Dear Claypit Hill Caregivers,

We hope that the developmental checklists (kindergarten) and report cards (grades 1–5) were helpful in understanding your child’s progress this year. Please reach out between now and the March conferences should you have any concerns about your child’s progress. Open communication helps us support your child as effectively as possible. Please prioritize attending March conferences. There is truly no replacement for the face-to-face conversation that parents and educators have at conference time. These conversations help us work together to support your child’s growth and success.

As winter weather is upon us, please be sure students are dressed appropriately for cold weather and snow. At Claypit Hill School, we value play, especially outdoor play. We send children outside whenever the “feels like” temperature is 20 degrees or above, so warm coats, hats, gloves, boots, and snow pants are important.

Are you the parent of a second grader? If so, congratulations! Our second grade students’ attendance is 97%. This is higher than the district’s 96.1% and Claypit Hill School’s overall 96.3% attendance. Thank you for prioritizing strong attendance for your children. While our overall attendance has rebounded somewhat, we are not quite at last year’s levels. We are hopeful that after the February break we will all return in good health and see continued improvement.

We hope you and your children enjoy February vacation. We recommend providing lots of opportunities to play outside, spend time with friends and siblings, and get plenty of reading time in. We look forward to getting back at it together!

Thank you for your continued partnership and support.

Sincerely,

Marie, Kate, and NaomiT

Report cards/developmental checklists will be available on Thursday, February 5th. You will receive an email from school indicating that they are available to view along with additional information that will help you to interpret your child's report card or developmental checklist.

Over the past several months, Wayland's Director of Diversity, Equity and Belonging, Caroline Han, has been working with Karen Blumenfeld and Heather Pineault (HRDEIC) and Jamele Adams to develop a four-part conversation series for parents and caregivers of WPS students focused on building skills for constructive dialogue across difference. Caroline is happy to share that our grant was recently funded!

We’re hoping to attract a diverse group of parents and caregivers, particularly those who are active in online community spaces. We'd love to have a significant representation from Claypit and we know that we have a parent community full of powerhouse caregivers who fill the above description.

Please read the information below and consider participating!

When: 7:00–8:30 pm on February 10, March 10, April 14, and May 12, 2026

Where: First Parish, 225 Boston Post Road, Wayland (in person only)

Who: Parents and other adults who live, work, worship, or send children to school in Wayland—whether you speak up often, tend to hold back, or fall somewhere in between

Facilitator: jamele adams

Registration: Required. Attendance at all four sessions is encouraged but not required.

This four-session workshop focuses on building practical skills for real-life and online conversations—especially when perspectives differ or conversations feel uncomfortable. Participants will practice empathetic listening, curiosity, and self-awareness while learning from one another in a supportive setting. Together, the group will select the discussion topics for each session.

By the end of the series, participants will leave with concrete tools to engage across differences without losing connection, helping to strengthen relationships and our broader Wayland community.

This program is sponsored by Wayland Public Schools and the Wayland Human Rights, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (HRDEIC), and is made possible through the generous support of the Lydia Maria Child Fund of First Parish in Wayland.

Questions: chairHRDEIC@wayland.ma.us

Wayland residents with children who will be 5 years of age as of August 31, 2026 are eligible to enroll in Wayland Public School Kindergarten for Fall of 2026. 

Pre-registration helps the district plan for staffing, class sizes, school assignments and transportation for our incoming Kindergarten students. It also provides families with an opportunity to share information that may help with their child's transition to Kindergarten.  

The Kindergarten Pre-Registration link will be posted on the Kindergarten Registration website on February 2, 2026. 

The Spanish Immersion Kindergarten program parent/caregiver meeting took place on January 20, 2026. Attendance at this meeting by one parent/caregiver was required for families interested in their child's participation in the Spanish Immersion program. If you were unable to attend this meeting, please email Wayland_Registration@waylandps.org so that a follow up meeting may be scheduled. 

Upcoming Dates: 

Every class also had a special science presentation in the last two weeks, either learning about sound and how our ears work (K-3) or marine animals and how they communicate (4-5).

We’re incredibly appreciative of all the volunteer time it took to bring all this programming to Claypit. Thanks to our guest presenters for sharing their expertise at the science fair as well as in classrooms - Zoe (Audiologist), Kameron (Scientist at Mass Eye & Ear), Caitlin and Laura (NOAA Marine Biologists), Chris (Music Go Round), Ted (Ultrasound expert) and Joyce and Tong Tong (neuroscience grad students). Thank you to our ‘visiting scientist’ parent volunteers - Anne, Erik, Lauren V, Lauren M, Yang, Amanda, Julie, Lidia, Noosha, Cynthia, David, Bahram, Lawrence and Ziming. And a special thank you to our STEAM planning team - Heather, Gigi, Elaine, April, Anne, Janice and Ziming. 

Thank you to Jen Lux and Larina Mehta for organizing another cultural enrichment presentation featuring Origamido to teach our 4th graders about origami this Tuesday. 

Thank you to Kristin Doherty and Jennifer Wright for organizing a Taco Tuesday staff appreciation lunch for Claypit Hill staff this Tuesday, and all who are contributing to help make this event a success!