Memorial Buzz
News from Manchester Memorial Elementary School!
September 7, 2018
Principal's Note...
Welcome (officially) back to school! We have enjoyed an amazing start to the school year despite the challenges we faced with the heat. Thankfully, the heat seems to have switched to more seasonable (and bearable) temperatures today! You could see the increase in everyone's energy levels today!
We celebrated the opening of school with our first School-wide Meeting this morning. We talked to the students about our core values, HEARRT slips, and celebrated some accomplishments from over the summer. Everyone was so excited to hear that Ms. Silag EXCEEDED her goal of reading 100 books this summer. She actually read 109 books...amazing!
When we discussed our core values (Honesty, Effort, Acceptance, Respect, Responsibility, and Thoughtfulness), I told the students that I am hoping to see everyone really focus on ACCEPTANCE this year. By a show of hands, they all promised me that they would work hard to accept one another's differences and to BE GOOD TO ONE ANOTHER! I am really excited for a great school year!
The highlight of the meeting was our annual Summer Reading raffle. Each year, Cape Ann Savings Bank sponsors our summer readers by donating a great prize. This year, the prize was a sweet, new bicycle from Seaside Cycle. Any student who documented over 1,000 minutes of reading over the summer had their name put into the bucket for the drawing. After a rousing "drumroll" from the student body, the big winner was pulled out...Hunter O.! Congrats Hunter and all of our summer readers...we are so proud of you!
We all look forward to seeing everyone next Wednesday (9/12/18) at our annual Open House. Doors will open at 6:00 PM and classrooms will be open until 7:00 PM for folks to visit. See you all there!
Have a great weekend!
Best,
John
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Upcoming Dates...
SEPTEMBER
12 - Open House 6-7 PM
13 - School Photo Day
25 - MMPTO Fun Run
NOVEMBER
9 - School Photo Retakes
Help Wanted!
We are currently searching to build our substitute pool for the 18-19 school year. Do you know someone locally who has experience working with children in a school setting? Please have them email Mrs. Dodge directly at dodgec@mersd.org and we can take them through the application and screening process. Thanks so much in advance!