Dear Claypit Hill Caregivers,
This week, we had the great pleasure of welcoming next year's kindergarten students and their families to Claypit Hill! These newest Cubs will be the Class of 2039, and we are so excited for the journey that lies ahead. A heartfelt thank you to our PTO and our kindergarten team for helping us create such a warm and welcoming experience for our littlest learners and their caregivers.
We would also like to recognize our outstanding 5th Grade Student Council members, who provided tours for visiting caregivers while our future kindergarteners spent time exploring classrooms and meeting teachers. Their leadership, kindness, and pride in our school were on full display.
Speaking of the PTO, we extend our sincere appreciation to the entire organization, and especially to Heather Grimmett, for organizing another successful Claypit Cares event. This annual expression of our school values reaches a wide range of community members in need, including children in hospitals and animals in shelters. Perhaps most importantly, it teaches our students that their actions can have a direct and meaningful impact on the world around them. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this important effort.
The PTO will host its final meeting of the school year on Thursday evening at 7:00 PM in Room 108. Marie will be on hand to help close out the year and to hear feedback from caregivers based on the recently completed survey. We hope you'll join us.
Thursday promises to be an especially memorable day at Claypit Hill—and perhaps the beginning of a wonderful new tradition! We are thrilled to welcome back our Wayland High School seniors who once walked these halls as Claypit Hill Cubs. Dressed in their graduation regalia, they will return to their old stomping grounds as students, faculty, and staff line the halls to celebrate their accomplishments with a special clap-out parade. We can't wait to honor these graduates and inspire our current students with a glimpse of what lies ahead.
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On Friday we’ll host our final BIG All-School Meeting of the year. During this special gathering, 5 Claypit Hill fifth graders will be recognized for their consistent demonstration of our PAWS values. This award honors the memory of Claypit Hill student Eliza Norton, who lived our values with extraordinary heart each and every day. The ceremony is especially meaningful for our fifth graders and serves as a powerful reminder of the character and compassion we strive to cultivate in our school community.
As exciting end-of-year events begin to fill our calendars, please know that teaching and learning remain at the center of our days. Our educators continue to work hard to provide meaningful instruction and engaging learning experiences. We greatly appreciate anything families can do to help maintain routines, support healthy habits, and keep our students grounded and focused on learning during these final weeks of school.
Thank you for your continued partnership and support.
Sincerely,
Marie, Kate and Naomi
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Student Council is hosting a Spirit Day this coming Wednesday, June 3rd!
We hope all students will join the fun and wear something that makes them think of summer, the Tropics or vacation time!
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Ms. Brigham has challenged us. If we each bring in just ONE box of cereal this month we could collect almost 400 boxes of cereal for My Brother’s Table!
Will you help us?
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Claypit Cares was a big success on Friday, thanks to our wonderful volunteer, student and teacher support! We’re still looking for volunteers to help with our last service project with Ms. Tobin/Gordon and Ms. Dodakian/Cohen’s 4th grade classes this Thursday 6/4. Please sign-up here if you can help between 9:30-11am this Thursday.
THANK YOU to our amazing grade-level organizers for setting up meaningful and impactful service projects - Kindergarten (Haleigh Regan, Danielle Tuller, Alexandra Mustacato), 1st grade (Meg DeLanders, Paula Scagni, Anne Li), 2nd grade (Rachel Ryan, Elaine Lin, Amanda Gale), 3rd grade (Jen Lux, Anne Li, Eleni Jolon), 4th grade (Elaine Lin, Lindsay Hanson, Erica Landry) and 5th grade (Heather Grimmett, Amanda Harpole, Erica Traina) as well as the many families who contributed their time to help and/or donated materials to help the projects. Here is the impact from our service day:
- ~80 kindergarten students shared and received kind notes and made thank you banners for their teachers
- 1st graders sorted and donated 325 books, 369 stuffed animals and many boxes of crayons, colored pencils, markers and legos that will be reused by others
- 2nd graders assembled 160 summer learning kits
- 3rd graders made ~45 pet beds and ~70 dog toys for animals at buddy dog, ~30 pinecone bird feeders which will be hanging at Claypit
- 4th graders packed ~200 activity packs for kids visiting BMC ER, and created kind notes and origami bookmarks for Wayland seniors
- 5th graders packed 200 toiletry kits, 100 snackbacks, created welcome notes for incoming kindergarteners and helped 2nd and 4th grade with their projects!
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Join us for the final PTO meeting of the year this Thursday 6/5 at 7pm. The meeting will include an update from Ms. Brigham, discussion of recent and upcoming events, and a vote on the 2026-27 budget and board. You’re welcome to join in person at Claypit Hill or join virtually:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 789 325 9542
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Bring the family to spend time with friends, enjoy music, games, activities and a shaved ice from the Kona ice truck to help us wrap up the 2025-26 school year! Watch for a volunteer sign-up in June. |
Please sign-up here to help with Field Day, which will be on Wed 6/17 (rain date is Thurs 6/18). Volunteers can help the K-2 classes between 8:05-9:45am, and the 3-5 classes between 9:40-11:20am. We also need a few early birds to help set-up between 6:30-8am!
For those who have not attended a field day before, Ms. LeBaron organizes a fantastically fun assortment of team-building games for Claypit students. Caregivers help run the stations, as classes rotate through the different games and activities. As always, spectating is welcome! Please feel free to come watch and cheer on the students as they participate in this fun filled day that encourages teamwork, sportsmanship and overall good times!!
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Reminder, the lost and found is full again! Please claim any items by the end of the day on June 23. Any unclaimed items will be donated after that time
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5th grade is a very special year at Claypit Hill! The school and PTO organize many fun traditions that kids look forward to in their final year of elementary school. We need volunteers to help in a variety of roles, you can learn more and sign-up here if you’re interested in helping or email ClaypitPTO@gmail.com if you'd like to learn more.
Thanks for taking time to help make next year awesome for our rising 5th graders!
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Claypit Hill collects donations throughout the year to support local families through My Brother’s Table food pantry. Watch for suggested donations each month, and consider picking up a few items to contribute when you’re at the grocery store. There is a donation bin at the Claypit Hill entrance, which is an easy spot for kids or families to drop-off donations as they enter the school. |
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- Tuesday, June 2 - Kindergarten Visit Day, New Students
- Friday, June 5 - Grade 1 Field Trip
- Friday, June 5 - Middle School Concert Tour
- Friday, June 5 - All School Meeting, 1:30, Gym
- Tuesday, June 16 - 5th Grade Picnic
- Tuesday, June 16 - Ice Cream Social, 4:30
- Wednesday, June 17 - Field Day
- Tuesday, June 23 - Tentative last day of School, 11:30 dismissal
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