Mathewson Elementary School
PAWprint March 3, 2023
Hello Bulldog Families,
Thanks to all our family and community readers that helped us celebrate Read Across Mathewson day on Thursday. Be sure to check out all the great reading pictures on Twitter or our Mathewson website! There are a lot of things going on in the coming weeks - be sure to stay informed!
Check out all the news going on District Wide and at Mathewson!
Our Grade 4 Informance is now scheduled for next Tuesday, March 7th @ 6:30 pm.
Mark Wood from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra to Perform with Milford Students! Milford Public Schools is excited to host our first ever Electrify Your Strings Concert featuring Mark Wood from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This two day event for students will culminate in a concert at Parsons Auditorium on Friday, March 10 at 7:00. Almost 300 string students in grades 5-12 will perform alongside Mark Wood and every attendee will have the opportunity to attend the meet and greet with Mark immediately following the concert. Tickets can be purchased here for $14. Tickets at the door will be $20. Doors will open at 6:30PM and the event will start promptly at 7:00. We hope to see you there!
Get EXCITED our NEON GLOW Spring Dance is in the works. Check out the flier here! Date is April 20th and you can get tickets on memberhub! Here's the link: https://mathewson.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true
Check out our Mathewson PTA Shelton Sports Center Night April 21st! Sign up for a great night of fun. 50% of the proceeds help go to our 5th Grade Class!
This week's Community Connection Center's Newsletter (CCC News) has information for PEP's "Toasty Toes Sock Drive", A Bridges Healthcare, "Grief Support" group, FAVOR's Virtual workshop - "How to be your child's best advocate", Summer Camp Registrations & Milford's St. Patrick's Day activities. Each week information about Milford's providers & their programs are listed. And don't forget that the CCC website is also updated with links to community resources. Have a great week!
District “Great News” from Food Services:
Free school breakfast and lunch at no cost to all students from March 1, 2023, through the remainder of school year (SY) 2022-23.
We are pleased to announce our return to school meals free of charge for all students beginning March 1, 2023 continuing through June 30, 2023. All students are provided with one school breakfast and one school lunch every school day free of charge. Students may purchase “A La Carte” foods separately from school meals such as chips, cookies, water and second meals (variety varies by grade level.)
As you may know, there are a variety of ways for families to arrange payment for a la carte purchases and previously purchased meals:
-Titan/My School Lunch: an online payment portal where families can deposit funds for their child’s/ren’s
-Checks: Families may choose to submit a check (along with a deposit slip) that will be forwarded to the school cafeteria. Please make checks payable to: Milford School Foodservice.
-Cash is not recommended and will only be accepted as a prepayment on account. As we are unable to give change.
Free or Reduced- Price Meal Applications:
Even as our district continues to provide free meals to all students, we still ask families to submit school meal applications because meal applications may be used for providing discounted school fees. In addition, our schools receive important funding and resources based on the number of approved free and reduced applications.
If you have not done so and would like to apply, please complete a Free/Reduced Price Application. Only one application is needed per family; if you have more than one child attending a school in our district, you only need to submit one application for all children.
If you have any questions, please reach out to the food service office at 203-783-3490.
Please help support the Beth El Center with our Toasty Socks Drive!
District Conference Sign up Information
We are pleased to announce our Spring 2023 Elementary Conference Schedule:
Wednesday, March 29th 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 30th1:45-3:45 p.m.
Friday, March 31st 1:45-3:45 p.m.
*Please note that we will have a modified early dismissal time on the conference days to accommodate the conference schedule. Therefore, students will be dismissed on March 29th, March 30th, and March 31st at 1:15pm.
Parents/guardians will once again have the opportunity to select a conference time through My Conference Time. All conferences will be in person unless a parent/guardian requests a Google Meet link directly from the teacher. Spring conference sign up information will be live on our school website from February 27 at 9:00 a.m. through March 27 at 12:00 p.m. If you prefer a virtual session, please contact the teacher to request a Google Meet link to conduct your conference virtually after you have confirmed your conference time through My Conference Time Online Scheduler. We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s learning!
Quick tip: Look for emails from “noreply@myconferencetime.com” when searching email for conference confirmation communications.
This week's Community Connection Center's Newsletter (CCC News) has links for the United Way-"Get Help" page and Milford's Recreation Department's "Minds in Motion" programs. Each week information about Milford's providers & their programs are listed. And don't forget that the CCC website is also updated with links to community resources. Have a great week!
District Wide Kindergarten Registration is Now Available!
Greetings, MPS Families!
We are pleased to announce that Kindergarten Registration for the 2023-2024 school year will take place during February and March. If you have a child who will be starting Kindergarten in the fall, registration information will be posted to the district website www.milforded.org on February 21, 2023. You must register your child for Kindergarten at the school determined by your street address, unless placed by Pupil Personnel Services. School/Street Assignments are available on the district website under “District Information.”
Students must be at least age five (5) on or before December 31, 2023, in order to register for Kindergarten.
Current MPS preschool or Ready To Learn students do not need to complete an online registration packet.
If you need assistance with the registration portal, please contact the main office for your district assigned school. School contact information can be found on the district website under “ Schools.”
We are excited for your children to come to our schools! Fully registered families, please be on the lookout for more information from your school’s Principal about an in person kindergarten event in the spring. In the meantime, click here for a sneak peek of what to expect in Kindergarten!
We look forward to welcoming the Class of 2036!
Other News to Bark About!!
Attendance: All absences must be reported using the PowerSchool attendance form. If your child is going to be late or picked up early, please send a note in to the teacher, or email the teacher, our greeter mkothari@milforded.org and our secretary mgonski@milforded.org . Only absences should be reported through PowerSchool.
Mathewson School Spring Photos will be on April 19th. For this Spring photo opportunity our photography offers Personality Portraits. Click here for more information!
Be sure to check out our PAWmazing Artist Facebook Page!
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10008760534341
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Mathewson PTA Information
Our next Virtual PTA Meeting will be @ 7 pm on March 14th! Link will be sent as the date gets closer.
Seeking 5th Grade Parents--WE NEED YOU!!: If you're interested in helping plan the 5th grade end of the year events, please contact 5thgradebulldogsphotos@gmail.com
Check out what’s happening this year thanks to our PTA! This calendar will be updated as events are added or changes take place. Check out our upcoming PTA Sponsored Events Here!
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Important Dates, WOOF!
March 1-30th: Toasty Sock Drive to support Beth El
March 7th: Grade 4 Informance (Band/Strings) @ 6:30 pm
March 8th: MPS Full Day Professional Learning: No School for Students
March 10th: Mark Wood from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra to Perform with Milford Students! (see info above)
March 14th: 7 pm Virtual PTA Meeting… link will be sent
March 15th: 1:25 PM Dismissal for Professional Learning
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