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Mayo News
February 12, 2024
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Hello Mayo Families!
I hope you enjoyed a Happy St.Patrick’s Day (Irish or not!) I am looking forward to continuing a spectacular Read-A-Thon this week. The last day is Friday 3/22/24. The students have been reading like crazy and have raised over $12K so far!! The first goal the students met was Color Day last week, the second goal was a freeze pop or ice treat for every student. However, due to allergies, we may not be able to do this. I will keep you posted on what our other options are for that goal. Goal #3 is to choose my hairstyle for the day. That should be interesting! Our 4th goal is the Pie the Principal! Again, that should be interesting!! As we continue with the Read-A-Thon, more goals and prizes will be up for grabs. Thank you all for supporting Mayo! Also this week is the Scholastic Book Fair. The timing is actually perfect! What better way to get kids reading than with a new book? More details below.
As the weather gets warmer (and wetter) and Spring approaches, some students have a hard time avoiding the puddles and mud. Please consider keeping a set of dry clothes in your child’s backpack.
The bus company has requested that we remind students there are no balls on the bus unless they are tucked in a backpack before boarding. It is a safety hazard and they are having an issue with this on some buses.
Finally, I am pleased to announce we have hired a new custodian for our 2nd shift. Ms. Amy Bengston is joining us from the High School and we are thrilled to have her join the Mayo Family!
Kindly,
Cariolan Kasper
Principal
COIN DRIVE
COIN DRIVE
Our Coin Drive was a great success! Students have earned CARDBOARD DAY! We will celebrate the Coin Drive success on April 29th with a creative fun day with cardboard. More info to come!
BOOK FAIR
Our Book Fair runs from March 18th-22th. Students will be coming to Book Fair with their classes to shop for books during their library time. We will also hold two Family Shopping Events, March 20th 5pm-8pm and March 22 5pm-8pm. This event would not be possible without the help of our amazing parent volunteers! There are volunteer sign up slots for each class to help the students shop as well as running the cash registers, set-up and clean up. An active Cori form is required to volunteer. Here's the link to sign up! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A48ADAF28A2FF2-48331686-mayo#/
Please see attachments for more information on the book fair, e-wallets, and transferring funds from a previous book fair.
We are looking forward to seeing what wonderful books students will read for our Mayo Read-A-Thon. Click here for Read-A-Thon FAQ!
READ-A-THON
A balloon will be added for each $1K we raise over $10K
Read-A-Thon Calendar
Read-A-Thon Prizes
Staff Baby Picture Contest (#2)
24 Winners this week!
Zachary 2-O
Owen 3W
Micah 3W
Mason 4G
Gabe K. 5-O
Grace 5-O
Janelle 5-O
Jameson 5
Roman 5-O
Pearl 5H
Phoebe 3W
Andrew 5H
Clementine 5-O
William 4V
Kelsey 4V
Hansel 4B
Hannah 4V
Abby 4V
Mrs. Bercume
Mrs. Dowd
Mrs. Olson
Mrs. Hilton
Mrs. Kalinowski
Mrs. Leroy
Our random grand prize winner is........Phoebe in 3W
She will receive a custom made Mayo T-Shirt with his name!
Congratulations to all the correct entry winners and look out for Contest #3 coming up this week!
Here is the Week #2 video LINK
The answers are Mrs. White-6, Ms. DiPilla-7, Mrs. Dooley-8, Mrs. Kasper-9, and Mrs. Dorogi-10
MCAS DATES
- Date Grade/Test
- Tuesday 3/26 Grade 3 ELA MCAS
- Thursday 3/28 Grade 3 ELA MCAS
- Tuesday 4/2 Grade 4 ELA MCAS
- Wednesday 4/3 Grade 4 ELA MCAS
- Tuesday 4/9 Grade 5 ELA MCAS
- Wednesday 4/10 Grade 5 ELA MCAS
- Tuesday 4/30 Grade 3 Math MCAS
- Wednesday 5/1 Grade 3 Math MCAS
- Tuesday 5/7 Grade 4 Math MCAS
- WednesdayMay 5/8 Grade 4 Math MCAS
- Tuesday 5/14 Grade 5 Math MCAS
- Thursday 5/16 Grade 5 Math MCAS
- Tuesday 5/21 Grade 5 STE MCAS
- Wednesday 5/22 Grade 5 STE MCAS
"Together We Build" an inclusive LEGO club
What a great first session of our Lego club for our grades 3-5 last Thursday! "Together We Build," is an inclusive LEGO club, which fosters collaboration among our diverse student population and celebrates varied abilities within our community. We are lucky to have the pilot program begin at Mayo Elementary with the theme, "Lego Landscapers, Shaping Our Shared Spaces."
Students have been notified what section they are in and when they will be attending
Session Dates:
Grades K-2 Group A, March 21st & 28th, after school - 5:30PM
Grades K-2 Group B, April 3rd & April 8th, after school - 5:30PM
Choose to be Nice
RESPONSIBILITY
MARCH
We began our Word of the Month: RESPONSIBILITY!!
Here are the At Home Activities to help your child understand the importance of Responsibility and being accountable for their own actions.
Nursing Notes
Info from Nurse Mangum
Nurse Mangum is in desperate need of tissues and sandwich bags (for ice). Any donations are greatly appreciated.
As the weather warms, please make sure your child has a water bottle at school and is dressed in layers to accommodate change in building temperature.
Here are general Guidelines for when your child is sick. and HERE is a CDC Respiratory Virus Guideline graphic.
UPCOMING EVENTS
3/18-3/22 - PTA Book Fair (Please go bagless!!) AND Read-A-Thon continues!!
3/18 - Girls on the Run Club 3:30-5:15
3/20 - Gr 5 Mt. View visit
3/20 - SIMCO meeting 4:00-5:00
3/20 - Family Shopping Night - Book Fair 5:00-8:00
3/21 - Friendship Bracelet Workshop 3:30-4:45
3/21 - Lego "Together We Build" Club (registered students gr K-2 Group A) 3:30-5:30
3/18 - Girls on the Run Club 3:30-5:15
3/22 - Family Shopping Night - Book Fair 5:00-8:00
3/22 - Grade 5 Raffle Drawing
3/25 - Community Reading Day!
3/25 - Girls on the Run Club 3:30-5:15
3/26 - Acton Discovery Museum Visit (Gr K Bubbles)
3/26 - MCAS Gr 3 ELA
3/27 - Students 1/2 Day
3/28 - MCAS Gr 3 ELA
3/28 - Lego "Together We Build" Club (registered students gr K-2 Group A) 3:30-5:30
3/29 - Girls on the Run Club 3:30-5:15
4/1 - Choose To Be Nice: Responsibility Celebration (Intro: Friendship)
4/1 - Girls on the Run Club 3:30-5:15
4/2 - MCAS Gr 4 ELA
4/3 - MCAS Gr 4 ELA
4/3 - Lego "Together We Build" Club (registered students gr K-2 Group B) 3:30-5:30
4/5 - End of 3rd Quarter
4/5 - Girls on the Run Club 3:30-5:15
4/5 - Grade 5 Spaghetti Dinner
4/7 - PTA Roller Skating Night
4/8 - Start of 4th Quarter
4/8 - Lego "Together We Build" Club (registered students gr K-2 Group B) 3:30-5:30
4/8 - Girls on the Run Club 3:30-5:15
4/8 & 4/9 - Acton Discovery Museum Visit (Gr 3 Magnetism)
4/9 & 4/10 - MCAS Gr 5 ELA
4/10 - Acton Discovery Museum Visit (Gr 4 Sound)
4/10 - Environmental Club 3:30
4/10 - PTA Meeting
4/12 - 3rd Q Report Cards
4/15-4/19 - April Vacation
☘️March 2024 Menu ☘️
The Kitchen Staff is asking parents to please talk to your child about their lunch choice. We have had some problems in the kitchen with students choosing and ordering one lunch choice the morning, but taking something else in the cafeteria, leaving the last few grades without the options they ordered. Thank you!
Bus Safety
We continue to struggle with cars passing buses. PLEASE do not pass any buses at any time on school grounds.
I am again asking parents to PLEASE:
drop off students arriving by car in the back of the school. I understand it may add a minute or two to your drop-off, but we have had some close calls when cars pull in front of buses or park their car and walk their student.
only enter through the Front door or the Carpool door. (Students should not be entering through side doors.)
use caution and judgment at the front of the flagpole “rotary”. Cars have been creating a “middle lane” to avoid waiting behind buses, which has also resulted in some close calls.
Please Note: We will not mark students tardy for waiting in a line at carpool or arriving on a late bus as tardy.
Please remind your child(ren) about maintaining safe behaviors on the school bus. We have had an uptick in behaviors since our return from winter break. There is detailed information in the Mayo Handbook (link at bottom of SMORE) but here is some basic info pertaining to our biggest safety concerns. Students must:
- Remain in his/her seat when the bus is moving
- Restrict his/her talking to those children who are sitting next to him/her. Shouting will distract the bus driver
- Not use inappropriate language
- Not fight-bully-tease others on the bus.
We appreciate your help keeping our bus rides safe!