Important Dates
Tues. Nov 8: No School for students: Professional Dev. Day for Teachers
Tues. Nov 8: PTO Meeting at 7:OO PM
Thurs. Nov 1: Grade 1 Celebration with Veterans
Fri. Nov 11: No School- Veterans Day
Tues. Nov 15: Picture Re- Take Day
Fri. Nov 18: Gr. 2 Presentation- Our Pretty Planet
Wed. Nov 23: Thanksgiving Break Begins - Early Release Day at 11:40AM- No Lunch Served
From the Cafe
Announcing Free Lunch for All Marshfield Students through June 2023
The Marshfield Public Schools are pleased to announce the availability of one free lunch daily for every student in Marshfield through June 2023.
Please click here for the November lunch menu.
Nurse's Notes
Vision and hearing screenings are still 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.
If you have any concerns about your child's health, or illnesses that may occur during the school year, please notify Nurse Mudge at 781-319-3985. or email cmudge@mpsd.org
If your child is absent, please send in an excuse note upon returning to school. Any absences related to an illness that exceed 3 or more days must have a Dr's note of medical clearance before they return.
As we know with the change in the weather and entering the winter months, we will see an increase in the number of respiratory viruses present. Proactive mitigation strategies to help stop the spread of germs
include:
Practice hand hygiene frequently with soap and water or hand sanitizer.
Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue, or if a tissue is not available, cover them with an elbow, not a hand.
Clean high touch surfaces at school and in your home frequently with disinfectants.
Keep children home from school who have fever, especially with a cough, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, congestion, runny nose, or sore throat, until they are fever-free for 24 hours without medications that reduce fever.
Avoid social gatherings if you or your children are ill.
The current guidelines for Covid Protocols
- Children and staff who test positive must isolate for at least 5 days. If they are asymptomatic or symptoms are resolving and they have been fever free without the use of fever-reducing medicine for 24 hours, they may return to programming after Day 5 and should wear a high-quality mask through Day 10:
- If the individual is able to mask, they must do so through Day 10.
- If the individual has a negative test on Day 5 or later, they do not need to mask.
- If the individual is unable to mask, they may return to programming with a negative test on Day 5 or later.
- If the individual is able to mask, they must do so through Day 10.
Library News
- The Book No One Wants to Read (Beth Bacon)
- Not Norman (Kelly Bennett)
- I Am Not a Dog Toy (Ethan Berlin)
- Creepy Carrots, Creepy Pair of Underwear, and Creepy Crayon (Aaron Reynolds)
- What Does an Anteater Eat? (Ross Collins)
- Everybody Says Meow (Constance Lombardo
Happy Reading!
PTO NEWS
Our annual fundraiser with The Toy Box in Hanover will be MONDAY November 7. Simply mention that you are a Martinson family member, and the owner generously donates 20% of the proceeds from all sales and gift cards back to the PTO! Get a little holiday shopping done or just grab something fun for the kids to do when they’re home on Election Day! Hurrah for local businesses!
Our next general meeting is Tuesday, November 8 at 7pm in the cafeteria (no school that day, but we are still getting together). We will also have a zoom link that can be found on facebook, but will also be communicated through PTBoard and via text.
Do you need a pretty fall photo for the mantle or for your holiday cards? Fifth Grade Recognition Committee is offering outdoor mini sessions November 6 and 12th. Purchase and sign up for your slot here: https://martinson.ptboard.com/formvw?store=3380&form=7
THEN use that gorgeous photo to save 20% off your holiday card order from Minted.com AND have 15% of your order donated to MES! Head on over to minted.com and check out all they have to offer (more than just holiday cards!) and enter FUNDRAISEMARTINSON in the Promo Code field at checkout to save 20% and donate 15% to the PTO!
Our group ride at Cycletown is at 11:15am on November 19! We still have bikes remaining; reserve yours at https://martinson.ptboard.com/formvw?store=3380&form=5 , and join us after at REMIX Nutrition, who will have a special drink offering and will donate a portion of sales back to the PTO (you can still grab a shake or tea anytime 11/19, even if you won’t be at Cycletown).
Fiesta Shows has taken over the South Shore Celebration of Lights at the fairgrounds this year and has offered us a donation for tickets purchased through our link https://bit.ly/3DEYc9I (ps. This is not the same company than did the Hollowed Harvest.)
Martinson Elementary School
Email: pdevlin@mpsd.org
Website: mpsd.org
Location: 257 Forest Street, Marshfield, MA, USA
Phone: 781-834-5025
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/502870820480781/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
Twitter: @mesppal