The EL schedule has been completed and services are up and running. It has been such a pleasure to see and work with students from the previous year as well as welcome our new students to the program!
The following communications were sent home to families:
ACCESS Score Report
Federal Parent Notification Letter
State Parent Notification Letter
EL Reclassification Letter (if applicable)
Opt-Out Form (if applicable)
Please note that these communications have been translated into the following languages: Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
The scores seen on the Parent Notification Letters reflect either the 2023 ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 results or WIDA Screener results if enrollment was after the previous year’s assessment.
I am looking forward to helping the EL students of Merrymount have a successful 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."
Shriners Pull-Tab Collection
Shriners Hospitals for Children in Springfield and Boston have been collecting pull-tabs or “pop-tops” from beverage cans since 1989, recycling them, and putting the money toward programs that directly benefit children. Since its inception, about a half-million pounds of aluminum tabs have been collected and recycled. Did you know: The tabs are the only pure aluminum part of the can, and the cans may still be returned for deposit even after the tabs are removed. Please collect your pull-tabs and send them in with your student to Mrs. Ehrlich in the health office. We will get them to Shriners Hospital for Children to make sure they are put to good use!
September DEI Theme ~ Merrymount Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
The Merrymount DEI ( Diversity Equity Inclusion) team is excited to present the Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15) bulletin board. Huge shout out to Alba Cid and Shiv for working on the bulletin board.
Please email merrymount.schoolcouncil@gmail.com if you wish to join the DEI team or wish to know more about the upcoming initiatives.
The first meeting is scheduled for September 20th!
- PTO Website link
- PTO Facebook Page: Merrymount School PTO
- PTO Email: merrymountpto@gmail.com
- School Council Email: merrymountschoolcouncil@gmail.com
- Citywide PTO link
What is a Trunk or Treat?
Trunk or Treat is planned for October 20th. Merrymount families will be decorating their cars for Halloween, creating scenes out of their trunks. Families will walk from vehicle to vehicle, collecting candy the way they would during a normal trick-or-treating outing. You do not have to decorate a car to participate in this event, but we thank those families in advance for volunteering to do so! There is no fee to come, but we do ask that students are accompanied by an adult at all times.
