Good Evening Meadowside Families -
Congratulations to our Meadowside Teacher of the Year, ParaEducator of the Year and Parent of the Year! We are super excited to have you represent Meadowside!!!
Congratulations to our Fifth Grade DARE Graduates - and a special thank you to the Milford Police Department for collaborating with us to promote safe and healthy decision making. We were incredibly impressed by our students’ posters filled with positive messages and thrilled to share in their Graduation from the DARE program.
Please Help Support our Fifth Graders -- Fifth Grade is raising funds for their fifth grade celebration and you can help by ordering from or dining at Silver Sands on Friday May 3rd or Pop’s Family Restaurant on May 7th. Click the links below for more information!
Friday May 3rd-Silver Sands Pizza 5th Grade Fundraiser
Tuesday May 7th -Pop’s Family Restaurant 5th Grade Fundraiser.
Career Day Reminder - Monday is the last day to sign up to come in for Career Day. Please click here for the flier and here to sign up to be a guest speaker.
STEM Lab Highlights:
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 "Foodshare Mobile Pantry dates and "Bridges Wellness On Wheels" mobile clinic. For Family Fun you'll find information about "An Evening Under the Stars" at Foran High School. For Fun Family Events Day trips Around Connecticut check out The Hartford Yard Goats Reading Challenge, where students can earn free tickets to baseball games. For Summer Camps- Milford Recreation's “Marine Biology” Camp. 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! Have a great week!
Reminder: Meadowside PTA needs your help! We are looking to expand our PTA leadership and membership. We need YOU if we are going to continue to be able to run the many events that have happened in the past. Our Book Fairs, picnics, Trunk or Treats, Winter Festival, Dances, Plant Sales, Assemblies, and STEAM Nights don’t happen without Parent Volunteers. At our next meeting we will be talking about how we can grow our membership and share responsibilities for events so by everyone pitching in a little we can do a lot for our students and for our school! We are also looking for board members -- so think about whether you are interested in helping out with an event … or stepping up in a leadership role … or just lending a hand on a committee -- we are grateful and appreciative of whatever you have to offer! So if you are interested in learning more about how you can help please stop by! Reach out to PTA with questions at ptameadowside@gmail.com or stop by our next PTA meeting on Tuesday May 6th at 6:00 in the Meadowside Media Center.
Important Dates:
Tuesday, April 30th- 4th Grade Concert 6:30PM at Meadowside
Wednesday, May 1st-Lifetouch School pictures
Friday, May 3rd-Silver Sands Pizza 5th Grade Fundraiser
Tuesday, May 7th -Pop’s Family Restaurant 5th Grade Fundraiser
Friday, May 10th-PTA Sponsored Plant Sale
Tuesday, May 14th-6:00 PTA Meeting
Tuesday, May 14th- PTA Sponsored Book Fair
Wednesday, May 15-Early Dismissal at 1:25 for Students
Wednesday,May 15th- Career Day
Tuesday, May 21st- Summer Reading kick-off Parent University at the Milford Public Library
Friday, May 24th-Red, White and Blue day
Monday, May 27th- No School for Staff and Students in Observance of Memorial Day
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.
Important Reminder: Kindergarten Registration: Our online Kindergarten registration for incoming Kindergarteners is still open. If you have not had the opportunity to register, please do so as soon as possible so that you will receive pertinent information and invitations to Kindergarten Kick Off Events this spring. If you have a child who will be starting Kindergarten in the fall, registration information is 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/