May Events

• Fridays in May Grade 2 YMCA Swim Program
• Friday, May 2 PBIS Virtual Assembly
• Friday, May 2 Cleaner Greener at MMT School - after dismissal, 2:15 PM
• Wednesday, May 7 Grade 4 Delilah the Whale Presentation
• Wednesday, May 7 QPS School Committee Meeting 6:30 PM
• Thursday, May 8 Grade 2 USS Constitution
• Friday, May 16 Grade 3 Plimoth Plantation
• Saturday, May 17 Quincy Multicultural Festival (*moved inside to NQHS)
• Saturday, May 17 QPS Robotics Challenge
• Saturday, May 17 QPS Concert on the Common (*moved inside to QHS)
• Monday, May 19 QPS Citywide PTO Meeting 7 PM
• Monday, May 19 RMK Parent Academy 6-7 PM South West Middle School
• Monday, May 19 PTO Brick & Beam Fundraiser
• Tuesday, May 20 Grade 4 Fenway Park
• Tuesday, May 20 QPS Community Fitness Night Veterans Memorial Stadium
• Wednesday, May 21 and May 29 Grade 5 Historic New England Virtual Field Trip
• Wednesday, May 21 QPS School Committee Meeting 6:30 PM
• Thursday, May 22 Welcome to Kindergarten 6PM CMS
• Friday, May 23 Grade 5 Mystery Field Trip
• Monday, May 26 No School ~ Memorial Day
• Wednesday, May 28 Incoming 2025 Kindergarten Screening
• Thursday, May 29 CMS Fly Up
• Friday, May 30 Field Day

May Days of Recognition

• May is Jewish Heritage Month
• May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Month
• Friday, May 2 School Lunch Hero Day
• Monday, May 5 Cinco de Mayo
• May 5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week
• Wednesday, May 7 National School Nurse Day
• Sunday, May 11 Mother's Day
• Monday, May 26 Memorial Day ~ No School

2025 Spring MCAS Dates

Families of students in Grades 3-5, please make note of these testing days. Planned student absences on these days is highly discouraged. Thank you!

• Monday, May 5 Grade 4 Mathematics
• Tuesday, May 6 Grade 4 Mathematics
• Thursday, May 8 Grade 5 Mathematics
• Friday, May 9 Grade 5 Mathematics
• Monday, May 12 Grade 3 Mathematics
• Tuesday, May 13 Grade 3 Mathematics
• Thursday, May 15 Grade 5 STE
• Friday, May 16 Grade 5 STE

Save the date…

The following school-wide events will be happening at Merrymount soon!

• Thursday, June 5 *Date Change (from May 20th) ~ Grade 2 to Holly Hill
• Friday, June 6 Musical Showcase (Grade 3 Recorder/Band/Strings) at 8:30 AM
• Wednesday, June 11 Grade 3 Animal Fair/Grade 5 Promotion

For these many of these events and end of the year field trips, we will need family volunteers! If you are interested, please contact our Main Office for CORI/Fingerprinting or to check your status. Please note, CORI/Fingerprint processing can take multiple weeks, so please inquire soon!

QPS 24-25 Calendar www.quincypublicschools.com

Grade 3 trip to Plimoth Patuxet

Benjamin McCusker-Sosnik and Shaurya Kashikar were our Quincy Historical Family Walk winners. Congratulations!

April Character Trait ~ Honesty

Thank you so much to our school community and PTO for a successful Cleaner, Greener!

• Programs will start during the week of March 17 and end during the week of May 12. (5th Grade LEGO Robotics starts on March 11 and ends on May 17.)
• Programs will run from 2:00 to 3:00 on various days.
• We are unable to provide transportation at 3:00.

May 5th-9th

Teacher Appreciation Week is fast approaching, and we really want our MM teachers to feel how much we appreciate them and all they do for our children. We have several things planned to make the week extra special, which includes the following:

• Faculty room freshen-up
• Faculty room light breakfast snacks - Monday, May 5th. (Muffins on Monday)
• Faculty room restock of snacks and treats - Tuesday, May 6th (Super Snack Tuesday)
• Flowers for Faculty Wednesday (PTO will supply.)
• Tea-time Thursday (PTO will supply.)
• Feel-good Food Friday with a catered lunch from TBD.
• A corresponding spirit week for the kids to show their appreciation in various ways

We need parent volunteers to help us make some of this happen. We are asking for people to sign up to help stock the faculty room with goodies and supplies. LINK here!

Please sign up if you are interested in helping out by providing any of the following supplies.

All supplies should be dropped off at the main office on Monday morning (May 5th). If you are unable to drop supplies off that morning, contact Amy Bacchieri at bacrobs@gmail.com, and the PTO will make arrangements to deliver your supplies for you.

Thanks for joining us as we let our teachers know how much we appreciate them.

Upcoming ELPAC and Parent Academies to support families as we transition toward the end of the school year and prepare for the months ahead. These sessions are designed to provide resources, guidance, and information to help families navigate this important time.

Agenda Highlights:

• What to do before school ends?

• What can you do during the summer months?

• How to prepare for the new school year?

• What is ELPAC?

Please see below for the full schedule:

Cantonese/Mandarin Presentations:

• May 5 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

• May 6 | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Portuguese Presentations:

• May 5 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

• May 5 | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Spanish Presentation:

• May 5 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

English Presentation (with interpreters):

• May 8 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

*Moved inside to NQHS

Quincy Public Schools Summer Scene 2025 Programs registration is open. Some programs are by invitation only. The brochure link is here: Summer Scene 2025 - Quincy Public Schools. The registration link is below.

PTO Meeting Schedule

• Monday, September 23

• Monday, January 13

• Monday, June 9* (Year End Meeting)

Year Round Activities: Grade Parent; Outdoor Classroom clean-up

September: Back to school ice cream truck and Kindergarten Night

October: Trunk or Treat

November: Fun Run

December: Holiday gifts for staff

January: PTO Meeting

February: Bingo Night

March: Read Across America

April: Stock the Faculty Room

May: Cleaner Greener

June: Red Sox Game/PTO Meeting

… and many more!

*Date change

• PTO Website link
• PTO Facebook Page: Merrymount School PTO
• PTO Email: merrymountpto@gmail.com
• School Council Email: merrymountschoolcouncil@gmail.com
  
• Citywide PTO link

Welcome to Quincy's Citywide PTO website!

We hope to be a resource for all families navigating the Quincy Public School System.

Reminder: All parents/guardians who wish to volunteer or chaperone at school activities that include the potential for unmonitored contact with a student other than their child are required to complete SAFIS, CORI, and SORI checks prior to volunteering in the Quincy Public Schools.

We sent notifications home to family members listed as the first contact in ASPEN the last week of October. Please update and return to school. If another family member in ASPEN needs to update a CORI (anyone who had one done prior to April of 2024) or if you have any questions about your status, please reach out to Ms. Scott.

Examples of activities that require SAFIS/CORI/SORI checks include but are not limited to: Volunteering at school book fairs

Chaperoning field trips

Volunteering at field day activities

Volunteering at school end-of-the-year activities

Chaperoning movie nights

Volunteers should assume any activity involving students will require a background check.

Merrymount as well as QPS school officials use the SchoolMessenger system to deliver a single, clear message to parents or guardians by telephone, cell phone, email, or text message in any combination. SchoolMessenger can also be used to notify you of a school closing due to inclement weather and to communicate daily information, such as sports schedules, newsletters, attendance notifications, and other announcements.

The system is set up to automatically pull your contact information from what we have in our Student Information System (Aspen) and carry it over into SchoolMessenger. Please contact your school building office to update your contact information or confirm you are receiving SchoolMessenger communications.

If you have not been receiving district text messages, you may opt-in by texting "Y" or "Yes" to our school's short code number: 67587. This is a FREE service and you may opt-out at any time by replying to one of our messages with "Stop."

Do you need additional help with your Aspen Account or your Aspen Password Reset?

Please contact your child's school directly to have Aspen Password Reset first.

If they can't assist you, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/2UsHEicRmhgpVany6

QPS I.T. will reach out to you once your request is complete.

You may also send an email to: aspensupport@quincypublicschools.com

Principal: Susan Shea Connor susansheaconnor@quincypublicschools.com
Assistant Principal: John Rogan johnrogan@quincypublicschools.com
Secretary: Stacy Scott stacyscott@quincypublicschools.com
Guidance Counselors: Mairead Bastian maireadbastian@quincypublicschools.com and Marissa McGue marissamcgue@quincypublicschools.com
Nurse: Mollie Ehrlich 617-984-8925 mollieehrlich@quincypublicschools.com

School Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 7:45 AM - 2:00 PM

Wednesday - Early Release 7:45 AM - 11:25 AM

Address

4 Agawam Road

Quincy, MA 02169

Telephone: 617-984-8762

Fax: 617-984-8909

Website

https://merrymount.quincypublicschools.com/