Mathewson Elementary School
PAWprint May 17, 2024
Hello Bulldog Families,
Thank you for another PAWsome week, too bad the weather didn’t match, but at least it is warm. Thank you to ALL the family and community members that helped with our Career Day on Friday! We had fun learning from all of you. Congratulations to our Respect Stars and Ambassadors from Mathewson this year. Joseph (grade 4) and Ovee (grade K) were recognized at the City Hall Respect Ceremony on Wednesday and we look forward to seeing all of our Respect Starswho march in the Memorial Day Parade. Have a PAWsome weekend ahead!
Important Dates
*5/20: Virtual West Shore Information Night for incoming 6th graders (see link below)
*5/20: Incoming Kindergarten Orientation Day 1
*5/21: Incoming Kindergarten Orientation Day 2
* 5/21: MPS Blast Off to Summer Reading Program
*5/22: PTA Sponsored Kona Ice Truck for all Students and Staff
*5/22: Virtual Harborside Information Night for incoming 6th graders (see link below)
*5/23: Mathewson Fun Night! @ Shelton Sport Center (info below in PTA Section)
*5/23: Mathewson Memorial Day Poppy Planting
*5/24: Mathewson Memorial Day Poppy Planting Rain Date
Upcoming Information and Dates to Know:
We look forward to our Memorial Day Poppy Planting event again this year! Students create poppies of thanks and then decorate the Mathewson Front Lawn. We are planning to “plant” our poppies on either May 23rd or 24th during the day based on our weather forecasts.
Field Day is scheduled for May 29th with a rain date of May 30th. If you did not sign up yet but plan to attend please complete this google form so we can pre-print your name tag for you. Also if you wish to volunteer to run activities with your child’s class please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AA5AD2FA6F4C52-49564088-mathewson#/
Attention 5th Grade Families: Is your child going to Harborside or West Shore for the 24-25 SY? If so be sure to attend the virtual information nights coming up HMS Virtual Family Information Night on May 22nd and WSMS Virtual Family Night on May 20th.
Grade 5 Families we are planning on celebrating our fifth graders completing elementary school with a fun farewell event on Tuesday June 4th (Rain date of Thursday June 6th). This will hold fun events for the students and then a part for families to attend as well. More information to come soon.
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Mathewson PTA News
Thank you to all that supported our PTA this year!
We look forward to some PAWsome things to come in the 24-25 SY!
PTA will be providing Kona Shaved Ice treats on Wednesday, May 22nd. Please see the flyer for allergen information and more details.
Mathewson Fun Night--May 23rd!
Join us for a night of fun and help raise money for our school.
Tickets must be purchased in advance and the event is Rain or Shine
See information here
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CCC News for the week of May 17, 2024
This week's CCC News contains information and links for a mix of resources & fun activities. The FoodShare Pantry is May 21st. The Milford Park & Recreation is offering "Summer Arts & Crafts", beginning in July! For additional information go to the CCC Website is updated with links to community resources.
Have a great week!
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Mary-Kathryn Williams, Coordinator
Milford Community Connection Centers
203-882-6094
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News Already Shared But Still Important….
We love to celebrate your child’s birthday and make holidays throughout the year special; however, we do not allow goodie bags of any kind to come into school. Please reach out to your child’s teacher if you wish to come in and be a guest reader for the class or hand out a pencil, crayons or bookmark instead. To ensure all items are safe for all children we just ask that a gift bag of any kind not come in for birthdays or holidays. Thank you.
Family Arrival and Dismissal Reminders (sent out in opening letter)
Student Absence Reporting Procedure:
The school attendance line is no longer the means for reporting student absence. A new requirement is for parents/guardians to fill out the Attendance Absence Form within PowerSchool any time their child is absent.
The procedure for notifying the school of your child’s early dismissal or late arrival is the same as previous years. If your child will be arriving/joining late or leaving early, please email the building secretary, the greeter and classroom teacher. Do Not fill out the PowerSchool form for late arrivals or early dismissals.
This form must be completed on the day the child is absent and must be completed on each day
Absent. If you fill out the form more than once in a day, only the latest will be seen.
The purpose of this form is to keep everyone safe and healthy by verifying the child’s symptoms.
1) Start by logging into PowerSchool (https://gradebook.milforded.org)
2) After logging in, click Forms in the left navigation.
Note: If you are on a phone’s browser and don’t see Forms at first, tap the little right-facing
arrow in the upper-left corner to show the left navigation.
3) If you have more than one child, make sure you click/tap the correct child’s name in the
upper-left corner first.
4) On the Forms page, look for the Attendance section. Click/tap the Attendance Absence Form -
Parents link.
Note: If the form never loads, please make sure you are not using the Firefox web browser.
5) Answer Yes or No to the questions and then click/tap Submit.
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