Good evening Meadowside Families -- I am starting off with a lot of HEARTfelt THANK YOUs this week!
Thanks to our PTA for sponsoring our Scholastic Book Fair this week. Our students were super excited to pick out their own books -- thank you to all our parent volunteers who helped our students shop!
And thank you also to the PTA for organizing and hosting our Trunk or Treat last friday night. Our students -- and their families -- had so much fun in their costumes. From the amazing trunks to the dance party, fun was definitely had by all!
Thank you to our friends in the Milford Fire Department! Senior Fire Inspector Marc LeBreque visited our fourth and fifth grade students Thursday to talk about fire prevention and introduced this year's Fire Prevention Poster Contest. Students are excited to work on their posters!
Thank you to all our parents and guardians who joined us for parent teacher conferences these last three days. We really appreciate meeting with you and our ongoing partnership in support of your child’s academic and social emotional growth this year. If you have any follow up questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our staff.
While we are giving Thanks -- I would like to take a moment to introduce our Annual Thanks-for --Giving Food Drive sponsored by the Scouts. Starting October 30th through November 10th all students and staff members are invited to donate canned or shelf stable food items to our collection box located in our lobby.
Congratulations to our four fifth grade students who ran for Kid Governor this afternoon. They spoke passionately about their platforms and should be so proud. Congratulations to Aayrn for being our finalist who will be moving forward onto the statewide competition with her platform “Stop Hurting the Environment by Smoking.”
Now let’s take a moment to look ahead to next week:
Next Wednesday is an early dismissal for Professional learning. Our dismissal time will be 1:25.
This coming Friday, October 27th is our annual Fun Run! We have some incredible prizes for our top fundraisers- Hartford Yard Goats, UConn football, and Bridgeport Islanders tickets, Gift cards, and movie passes. Special prize for our teacher that raises the most as well. Start your fundraising page today! Raise $50 and become a fundraising MVP! https://app.99pledges.com/fund/meadowside1/addme. Please consider donating if you haven’t already -- it is through the funds raised that the PTA is able to support so many incredible programs that benefit our students!
The following week, on Tuesday is our annual Costume Parade: On Tuesday, October 31st at 9:00am, our students will have the opportunity to participate in a costume parade during the school day. Click here for more information including time, location and guidelines.
And looking a little bit further ahead -- On Thursday, November 9th, We will be celebrating Veterans who have protected our freedom over the decades. If you have a family member, friend or neighbor please help your child with a Blue Star Banner. If you have a Veteran who would like to participate in being honored at our assembly please click the Invitation and follow the directions.
STEM Lab Highlights:
Lost and Found: As the weather is getting cooler in the morning, many children are wearing in coats and sweaters and we have found that our lost and found collection is growing - especially with clothes from the playground. Please take a moment, check that you are not missing anything … and take a moment to write your child’s name on their coats. This way we can make sure that they get back to the right owner if they are returned to us! Here is a quick picture of what we still have left.
FALL PTA Reminders:
FUN RUN- Our Annual Fundraiser, the FUN RUN, is scheduled for Friday, October 27th Click HERE for more information. We have some incredible prizes for our top fundraisers- Hartford Yard Goats, UConn football, and Bridgeport Islanders tickets, Gift cards, and movie passes. Special prize for our teacher that raises the most as well. Start your fundraising page today! Raise $50 and become a fundraising MVP! https://app.99pledges.com/fund/meadowside1/addme
News From the Milford Health Department-Upcoming Children’s flu clinics. Please click HERE for more information.
Community Connection Center News: This week's CCC News contains information and links for The Community Storehouse Project, Basketball programs offered by Park & Recreation, ArryRX, a prescription discount card, Stamford's Great Pumpkin Festival and Fall Foliage Maps! Remember that the CCC Website is updated with links to community resources. 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!
Reminder: Lifetouch Fall Picture Day is Scheduled for November 6th A Flier will be sent home with students with more information.
Important Dates:
- Printable MPS full year calendar can be found here.
- Wednesday, October 25: Early Release Day: Students dismissed at 1:25
- Friday, October 27: PTA Fundraiser Fun Run
- Tuesday, October 31: Costume Parade 9:00am
- Monday, November 6: Picture Day
- Tuesday, November 7: No School for Students - Election Day
- Thursday, November 9: Veteran’s Day Assembly - Wear Red White and Blue
- Monday, November 12: World Kindness Day-Wear a shirt with Kind Words or your Meadowside T-shirt
- Wednesday, November 22: Early dismissal day for Staff and students
- Thursday, November 23 and Friday November 24: No school in observance of Thanksgiving
Attendance and Dismissal Reminders: If your child is absent, please log in and report their absence through the PowerSchool Parent Portal. For directions of how to fill out the student attendance form please click HERE. As a reminder each student is allowed 9 parent excused absences in the school year any further absences can only be excused with a doctor’s note. 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.