In anticipation of another fun filled, educational trip to Nature’s Classroom for our 8th graders this coming Fall, we are offering a spring fundraiser. This online fundraiser will run from April 7th- 28th. Students will have the opportunity to share links to their personal pages. If you would like to support a 7th grader in their fundraising efforts, ask them for their link! Or you can use the link below to shop and contribute to the general Nature’s Classroom Scholarship Fund.

https://www.shopfund.com/Shop?sid=1711273&t=GS&utm_campaign=sbshare&utm_medium=generic&utm_source=transactional

The MHS Band & Chorus recently spent 5 days in Disney World! Under the direction of Mr. Kozik and Ms. Sommer, the students put on incredible performances of Disney favorites on stage at Disney Springs. They also participated in soundtrack workshops with Disney musicians, an amazing experience that students will remember forever. The students were also able to visit a Disney theme park each day. Everyone enjoyed their time at the Happiest Place on Earth!

Photo Credit: Cris Antonio

Join your friends and neighbors for this year’s Taste In Motion on Sunday, May 21st from 2 - 5pm.

Come enjoy delicious samples from your favorite local restaurants, listen to fabulous entertainment by Jae Mannion, and enter to win raffle prizes!

Pick up your event wristband at the Maynard Education Foundation (MEF) tent at the Mill & Main Parking (across from 155 Main Street), before you start your around-the-town sampling experience With a map in hand, explore our local eateries, sampling their foods, checking out their menus, and meeting the dedicated owners & staff. Vote on your favorites to show your support.

This event is made possible by our sponsors, the restaurants, and folks like you who donate to MEF. All proceeds benefit MEF’s grant program that funds new learning opportunities in the Maynard Public Schools.

When: Sunday, May 21st, 2 - 5 pm.

Where: Mill and Main parking lot (across from 155 Main Street, Maynard)

Tickets: Buy online at maynardeducation.org $25 for individuals/$10 for kids (2-12) or at the event for $25 for adults / $15 for kids

Under age 2 free

Green Meadow Building Project

Just as a reminder, you can find information about the ongoing MSBA Building process for a new Green Meadow School in the following ways!

Maynard Public Schools Website page

This includes a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page, which has been recently updated.

The Green Meadow MSBA Project Facebook page

As well as recorded Building Committee meetings from April 2022 to the present.

The Maynard Booster Club has an exciting opportunity for Maynard High School and Fowler Middle School athletes to raise funds and earn individual cash and prizes. Our upcoming mattress fundraiser will raise money for us to fulfill team requests as we are able and to continue to provide our athletes with letter jackets, trophies and college scholarships.
On Saturday, April 29 from 10am - 4pm, with our partner, Custom Fundraising Solutions (CFS), we will have floor models of name brand mattresses displayed in the Maynard High School Gym to try out and order. The mattresses will sell for up to 50% off retail with the proceeds going to the Maynard Booster Club. The MHS Track and Field Team has run this fundraiser in the past with great success. If you bring in an event flyer with your athlete's name on it, they will get credit for any mattress sale. (Event flyers are available in the main office). We hope to see you there!

Feel free to email Christinemorgan at Christinemorgan1299@gmail.com with any questions.

PMC KIDS Rides are a way to include young cyclists in the mission of the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC) annual bike-a-thon to raise money for cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Since 2005, the PMC KIDS Rides have raised over 9.3 million dollars through Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund. The PMC KIDS Rides Program engages youth in philanthropy, instills the value of working for the benefit of others, and promotes athletic fitness and physical activity. The program enables children between the ages of 3 and 13 to ride their bikes and solicit sponsors to donate money to cancer research. 100% of all money raised at this event will go directly to Dana Farber via the PMC.

Fowler Summer Enrichment Program

Dear families,

Fowler School is offering a free summer enrichment program for any students entering grades 4 through 8.

When: July 10th - July 27th (Monday - Thursday)

Time: 8:30 am - 11:30 am

Where: Fowler School

Transportation: Parent provided

The Summer Enrichment Program is an engaging, hands-on program with an emphasis on STEAM activities. The lessons are designed to support student learning in the areas of science, math, and reading.

This program is open to all students on a first come, first served basis. Attending all three weeks is strongly encouraged.

In order to secure a spot for your child in the summer enrichment program, please complete the short enrollment form as soon as possible.

Google Form-English

Google Form-Spanish

Google Form-Portuguese

If you have any questions about the program, please contact one of the program coordinators;

Denise Hatch dhatch@maynard.k12.ma.us

Maria Soler msoler@maynard.k12.ma.us

Kindly,

Ms. Hatch and Sra. Soler

Green Meadow School

Many students have joined the BASEC and/or Boy’s and Girl’s Club during the school year and continue through the summer months. Based upon information from last year’s summer programming, the Green Meadow Elementary School will be scheduling an Integrated PK session to run from July 5 - August 3, 2023 (Monday-Thursday) and an English Learner (K-3) program from July 5 - July 27 (Monday-Thursday). The programs will be based on the availability of staffing.

Maynard High School

Maynard High School proposes offering three summer programs. One program is designed to support EL students, another program is a credit recovery Summer School, and the third program is a theater program.

The EL enrichment program would be for 10 days in July on July 5-6, 10-13, and 17-20 from 8:30-12:30. Breakfast and lunch would be prepared by students as a learning and socialization activity each day.

The Summer School Credit Recovery program would run from July 10th through July 28th, Monday through Friday. Hours would be from 8:30-11:45 for students, with two sessions per day separated by a short break.

A high school summer theater workshop would run from Monday, July 31st through August 11th from 8:00 am-Noon.

This is a friendly reminder that per the Maynard Wellness Policy, which receives its directives from state and national standards, no student should be coming to school with any outside beverages other than water. We have seen an uptick in Dunkin Donuts type beverages and as much as we love to see our students coming in extra caffeinated, we kindly ask that you leave these beverages to life outside of school. This also includes any energy drinks and even that new swanky Prime beverage.

We are kindly asking that all student drop offs and pickups (before and after school) take place on the far side of the building by the sports fields. Please follow the road behind the school to arrive there.

When this protocol is not followed, it poses a serious safety risk to our students and our teachers.

A thousand thank yous in advance!

Families, we've already put our MCAS dates on the calendar for you to reference.

Grade 4:

ELA: April 12-13, Math: May 10-11

Grade 5:

ELA: April 12-13, Math: May 10-11, Science: May 17-18

Grades 6-7:

ELA: April 25-26, Math: May 15-16

Grade 8:

ELA: April 4-5, Math: May 8-9, Science: May 17-18

If you live with food allergies, every meal can be a worry. Whitson's, our food service provider, is trying to reduce that worry with allergy-friendly food signage. In the cafeteria, look for signs like this. It clearly lists the allergens in the dish. The online menu, linked below, shows allergens, and is also interactive, allowing students to review the dishes and leave feedback. Whitson's hopes this information makes it easier to plan ahead for each week's meals, especially for those managing a food allergy.

The Green Meadow Elementary School project team has submitted its second MSBA submission! This submission is called the Preferred Schematic Report (PSR) and it advances the initial existing conditions verification, educational visioning & programming and Owner / Community coordination into multiple design alternatives, shows MSBA the design alternative evaluation process taken by the project team, and highlights which design alternative was ultimately selected at the end of the process.

Below is a link to a Google Drive folder that contains the previous Preliminary Design Program (PDP) submission as well as the recent PSR submission. As always, we thank you very much for your attention to the project, and we’ll continue to keep you informed as the project moves along the MSBA process!

GMES Google Drive Link