Good Evening Meadowside Families -
Congratulations to our December HEART Award Winners and to our student leaders in Grades 2 and 5 who helped talk about HEART at today's HEART Assembly. AND of course a big thank you to Miss Morin and Ms. Finnegan and our PEP Squad for opening our program on Effort!
Thank you to our PTA for hosting our annual Winter Festival! And to Miss Morin and Santa for bringing Holiday JOY to our families!
This week our fifth graders engaged in a debate focused on whether Chocolate Milk should be served in our Cafeteria. They took their job very seriously -- writing letters -- engaging in research -- and ultimately presenting their opinions with evidence in front of their peers and invited staff. Miss Antoinette and I reviewed the votes at the close of the event and are pleased to announce that chocolate milk is staying for now! The debate is part of our fifth grade curriculum unit and is one that we all enjoy as the kids love to have a voice and authentic audience.Thank you Mrs. Bellizzi and Ms. Aliberti for such an engaging learning experience.
Our Fifth Grade students have also been busy in the STEM lab making mini compost bins! Check out some photos of their work below.
Trimester 1 Report Cards: Your child’s Report Card is now available to view/print in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. The report card can be accessed right from the grades and attendance screen. You must access it from your web browser and not the Powerschool App. Use the following link to access the PowerSchool Parent Portal. https://gradebook.milforded.org Below is a screen-shot of the page. Should you have any issues logging into PowerSchool please contact the IT Department - computerhelpdesk@milforded.org or 203-783-3446.
Community Connection Center News: This week's CCC News contains information and links for a mix of resources & fun seasonal activities. Among the community services you will find links for the CT FoodShare Mobile Pantry, ADAMS House and Free Apps from the Red Cross. For Family fun check out the passes from the Milford Public Library to museums and other attractions in Connecticut. Need to find something for the winter break visit The Connecticut Audubon Society to learn about their programs. 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!
Spirit Wear Reminder: Meadowside PTA is excited to announce that SPIRIT WEAR IS HERE! This is the only opportunity to order spirit wear this school year. Orders must be placed by December 22nd. Check out our products and place your order at https://meadowsidepta.memberhub.com/store. Orders will be sent home with students in January, if these items are meant to be a surprise please email us at ptameadowside@gmail.com and we can set up a different delivery method.
We will be donating clothes in our lost and found at the end of next week so please reach out if you and your child are looking for a specific item.
Important Dates:
Tuesday, December 22: PTA Spirit Wear order due.
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: While Kindergarten registration is ongoing, the December assessment appointment window is closed for those families who have requested a waiver for their child to enter into Kindergarten for the 2024 - 2025 school year. If you requested a waiver, but did not have the opportunity to schedule a December appointment, you will receive a communication in the near future to make an appointment for the next Kindergarten Waiver assessment. The online Kindergarten registration will remain open, if you have not had the opportunity to register, please do so.
Kindergarten Registration for Students new to MPS: We are pleased to announce that Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-2025 school year opened 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. 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!
Current RTL and Preschool Families - Students attending either Ready to Learn or a Preschool Program within our district must complete the kindergarten notification form in PowerSchool. If your child is not age eligible (born September 2, 2019 through December 31, 2019,) please indicate on the kindergarten notification form in PowerSchool to request a waiver. If you have already set up a PowerSchool Parent Portal account, you can log in at any time to review/update your contact and emergency contact information. If you do not have a PowerSchool account, please contact the main office. If you are having trouble logging in, please email computerhelpdesk@milforded.org for assistance. PowerSchool Parent Portal link: https://gradebook.milforded.org/public/
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.