Fitzy's Flyer
September 1, 2022
Principal Update
Greetings FitzGerald Families!
What an outstanding week we have had at FitzGerald School!
We kicked off the year with a fun Ice Cream Social and enjoyed having the chance to see one another before the new school year began. We have had a great first week at school, building classroom communities, getting back into routines, and jumping into learning! It was fantastic to see excitement and smiles filling FitzGerald School this week. We want to thank the faculty and staff for working hard to prepare for the start of school. Thank you to all families for the conversations you had with your child(ren) to get them ready to begin the new school year.
We look forward to welcoming the incoming Kindergarten students on Tuesday, September 6th, as they begin their elementary school experience!
A reminder that we do not have school on Friday, September 2nd (tomorrow) and Monday, September 5th. School will resume on Tuesday, September 6th. Please note that voters will be coming to FitzGerald on Tuesday for the State Primary Election. The traffic may be a bit more than usual around our school. Please keep this in mind for drop off and dismissal.
Enjoy the long weekend! We look forward to seeing everyone next week!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Santillo, Principal- jennifersantillo@walthampublicschools.org
Mrs. Lamoly, Assistant Principal- julielamoly@walthampublicschools.org
"Fitzy Fridays" at FitzGerald!
Reminder: 2022-2023 Drop Off and Pick Up Information
General Information:
Between 8:25am-8:42am and 2:55pm-3:15pm, the Beal Road side of FitzGerald School is a live drop off and pick up area. If you will be dropping off or picking up your child during these times, please use the Warren Street entrance to Beal Road to keep all traffic flowing in one direction and ensure student safety.
Drop Off:
Drop off is from 8:25am-8:42am. Cars may pull into either of the two curb cuts in front of the school on Beal Rd. Members of the school staff will be outside to greet students. Students will exit their vehicles and walk down to the middle entrance door to enter the building. All walkers/drop offs will enter in the Beal Rd. side of the building.
Adults accompanying a walker in the morning may walk their child to the outside middle entrance door on Beal Rd. Students then enter into the building independently once arriving at the school entrance door. A parent that drives their child, but would like to walk their child to the door, should park on Beal Rd. (not in front of the school) and then walk their child to the Beal Rd. entrance door.
At 8:42am, the homeroom bell rings. Any student arriving after 8:42am will need to enter on the parking lot side of the building. Students that arrive after 8:42am are considered tardy and will need to check in at the main office.
All bus and van students are dropped off between 8:25am and 8:42am on the parking lot side of the building.
Pick Up:
The parking lot side of the school is for buses and vans only and is not a live pick up area.
Kindergarten, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade students who are walkers or pick ups will exit out the middle entrance door on Beal Rd. (the same door as morning drop off). Kindergarten parents should wait in the area at the bottom of the stairs. Third, fourth, and fifth grade parents should wait on the grass area at the top of the stairs.
First and second grade students will exit out the gym door (on the left side of the building on Beal Rd.). Parents should wait on the grass area outside of the gym door.
If your child will be a pick up or a walker each day, please share with your child's teacher who the adult(s) will be that will have permission to pick up your child. Please keep in mind that students in Grades Kindergarten, first, and second grade will be need to have an adult present before they can depart the building.
Bus Students:
Please note that all Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students must be accompanied by an adult at bus pick up and drop off times. Any K-2 student that does not have an adult present at the bus stop at drop off will be brought back to the school by the bus driver.
Thank you in advance for your help with following the drop off and pick up procedures and for keeping traffic flowing during these very busy times of the day.
Waltham Day Flyer- 9.17.22
PTO News
FROM THE FITZGERALD PTO:
We want to hear from you! Please fill out this quick PTO Survey.
https://forms.gle/WeYtPebPpAdSZRYK6
First PTO Meeting of the School Year: September 14th, 6:30pm
September Lunch Menu
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D7OU3EZsJkfitjpZi0TSjJWGQYhItfxT/view
*All students will be able to receive free breakfast and lunch this school year.
** All students should bring one snack and a water bottle to school each day.
2022-2023 School Calendar
Upcoming Dates
September 2nd- No School
September 5th- No School- Labor Day
September 6th- First Day of School PreK and Kindergarten
September 26th- No School- Rosh Hashanah
September 28th- Early Release Day, 1:00pm
September 28th- Back to School Curriculum Night, 6:30-8:00pm
October 4th- Picture Day
November 22nd- Picture Retake Day
James FitzGerald Elementary School
Email: jennifersantillo@walthampublicschools.org
Website: https://www.walthampublicschools.org/fitzgerald/
Location: 138 Beal Road, Waltham, MA, USA
Phone: 781-314-5680