Dear MMES Families,

Wow! What an incredible opening night for our Fifth Graders in "Willy Wonka Jr.!" Mrs. Garafolo and her team of staff and parent helpers have worked tirelessly alongside the Grade 5 students from MMES and EES to put on an incredible performance! This annual tradition is such a great way for our students to learn about themselves and their classmates while making new friends! The talent and courage that they find throughout this process is just priceless!

If you didn't have a chance to see the show yesterday, there are two more shows: 6PM tonight and 6PM tomorrow night. Thank you for supporting our students and congratulations to all!

Have a great weekend!

Best,

John

A new session of after school activities has started. Please help us to get your students where they need to be after school by updating pick up patrol for ALL changes to dismissal - Park & Rec programs, Green Team, Ambassadors. You can use the notes section to give additional details. Dismissal should be updated for each week that your student has an after school activity.

Thank you for your help.

Did you know that playing fun card games and board games can improve your child’s numeracy? Here are a few popular family games and how they can help your child build important mathematical skills:

• Uno- number identification

• Mancala- counting

• Dominoes and any game with a dot dice- subitizing (seeing small groups of numbers without counting)

• Guess Who?- reasoning, logic

• Battleship and checkers- spatial awareness

• Monopoly- arithmetic and working with money

Next time you have family game night, enjoy knowing that your child is having fun and also growing as a mathematician!

-Hana McGowan

MERSD Elementary Literacy Specialist

Happy Spring!

Please remember:

· If your child is going to be absent, tardy, or there is a change to dismissal plans- utilize PickUp Patrol for those changes.

· If your child has a temperature of 100.4F or over, they need to be fever free for 24 hours (without the aid of Tylenol or Motrin) before re-entering the school.

· If your child is experiencing diarrhea or vomiting, they need to be symptom free for 24 hours and can tolerate solid food before re-entering the building.

· If your child has a contagious illness such as conjunctivitis or strep throat, it is the school policy that they are on medicine for 24 hours before re-entering the building.

· ALL CLASSROOMS ARE PEANUT/NUT FREE

Change of clothes: Each student should have a complete change of clothes (head to toe) in case of spills, wetness from playing outside, or any accidents.

Physicals: Please send in the most current physicals for 1st and 4th grade students.

Stay healthy and have a wonderful weekend!

Thank you all for your cooperation, any questions or concerns please call or email,

Jaclyn Morrissey, R.N.

978-526-1909

morrisseyj@mersd.org

2024-2025 Calendar

April

4 - K-8 Conferences, Early Release 11:45

3-5 - Grade 5 Musical Willy Wonka Jr.

9 - MCAS ELA Testing G3-5

10 - MCAS ELA Testing G3-5

21 - Patriots Day

Vacation April 21-25

May

7 - Early Release, 11:45

14 - MCAS Math Testing G3-5

15 - MCAS Math Testing G3-5

16 – Hit the Street for Little Feet

19 - MCAS STE Testing G5

20 - Town Election

21 - MCAS STE Testing G5

22 - Spring Concert K-4, 9:30 am

26 - Memorial Day, No School

27 & 28 – G5 to Essex Ship Building

27 - Rock Band Dress Rehearsal, MERHS 7:30 a

28 - Concert Band Dress Rehearsal, MERHS

29 - Chorus Dress Rehearsal, MERHS 7:30 a

29 - Elementary Art Show MERHS 5:00 - 6:00 pm

29 -Elementary Band/Chorus Concert MERHS 6:00 p

June

6 – G5 to Boston

10 - Field Day (rain date 6/12)

11 – G5 to Project Adventure

13 – G5 to Maritime Gloucester

16 - G5 Crossing the Bridge

Menus with full nutritional information: https://mersd.nutrislice.com/menu/mersd-elementary-lunch/breakfast/2025-01-31

Spring is here, and what better way to welcome the season than by creating a beautiful floral arrangement—and supporting the MMPTO at the same time! 🌼🌷

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Thank you to Linda Brown for her continuous support of MMES students and staff!

It's back! After a successful event last year, we are once again inviting all town poets to enter our annual poetry contest! This poetry contest is open for ages eight to adult who is a member of Manchester-by-the-Sea-Public Library. Selected poets will read their winning poems at a special poetry reading and reception on April 24th from 5:30-7 pm. Winners will be pulled from the following age categories: 8-12, 13-17, 18-adult. For more information, please go to https://www.manchesterpl.org/kids-teens-adults/poetry-contest/ or talk to Audrey in the Children's Room.

• Mobile Markets will then run from 2:30-3:30pm through January on the first Wednesday of each month.
• Mobile Market will run on an early release schedule of 11am-12:15pm on the first Wednesday of each month in February, March, May, and June.