Mathewson Elementary School
PAWprint April 12, 2024
Hello Bulldog Families,
We have had such a fun week at Mathewson! This week we celebrated learning about the solar eclipse, took part in a Kindness Laser Light Show Performance (thanks PTA), and celebrated with our SEL hour on Wednesday. What a huge success for our students and staff to run a school wide hour of fun and community building on Wednesday. Students enjoyed meeting new friends across all grade levels and working with building staff new to them! Pictures to come soon on the Mathewson Website. You can also check them out here! But the fun doesn’t stop there, we are looking forward to our PTA Sponsored Spring Candy Ball Dance on Friday night!
Important Dates
*4/12: PTA Candy Ball Dance 6:30-8:30p
*4/15: Bus Evacuation Drills (in a.m. upon arrival)--weather permitting
*4/15: Board of Alderman Meeting: Public Hearing @ 5:30 pm
*4/17: Board of Alderman Meeting: Board of Education Presentation @ 7 pm
*4/23: Possible Fire Drill
*4/24: Early Release Day: 1:45-4:45 pm
* 5/21: MPS Blast Off to Summer Reading Program
*5/23: Mathewson Fun Night !@ Shelton Sport Center (info below in PTA Section)
Upcoming Information and Dates to Know:
Please click here to access an important letter from Mr. Steven Autieri re: state assessments. SBA Testing will begin at the end of April for grades 3-5.
Field Day is planned for Wednesday May 29th with a rain date of Thursday May 30th. Save the dates if you wish to attend and more information will follow shortly.
We look forward to our Memorial Day Poppy Planting event again this year! Students create poppies of thanks to then decorate the Mathewson Front Lawn. We are planning to “plant” our poppies on either May 23rd or 24th during the day based on our weather forecasts.
Grade 5 Families we are planning on celebrating our fifth graders completing elementary school with a fun farewell event on Tuesday June 4th (Rain date of Thursday June 6th). This will hold fun events for the students and then a part for families to attend as well. More information to come soon.
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Mathewson PTA News
Thank you to all that attended our April Meeting!….. Our last PTA Meeting of the year is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14th @ 7 pm in the Media Center.
Please come and help us vote in our 2024-2025 PTA Board!
Get Excited for our Spring Dance--Candy Ball!
Candy Ball is TONIGHT! Tickets are now $15 and available online or at the door.
*Not a drop off event!
Mathewson Library Event at Milford Public Library
Tuesday, April 30th from 5:30-7:00
All families are welcome! Applications for your child's very own library card are attached! Applications are due by April 22nd and can be picked up at the event on the 30th!
Teacher Appreciation Week
(flyer attached)
Mathewson Fun Night--May 23rd!
Join us for a night of fun and help raise money for our school.
Tickets must be purchased in advance and the event is Rain or Shine
See information here
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CCC News for the week of April 8th:
This week's CCC News contains information and links for a mix of resources & fun activities. Among the community services you will find links for "Foodshare Mobile Pantry dates and FAVOR's virtual "How to be your child's best advocate".
For Family fun you'll find information about The Milford's Library "SPARKLER Safari!" and The CT Library Passport program.
There is an article by CAMPSEARCH.COM that gives you help with how to choose a summer camp for your child.
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 great week!
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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. Do Not fill out the PowerSchool form for late arrivals or early dismissals.
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.
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.
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