Martinson

This year, Martinson Elementary is excited to launch our One Book, One School experience with When You Dream Big by Peter H. Reynolds! As a school community, we’ll be using this inspiring story as a springboard for our Dream Big theme throughout the year.

Every MES family received a copy of the book to enjoy together at home. We hope you’ll take some time to read it with your child(ren), talk about their dreams, and encourage them to think BIG about what they can imagine and accomplish.

Get ready to Dream Big, Martinson!

Mon, Sept 21- Fri, Sept 25 - Go Gold Week

Friday, Sept 25 - Wear Gold or Yellow

Friday, Oct 9 - Peter Reynolds Author Study

Monday, Oct 12- No School - Columbus Day

Wednesday, Oct 14 - Boosterthon Kickoff

Friday, Oct 23 - Boosterthon Fun Run

SCHOOL LUNCH

Lunch will be served at all elementary schools this year free of charge.

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.

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. Please be vigilant in monitoring your child for any symptoms of illness prior to sending them to school. If you have concerns about illness/symptoms in the morning, please call the nurse to discuss them before sending your child into school. If you have questions regarding absences or attendance related to illnesses, Nurse Jenny will be happy to discuss these with you. The Health Office phone number is 781-319-3985. Please continue to keep Nurse Jenny updated on any health-related absences by calling or emailing to jgoodwin@mpsd.org

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.

Snacks: Please remember to send in a healthy snack for your child everyday. Some classrooms have a morning and afternoon snack, so please pack enough for the day.

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 Jenny Goodwin or faxed to 339-244-2483

• 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.

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

Fax: 339-244-2483

The MES sign and outdoor classroom got a fresh update on Sunday thanks to our amazing PTO volunteers! We’re so grateful to Nessralla’s Farm for generously donating the beautiful flowers and corn stalks. Everything looks amazing! Thank you to everyone who helped make our school grounds look so welcoming!

Friendly Reminders:

• Please send back to school the MES PTO Student Directory Consent Form (green sheet sent home in your student's folder) by Wednesday Sept 23rd
• If you are interested in joining the MES School Council, please submit your interest to Amanda.Rizzo24@gmail.com by Friday Sept 25th

Upcoming PTO Events:

• 1st PTO Meeting - Tuesday Sept 22nd (6:30pm) at MES Cafe - we plan to kickoff the year by discussing the annual calendar, reviewing the budget, signing up for committees, and discussing ways you can get involved
• Parents Night Out - Thursday Oct 1st (6:30 to 9pm) at Mia Regazza Outside Back Bar - join us to meet other parents, have some fun, build our community, and learn about Boosterthon, cash bar
• Boosterthon Chalk the Walk - Thursday Oct 22nd (4:00 to 5:30) at MES outside
• **A full calendar of events can be found on our website (https://martinson.ptboard.com/home)

Boosterthon kicks off on Wednesday Oct 14th and concludes with a fun run on Friday Oct 23rd. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and the goal is to encourage friends and family to support Martinson. We are looking for Boosterthon t-shirt sponsors starting at a donation of $150! Please email ptomartinson@gmail.com if your family or company is interested in sponsoring.

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.

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!

Last week in the library we went over library expectations and reviewed how to take care of our library books. To help enrich our discussions of the library expectations we read "The Not So Quiet Library" by Zachariah Ohora. If you're interested in donating books to our library, please see our wishlist here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3KZJ5QNQJ1YNH?ref_=wl_share

New families should have received their login information via email from our Aspen team. Please check your email for your credentials. All families can contact aspen@mpsd.org if you have any questions accessing the parent portal.

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

Click here for instructions on our Aspen portal

Email: pdevlin@mpsd.org
Website: www.mpsd.org
Location: 257 Forest Street, Marshfield, MA, USA
Phone: 781-834-5025
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