The Walpole Village School is off to a flying start in this our second year in the old Long River Garden Building on Westminster Street.  With the exception of one opening in our Tuesday – Thursday morning Preschool class we are full and have established a waiting list for our other preschool sessions and the Pre-K class.  All classes have made a trip to Alysson’s Orchard to pick apples and everyone has had their pictures taken.  The weather has been beautiful and our outdoor area is looking great thanks to the work of staff and some dedicated parent volunteers.

    Our After Care program, open from 2:30 to 5:30, has openings at the present time.  It creates a safe, supervised program for children ages 3 – 12 during those after school hours until parents finish their day at work.  We’re working to create activities for school age students to increase participation in that age group.  We welcome suggestions from participants as well as their parents.

    Our 18th annual Walk-A-Thon will be held on October 13th.  The money raised from the Walk-A-Thon will be going to much needed building repairs and upgrades. Last year Tori and Riley Rice raised $555.00. That could be hard to beat!  Prizes are given away for the most money raised, most sponsors, youngest and most experienced walkers.  All children who have sponsors receive a T-shirt the features the names and logos of all businesses who have donated to make the day a success.

    The Walk-A-Thon is a fun event for our families.  On Saturday we will have a hayride for kids & parents too! There will also be a bouncy house and other activities.  We’ll have plenty of food so we hope to see lots of people there and that the weather is nice as well.