Growing By Leaps and Bounds
Martha Jones School - Westwood, MA
Media Reminders & Aspen Portal
Aspen Portal - If you haven’t already done so, please be certain to
go into the Aspen portal to review and update all information. This
includes renewing permissions each year. I encourage all of you to
select “yes” for media permissions. This allows your child to be in
school photographs on our website and participate in photos during
special events. In addition to media permission, permission to
release directory info to the PTO is included in the contact
verification and permissions. The Martha Jones student directory is
available to all members of the PTO. I encourage you to allow your
information to be put into the student directory. It is a great resource for connecting with other
students in your child’s class whether it's to arrange playdates, or just send well wishes. Please
feel free to contact the office if you have any questions about the media or directory permissions.
Changes may be made by updating your Aspen account online.
We encourage all parents to sign the media/photo release in Aspen. This will allow your child to be
photographed in school for classroom happenings, including but not limited to – when teachers
take pictures of students engaging in fun learning activities for Leaps, our newsletter, any school
performances, fun events such as the family picnic night and the PTO Sponsored Haunted Hallway
in October, and when special visitors are here, such as when the meteorologist comes to talk
about the weather and the students get to give a shout out on television. Students who do not have
a photo/media release will need to be excluded from the photographs.
You will find the release form and more information on the WPS Technology policies in the
Student Safety and Vehicle Traffic
Student safety is one of our utmost concerns. We kindly ask that you are mindful in the carline and parking areas when you are coming to MJ to drop off and collect your child. The safety of all students depends on all drivers obeying the rules and speed limits.
Thank you
School Dismissal Manager
Thank you for updating your child's dismissal note in SDM. With PTO Mini Courses on the horizon along with possible changes to Ectended Day slots please continue to update if you have a change for your child's dismissal routine. And remember... you should also use SDM if your child will be absent, late, or if being dismissed early.
Lost and Found
We are just completing day 6 and sadly there are already some items that have been left on our Lost and Found rack with no names. 🤔
Please be sure your child's items are labelled with a name or initials. Here in the office we do our best to get labelled items back to their forever homes. Items without labels get sent to the donation bin after 3 weeks.
(For those who remember Ms. Santangelo uses the old Filene's Basement method - date and check 😉)
Picture Retake Day
Another successful MJ Picture Day is in the books. We're planning for pictures to be delivered to MJ by the end of October so Picture Retake Day will be scheduled for the begining of November (dates TBA)
Please note you can still order pictures online, and the grace period to order with no handling fee is extended through 09/16. Here is the link: www.coffeepond.com
Message from CoffeePond:
If families have any questions regarding portraits, payments, or ordering images, please contact the CoffeePond Customer Care department directly. They will have faster answers for any question about ordering. Contact Customer Care at Lifeguards@coffeepond.com or 508-907-6633 ext. 0.
