Mathewson Elementary School
PAWprint April 14, 2022
Hello Bulldog Families!
Well our weather definitely got us into spring break mode! We hope you all have a fun and restful week next week. When we return it will be a busy time of continued learning, PTA events, field trips and lots more! Thanks to everyone for participating in crazy hair/hat day on Thursday. Be well and see you back in school on the 25th!
Thank you to everyone that logged onto our PTA Meeting on Tuesday. We have a full board slated for the 22-23 school year! Our next and last virtual meeting will be held on May 3rd so mark your calendars. A special thank you to our PTA who voted on providing field trip assistance funds for all students to defer the cost of trips. Each student will have $10 earmarked towards field trips to help reduce costs for families. :)
Check out the PTA Sponsored Urban Air Night Flier here! Join us on April 28th!
Our PTA Spring Plant Sale is coming on May 6th! This is for students only to purchase flowers if you so chose. Please see the flier here !
Parent University - join us for a pasta dinner and an exciting evening of new learning at our upcoming Parent University.
When: April 27, 2022
Where: Foran High School
Dinner: 6:00-7:00pm in Cafeteria
Session: 7:00-8:00pm
More information here
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!
Grade 5 Families be sure to review this link for information about your child's Grade 6 Music selection! This needs to be completed by all families!
Grade 4 and 5 Families: be on the lookout for more information posted in your child’s music google classroom 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 website for more information.
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.
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 :)
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.
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)
Spring Sounds - Check out the MPS Spring Concert series here. The concerts will showcase our grade 4 Chorus and grades 4 & 5 Band and Orchestra
Thursday, April 28th--PTA Sponsored Urban Air night (see flier above)
Friday, May 6th_-PTA Sponsored Plant Sale/ during day students only (see flier above)
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Older News…. But Still Important!
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!.
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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