Mathewson Elementary School
PAWprint April 8, 2022
Hello Bulldog Families!
It was a pawsitive week here at Mathewson School. We are all excited with the thought of warmer weather and Spring Break on the horizon. Please be sure to read some important information below about upcoming school and district information and events!
Interested in helping to kick off our first ever school-wide Career Day? We are hoping you can help! Please be sure to review this letter about ways you can help make our month of May SEL lessons be a success!
Please don’t forget to join us for our next Virtual PTA Meeting on Tuesday, April 12th! We will be sending a link early next week for this.
Grade 5 Families be sure to review this link for information about your child's Grade 6 Music selection!
Grade 4 and 5 Families: be on the lookout for more information to come about our Spring Concert on May 4th around 6:30pm! This concert will showcase and is open to grade 4 Chorus students and our grades 4 and 5 Band and Orchestra students. You can check out our district wide Spring Sounds Concert flier here.
Kick Off to Kindergarten - For our incoming Kindergarten families who are fully registered or currently in a MPS preschool program, be on the lookout for an email on our Kickoff to Kindergarten school visits in May. If your child is eligible for Kindergarten but you have not yet registered, please click the link to register and be included in this Kickoff to Kindergarten experience.
Be sure to join in the fun with our next school spirit day on April 14th--Crazy Hat/Hair Day!
This spirit day will also be an optional donation day see below!
Attendance Reminders!! We know that with the pandemic we have had some rise in attendance outages for our students. We just wanted to take a moment to just reshare the MPS district attendance policy. Please know at any time if you feel what is reported does not match your records, we have people that can help you resolve any worries you may have. It takes a village to make sure it is all right and while technology is great it may not always be reporting what is right :)
Safety Reminders for Pick Up and Drop Off!
As the weather is getting nicer we just want to take a moment to remind you of some important safety guidelines to help with pick up and drop off. We thank you for your support of these in advance!
Please be sure to have your student cross in front of your car whenever possible during am drop off.
Please pull up as far as possible in the am to allow for all bulldog families access to our drive through loop.
In the afternoon we know parking can be tight, please be sure to observe city wide signage and not park on Private Roadways. (Please do not turn down or make U-turns in private roadways.) We will continue to do our best to clear cars off West River Street as quickly and safely as possible.
Families that are walking to pick up your child, please be sure to walk over to our grass area in the front where staff will call for your child once they see you.
Help build good habits for the years to come--as often as possible we like the children to enter and exit the car on their own. Of course, staff and families can help if there are projects or instruments, but we hope that each year you use this opportunity to have your child become more independent with entering and exiting school.
Thanks for all your support. We look forward to our continued work together!.
Stay healthy, PAWsitive and Be Kind!
Melissa Currier
Melissa Currier, Principal
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Important Dates, WOOF!
Please click here for the revised Academic Calendar for 2021-22.
Wednesday, April 13th: Early Release Day: Students dismissed at 1:25
Thursday, April 14th: Crazy Hat/Hair Day Spirit Day
Friday, April 15th: No School: Good Friday
Monday, April 18th-Friday, April 22nd: No School for Spring Recess
Week of April 25th--Mathewson Kindness Week (details to come)
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Get ready for our next school spirit day!
What: Crazy Hair / Hat Day
When: Thursday, April 14, 2022
For this spirit day we are offering families the option to donate $1 which would go to support the Tommy Fund to help the local childrening battling childhood cancer at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven Health.
Even if you choose not to donate please feel free to join in the fun!
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Older News…. But Still Important!
Mrs. Wetmore, our Library Media Specialist, has created a new Media Center webpage. On it, you will find links to many of the students' favorite websites for coding, virtual field trips, book awards, and more! You can also check it out periodically for book recommendations for K-2, 3-5, and even adults. Enjoy and don't hesitate to reach out to her with any questions!
Staff Dress Down Days- Staff donates money yearly in order to “dress down” on Fridays throughout the year. The money goes to help support families, staff and community causes where we want to express care. Sometimes we add an extra day or two if we want to earn a little more to donate. So if you see us in our jeans you know it is to support a great cause! GO BULLDOGS!
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