Address: Wellington Elementary School 121 Orchard Street, Belmont, MA 02478
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We hope your 2024 is off to a great start! Reminder: there is no school on Monday January 15th in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The PTO Board is planning for the 2024-25 school year! Wowzers, right?! It’s time to start building our volunteer village for next year. We have many board members graduating from Wellington which opens up spaces for new volunteers to join us, either as a board member or as a program/event specific coordinator. The PTO stands for Parent Teacher Organization. Allow us to introduce ourselves!
*A note about our board positions - we follow a model where each board position is supported by two people. This buddy system has proven to be beneficial for camaraderie and efficiency! That being said, the board positions can be adequately supported by one individual.
DEI’s first community volunteering event! There are still slots available! The Wellington DEI committee is proud to present our first-ever volunteer event! This volunteer opportunity will take place at Cradles to Crayons in Newton on January 27th from 10am to 12pm, and will allow for 30 volunteers (5 adult chaperones and 25 students). You can sign up for this event HERE.
Enrichment Update! The discovery museum came to teach the first graders about sound! The students used tuning forks to learn about vibration throughout different experiments. At the end they got to create their very own noisy sound maker to bring home!
Winter ASE: Did you miss Monday’s registration? You’re in luck, we still have some seats in Chess Club, Math Explorers, Who Runs the World? Girls, Chinese, Karate, BOKS, Adventure Gaming Club, Sports and Games, and Basketball Skills. Register before the January 16th deadline! ASE classes start on Monday, January 22nd. If your child is on the waitlist for Hands on Science, you should register for another class - this new class was very popular and all 20 seats went within minutes of registration opening. We’re working on bringing Hands on Science back in the Spring!
A special note from our Library Staff: The Wellington Library is happy to present the newest titles added to the collection, thanks to the generous gift from the 2023 Fourth Grade Send Off. With this contribution the library was able to update the nonfiction section, including adding books about STEM careers, coding in everyday uses, more up-to-date science books, as well as many new Blast Off animal titles that are always a favorite. In total, more than 130 books were added! We are so grateful to the families who helped to support this present. A special thank you to Lara Lind who created and printed the perfect 4GSO Whaley book labels. Rose O’Neil and Jenn Scranton Wellington Library
Save the date for Library Volunteering! Tuesday, January 30th from 11am-12pm volunteers are needed to help us clean up and organize the library. No experience necessary. Keep an eye out for the sign up link in an upcoming Whaley Weekly.
BINGO Night is coming soon! Join the Wellington Community for an evening of Virtual Bingo Thursday January 25th at 6:30pm! You can Register - Here!
For a text-only link to this flyer, click here.
BPS School Calendar 2023-24
We invite you to visit the Belmont Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion website to learn more about the BPS commitment to DEI and how to sign-up to receive the DEI newsletter - https://www.belmont.k12.ma.us/bps/dei
Nomita and Mira Ganguly for organizing our Winter Coat Drive, donating to the Children’s Services of Roxbury before winter break!
The PTO runs on our volunteer engine and we have many opportunities throughout the year for families and guardians to participate and support our students. The best place to start is by completing our PTO Volunteer Interest form - here.
Important note to all volunteers: Everyone will receive a CORI form (one per household - feel free to make a copy) in your Communications Folder. If you can support the PTO and would like to volunteer, CORI forms are required for every parent volunteer. You must bring the completed form and a form of ID to the Wellington office to complete the process. CORIs are valid for three years! We highly recommend you get these completed early in the school year.
Annual Appeal! We ask that you consider a donation to the Wellington Fundraising Appeal. So far this school year, these funds have been used to reimburse teachers for their classroom supplies, purchase school supplies and grocery gift cards for Wellington students and families in need and fund school wide initiatives like new sports equipment, music stands, and storage sheds for both blue and green playgrounds.
If you have a corporate or workplace match, this is an amazing way to DOUBLE your impact.
Wellington School ATTN: Wellington PTO 121 Orchard Street, Belmont, MA 02478
Traffic Safety - 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.
A Note about PTO Communication Channels:
Lindsay Kalmakis & Aisha Foxx Telfort Wellington PTO Co-Presidents wellingtonptopresidents@belmontschools.net
Wellington Elementary School PTO