Good Afternoon Meadowside Families,
Thank you to all our parents and guardians for joining us at our open house last night. It was wonderful to see all our families in person and be able to share our excitement for the upcoming year. If you missed our Open House, you can check out our welcome video here. Interested in learning more about our MPS Vision of the Learner and the Search Relationship Framework, check them out as well as other resources on the MPS Teaching and Learning Community Hub.
Another great opportunity for our parents to visit in our classrooms is during Parent Teacher conferences which are scheduled later this fall. Tuesday, October 15 1:45 - 3:45 / Wednesday, October 16 5:30-8:00 p.m. / Thursday, October 17 1:45-3:45 p.m.
Fall conference sign up information will be live on our school website in early October. Please note that on all three conference days we will have a modified early dismissal time of 1:15 to accommodate the conference schedule.
Today is the last day to order Spirit Wear from PTA. Click HERE to check out Meadowside Merch!
Next week we will be participating in our first 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.
Please read on for some important reminders about the week ahead:
Monday, September 16th Meadowside is celebrating Dot Day! Join us by wearing dots of any size!
Tuesday is our first PTA Meeting of the Year and we are excited to see you there! All our Parents and Guardians are invited to JOIN PTA! There are so many things that Meadowside PTA does to support our community - from Picnics and STEM nights to book fairs and plant sales - your membership helps support all our programs. Register and become a member by using this link.
Interested in not only being a PTA member but also hearing about and maybe even helping plan some of our upcoming events, please reach out to PTA with questions at ptameadowside@gmail.com or stop by our first meeting on Tuesday September 17th at 6:00 PM in the Media Center. Hoping you will come and join in conversations about how to support our Meadowside students, families and staff throughout the year and help plan some fun events for all! Following our PTA meeting, we will be having a Fifth Grade Committee Meeting.
Fifth Grade Families: We need your help in helping make our fifth grade students’ year the best one ever. Immediately following our PTA meeting we will be holding our first Fifth Grade Committee meeting where we will be talking about how we want to celebrate our fifth graders, planning their memory book, and what fundraising we want to engage in to support year end activities. Our fifth grade committee meeting will take place on September 17th following our 6:00pm PTA meeting. We hope to see you there!
Reminder: PTA is providing a FREE Meadowside T-Shirt to all of our students at our Fall Fun Run and to wear throughout the school year. If you haven’t done so already, please click HERE to sign up for your child’s FREE 24-25 school shirt.
Wednesday, September 18th is an Early Release day for professional learning. Students will be dismissed at 1:25. Please reach out and let us know if your child has a change in dismissal from their usual dismissal plan.
Reminder to all Meadowside Families: The Milford Food 2 Kids initiative supplies weekend food bags to those in need. If you choose to participate, your child(ren) will discreetly receive food bags in their backpacks on Fridays to take home over the weekend. Additionally, the Meadowside Hygiene Pantry provides essential items for families, including dental hygiene products, bathing supplies, laundry necessities, and more. If you are interested in either or both of these programs, please complete the following form: https://forms.gle/kNq8QCafyYLLnBzK8 Should you have any questions about these programs, please feel free to contact our Social Worker Dr. Claire Bogart via email at cbogart@milforded.org.
Community Connection Center News:
This week's CCC News contains information and links for a mix of resources & fun activities. Fall Fairs around CT, Setting Stones Museum's "BooZoo's Adoption Expo" and information on how to save money on your utility bills are among the topics in this week's issue. For additional information go to the CCC Website which is updated with links to community resources.
Have a great weekend!
Printable MPS full year calendar can be found on the district Back to School Central Website.
Monday, September 16: Dot Day
Tuesday, September 17: 6:00 PTA Meeting in the Meadowside Media Center
Wednesday, September 18: Early Release Day: Students dismissed at 1:25
Friday, September 27: Meadowside is Going Gold
Thursday, October 3: NO SCHOOL - Rosh Hashanah
Tuesday, October 8: 6:00 PTA Meeting
Wednesday, October 9: Early Release Day: Students dismissed at 1:25
Monday, October 14: PTA Sponsored Book Fair
Tuesday, October 15 - Thursday, October 17: Parent Teacher Conferences
Looking a little further Ahead
Life Touch Picture Day is November 4th
Attendance and Dismissal Reminders: If your child is absent, please log in and report their absence through the PowerSchool Parent Portal. If you have a change in dismissal, please remember to send in a note, or email your child’s teacher and our secretary Mrs.Katelyn Donofrio (kdonofrio@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. Additionally, please be patient with us as we ask for IDs at the beginning of the year. It is important that our staff can confirm who you are prior to releasing your child -- this is for the safety and protection of our students. As we get to know you, we won’t ask for your identification every time - however, if our regular staff is out, we will need to do so again.