Greetings Memorial Families,
It's been a great week at the Memorial School and we have many things to look forward to. Please enjoy this week's blog.
Did you know that once a month our teachers participate in professional development focused solely on math instruction? This week, teachers in Kindergarten and Grade one met with math consultant, Shephali Fox, to discuss the enVision 2.0 math program and specifically look at instruction and assessment. Learning is then brought back into the classroom to directly impact student learning.
Important Dates to Remember
Thanksgiving Break - November 25, 26, & 27 (No School)
Elementary Parent Math Night (K-5) - 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Welcome Ken the Music Man!
Thanks to the Memorial PTO, Ken the Music Man, will be making monthly visits to our preschool classrooms. Ken DoRosario is a certified music therapist and musician who specializes in working with pre-school and elementary school aged children. He will be joining each of our preschool classes one time per month to bring music and movement to the students. Check out these photos from his first visit.
Math Night is Coming
On December 2, 2015, we will be holding a K-5 parent math information night from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Be on the lookout for the more information coming soon!
Hour of Code is coming back to Memorial for Grade 1!
We will be joining the largest learning event in history when tens of millions of students around the world celebrate Computer Science Education Week. Our HOC will take place over the course of two weeks in December.
MCPE MESSAGES:
Many thanks to those students and community members who turned out for MCPE’s Student Trivia Challenge and Community Trivia Night. They were fun-filled successful events, the proceeds of which will be used to enrich Medfield students' curriculum.
Mark your calendars for the return of MCPE's outstanding and much anticipated online auction of “Treasured Experiences”. Featuring unique opportunities for students to spend time with their favorite teachers, this online auction will run from
Monday, November 30-December 4th. Be sure to start your holiday shopping on Cyber Monday at
medfieldcoalition.org.
Are you looking for a way to let your child's teacher, a school staff member, a coach, a bus driver or an administrator know just how much you and your child appreciate them? Consider MCPE's Blue Ribbon Program. It is an easy and thoughtful way to recognize the efforts of a member of our school community during the holiday season. Each person recognized with a donation will receive a card, customized with a thank you note from you, indicating that a donation was made in his or her honor. To thank a school member with this Blue Ribbon recognition, please go to the MCPE website:
medfieldcoalition.org. Blue Ribbon requests submitted by
Friday, December 18th will be delivered byDecember 23rd for the 2015-2016 holiday period.
A message from the Memorial PTO…
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM SCRIP
Scrip will be placing one last online order for the holiday season! The program is closing, but one last online order will be placed at
noon on Friday November 27th! If you are interested in placing an order for holiday gifts, teachers, etc., you may do so online at
www.shopwithscrip.com no later than
12 noon November 27th.
You may pay for your order by check or online payment. If you choose to pay by check, please drop your check of at Park Street Books prior to November 24th. Any check not received for an order will result in the order not being placed. If you choose to pay with online payment through your existing account, the order may be placed up until 12 noon on November 27th. SCRIP cards are still available at the Park Street Books Box. Please stop buy and purchase cards on hand for the holidays. We would like to thank all of you who have supported the SCRIP program over the years!
MEDFIELD SPIRIT WEAR
Customize everything yourself or see what your kids can create! Choose from t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, pants, bags, hats, blankets & more. Spend $85 or more and get a free customized t-shirt. 12% of proceeds from each order will go to your school’s PTO. This is all you have to do:
- Go to http://www.shop.mylocker.net
- Enter your school locker number - MEMORIAL CR198
- Use promo code nxMS4jcT to receive $10 off every order you place
NOTE: Due to different branding sizes, make sure to check all size charts when ordering to ensure you get a great fit for each product. Use MyLocker to create apparel for your teams, clubs, service groups, and more. The possibilities are endless! Please contact Laura Zaher SPIRITWEARMEDFIELD@gmail.com with any questions.
ZEBRA’S FLATBREAD FRIDAY FUNDRAISER
No need to cook on a Friday night after a crazy week! Enjoy a delicious flatbread from Zebra’s and support the Medfield Public Schools at the same time. 10% of the proceeds from flatbreads sold via take-out or in the restaurant on Friday evenings will be donated to the Medfield Coalition for Public Education (MCPE) and Medfield K-8 PTO.
WINTER CARNIVAL
The winter carnival committee is looking for creative and enthusiastic volunteers to work as part of the
Booth Committee. This involves coming up with new and exciting games and prizes. We are also looking for a
Treasurer. We would like to have the new Treasurer shadow the current Treasurer this year to learn the ropes and be ready to take things on in 2017. The carnival will be held this year on
March 12, 2016. Please reach out to Janie Boylan at
janie.steel@totalise.co.uk or Meghan Glenn at
theglenns2005@hotmail.com if interested.
BOX TOPS
The November raffle will be held on
Tuesday November 24th, so send those Box Tops in! Reminder - be sure to label the Collection Sheet or baggie with your child's name.
10 Box Tops= 1 raffle entry, 25 Box Tops= 3 raffle entries! Check out
this week's Thursday Packet for the Box Top collection sheets. If you have any questions, please contact Memorial's coordinators Maria Puglia
mpuglia79@gmail.com or Lindsay Rogers
uflindsay@gmail.com.
MEMORIAL PTO MEETING: Our next meeting will be held on January 13th @ 9:00 am.
Thank you for reading.
Have a great rest of your week.
Sincerely,
Missy Bilsborough
