2021-22 Respect, Responsibility, and Regard

5.26.22

Dates for the Calendar

Monday, May 30th - Memorial Day (Schools Closed)
Thursday, June 2nd - Field Day
Friday, June 3rd – Bishop Spirit Day
Thursday, June 9th - Teacher’s Tea (Bishop staff only - not a community event)
Thursday, June 16th @ 10:00 am - Bishop’s 5th Grade Recognition Ceremony

Hello Bishop Families -

I appreciate you and I’m grateful for you; thank you for your collaboration and support as we
continue to make our way through this challenging time.

I hope that you all have the best three day weekend and Memorial Day.

On this Memorial Day,

Remember the Fallen,
Honor their Service and Sacrifice,
and Rejoice in Your Freedom

Bishop Field Day - Thursday, June 2nd (Rain Date - Thursday, June 9th)
Let’s hear it for field day! The students are gearing up and are super excited for this fun day!
Mr. Scopa and Mr. VanGordon, our physical education teachers, have a lot of fun games and
activities planned. We need parent volunteers to make this a great event for all. So if you
enjoy watching kids have fun and getting exercise, you'll want to sign up for this event here.
Health and Safety Update
Dear Bishop Families,
All eligible students will be receiving at-home test kits on Thursday afternoon. We kindly ask
that you test your child before they return to school on Tuesday. We will be pool testing next
week; Kindergarten, grades 2 and 4 will be on Tuesday and grades 1 ,3, and 5 will test on
Wednesday.

We are super excited about field day next week- please be sure to apply sunscreen to your
child before they come to school and send them with a water bottle.

WIth Kind Regards,

Katie Martin, RN

BISHOP PTO NEWS AND UPDATES

Bishop Spirit Day

Friday, June 3rd, will be our last Spirit Day of the school year! On Spirit Days students are
encouraged to showcase their Bishop spirit by wearing Bishop Spirit Wear or Bishop school
colors (yellow/gold and blue). If you need to purchase Spirit Wear,check out our UPDATED
form featuring some new items!

Bishop Garden Volunteer Opportunity

Our new Garden Educator, Amanda Munsie, will be hosting "open garden" hours on
Wednesdays from 11am - 1:30 pm during school lunch and recess. If you are interested in
lending a hand, please sign up here.

 nnual Bishop Teacher’s Tea

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The PTO will host the Teacher’s Tea for all staff and teachers on Thursday, June 9th. This is a
lovely afternoon for teachers and staff to relax and have a light lunch, and good
conversation. This is a teacher/staff only event. Please sign up below for donations and to
help set up and clean up. Thank you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040F44A9AA2CA13-bishop

PTO Board Member Nominations and Election

Vote by end of the day on Friday, 5/27

Several PTO board positions will be vacated at the end of the AY2021-22 school year, as
the current officers will have completed their two-year term commitments. Anna Pisania
(Co-President), Lindsay Pacheco (Co-Treasurer), and Jessica Nordgren (Recording
Secretary) will return in AY2022-23 to serve the second year in their respective offices.

We have received the following nominations for the positions listed below. If elected, these
individuals will serve a two-year term, beginning in AY2022-23:

Board Position Nominee

 Co-President Mary Perry

Co-Treasurer Leonie Lennon

Fundraising Coordinator Lori Hennelly

Communications Coordinator Valerie Geary

Class Parent Coordinator Julie Moscatel

Please vote online to approve the nominees, or to write in a candidate using the link below:
https://forms.gle/SSZ6NttLEvmjvPDm8

Each of the nominees has provided a bio so you can get to know them better.

Mary Perry (nominee for Co-President)

Mary and her husband, Wes, have lived in Arlington since 2008 and are the parents of
Isabella (6th grade), Ava (2nd grade) and Reese and Adilyn (Kindergarten). Originally from
Connecticut, Mary moved to the Boston area in 2005 after completing her graduate degree
at the University of Connecticut. She is a Registered Dietitian and Clinical Trials Director at
Zone Labs. In her downtime you can find her cheering on Wes and the girls at various
sporting events, working out, gardening, traveling, and spending time with family, friends,
and their dog Bailey. Mary has been an active volunteer over the past 7 years, a room parent,
and is co-chair of the Bishop Ambassador Program. She looks forward to her first year as
Co-President of the PTO.
Leonie Lennon (nominee for Co-Treasurer)
Leonie (and her husband Niall), are parents to Saoirse (4th grade), Lucas (2nd grade) and
Sophie (Pre-Kindergarten). Leonie grew up in Dublin, Ireland, where she earned an
undergraduate degree in Pharmacology at University College Dublin and a Diploma in
Business and IT from Smurfit Business School. Leonie moved to Boston 17 years ago, after
spending 2 years working in Bermuda. Leonie and Niall moved to Arlington in 2011. She
currently works part time at JPMorgan Chase in the Alternative Investments team, in a
business management role but previously worked full time in an accounting role in the
Hedge Fund team. In her free time Leonie enjoys traveling, running, hiking, reading, and
spending time with her kids. She is looking forward to serving the community through the
PTO board.

Lori Hennelly (nominee for Fundraising Coordinator)

Lori and her husband Bob (Sheehy) are parents to Eve (5th grade), Sayer (3rd grade) and
Annalise (preschool). Both Lori and Bob are originally from New York state but met in Boston
post college. Before having kids Lori worked for Dana Farber Cancer Institute in research
administration. She enjoys reading, hiking and spending time with family and friends. This is
Lori’s second year as a room parent and she looks forward to joining the PTO board.
Valerie Geary (nominee for Communications Coordinator)
Valerie Geary and her husband Ted Lombardi are parents to Josie, a rising 5th grader, and
one of Bishop's newest Bears, Clancy, who will start Kindergarten in September 2022. Valerie
and Ted met at College of the Holy Cross and were married there in 2005. They moved to
Arlington in 2014 and love their community! Valerie completed her MA in Literature at
Simmons University, where she is now a professor and co-runs the Honors Program. She is
also a freelance writer and editor. Valerie has volunteered at Bishop as a Room Parent and
as the coordinator of the Holiday Helping Hands program. In her spare time, she enjoys
reading, writing, traveling, attending shows and concerts, photography, and playing with the
family pets, Clover, Donut, and Ginger.

Julie Moscatel (nominee for Room Parent Coordinator)

Julie and her husband, Adam, are parents to Ella (3rd grade), Ace (2nd grade), James
(Kindergarten), and 1 year old, Shane. For 12 years Julie worked in various communications
roles at Harvard University, most recently in External Relations at the Harvard Business
School. She enjoys photography, coaching softball, and spending the summer months with
family and friends down the Cape. Julie has served as room parent for a few years and, as a
Bishop alum, she looks forward to supporting the Bishop community as part of the PTO.

PTO Dollars at Work

The PTO recently funded a grant through the Arlington Education Foundation to start a live
animal library. So far Bishop has hosted Madagascar Hissing cockroaches, a corn snake, a
crested gecko, and hermit crabs.

Community News:
Interested in getting information to the Bishop community? Information that you’d like to share
with the Bishop community can be included in the weekly Principal’s Update. Please email the
relevant information to Amanda Maltais (Communications Coordinator, Bishop PTO) at
aemaltais@gmail.com

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Varallo Orthodontics Partners in Education Program
At Varallo Orthodontics, we love giving back to our community in any way we can!  Varallo
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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/
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bishopdig@gmail.com