Dear Families,

I hope everyone enjoyed Pumpkin Day!  Students had so much fun exploring and learning about pumpkins.  Students enjoyed the  Pumpkin Parade at the end of the day with a visit to the “Walnut Square Pumpkin Patch” to pick and take home a pumpkin.  Thank you to the Walnut Square PTO for creating the pumpkin patch- your time and energy was very much appreciated!  The smiles on the children’s faces says it all!  Here is a link to the slide show:  Walnut Square School Pumpkin Parade 10/28/22.  

On Wednesday, the Site Council met.  Click here to read the meeting minutes.  More information about Site Council, Walnut Square’s School Improvement Plan, and Title 1 can be found on the Walnut Square wesbite here:  https://walnutsquare.haverhill-ps.org/school-improvement-plan/.

Next week, Walnut Square will have an ALICE safety drill.  Please click on the link below to read more about ALICE drills.  

• Letter to Families English 
• Letter to Families Spanish
• Letter to Families Portuguese
• Letter to Families Haitian Creole
• Letter to Families Arabic

O’Connor Studios will be returning on Wednesday, November 16th for students who were absent on portrait day, or for those who need their portrait retaken.

• If you’d like to order portraits, please use your original order form, or call the school and we will send home a new form.
• If you are having your child’s portrait retaken, return your original package to the photographer on retake day.  No order form is necessary.  Please note that retakes are only offered for students who paid for a portrait package, new to our school, or absent on portrait day.

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. 

 As with all family updates, this will be posted on our school website, https://walnutsquare.I-ps.org/ and sent to you via School Messenger and Remind.  In addition to the Walnut Square School website, you can also “like” our Facebook page, Walnut Square Elementary School, and follow us on Instragram @walnutsquaresuperstars to get updates and see all of the fun and learning taking place at Walnut Square!   Please contact me if you have any questions.  Thank you!  

Sincerely, 

Jen Rubera 

Principal

Mark Your Calendar! 

• Tuesday, November 8th:  NO SCHOOL/STAFF PD 
• Wednesday, November 9th:  PTA meeting right after school 
• Friday, November 11th:  NO SCHOOL/Veterans Day 
• Monday, November 14th:  World Kindness Day 
• Wednesday, November 16th:  Picture Retake Day 
• Wednesday, November 16th:Early Release (Dismissal is at 11:35 am) 
• Wednesday, November 23rd:  Early Release (Dismissal is 11:35 am) 
• Thursday, November 24th:  NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Day 
• Friday, November 25th:  NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Recess 
• Wednesday, November 30th:  PreK-8 Marks Close 1st Trimester