Melville Message Community Update
April 6, 2023
Melville Mission
In partnership with families and community, the mission of Melville Elementary School is to provide all students with a strong academic foundation through diverse and challenging instruction in a safe and nurturing environment enabling them to achieve their greatest potential while developing self-confidence, respect, responsibility, compassion and a love of learning.
This Week's Character Development Quote
Month of the Military Child
Melville Arts for Life
Kindergarten Egg Hunt
Month of the Military Child
A Note from the Nurse!
“Tick-Talk” from Your School Nurse
Now that we are approaching warmer temperatures here in Rhode Island, please be on the lookout for ticks. There are many transmittable diseases, including Lyme Disease, that ticks can pass along so it is very important to practice prevention techniques to prevent tick bites on you, your child(ren), and your pets.
Here are some simple steps to help protect yourself and your family from ticks:
Avoid tick-infested areas and sitting directly on the ground. You can find ticks in various environments, but most often they are in, or near, wooded areas. They hide under leaves, in the grass, and on branches and right now, there are several leaves on the ground!
Avoid sleeping with pets and allowing pets on your furniture.
Perform an entire body (and clothing) check after being outdoors, even if you are just in your own yard.
Remove ticks before they adhere to the skin as this prevents transmission of infection.
Please review the link below for more information about ticks. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to our School Nurse at trainora@portsmouthschoolsri.org or please call (401) 683-1650, Option 2.
https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/toolkit/index.html
Melville Parent Teacher Group
Portsmouth Local Advisory Committee annual LAC Awards on May 11, 2023.
Please consider nominating someone from our school community who has had a positive impact on a student with a disability to succeed this year. Typical persons who are nominated are teachers/support professionals, bus staff, RBTs/Paraprofessionals, coaches, students, and administrators. The deadline for nominations is May 1, 2023.
Choose Love
Help us to Celebrate our Students!
Important Information for Families who are Moving
If your child will NOT be attending the Portsmouth Public School System in the Fall of 2023, then please print and complete this FORM.
Pre Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten Registration
Interested in working for the Portsmouth School District?
Check out our Planet Aid Bin!
2022-2023 School Calendar
Yearbooks Ready to Order!
Yearbook Order: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/
School ID: 12072423
If you do not pre order a yearbook, then we may not have enough available to purchase at the end of the school year when it comes out. We order a some extra, but the only guarantee is to pre order, so I highly recommend ordering one ahead of time.
If you have a child in grade 4 and need financial assistance to purchase a yearbook, then please email me directly at lauried@portsmouthschoolsri.org and we will make sure your child gets a yearbook.
Melville Family Voice!
Volunteers
Our Food Pantry is Always Open!
In keeping with the spirit of giving, our Feinstein Jr. Scholars are excited to start an in-school food pantry that our students and families can donate to and access when needed.
Please help us as we continue to support our community by sending in food items with your child from time to time. Please email
Mrs. Powell: powelld@portsmouthschoolsri.org or
Mrs. Pascoe: pascoen@portsmouthschoolsri.org
if you would like to access our food pantry during the school year.
Securly Home
Securly Home is an app that allows parents to monitor their child’s Chromebook activity at home and add rules for home use. Please take some time to review the slideshow from the informational parent meeting hosted for families.
We encourage you to sign up now for Securly Home!
Community Resources
Aquidneck Island Earth week is coming up April 22-29th
many family-friendly events, many of them free. I thought maybe Melville
families may be interested and that perhaps you'd like to include it in
Melville's newsletter: https://www.aquidneckearthweek.com/
Important Dates
April
7th-Good Friday (No School)
10th-14th-Spring Recess (No School)
18th-RICAS ELA session 1 Grades 3 & 4
20th-RICAS ELA session 2 Grades 3 & 4
26th-Early Release for Students (PD for Staff)
May
5th- Whale of an Evening-MPTG Fund Raiser
10th-MPTG Meeting 6:00 PM
11th-Melville Theater Bugs Presents "Annie" 4:00-5:00
15th-Grade 2 Special Field Trip to Biomes-Pending Confirmation
16th and 17th-RICAS math session 1 and session 2-Grades 3 & 4 Pending
19th-Grade 4 Field Trip
23rd-Melville Fun Run
25th-Grade 3 Wax Museum -End of Year Family Event
26th-Staff PD Day (No School)
29th-Memorial Day (No School)
June
2nd-Kindergarten End of the Year Event
6th-Grade 2 End of Year Celebration
7th-Pre K Graduation
7th-Early Release for Students (PD for Staff)
8th-Kindergarten Field Trip
9th-PHS Graduation (Tentative Date)
14th-Grade 1 End of Year Event
14th-MPTG Meeting-Volunteer Appreciation 6:00PM
15th-Grade 1 Field Trip
16th-Grade 4 End of the Year Stepping Up Ceremony & Family Picnic
19th-Juneteenth (No School)
20th-In School Mad Science Performance
21st-In School Juggling Performance
21st-Last Day
Melville Elementary School
Email: lauried@portsmouthschoolsri.org
Website: https://www.portsmouthschoolsri.org/Domain/11
Location: 1351 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, USA
Phone: 4016831650
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009159177892
Twitter: @MelvilleSchool