Dear Cunniff Families,

I hope you've all had a great week! We have been plugging away at the Cunniff, and can almost see the end of the year!

I am so excited to announce that we raised over $16,000 in our Fun Run Fundraiser! This is incredible, and means so much for our school community. THANK YOU all so much for your generosity and support. We will share information soon about the incentives our kids have earned!

Please see below for a special request from Watertown Public Schools to provide your input on the use of Personal Electronic Devices (cell phones, smart watches, etc) in schools.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Julia 

We are done! 5th graders rounded things out this week with two days of Science, Technology and Engineering testing. We are glad to have this behind us!

The Watertown School Committee's Personal Electronic Device Task Force would like to hear from you. Please complete this brief, 5-10 minute survey to share your views on cell phone and electronic device use in schools. 

https://docs.google.com/.../1a6Dfv29q10RtWoO1P35M.../edit 

Your input will help the Task Force make recommendations to the full School Committee and shape future policy decisions for the WPS community. The survey is anonymous and your name and email will not be recorded. 

Thank you for your participation!

If you are planning to have your child take the bus to the Boys & Girls club after school next year, please make sure you check out 2025-2026 Boys and Girls Club Registration.

The Cunniff will be accepting donations of non-perishible food items as part of the Watertown Community Foundation food drive! Our donation bin will be located just inside the front doors.

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

If you have any questions regarding Watertown Community Education's Before School and/or Extended Day Programs, please contact Debi Cornelius at debora.cornelius@watertown.k12.ma.us and Jeff Bodner at jeffrey.bodner@watertown.k12.ma.us or visit the Watertown Community Education webpage at https://www.watertown.k12.ma.us/communityed. 

Our next Cool Cougar Friday is Friday, May 23 -- SPARKLE DAY!

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

For additional information, visit the WFPL website

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.

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

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.