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Melville Message Community Update

March 22nd, 2024

Melville MessageCommunity UpdateMarch 22nd, 2024
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Melville Mission

In partnership with families and community, the mission of Melville Elementary School is to provide all students with a strong academic foundation through diverse and challenging instruction in a safe and nurturing environment enabling them to achieve their greatest potential while developing self-confidence, respect, responsibility, compassion and a love of learning.

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A Great Week at Melville A Great Week at Melville

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Today was something very special! 🧡

Being a school that is nearly 30% comprised of military families, we have been honored to be part of some incredible experiences. Today we got to be part of a special reunion between one of our first-graders and his Dad. Please take a moment to watch this special reunion surprise. We wish them well and thank them for their sacrifice and service.

Month of the Military Child Month of the Military Child

Dear Families,

We are excited to kick off the Month of the Military Child during April to honor our young American heroes. We are asking our military students to complete the banner that was sent home and return it to school by April 1st. These banners will be displayed as part of a bulletin board to celebrate our military children. Students can draw a picture on the banner, write one sentence or write a few! They can even include a family photo if you would like. If your child did not receive a banner, please let us know and we will send one home. For Melville families, please email Mrs. Powell at powelld@portsmouthschoolsri.org and our Hathaway families can email Mrs. Almeida at almeidan@portsmouthschoolsri.org.


We have some fun activities planned this month to recognize all of our military students. During the week of April 1st, we will recognize each military child over the morning announcements and each child will receive an American Flag necklace to show our appreciation. We would love to have our military parents/guardians come to school and read in your child’s classroom. Your child’s teacher will reach out to you to schedule a convenient time during the month. In addition, we have planned the following school wide spirit days:

Week of April 1st: Students receive their American flag necklaces

Friday, April 5th: Wear a military branch of service t-shirt or hat

Friday, April 12th: Purple Up Day for military kids! Wear your purple proudly!

Friday, April 26: Wear your patriotic colors or a flag shirt


Thank you for all that you and your family do!

Reporting out for Trimester 2 Reporting out for Trimester 2

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Trimester 2 Report Cards

Your child's Report Card will be available in ASPEN via the Family Portal on March 20th. The ASPEN link can be found on the PSD home site and then click on the ASPEN button. If you have any issues logging in, then please email familyportal@portsmouthschools ri.org.

Important Dates for Reporting Out

Trimester 2:

  • ASPEN Family Portal open to view the Report Card: March 20th
  • IEP Progress Reports open to view in Aspen: March 22nd

Trimester 3:

  • Mid Trimester Progress Reports will be sent home by May 31st. Each grade level will communicate with families when and how they will be shared.
  • Family Portal Opens to view Report Cards and IEP Progress Reports: June 18, 2024

For Families Who Are Moving For Families Who Are Moving

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Important Information if you are Moving

If your child will NOT be attending the Portsmouth Public School System in the Fall of 2024, then please complete this form and send it back to the Main Office. If you need a hard copy sent home, then please email meloffice@portsmouthschoolsri.org

Disco Bowling for Grades 3 and 4 Disco Bowling for Grades 3 and 4

Attentions Students and Families in Grades 3 and 4

If you plan to attend please sign up using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084DAAA72DAAFEC16-48612785-disco

IMPORTANT: This is not a drop off event, and you must be in attendance with your student(s).


You will be ENTERING and EXITING Door 10, which is connected to the GYM.


You WILL NOT be able to enter through the main doors.


There will be a sign in sheet- after you have signed in: knock on door and I will let you and your student into the gym.


DIRECTIONS:

1. If you are looking at Melville you will enter the parking lot on the LEFT not the main entrance with the bus loop.

2. You will park and walk all the way to the fence straight ahead at the end of the parking lot.

3. Once you have walked to the fence take a RIGHT as if you were walking to the back of the school.

4. There will be a long hall-way like cement path and at the end of that will be DOOR 10.


If you have any questions please feel free to send Mr. Soares an email: soaresr@portsmouthschoolsri.org


Looking forward to seeing you!

Melville Student Leaders take care of Each Other! Melville Student Leaders take care of Each Other!

Book Drive

Grade 3 students, Charlotte and Mary, have taken the initiative to pitch, organize, and lead a Book Drive for Hasbro Children's Hospital. We are proud of these students for being compassionate and taking care of others. Thank you for your support.

Kindergarten Registration Kindergarten Registration

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The Portsmouth Public Schools will begin conducting the registration process for Kindergarten for the 2024-2025 school year. During the month of February a parent/guardian for an eligible student should begin this process by visiting the Registration tab at the top of our district webpage: http://www.portsmouthschoolsri.org/.


From there click the Registration link and provide all required registration documents.


This MUST be completed prior to the in-person registration.


To complete the Kindergarten registration process a parent/guardian must come in-person to Melville Elementary School 1351 West Main Rd on April 2nd.


For students with last names A-K registration time will be 9am - 12pm.

For students with last names L-Z registration time will be 1pm – 4pm.

Individual appointments are not necessary for the April 2nd registration.


If all pre-registration information has been completed on-line it should take about 10-15 minutes to complete the process during the above date and times. Please contact our Central Administration Office at 683-1039 with any questions.


Thank you!

Unified Arts Unified Arts

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Health with Nurse Trainor

This week in Art grades 2 and 4 are learning all about weaving! They're doing a spectacular job mastering the art of paper weaving. Artwork from students in grades 3 and 4 will be showcased at Portsmouth Middle School's Art and Music Festival, Wednesday the 27th, located at Portsmouth Middle School. The festival is from 5-7:30 p.m and the artwork will be displayed in the library. Hope to see you there!
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PE

March Madness in PE!
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Art

This week in Art students worked collaboratively and practiced their team work skills as they designed four leaf clover art to be displayed in the hallway. Students also worked together as they created stage decorations for the upcoming play, Beauty and the Beast!

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Health with Mrs. Powell

In Health we learned that strong or troublesome feelings can sometimes get in the way of good decisions or keeping ourselves or others safe. These feelings can come up suddenly, and we need to decide how to deal with them. Knowing how to practice self-control can help.

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Music

Playing Multicultural percussion as we get ready for Arts for Life


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Library

This week in library, second graders completed a spring scavenger hunt using the PebbleGo database.

Reminders! Reminders!

Volunteers Needed

We have many opportunities coming this SPRING for families to volunteer.

  • Whale of an Evening 5/3-CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER. For this event you do not need to be VIS Approved as this is an out of school adult only fund raising event (see flyer below).
  • Melville Fun Run 5/21 (rain date 5/23)- For this event you will need to be VIS approved. Sign up will be coming.
  • Field Day 6/3 (rain date 6/4) - For this event you will need to be VIS approved. Sign up will be coming.
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Fund Raise While You Shop!

Please send in your Clement's Receipts. Our MPTG collets them and over the year Clements gives Melville back a percentage of what was spent. This year Clements gave our MPTG approximately $600!

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Dressing for Recess in the Winter

We go outside as much as possible and we want our students to be safe, warm, and ready to play! Please help your children select weather appropriate clothing as we are in the coldest months of the year.

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YEARBOOKS READY TO ORDER!

If you would like to order a yearbook then please do so by following this link and use the SCHOOL ID.


Yearbook Order: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/

School ID: 12072424

If you do not order a yearbook, then we may not have enough available to purchase at the end of the school year when it comes out. We order some extra, but the only guarantee is to pre order, so I highly recommend ordering one ahead of time.


If you have a child in grade 4 and need financial assistance to purchase a yearbook, then please email me directly at lauried@portsmouthschoolsri.org and we will make sure your child gets a yearbook.

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Feinstein Cards

You can learn more by visiting this site:https://feinsteinfoundation.org/jr-scholar-card.html

Drill Information

Fire drills occur on a regular basis. State law requires each school to conduct eleven fire drills, two lockdown drills and two evacuation drills each year. Shelter in Place drills are conducted throughout the school year. Children are given instruction on all procedures. Children are expected to behave in a calm, orderly manner during these exercises. Please review the importance of such exercises with your child and emphasize the need for appropriate behavior.


A lockdown is an alert to a school community that students and staff should not leave the classroom and should gather in one area of the room until provided with further direction.


An evacuation requires all students and staff to exit the building and meet at a designated safe place.


A shelter in place is an alert to a school community that movement outside of classrooms is being restricted for a brief period of time. It is typically used when a student or staff member is requiring some sort of attention (sometimes medical) and the school is trying to keep that area clear and/or protect that person’s privacy. If there were a serious safety concern the school would not issue a shelter in place.


We will send notification of lockdowns, evacuations, and shelter in place drills and events via email.


Here is the presentation that was shared at a Parent Safety Forum that was hosted in conjunction with the Police and Fire Departments. The Run, Hide, Fight FBI philosophy guides our safety training.


The P3 Sandy Hook Promise Anonymous tip line is a resource that we encourage anyone to use if there is ever an immediate safety concern.

Volunteers

If you are interested in volunteering or chaperoning this school year, then you will need to complete the volunteer approval process. Mrs. McEvoy in our office is a notary and can be of any assistance, so please do not hesitate to reach out!

MAIN OFFICE EMAIL ACCOUNT!

Please use meloffice@portsmouthschoolsri.org to notify the main office of changes to your child's dismissal routine or of your child's absence.

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Help us to Celebrate our Students!

We love to celebrate our students. If they have special news that you would like us to share, e.g. State Wrestling or Cheerleading Championship accomplishments, then please email me at lauried@portsmouthschoolsri.org and we will be sure to include their recognition in our morning announcements.
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Planet Aid

We will have our Planet Aid bin again this year...please continue to fill it with clothes and shoes.
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Our Food Pantry is Always Open!

In keeping with the spirit of giving, our Feinstein Jr. Scholars are excited to start an in-school food pantry that our students and families can donate to and access when needed.

Please help us as we continue to support our community by sending in food items with your child from time to time. Please email

Mrs. Powell: powelld@portsmouthschoolsri.org or

Mrs. Pascoe: pascoen@portsmouthschoolsri.org

if you would like to access our food pantry during the school year.

Securly Home

Securly Home is an app that allows parents to monitor their child’s Chromebook activity at home and add rules for home use. Please take some time to review the slideshow from the informational parent meeting hosted for families.

We encourage you to sign up now for Securly Home!

Google Slideshow

Community Resources Community Resources

Important Links Important Links

MPTG Principal's Updates
Melville Handbook 2023-2024

Important Dates Important Dates

🍀March

29th–Good Friday (No school)

April ☔

2nd–Staff Professional Development Day (No School for Students)

10th-MPTG Monthly Meeting, 6PM-7PM, Melville Library

15th-19th– Spring Recess (No School)

🌷May

3rd -Whale of an Evening (more information to follow)

6th-10th-Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week

8th--MPTG Monthly Meeting, 6PM-7PM, Melville Library

16th - TBD tentative date for Spring Parent Teacher Conferences 3:30-6:30

21st-Fun Run (rain date 5/23)

24th-Grade 4 Field Trip- State House

27th-Memorial Day (No School)

29th-Grade 2 Family & Caregiver Celebration

30th-Kindergarten Family & Caregiver Celebration

31st-Grade 3 Wax Museum and Family & Caregiver End of Year Event

June 🌞

3rd-Field Day (rain date 6/4)

5th-Grade 1 Family & Caregiver Celebration

5th- Kindergarten Field Trip-Coggshell Farm

6th-Grade 4 visits PMS

6th-Grade 1 Field Trip-Casey Farm Field Trip

7th–PHS Graduation (Tentative Date)

10th-Pre Kindergarten Graduation

12th-FINAL MPTG Meeting, 6PM-7PM, Melville Library

13th=Grade 2 Field Trip to BIOMES

13th-Grade 4 Stepping Up Ceremony with Family & Caregivers

14th- or 180th day – Last Day of School – All Students

17th,18th, 20th, 21st– Snow Makeup Days

19th – Juneteenth (No School)

🎆 July

14th- Charity Polo Event

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Melville Elementary School

Email: lauried@portsmouthschoolsri.org
Website: https://www.portsmouthschoolsri.org/Domain/11
Location: 1351 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, USA
Phone: 4016831650
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009159177892
Twitter: @MelvilleSchool

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