Mathewson Elementary School
PAWprint October 20, 2023
Hello Bulldog Families,
We thank you for another PAWmazing week. Thanks to all that were able to come in for conferences. Your support means a lot. Next Friday Mathewson joins many other schools in “District to wear PINK” as a way to show support for breast cancer awareness. We have our big Halloween Hoot next week. Be sure to check out the information in the PTA section below and there are still lots of ways to help with the event! Have a great weekend ahead!
With Love,
Melissa Currier, Principal
Important Dates
*10/25: Wednesday, Early Release at 1:25 pm for Professional Learning
*10/27: Friday, Mathewson wears PINK Day
*10/27: Friday, PTA Sponsored Halloween Hoot at night--see info
*10/31: Tuesday, Mathewson Halloween Parade at 9:15a (Families welcome!!! Let’s hope for good weather. If inclement weather it will have to be inside and then students and staff only)
Upcoming Information to Know:
Robert Taylor Photo Order Info
Mathewson School prepay is now active until October 24th. If there are underclass siblings in the same school, then you may enter the next child's name after placing the first child's package in the cart.
Also note, Robert Taylor offers the underclass 3rd child free package for the same school. Use the prepay link, enter each child's name and select a package, once all 3 are in the cart, start to check out and the 3rd child will come up free. This is a special only available thru the end of the prepay period (Oct. 24th) and at the same school.
The link is listed below:
Mathewson photo prepay now active until Oct. 24.
Mathewson code is: mat23
Mathewson Costume Parade
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 9:15 am
Students will come to school in their costumes! Please have students wear their costumes over their regular clothes and bring a labeled bag for their costumes. (It's a long day to stay in your costume).
Children must have a costume appropriate for elementary school aged children. Gory/violent images are not good for our little ones.
No props, toy weapons, face masks, or make-up, etc., are allowed.
All guests must stay outside for the duration of the parade. If parents are assisting with a learning activity after the parade, it must be pre-arranged with the classroom teacher and we ask that you please wait until the parade is completely finished prior to entering.
We ask that families line up in the front lawn by the West River Street entrance or the side field of the school to get a great view of children marching . Parking will be limited so arrive early but not earlier than 9 am please this way buses can complete their drop off routines! Please use side streets for parking rather than the lot.
The parade will start from the back of the school and walk along the soccer field, and sidewalk all the way to the West River Street entrance. You will have plenty of photo opportunities. Please know we walk by grade level with a short break in between each grade so the next set of parents/guardians can be ready for their photo opp.
*Should there be inclement weather that morning, the parade will be held indoors. In that case we will only have enough space for all staff and students. We will be sure to post lots of pics on Twitter should this happen.*
Any family who does not wish their child to participate should contact the teacher in advance so that we may make appropriate arrangements.
We look forward to sharing this festive event with your children and family!
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Mathewson PTA News
Our next meeting is…..
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
IN PERSON in the Library
We will be offering child care (Foran, Law and Harborside Key Club Members)
Get excited Halloween Hoot is almost here!!!
Thanks to our highly successful fundraising efforts of Bulldog Run our Hoot is free to all Mathewson Families this year!
Please use this link to help make our event PAWsome!
We need all paws on deck!
We are excited to offer our first Mathewson Parents Night Out on 11/2!!
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Getting to Know Your Bulldog Staff!
Meet Mrs. Wetmore, Media Specialist
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News Already Shared But Still Important….
We love to celebrate your child’s birthday and make holidays throughout the year special; however, we do not allow goodie bags of any kind to come into school. Please reach out to your child’s teacher if you wish to come in and be a guest reader for the class or hand out a pencil, crayons or bookmark instead. To ensure all items are safe for all children we just ask that a gift bag of any kind not come in for birthdays or holidays. Thank you.
Family Arrival and Dismissal Reminders (sent out in opening letter)
Student Absence Reporting Procedure:
The school attendance line is no longer the means for reporting student absence. A new requirement is for parents/guardians to fill out the Attendance Absence Form within PowerSchool any time their child is absent.
The procedure for notifying the school of your child’s early dismissal or late arrival is the same as previous years. If your child will be arriving/joining late or leaving early, please email the building secretary, the greeter and classroom teacher.
This form must be completed on the day the child is absent and must be completed on each day
Absent. If you fill out the form more than once in a day, only the latest will be seen.
You can watch the steps below in this video:
The purpose of this form is to keep everyone safe and healthy by verifying the child’s symptoms.
1) Start by logging into PowerSchool (https://gradebook.milforded.org)
2) After logging in, click Forms in the left navigation.
Note: If you are on a phone’s browser and don’t see Forms at first, tap the little right-facing
arrow in the upper-left corner to show the left navigation.
3) If you have more than one child, make sure you click/tap the correct child’s name in the
upper-left corner first.
4) On the Forms page, look for the Attendance section. Click/tap the Attendance Absence Form -
Parents link.
Note: If the form never loads, please make sure you are not using the Firefox web browser.
5) Answer Yes or No to the questions and then click/tap Submit.
6) If you answer No for the following question “Even though your student is out sick today will
he/she be participating in class as a distance learner” a follow up question will appear.
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District News….
Chromebook Insurance: You Can Renew Right on the Parent Portal: Our low-cost Chromebook Insurance program is WELL worth the annual renewal fee ($25 per year). If you’ve got kids, then you already know there’s always the potential for something to happen to the Chromebook during the year: lost (~$230 replacement cost), replacement mainboard (~$90), cracked screen (~$40), broken hinges (~$15), or broken keyboard (~$60), just to name a few. For $25, you can have peace of mind and save a lot of aggravation when something goes wrong. You can reserve your Chromebook insurance right on your Parent Portal account. If you have any questions, please contact our BIDS dept. at (203) 783-3446.
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Community Connections Center News
This week's CCC News contains information and links for The Community Storehouse Project, Basketball programs offered by Park & Recreation, ArryRX, a prescription discount card, Stamford's Great Pumpkin Festival and Fall Foliage Maps!
Remember that the CCC Website is updated with links to community resources.
Have a Great Weekend!
To locate the CCC’s web page go to Milford’s main page and click on the Menu tab & scroll down under district Information to find the Community Connections Centers!
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Mary-Kathryn Williams, Coordinator
Milford Community Connection Centers
203-882-6094
Mwilliams@milforded.org
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