Willett Whaler
September 2, 2022
A Great First Week!!!
As always thank you for your continued support. The partnership between the school staff and families leads to student success.
Lunch Applications
Lunch applications can be found on the Food Services website, including the online application, a downloadable version in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and a link to access all other languages. Please note that even the online application can be completed in many languages. Direct link can be found here: https://www.attleboroschools.com/page/food-services
Week of August 29 - September 1
Kindergarten:
- Kindergarten Orientation will take place on Tuesday, September 6th
- Kindergarten students will start on Wednesday, September 7th.
Primary Voting -Car Drop off and Pick Up Change-Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Only
Willett is a voting location. Our gym will host voting on 9/6/2022. Because of this, we need to slightly move the location of car drop off and pick up for that day only. We are asking families to drop off and pick up children near the field right before the crosswalk (See the pictures below) We will have staff escort students into the cafeteria door (Door 10) when they arrive. Students and staff will be gathered on the field at dismissal. We will call them to their cars 4-5 at a time.
Changes in Dismissal:
Schools are very busy all day long, however, the busiest time is between 2:30 - 3:25. If you are going to make a dismissal change for your student(s), please contact the office by phone (508-222-0286) or email our secretary, Natalie Carr ncarr@attleboroschools.com before 2:00 PM. You are always welcome to send a note in with your child that morning to give to their teacher.
We are requesting that students in grades 1-4 bring their badges from last year to school with them every day, as they are used both in the cafeteria and the library. We will be keeping badges at school instead of transporting them back and forth daily. We are waiting for supplies to arrive so we can print for those in need.
Upcoming Event Dates:
September
4-5 - No School (Labor Day Weekend)
15 - PTO Meeting - Willett Library Media Center - 6:00 PM
29 - Welcome Back Night
October
6 - School Picture Day
7 - Early Release Day (Students will be dismissed at 12:25 PM)
10 - No School (Indigenous People Day)
15 - PTO Fall Festival
From the Health Office....Mrs. O'Malley
Medication Policy
Students may not bring or self-administer any medication to or at school. Please call the nurse if your child needs to have a medication administered during the school day; this includes inhalers and emergency medications.
Hello Willett Families!
What an amazing turn-out for our school-kickoff ‘Meet and Treat’ event! It was so great to see old faces and meet so many new ones. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves!
We are looking forward to an amazing school year ahead, with lots of fun things planned:
- Monthly Restaurant Fundraisers
- Fall Festival
- Teacher Supply Drive
- Someone Special Dance
- Teacher Appreciation Week
- Spring Carnival
- Boosterthon Fun Run
- Movie Nights
- End of year Celebration
- And more!
These events are run 100% by volunteers and we are always looking for help! If you are interested in getting involved with the PTO or volunteering at one of our events, please reach out to us at willettptopres@gmail.com.
Make sure to like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WillettPTO) where you can find updates on all PTO events, meetings, fundraisers, Willett Wear and school related information.
Upcoming Events:
- 9/15 – PTO Meeting @ the Willett Library 6pm
- 9/21 – Bliss Dairy Restaurant Fundraiser, All day event
- 9/29 – Welcome Back Night (school hosted) – the PTO will have a table setup with Willett Wear for purchase!
- Now through 9/18 – Exclusive Online Store with limited edition Willett Wear. Make sure to order yours before the store closes! https://willettbacktoschoolsale.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
Thank you for your support!
Fondly,
The Willett PTO
Community Flier Summary August 26-September 2, 2022:
Our new website and App:
Please go to the App store and search Attleboro Public Schools. There is a new app which will be an excellent means of finding information in one location. You will see updates both from the district and our school. As we use this new tool, administration will be using less of the ASPEN email function.