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Principal's Notes

I couldn’t be happier to see our students back in the building! The energy, smiles, and excitement filling our classrooms and hallways is a wonderful reminder of why MES is such a special place. I am looking forward to all the learning, growth, and memories we will create this year. Together, we are ready for a great year ahead!

Important Dates

Friday, September 12- High 5 Spirit Day, dress in green & white

Friday, September 12 - Author Visit, Karen Kilpatrick

Thursday, September 18- Picture Day

Cafe News

SCHOOL LUNCH

Lunch will be served at all elementary schools this year free of charge. Please find the lunch menu here.

SCHOOL NUTRITION NEWS

The School Nutrition Department is happy to announce their new web page that offers a

new menu that will have nutritional information, language preference and allergy information. For more information please click here.

Nurse's Notes

Nurse's News

Welcome back to another exciting school year! I hope you and your family had a wonderful summer filled with joy and relaxation.

Update Health Information: Please make sure to update any changes to your child’s health information, including allergies, medications, and emergency contact details. Physicals are required for students in Kindergarten and Fourth Grade.

Absences: If your child is absent, you must notify the front office that your child will not be in school. Please send in an excuse note upon returning to school to nurse Jenny Goodwin (jgoodwin@mpsd.org).

Any absences related to an illness that exceed 3 or more days must have a doctor’s note of medical clearance before they return.

Illnesses: Elementary aged children can easily spread and pick up germs and viruses. If your child has developed symptoms or has been sent home from school with symptoms that are of a concern, such as Flu, Strep Throat or Hand Foot and Mouth aka HFM or Coxsackie virus--- which are all communicable illnesses -please contact your Pediatrician for advice and /or evaluation before returning to school.

Injuries: Please notify the nurse of an injury, major or minor, and provide written documentation if gym/recess needs to be restricted. If the injury is major (stitches/fracture/concussion) and your child was seen by a doctor, please provide a medical note upon return to school.

Medication: please do not send medication to school with your child- it is school policy that medication needs to be hand delivered from the parent to the nurse. Medication can be easily dropped, opened, spilled or lost on the way into school.

If you have any concerns about your child's health, or illnesses that may occur during the school year, please notify the school nurse at 781-319-3985.

Recess: can be an active time of outside play. Please have your child dress accordingly and wear appropriate footwear for safety reasons.

When to Keep Your Child Home:

If your child had any of the following symptoms today, please keep them home

Fever over 100 degrees (must be fever free for 24 hours without the use of tylenol or motrin to return to school)
Vomiting and/or diarrhea (if your child has had any vomiting or diarrhea within the past 24 hours, they should not return to school)
Diagnosis of communicable disease such as strep throat or conjunctivitis (if diagnosed with a communicable disease and prescribed antibiotics, your child must not return to school until they have been on antibiotics for at least 24 hours)

These are just a few common reasons children are sent home from school.

Thank you for helping to keep the MES community and your child healthy.

Please contact the nurse with any questions.

Jenny Goodwin

jgoodwin@mpsd.org

781-319-3985

PickUp Patrol (PUP)

MES will continue to use the PickUp Patrol (PUP) App to help us better manage our dismissal process. PUP allows parents to electronically make daily dismissal changes from a computer or smart phone. Families that have not already registered will receive an email with login information.

Student Drop-Off and Pick-Up

Thank you so much for your attention to our arrival and dismissal at MES. Please look at the Drop- off and Pickup Entrance and Exit map below. The safety of our students remains our top priority, and we appreciate your help!