Mathewson Elementary School
PAWprint April 26, 2024
Hello Bulldog Families,
The weather is finally getting nicer, let’s hope it stays that way for all our upcoming May fun! This week we completed a fire drill on Tuesday. Next week we will send out our Family Input form towards the end of the week. This will give families an opportunity to share some thoughts about placement for the 24-25 school year. We will also be sending out our Field Day Sign Up Google form for you to sign up if you hope to come during Field Day. The more people that sign up ahead the less wait time you have on the day of the event.
Be sure to check out all the information below. There are many more activities for May coming up. We will update these weekly as they get closer.
Important Dates
*4/29: Field Day Sign Up Google Form sent out for family attendance
*5/3: Family Input Google Form will be sent out
*5/6-5/10: Staff/Teacher Appreciation Week
*5/10: PTA Sponsored Plant Sale--classes shop during the day
*5/14: Mathewson Last PTA Meeting in the Media Center at 7 pm
*5/17: Mathewson Career Day
* 5/21: MPS Blast Off to Summer Reading Program
*5/22: Virtual Harborside Information Night for incoming 6th graders
*5/23: Mathewson Fun Night! @ Shelton Sport Center (info below in PTA Section)
*5/23: Mathewson Memorial Day Poppy Planting
*5/24: Mathewson Memorial Day Poppy Planting Rain Date
Upcoming Information and Dates to Know:
Career Day will be May 17th. We look forward to inviting community and family members into our building to help teach our children about a number of careers! More information to come.
We look forward to our Memorial Day Poppy Planting event again this year! Students create poppies of thanks and 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.
Field Day is scheduled for May 29th with a rain date of May 30th. We will send home a google form for families to visit soon!
Attention 5th Grade Families: Is your child going to Harborside or West Shore for the 24-25 SY? If so be sure to attend the virtual information nights coming up HMS Virtual Family Information Night on May 22nd and WSMS Virtual Family Night on May 20th.
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!
Mathewson Library Event at Milford Public Library
Tuesday, April 30th from 4:30-7:00
All families are welcome! Flyer
Teacher Appreciation Week
Teacher Appreciation Week Flyer
Sign Up Genius to donate items or volunteer during the week!
Mathewson Plant Sale Flyer! May 10th
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 26th:
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 "Bridges Wellness On Wheels" mobile clinic.
For Family Fun you'll find information about "An Evening Under the Stars" at Foran High School.
For Fun Family Events Day trips Around Connecticut check out The Hartford Yard Goats Reading Challenge, where students can earn free tickets to baseball games.
For Summer Camps- Milford Recreation's “Marine Biology” Camp.
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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