Address: Wellington Elementary School 121 Orchard Street, Belmont, MA 02478
Contribute to the Wellington PTO online by using the Pay Pal Button below. Donations are tax deductible.
Reminder! March 13th, 20th, and 27th are early release days - No lunch served!
It’s Read Across America Week! We hope your student's enjoyed Book Character Day Yesterday!
This evening from 6:30pm - 7pm is our Virtual Storytime!
Wellington’s Celebration of Reading Events:
Books can be purchased for teachers from Wellington Teacher Wishlists. Copies of wish lists will be available in Belmont Books and can be found on-line HERE
Science Night is March 22nd!
If your student would like to present a project on Science Night, there’s still time to register! We’re extending the registration until Friday, March 8th! You can register here!
Please view this letter for more information and instructions on your student's presentation.
We’re also in need of volunteers for this event! Please sign up here for a slot.
On Friday, we welcomed the Tanglewood Marionettes for their first show of the school year. They performed Hansel & Gretel for the 2nd graders. They’ll be back to put on wonderful puppet shows for each grade over the next couple months!
Lost and Found is piling up! Please drop by to check for your students' lost items. Any items not picked up will be donated Friday March 29th.
Have you outgrown your Wellington Spirit Wear? - If you have any outgrown spirit wear that you no longer want and would like to donate them please drop them off in the bins located in the school entryways.
BPS School Calendar 2023-24
March brings with it a number of diversity events dedicated to celebrating inclusion! Read below for more information.
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
Matt Brown our Tech support coordinator for helping us get the Whaley out to our Wellington community every week!
The PTO Board is planning for the 2024-25 school year! Thanks to those who have reached out! 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.
Here is a list of open positions for the 2024-25 school year:
If you are interested in one of these roles and would like to learn more, please email Aisha and Lindsay at: wellingtonptopresidents@belmontschools.net
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.
Superintendent Dr. Jill Geiser is giving budget presentations to all of the schools in the district in the coming weeks. This is an opportunity to gain insight about the school budget as it relates to the upcoming override vote, which is Tuesday, April 2nd.
The Wellington community is invited to attend any of these dates:
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Have you heard the Buzz around town? The FBE spelling Bee is coming soon on April 6 at Chenery Upper Elementary School. There is a lot of information in this email so please read carefully.
The FBE Spelling Bee is a fun filled event where the community comes out to support our young spellers and raise money for the BPS. Small prizes are available for all participants. Grades k-4 are non competitive. Grades 5-6 are competitive with prizes for first and second place. The Bee will be live streamed by Belmont Media for family members who are far away.
Registration Instructions Bee registration is open March 1- 15
Word lists by grade:
We are always looking for volunteers to help out on the day. Please sign up if you are interested. Volunteer sign up. BMHS students can get community service hours.
All Information can be found on the FBE Bee website: https://www.fbebelmont.org/spelling-bee Good luck to all our spellers and thank you for your continued support of the FBE and BPS.
Holly and Wenhong 2024 Spelling Bee Co-Chairs beemaster@fbe-belmont.org
Belmont School Committee Budget Schedule - Here are the deadlines/meetings as provided by Meg Moriarty, Chair of the Belmont School Committee:
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