Martinson Messenger

Our first graders put together a beautiful program to honor Veterans today. They sang beautiful songs such as: Grand Old Flag, America the Beautiful, and Veterans Thank You Song. They recited a special poem and honored each branch of the military. It was a special day to thank all who have proudly served. Thank you for your service.

Tues. Nov 15: Picture Re- Take Day

Fri. Nov 18: Gr. 2 Presentation- Our Pretty Planet @ 1:45PM

Tues. Nov 22: Lunch Around the World Presentation

Wed. Nov 23: Thanksgiving Break Begins - Early Release Day at 11:40AM- No Lunch Served

Mon. Dec 19: Winter Concert @ 1:30 PM: Gr. 5 families and Gr.4 strings/band families-

2 guests per student

Tues. Dec 13: Enrichment Program- Think Kindness with Brian Williams

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.

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.

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-isolation-and-exposure-guidance-for-children-and-staff-in-child-care-k-12-out-of-school-time-ost-and-recreational-campprogram-settings

Thanks to all who came out to the general meeting this week. We hope to see you again on

January 10!

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).

Ready to order your holiday cards, or maybe even some nice new stationery for gifting? Please use our link 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!

Speaking of gifting, who doesn’t love fresh Marshfield Gear under the tree? Fifth Grade

Recognition’s apparel sale is ON and there are some really fun offerings available! Order here:

https://bit.ly/3thbenN 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.)

BOOK FAIR is coming! The Scholastic Book Fair will be at Martinson Elementary School December 12 - 16! The Book Fair will also be open to parents for any holiday shopping during parent-teacher conferences that week (Monday evening and Wednesday afternoon). Profits from the Book Fair are used to buy new books for the Library so any support is greatly appreciated! I will also be sending out a Sign-up Genius for any parents willing to volunteer to help our students shop during their Library times.

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