Melville Message Community Update

In partnership with families and community, the mission of Melville Elementary School is to provide all students with a strong academic foundation through diverse and challenging instruction in a safe and nurturing environment enabling them to achieve their greatest potential while developing self-confidence, respect, responsibility, compassion and a love of learning.

Mae (grade 2) and Riley (K) did a school fundraiser over April vacation. They sold home made bracelets to raise money for the outdoor learning area, which they love! They raised $45 and donated these proceeds to the MPTG. If you see Mae and Riley, be sure to thank them for their efforts.

The Portsmouth Special Education Local Advisory Committee is hosting our annual LAC Awards on May 16, 2024. Please consider nominating someone from our school community who has helped your child to succeed this year. Typical nominees are teachers and support professionals, bus staff, RBTs and Paraprofessionals, coaches, students, and administrators. The deadline for nominations is May 1, 2024.

If you would like to use this TEMPLATE to write some FAN MAIL, please feel free. We have some in the office if you need to pick one up.

This program will continue to run until the end of the year. It has been so successful that we are adding on another day. Please review the April calendar below.

Trimester 2:

• ASPEN Family Portal open to view the Report Card: March 20th
  
• IEP Progress Reports open to view in Aspen: March 22nd

Trimester 3:

• Mid Trimester Progress Reports will be sent home by May 31st. Each grade level will communicate with families when and how they will be shared.
  
• Family Portal Opens to view Report Cards and IEP Progress Reports: June 18, 2024
  

If your child will NOT be attending the Portsmouth Public School System in the Fall of 2024, then please complete this form and send it back to the Main Office. If you need a hard copy sent home, then please email meloffice@portsmouthschoolsri.org

Anger is not a negative emotion, however it is uncomfortable and can disguise other emotions. The anger volcano is a simple representation of how anger works. Feelings like anxiety and frustration lie under the surface, but they’re often expressed through negative behaviors like fighting or even withdrawing from others (which are associated with the anger emotion).

Check out this visual/resource to help guide conversations about anger and self-control with your child!

Lastly, check out the children’s book, The Anger Volcano by Amanda Greenslade which supports students in self-regulation when their volcano is about to erupt.

https://camhsprofessionals.co.uk/2021/03/31/the-anger-volcano-%F0%9F%8C%8D/

We have many opportunities coming this SPRING for families to volunteer.

• Melville Fun Run 5/21 (rain date 5/23)- For this event you will need to be VIS approved. Sign up will be coming.
  

• Field Day 6/3 (rain date 6/4) - For this event you will need to be VIS approved. Sign up will be coming.

Please send in your Clement's Receipts. Our MPTG collets them and over the year Clements gives Melville back a percentage of what was spent. This year Clements gave our MPTG approximately $600!

You can learn more by visiting this site:https://feinsteinfoundation.org/jr-scholar-card.html

Fire drills occur on a regular basis. State law requires each school to conduct eleven fire drills, two lockdown drills and two evacuation drills each year. Shelter in Place drills are conducted throughout the school year. Children are given instruction on all procedures. Children are expected to behave in a calm, orderly manner during these exercises. Please review the importance of such exercises with your child and emphasize the need for appropriate behavior.

A lockdown is an alert to a school community that students and staff should not leave the classroom and should gather in one area of the room until provided with further direction.

An evacuation requires all students and staff to exit the building and meet at a designated safe place.

A shelter in place is an alert to a school community that movement outside of classrooms is being restricted for a brief period of time. It is typically used when a student or staff member is requiring some sort of attention (sometimes medical) and the school is trying to keep that area clear and/or protect that person’s privacy. If there were a serious safety concern the school would not issue a shelter in place.

We will send notification of lockdowns, evacuations, and shelter in place drills and events via email.

Here is the presentation that was shared at a Parent Safety Forum that was hosted in conjunction with the Police and Fire Departments. The Run, Hide, Fight FBI philosophy guides our safety training.

The P3 Sandy Hook Promise Anonymous tip line is a resource that we encourage anyone to use if there is ever an immediate safety concern.

If you are interested in volunteering or chaperoning this school year, then you will need to complete the volunteer approval process. Mrs. McEvoy in our office is a notary and can be of any assistance, so please do not hesitate to reach out!

Please use meloffice@portsmouthschoolsri.org to notify the main office of changes to your child's dismissal routine or of your child's absence.

We love to celebrate our students. If they have special news that you would like us to share, e.g. State Wrestling or Cheerleading Championship accomplishments, then please email me at lauried@portsmouthschoolsri.org and we will be sure to include their recognition in our morning announcements.

We will have our Planet Aid bin again this year...please continue to fill it with clothes and shoes.

In keeping with the spirit of giving, our Feinstein Jr. Scholars are excited to start an in-school food pantry that our students and families can donate to and access when needed.

Please help us as we continue to support our community by sending in food items with your child from time to time. Please email

Mrs. Powell: powelld@portsmouthschoolsri.org or

Mrs. Pascoe: pascoen@portsmouthschoolsri.org

if you would like to access our food pantry during the school year.

Securly Home is an app that allows parents to monitor their child’s Chromebook activity at home and add rules for home use. Please take some time to review the slideshow from the informational parent meeting hosted for families.

We encourage you to sign up now for Securly Home!

Google Slideshow

🌷May

3rd -Whale of an Evening

6th-10th-Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week

8th--MPTG Monthly Meeting, 6PM-7PM, Melville Library

14th & 15th- RICAS math for Grades 3 and 4

21st-Fun Run (rain date 5/23)

24th-Grade 4 Field Trip- State House

27th-Memorial Day (No School)

30th-Kindergarten Family & Caregiver Celebration-After School

31st- Grade 3 Wax Museum (schedule to follow)

June 🌞

3rd-Field Day (rain date 6/4)

5th-Grade 1 Family & Caregiver Celebration (schedule to follow)

5th- Kindergarten Field Trip-Coggshell Farm

6th-Grade 4 visits PMS

6th-Grade 1 Field Trip-Casey Farm Field Trip

6th-Grades 2 Student Led Conferences & Grade 3 Parent Teacher Conferences-After School

7th–PHS Graduation (Tentative Date)

10th-Pre Kindergarten Graduation

11th- Grade 4 Student Led Conferences

12th-FINAL MPTG Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation, 6PM-7PM, Melville Library

13th-Grade 2 Field Trip to BIOMES

13th-Grade 4 Stepping Up Ceremony with Family & Caregivers

17th- or 180th day – Last Day of School – All Students

18th, 20th, 21st– Snow Makeup Days

19th – Juneteenth (No School)

🎆 July

14th- MPTG Fundraiser Polo Event

October 🎃

16th- Melville Community Clinic

Email: lauried@portsmouthschoolsri.org
Website: https://www.portsmouthschoolsri.org/Domain/11
Location: 1351 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, USA
Phone: 4016831650
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Twitter: @MelvilleSchool