Dear Families,

Mark Twain said, “If you don’t like New England weather, wait a few minutes.”  It seems that the weather changes very often this time of year!  Walnut Square uses the Child Care Weather Watch Chart from Weather Chart for Safe Outdoor Play to determine if there will be indoor or outdoor recess. We encourage all to dress in layers so that we can stay comfortable.  We also encourage families to label clothing with names so we can return lost clothing to them.   

The Walnut Square PTO meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, October 24th after school at 3:20 pm.  Polished Dental has rescheduled and will be coming to Walnut Square on Friday, October 28th. These changes has been updated on the Walnut Square calendar.  The Walnut Square community has many events planned that are posted on the calendar on the Walnut Square website.  You can subscribe to the calendar and have updates on your phone or computer.  To learn more about this, click here to watch a brief video.  

Pumpkin Day at Walnut Square is coming!  On Friday, October 28, 2022, students will have an immersion day focusing on pumpkins.  The day will close with a pumpkin parade where children may dress in orange or in costume.  Parents are invited to view the parade from outside of the fence around the Walnut Square playground.  To allow for a safe dismissal for all students, please complete the dismissal form below and return to your child’s teacher.  

• Pumpkin Day Dismissal Letter- English
• Pumpkin Day Dismissal Letter-Spanish
• Pumpkin Day Dismissal Letter-Portuguese 

Pumpkin Day doesn’t end there!  The fun will continue from 4-7 pm at Crescent Farms in Bradford!  The Walnut Square PTO is hosting a fundraiser.  For $8 per person, you can enjoy the corn maze with the Walnut Square community!  This is an event for families- children must be accompanied by an adult.  A flyer will be going home with families next week.  

Thank you to the families who have complete the Walnut Square Parent Feedback/Survey.  This is used by Site Council to help us plan and write the goals in our School Improvement Plan.  

Families, your feedback is appreciated! Click on one of the links below to complete this brief survey.  

• Walnut Square Parent Feedback/Survey para los Padres de  la Escuela Walnut Square
•  Walnut Square Parent Feedback Survey /Pesquisa de feedback dos pais da Walnut Square

The Site Council is a balanced group of educators and families who meet monthly to discuss and develop the School Improvement Plan.  To read Walnut Square’s School Improvement Plan, please visit https://walnutsquare.haverhill-ps.org/school-improvement-plan/.

At Walnut Square, we have a closet with extra clothes for students.  We are in need of the following items: packages of new underwear size 4-8, socks, and unisex clothing, sized 4-8 

If you would like to donate any of the items, please bring them to school. 

Sincerely, 

Jen Rubera 

Principal

Mark Your Calendar! 

• Monday, October 24th:  PTA meeting right after school 3:20 pm *This is rescheduled from Monday, October 17th.  
• Wednesday, October 26th:  K-8 Progress Reports Issued- 1st Trimester 

• Thursday, October 27th:  K-8 Parent Teacher Conferences 

• Friday, October 28th:  Polished Dental Comes to Walnut Square 

• Friday, October 28th:  Pumpkin Parade 2:30-2:50pm 

• Wednesday, November 9th:  PTA meeting right after school