Melville Message Community Update
October 2, 2026
Melville Mission
In partnership with families and community, the mission of Melville Elementary School is to provide all students with a strong academic foundation through diverse and challenging instruction in a safe and nurturing environment enabling them to achieve their greatest potential while developing self-confidence, respect, responsibility, compassion and a love of learning.
Music
2nd graders playing with drums to practice learning new rhythms!
Art
Library!
This week in the Library first graders learned about teamwork and read Swimmy by Leo Lionni.
Physical Education
Working on our overhand throwing in the gym.
We are excited to celebrate great attendance at Melville!
At the end of each month, we will look at our attendance data and put the names of students in Grades K–4 who were at school for the entire day each day of that month—meaning they were not late or dismissed early—into our Attendance Prize Pod Raffle.
Our raffle winners will be announced during morning announcements! When a student’s name is selected, they will come to the lobby and use our special gumball machine to choose a prize. If they get a STAR, they will receive an extra-special prize from our Treasure Box! ⭐
We will continue this Attendance Prize Pod challenge each month!
Our goal is simple: to celebrate students for being at school, ready to learn, and making the most of their time at Melville. Of course, we understand that children need to stay home when they are sick. When your child is well enough to attend, we encourage families to make school attendance a priority.
We also want to remind our students that getting ready for school is part of their job! Each morning, students can help their families by getting dressed, gathering their belongings, eating breakfast, and getting ready to learn.
We are looking forward to celebrating our students and their commitment to being
present, ready, and part of the Melville Family! 🐳💙
Melville Elementary School
Email: lauried@portsmouthschoolsri.org
Website: https://www.portsmouthschoolsri.org/Domain/11
Location: 1351 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, USA
Phone: 4016831650
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009159177892
Twitter: @MelvilleSchool