Congratulations to Tami Hanson, DWS third grade teacher, who is this week's Educator of the Week. DWS is beyond lucky to have Tami Hanson, a truly exceptional educator who puts students at the heart of everything she does as part of our school community! In the classroom, Mrs. Hanson is an expert at recognizing and meeting the unique needs of every learner, ensuring all students feel valued, supported, and challenged.

But her impact doesn’t stop there! Mrs. Hanson is a leader beyond the classroom, dedicating time and energy to initiatives that strengthen our school. Through PBIS, she helps create a positive, supportive environment where students feel safe and encouraged to thrive. At Kids Fit, she inspires students to stay active and build healthy habits for life.

Not only is Mrs. Hanson deeply committed to students, but she is also a trusted colleague, always willing to collaborate, share ideas, and support fellow educators. Her kindness, professionalism, and dedication make a lasting impact on both staff and students alike.

Mrs. Tami Hanson is an integral part of our school community. The passion, care, and leadership she brings to our school make a difference every single day, and we are so grateful to have her as part of our team.

We honor and celebrate our amazing School Resource Officers (SROs) who work tirelessly to keep our schools safe, build strong relationships with students, and support our school communities every day.

Officer Cleary - MHS

Officer Hernon - FBMS

Officer Crowley - Elementary

Thank you for your dedication, service, and the positive impact you make in our schools. You are truly appreciated!

Registration is OPEN! Please register here by March 14, 2025. We are VERY excited for this new community event!

Celebrate Marshfield's rich multicultural community at Mosaic! Whether you want to showcase your culture as an exhibitor or explore the many cultures that make Marshfield special, there's something for everyone. Enjoy live performances, music, raffles, and more! Mark your calendar for this vibrant event! Staff are also welcome to celebrate their culture at this event.

Kindergarten Registration for the 2025-2026 school year is now open! Children entering Kindergarten must be five (5) years old by August 31, 2025. Click HERE to visit the Kindergarten Registration webpage. Parents have the option to register online or in-person at their child’s school.

Please be sure to complete your child’s registration no later than Friday, February 28, 2025.

Jen Spaulding will be hosting a Dyslexia Parent Information Night at EWS on February 26th and we would like to invite anyone in the district that is interested to attend. Alongside myself, Ellen L'Italian and several parent and student participants, she aims to demystify the diagnosis and inform parents on how MPSD is addressing the topic through early literacy screening, intervention and progress monitoring. With students on the panel, the goal is to showcase how dyslexic students can thrive with the proper support.

Talented senior AP artist, Salem Overton, has been accepted into the prestigious National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition in Salt Lake City, Utah! With over 1,000 entries submitted, the juror had the challenging task of selecting only 150 works of art for display. This achievement is a testament to Salem's exceptional talent and hard work, as the exhibition showcases the highest caliber of ceramic work in the country. I am eager to celebrate her success on our social media platforms and school hallway monitors. Salem's accomplishments underscore the incredible talent within our school, and I look forward to highlighting their contributions to our community!

Our second Belonging Team Meeting took place Monday, January 27, 2025. We looked more deeply at defining belonging, looking at partnerships for our work, considering obstacles and contributing groups, and the role of students within our work, and began to look at what is happening with belonging initiatives throughout the district. Here is the second presentation that guided our work. Each building is also in the process of creating Building Based Belonging Teams . We will continue to update the community on our progress. Here are some images from the second meeting:

Essential Questions and Goals for the year:

Essential Questions:

• How do we establish our social-emotional learning (SEL) practices to include engagement and education of the community, staff, students, and families on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)?

• What are the intersections between DEI and SEL?

• How can our District-Wide Wellness Team inform and support our work in DEI and SEL?

• What do we need to do to have an interdisciplinary approach to SEL that includes DEI throughout the school system?

• How do we create a safe environment for having difficult conversations?

Goals of Year 1:

• Establish a District-Wide Belonging Team

• Establish a Building-Based Belonging Team at each building

• Create Mission, Vision, Theory of Action, and Community Agreements for the District-Wide Belonging Team

• Conduct Equity / SEL Audits

• Engage in Community Dialogues as part of Audits, including discussion of use of social media and Wellness (Digital Wellness)

• Organize and Run Mosaic Event (March 27)

Student voice in everything we do at Marshfield Public Schools is important and valued. To further student voice throughout the district, I am happy to announce the formation of the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SSAC). The SSAC meets with ​the Superintendent monthly, and Assistant Superintendents and other leaders (when they are available) to advise, to provide feedback, and to present viable solutions on District initiatives and programs.

Our first two meetings were wonderful. We began to formulate a student voice survey, created community agreements for our work, got to know each other better, and looked at the role of this important team. In our third meeting, with the high school and middle school students, we talked about our cell phone policies and the current implementation of those policies at the middle and the high school.

Our Learning Walks this year will revolve around Deep Student Engagement, Task Development, and Learning Environment for Students. The District Leader established look-fors are inspired by Amy Berry and her book Reimagining Student Learning, From Disrupting to Driving. This is a multi-year focus, which will involve all stakeholders.

In a nutshell, we will focus on those elements in the classroom that move students from disrupting to driving learning, while also focusing on the development of strong tasks to engage the students within a culturally responsive climate that promotes inclusion.

These lookfors are being unwrapped at staff meetings across the district. This week, we engaged in walks of Daniel Webster Elementary School and Marshfield High School.

Annie Spencer (Senior) Gymnastics - In a victory against W/H-Dux. on Sunday 5 Jan 25 (136.8 - 129.6) Annie won the All-Around (AA) and all 4 events. She scored 35.9 points in the AA, and had a 8.975 average for the 4 events. (8.9 of V, 8.5 on Bars, 9.4 on Beam, and 9.1 on Floor) Annie has been an outstanding teammate and friend to every single girl on the team. She works to improve everyday and perform to her absolute best. She is always there for the team and works not for herself but for the whole team.

Corrine Daly (Senior) Basketball - Passion for her team, humility in her approach, thankful for her opportunities, willing to serve her teammates, leadership, character and hard work. I would also like to take this opportunity to note what a good captain Corinne is as well. She always makes sure that all members of the team are included, and has an obvious and admirable passion for the game. She always has accurate and helpful insights when we reflect on games while staying positive and realistic and is quick to help out her teammates to make sure they succeed to the best of their abilities.

Ben Berian (Junior) Hockey - Always hardworking every day.

Please click on the link to access the Marshfield Public Schools PTO Page. Thank you to the PTO for all of their work in supporting Marshfield Public Schools.

The week certainly started off in fine fashion for the Teams here at MHS. The Girls and Boys Track Teams competed at the Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championship Meet at the New Balance Center in Boston. Senior Nathan Looney broke his own school record and won again in the 55m Sprint. Seniors Graham Heinrich and Matt McCabe once again finished 1 and 2 in the Mile Run. On the Girls side, Senior Eleanor Angles Whitfield ran away from the competition in the 2 Mile Run and Junior Sarah Penney did the same in the 1 Mile Run. Junior Anna White had a strong performance finishing 3rd in the High Jump.

The MHS Girls and Boys Swim/Dive Teams competed in their Divisional Meets this past week as well. Senior Audrey Hannigan again set the tone for the Rams finishing in 2nd Place in the 100 Free, while Senior Addie Rhodes finished 10 overall in the 50 Free. Junior Georgia Pearson finished 12th overall in the 200 Free. The Boys’ Cameron Wong, freshman, finished with his best time in the 100 Fly and Sophomore Sean Lawlor cut 3 seconds off his time in the 500 Free. Senior Aidan Parry was the top finisher for Marshfield in the 100 Breaststroke. The Girls Team finished 7th overall while the Boys finished 35th. Next up States for a few of our competitors. Good luck!

The Girls Hockey Team battled the number 1 Team in Division 1 (Hingham) and came away with a 2-0 Loss. Junior Goalie Morgan Murphy was strong in net for the Rams and Senior Courtney Pateras, on defense, and Junior Claire Trodden, on offense, played well for the Rams. The Boys Hockey Team, despite out shooting Whitman-Hanson, 45-7, lost to the Panthers 2-1. Senior Sammy Holte did score a short-handed goal for Marshfield in defeat and Jack Doherty had 4 goals in the Marshfield victory over Walpole earlier in the week. Freshman Jacob Goodyear played strong on defense for the Rams in both contests.

The Girls and Boys Basketball Teams both faced off against tough Patriot League opponents this week. Hanover and Whitman-Hanson were up for both the Girls and Boys and unfortunately the Rams fell a little short. The Girls got strong performances from Sophomores Stella Ewell and Michaela Lamb. Both played well defensively and also hit some big shots in both games. Freshman Caroline Arruda continues to be a presence down low for Marshfield scoring and defending. The Boys, who have been hit hard by the flu bug, still battled hard in both games with key plays out sick. Senior Matt Ellwood has been a consistent threat with his outside shooting. Sophomore Brody Hession has also stepped up with the illnesses impacting the Team and has been important coming off the bench. Senior Brady Lauria has been a key contributor on the boards and defending for the Rams.

The MHS Gymnastics Team finished off their Regular Season last week by coming in 2nd Place in the Patriot League Championship right behind Hingham. Sophomore Sophie Neumann and Senior Olivia Audette were All-Stars on the Vault and Senior Annie Spencer was the Patriot League MVP.

The MHS Wrestling Team had the week off as they prepare for their Divisional Meet this coming weekend in Stoughton. The Rams have had an excellent regular season and are now preparing for the State Tournament, behind Junior Captains Allan Archibald and Liam Dillon. Senior David Sheehan will look to continue his excellent season as well.

Technology Troubles: Too Much Time Online!

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School Nurse Educators at MHS, Amy McDonnell and Samantha Cherry have implemented the use of QR codes to help connect students to health topics and important information as a way to provide additional support to their students.

Jenny Goodwin, Nurse Educator at MES, pictured with one of her students who dressed as the school nurse on dress as your teacher day! We are fortunate here in Marshfield to have excellent school nurses who connect and engage with their students each and every day!

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Discover a variety of exciting events happening across the Marshfield community! Our Community Events page is regularly updated with fresh listings, so there's always something new to check out. Don't miss out—take a look today!

Are you, or someone you know, interested in joining our fantastic team of educators? We would love to add you to our dedicated team of Substitute Teachers. We also have a few ESP, SESP & Tutor positions we are still looking to fill. Click the link(s) below to learn more:

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Feb 17-21 - Vacation

Feb 25 - School Committee (FBMS)

Feb 26 - Dyslexia Information Session (EWS - 6:30 p.m.)

Feb 28 - MHS/FBMS Term 3 Mid Term

Mar 4 - FBMS Open House

Mar 5 - District Wide Early Release

Mar 11 - School Committee (SRS)

Mar 19 - District Wide Early Release

Mar 21 - Elementary Report Cards

Mar 24 - Elementary Conferences (Evening)

Mar 26 - Elementary Conferences (Afternoon)

Mar 27 - Mosaic Festival

Mini Rams

Eames Way School

Governor Winslow School

Daniel Webster School

Martinson Elementary School

South River School

Furnace Brook Middle School

Marshfield High School Counselor Connection

Email: psullivan@mpsd.org
Website: www.mpsd.org
Location: 76 South River Street, Marshfield MA 02050
Phone: (781) 834-5000