Martinson Messenger

Thank you to those of you that were able to join us on Wednesday evening for a Family Information Night on Early Literacy. The session was recorded, and may be viewed using the link below:

Family Information Night: Early Literacy & Screening in Marshfield: Presentation Recording

The session can also be accessed through this QR code: Click here for the QR code.

Do you see anything that belongs to you?” Please check out the picture and see if we have your child’s missing item!

Lunch will be served at all elementary schools this year free of charge. Please click here for the menu. Breakfast is also available - please click here for the menu.

Also, please click here for an important message from the school nutrition department

Wednesday, Nov 22- Early Release 11:40 (No Lunch will be served)

Thursday, Nov 23 & Friday, Nov 24- No School

Friday, Dec 1 - Around The World Lunch, Tanzania

Monday, Dec 4- Family Math Night, 6:00-7:30 PM

Thursday, Dec 7 - Gr.4 Field Trip - Whydah Pirate Museum

Monday, Dec 18 - Holiday Concert @ 9:00 am for families. Students will attend with their class at other shows during the day

Tuesday, Dec 19 - Gr.1 Mrs. McHugh & Mrs. Debyah caroling at Proprietors Green

Wednesday, Dec 20 - MHS Marshalairs & Chamber Orchestra Holiday Concert for studetns only

This week in the library we read "The Very Last Leaf" written by Stef Wade. In this story, Lance the leaf learns to push past his fear of falling. We also discussed the differences between nonfiction and fiction.

Annual Screenings will take place starting in October and progressing through the month of November- during this time in the health office, students are reminded of the importance of their health and how easy it is to stay healthy with frequent hand washing. As cold and flu season will soon be here, students will also participate in discussions in other healthy habits such as staying hydrated, eating a balanced diet with all 5 food groups, getting plenty of exercise and sleep.

Absences: If your child is absent, you must notify the front office that your child will not be in school. Please send in an excuse note upon returning to school for both the teacher and Ellen Michaels (emichaels@mpsd.org) and nurse Jenny Goodwin (jgoodwin@mpsd.org).

Any absences related to an illness that exceed 3 or more days must have a Dr's note of medical clearance before they return.

Illnesses: Elementary aged children can easily spread and pick up germs and viruses. If your child has developed symptoms or has been sent home from school with symptoms that are of a concern, such as Flu, Strep Throat or Hand Foot and Mouth aka HFM or Coxsackie virus--- which are all communicable illnesses -please contact your Pediatrician for advice and /or evaluation before returning to school.

Medication - please do not send medication to school with your child- it is school policy that medication needs to be hand delivered from the parent to the nurse. Medication can be easily dropped, opened, spilled or lost on the way into school.

If you have any concerns about your child's health, or illnesses that may occur during the school year, please notify the school nurse at 781-319-3985.

If your child had any of the following symptoms today, please keep them home

• Fever over 100 degrees (must be fever free for 24 hours without the use of tylenol or motrin to return to school)

• Vomiting and/or diarrhea (if your child has had any vomiting or diarrhea within the past 24 hours, they should not return to school)

• Diagnosis of communicable disease such as strep throat or conjunctivitis (if diagnosed with a communicable disease and prescribed antibiotics, your child must not return to school until they have been on antibiotics for at least 24 hours)

These are just a few common reasons children are sent home from school.

Thank you for helping to keep the MES community and your child healthy.

Please contact the nurse with any questions.

Jenny Goodwin

jgoodwin@mpsd.org

781-319-3985

The holiday season is coming in hot (well, kind of chilly actually)! PTO is ready!

Keep an eye out for information on our first movie night, the return of Cards & Cocoa, ordering cards and stationery gifts through minted.com, a special paperstore coupon week, and much more!

For most consistent communication, please sign up to receive notification from us through PTBoard.com school code MDSVP8. You can also reach out with questions or concerns at any time through ptomartinson@gmail.com.

Email: pdevlin@mpsd.org
Website: www.mpsd.org
Location: 257 Forest Street, Marshfield, MA, USA
Phone: 781-834-5025
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