MRE Update

Thursday, April, 3rd

Family Bingo Night, hosted by the Lancaster PTO

Friday, April 11th
**Early Release Day**
Students in K-5 will be dismissed at 12:15. No PM Pre-Kindergarten on this day.
Lunch will be served.

April 21st - 25th
April Vacation - School Closed for Holiday and Vacation

Friday, May 16th
Early Release Day

Monday, May 26th
School Closed - Holiday

Monday, June 16th
Last Day of School - with no additional snow days

Check out our boards filled with Heart of a Husky cards! Students who show kindness, teamwork, respect, acceptance, or enthusiasm for learning receive these cards from staff members. While some choose to take them home, many proudly display their "heart" for all to see!

Alise Suarez is the Luther Burbank Middle School 8th grade Ambassador for Project 351, an independent nonprofit organization based in Massachusetts that focuses on leadership and community service. Project 351 is a statewide service initiative that invites selected 8th graders from across Massachusetts to participate in leadership development and community service projects.

As her first community service project of the year, she has organized a clothing drive to support Cradles to Crayons. She is collecting new or “gently used” clothing, shoes, or sneakers for adults and children. You are invited to look in your closets, drawers, and shelves at home for gently used clothing you no longer need, or hit a clearance rack and pick out a few things.

Any and ALL donations are greatly appreciated.

The donation bins will be located in the main office of both schools, MRE and Luther Burbank.

This clothing drive ends on April 10, 2025

With technology playing a bigger role in our daily lives, finding the right balance for children can be challenging. That’s why we’re sharing two helpful articles: one on practical strategies to limit screen time and another on setting clear, effective guidelines for healthy device use. These resources will provide useful tips to encourage mindful screen habits while keeping kids engaged in other important activities. Check them out below!

It encourages creativity, problem-solving, and social skills while allowing kids to explore their interests at their own pace. Whether it's outdoor adventures, imaginative role-playing, or hands-on activities, free play fosters physical movement and cognitive development in ways that screens often limit. While technology has its place, making time for unstructured play helps kids build independence, resilience, and critical thinking skills—all essential for lifelong learning.

We are still seeing winter viruses such as common colds, strep throat and stomach viruses. This week we have seen an increase school wide in cases of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

If your child has developed these and/or a fever, they need to remain home from school for at least 24 hours without the use of medications. They also must have an improvement in their symptoms and are eating and drinking as they normally would. Please review the following for more information and please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.

To learn more about illnesses that are common during this time of year, please see the following links: Stomach Virus, Common Respiratory Illness, Strep Throat, and Mycoplasma Pneumoniae. Please reach out to your child’s School Nurse with any further questions or concerns.

Additionally, COVID tests are available for home use at each of our schools. If you are interested in picking up an at-home test, please reach out to the Main Office at your school.

Check out the PTO newsletter to learn about the latest and greatest news & events! The newsletter has also been translated into multiple languages.

Lancaster Dispatch
(978) 733-1047

nkelly@deebus.com

**Events posted on the bulletin board are community events, and as such they

are neither sponsored or sanctioned by the Nashoba Regional School District.**

Registration for Buddy Ball Baseball for mentally & physically challenged children & adults is now open! Visit https://www.lybs.us/page/show/8259404-registration to register for players.
We need more Buddies! Contact Joe at Kennedy2004@comcast.net to register as a Buddy, or for more information. Free program paid for by the Mark Fidrych Foundation! Games are played at Thayer Field in Lancaster on Saturday mornings starting May 3.

Youth Model Rocket Launch event. See PDF below for details.