ATTENTION 5th Grade Families, now also known as INCOMING 6th Grade Families!!!

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You can also gain access to sign up on the PTO page on the Wellesley Middle School website. This is for PTO announcements and updates if incoming 6th grade families would like to receive this information.

Best of Luck in 6th Grade! -kerri/jenn

• June 2(Tu) KMC & KM field trip to Broadmoor Sanctuary KA field trip to Great Meadows
• June 2-5 Gr. 5 to Thompson Island
• June 4(Th) Gr. 2 Tidepooling field trip (raindate 6/5) 3F field trip to Roxbury
June 9(Tu) Gr. 1 field trip to Drumlin Farm
• June 10(W) Fiske Family Picnic, 6-8 p.m. (raindate 6/11)
• June 11 (Th) 3M & 3S field trip to Roxbury
• June 18 (Th) End of Year Band, Orchestra & Chorus Performance Kindergarten Teddy Bear Picnic
• June 19(F) Walk to School Day
• June 23(Tu) Last day of school—Noon Dismissal
• Aug 31(M) Lemonade Party for Kindergarteners, 1–1:30 p.m.
• Sept 2(W) School begins for all students

Hopefully everyone had a nice long Memorial Day weekend. It is hard to believe that May is almost over and that we are heading into the last weeks of the school year! Keep checking the calendar in the bulletin as the last few weeks of school are crazy busy with Nature Walks, class activities, events and lots of other fun school activities!

We would like to give a huge thank you to Wendy S., Jackie H. and Michelle G. for all their efforts with the Fiske Used Book Sale! It is an enormous amount of work in collecting,sorting and selling the books and videos. The event was a huge success and not only does it raise money for the PTO, it is a great way to get kids motivated to read as well as recycle books around the Fiske community. And thanks to all the volunteers who helped with collecting, sorting and selling…and thanks to all who contributed books and videos to the sale!

And a few key dates to remember for the next few weeks…the Fiske Family Picnic will be Wednesday, June 10th and Fiske Field Day is scheduled for June 12th . Both events are good fun! Have a great weekend!

Sue & Karen

We have 6 children already signed up for the 09/10 Before School Child Care program at Fiske. And we can definitely take more! It begins the first day of school. Adult supervision of children in the program begins at 7:30 a.m. in the library and ends when children are taken to the playground at 8:15 a.m. The program does NOT include breakfast. Cost is $360. per child per semester. Payment in full is expected prior to the start of the program. Please call the office 781-446-6265 if you would like an application sent home.

Dear Parents/Guardians of Beginner Violins, Violas, Cellos, and Basses, I want to thank you for the effort you and your child have put into instrument lessons this year. I am really looking forward to hearing all of the Fiske children play in our June 18 concert. This is a list of concert information you will need for your child:

Concert Day: Thursday, June 18 Arrival time at Fiske: 8:00 a.m. in the gym Concert start time: 9:00 a.m.

Dress: Boys: plain white shirt, black (or dark) pants, dark shoes Girls: plain white shirt, black (or dark) pants or skirt, dark shoes (your child may bring clothes to change into after the concert) Program: The Preparatory Strings will be playing French Folk Song and Twinkle

There will be string teachers on hand to help tune instruments.   Please do not feel you need to run out and purchase new clothes for this concert. Your child need only wear as close to the “dress code” as possible. If you have concert clothing that your child has outgrown, please consider donating these items to our “concert closet.” This is a supply of concert wear kids can have access to in case they forget their concert clothes the day of a performance. Please launder the clothing before bringing it to the music room. Thank you!

Please let me know if your child does not plan to perform in this concert.   Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely, Julie Verret

Fiske Music Teacher

julie_verret@wellesley.k12.ma.us

Car magnets, water bottles and a variety of t-shirts, hats and sweatshirts are still available! We will be selling them at Kinderkick on Wednesdays from 1 – 2 p.m. on the Fiske fields or you can contact Linda at lmmessore@aol.com / (781)431- 2217 or Kimberly at krfm@comcast.net / (781) 235-1572.

Grab a blanket and a picnic and join us at the Fiske Family Picnic on June 10th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. There will be music, popsicles and fun for all. The picnic is held in the back of the school. In the event of rain, it will be held on June 11th. Any questions, please call or e-mail Cathi J. (781-235-5495 or kcmacjones@yahoo.com) or MaryAnne U. (781-237-6114 or ulian@comcast.net).

The 2009 Fiske Wild West Round-Up has been rescheduled for Friday, September 11 due to construction plans at Fiske. We will be working to determine timing and details over the next few months and plan to have information in the summer packet that you will receive in July. If you are interested in being part of the team working on this fun event please contact one of the 2009 co-chairs, Linda M., at lmmessore@aol.com or (781) 431-2217 or Kate W., at knwallis@verizon.net or (781) 237-1697. Our first planning meeting will be next Wednesday night, June 3rd at 7:30 pm at Kate’s home at 102 Wellesley Ave. We’d love to have you on the team!

All Library books are due back Friday, June 5th Thank you!

Click here to view flyer for Hardy Beach Party on May 30th (10am to 2pm)