September 3, 2015

September 3, 2015

Welcome Back!

It was so wonderful to see all of our first grade students climbing off the buses on Wednesday morning filled with excitement and with big smiles on their faces.  Our preschool and kindergarten children joined us for orientation and screening during these past two days, meeting their new teacher and classmates.  The classroom and halls were buzzing with activity and I speak on behalf of the entire staff when I say that we are so excited to welcome the kids back.

Visiting the Memorial School

As a reminder, all visitors to the Memorial School must enter and exit through the main door.  Once inside the building, please sign in at the office and grab a visitors badge.  When leaving, please come to the office and sign out in the visitor’s log.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Dismissal Notes

As a reminder, pick up notes, etc...do not carry over from year to year.  You must notify the office in writing regarding daily and/or routine plans at the start of each school year.  Please use your green bus notes or click here for the Daycare/Bus Transportation Form.

If your child is a standard pick-up (the same day(s) every week), please send a note or email to Andrea Moores at amoores@email.medfield.net that includes the first and last name of the person picking up.  

School Bus

If you would like to authorize an older sibling (4th grade or older) to be able to meet your child at the bus stop, please email Andrea Moores at amoores@email.medfield.net with that information.  As a reminder, parents must be visible at the bus stop.  If there is not an approved individual at the stop, Kindergarten and Grade One students will be returned to the Memorial school for pick-up.

Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge

Thank you to all who participated in the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge.

If you haven’t done so already, please have your child print out his or her minutes from the user profile online.  This can be found on the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge website www.scholastic.com/summer.  Please send a printed copy of the online log (or a paper/pencil log) back to to school by next Wednesday, September 9.  In addition, please fill out the slip of paper at the bottom of this letter and send it to school with your child’s reading log.  We will share and celebrate your child’s summer reading success during an upcoming assembly in recognition of International Literacy Day!

School Lunch

Check out our new sign in the Memorial cafeteria!  

The Warrior Pizza was a huge hit on the first day of school and smelled so delicious!  Next Tuesday (9/8), Food Service Director, Dawn Lavallee and our amazing cafeteria staff, Mrs. Konevich and Mrs. Lynch will be offering a free lunch to all of our incoming Kindergarten students.  Yum! Enjoy!

FACTS Tuition Payment

Preschool and Full-Day Kindergarten parents are reminded to please established a FACTS online tuition account as September payments are now due.  Visit http://factsmgt.com/  login, register, search for my institution.  If you have any questions related to setting up your account, please call FACTS at 866-441-4637.

PIN Night

The Memorial School PIN Night will be held on Monday, September 21st from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.  Parents are invited to join me in the gymnasium from 6:30-7:00 p.m. for general school information including greetings from our PTO, MCPE and SEPAC.  At 7:00 p.m., parents will be invited down for individual classroom presentations.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Stay Connected

Each week you will receive an email letting you know that the Thursday packet has been updated.  The packet contains information, reminders and important dates.  In addition, all information/forms can be found on the Memorial School website.

I would also like to encourage you to visit the Memorial School Blog at memorialschoolmedfield.blogspot.com.   As a convenience, you can sign up to get direct emails when it is updated.   Lastly, follow the Memorial School on Twitter at @MemorialPreK1.

As a reminder, there is no school on Friday, September 4th or Monday, September 7th.  We will see you on Tuesday.  Have a great Labor Day weekend!

Sincerely,

Missy Bilsborough

Memorial School Principal