellingtondei@belmontschools.net.
     

Open Positions:

If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the Wellington PTO Volunteer Interest Form 2022-23!

  • Join our Carnival Team - Cotton Candy! Bounce houses! Face Painting! The Wellington Spring Carnival is our biggest event of the year, planned for June 3rd. We are looking for four leads to run event teams: Volunteer Coordinator (oversee all volunteers leading up to and on day-of-event), Operations Coordinator (setup / breakdown, custodial support, etc), Vendor Coordinator (food trucks, bounce houses), and Marketing Coordinator (communications and raffle). Contact wellingtonptofundraising@gmail.com if you are interested.
  • We have a need for one more Co-Chair for this year’s Multicultural Night (Spring 2023). Help organize one of the most engaging community events at Wellington by using your skills to select a theme, find cultural entertainment, organize student sign-ups for their chosen countries, and coordinate volunteers as needed. This event showcases and celebrates the diversity of our school community - please help make it a success again this school year! We have held this event for many years so there is a playbook to help guide the new co-chairs, and as always you will have the PTO board’s support! If you are interested, please contact wellingtonptopresidents@gmail.com 
  • ASE is hiring for our Winter and Spring, 7 Week session! Interested in teaching a one hour class? We can’t offer this popular program without instructors. Parents / Guardians have taught classes in running, meditation, languages, and LEGO just to name a few! Have an idea? We’d love to hear from you! ase.wellington@gmail.com

 

PTO Form QR Code

 

Reminders:

  • Please remember to be considerate when parking around Wellington and do not block the crosswalks or the driveways of our neighbors. There is no active pick up. Please do not pull into the parking lot or driveway at dismissal to retrieve your child.
  • Please help make field trips, in-school enrichment programs and teacher appreciation events (and more!) possible this year by making an annual donation to the PTO. Every dollar you give supports Wellington students, teachers and our community, and it's tax deductible.
    • Pay online via credit card
    • Send a check payable to Wellington PTO (Memo: “Annual Fund” and your child’s name) and return to school in their Communications Folder OR mail to: Wellington School, ATTN: Wellington PTO, 121 Orchard Street, Belmont, MA 02478

 

Audrey Miller & Lindsay Kalmakis
Wellington PTO Co-Presidents
wellingtonptopresidents@gmail.com

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