Memorial Buzz
News from Manchester Memorial Elementary School!
November 16, 2018
Principal's Note...
We had a great school-wide meeting this morning where we explored Yale's Center for Emotional Intelligence's "Mood Meeter" as a school community. The Mood Meter is a part of their RULER social-emotional learning program that our district adopted this year. A big part of this is teaching children to recognize their own emotions and those of people they interact with socially so that they can better navigate their day. In order to do this, we need to teach and model for students the names for different emotions.
It has been an interesting process for adults and children alike. Even as adults, we often have a hard time talking about emotions. Today's meeting was another step towards being able to identify different emotions.
Oh, and there was this small part that involved me getting slimed as a congratulation to our students for raising over $16,000 for our PTO programs through the Fun Run...great job everyone! Thankfully cameras were banned from that portion:)
Have a great weekend!
Best,
John
Flood/Friske Thanksgiving STEM Challenge!
Upcoming Dates...
NOVEMBER
21- Noon Dismissal
22-23: No school: Thanksgiving Break
DECEMBER
5 - Noon Dismissal: Professional Development
20 - 7PM Band and Chorus Concert (at MERMHS Auditorium)
21 - 10:00 AM - MMES Winter Concert (MMES Gymnasium)
24- January 1 - No school: Winter Recess
JANUARY
1 - No school: Winter Recess
18- No school for students: Professional Development
21 - No school: Martin Luther King Day
FEBRUARY
6- Noon Dismissal: Professional Development Day
18-22 - No school: Midwinter Recess
MARCH
12- 1:45 - K & 1 Concert
20 - Noon Dismissal: Parent Conferences
APRIL
3 - Noon Dismissal: Professional Development
12 - 1:45 - 2 & 3 Concert
15-19 - No School: Spring Recess
MAY
1 - Noon Dismissal: Professional Development
23 - 7PM Band and Chorus Concert (at MERMHS Auditorium)
27 - School Closed: Memorial Day
28-31 - Grade 5 to Camp Merrowvista
29 - Noon Dismissal: Professional Development
JUNE
TBA - 4th grade concert
TBA - 5th grade "Crossing the Bridge" ceremony
13 - Proposed last day of school (if no snow days)
Memorial's Fantastic Food Drive Dash!
Memorial's Fantastic Food Drive Dash
Thanksgiving is early this year! Our Thanksgiving Food Drive will run November 13-20. Our food drive, supporting Cape Ann's Open Door Pantry, will once again be led by the 5th grade Student Ambassadors. Last year we collected 669 lbs. of food. Please have the students place non-perishable food items in the box in each classroom. Leftover Halloween candy is accepted. Thank you for your generosity!
A Note From Nurse Seaman...
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A LIBRARY VOLUNTEER?
Ms. Silag is looking for a few good men or women to give an hour at the beginning or end of each weekday to shelve books, clean up projects and pack up iPads.
Hours are:
8:45-9:30 am each school day (M-W)
or
2:00pm - 2:55pm each school day (M-F)
If you are interested in signing up to be a Library Volunteer, please email Ms. Silag at: silags@mersd.org
You will receive a response with directions on how to sign up for an available time slot.
***IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE: ALL volunteers must be CORI'd PRIOR to working in the school. See Mrs. Dodge or Ms. Silag for a CORI form. The CORI checks expire after two years so you may need to update your CORI.
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!
Notices From our Friends...
The Musary Music Lending Library
MMES is on Facebook!
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MMES Library/Technology:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007713044842&fref=ts
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MMPTO:
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