Address: Wellington Elementary School 121 Orchard Street, Belmont, MA 02478
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Thank you to those who attended our final PTO meeting of the school year. Here is a link to our presentation if you’d like to see our special year-in-review! We are delighted to share that we have voted in our new board members for next school year. Join us in welcoming…
Have you realized it’s almost June and that you haven’t volunteered yet? Save yourself the FOMO and read below for *FIVE* different opportunities to pitch in. One of the times might work with your schedule! Volunteers have reported “having more fun than expected”, “meeting new people”, and their “children were happy to see me!”
It’s Our Final Teacher Appreciation Luncheon this Friday, June 2nd! Sign-up today if you can drop off a food or beverage item! https://signup.com/go/JpaykpY
The PTO would like to show the Wellington teachers and staff our gratitude and celebrate the end of the school year with a summer theme luncheon. Please bring items to the teachers room before school (8:00-8:30am) or closer to serving time (10:30am) if better for your dish. It is not necessary for your contributions to be home made, and if you bring a serving dish that you would like returned, please label and pick it up at the end of the school day. The PTO receives many words and notes of thanks as these quarterly events are a highlight of the school year. We typically serve around 100 teachers and staff, so your support is greatly appreciated!
Volunteer at Field Day!
Field Day will be taking place this Friday, June 2nd with a rain date of Monday, June 5th. We have all of the K-2 volunteers needed - thank you! We have four more volunteer slots open for Grades 3-4. Sign-up here if you can help out: Link to volunteer for 3-4 Field Day
Volunteer at the Wellington Library: End of Year Shelf Reading!
The Wellington Library is looking for volunteers to join us on Monday, June 12th to help go through 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/tWTaqMo
Hello 2nd and 3rd Grade Families & Guardians!
The 4th Grade Send Off (4GSO) is just a couple weeks away, and the 4th grade families/guardians are very excited to celebrate the 4th graders the last time they walk out of Wellington! As is the custom at Wellington, the 4GSO committee is asking for 2nd and 3rd grade families/guardians to volunteer to help during the event so that the 4th grade families/guardians can enjoy the celebration with their students. Please use the link below to sign up if you’re interested in volunteering on June 15th from 10:15am - 11:30am.
The committee is looking for 10 volunteers to pass out shaker poms and help direct traffic. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B49A8AF2EA4FF2-4thgrade1
Wellington Carnival is June 10: Raffle Prizes Announced
Spring carnival is our biggest event of the year, held rain or shine on Saturday, June 10 from 11 am - 3 pm on the blue playground. We have over 25 raffle prizes across a variety of local vendors. Raffle tickets will be sent home in your student’s communication folder- you don’t need to be at the carnival to win!
Craft Beer Cellar Helena’s Mathnasium Capitol Theatre / Somerville Theatre Belmont Rec Department City Streets Fiorella’s
EWP Interiors Koca Barbershop Rancatore’s Thai Noodle Cafe Teddy’s Kitchen Om Namo Karenna Maraj Jewelry
Spirit Wear is Shipping!
If you ordered Spring Spirit Wear you will be receiving your order in the next week or two! Orders were processed when the store closed on April 30 and will be delivered within 3.5-4.5 weeks of that date. Any questions or just want someone to tell you that you have great taste? Reach out to Lucy Seche at lucyseche@gmail.com.
Introducing School Supply Kits for 2023-24 School Year!
Save time and money and get ahead of the August rush by purchasing your student’s fall school supplies NOW. The PTO worked with Wellington teachers to create grade-specific teacher-requested brand name supply lists. The supply kits have everything your student will need for next fall at a cost savings of around 30% versus retail prices and will be shipped directly to your child’s classroom before the first day of school. So you can save time AND money! Order now with our School ID of WEL103 at https://www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks/
Introducing the Wellington Traffic & Student Safety Team! Help us keep our students safe and monitor the bus driveway as this is a “no drop-off” area.
Laura Castelli, our Treasurer for the past 2 years. Thank you for your countless runs to the bank for petty cash for our events, for making deposits, writing receipts, and keeping us all up to date on our financial status. In addition to our board, Laura co-chaired the Book Fair in the most precarious 2021 school year, helping to ensure that COVID protocols were met while still selling all the books and erasers. We will miss you next year!
Belmont Pride Parade - June 17th:
https://www.belmont-ma.gov/home/news/belmont-pride-june-17-2023
Juneteenth Celebration - June 19th:
https://www.belmont-ma.gov/home/news/juneteenth-celebrations
Recruiting for 2023-24 School Year - Open PTO Board & Coordinator Roles:
We invite the Wellington community to look ahead to next year’s volunteer opportunities with the PTO! Open Coordinator roles and descriptions can be viewed here. Some roles have one person committed, and we’re looking for more to complete the team. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Co-President, Lindsay Kalmakis at wellingtonptopresidents@gmail.com
ATTENTION 4th Grade Families / Rising 5th Graders - We need your help!
Do you think it's important for Chenery students to find their PASSION and make FRIENDS? We are looking for volunteers to help run the Chenery PTO after school clubs in 2023-24. (Sadly, our current volunteers will be moving on to the High School.)
This year alone close to 300 students signed up to join in on the fun. We ran popular clubs like Dungeons and Dragons, Chess, Japanese for Fun, and more! Without your help, the PTO clubs will not run!
Whatever your skills, please volunteer! The tasks are easy and don't require a lot of your time:
For more information, please contact us at CheneryPTOClubs@gmail.com.
Audrey Miller & Lindsay Kalmakis Wellington PTO Co-Presidents wellingtonptopresidents@gmail.com
Wellington Elementary School PTO