Martinson

Principal's Corner

We are excited to celebrate our very first Student of the Month honorees! Our September Students of the Month were recognized for exemplifying the qualities of someone who "Sticks together and shines forever" - this year's school's theme. These students go above and beyond in showing kindness, teamwork, and responsibility, and they make our school a brighter place each day. Congratulations to these amazing kiddos!

Important Dates

Tuesday, September 30: Grade 5 Field Trip to Patriot Place

Tuesday, September 30: Red Sox Spirit Day- Wear your Red Sox gear or red, white and blue!

Monday, October 13: No School-Columbus Day

Tuesday, October 14: Boosterthon Kick Off

Sunday, October 19: Trunk or Treat, FBMS Parking lot from 1PM-3PM

Thursday, October 23: Boosterthon Fun Run

Thursday, November 13: Picture ReTake Day

Please review the School Rules with your student:

Bus:

Sit and talk OR Sit and stare out the window

Only grown-ups can tell others where to sit

Lunch:

Walk, Talk, Sit, Eat, Clean

Total silence when the lights are out

Recess and all day:

Keep your entire body away from everyone else's body. This starts the moment you get on the bus or arrive at school and ends when you get off the bus or leave school.

Transitions:

Walking under control and quiet (similar to a fire drill)

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

Library News

Last week in the library we read Do Not Bring Your Dragon To The Library written by Julie Gassman. This charming story helped to enrich our continued discussion about library etiquette. If you would like to donate to our library wishlist, you can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3KZJ5QNQJ1YNH?ref_=wl_share

ASPEN PARENT PORTAL

**Extremely Important: Please complete the Student Workflow and Parent Workflow as this is how we reach you in an emergency.**

Click here for instructions on our Aspen portal

PTO News

Mark your calendars for these upcoming events:

- Wednesday, 10/1: Chipotle Fundraiser (Hanover location)

25% of all sales generated between 4 - 8pm will be donated to the MES PTO. Use the online code 2WLWKDR or show them the flyer below.

- Monday, 10/13: NO SCHOOL

- Tuesday, 10/14: Boosterthon Kick-Off. Help us create some out of this world decor to launch our annual fundraising and enrichment campaign(more details to follow!)

- Sunday, 10/19: MES Trunk of Treat, 1pm FBMS parking lot

Go to martinson.ptboard.com to register to decorate your trunk or donate candy.

- Thursday, 10/23: Boosterthon Fun Run

Parents are welcome to come watch the Fun Run from behind the gate around the Community Turf. Class times will be shared the week of the event.

More details can be found on PTBoard or “MES Parent Forum” FB Page.
To sign up for the above events and for the most consistent communication, please log into PTBoard.com. Our school code is MDSVP8.