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Good Evening Meadowside Families -

Haven’t made a plan yet for dinner tonight?  Help our fifth grade by ordering from Silver Sands Pizza -- mention Meadowside at checkout and the fifth grade committee will receive 20% from all orders. 

Congratulations to our Fourth Grade Choir, Strings and Fourth and Fifth Grade Band for a great concert and a HEARTfelt thanks to Mr. Boots, Miss Robin and Ms. Walsh!  

Our next PTA meeting will be Tuesday, May 14 at 6:00 in the Media Center -- followed by a 7:00 Fifth Grade Committee meeting.  

Fifth Grader Parents and Guardians please be on the lookout in your email today for Middle School Assignment letters.  An email went out previously regarding Middle School Open Houses.  

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!  

STEM Lab Highlights:

Community Connection Center News: This week's CCC News contains information and links for a mix of resources & fun activities. Happy May! The Kentucky Derby is coming up so check out the fun Horse themed  activities! For additional information go to the CCC Website is updated with links to community resources.  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 14th at 6:00 in the Meadowside Media Center.  

Important Dates:

  • 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- PTA Sponsored Book Fair

  • Tuesday, May 14th -PTA Meeting 6:00

  • Tuesday, May 14th - Fifth Grade Committee Meeting after PTA

  • Wednesday, May 15-Early Dismissal at 1:25 for Students

  • Wednesday,May 15th- Career Day

  • Monday, May 20th - Fun in the Sun - Reading Experience (More Information to Follow) 

  • 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.