March Events

• Thursday, March 6 Merrymount International Night
• Tuesday, March 11 Sheryl Faye Presents Historical Women ~ Sally Ride, K-5/CTP Screening/G5 LEGO Robotics Begins
• Wednesday, March 12 QPS School Committee Meeting 6:30 PM
• Thursday, March 13 Quincy Historical Society Field Trip ~ Grade 3/Neponset Watershed Association Presentation ~ Grade 5
• Monday, March 17 Spring Extended Day Programs Begin/QPS Citywide PTO Meeting 7:00 PM on Zoom
• Wednesday, March 19 Interactive Musical Storybook, K-5
• Friday, March 21 Term 2 Report Cards Published in Aspen
• Wednesday, March 26 Heroes in History ~ Grade 3/QPS School Committee Meeting 6:30 PM

March Days of Recognition

• March is Women's History Month
• Sunday, March 9 Daylight Savings Time begins "Spring Forward"
• Friday, March 14 Holi
• Monday, March 17 St. Patrick's Day
• Thursday, March 20 Spring Equinox
• Thursday, March 20 Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
• March 29-30 Eid al-Fitr
• Sunday, March 30 Ramadan Ends

QPS 24-25 Calendar www.quincypublicschools.com

Spring 2025 MCAS Testing 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!

• Thursday, April 3 Grade 3 ELA
• Friday, April 4 Grade 3 ELA
• Monday, April 7 Grade 4 ELA
• Tuesday, April 8 Grade 4 ELA
• Thursday, April 10 Grade 5 ELA
• Friday, April 11 Grade 5 ELA
• 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

February PBIS recipients ~ Celebrating Kindness

Joe's Crazy Critters with Grade 2

Mad Science with Grade 4

Museum of Science with Grade 3

Grade 5 Leadership Summit

PTO Family Bingo Night!

Thank you to the, PTO and the Bennett and Chamberlain Families for organizing!

Merrymount International Night

What an amazing night! Thank you to all of our families who participated and attended! Thank you to our PTO and especially Melissa Ricci, Christina Bernard, Tamika Oden and LIsa Carpenter ~ you are amazing!

The Interactive Musical Storybook visited Merrymount on March 19th. It was amazing!

The award-winning Arneis String Quartet performs "Lighthouse Keeper: The Story of Abbie Burgess." Created by Wheaton College music professor and Merrymount School parent Delvyn Case, this interactive musical composition tells the thrilling true story of a young girl who battled the greatest Nor'easter of the 19th Century. Made famous by the children's book "Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie!", this concert introduces students to the string instruments of the orchestra while bringing New England history to life in an unforgettable way.

Thank you to parent, Mr. Delvyn Case and the PTO for making this happen for our students!

It's time for our Spring Extended Day programs!

• 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.
• If you would like to sign your child up for a program, please complete the correct Google Form no later than Thursday, March 6 at 2:00 pm. Punctual completion of sign up forms is requested.

As always, please email me directly with any questions,

John T. Rogan

Assistant Principal

Grade 5 Teacher

Merrymount Elementary School

Report Cards will be posted to all students' Aspen on Friday, March 21st. Not sure how to log on? Please review the QPS Aspen Help Center linked below. If you need your Aspen password reset, please call the main office at 617-984-8762.

Merrymount Term 2 Report Card Conferences
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Afternoon - 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Evening - 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Please use the link below to access the April 2nd Report Card Scheduling System via PTCFast.

Interpreter Request Form

For families requesting an interpreter to assist with their child's report card conference please fill out this form (LINK). If you are not requesting an interpreter, you do not need to fill out the Google Form. Please submit the form by Friday, March 4, 2025. After that date the form will no longer accept responses, so please reach out to your child's teacher with your information.

Save the Date!

QPS is excited to share details about an upcoming Quincy 400 event hosted by Quincy Public Schools – the Quincy Historical Family Walk on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 9:00 AM, starting and ending at Adams Field. This event is open to the entire school community and provides a fun and engaging opportunity for our students and families to explore Quincy’s rich history together – all school community members are invited to attend!

PTO Meeting Schedule

• Monday, September 23

• Monday, January 13

• Monday, June 2 (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!

• 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.

Please use the link below to access the Winter newsletter from Kim Connolly, Quincy Public Schools Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging.

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/