Merrymount Elementary School

End of School Information

• Merrymount Office Closes: Friday, June 28, 2024
• Planning for Next School Year: Our planning for the 2024-2025 school year is well underway! If you know you are moving and your child/children will not be returning, please let the Main Office know as soon as possible! Thank you!

Back to School Information

• Merrymount Office Opens: Monday, August 26, 2024
  
• First Day of School Grades 1-5: Wednesday, September 4, 2024 Early Release 11:25 am
• Kindergarten Orientation: Morning of Friday, September 6, 2024
• First Day of School Kindergarten: Monday, September 9, 2024
• QPS 24-25 Calendar www.quincypublicschools.com

• Report Cards Report Cards for all Quincy Public Schools students were released on Aspen on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
  

• Teacher Assignments Homeroom assignments for the 2024-2025 School Year will be released for all Quincy Public Schools students on Aspen on August 30, 2024. Due to enrollment, there will be two Grade 4 classrooms next year. Just a reminder we do not take teacher requests or requests to be in the same class as friends.

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

The 2024 -25 school year transportation application form will be available at the end of June for all students Kindergarten - 5th grade.

Families interested in transportation for next school year to check out the QPS Transportation Link for updates. This link will be updated in June to reflect the 2024-25 school year. Families will need to apply for the bus yearly. Transportation does not carry over from one year to the next. Please use this link to apply for bus transportation. The 2024-2025 school year link will open late June.

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

If you would like to volunteer at Merrymount school at any point in time during the 2024-2025 school year (chaperone, field day, reader to your child's class for example), you must have an updated CORI and fingerprints on file with QPS. This is not always a quick process, so we encourage you to take advantage of the summer to plan ahead for next year!

The SchoolMessenger system is essential for notification and communication. QPS school officials will use SchoolMessenger 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."

Together with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (MA DESE) and the Quincy Public Schools, we are focusing our efforts on student attendance. Massachusetts defines chronically absent as missing at least 10 percent of days enrolled (for instance, 18 days absent if enrolled for a typical school year of 180 days), regardless of the reason for the absence. Being chronically absent can have a significant impact on a student's academic progress and their ability to access the variety of academic and non-academic supports that schools provide.

Our Main Office monitors student attendance closely and will communicate with families of students who are absent more than 10% of the school year at any given time. While we understand students will be absent for illness or special circumstances, we appreciate your support in routine attendance of your child daily!

Chronic Absence and Student Attendance Information from the DESE

The goal of the Massachusetts public K-12 education system is to prepare all students for success after high school. Massachusetts public school students are leading the nation in reading and math and are at the top internationally in reading, science, and math according to the national NAEP and international PISA assessments. Link for more information here.

Principal: Susan Shea Connor susansheaconnor@quincypublicschools.com
Assistant Principal: John Rogan johnrogan@quincypublicschools.com
Secretary: Stacy Scott stacyscott@quincypublicschools.com
Guidance Counselor: Mairead Bastian maireadbastian@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/