Our Winter Concert was awesome!! Thanks to our musicians and teachers for all of their hard work!!!
MPS Expanding Community Connection Center
to Serve all MPS Families
The Milford Public Schools started a Community Connection Center at Pumpkin Delight Elementary School just prior to the pandemic. The purpose of the center was to form a bridge between families and the multitude of community services available in Milford and beyond to help support our families. This service is now being expanded to include all 8 elementary schools. The Coordinator of the Community Connection Center can connect families with information and solutions for a wide variety of family needs: child care, parenting skills, literacy skills, food insecurity, job search, financial assistance, and many, many more. Please contact either Mary-Kate Williams or Cara Dascenzo to have a chat about how they can help support you and your family. You can also connect with the Coordinator through your social worker, school counselor, or psychologist. MPS is pleased to offer this service at a time when many of us can use a partner to help navigate challenging times. Please reach out.
Mary-Kate Williams Cara Dascenzo
203-882-6094 203-301-5664
Pumpkin Delight Calf Pen Meadow
Back in August, the Milford Foodservice department confirmed it would continue to provide breakfast and lunch at no charge this school year, thanks to limited federal funding we received through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) and the subsequent allocation to the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE). At that time, we reported we would provide free meals to students until the funding source was depleted. We also stated that we would provide all of our families with a 30-day notice of when we anticipated the funds would be depleted.
As of today, we are confirming the Milford Foodservice department will continue to offer lunch and breakfast to students at no charge through December 2022.
We do, however, expect the Free Meal program will end at the end of December and meals will once again need to be purchased starting in January 2023.
To prepare for this change in our Foodservice program, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the online payment portal we use here in Milford, called Titan. This service gives families the opportunity to create an account for the entire family that is convenient and easy-to-use. Click HERE to learn more about Titan.
Families that previously completed a Free/Reduced-Price Meals application and were approved for the program will still be able to receive free/reduced price meals. If you did not complete a Free/Reduced Price Application this year but believe your family would qualify, we strongly urge you to complete the form that is linked below now so your child’s meal service will not be interrupted.
2022-23 Free/Reduced Price Online Application
2022-23 Free/Reduced Price Meals Printable Application
We will continue to provide updates – with a specific end date for the program – as we get closer. In the meantime, we are grateful for the funding we have received to date from our state and federal sources and are thankful for our Milford Foodservice Team and their impeccable service throughout this program. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your school’s cafeteria manager.
Weekend!
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CPM’s “Ugly” Sweater Day
Thursday December 22, 2022
Staff and Students are invited to wear their “Ugliest” Holiday Sweater to school. Students will vote for the teacher with the “Ugliest” sweater.
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5th Grade Student Leadership
CPM’s 5th Grade Student Leadership Team has designed a fundraiser for the Beth El Center. Please consider donating to this wonderful cause. See the flier attached. Beth El Center Fundraiser
Barnes & Noble Night - A big thank you to all our CPM families and staff who stopped by Barnes & Noble for our book fair! We are continuing our book fair online with Barnes & Noble so you can shop online and help support CPM. You can place your orders online until Dec. 13th at https://www.barnesandnoble.com. When you checkout, there will be an option in the payment section where you can enter in the bookfair ID. Our bookfair ID is: 12636155.
CPM Holiday Fair:
The Holiday Fair is back and will be running December 15 and 16 during school hours! It is a great opportunity for kids to shop for family and friends with items priced $5 and under. An envelope with a place to fill out your child’s shopping list and budget will be sent home the week of the fair. We will also need many volunteers to make this event a success and a sign up list will be coming soon.
DECEMBER PTA MEETING – Wednesday, December 14 th at 6:30
Due to general holiday craziness, this month’s meeting will be VIRTUAL. Join our meeting with this link December CPM PTA meeting Link
Have a great weekend!
