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Dear Families,

We hope everyone enjoyed the early start to the weekend. Let’s hope this is winter’s final push! March always brings the promise of spring and new beginnings. It is always a treat to watch the students as they observe the changing seasons. The children rush into school to report on the first flower they’ve seen poking through the soil, or the first butterfly spotted in our courtyard. And spring sports and outdoor activities are always welcomed and anticipated with so much excitement. Soon, we will also “spring ahead”, as we gain another hour of daylight on March 13th.

In addition to all that Mother Nature has in store for us, we are excited to welcome families into the building on March 9th and 10th for conferences. As a reminder, conferences are an adult event; and we will operate on an early release schedule each day. We can’t wait to celebrate all that your students have accomplished thus far. See you soon!

Classroom Tidbits:

Preschool- learners were taught that Q & U stick together. They learned how to write the letters Q & U and the sounds they make together and apart.

Kindergarten--students started the planning process for writing all about books.

Grade 1- writers were being brave when writing. They are practicing choosing a word that is the best fit even though it may not be the easiest to spell.

Grade 2- writers are learning about lab reports and completed an experiment together while filling out a science lab report with a question, hypothesis, materials, procedures, observations, and conclusion.

Grade 3- students are going through the writing process of revising and editing in effort to publish their opinion pieces.

With appreciation for your partnership,

Joey & Andrea

Memorial Models are chosen weekly by their teacher and have excelled all week in taking care of themselves, others, and things.

Hi Everyone!

It has been an exciting and action packed 2021- with no signs of letting up in 2022!

Pre K, K and Grade 1

With clear expectations, the children have the PE routine down to a science and they look better than ever. From stretching and exercises to jogging and fitness, the children have done an amazing job! Some of the activities we completed included jumping rope,, hula hoops, ball skills and cooperative games. Their jumping and coordination skills through jump ropes, jumping sticks and skip-its have been very impressive. We also continued to work on their gross motor skills such as skipping, galloping, and slides.

Grade 2 and 3

As always, our PE classes begin with a detailed and progressive warm-up, including prolonged cardio fitness exercise, either through activities or jogging. We continued with our ball skills, now into using our hands, while starting our beach ball volleyball unit. We focused on eye-hand coordination and various technical shots ( modified) and reaction time, as the children worked on their own against the wall and progressed to partner work, culminating with advanced play at the net ( modified height ). We will continue our beach ball volleyball unit until the second week of March. The children LOVE the beach ball volleyball unit.

Thank you for all your encouragement and support at home!

Coach Boscarino and Coach Ruel

The East Hampton Public Schools is deeply committed to providing our students with the best education possible in order for each student to be fully prepared for every level of schooling and ultimately for college and/or career. As we provide that high quality education, it is essential that our parents have information regarding educational programming. In the 2022-2023 school year, we anticipate a change to our core math resource at the K-5 level.

The last time the East Hampton Public Schools conducted a review of its core math resource was the 2015-2016 school year. At that time, our core math resource GO Math! was selected for implementation in our elementary classrooms. Your learner has worked with this program since they started school. The GO Math! Program, however, is being reissued by its publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The next version of the program is called Into Math. The transition of an elementary math program in our school district is something we consider very important and worthy of rigorous review. Rather than simply accept a revised version of the product, the East Hampton Public Schools is taking this opportunity to conduct a pilot of math materials.

It is critical that we pilot math materials in our classrooms in order to review the curriculum resources carefully, provide our own teachers the opportunity to assess the tool, and to observe our students’ comfort with the program design. Our pilot programs include Into Math, Bridges in Mathematics, and Illustrative Mathematics. Ultimately, our teachers provide instruction aligned to the Connecticut Core Standards in Mathematics as adopted by the State Board of Education. These resources are a tool to assist them in that process. Each child’s mathematics instruction is aligned to their grade level standards which is consistent across the grade level.

As we research math programming for the East Hampton Public Schools we will focus on instructional materials that meet the needs of our students and that represent best practices in mathematics instruction. We will analyze student performance data, teacher observations, and feedback from students to inform our decision-making process.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact me to discuss them.

We will be celebrating Read Across America week with a variety of literacy centered activities and spirit days.

Memorial School is thankful for all of the volunteers that help us to make our building an amazing place for students to learn and grow!

Do you have a vehicle or work for a company that has a cool truck or car?

Would you be willing to volunteer at Touch a Truck at Memorial school from 10am-1pm on March 27th?

If so please contact Stacey Gibson at sgibson@easthamptonct.org

We would love the support of the community for this event.

TOUCH-A-TRUCK will be for the whole community of East Hampton to have a hands-on interactive experience with a variety of vehicles parked in Memorial school’s parking lot.

Donations to attend support PreK experiences at Memorial school.

2022-2023 Kindergarten Registration packets will be available at the Memorial School foyer and at the East Hampton Public Library starting Tuesday March 1st.

To secure a screening appointment for your child, we ask that you please return all completed registration paperwork to the Memorial School Office or drop box in the foyer by Thursday, March 31st.

Kindergarten screening will be held 9am -2pm on May 9th, 10th and 11th.

Dear parents/guardians,

If your child is experiencing any of the following symptoms, please keep them home for at least 24 hours (without use of pain relieving medication) before returning to school:

fever (temperature of 100.4 or higher)

sore throat

diarrhea

vomiting/nausea

uncontrolled cough

loss of taste or smell

poor appetite/lethargy

pink eye

Also, Please bring in a spare change of clothing (shirt, pants and underwear) for your child to keep at school in the case of an accident or a spill. We have a very limited selection of bottoms in the nurse office. If anyone has gently used boys sweatpants or girls leggings size 6 and up to donate to the nurse office that would be greatly appreciated.

Please reach out with any questions or concerns!

Thank you,

Nurse Katie and Miss Michelle

School Nurse

Memorial Elementary School

20 Smith Street

East Hampton, CT 06424

Phone 860-365-4020 / Fax 860-365-4024

kwilliams@easthamptonct.org / https://www.easthamptonps.org/o/memorial-school

Pease review Mr. Smith's communication HERE

Next week, teachers will be discussing the upcoming changes to our mask policy with students. These discussions will focus on how each family’s situation and needs differ. Students will be reminded that no one’s choice to mask or unmask will be judged; and there will be no tolerance for criticizing anyone’s personal choice.

2/25 Coffee With The Superintendent at 7:30am

2.28- PTO Meeting at 6:00pm

2/28- BOE Meeting at 6:30pm

2/28-3/4- Read Across America

2/28- Read My Shirt Day

3/1-Crazy Sock Day

3/2- Wacky Wednesday

3/3- wear Your Favorite Hat or Crazy Hair

3/4- Cozy up with a Good Book & Read - A - Thon

3/4- Volunteer Appreciation Day
3/4-3/10- Book Fair

3/7-3/11 National School Breakfast week

3/9- Half Day & Conferences

3/10- Half Day & Night Conference until 7:00pm

3/11- No School Professional Development Day For Staff

3/13- Daylight Savings Time

3/14- BOE Meeting at 6:30pm

The East Hampton Board of Education, in compliance with federal and state law, affirms its policy of equal educational opportunity for all students and equal employment opportunity for all persons. It is the policy of the District to promote nondiscrimination and an environment free of harassment regardless of an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, ancestry, disability (including but not limited to, intellectual disability, past or present history of mental disorder, physical disability, or learning disability), genetic information, marital status, or age or because of the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, or age of any persons with whom the individual associates. The District shall provide to all students without discrimination, course offerings, counseling, assistance, employment, athletics, and extracurricular activities. The District shall provide equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The District shall make reasonable accommodations for identified physical and mental impairments that constitute disabilities, consistent with federal and state statutes and regulations.

Email: jbauer@easthamptonct.org
Website: https://www.easthamptonps.org/o/memorial-school
Location: 20 Smith Street, East Hampton, CT, USA
Phone: 860-365-4020
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ehmemorialschool