Martinson Elementary

We are so excited about the kick off of One Book One School! This year's book, Trying by Kobi Yamada, is a wonderful story reminding us that making mistakes is okay and part of the learning process. The story encourages us to be brave and try something new, and when faced with a setback, we must push through the disappointment and see it as a reason to keep learning, growing and striving. The important thing is to keep trying and never give up. This goes along with our Dream It! Believe It! Achieve It! theme for the year. We have to believe we can make it happen and even when we make mistakes, we can still achieve our dreams if we just keep TRYING! We will be exploring this book with special activities at school and also hope you will enjoy sharing the book with your children at home.

Fri. Oct 7: Enrichment Presentation Wingmasters Gr. K

Mon. Oct 10: Columbus Day- No School

Sun. Oct 16: Trunk or Treat

Wed. Oct 19: Curriculum Night

Fri. Oct 21: School Store

Tues. Nov 8: No School for students: Professional Dev. Day for Teachers

Fri. Nov 11: No School- Veterans Day

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 October lunch menu.

The Lost and Found table at MES is already getting filled up with many nice items! Please label your students' jackets and lunch boxes in order to make sure these items get returned to their owner.

Thanks

The Scholastic Book Fair will be coming to Martinson December 12 - December 16, 2022! More information to follow as the event gets closer.

Well that was awesome! Huge thanks to everyone who came out to Last Call at

Rexicana! It was great to be together and put faces to the names of so many of our

parents and caregivers. Special thanks to the Biviano family, who generously donated

their 50/50 raffle winnings to the PTO!

SAVE THE DATE for our first Trunk-or-Treat! Admission and trunk-or-treating are free

for MES families and will take place 2-4pm on Sunday October 16 in the FBMS

parking lot. Don’t be scared of signing up to spookify your car! Trunk-or-treat

decorating kits are available on Amazon! Be sure to use AmazonSmile!

Our next general meeting is Tuesday, November 8 at 7pm in the cafeteria.

Please sign up for communications from us through www.PTBoard.com (school code

MDSVP8), and please consider becoming a voting member while you’re there! Can’t

make it? There are other ways to be part of the conversation. Join our Facebook group,

MES Parent Forum, or you can always share your ideas and concerns by emailing

ptomartinson@gmail.com.

How to use AmazonSmile on a web browser:

1. Visit smile.amazon.com

2. Sign in with the same account you use for Amazon.com

3. Select your charity: Martinson Elementary School PTO

4. Start shopping! Remember to checkout at smile.amazon.com to

generate donations for your chosen charity.

Tip: Add a bookmark to make it easier to shop at smile.amazon.com.

How to use AmazonSmile using the Amazon app on your mobile phone:

1. Open the Amazon Shopping app

2. Navigate to the main menu (=)

3. Tap on Settings and then select “AmazonSmile”

4. Select your charity, Martinson Elementary School PTO, and then

follow the on-screen instructions to turn ON AmazonSmile in the mobile

app

5. Once AmazonSmile has been activated in your app, future eligible app

purchases will generate a donation for the charity you have selected.

Annual Screenings will take place starting in October and 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.

Absences : If your child is absent, you must notify the front office that your child will not be in school. Please send in an excuse note upon returning to school for both the teacher and Nurse Mudge.

Any absences related to an illness that exceed 3 or more days must have a Dr's note of medical clearance before they return.

Illnesses : Elementary aged children can easily spread and pick up germs and viruses. If your child has developed symptoms or has been sent home from school with symptoms that are of a concern, such as Flu ( seasonal or Covid ) Strep Throat or Hand Foot and Mouth aka HFM or Coxsackie virus--- which are all communicable illnesses -please contact your Pediatrician for advice and /or evaluation before returning to school.

Medication - please do not send medication to school with your child- it is school policy that medication needs to be hand delivered from the parent to the nurse. Medication can be easily dropped, opened, spilled or lost on the way into school.

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.

The Marshfield Public Schools are thrilled to announce our new app for mobile phones! Stay up-to-date with access to events, documents, news from administrators, student stories, and even emergency notifications.

You can download the app for free on Google Play or Apple App Store.

Download for Android https://bit.ly/3yOktQ8

Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3nVNlzs

Please complete the Student Information Update workflow for all your children as soon as possible. Please click here for instructions.

If after reviewing the instructions you are having difficulty, please do not hesitate to contact aspen@mpsd.org.

Note:

• Pop ups need to be allowed in order for the form to open.
• Please, double check the information before submitting it.
• Make sure that if you have autocomplete feature turned on in your device, it won’t override what you have entered.

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MPSD Aspen Portal address: https://aspen.mpsd.org

Username: lastname.firstname.fam
Password:

** If the Password field above is blank, it means our records indicate that you have already chosen a personal password. If you do not know the password, please email us at aspen@mpsd.org to have the password re-set.

MES will continue to use the PickUp Patrol system for any school year changes such as absences, early dismissals, authorized individuals to pick up at car line and regular dismissal changes.

You should have received your PickUp Patrol Welcome Email with login credentials last week. Please review your child's default plans. If any default changes need to be made, please reach out to Carolyn Hubbard via email at chubbard@mpsd.org with any permanent dismissal changes that need to be made .

Please click here for additional information on how the portal system works for parents. Please contact the front office with any questions or concerns.

Email: pdevlin@mpsd.org
Website: mpsd.org
Location: 257 Forest Street, Marshfield, MA, USA
Phone: 781-834-5025
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Twitter: @mesppal