Memorial Update

Good Morning Memorial Families,

March certainly came in like a lion on Saturday. My midday walk featured sunny skies and 50 degrees, while my evening at Gillette Stadium for the NE Revolution home opener had some snow, some rain, a lot of wind, and a lot of cold. It was a good reminder that the weather is anything but predictable here in New England, especially during the change of seasons. Regardless, the days ARE getting longer, and we turn the clocks ahead this coming weekend, so longer and brighter days are on the way.

I want to thank so many people for an amazing end to our week last week. First, thank you to Leah Hagen and Karlyn Gale for organizing our annual Read Across America celebration. We had guest readers from many community members, including Upton's new Chief of Police, Nicholas Palmieri. Thank you to everyone who read to our classrooms, thank you to Crystal Maloney and Kevin Vaillancourt for getting into costume to entertain the students as they arrived in the morning, and thank you to Meghan Carmichael for capturing photos throughout the morning.

Secondly, a great thanks to the Memorial PTO and the Upton Cultural Council for supporting the return of Sheryl Faye, who portrays historical women. This year, she put on a wonderful show featuring Queen Elizabeth. Her use of multimedia, many costume changes, and her ability to truly get into character captivates our students and the adults who have the opportunity to watch her perform. We are so grateful to everyone who made her visit possible and look forward to her return next year for another performance.

We have our Inspired Learning Day this Thursday, rescheduled from a snowy day in February. Our students will have the opportunity to engage in learning that they chose, with a multi-age group of students and a teacher that they might not be with on a typical day. We will begin the day with an all school meeting and end the day with some reflection on how we engaged in deeper learning throughout the day. Be sure to ask your child about how they used their Portrait of a Learner Superpowers throughout the day!

Have a terrific week!

Warmly,

Wendy

March 6th~ Inspired Learning Day

March 14th~ Early Release Day

April 1st and 3rd~ ELA MCAS Testing Grades 3 and 4

April 11th~ All School Meeting

April 14th~ Potato Hill Poetry visits Grade 1

April 16th and 17th~ Grade 2 Acton Discovery Museum program

April 16th~ Grade 4 Action Discovery Museum Program

April 18th ~Early Release Day

April 21-25th~ School Vacation Week

April 30th~ Acton Discovery Museum visits Preschool

May 1st~ Grade 2 Field Trip to Ecotarium

May 5th-9th~ Book Fair

May 8th~ Grade 4 Field Trip to Museum of Science

May 8th~ Grade 1 Field Trip to Southwick's Zoo

May 9th~ Early Release Day

May 14th~ Specialist Night

May 14th and 16th~ Math MCAS Testing Grades 3 and 4

May 15th~ MultiCultural Night at Nipmuc HS

May 19th~ Kindergarten Field Trip to Southwicks

May 22nd~ Grade 3 Field Trip to Sturbridge Village

May 26th~ No School Memorial Day

June 2nd~ Field Day

June 10th~ Fourth Grade Send-Off

June 11th~ Grade 3 Walking Tour of Upton

June 16th~ Last Day of School Early Release (Tentative)

Please click here for information about our district's annual report card from DESE.

Calling All 4th Grade Parents!

This year's 4th Grade Send-off Celebration will take place in June. The Memorial PTO is looking for parent volunteers to help plan the celebration at Kiwanis Beach including games and activities for the kids to enjoy!

Follow this link to sign-up and join the planning committee: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A45A9A72CA75-54729331-4thgrade

Monthly planning meetings will start in March for those that volunteer and will take place during the evening hours via Zoom.

Another sign-up for volunteers to help the day of the event will be sent closer to the event date. All volunteers in attendance must have a valid CORI on file with Memorial school.

Thank you!

The Memorial PTO

Upton, MA 01568

Email: wbell@mursd.org
Website: https://www.mursd.org/o/memorial-elementary
Phone: 508-529-1020
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MemorialUpton