Martinson

We have successfully finished our first week at school and as you can see from our pictures posted here, learning is in full swing! Students are getting used to their new classes are working hard. Just a reminder that we love for our parents to get involved. Please join us for our first PTO meeting on Monday, September 16 at 7:00. Also, be on the lookout for a letter about School Council nominations coming soon!

Monday, September 16- PTO meeting @ 7PM

Tuesday, September 17- Picture Day

Monday, September 23 - Friday, September 27- Go Gold Week

Thursday, September 26- Curriculum Night

Friday, September 27 - Go Gold Day - Wear Gold

Friday, September 27 - Virtual Author Visit - Peter Reynolds

Thursday, October 3 - Gr. 5 Field Trip to Edward Kennedy Institute

Picture Day is scheduled for Tuesday, September 17, 2024 please click here to order online.

Please click here for the lunch menu and click here for the breakfast menu.

Lunch will be served at all elementary schools this year free of charge.

Paying for Lunch: www.myschoolbucks.com is the preferred way to pay.

No charging allowed for a la carte.

1st Breakfast – Free / 2nd Breakfast $2.00

1st Lunch – Free / 2nd Lunch - $2.75

Milk - .75 cents.

Water - .50 cents

SETTING UP YOUR ACCOUNT:
To set up your www.myschoolbucks.com account you will need to register and then add your child to the account by using your child’s BIRTH DATE to set them up (you do not need your child’s ID number for this).

With this system you can make payments, check the balance, and view a history of what your child has been eating for the past 30 days. You can also set up Automatic payments and Low balance alerts. There is a $3.25 per transaction fee to pay online through myschoolbucks.

It is extremely important that you keep a balance in your child’s account to avoid an interruption in service.

WAYS TO PAY

Free and Reduced: Free and reduced applications are available all year and you can apply anytime online. You only need to fill out ONE form per family. Please make sure all children are on the form that are in your household. For those who qualify (income based) for free and reduced lunch, you should still apply for such since your possible qualification establishes eligibility for P-EBT benefits, waiver fees for bus fees, computer insurance and athletic fees, etc. If this applies to you, please click here.

For those who are new to Martinson Elementary School, the Marshfield Public School District uses Aspen, a web-based Student Information System which provides a variety of tools for students, parents, and staff. New Families should have received their login information via an email from our Aspen team. Please check your email for your credentials. All families can contact aspen@mpsd.org if you have any questions about the parent portal.

** Extremely Important: Please complete the Student Workflow and Parent Workflow before the start of school year as this is how we reach you in an emergency.**

Click here for instructions on our Aspen Portal

MES will continue to use the PickUp Patrol (PUP) App to help us better manage our dismissal process. PUP allows parents to electronically make daily dismissal changes from a computer or smart phone. Families that have not already registered will receive an email with login information.

Nurse's News

Welcome back to another exciting school year! I hope you and your family had a wonderful summer filled with joy and relaxation.

Update Health Information: Please make sure to update any changes to your child’s health information, including allergies, medications, and emergency contact details.

Absences: If your child is absent, you must notify the front office that your child will not be in school. Please send in an excuse note upon returning to school for both the teacher nurse Jenny Goodwin (jgoodwin@mpsd.org).

Any absences related to an illness that exceed 3 or more days must have a doctor’s note of medical clearance before they return.

Illnesses: Elementary aged children can easily spread and pick up germs and viruses. If your child has developed symptoms or has been sent home from school with symptoms that are of a concern, such as Flu, Strep Throat or Hand Foot and Mouth aka HFM or Coxsackie virus--- which are all communicable illnesses -please contact your Pediatrician for advice and /or evaluation before returning to school.

Injuries: Please notify the nurse of an injury, major or minor, and provide written documentation if gym/recess needs to be restricted. If the injury is major (stitches/fracture/concussion) and your child was seen by a doctor, please provide a medical note upon return to school.

Medication: please do not send medication to school with your child- it is school policy that medication needs to be hand delivered from the parent to the nurse. Medication can be easily dropped, opened, spilled or lost on the way into school.

If you have any concerns about your child's health, or illnesses that may occur during the school year, please notify the school nurse at 781-319-3985.

Recess: can be an active time of outside play. Please have your child dress accordingly and wear appropriate footwear for safety reasons.

If your child had any of the following symptoms today, please keep them home

• Fever over 100 degrees (must be fever free for 24 hours without the use of tylenol or motrin to return to school)

• Vomiting and/or diarrhea (if your child has had any vomiting or diarrhea within the past 24 hours, they should not return to school)

• Diagnosis of communicable disease such as strep throat or conjunctivitis (if diagnosed with a communicable disease and prescribed antibiotics, your child must not return to school until they have been on antibiotics for at least 24 hours)

These are just a few common reasons children are sent home from school.

Thank you for helping to keep the MES community and your child healthy.

Please contact the nurse with any questions.

Jenny Goodwin

jgoodwin@mpsd.org

781-319-3985

This week in the library we reviewed library expectations and ways to be responsible book borrowers. We discussed ways we take care of library books, such as putting them in a safe spot that we will be able to remember. To help us review book care we read "Where Are My Books?" written by Debbie Ridpath Ohi.

- Our first PTO meeting will be on Monday, 9/16 @7pm in the MES cafeteria. We’ll go over budget, discuss plans for the year including Parents Night Out, Boosterthon and Trunk or Treat - just to name a few. See you there!

- Check out the Martinson Elementary School Store. Our store will only be open until Tuesday, 9/24, so if you have not yet, get your orders in today! We have a huge selection of t-shirts, cozy sweatshirts and pajama pants - perfect for upcoming PJ day!

School Store Link: https://stores.inksoft.com/martinson_elementary_school/shop/home

For most consistent communication, please sign up to receive notification from us through PTBoard.com. Our school code is MDSVP8.

You can also reach out with questions or concerns at any time at ptomartinson@gmail.com.

Email: pdevlin@mpsd.org
Website: www.mpsd.org
Location: 257 Forest Street, Marshfield, MA, USA
Phone: 781-834-5025
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/502870820480781/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
Twitter: @mesppal