Mathewson Elementary School
PAWprint December 22, 2023
Hello Bulldog Families,
Thanks to all our families that came in to celebrate many holiday and winter celebrations this week. Thank you also for your prompt pick ups on Monday afternoon with our unanticipated early dismissal day! We ended our week with a fun cozy pj day and holiday sing along. We hope you have a great week off ahead!
Love, Ms. Currier
Important Dates
*12/25: December break thru January 1st
*1/2/24!!!: Happy New Year and Welcome back!
*1/9: PTA Meeting will be held virtually--link is below in our PTA Section
Upcoming Information to Know:
We hope you have a happy and healthy holiday break!
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Mathewson PTA News
Our next meeting is…..January 9th @ 7 pm
For this month our meeting will be held virtually
Please access the meeting via this link
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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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Community Connections Center News
This week's CCC News contains information and links for a mix of resources & fun seasonal activities. Among the community services you will find links for the CT FoodShare's Mobile Pantry and Bridges Care Coordination program. For childcare options check out The Y Vacation Club and Milford Park & Recreation"s Acting Classes.
For Family fun you'll find several links to activities all around Connecticut!
Remember that the CCC Website is updated with links to community resources.
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!
Have a Safe & Happy Holiday Season! See you in the New Year!
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