Good Afternoon Meadowside Families,
What an amazing FUN RUN today -- thank you to our amazing PTA for hosting the event -- to Mr. Cavagnuolo for leading our students -- to all our families who cheered on our runners -- AND to everyone who donated! While our top teams were announced at the end of the day -- Third Grade with Mrs. Vagnini and Mrs. D’Amico in First Place and First Grade with Mrs. Perkins, Ms. Sokoto and Ms. Finnegan in Second Place -- donations are still being accepted. Check out the teams and/or make donations on PTA’s 99 Pledges page. As of the posting of this newsletter we are just $633 away from our goal! Stay tuned next week for FUN RUN photos!
Our PTA Sponsored Trunk or Treat was super successful last week as was our annual costume parade Thursday. Check out our photos at the end of the newsletter along with some other fun October highlights.
Picture Day is This Monday, November 4! You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID: EVT9BNH42. Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping! Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Picture Day.
Community Connection Center News: This week's CCC News contains information and links for a mix of resources & fun activities. Featured this week : Access Health Open Enrollment, Where to vote in Milford and CT River Museum's "River Crafts". See our new format for the CCC Newsletter Looking for more resources visit the CCC Website .
Thanks For Giving Food Drive -Please join us in supporting the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts for their Annual Food Drive. Please consider donating a canned or shelf stable food item to our collection box located in the lobby from now until Thursday November 14th.Thanks for Giving Food Drive
Message from Terese Maguire, MPS Coordinator of Early Childhood Education, to our Kindergarten Families: Our Early Childhood Department is interested in receiving your input regarding family engagement workshops/events that you would like to see offered during this school year by completing this brief five question survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HDB4ykmsBRXhl1vbLo5Xf-LuLYkGCd5hv0yEuFe4ASM/edit Survey results will be used to plan future workshops. Thank you for your consideration.
Milford Turkey Trot Charity Event -(November 28th) Directly supports Milford Public Schools and PTO/PTA. The school with the most participants will receive a school-wide prize! Please choose Meadowside when registering. 
Important Dates to Keep in Mind
Printable MPS full year calendar can be found on the district Back to School Central Website.
Monday November 4th: Life Touch Picture Day
Tuesday November 5th: Election Day- No School
Monday November 11: Veteran’s Day (invite)
Tuesday November 12th: PTA meeting
Wednesday November 20th: 1:25 Early Dismissal Day
Wednesday November 27th: 1:25 Early Dismissal Day
Thursday November 28th: turkey trot flyer.png
Thursday November 28th and Friday 29th: No school Thanksgiving Recess
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) before 2:00 p.m. so we can ensure any changes are properly communicated. It is important to email all three in the case that one or more of our staff is absent that day.
