Merrymount Elementary School

January Events

• Monday, January 1 No School - New Year's Day
• Monday, January 8 Citywide PTO Meeting 7:00 PM Zoom Link
• Wednesday, January 10 MMT PTO 6:30 PM Zoom Link
• Monday, January 15 No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observed
• Wednesday, January 24 Quincy Public Schools School Committee Meeting 6:30 PM
• Thursday, January 25 Quincy SEPAC Virtual Presentation 7 PM
• Monday, January 29 QPS Parent Academy for K-3 Families about Early Literacy Regulations and Supports 5 PM

January Days of Recognition

• Monday, January 1 New Year's Day
  
• Saturday, January 6 Three Kings Day
• Sunday, January 7 Eastern Orthodox Christmas

• Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observed
• Monday, January 15 Makar Sankranthis Festival

Martin Luther King, Jr.

I Have a Dream

Nurse Ehrlich has begun her parental leave. There will be a substitute nurse in the building daily. To be connected directly to the school nurse's office, please call the school's main office number at 617-984-8762. For additional assistance, please email Andrea Huwar (Coordinator of Health Services) at andreahuwar@quincypublicschools.com.

Email to RSVP for this event at qpac.quincy@gmail.com.

Quincy Public Schools students will complete the following benchmark assessments during the indicated windows:

• mCLASS Amplify Literacy Screener: K-3 January 3-19
• MAP Growth Reading & Mathematics: Grades 2-5 January 3-26
• MAP Growth Science: Grades 4-5 January 3-26
• ACCESS testing for our multilingual learners January 22 - February 2

As a result of the free lunch offered at all of the Quincy Public Schools, some students may have funds remaining on their My School Bucks account. For those parents who have money remaining in their child's My School Bucks account and would like those funds reimbursed please submit this form (LINK) to the food service office at saradufour@quincypublicschools.com.

Funds remaining on My School Bucks remain in the child's account may be used to purchase snacks or drinks at some schools that are in addition to the free lunch that is offered by Quincy Public Schools.

December Character Trait Winners ~ Generosity

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."

School Psychologist, Mrs. Steele, and Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Bastian, have begun their parental leaves. We welcome Ms. Sarah Gibbons, Ms. Kelly Fleming and Ms. Alyssa Lydon to Merrymount to support our students.

Sarah Gibbons can be reached at sarahgibbons@quincypublicschools.com. She will be supported by Kelly Fleming (kellyfleming@quincypublicschools.com) and Alyssa Lydon (alyssalydon@quincypublicschools.com).

QPS has provided all schools with access to Open Parachute, a school wellness program. There are some excellent parent resources available (link) to families to help navigate the many stages of a child's life. Classroom teachers meet with students regularly and use Open Parachute lessons each month to support social emotional learning and mental health.

Please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Bastian with any questions.

A huge thank you to Lori Donovan and her daughter Miriam for working on this months theme.

Parents are encouraged to attend our School Council and PTO meetings which are held every other month. Parent support and parent volunteers have helped with school beautification, Scholastic Book Fairs, and several fundraisers which create opportunities for our students. We need YOUR help to make great things happen for your children.

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

• WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10TH @6:30 ZOOM LINK HERE
• WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD @6:30
• WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5TH (FINAL YEARLY WRAP-UP MEETING) @6:30

Please see the Google Forms below to share contact details for Room Parents of Grades 2-5!

Grade 5 Google Form Link

Grade 4 Google Form Link

Grade 3 Google Form Link

Grade 2 Google Form Link

Hello MM Community! We need a little help keeping the MM Outdoor Classroom nice & tidy during these next few weeks of fall.

Thank you for your help! The link to sign up: Outdoor Classroom Tidy

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/

The Family Newsletter will be published monthly. A link will be sent out to families each month and the link will be posted on our website. The newsletter updated throughout the month.

Families who want to opt out of photo/video of their student being shared with the press or appearing on social media. Please see the form linked here.