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Tuesday, Nov 7- No School for students, Professional Development Day

Wednesday, Nov 8 - Gr. 1 Veteran's Day Program @ 9:30

Friday, Nov 10- Veteran's Day- No School

Tuesday, Nov 14 - Picture Retake & PTO meeting @7:00 PM

Friday, Nov 17 - Gr. 2 This Pretty Planet

Wednesday, Nov 22- Early Release 11:40 (No Lunch will be served)

Thursday, Nov 23 & Friday, Nov 24- No School

Friday, Dec 1 - Around The World Lunch, Tanzania

Monday, Dec 4- Family Math Night

Thursday, Dec 7 - Gr.4 Field Trip - Whydah Pirate Museum

Lunch will be served at all elementary schools this year free of charge. Please click here for the menu. Breakfast is also available - please click here for the menu.

Also, please click here for an important message from the school nutrition department

Please click here to learn about signing up!

Dear MES Community,

If you are interested in helping to purchase gifts for students in need, you may do so by clicking the link below. This will bring you to a registry; please be sure to have items shipped to the address that is provided within the link (210 Quail Run, Marshfield).

The deadline for purchasing gifts is November 25, but the sooner the better.

https://www.myregistry.com/organization/robynne-ryan-lambert-marshfield-ma/3023363

Thank you for your support.

Our annual TOY BOX fundraiser is next Monday, November 6! The Toy Box in Hanover will donate 20% of the proceeds from the shopping event, including gift cards, back to the PTO. This has been a great boost for us over the years and is a wonderful way to support a local business as well!

The holiday season is coming in hot (well, kind of chilly actually)! PTO is ready! Keep an eye out for

information on our first movie night, the return of Cards & Cocoa, ordering cards and stationery gifts through minted.com, a special paperstore coupon week, and much more!

Thank you to all who joined us at our Levitate Backyard and Trunk-or-Treat events! Both were

wonderful community-building experiences and we appreciate the support!

For most consistent communication, please sign up to receive notification from us through PTBoard.com school code MDSVP8. You can also reach out with questions or concerns at any time through ptomartinson@gmail.com.

Annual Screenings will take place starting in October and progressing through the month of November- during this time in the health office, students are reminded of the importance of their health and how easy it is to stay healthy with frequent hand washing. As cold and flu season will soon be here, students will also participate in discussions in other healthy habits such as staying hydrated, eating a balanced diet with all 5 food groups, getting plenty of exercise and sleep.

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 for both the teacher and Ellen Michaels (emichaels@mpsd.org) and nurse Jenny Goodwin (jgoodwin@mpsd.org).

Any absences related to an illness that exceed 3 or more days must have a Dr'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.

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.

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

The Center for the Advancement of STEM Education (CASE) invites you to Open Lab Night 2023, an event for the entire community, especially K-12 students. Open Lab Night features STEM activities and demonstrations. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Parking is available in the Bridgewater State University Parking Garage. The BSU Observatory may be open until 9:00 PM (weather permitting).

Date: Wednesday, November 8th 5:00 – 8:00 PM

Location: Dana Mohler-Faria Science & Mathematics Center

Registration: https://tinyurl.com/Open-Lab-Night-2023-event-reg

Please contact casebsu@bridgew.edu with any questions.

Thank you

The CASE staff

“Basic Rights - Evaluation and Eligibility for IEPs”

Where: Zoom - Click here to register, a meeting link will be emailed to you

When: Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 6:30 pm

Presented by: Federation for Children with Special Needs

This event is open to ALL parents/caregivers. It is sponsored by the Marshfield Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC). The presentation is a comprehensive introduction into special education laws and procedures. It will delve into the purpose of the law, referrals, evaluations, and the team meeting process including determining eligibility. Further discussion will focus on services, placement, and what to do when you receive a proposed IEP. You will also learn what to do if the student is not eligible and the parent's procedural due process rights for resolving disputes.

Sign up: Please sign up via the Zoom registration link:
https://fcsn-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIode-orT8vHNNkEjr9tVnSTUCcEeCAsy79

Zoom will confirm your registration by email which will include your meeting link to join. All handouts will be sent to attendees from our workshop coordinator, Kristin LaRose, within 24 hours of the presentation.

Should you have additional questions you may email SEPAC at mpsdsepac@gmail.com

Click HERE to visit the SEPAC website for information on all our presentations and additional resources. www.mpsdsepac.weebly.com

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