WEST SIDE HOLIDAY DRIVE
MESA is pleased to partner with West Side Benevolent Circle again this year to collect items for Mansfield families in need during the holiday season. There are two ways to help: Adopt a Family and a Clothing Drive from now through Friday, December 2.
MESA is sponsoring several children as part of West Side's holiday drive. Please use the SignUp Genius: https://bit.ly/MESAWestSide2022 if you would like to purchase an item from a child's wishlist. The SignUp Genius has instructions on how to mark donations so they get to the correct family. Donations should be dropped off at Barrows Insurance Agency (215 N. Main Street) by Friday, December 2.
We are also collecting winter hats, gloves, mittens, socks, and underwear for West Side. Each item should be new with tags attached. All sizes are needed for these items. Please include sizes for older kids as well. Students can bring donations to school until Friday, December 2. Collection bins are located at each school entrance.
SEPAC MEETING
The Mansfield SEPAC, in partnership with the Federation for Children with Special Needs will be sponsoring a virtual workshop on Transition Planning. This workshop will provide an overview of the transition planning process for youth with disabilities ages 14-22 on IEPs. Please register in advance.
Date: December 6, 2022
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Click HERE for the registration link
Click HERE for the workshop description
ANNUAL HEALTH SCREENINGS
In accordance with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, vision and hearing screenings will be performed on all JJ students. In addition, all 4th grade students will have their height and weight recorded. If you would like to opt out of any of these screenings, please send in a note to the school nurse as soon as possible. Please include in your note your child's full name and teacher.
Screenings will be on the following dates:
December 2 - Grade 3
December 6 - Grades 3 and 4
December 9 - Grades 4 and 5
December 12 - Grade 5
December 16 - Grade 5
Please make sure your child comes to school with their eyeglasses/contacts.
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Jordan/Jackson Dates to Remember
December 2 - Report Cards Distributed
December 2 - Health Screening Grade 3
December 6 - Health Screening Grades 3 and 4
December 8 and 9 - Teacher Parent Conferences
December 8 and 9 - Early Release @ 11:40am
December 9 - Health Screening Grades 4 and 5
December 12 - Health Screening Grade 5
December 16 - Health Screening Grade 5
December 23 - Early Release @ 11:40am
December 24 - January 2 - Winter Break
iCARE Reading Volunteers Needed
Kim Piro is soliciting volunteers this year to serve as classroom readers to benefit her "iCARE” (Introducing Children to Acceptance through Reading and Education) program began 19 years ago to teach students in grades preschool thru 5 about their special needs peers. Books focus on a variety of different disabilities and are available in the school’s library.
If you are interested in volunteering, it can be very rewarding and takes as little as half an hour of your time. If you are an interested parent who would like to read one of these books to a classroom, please call/text Kim Piro at 781-630-0463 or email her at kimpiro20@gmail.com. You can also register to be a reader online at www.thejamiefund.org. Go to the website and click where it asks you to volunteer. Readings will start in January and go through February/March at all three elementary schools.
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