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Rounding up Fiske Wild West fun fair

September 26, 2021 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Not sure if this cowboy and cowgirl thing is going to turn into a fashion trend in Wellesley, but the western-style hats sure looked great at this Saturday’s Fiske Wild West Round-up at Wellesley’s Fiske Elementary School.

 

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fiske wild west round-up

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Making its triumphant return after taking last year off, the fun fair is a big fundraiser for the school.

A big, happy crowd enjoyed games, bouncy structures, food, music, crafts, and more.

Cowboy strut at Fiske Wild West Round-up in #Wellesley pic.twitter.com/Tx3FsPSvJD

— swellesley (@swellesley) September 25, 2021

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3-year-old William works on his first-ever sand art project, which is now proudly positioned on the kitchen windowsill. “A warm shout-out to the all generous volunteers who made the 2021 Fiske Wild West Round-Up such a great success on Saturday,” says mom Elizabeth, who shared this photo.

 

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The always fraught prize table

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Fiske Elementary School Wild West Round-up on Sept. 25

September 22, 2021 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Fiske’s annual Wild West Round-up fun fair is one of the PTO’s primary fund raising events.  The funds provide additional programs, services and learning opportunities above and beyond what the school system can provide.

This year’s event, featuring food, games, and more, takes place on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 10am-2pm. All are welcome.

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Wellesley schools news: Save the date for Fiske Wild West Round Up; Come to Upham, please; Middle School off limits; $373K in scholarships

June 26, 2021 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

A smattering of Wellesley Public Schools happenings:

Save the date for Fiske Wild West Round Up

It’s been a while since any of the schools have been able to hold one of their annual fairs. Fiske Elementary School returns with its Wild West Round Up on Sept. 25, with games, a petting zoo, and more.

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Come to Upham, please

Wellesley Public Schools Supt. Dr. David Lussier said during this week’s School Committee meeting that enrollment to Upham Elementary School has re-opened until Aug. 1 for families who might want to transfer students there. “Clearly one of the challenges that we continue to wrestle with as we wait for these new schools to be built and with redistricting and rightsizing, we’ve been dealing with significantly lower enrollment at Upham now for some years. In order to have a critical mass of students and to maintain a vibrant school community we are trying to use the tools available to us, and one of them of course is choice, allowing families to enroll.”

Upham Elementary School, Wellesley
Upham Elementary School, Wellesley

 

Middle School off limits this summer

Wellesley Middle School is a large construction site this sumner, and it is closed to the public. If you have business that must be addressed at either the Middle School or Central Office,  email for staff directory or call 781-446-6200 and you will be guided on how to proceed.

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Wellesley Middle School fencing goes up, front entrance, Kingsbury Street.
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Wellesley Middle School, Donizetti Street side.

Your tax dollars are at work here. On Dec. 1, Wellesley voted in favor of a debt exclusion to fund  multimillion dollar renovations designed to extend the life of Wellesley Middle School by 25 years.

The building systems project, based on a design scheme developed over the past year, involves replacement of heating and ventilation units in the gyms, kitchen, and auditorium, plus an overall kitchen renovation (note that the kitchen serves both WMS and the elementary schools). Air conditioning is also planned for the auditorium, which as anyone who has attend a WMS graduation can attest, is needed. Classroom improvements, security updates, exterior fixes and sustainability improvements are big parts of the project, too.

Wellesley Scholarship Foundation awards $373K to students

The Wellesley Scholarship Foundation has awarded $373,000 in need-based college scholarships to 76 students from Wellesley or Wellesley High School for the upcoming academic year.

The scholarships range in value from $500 to $13,400, with a median value of $4,000. The foundation administered the granting of an additional
$118,500 in need-based college scholarships funded by several Wellesley community groups.

This year, about 13% of the WHS graduating class applied for need-based college scholarships. Nearly 7% of the students in the class were awarded scholarships funded by the Wellesley Scholarship Foundation, and another roughly 2% were awarded scholarships funded by the foundation’s partners.

WSF relies upon contributions of community members.


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Fiske School in Wellesley to round up everyone for Wild West fun on Sept. 21, 2019

September 14, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

The Fiske Wild West Round-UpFiske Wild West Round-Up, Wellesley is coming back on Saturday, September 21, 10am – 2pm, at Fiske School, 45 Hastings St. Come join the rootin’ tootin’ family fun. This town-wide event is a heap of fun with games, arts and crafts, dunk tank, music, petting zoo, food, face-painting, rides and much more.

This is a rain or shine event. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, the PTO will move all the fun indoors.

Fiske Wild West Round-Up is one of Fiske’s primary fundraising events. Each year Wild West raises more than $15,000 for Fiske School. The funds provide additional programs, services and learning opportunities above and beyond what the school system can provide.

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MOPO yard sale and Fiske Wild West Round-up round out Wellesley weekend

September 20, 2018 by Duncan Brown Leave a Comment

There’s no such thing as a slow weekend in Wellesley, especially not with events like the Fiske Wild West Round-up and the Morses Pond (MOPO) yard sale.

At Fiske, students and parents alike enjoyed the rides, games, and food, and many could even be seen dancing to country music. With activities varying from face painting to fastballs, there was something for everyone.

For those looking for something a little more calm than the high speed of the West, there was the MOPO yard sale on the other end of town. Many Wellesley residents were setting up shop, and even more were looking for treasures to acquire.

Here are some photos from both events.

Wellesley, Morses Pond Yard Sale
Morses Pond vendors looking to make some sales

 

Wellesley, Morses Pond Yard Sale
A vehicle-laden table

 

Wellesley, Morses Pond Yard Sale
A colorful assortment of jewelry boxes

 

Wellesley, Morses Pond Yard Sale
A satisfied customer headed home

 

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Wild rides on the baseball field

 

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Wanted criminals stopping for a photo opp

 

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Wild animals from the Wild West

 

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A participant at one of the many games available
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Wellesley Fiske School’s Wild West Round-up is September 22

September 19, 2018 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

Wellesley Fiske Wild West Round-UpThe Fiske Wild West Round-Up is coming back on Saturday, September 22, 10am – 2pm, at Fiske School, 45 Hastings St. Bring your whole crew to this family fair with a Western Flair. All the favorites games and activities are back — the Cowboy Strut, Gold Raffle Rush, Uncle Joe’s Store, Mug Shots, Cookie Corral, the Chuckwagon for grub,  games, crafts, entertainment, the Saloon Salon, and so much more! Questions call 781 235 0933

This is a rain or shine event. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, the PTO will move all the fun indoors.

Fiske Wild West Round-Up is one of Fiske’s primary fundraising events. Each year Wild West raises more than $15,000 for Fiske School. The funds provide additional programs, services and learning opportunities above and beyond what the school system can provide.

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State recognizes Wellesley elementary schools for Morses Pond rescue plan

May 16, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Wellesley Public Schools 4th grade teachers Irene Gruenfeld (Bates Elementary) and Anne Gayner (Fiske Elementary) and their classes were recognized this week at the State House for efforts to address erosion issues at Morses Pond. Nearly 3 dozen programs were honored at the Annual Secretary’s Awards for Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education.

The Wellesley classes did field work at the pond, designed scale models to illustrate solutions to erosion, and presented their results to town officials. The schools received guidance from the Natural Resources Commission on the project.

 

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Wellesley teachers and students honored at the State House (photo via NRC)

 

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