Fitzy's Flyer
May 27, 2022
Weekly Principal Update
Greetings FitzGerald Community,
We hope that everyone had a wonderful week!
FitzGerald Family Feedback Survey- We value your feedback greatly. Please see a family feedback survey open through June 10th here:
https://surveys.panoramaed.com/waltham/spring22family/surveys
Please click on “FitzGerald Elementary” to bring you to our school’s survey.
A letter with more information came home this week in your child's folder. Please feel free to contact Mrs. Santillo or Mrs. Lamoly with any questions you may have on these surveys.
Thank you for your continued partnership! Have a great, long weekend! We'll see everyone on Tuesday May 31st!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Santillo and Mrs. Lamoly
PTO Enrichment Feedback Survey for 2022-2023
Additional School Updates
Voluntary Weekly At Home COVID-19 Testing Procedures
Participating students received a new test kit this week. Please use this kit also for Wednesday June 1st. Please only report positive results to Mrs. Young, FitzGerald School Nurse. Negative results do not need to be reported. Thank you!
Voluntary Weekly At Home COVID-19 Testing Opt In Form
Daily COVID-19 Attestation Form
Please review the attestation form below each morning before your child departs for school. Please contact the School Nurse if you have any questions on symptoms.
REMINDER
1. 1 extra mask for your child's backpack in case it is needed at any time
2. A filled water bottle clearly labeled with your child's name
Thank you!
Fitzy Parent University Workshop Update
This month, Mrs. Santillo held an additional Coffee Talk on the evening of May 3rd for open Q and A on school items, in replacement of a workshop. Next month's structure will be a Fitzy University on ways to support learning during the summer months. This workshop will be held virtually on June 7th at 6:00pm.
Upcoming "Fitzy Fun Run" Volunteer Information
*CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!*
The FitzGerald Fun Run is scheduled for Thursday, June 16th and we need your help to make this year's event a success!
We are looking for:
Sponsorship committee chair & volunteers
Sponsorships
Raffle donations (gift baskets, gift cards, etc...)
Registration Committee Volunteers
Volunteers for T-Shirts
VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTEERS!
If you are interested and available to help with anything, please reach out to Chrissy Young at christineyoung@walthampublicschools.org
"Fitzy Fun Run" Participant Sign Up Link- Sign Up Below to Walk/Run on June 16th!
PTO News
1. Flamingos: Be on the lookout for flocks of flamingos taking up residence in the FitzGerald community! This is a fundraiser to support our 5th grade class, but any FitzGerald student can be "flocked." To request a flocking, please email the PTO at fitzgeraldpto@gmail.com and send $20 to our venmo account (@FitzGerald-PTO).
2. Field Day: June 10th
3. Restaurant Night: Jake n JOES, June 9th
4. PTO Parent Directory: View the directory at https://www.fitzgeraldpto.com (password: FitzPanthers138). If you would like to share your information for our parent directory, please send an email to fitzgeraldpto@gmail.com
5. Fitzy Wear: Our school Fitzy Wear store is open! Please see information in English and Spanish. Here is the ordering website: fitzgeraldelementaryspiritwear.com
6. Raise Right Program Information: ShopwithScrip has rebranded and is now RaiseRight.com. Please support this gift card fundraiser for our school.
7. Next PTO Meeting Date: June 7th, 6:30pm
"Fitzy Fridays" at FitzGerald!
FitzGerald School Council Information
Our FitzGerald School Council meets monthly to discuss school-related items such as our School Improvement Plan, the overall budget, etc. We have a representation of parents (5), faculty/staff (5), and a community member, on our School Council. Each month, our meeting minutes that have been approved by the School Council will be shared in this monthly update section.
Meeting Minutes from April 2022
(minutes approved 5/3/22)
Next School Council Meeting: October 2022
Virtual Coffee Talks
Mrs. Santillo will host virtual Coffee Talks every Monday (on school days only) to answer questions parents/guardians may have. The times each Monday will be:
9:00am
12:00pm
Here is the virtual meeting link:
Upcoming Dates
5/30/22- No School
6/20/22- No School
UPDATED- 6/21/22- Last Day of School
Waltham Public Schools 2021-2022 Calendar
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