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Families,

The spring season is field trip season, and our grade level teams are really beginning to venture out! This week, Mrs. Gibson’s Smart Start class visited Dinosaur State Park. Next week, the trips continue with the 3rd grade walking history tour of East Hampton, and kindergarten’s visit to Mystic Seaport. And, the last week of May and beginning of June bring trips for first and second grade. Grade two will travel to Nowashe Village, and grade one will visit the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum. This year, most of our K-3 field trips are connected to Wit & Wisdom modules. It has been exciting to watch our learners connect their new knowledge to authentic field experiences.

Please note that we will be operating on an early dismissal schedule next Friday, May 22nd, as staff will be engaged in an afternoon of professional learning.

Have a wonderful weekend

Best,

Joey & Andrea

Each year the East Hampton Public Schools administers the i-Ready Diagnostic in Reading and Math in the fall, winter, and spring to monitor student growth and performance. The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that adjusts its questions to suit your child’s needs. Each item a student receives is based on their answer to the previous question. For example, a series of correct answers will result in slightly harder questions, while a series of incorrect answers will yield slightly easier ones. The purpose of this is not to give your child a score or grade but to determine how to best support their learning. These results are reviewed as one data point amongst other assessments, observations and data regarding student performance. The assessment is integrated into your child’s day as part of their academic learning and is paced to ensure that they work on the assessment in small chunks of time. The implementation of this assessment is completed in accordance with Connecticut State Department of Education guidelines. We began the I-Ready Reading Diagnostic this week, and will begin the Math Diagnostic next week. ­­­­­­

The i-Ready Diagnostic will provide results that help our team identify your child’s strengths and determine next steps for instruction as we plan for the 2026-2027 school year.

Mrs. Gibson’s class visited Dinosaur State Park where they engaged in a fossil presentation, pretended to be paleontologists, explored the museum, and learned about reptiles, amphibians, and insects.

On Friday, our grade 3 students were treated to a Water Safety assembly, presented by member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. A team of three uniformed members participated in "Wear Your Life Jacket at Work Day" by wearing their gear throughout the program. To show that "fun works better when it fits right," they performed a live fit demonstration. Vice Division Commander Lisette Grunwell, an elite member who officially augments active duty crews, demonstrated operational survival gear. To conclude, Elizabeth Gilman led the "PFD Panda Pledge"—a standing promise to wear life jackets, stay seated, and use the buddy system when on the water.

The garden club has begun transferring the seedlings that they’ve been growing indoors, including tomatoes, peppers, and marigolds. This week, the club worked on planting potatoes. Each potato bag container was filled with about 6 inches of soil. Then 6-8 potato seedlings were added. Finally, students added a few inches of soil on top. Once the greens start growing, we will continue to add a few more inches of soil. Potatoes will be harvested in the fall. Additionally, pumpkins, sunflowers, peas, and carrots have also been planted!

A PAWsitive office referral is submitted when a staff member recognizes a student who is going above and beyond to exemplify one of our three school rules - taking care of others, taking care of self, & taking care of things.

Memorial Models are chosen weekly by their teacher. These students have excelled all week in taking care of themselves, others and things. The recipients will dine at a VIP table during lunch every Friday!

The Cheetah Council had their final “official” meeting this morning. They were an amazing crew, and we appreciate all of the fantastic work they’ve done for Memorial School this year. They will have one final celebratory gathering before the year ends. Thank you for your service, Cheetahs!

Hi Cheetah families!

May is well under way in the Memorial School Library!

See below for grade level classroom expectations.

• PreK students are enjoying a variety of read alouds and songs with the themes of bugs, animals, and summer.

• Kindergarten will be starting their work around coding. We are learning to create basic sequences by using our beebobs, which are codable robots. Students are also enjoying listening to Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Voirst .

• First grade students are continuing to build their coding skills by using our codable robots, called beebots. The students are showing a lot of perseverance when working through a variety of challenges. Students are also listening to fractured fairy tales and enjoying these twisted takes on the classic stories.

• Second graders are finishing up the chapter book, The Sword in the Tree and reading some fractured fairy tales. We are also completing a STEM challenge to recreate an item from our favorite fairytale out of legos.

• Third graders are reading the book, The Lemonade War. They have also completed their project to contribute to the My America Project. Students have designed art work that will be added to a mosaic flag to be displayed in Boston in December of 2026. The theme of their work is, “What America means to me”.

Next week will be the last week for library books to be checked out. Please help your child find any outstanding books.

If you feel that you have received an overdue message in error just let us know, as our inventory is underway. It is a very busy time for us and we appreciate everyone’s best efforts in getting books located and returned.

Questions, please contact Mrs. Flannery at rflannery@easthamptonct.org.

Mrs. Flannery

5/18- PTO at 5:30 and Board of Ed. Meeting at 6:30pm

5/22-Cheetah PRIDE Assembly and Spirit Day

5/22- Half Day Professional Development For Teachers

5/25- Memorial Day- No School

5/27 - Works of Wisdom 5:30-7:00pm

5/29- IT Appreciation Day and Author's Visit

Spring Events Calendar:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DvL1o1X5PCiAjUaPzz5qmAzROXiyYBLFNyT7ZYA5yFM/edit?usp=sharing

Hello Parents, and Guardians,

With the spring weather upon us and the students spending more time outside, we have seen an increase in poison Ivy rashes. In the nurse's office we provide assessment of the rash and will contact a parent if the student is too uncomfortable to remain in school or requires higher level medical intervention. For most rashes all that is usually required is cleansing and itch relief which we can provide to make the student comfortable to continue their day at school. Below is information to help identify and care for your student with poison ivy rash.

What Is Poison Ivy?

Poison ivy is a plant that can cause an itchy rash when touched. Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac all contain urushiol, a sticky, colorless, odorless oil.

What Are the Signs & Symptoms of Poison Ivy?

The allergic reaction to poison ivy includes a rash with blisters, itching, and sometimes swelling. The rash could look like straight lines if the plant brushed against the skin that way.

After a few days, the oozing blisters become crusty and start to flake off. The rash from poison ivy can start within hours of contact or as much as 5 days later. It may take 2 to 3 weeks to heal.

How Is Poison Ivy Treated?

If your child comes into contact with poison ivy/oak/sumac:

• Remove and wash any clothing that touched the plant.
• Gently wash your child's skin and scrub under fingernails right away with soap and cool water.
• Cut fingernails short to keep your child from breaking the skin when scratching. Broken skin can let bacteria in, causing infection.
• Place cool compresses on the skin as needed.

For itching:

• Add oatmeal to the bath.
• Use calamine lotion on the skin (but not on the face or on the genitals).

For nighttime help: If your doctor recommends it, give your child an over-the-counter oral antihistamine (Benadryl or a store brand). This can give temporary help with the itching, and it can make your child drowsy and better able to ignore nighttime itching. Make sure to follow the dosing directions carefully.

When Should I Call the Doctor?

Call your doctor if your child has any kind of rash, especially with a fever. Home treatment can manage most poison ivy/oak/sumac rashes. But get medical care if the skin looks infected (with increasing redness, warmth, pain, swelling or pus) or the rash:

• covers a large part of the body
• is on the face or genitals
• gets worse despite home treatment

For more severe cases, doctors sometimes prescribe pills or creams with steroids (not the same type of steroids that bodybuilders use) to decrease itching and redness. If the skin looks infected, the doctor may prescribe antibiotics.

Is Poison Ivy Contagious?

The poison ivy rash itself isn't contagious. Fluid from a blister can't spread the rash. But it is possible to get a rash from poison ivy without touching a plant. Urushiol can transfer from one person to another from their skin or clothing. Kids also can pick it up from anything that's been in contact with the oil, including pets. Urushiol can even travel through the air if someone burns the plants to clear brush.

Thank you,

Krista Kardys RN

Ms. Michelle, Health Aid

Memorial School Nurse

860-365-4020 ext. 816

When considering the number of absences your student has accrued, keep in mind that a student must be present for 195 minutes in order for the day to count! When bringing your student in late, or signing them out early if they have not been in school for a 195 minutes the day will be recorded as an absence.

Memorial School Attendance email:

memorial_attendance@easthamptonct.org * there is an _ between memorial and attendance!

Please Review This Important Information Below.

Students, parents, and community members have access to an anonymous tip line on the front page of the school district website to report self-concerns, mental health concerns of a friend, or concerns of violence. Simply click here or view on the website: https://www.easthamptonps.org/.

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