Memorial School
January Updates/ February News
i-Ready Diagnostic Assessments
3rd Annual Memorial Super Bowl - 2/3-2/7
Let the competition begin! For the third year, Memorial School will host our own football-themed competition called the Souper Bowl. Starting Monday, February 3rd through Friday, February 7th, students are asked to bring in non-perishable items to support the Medway Village Church Food Pantry. Please see the attached document for considerations when donating. Items in high demand include:
Boxed goods – Cereal, rice/pasta sides, rice pilaf, boxed pasta, meal starters (tuna helper, etc.), oatmeal, coffee, tea, cocoa, granola bars, cookies, crackers, & cake/brownie/pancake mix
Canned goods - jars of pasta sauce, small jars of mayonnaise, hearty soups (i.e. Progresso, Campbell’s Chunky, Healthy Choice, etc.), canned chicken, veggies, potatoes, fruit, baked beans, tuna, jelly, condiments, Fluff, salad dressing, Chef Boyardee
School snacks - multi-packs of fruit cups, cookies, crackers, pretzels, goldfish, graham crackers, fruit snacks, pudding, & other snacks
Weekend Backpack items – Barilla Ready Pasta pouches (microwaveable), individual cups of macaroni and cheese, individual cups of cereal, fruit cups in 100% juice
Non-food items - toilet paper, tissues, paper towels, toothbrushes, toothpaste, laundry detergent, dish soap, deodorant, hand soap/sanitizer, diapers (sizes 4-6), baby wipes (no baby food please)
Our fourth grade advocacy leaders will count the number of items students bring into school. Class tallies will be added together to form grade-level tallies. The grade that brings in the most items will win the competition and be crowned the 2020 Burke-Memorial Souper Bowl Champions! Thank you in advance for your support of the Medway Village Church Food Pantry!
Weekend Backpack Program
The Weekend Backpack Program provides about 50 Medway students with weekend meals. It is an extension of the Medway Village Food Pantry, a private, non-profit group, which is a member agency of the Greater Boston Food Bank. Please see a list below of needed items and donations in bulk/cases are most helpful. Finally, please see this link for an article in the Milford Daily News.
Suggested donation items include the following:
Fruit cups in 100 percent juice - mixed fruit, peaches, etc.
Individual cups of microwavable Rice-A-Roni
Ready Pasta pouches (Barilla) - rotini, elbows or penne
Individual bags of pretzels - 10-pack or larger
Individual bags of Goldfish crackers - cases of 30
Individual boxes of raisins, packages of six or larger
Boxes of instant oatmeal packets, like Quaker reduced-sugar
Pirate's Booty - cases of 36 individual bags
Nutri-Grain breakfast bars
Nature Valley granola bars
Boom Chicka Pop popcorn, sea salt flavor - cases of 24 individual bags
Residents are also able to donate to the backpack program by purchasing select items at the check-out line at the Shaw’s supermarket in town. You can drop donations off at:
Burke-Memorial Elementary: 16 Cassidy Lane, Medway, MA Phone: 508-533-3266
Medway Village Church: 170 Village Street, Medway, MA Phone: 508-533-6401
To have your child participate in this program and receive a backpack on Friday afternoons, please complete a brief Google Form which can be found here.
MEPTO Updates
MEPTO Meeting- February 5, 2020 6:30pm
MEPTO Night at the Providence Bruins- February 9th
Shamrock Shuffle Registration
Register by February 15th to get a free t-shirt! Prices increase on January 1st!
Bib pick up will take place on March 6th from 4-7pm at TC Scoops or the morning of the race at Medway High School.
Basket Raffle & Ice Cream Social - Monday, March 23rd
Mark those calendars for March 23rd because the Basket Raffle is Back!! Don't miss out on this fun, family event!
MFPA Family Concert
MFE 13TH ANNUAL TRIVIA BEE FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Please join us for the 13th Annual Trivia Bee to support the MFE. This is your opportunity to show everyone just how smart you are when it comes to useless trivia! Are you the one in the office that "know's it all?" Get your team together and show us your stuff in a fun, relaxed evening.
Teams are made up of 3-6 participants and cost $300 to play. Trivia not your cup of tea? You can still sponsor a team and we will provide students from the High School National Honor Society to fill the spots.
All funds raised go directly to the MFE to provide grants for educational programs at each of our schools that are not funded by the school budget.
Click here for more information
District News
January Wellness Newsletter
Medway T.H.R.I.V.E. Community Book Read Vote
Medway T.H.R.I.V.E. will be facilitating its second annual community book read through the month of March. We have narrowed the list of potential books to a list of 6 and we’d like you to help us decide which book to select. Please cast your vote for the book you are most interested in by February 14, 2020, by clicking here.
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Important Dates
February 3 - February 7th- 3rd Annual Souper Bowl
February 5th - MEPTO Meeting - 6:30pm Memorial School
Feb 9: Providence Bruins with MEPTO
Feb 17-21: No School, February Break
Feb 24: School Resumes
Feb 26: MFE Trivia Bee, 7-10 PM Memorial School
March 7: Shamrock Shuffle