Dear Cunniff Families,
We have jumped right back into our routines following April break - it has been so great to be back with our students! To top it all off, we had an AMAZING Fun Run today!! Thank you so much to everyone who came out to volunteer and to support our students as they ran. It was an awesome day! Our fundraising window is still open - please see below!
Next week, our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will take the Math MCAS on Tuesday, May 6, and Wednesday, May 7.
Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week is taking place next week. We are so incredibly proud of our teachers - feel free to show them some love!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Julia
Watertown All-City Band Performance
The All-City Band (an afterschool group from Cunniff, Hosmer, and Lowell) will be performing their concert with the HS Band on Thursday, May 8th. The call time for students is 6:15pm and the concert starts at 7pm. We hope to see you there!
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We had SUCH a blast at our Fun Run today! Thank you so much to the Cunniff PTO and Coach T for making this event so awesome, and thank you to all the family members who came out to cheer us on!
The Fun Run is our largest fundraiser of the school year with proceeds used to fund all field trips in full in addition to covering Field Day costs, social events, extra classroom snacks, teacher reimbursement, and more! The fundraising window is open until next Friday, May 9!
You can register or log back into your account at GETMOVINFUNDHUB.COM and use our school identifier code 5d31d6a476e95 to sync up with the fundraiser. If you have multiple children attending the Cunniff, you can make a family profile so donations are automatically split between two or more students.
Our fundraising prizes:
$3,000- A visit from Courage & Raider at the Fun Run
$6,000- Pajama day
$9,000- Ice pops at lunch
$12,000- Double recess
$15,000- Movie/show on the big screen at lunch
$18,000- A mystery staff member will get a pie to the face!
$20,000- Ms. MacEwan will dye her hair pink!
Register today!
Creating a family profile will automatically split all donations between two or more students
Visit GETMOVINFUNDHUB.COM and use the code 5d31d6a476e95
The donation window closes one week following the event.
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New student registration for the 2025-2026 K-5 Before School Program and PreK-5 Extended Day Program opens at 8:00 AM on Thursday, May 1, 2025 and closes at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. There will be a lottery for enrollment. Please click here to view Watertown Community Education's Smore Newsletter for full details including the registration process, lottery details, and links to the online registration forms. Direct Smore Link: https://secure.smore.com/n/ux7sb
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Our next Cool Cougar Friday is Friday, May 9 -- whole-shool dance party! |
The Watertown Free Public Library Bookmobile returns to Cunniff on March 21st!
All community members are encouraged to visit the bookmobile during school dismissal and pick up some great reads for the whole family.
Dates (updated):
May 16
Time: 2:30 pm to 4:30pm
Location: On Warren St. outside of Cunniff
When you visit the bookmobile, you can:
- Get a new library card or renew your old one;
- Check out, renew, and return materials for kids, teens, and adults;
- Talk to a librarian about reading recommendations and programs offered at the Library
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On Friday, June 6, we will be holding our Kindergarten screenings for our rising Kindergarteners. In order for our Kindergarten teachers to run these screenings, there is no Kindergarten on this day. Also, because Pre-K students will be participating in screenings, there is no Pre-K on this day.
No school for Pre-K and K on Friday, June 6!
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Tuesday, May 6 & Wednesday, May 7: Math MCAS
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Thursday, May 8: Watertown All-City Band performance, 7pm @ WMS Auditorium
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Tuesday, May 13 & Thursday, May 15: STE MCAS (5th Grade only)
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Wednesday, May 14: Early Release, 12:15p
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Monday, May 26: No School, Memorial Day
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Friday, June 6: No school for Pre-K and K students (due to Kindergarten Screening)
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Friday, June 13: Field Day!
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Monday, June 16: 5th Grade Graduation (details to come!)
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Tuesday, June 17: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, 12p dismissal!
MCAS Dates for Spring 2025 Assessments @ Cunniff:
ELA: Wednesday, April 2 and Thursday, April 3 (Grades 3, 4, 5)
Math: Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7 (Grades 3, 4, 5)
STE: Tuesday, May 13 and Thursday, May 15 (Grade 5 only)
Please mark your calendars!
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The Watertown Community Foundations annual Watertown Helps Out (WHO) is a
month-long community service event in May that connects local non-profits to
community volunteers for a variety of projects. Community projects are spread across
the month of May, currently totaling a need for 300+ volunteers.
- Many of the opportunities are family-friendly.
- WPS High schoolers can get community service hours.
- Keep checking back to see what's been added to the list.
Check out the growing list of volunteer opportunities and Sign Up at
https://signup.com/go/TFrbROa
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The Department of Children and Families is seeking to keep Watertown children in their
schools and communities. In order to accomplish this, DCF is looking for Watertown parents
who would consider opening their homes and hearts to a student in need of short-term
care.
Please complete this brief survey if you are interested in opening your home and your heart to a student in need.
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If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us. You can reach out via the following links:
- (617)-926-7726
- julia.macewan@watertown.k12.ma.us
- https://cunniff.watertown.k12.ma.us/
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