Weekly nEWSletter

Dear Families,

As we head into the week before Thanksgiving, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for the kindness and generosity you continue to show our school community. Your thoughtful contributions to our annual Food Drive have made a meaningful difference for many families, and we are truly grateful for your support. It’s inspiring to see our students learning the value of giving and compassion through your example. As a gentle reminder, we will be collecting donations until next Wednesday, November 26th.

This coming week will be filled with learning, connection, and a bit of festive excitement as we prepare for the holiday break. I hope you all enjoy a wonderful weekend ahead—restful, warm, and filled with time spent with those who matter most.

Thank you for being such an important part of our school family. Wishing you a happy and peaceful weekend!

With gratitude,

Ms. Bishop

Principal

Website: mpsd.org
Location: 165 Eames Way, Marshfield, MA, USA
Phone: (781) 834-5090

Fax: (781) 834-5094

Start Time:

• 8:45 am
• Note - Dining Hall Door #3 opens for morning drop off at 8:35 AM

Dismissal:

• 3:25 pm - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
• 1:10 pm - Wednesday (early dismissal every week)

• EWS Front Office Frequently Asked Questions Overview
• EWS PickUp Patrol Overview
• 2025-26 Transportation (MPSD Transportation Bus Stop & Route Information)
• Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield (Before and After School Program Information)

NOVEMBER 2025

• Wednesday, 11/26: Early Release at 12:05 pm (No Lunch Served)
• Thursday, 11/27: No School (Thanksgiving Break)
• Friday, 11/28: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

DECEMBER 2025

• Thursday, 12/4: PTO Holiday Movie Night at 5:00 pm at the Reel in Scituate (Tickets Required)
• Friday, 12/5: Festive Friday! (Optional Holiday Attire)
• Friday, 12/5: Grade 5, Field Trip, Boda Borg (Team Building & Problem Solving)
• Friday, 12/5: Elementary Trimester 1 Ends
• Thursday, 12/11: PTO Wellness Night from 7:30-8:30 pm at MAD Wellness Studios in Marshfield
• Friday, 12/12: Festive Friday! (Optional Holiday Attire)
• Monday, 12/8 - Friday, 12/12: Scholastic Book Fair (Student-Only Shopping During Library)
• Wednesday, 12/10: Scholastic Book Fair (In-Person Shopping for Families from 1:30-3:30 pm)
• Friday, 12/12: Elementary Report Cards
• Wednesday, 12/17: Elf Day - Wear Red and/or Green (Optional)
• Wednesday, 12/17: EWS Winter Concert (9:15 am for Students and 10:30 am for Families)
• Thursday, 12/18: Sports Day (Optional)
• Friday, 12/19: Festive Friday! (Optional Holiday Attire)
• Friday, 12/19: MHS Orchestra & Marshalairs Performance (10:10 am for Students)
• Monday, 12/22: Pajama Day (Optional)
• Tuesday, 12/23: Hats of to the Holidays - Crazy Hat / Santa Hat (Optional)
• Tuesday, 12/23: Early Release at 12:05 pm (No Lunch Served)

• Wednesday, 12/24 - Friday, 1/2: No School (Holiday Break)

Click Here for: Marshfield Public School Academic Calendar 2025-2026

Dear Eames Way Families:

Reading for pleasure unlocks the power of information and imagination and helps children discover who they are. Here’s what you can do to help children develop stronger reading skills and a love for reading:

• Set an example. Let children see you read.

• Have a collection of books in your home.

• Support our school’s Book Fair by allowing children to choose their own book(s).

Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school!

Student Book Fair Dates:

• Monday, December 8th - Friday, December 12th

• During their library block (student-only event)

Family Shopping Dates:

• Online shopping (EWS 2025 Fall Book Fair) from Friday, December 5th - Friday, December 12th

• We invite your extended family members to shop online too

• In-person shopping on Wednesday, December 10th from 1:30-3:00 pm at EWS Library

Happy book shopping and please remember, all purchases benefit our school Library.

Sincerely,

Laura Clancy, EWS Librarian

lclancy@mpsd.org

🎬🍿Holiday Movie Night : 12/4 at the Reel in Scituate

More details and registration information to follow!

🧘🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♂️Wellness Night: 12/11!

Yoga or Spin & Strength at MAD Wellness Studios. Every dollar comes back to EWS. Save Your Spot

🎄Holiday Cards Fundraiser

Getting a jump start on holiday cards? Use Minted and 10% comes back to EWS!
✨ Save 20% with code FUNDRAISEEAMES

💡Got an idea for the PTO?

Share it anytime through our Suggestion Box!

📲 Follow us on socials for updates & photos!

• Follow along: @eameswaypto 💙 | Facebook

🍎 EWS PTO Board 2025-2026

• Chelsea Bodenstab, President (Parent of Students in Grade K & 2)
• Jeslin Ritz, Vice President (Parent of Student in Grade 1)
• Jenny Johnson, Treasurer (Parent of Students in Grades 2 & 3)
• Rebecca McCarthy, Secretary (Parent of Students in Grades 2 & 4)
• eameswaypto@gmail.com

Eames Way students can donate items from now until Wednesday, 11/26. All items will be

dropped off at the Marshfield Food Pantry to support our community! Below are items that are most needed by the food pantry, but any donations would be appreciated:

• cereal
• pasta
• pasta sauce
• mac n cheese
• rice
• peanut butter
• jelly
• Progresso soup
• rice and pasta
• coffee
• tuna (solid white in water)
• laundry detergent
• dish soap

Any questions or if you would prefer your donation to be picked up, please reach out to Bethany

Baird (bkameese@gmail.com). Thank you!

As the change of weather is upon us, we will see an increase in the number of respiratory viruses. Here are a few tips to stay healthy and stop the spread:

• Practice hand hygiene frequently with soap and water or hand sanitizer.

• Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue. If a tissue is not available, cover them with an elbow, not a hand.

• Clean high-touch surfaces in your home frequently with household disinfectants.

• Keep your child home from school if they have a fever, especially in combination with a cough, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, congestion, runny nose, or sore throat. They should remain home until they are fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medications.

• Avoid social gatherings if you or your children are ill.

• Proper handwashing, nutrition, adequate hydration, and regular sleep are the best ways to prevent illness.These strategies also shorten the duration of an illness.

Guidelines for return to school after an illness:

• For fever over 100 degrees, your child must be fever-free for 24 hours, without the use of Tylenol or Motrin, to return to school

• For vomiting and/or diarrhea, your child must wait 24 hours after the last time they experienced vomiting or diarrhea before returning to school

• If your child is diagnosed with a communicable disease such as strep throat or conjunctivitis and prescribed antibiotics, your child can not return to school until they have been on the antibiotics for at least 24 hours. A doctor's note should be brought to school via their backpack, emailed to awhite@mpsd.org, or faxed to 339-244-2475.

• Any student returning after an injury that requires a doctor's visit or x-ray, must return with a doctor's note stating the diagnosis and activity restrictions, if any.

Annual Screenings Completed:

Hearing, vision and BMI screenings have been completed for most students. If it is recommended that your child needs to be referred for further vision or hearing assessment, you will receive a letter with details. Please feel free to contact Alison White, RN at 781-834-5090, ext. 44500 with any questions or concerns.

Physical Exams:

If you have a child in Kindergarten or Grade 4 and have not sent in an updated physical exam, please do so as soon as possible. You can send the updated physical form in your child’s backpack, email it to Nurse White at awhite@mpsd.org or ask the pediatrician to fax the most recent physical to 339-244-2475. Thank you!

In order to volunteer at EWS for school events or in the classroom, parents/guardians need to have an approved CORI on file.

CORI applications need to be redone every few years and we are currently in a three-year cycle covering 2023-2026. All volunteers need to complete a CORI, even if you were approved prior to 2023. Please visit the Front Office to complete a CORI application and provide a copy of your license - it will only take a minutes. Applications are then reviewed by MPSD Central Office, which can take up to a week to process. If you have any questions, please contact Val Quigley (781-834-5090 or vquigley@mpsd.org).

However, to clarify, if you have an approved CORI from last year, it is still valid for this school year!

Ice cream will be available for purchase on Fridays starting October 10th!

Breakfast and lunch are free options to all students for the 2025-2026 school year. Please note, breakfast is available upon arrival from 8:35-8:50 am, however, students can also get breakfast during the morning once the school day starts if they skipped breakfast or forgot their snack. For more information, please visit MPSD School Nutrition.

My School Bucks is an online account for families to easily manage and pay for school meals, a la carte items (such as ice cream), etc. These accounts stay with students throughout grades K-12 and funds can be replenished when balances get low. Here's the information from the MPSD Nutrition webpage on how to set up your account - My School Bucks.

Please click on the following link to read an important update from the MPSD Nutrition Department - Nutrition News!