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Families,

Someone once said, “Life doesn’t come with a manual. It comes with a mother.” Whether you are a mother, or a maternal figure, to one of our students…. THANK YOU for all you do every day to help our young learners come to school ready to learn. We know how hard the moms out there are working to take care of their families, and we hope you are appreciated on Sunday! Happy Mother’s Day to anyone who is helping to care for our students. We appreciate you!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Joey & Andrea

This month students are learning about CONFIDENCE. We are teaching, modeling and encouraging students to feel sure of themselves and their abilities. It is that quiet inner knowledge that they are capable!

Reading Her Story To the Assistant Principal!

High School Bellringers came to Memorial to introduce musical instruments to grade 3 students. Students will have an opportunity of their own to play instruments at Center School next year!

This grade 3 student earned her black belt in recorder karate today.

Students in grade 3 were tasked with creating out of legos one item from their fairy ale of choice.

This week the Garden Club planted potatoes in two of the free standing gardening bags.

A PAWsitive office referral is submitted when a staff member recognizes a student who is going above and beyond to exemplify one of our three school rules - taking care of others, taking care of self, & taking care of things.

Memorial Models are chosen weekly by their teacher. These students have excelled all week in taking care of themselves, others, and things. The recipients will dine at a VIP table during lunch every Friday!

This week we recognize Mrs. Maldonado, our music teacher, as the Order Of The Cheetah. Mrs. Maldonado goes above and beyond to help all students. She is flexible and quick to modify her lesson based on student needs. We are also grateful for the amazing Memorial School song She created!

Students will be taking their spring i-Ready diagnostic in school beginning Tuesday May 16th. The first week will be i-Ready reading and the second week will be i-Ready math. Testing will occur over multiple days. Please be sure to send your child to school with headphones if they don’t already have them here. Below you will find some information about i-Ready.

What is i-Ready?

i-Ready is an online program for reading and/or mathematics that will help your student’s teacher(s) determine your student’s needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the school year. i-Ready allows your teacher(s) to meet your student exactly where they are and provides data to increase your student’s learning gains. i- Ready consists of two parts: Diagnostic and Personalized Instruction.

i-Ready Diagnostic:

The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that adjusts its questions to suit your student’s needs. Each item a student sees is individualized based on their answer to the previous question. For example, a series of correct answers will result in slightly harder questions, while a series of incorrect answers will yield slightly easier questions. The purpose of this is not to give your student a score or grade but instead to determine how best to support your student’s learning.

Dear Families of Memorial Elementary Students,

Spring has sprung! As the days grow warmer, and our students spend more time being active outdoors, it’s important to reinforce good personal hygiene habits. Personal hygiene plays a critical role in promoting a positive self-image and reinforces healthy habits. We encourage these good hygiene strategies at school and encourage you to do the same at home. The following are examples of good DAILY hygiene practices. Children of different ages need different things. Some hygiene habits are indicated for all students, and others are not. Please consider which tasks are most appropriate for your child:

• Shower or bathe everyday or every other day.

• Wash hands ALWAYS after using the restroom, before and after eating, playing outdoors, touching animals.

• Wash hair daily or every other day.

• Use deodorant or antiperspirant.

• Brush teeth twice a day and, preferably, floss daily.

• Wear clean/unsoiled clothes.

• Wear clean socks and underwear.

Please also update emergency contact information! In case of an emergency or in instances where your child needs to be dismissed from school, it is extremely important that we be able to reach someone on the contact list. We have also been having trouble with parent voicemail boxes that are full and we are unable to leave a message.

Celebrations are an important part of childhood. We strongly encourage non-food items to share with classes when celebrating birthdays. Many students are living with life threatening allergies (i.e. nut/tree nut/dairy/egg/soy/fruit) and we do our best to limit their exposure to anything that may negatively impact their health and want to keep all of our students safe. We appreciate your assistance.

Kindly,

The Health Office Team,

Nurse Katie and Miss Michelle

Please contact your child’s pediatrician first. If unable to be seen, here is a list of

local walk in/urgent care locations if unable to be seen by pediatrician:

CVS Minute Clinic, East Hampton 866-389-2727

ProHealth Extended Hours, Glastonbury 657-5940

Middlesex Health Urgent Care, Middletown 860-358-4170

Colchester Urgent Care 860-531-9749

MAY you please send in a can of cat/DOG food to

support the local food bank and pets?

PRE-K CARES.

We are collecting canned cat/DOG food in May to donate!

Bring your donations to room 38 in the box provided!

THANK YOU!

5/15- PTO Meeting 5:00pm at Memorial

5/19 PTO Sponsored Movie Night

5/24-5/25- Writing Celebration Open Houses

5/26- Author Visit: Alan Katz

5/26- IT Appreication Day

5/29- Memorial Day = No School

5/30-6/2- Fun Days

6/5 & 6/6- Kindergarten Shows

6/8- Grade 3 Step up Ceremonies

6/9- Grade 3 visits Center School

6/9 - Smart Start Graduation

6/12- Integrated Preschool Graduation

6/13- Last Day Of School Early Dismissal

If you have any questions, feel free to call Melissa at Memorial School on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays at email: GelineM@chc1.com

The East Hampton Board of Education and the school community as a whole promote a secure and productive school climate, conducive to teaching and learning that is free from threat, harassment, and any type of bullying behavior. Therefore it shall be the policy of the Board that bullying and/or teen dating violence committed against a student by another student is prohibited. The Board believes that a school environment in which students feel safe, supported, engaged and helpfully challenged is optimal for learning and healthy development. The Board seeks an environment in which students and adults feel socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically safe; an environment that is free of harassment, intimidation, teen dating violence and bullying. Our website provides links to various policies and reporting forms including our Safe School Climate Plan. Hard copies are also available in our main office. If at any point you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to building administration for further assistance.

When considering the number of absences your student has accrued, keep in mind that a student must be present for 195 minutes in order for the day to count! When bringing your student in late, or signing them out early if they have not been in school for a 195 minutes the day will be recorded as an absence.

The East Hampton Board of Education is committed to a safe and secure learning environment that honors and celebrates the diversity of our students, our community, and our nation. The Board of Education in partnership with the school community will not tolerate any threat of violence in the schools or any hate speech that targets any race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Each student is held to the highest standards of responsible decision making within a culture that is expected to foster compassion, caring, and empathy.

The school community of East Hampton is committed to the mission of honoring and celebrating the diversity of our students, our community, and our nation. We strive to guide our students to conscious, deliberate, individual and collective actions that cultivate the respect of all races, religions, and social backgrounds. Our school community endeavors to produce graduates who are equipped with a greater understanding of the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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
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