Well, we have reached the final full month of school. Hopefully the beautiful weather continues. Our students have been enjoying the outdoor learning spaces around the school campus, and I am reminded of just how fortunate that we are to have the parent support to provide us with areas like our outdoor classroom and our front lawn workspaces. Each of you who have contributed to fundraising over the past few years has been a part of making the outdoor spaces come alive, funding the enrichment and field trip opportunities, and even helping our school replace our dinosaur of a laminating machine. I know the PTO is gearing up for several more large projects over the next year and so keep your eye out for opportunities to contribute and make our school even better.

We will hold our May All School Meeting on Friday. This month, we will learn more about the Global Citizen Portrait of a Learner Superhero. Global Citizen has a keen interest in building relationships with others and learning about other people's needs. She cares about helping and supporting the community both near and far. We will be reading Chris Van Allsburg's Just a Dream and thinking about ways that we can show our Global Citizen superpower- even at a young age.

Our Lost and Found is overflowing with winter coats, sweatshirts, etc. We will have the racks out to take a look through at Specialist Night on May 30th, but please ask your child to take a look as well- especially if you know that you are missing something.

Looking forward to a fabulous week ahead!

Warmly,

Wendy

On Thursday, May 9th from 5:30 to 7:30 MURSD will be hosting our annual Multicultural Night at Nipmuc Regional High School.There are numerous ways you can help, ranging from donating paper goods, to hosting a table highlighting your culture, to volunteering your time at the event. Click here to view all opportunities, and please consider volunteering to help make this event a success!

Exciting News! Gear up for the season of Nipmuc Football and Cheer with football and/or cheer yard signs! Order now for July delivery, then proudly place them in your yard to show support and boost your player's excitement.

Order form link is https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVQxeIVI0IjQvgbo0xasg2wk16fjupWSQ7Is5jdyg9XrftNQ/viewform?pli=1

Please click here for more information on parent drop off and pick up, including a video explaining the process

Our school hours are 8:45am-3:15pm. Drop off begins at 8:45 and students who arrive after 9:00am are considered tardy. We will begin dismissal right around 3:15pm.

Due to the hectic nature of the late afternoon, we will no longer be allowing parent dismissals from the main office after 2:45pm. If your child has an appointment, please plan to dismiss him/her earlier, or make use of our pick up line at 3:15pm. Thank you for understanding.

Please click here to access the PTO Newsletter for the month of February.

May 3rd~ All School Meeting

May 8th~ Ecotarium Visit for third grade

May 8th~ PTO meeting 6:30pm in the Library

May 10th~ Kindergarten Field Trip to Southwick's Zoo

May 13th and 15th~ Math MCAS Grades 3 and 4

May 16th~ First Grade Field Trip to Roger Williams Zoo

May 17th~ Early Release Day/Teacher Professional Development

May 23rd~ Second Grade Field Trip to the Ecotarium

May 23rd~ Fourth Grade Field Trip to Southwick's Zoo

May 23rd~4th Grade Spring Chorus Concert

May 27th~ No School, Memorial Day

May 30th~ Specialist Night

June 3rd~ Field Day (raindate June 4th)

June 4th~ Third Grade Upton Walking Field Trip

June 10th~ Inspired Learning Day

June 11th~ Fourth Grade Send Off

June 17th~ Last Day of School- Early Release at 12:15pm

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
Twitter: @wlbell630