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November 9th Update
Book Fair
Start your holiday shopping at the FitzGerald Elementary
School Book Fair. Timed to take place during American Education
Week, the Book Fair will take place from November 18th through November
25th in the FitzGerald Library. Proceeds from the Book Fair support
the FitzGerald Elementary School Library.
Wednesday,
Nov. 12th
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RTN Cents-ible Savers Day
Monday, Nov 17th @ 5:30pm: FitzGerald School Council Meeting
Wednesday, Nov 19th;
9:00 - 11:30am: Parent Visitation Morning
Nov. 18th - 25th: FitzGerald
Book Fair
Thursday, Nov 20th: Chateau
Night PTO Fundraiser
Thursday, Nov 20th; 7:00 - 9:00pm: Citywide Elementary MCAS
Parent Night at Whittemore
School
Friday, Nov 21st @ 9:00am: Coffee with the Principals
Wed, Nov 26 - Fri, Nov 28: Thanksgiving Vacation
Wednesday, Dec. 10th
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RTN Cents-ible Savers Day
Friday, December 19th at 1:00pm: FitzGerald School Concert
Coming Soon: The New Elementary Standards-Based
Report Card for Grades K-5
In December, 2008, all Waltham elementary students and
parents will receive a standards-based report card that will be very
different from the report cards of the past. An article from The
Daily News Tribune titled
New Card System makes the grade
is at right, and important and
informative links follow:
Earn Free Money for FitzGerald
School
Check out our Free Money page to take advantage of programs offering free
money to help our school.
Click here for details.
RTN Cents-ible Savers Program
RTN Federal Credit Union is
pleased to offer the Cents-ible Savers Club to FitzGerald Elementary
School students. The Cents-ible Saver Club is a savings program
designed to teach students the power of saving and other key financial
concepts. All student members earn dividends on their savings
account. An initial deposit
of $5.00, a completed membership card and photocopies of both the parent's
government issued ID and child's social security card is necessary to open
an account. Click on the following links for more information:
First day for merged students at Fitzgerald School
by Jeff Gilbride, The Daily News Tribune, September 4, 2008
Lisa Cassidy Photo
 Parents
and school officials have a saying for the new Fitzgerald Elementary
School: It's "The Fitzgerald School with a 'Bright' future."
School opened in Waltham yesterday with elementary students from the
former Bright School and the old Fitzgerald School as classmates.
It cost the
city approximately $24 million to tear down the old building and create
the new one on Beal Road. The Fitzgerald Elementary School was the
seventh of eight public schools Waltham has renovated or replaced since
2001.
FitzGerald in the News Archives:
Remaining 2008 - 2009 FitzGerald PTO Schedule
All meetings are on Tuesday at 6:30:
December 9th
January 13th
February 3rd
March 3rd
April 7th
May 5th
June 9th
Remaining 2008 - 2009 FitzGerald School Council Schedule
All meetings are on Monday at 5:30pm
November 17th
December 15th
January 12th
February 9th
March 9th
April 6th
May 11th
June 8th
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Waltham High addition only in early phase
The Daily News Tribune,
November 9, 2008
The news
of a potential addition to Waltham High School has some School Committee
members scratching their heads. Superintendent Peter Azar says the
school district is only exploring its possibilities. Azar said
discussions about a possible addition will have to be ongoing between
members of the School Committee, the City Council and the School
Building Department.
more...
New director keeps schools running
The Daily News Tribune,
November 7, 2008
The
position school Superintendent Peter Azar described as one of the most
important jobs in the district has been filled. Gus Martinson of
Osterville started Monday as the new director of human resources for the
Waltham public schools.
more...
MCAS score fix a 'team effort'
The Daily News Tribune,
November 6, 2008
The
Waltham school district is taking aggressive action, including more
teacher training and after-school courses for students, to boost sagging
MCAS scores. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education recently placed Waltham High, Kennedy and McDevitt middle
schools, and Whittemore, Northeast, Stanley and Plympton elementary
schools on a list for improvement or corrective action, based on 2008
adequate yearly progress reports.
more...
Bake sales rake in big bucks for schools
The Daily News Tribune,
November 5, 2008
The
Parent Teacher Organizations were busy on election day selling baked
goods to hungry voters to raise money for city schools. Stationed
outside three polling places, the sweets salespeople said long lines of
early morning voters made up a bulk of their profits.
more...
New card system makes the grade
The Daily News Tribune,
October 15, 2008
Traditional grading will soon be part of elementary school history.
If all goes according to plan, Waltham public schools will mail out the
first round of standards-based report card to parents of students in
second to fifth grade in December, and to kindergarten through first
grade in January.
more.... (also see the left
column for links to a letter and infomercial from Dr. Alexander Wyeth)
Survey results alarm Waltham parents
The Daily News Tribune,
October 15, 2008
Drug and
alcohol abuse is rising among local teenagers, according to a recent
survey, but school officials are alarmed by the numbers of attempted
suicides. With figures in hand, school and city officials met with
families at McDevitt Middle School last night to discuss the results and
offer tips on changing the statistics. Last night's forum was the
first in a three-part series called Healthy Behaviors For Success and
was sponsored by Waltham schools and the Waltham Partnership for Youth.
The next forum is Oct. 28, at 7 p.m., at Kennedy Middle School, 655
Lexington St.
more...
Students face new MCAS graduation
requirement
The Daily News Tribune,
October 1, 2008
Thousands of high school juniors who passed the latest MCAS exam may
face yet another round of state-required testing before they can earn
their diplomas next year. Thanks to a new state requirement,
students who received a "needs improvement" rating on the math and
English language arts MCAS tests must complete an educational
proficiency plan, or EPP, issued by their schools before they can
graduate with their class.
more...
Libraries can't be silenced on banned
books
The Daily News Tribune,
October 1, 2008
Passionate about the "freedom to read," local librarians are reminding
readers about their First Amendment rights during Banned Books Week.
The controversy has recently moved to the political forefront, after
reports circulated that Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin,
soon after being elected mayor of her hometown, Wasilla, Alaska, in
1996, questioned the librarian about what her response would be to the
idea of potentially banning some books. This spring, parents at
McDevitt Middle School in Waltham asked officials to remove Alice
Sebold's "The Lovely Bones" from the school's library.
more...
Busting school yard bullies
The Daily News Tribune,
September 29, 2008
Dressed
as nerd stereotypes with taped glasses and suspenders, two social
superheroes led three of the city's elementary schools through a series
of songs and motivational speeches decrying bullying.
more...
Students dig into Waltham's past
The Daily News Tribune,
September 17, 2008
A handful
of students were rewarded last night for spending the summer digging
into their city's historic past. City and school officials,
corporate sponsors and families gathered at Gore Place where 67 students
were honored for their participation in Historic Waltham Inc.'s second
annual essay contest.
Click here to read the winning essays
from grades 4 and 5
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