2021-22 Respect, Responsibility, and Regard

4.7.22

Dates for the Calendar

Thursday and Friday, April 7th and 8th - 4th Grade MCAS ELA
Sunday, April 10th- Bishop Cultural Fest 2-4PM
Monday, April 11th-Thursday, April 14th - Staff Appreciation Week
Monday, April 18th - Patriots Day Holiday - Boston Marathon Monday!! Schools Closed
Tuesday-Friday, April 19th-22nd - Spring Recess - Schools Closed
Sunday, May 1st - Annual Greg E. Wright Clean-Up Day
Wednesday, May 4th - Science Night
Wednesday, May 11th - Community PTO Meeting
Saturday, May 14th - Bishop Bear Fair and Used Goods Sale (rain date Sunday, May 15th)

Hello Bishop Families! I hope this Update finds you well.

Bishop Cultural Fest - Sponsored by the

Bishop Diversity and Inclusion Group
Sunday April 10, 2022 from 2-4 p.m at the Bishop School.

All Bishop students, families, and teachers/staff are invited to participate in a Cultural
Festival hosted by the Bishop Diversity and Inclusion Group (DIG) on Sunday April 10, 2022
from 2-4 p.m at the Bishop School. This free event will showcase over 20 different tables
representing some of the amazing cultures in our Bishop community. There will also be food
from over 15 different cultures to sample in the cafeteria. Finally, there will be live
entertainment from students and adults, as well as music, dancing, and craft activities. We
are still looking for adults and high school students to volunteer: anyone interested can
reach out to Rebecca Bell at rbell@arlington.k12.ma.us. Thank you so much and we look
forward to seeing you this Sunday!
 News from the Bishop Library
We hope everyone is enjoying the (changeable) spring weather!
In the Library, we have challenged ourselves, as a school, to READ ACROSS AMERICA, or in
other words, to try and make reading connections to each of the states, and to as many
native territories as we can, before the end of the school year. There are many ways to make
a connection to a state or territory e.g. reading in it, reading about it, reading a book that is
set there, or reading a book by an author who has lived there. Audiobooks and readalouds
are all accepted in our tally. We encourage everyone to take note of any connections that
they can make with their reading, and to let us know, or ask us for suggestions, when they
come to the Library.
There is more information about this on our website. We are grateful to the AEF for funding
to enrich our collection with updated materials on the states, tribal nations and books with
indigenous protagonists, and by indigenous authors.
Have a wonderful April vacation!
Justine Bloch jbloch@arlingtonk12.ma.us and
Alison Vaishnaw avaishnaw@arlington.k12.ma.us

Grades 3, 4, and 5 MCAS administration has begun and will run through
May. Families with students in the identified grades can access this year’s MCAS
schedule HERE

Nurse Martin’s Health and Safety Update

A few reminders:
As the weather is starting to get warm and the children have more time outside, please send
a water bottle to school with your student each day.

All grades have a morning snack recess. Please send a healthy snack to school with your
child that they can eat outside. If your child requires an additional snack during the day,
please be sure to pack that for them as well.

All children should have a spare change of clothes at school, just in case!
 BISHOP PTO NEWS AND UPDATES

Get Involved with the Bishop PTO!

The PTO is beginning to plan for the AY2022-2023 school year and will need to replace
several outgoing board members in the positions listed below. All positions serve a two-year
term. In addition to the duties described, all officers are required to attend monthly board
meetings and every other month PTO Community meetings held during the school year.

Co-President: Presides over meetings of the PTO and PTO executive board, serving
as the primary contact for the principal. The Co-President also represents the PTO at
meetings outside the organization and manages and coordinates the work of all the
officers and committees. This role would be working in partnership with the
Co-President (Anna Pisania).

Fundraising Coordinator. The Fundraising Coordinator oversees and schedules PTO

fundraising events with the Co-Presidents, generates ideas for future events, and
manages ongoing fundraising initiatives.

Room Parent Coordinator. The Room Parent Coordinator oversees and organizes
the Room Parents, who volunteer in the classrooms. The Room Parent Coordinator
assists the room parents with their activities as well as connects the Room Parents
with PTO events and news. The Room Parent Coordinator also plans staff
appreciation efforts such as holiday gifts and Staff Appreciation Week events.

Communications Coordinator. The Communications Coordinator is the public

relations coordinator for the PTO, focused on getting out the news of the PTO's work;
will create updates for the Principal’s Newsletter; and handle all correspondence.

Please contact BishopPTO@gmail.com if you are interested in any of the above listed
positions. We are happy to answer any questions that you may have.

Greg Wright Spring Clean Up Day - Sunday, May 1st from 9AM to 12PM
Please join us for our annual Greg Wright Spring Clean Up Day to keep Bishop looking
beautiful! Sign up here, or just show up on the 1st! While signing up helps us plan, it’s not
necessary. If you have gloves or tools, please bring those with you. We will provide extra
for those who do not. Mr. Wright was a much-loved fixture at Bishop who passed away in
2017. He was a jovial spirit who cared for the building and grounds as he would his own
home.
Plans for the day include:
• Grounds clean up and trash pick up
• Cleaning all beds and edging as much as possible
• Pollinator garden weeding
Please email Amanda Maltais aemaltais@gmail.com or Alex Rehm
Alex.Rehm@gmail.com with any questions.

Stay Up to Date
Bishop PTO Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BishopPTO/
Websites:
Bishop School (general info, links to the school system):
http://www.arlington.k12.ma.us/bishop/
Bishop School (news and events): https://bishopschool.net/
Bishop PTO: http://www.bishopschoolpto.com/
DIG website: https://bishopdig.weebly.com/. To join our mailing list, please email
bishopdig@gmail.com