Good Afternoon Meadowside Families,
It was great to see so many students and staff wearing gold today in support of childhood cancer awareness. From gold bows to gold shirts -- we felt the support!
Next week Meadowside School will be conducting its first school wide Lock Down drill. 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.
In this week's CCC Newsletter: Great News! You can now click here for our new mobile friendly Community Connection Center's Newsletter! This week's CCC News contains links to register for our Raising Readers Parent Book Club & the Circle of Security Parenting Class. Each week information about Milford's providers & their programs are listed . You will also find family friendly activities & places to visit. And don't forget that the CCC website is also updated with links to community resources. Have a Great weekend!
Additional News from our PTA:
Mums Plant Sale: Today is the last day to order your Mums to support PTA. Orders can be placed here.
Meadowside Mash - We are excited to announce that our annual Trunk or Treat event is returning on October 14th!!! 6-8PM $5 per family. Pre-registration required on Memberhub. Screenshot your receipt for quick check-in at the event! DJ Mike Nigretti, Squishmallow Raffle, and a ton of fun! More information here and commercial here.
We NEED your help, please sign up here to decorate a trunk.
Please support this event by contributing bags of nut-free candy/prizes! Purchase treats off of our Amazon List or locally and drop off at school/send with your child by October 13th.
Stay tuned for more information about PTA’s biggest fundraiser of the year… Fun Run! November 2nd.
Important Dates:
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
Wednesday October 26th 1:25 Early Dismissal for Professional Learning
News Worth Repeating:
A 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 days will be 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. 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!
Interested in learning more about our MPS Vision of the Learner and the Search Relationship Framework to which our staff are committed, check them out as well as other resources on the MPS Teaching and Learning Community Hub.
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). Please be sure to send changes in dismissal by noon -- in the case of an emergency, please call our main office directly. 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.