Jordan/Jackson News You Can Use

This Friday's lunch menu will be:

Fruit and Yogurt Parfait

Cereal Bar, Veggies, and Milk

An excerpt from the Student Handbook ....... Lost articles are collected and displayed in a designated Lost and Found area in each elementary school. It is helpful to have the students' names on their belongings. Students should personally check the Lost and Found area. Parents/guardians are also welcome to check this area after signing in at the visitor’s entrance. Unclaimed articles will be donated if not claimed by the end of each set of parent conferences and after the last day of school.

Lost and Found will be located near the Visitor's Entrance on conference days.

Prior to the COVID pandemic, the required verification of identity for CORI forms was completed at individual schools. During the pandemic, the State of Massachusetts allowed people to submit a

photocopy of their state issued photo identification with the completed CORI form. The State has returned to its original procedures and no longer allows us to accept a photocopy as verification of identity.

We are returning to our previous practice of having these forms verified at school at our Welcome Window. The HR Department in Town Hall is also available to verify forms. They are open from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, until 12:00 PM on Friday and on Wednesday evenings until 8:00 PM, which may also be convenient.

In addition to this, the Human Resource Department will be available to verify CORI forms at the Jordan/Jackson Spring Conferences this week. Below is when they will be available:

Thursday, March 21, 2025

HR will be there from 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Thursday, March 21, 2025

HR will be there from 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Thursday, March 21, 2025

HR will be there from 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Click on the button below for a copy of the new CORI form.

Wednesday, March 19th, 2025

Thursday, March 27th, 2025

The Bentley Award recognizes students who consistently show kind or helpful behaviors toward others and those who go above and beyond to be an exemplary J/J citizen.

Liam and Carter were recognized last week. Congratulations to both of them for being model J/J citizens!

For more information, please refer to the district health services website

Our social and emotional learning program teaches students the 5 standards of competencies in social/emotional learning. They are: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. See the poster below for some skills taught to students relating to self esteem.

Miss Gefteas' 3rd graders turned the conference room into “The Gefteas Museum of Science & Wonder”! This gave the class an opportunity to share all their hard work from their animal research project and explore other unique creatures! Click on the pictures below...

March 19: All Orchestra Concert @ MHS

March 20, March 21: J/J Conferences, Early Release @ 11:40am

March 26: All Chorus Concert @ MHS

March 26: Field Trip/Grade 5 Patriots Place (O'Connell, Pasquale, Palanza, Mckinnon)

March 27: All Band Concert @ MHS

The School Committee approved next year's school calendar. Please click on the following link:

2025 - 2026 School Calendar

With last week's snow day, the District's school calendar has been revised. The last day of school is now Friday, June 20th and will be an early release day at 11:40am for J/J. Click HERE for the updated calendar.

Mansfield Elementary School Association (MESA) is the non-profit parent organization of the Robinson and Jordan/Jackson elementary schools. We facilitate fundraising, enrichment, and community building fun for our schools and students. We are always looking for help, new ideas and involvement! Click on the links below to learn more about MESA.

About MESA

MESA's March 17, 2025 Newsletter

Your 2024/2025 MESA Board

Melissa Gordy, President

Akanksha Joshi & Lauren Bieke, Co-VPs Jordan/Jackson

Corinne Brems & Kelli-Beth Vecchione, Co-VPs Robinson

Alma Richeh, Bethany Allen & Amanda Teti, Co-Ways & Means

Danielle Morse, Secretary I

Yulia Dvorkin, Secretary II

Kelly Bussiere, Accounts Payable Treasurer

Krystn Haskell, Accounts Receivable Treasurer

Mansfield Public Schools is updating our notification system to a new platform from Apptegy. As part of this update, there are a few changes to be aware of:

Who will be notified?

With our new system we are able to notify contacts listed in our student information system as a

contact priority 1 or 2. Please refer to the Student Emergency Contact Form provided by the school

to identify who is listed as contact priority 1 or 2 and make updates with the school accordingly.

How will we notify you?

The three notification types are: Phone, Email and SMS (see below for description of SMS).

Is there an “Opt In” requirement to receive SMS notifications?

No. If you are a contact priority 1 or 2 AND you have provided a cell phone number to us, you will

automatically receive SMS notifications.

Click the following link to learn more about SMS notifications: School Notifications