Dear MPE Family,

A huge thank you to our wonderful PTA for all the special treats for Teacher Appreciation Week!

Please respond to the class placement survey below if you have pertinent information to share!

Thanks to all who made our Color Run, Teacher Appreciation and last PTA meeting such successful events.

Thank you to our MPE Student Council for working with the PTA to make sure the teachers felt appreciated.

Nurse Cullen's last official day was May 5. We wish her the best. We are actively interviewing for her replacement. We are going to hire a care, outstanding school nurse.

Our fifth grade moving up ceremony is quickly approaching and will be on June 15th. Our Kindergarten moving up ceremony is June 13th. Each student is allowed a maximum of 4 guests for the Moving Up Ceremonies.

Field Day is May 24th. The PTA will be requesting volunteers and we will have a Zoom meeting on May 22nd at 7pm for our volunteers. Check out the MPE PTA toolkit for details.

The Board of Education meeting on May 15 will honor our MPE teacher of the year, Mrs. Triana! Congratulations to Mrs. Triana, grade 4 teacher. Come out to support her!

• Please be sure to read the PTA blast on Tuesdays!

• May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

• May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and Jewish American Month

• May is Jewish American Heritage Month

Class Placement Form

If you have pertinent information to share about your child as we create class lists for next year, please complete the following form by May 12th. Remember teacher requests will not be honored.

https://forms.gle/b7ccMg7RJiv6Xw2C9

Testing Information

Our 4th and 5th graders will be taking the NJSLA on Monday, May 15. Fifth graders will be taking the Science NJSLA on May 16 and 17th.

Be sure to charge the chromebooks, bring in wired headphones (if you would like), and be on time to school. It is important to get a good night's sleep.

For more information, please see https://www.nj.gov/education/assessment/resources/

Our Kindergarten Writing Celebration will be on the morning of May 22. Mark your calendars.

Be safe, be kind, be helpful and be YOU!

Proud To Be MPE!

Dr. Dolan

Beginning May 1, families will be able to sign up online for subscription bussing. The cost remains the same as last year: $810 round trip, $405 one way. If your child(ren) is/are not eligible to receive mandated busing to the Livingston schools in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A-39-1, then, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:39-1.6 and the Livingston Board of Education Policy #8611, any student not eligible for mandated busing may purchase a seat on a District route, if available, on an application basis. Please read the following information about subscription busing carefully. LPS will provide a seat for the 2023-2024 school year for all students from whom an application and payment are received by July 5, 2023 as long as a route and seat

are available.