Family Update: Principal's Post and Mark Your Calendar
Dear Families,
This week, Walnut Square Superstars got to experience the opportunity to interview veterans from our community! Thank you to the veterans who were able to attend and share your experiences and answer the questions we had about serving. At the end of our event, we held a "Parade of Thanks" to show our gratitude and appreciation to our veterans. All Superstars received an American flag as a keepsake.
Our next project involves our community! Walnut Square families, alumni, local businesses, organizations, and community groups are warmly invited to join our “Rooted in Gratitude: Grow Our Community” tree decorating contest, inspired by the Haverhill Public Schools anti-bullying campaign, “Grow Our Community by Letting Gratitude Grow!” Create a tabletop tree approximately 18–36 inches tall, using battery-powered LED lights only and safe, allergy-conscious decorations, inspired by a K–3 picture book about gratitude, kindness, and/or or community; please include a clean copy of the book to accompany your tree. Together, the entries will form our “Gratitude Forest,” and each tree and book will be raffled to a student. You may also donate a second book copy to our school library, where it will receive a commemorative bookplate. We’ll present a Student Choice Award based on student votes and a Community Favorite Award based on Facebook and Instagram voting. Please register and claim your book title by November 13 using the Google form. Bring your tree and book to the Walnut Square Main Office on Monday, November 23, from 3:45-5:00 p.m. Social media voting opens Monday, November 23, and winners and the student raffle will take place on the early release day on Wednesday, November 25, before Thanksgiving dismissal. Thank you for helping us grow kindness and strengthen our community! Here is the link to register: https://forms.gle/7maahabLEerCUgk1A
The Gratitude Forest will do more than beautify our school; it will also give our Superstars a special reason to be here. In addition to being a wonderful opportunity to build community, raffling off the books and trees on Wednesday, November 25, the early release day before Thanksgiving, supports Walnut Square School’s attendance initiatives. Our School Improvement Plan includes events and other strategies to encourage our Superstars to attend school. A Gratitude Forest filled with books and trees to be raffled off is an exciting way to motivate our students to be at school on the early release day before Thanksgiving!
I hope you all have an amazing weekend and enjoy time to read a few great books and log them in our Superstar Reading Log!
Sincerely,
Jen Rubera
Principal
Wed 11/25 • Early Release-Dismissal is 11:35 am Holiday Break
Thu 11/26 • No School-Holiday Break
Fri 11/27 • No School-Holiday Break
Mon 11/30 Whittier School Building Project Meeting at Tilton 6:00 pm