Good Evening Meadowside Families -
WOW -- Happy 100th Day of School! We are most definitely 100 days smarter, kinder, braver, stronger and brighter! AND in some cases 100 days … or years … older!
STEM Lab Highlights
Our PTA sponsored Sweetheart Dance is Friday, February 9th. Please click HERE for more information.
Speaking of the PTA, our next PTA meeting will be at 6:00 on Tuesday, February 13th in the Meadowside Media Center. Following our PTA meeting at 7:00 we will hold a Fifth Grade Celebration Committee meeting. Fifth Grade Parents keep reading for more information.
Fifth Grade Parents - we need YOU! Please join us at 7:00 for a meeting to help plan for our fifth grade celebration. We need volunteers to help in planning and fundraising. We depend on our fifth grade parents to help make the day a success - and need volunteers to jump in and help.
Next week we will be participating in our third lock down drill of the year. This will only be a drill and will be conducted in accordance with the School Incident Management Protocols established by the district, and in collaboration with our local first responders. Please discuss the importance of our emergency drills with your children. We thank you for your cooperation and partnership with keeping our schools safe.
Join us next Friday, February 9th in wearing RED to show our support of some very special Heart Warriors in our community! February is Heart Health Awareness Month - with a week that honors Congenital Heart Defect Awareness from February 7th to February 14th. As we know, our heart is one of the most important organs of our body and, unfortunately, every year thousands of infants are born with a congenital heart defect (CHD) around the world that results in health and lifestyle challenges to them and their family - so let's join together by wearing RED to show our Meadowside HEART and support of Heart Warriors near and far on the 9th!
Community Connection Center News: This week's CCC News contains information and links for a mix of resources & fun activities. Among the community services you will find links for the CT FoodShare's Mobile Pantry and The New Haven Ballet. For Family fun you'll find information about fun events for the family from Milford's Public Library and The Carousel Museum. For students A STEAM activity to build a pipe organ that you can play. Also registrations for the Summer Theater Camp at the MAC have opened! 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!
Financial Literacy Night is Feb. 8 , 2024 at John F Kennedy Elementary School. It’s never too early to start saving for college and with the dozens of ways to go about it, we are pleased to invite you to this special FREE event to learn how to begin. Join us as we hear from our guest experts as they share the many ways that anyone can afford a college education.Dinner and Free Childcare will also be provided. For information and to register visit the CCC Website or call the MPS Community Connections Centers.Dinner and child care will be provided at no cost. Please click HERE for more information.
Important Dates:
Wednesday, February 7- 1:25 Early Dismissal for Students
Friday, February 9 - Wear Red in Support of Awareness of CHD (Congenital Heart Disease)
Friday, February 9- PTA Sponsored Sweetheart Dance
Tuesday, February 13 - PTA Meeting
Wednesday, February 14 -Wear Red, White and Pink
Friday, February 16- Monday, February 19 No School for Winter Recess
Wednesday, February 21-1:25 Early Dismissal for Students
Health Office Reminders: With cold and flu season close by, Nurse Robin and I wanted to remind you to refer to our Health Office resources on our website for questions and guidelines regarding sickness. Additional information can be found in the Health and Wellbeing of our District Handbook.
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.