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Melville Message Community Update

November 6, 2026

Melville MessageCommunity UpdateNovember 6, 2026
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Melville Mission

In partnership with families and community, the mission of Melville Elementary School is to provide all students with a strong academic foundation through diverse and challenging instruction in a safe and nurturing environment enabling them to achieve their greatest potential while developing self-confidence, respect, responsibility, compassion and a love of learning.

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Whaledone! Whaledone!

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Join our Melville School Family! Join our Melville School Family!

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A Great Week at Melville A Great Week at Melville

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Music

4th grade using boomwhackers to learn about chords!

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Art

This week in art grade 2 students celebrate Van Gogh as they create sunflowers by blending and building up layers of oil pastels.
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Library!

This week in the library Kindergarten read the book Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell and started an experiment to see if our library pumpkin will go through the pumpkin life cycle like Pumpkin Jack in the story.

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Physical Education

1st grade working on their teamwork in the gym!


Melville Food Drive Melville Food Drive

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Resources for Families!

Please read more below.

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Important Dates Important Dates

November

11 - No School: Veterans Day

12 - Fall Conferences

25-27 - No School: Thanksgiving Recess

December

3 - Photo Retake Day!

9- Report Cards go home and Family Portal is Open

12 - Merry Melville 9AM-12PM

21-22 Winter Spirit Week

22 - Whaledone Recognition Announcements

23-31: No School: Holiday Recess

January

1 - No School: Holiday Recess

13 - One-Hour Early Release

18 - No School: MLK Jr. Day

19 -MPTG Meeting and Whale of an Evening planning

22 - Winter BINGO with the MPTG, 4:30PM-6PM

25-29 Reading Spirit Week & Book Fair

February

9 - MPTG and Whale of an Evening planning Virtual Planning

15-19 - No School: Winter Recess

26 - Cozy Night with a Book MPTG Event 4:30-6:00

March

9 - MPTG and Whale of an Evening planning Virtual Planning

10 - One-Hour Early Release

19 -Whale of an Evening

22-26 Wellness Week

25- Report Cards go home and Family Portal is Open

26 - No School: Good Friday

April

14 - One-Hour Early Release

15 - Purple Up on the Playground

19-23 - No School: Spring Recess

27 - Bus Driver Appreciation

May

3-7 Staff Appreciation

11 - MPTG Meeting

20-Fun Run Rain date the 21st

31 - No School: Memorial Day

June

1 - Grade 4 Handprints

2 - Graduates Walk the Halls

4 - PHS Graduation

8 - MPTG and Family Appreciation

9 - Field Day (rain date the 10th)

17-Report Cards go home and Family Portal is Open

17 - LAST Day of school (180th day)

18 - Snow Make-up Day (if needed)

21 - No School: Juneteenth (Observed)

22-23 Snow Make-up Day (if needed)

School Improvement Plan at a Glance! School Improvement Plan at a Glance!

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Melville Message Repeats & Reminders
Community Fliers 26-27
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Melville Elementary School

Email: lauried@portsmouthschoolsri.org
Website: https://www.portsmouthschoolsri.org/Domain/11
Location: 1351 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, USA
Phone: 4016831650
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009159177892
Twitter: @MelvilleSchool

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