Good evening Meadowside Families
Thank you to all our parents and guardians for joining us at our open house last night. It was wonderful to see so many families and be able to share our excitement for the upcoming year.
If you missed our Open House, you can check out our welcome video here as well as an introduction to our staff here. Interested in learning more about our MPS Vision of the Learner and the Search Relationship Framework, check them out as well as other resources on the MPS Teaching and Learning Community Hub.
Another great opportunity for our parents to visit in our classrooms is during Parent Teacher conferences which are scheduled later this fall on Wednesday, October 18th 1:45-3:45 p.m. , Thursday, October 19th 5:30-8:00 p.m. and Friday, October 20th 1:45-3:45 p.m. Parents/guardians will once again have the opportunity to select a conference time through My Conference Time. All conferences will be in person unless a parent/guardian requests a Google Meet link directly from the teacher. Fall conference sign up information will be live on our school website from Friday, October 6th, at 9:00 a.m. through Monday, October 16th, at 12:00 p.m. If you prefer a virtual session, please contact the teacher to request a Google Meet link to conduct your conference virtually after you have confirmed your conference time through My Conference Time Online Scheduler. We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s learning! Please note that on all three conference days we will have a modified early dismissal time to accommodate the conference schedule. Therefore, students will be dismissed on October 18th, October 19th, and October 20th at 1:15pm.
Friday Meadowside is celebrating Dot Day! Join us by wearing dots to school!
Our students definitely took on our Challenge Accepted Theme already in the STEM Lab this year. Check out some of examples of how students in each grade level approached their STEM Challenge:
Check out some photos some Challenge Accepted moments in our Media Center as well!
Milford’s Community providers information & updates can be found on our NEW CCC district website along with the CCC’s programs! To locate the CCC’s web page go to Milford’s main page and click on the Menu tab & scroll down under district Information to find the Community Connections Centers! This week's CCC News contains links to The Circle of Security Parenting Class, Milford Public Library's Children's Programs, CT's Coastal Guide and Fall Festivals.
Remember that the CCC Website is updated with links to community resources.
Important Dates:
- Printable MPS full year calendar can be found here.
- Monday, September 18: Kindergarten Color Days continue
- Wednesday, September 20: Early Release Day: Students dismissed at 1:25
- Friday, September 22: Dot Day - Join in the fun by wearing anything with dots!
- Friday, September 29: Join us in Going Gold to raise Awareness for Childhood Cancer
- Monday, September 25: NO SCHOOL - Yom Kippur
- Friday, October 13: Meadowside Spirit Day: Sports Day
- Friday, October 13: 6:00 - 7:30 PTA Sponsored Meadowside Mash
- Wednesday, Thursday Friday October 18,19,20: 1:15 Early Dismissal for Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Friday, October 27: PTA Fundraiser Fun Run
- Tuesday, October 31: Costume Parade (More information to Follow)
Attendance and Dismissal Reminders: If your child is absent, please log in and report their absence through the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you have a change in dismissal, please remember to send in a note, or email your child’s teacher and our secretary Miss Jones (jjones@milforded.org) and our greeter Mrs. Megan Ansaldo (mansaldo@milforded.org). It is important to email all three in the case that one or more of our staff is absent that day. Additionally, please be patient with us as we ask for IDs at the beginning of the year. It is important that our staff can confirm who you are prior to releasing your child -- this is for the safety and protection of our students. As we get to know you, we won’t ask for your identification every time - however, if our regular staff is out, we will need to do so again.
Milford Food Services Reminder: The following changes are in place regarding our Milford Food Service offerings:
- Breakfast meals will be FREE OF CHARGE for ALL students in the Milford Public Schools.
- For students who QUALIFY for free or reduced-price meals, (determined by the completion of the Free/Reduced Price Meals Application or via Direct Certification), lunch meals will continue to be offered free of charge.
- For students who DO NOT QUALIFY for Free/Reduced-Price Meals, lunch meals will be offered at full price which is $3.35. Click here to link to the Food Service Webpage for information on buying school lunches.
- If you have questions, please call the Foodservice Department at (203) 783-3490.
We strongly encourage everyone to review the Free/Reduced Meals Application as many of the income benchmarks have changed over the past 2 years – and you may now qualify even if you haven’t in the past
Chromebook Insurance Reminder: You Can Renew When You Enter the Parent Portal - Many parents have reached out to us to ask about Chromebook Insurance. We are happy to report that our low-cost Chromebook Insurance program is WELL worth the annual renewal fee ($25 per year). If you’ve got kids, then you already know there’s always the potential for something to happen to the Chromebook during the year: cracked screen, broken hinges, water damage, just to name a few. Do yourself a favor. Purchase the insurance – it will give you peace of mind and save you a lot of aggravation when something goes wrong. You can renew your insurance right on your Parent Portal account when you first sign in next. If you have any questions, please contact our BIDS dept. at (203) 783-3446