So much to say to little space!the All Town String Concert will be held on Thursday, April 10th, at

the Furnace Brook Middle School for all strings in grades 3-12. Mandatory rehearsal from 3-4PM and 7PM concert. A signup letter was sent home with all students.

This Week’s

Important Events at Martinson

Weekly Update

November 5– November 11,

2017

MARTINSON MESSENGER

MONDAY: Band lessons, Gr. 2 Performance-This Pretty Planet 10:15-Gr. 2 Parents/Guardians TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: Strings Lessons THURSDAY: SkyZone Fundraiser-Kingston, 2-8P FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL-VETERAN’S DAY

Follow me on Twitter at Dr. Leslie Scollins @MESPPAL.

From the School Nutrition Dept. School Nutrition Department has a NEW Electronic Free and Reduced applications please click on the link below to apply for Free and Reduced. http://nlappscloud.com/District.aspx?sdid=40&op=30dcb3efe164777986725f978cd9b4ba

This past week MES was full of energy with Halloween starting off the week. The halls were filled with orange and black. Monday Gr. 2 will perform in This Pretty Planet. There is a PTO fundraiser at SkyZone on Thursday. In honor of our Veteran’s there is no school on Friday. I encourage the children and families to go to the parade on Saturday, send a letter to a veteran, or spend extra time with a family member who is a veteran.

Have a great week!

Nurses Corner Vision and Hearing screenings are in process and will continue through this month. During this time the students are learning about ways to identify and deal with emotional issues that may arise and cause stress. A worksheet that describes " How to Calm Down" is being used and will go home with each student. If you have any concerns or questions- please contact Nurse Mudge 781-319-3985 Students are encouraged to eat healthy, by learning about the 5 food groups and the importance of a balanced diet. Eating breakfast is important for optimal learning and students are encouraged to a bring a healthy snack each day.

For more information click the links below: MES Website The Recreation Department will offer a variety of programs Details on the above programs are listed in the Winter Community Brochure.

Marshfield Food Pantry Sowing Seeds Community Christmas

CORI’S PLEASE NOTE: If you are planning on helping in either the classroom or on Field Trips you must make sure your Cori is up to date as of this fall. Everyone must be re-CORIed.

Martinson Messenger Page 2

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11/14: PG Visits, School Com. Mtg.-FBMS, 7P 11/16: PTO Meeting, MES Café-7P 11/17: MES Spirit Day 11/21: Debyah/McHugh Classes visit PG 11/22: Thanksgiving Break-12:10, No lunch served, TRIMESTER 1 ENDS 11/23-11/24: NO SCHOOL-THANKSGIVING BREAK 11/27: School Council Mtg.-4PM 11/28: Enrichment-Rosie Doherty-Grs. 4 &

5, PG Visits 12/1: REPORT CARDS GO HOME 12/4-12/8: SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR 12/5: Conferences 6-8P, School Com. Mtg.-7P, EWS 12/7: Conferences- 1:30-3:30P

PTO NEWS Our next general PTO meeting will be held on THURSDAY November 16 at 7 PM. Please note the change to Thursday (meetings have historically been on Wednesdays). Please join us as we will provide a budget update and final total on Capital Campaign. Thank you to all who helped in the planning and preparation for Trunk or Treat! Any and all fundraising takes a village, and this is no exception. All of these efforts have helped us to continue to fund amazing enrichment programs, teacher requests and smaller things such as 3rd grade recorders and agendas for students in 3rd - 5th grades. Thank you to our enrichment coordinators, Laura Parry, Anna Baker and Natalie Clark. Two months into the school year and our students have already participated in great programs such as Urbanity, Wingmasters and Energized Guys. Stay tuned for more exciting programs! We have two passive fundraisers currently scheduled in November. We will once again team with the Toy Box in Hanover for MES shopping day. This is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14th. On that date, the Toy Box will donate back 20% of ALL SALES back to the MES PTO; that’s 20% of purchases both in store and online INCLUDING gift cards! This was hugely successful for us last year, so get those holiday lists ready and check off some gifts!!! New this year, we have a fundraising day at SkyZone in Kingston. On Thursday November 9th, SkyZone will donate $5 for EVERY jumper from MES who books an hour jump time. Kids/ families can book time anytime from 2 PM UNTIL 8 PM and MES will benefit. Flyers for both fundraising events will be coming home in the next few weeks.

Healthy Celebrations

Healthy Students, Healthy Schools

CONGRATULATIONS!! The following 5th grade students were elected by their classmates to serve on the Martinson 5th Grade Student Council: Evan Zielinski Joseph Ciocca Chloe Catalano Grace Bioty Elyce Hardenbergh Max Misiaszek Marissa Ames Mae Murphy

The Federation for Children with Special Needs

presents

BASIC RIGHTS In Special Education

A Workshop for Parents and Professionals

The Basic Rights workshop provides families with an introduction to their rights and responsibilities under:

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Massachusetts Special Education Law

This workshop is designed to help parents learn to be effective partners with their child’s school to decide their child’s eligibility for special education, and to plan, make decisions and monitor their child’s progress in school.

Date: Thursday, November 9 Location: Martinson Elementary School Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. Contact: Melissa Chiano at marshfieldsepac1718@gmail.com

Questions regarding this workshop should be directed to the contact individual listed above. A presenter from the Federation for Children with Special Needs will conduct this workshop. Federation workshops are free and open to the public. You are welcome to attend any workshop in or outside of your immediate community.

The Federation for Children with Special Needs Schrafft Center, 529 Main Street, Suite 1M3 Boston, MA 02129

617-236-7210 or 800-331-0688, ext. 0 or http://fcsn.org/pti/workshops/home.php

The Federation for Children with Special Needs, supported in part by grant #H328M140014 from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs and the Massachusetts Department of

Education.