Good evening Meadowside Families -
We are starting with a lost and found announcement this week. We have quite a collection of coats and sweaters in our lost found. Please check to see if you are missing anything that we might have picked up. It is super helpful if you write your child’s name on coats especially as we always check for a name and send it right back to the classroom and to the student! Many of the coats are left outside after school as well as during school. If you recognize anything below - please ask your child to pick it up. We will start donating items in December.
Check out some photos from our Art Room this year and take a moment to ask your children what are some of the favorite pieces they have been creating!
STEM Lab Highlights from this week:
Next Wednesday, November 22nd is an early release day at 1:25PM followed by No School Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving.
Community Connection Center News: This week's CCC News contains information and links for a mix of educational & fun activities. We still have room for parents to participate in our CIrcle Of Security Parent group. TEAMS "Toys 4 Tots" program is looking for donations & accepting names of children from parents for gifts. Need help with your holiday meal preparations?l We have links to Butterball, Betty Crocker & the USDA to help answer your questions. If you're looking for some family fun activities after Thanksgiving why not go to The Milford Public Library's free showing of the movie "Bad Guys" on November 24th. Or if fresh air is what you're in the mood for on November 25th why not join the free "Thanksgiving Weekend Waddle" at the New Canaan Nature Center. 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! Happy Thanksgiving from Mary Kate and Cara!
Our amazing Meadowside PTA is ecstatic to announce that our annual Winter Festival is being held on Friday, December 8th from 6-7:30PM at Meadowside. Join us for the cake walk, raffle baskets, treats, crafts, and an opportunity to take pictures with Santa. This is a free event - But we do need your help in order to run it!
- We need your help to create the raffle baskets. Grade levels are gathering donations by theme, for more information click here. Send items off of our Amazon list or send into school.
- KINDERGARTEN- SQUISHMALLOWS
- 1ST GRADE- ARTS AND CRAFTS
- 2ND GRADE- FIDGETS AND SLIME
- 3RD GRADE- SNOW DAY FUN
- 4TH GRADE- GAME NIGHT
- 5TH GRADE- LEGO
- The cake walk is a very popular piece to this event and we need your help with that too! Click here for more information. We depend on generous donations of baked goods to make this a success, whether you are a baker or wish to donate a store bought treat, we appreciate you and your donation. If you are interested in donating, for our planning purposes please fill out this form.
- Finally we need you! These events don’t run themselves, even just 30 minutes of help is appreciated. Sign up here.
Important Dates:
- Wednesday, November 22: 1:25 Early dismissal day for Staff and Students
- Thursday, November 23 and Friday November 24: No school in observance of Thanksgiving
- Friday, December 1: Wear your Meadowside T-shirt
- Wednesday December 6: 1:25 Early Dismissal for Students
- Wednesday December 6: 5th Grade Holiday Concert
- Friday, December 8: Holiday Fair
- Tuesday, December 12: Life Touch Picture Retake
- Friday December 22: Pajama Day and sing-along
- Monday, December 25 - Monday, January 1st-No school for Staff and Students for Holiday recess
Reminder: Kindergarten Registration: We are pleased to announce that Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-2025 school year opens on Monday, November 13, 2023. If you have a child who will be starting Kindergarten in the fall, registration information will be posted to the district website www.milforded.org. You must register your child for Kindergarten at the school determined by your street address, unless placed by Pupil Personnel Services. School/Street Assignments are available on the district website under “District Information.”
- Children born on or before September 1, 2019 are eligible to register for Kindergarten. If your child is not age eligible (but is born September 2, 2019 through December 31, 2019), please use the online registration form if you wish to request a waiver. Any current MPS Preschool or Ready To Learn (RTL) students will need to complete an online registration form.
- If you need assistance with the registration portal, please contact the main office of your district assigned school. School contact information can be found on the district website under “ Schools.”
- We are excited for your children to join us! Fully registered families, please be on the lookout for more information from your school’s Principal about an in person kindergarten event in the spring. In the meantime, click here for a sneak peek of what to expect in Kindergarten!
- We look forward to welcoming the Class of 2037!
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.