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. Another great opportunity for our parents to visit in our classrooms is during Parent Teacher conferences which are scheduled later this fall.
- Wednesday, October 19th 1:45-3:45 p.m.
- Thursday, October 20th 5:30-8:00pm
- Friday, October 21n 1:45-3:45 p.m.
All three parent conference days will be modified 1:15 dismissals. This year, all our conferences will be in person unless a parent/guardian requests a Google Meet link directly from the teacher. Fall conference sign up information will be live on our school website from Friday, October 7th, at 9:00 a.m. through Monday, October 17th, at 12:00 p.m. Once you are signed up, if you prefer a virtual session, please contact the teacher to request a Google Meet link to conduct your conference virtually after you have confirmed your conference time through My Conference Time Online Scheduler. We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s learning!
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.
Friday, September 23rd Meadowside is going gold to help raise awareness for childhood cancer.
Additional News from our PTA:
- PTA Membership - Don’t forget to become a PTA member, membership helps to support our programs. Sign up here.
- Class Directory: We are creating class directories. Please fill this form out for each of your children at Meadowside. The information provided on this form will be shared with families in your child's class.
- Mums Plant Sale: Don’t forget to order your beautiful Mums to support PTA. Orders must be placed by September 23rd and orders can be picked up September 30th. Orders can be placed here.
- Meadowside Mash - We are excited to announce that our annual Trunk or Treat event is returning on October 14th!!! We NEED your help, please sign up here to decorate a trunk.
Important Dates:
- Printable MPS full year calendar can be found here.
- Wednesday, September 21st: Early Release Day: Students dismissed at 1:25
- Friday, September 23rd: Go Gold Day
- Monday, September 26th: NO SCHOOL - Rosh Hashanah
- Wednesday, October 5th: NO SCHOOL - Yom Kippur
- Tuesday, October 18th Meadowside Scholastic Book Fair
- Parent Teacher Conferences: October 19, 20 and 21st: Students dismissed at 1:15 for Conferences
- Thursday, October 20th Evening Book Fair for families
News Worth Repeating:
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. Stebbins (jstebbins@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.