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Dear Families,

Next week will be the LAST FULL WEEK of the 2021-22 school year, and the celebrations and special events have begun! This week was full of exciting “happenings” including: PreK Graduation, a Unified Sports Event with our Center School peers, a visit from well-known story teller, Eshu Bumpus, in grades 1 & 2, a visit to Center School for grade 3, a Smart Start field trip to the Children’s Museum, and an introduction to East Hampton Public Library’s Children’s Librarian, Christine Cachuela.

Over the next week and a half, you can expect to see many things coming home with your students – artwork, school supplies, journals, projects. You may even see some writing samples from previous years, as students clean out their writing portfolios to make room for new masterpieces! Please take a moment to marvel over how much your students have grown.

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

Congratulations to all of our preschool graduates! We are excited to welcome you to kindergarten!

Athletes from Memorial School's and Center School's Unified Sports teams came together this week for an afternoon of fun! Great sportsmanship was shown by all participants. Way to go, athletes!

Our Smart Start preschoolers took a trip to the Children's Museum in West Hartford. They were able to explore, touch and learn about a variety of different animals!

We had a great time with Mr. Bumpus today! He put on a very engaging assembly with folktales about Why a Cat Says “Purr”, How the Hare and the Tortoise became friends, and Why Mice and Cats don’t get along! He used silly voices and singing and left an impression on many of our kiddos! He also shared a “special number” with them: 398.2, which is where you can find folktales at any public library!

Memorial School is so excited to kick off our summer reading program!

As a school community we applaud all you have done to support your child’s engagement and learning this school year. As we approach the gifts of summer, and a well-deserved break, it will be critically important for your learner to continue to grow as an independent reader, and to recognize reading as one of the many positive life choices they can make.

In an effort to maintain students’ level of reading independence and prevent summer reading loss, we are encouraging all students to set summer reading goals.

For 3rd Graders:

This goal should include, but is not limited to participating in our “One School, One Book” initiative. Today your reader received a brand new copy of The Wild Robot Escapes. Students have listened to book one in the series in library class, and are now ready to continue the exciting adventure independently. The audiobook version is also available.

Please take note, with the book, readers have received a reading log and a project choice board. These will be asked for in the fall.

For K-2nd Graders

This week in library class, readers have discussed goals and have received their summer reading log. This log will be asked for in the fall and readers who turn it in will be invited to participate in a reading celebration. In addition, each student was gifted a book of their choice to kick off their summer reading adventure!

For more information or to view our Read Aloud Series schedule please visit our website at

EHPS Summer Reading 2022

Sincerely,

Mrs. Skarvelas, Mrs. Liebler, and Mrs. Flannery

Two years ago, due to the state-wide school shutdown, our third grade students were unable to participate in any of their year-end celebrations. As a way to recognize their achievements, and their time at Memorial School, families lined the school entryway with signs congratulating our rising fourth graders. This has now become a tradition that our students and families look forward to. Therefore, in response to popular demand, we are once again inviting you to show our students how much we care about them by sending them off to Center School in style! THIS IS STRICTLY OPTIONAL. However, if your family would like to create a congratulatory sign for the third grade student in your life who is moving on to Center School, please adhere to the following guidelines:

• All signs must be no larger than 24" L X 18" H.
• Signs may be hammered into the ground no earlier than Monday, June 13th.
• Signs should only be placed along the left sign of the entryway (upon entering the property).
• You may use whatever materials you choose; but keep in mind that the signs will be exposed to the elements.
• Signs should go home with you following your student's Moving Up ceremony. If they are not taken home, they will be discarded following the last day of school on Thursday, June 16th.

We can't wait to see all of the signs beautifying Memorial's entry.

Grade 3 students are MOVIN’ ON UP! Soon they will be Center School students. We are so proud of them, and can't wait to recognize their transition to 4th grade. Please plan to join us for a brief ceremony at the following times:

Tuesday, June 14th:

• Evans at 9:00
• Frost at 9:45
• Haydu at 2:00

Wednesday, June 15th:

• Hennessey at 9:00
• Rossi at 9:45

Each ceremony will be held in the cafetorium, and will last approximately 30 minutes. Following the ceremony, there will be time for pictures in our front lobby. Bring your cameras! We can't wait to see you.

Per the PTO, yearbooks are in process and are expected to be delivered during back to school events. Stay tuned for more information from the PTO regarding how to purchase a yearbook.

6/6 - Kindergarten Fun Day

6/7 - Grade 1 Fun Day

6/8 - Grade 2 Fun Day

6/9 - Grade 3 Fun Day

6/10 - Kindergarten Shows

6/14- Moving Up Ceremony

6/15 - Moving Up Ceremony

6/16 - Last Day of School- Half Day

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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