Address: Wellington Elementary School 121 Orchard Street, Belmont, MA 02478
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Reminder! Today is an early release day! March 20th, and 27th are also early release days - No lunch served!
Spring ASE Registration Sneak peek is open now! We have 22 classes for the spring session. Including some new offerings: Snack Engineers; Taylor Swift Fan Club; & LEGO Robotics!
Registration opens on Monday, March 18th at 7 am.
Are you a jogger / runner? We need your help. Our running coach, Mary Ellen Birenbaum, needs another parent to help staff our Running Club on Mondays from 2:55 - 3:55 pm. Email our ASE team if you can help.
And we’re always looking for 7th & 8th grade and high school volunteers. If you have older children willing to help AND earn community service hours send them our way!
Wellington’s Celebration of Reading Events:
We hope your student/s enjoyed virtual storytime last week!
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!
Registration is closed but we’re still in need of volunteers. You can sign up HERE for a slot.
Last Call 3rd and 4th grade families! If you’d like to order an all grade class photo, the online gallery will be available until this Friday, March 15th. Please see the flyer below for instructions on how to place your order.
A Note from our Enrichment Coordinators:
Ballpark Mysteries author David A. Kelly talked to the second graders about his writing process during a fun presentation full of baseball trivia.
Rainforest Reptile Shows visited the first graders. The students learned about rescuing animals and many facts about reptiles. The herpetologist brought in a real life Red foot tortoise, Red Tegu Lizard, and a Tree Boa constrictor. The final reptile was an American Alligator that the students got to touch!
Multicultural Night is coming soon, May 10th! Help organize one of the most engaging community events at Wellington by using your skills to:
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@belmontschools.net
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.
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
Our Wellington teachers who brought our 50 Wellington student attendees joy, reading for our Virtual Storytime! Kate Ebdon, Those Darn Squirrels by Adam Rubin Mina Vahedi, Saturday by Oge Mora Kim Tolleson, Tokyo Digs a Garden by Jon-Erik Lappano
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.
Belmont has its own local newspaper again. It’s nonprofit, independent, staffed by professionals, and looking for input from everyone in town, including parents. Visit the website at BelmontVoice.org.
Belmont School Committee Budget
Dear Wellington Families, Who is the most outstanding teacher at Wellington this year? Please nominate them for the Outstanding Teacher Award!
The Foundation for Belmont Education (FBE)’s Outstanding Teacher Awards are given annually to one teacher at each Belmont public school based on nominations from parents, students (including high school and middle school students), and community members. Everyone is welcome to celebrate these honorees at the awards ceremony on Monday, April 29th. There isn’t much time left before the nomination period closes on March 20, so please submit your nomination today. More info can be found on the FBE's website. Thank you!
Best Wishes, Amanda and Lyn FBE OTA Co-chairs
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
***Order dates: March 6th through April 3rd***
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