Thank you MEPTO volunteers for inviting our students to choose a free book today to bring home as part of the RIF program. There was a great selection and the children had so much fun!
A huge thank you to MEPTO for sponsoring an engaging anti-bullying enrichment program for our 4th graders this morning! The children had fun learning about an important topic while seeing some incredible magic and learning some interesting facts about bananas (Ask tour student!)! Thank you Rob, from Dynamic Influence, and of course to our students for being a great audience!
If you are a one-person household and make less than $40,951 per year or a two-person household and make less than $53,551 per year, you may qualify for home fuel assistance. Funding is provided through SMOC, South Middlesex Opportunity Council. A full eligibility and benefits chart can be found here: https://www.smoc.org/pdf/FY%202022%20LIHEAP%20Income%20Eligibility%20and%20Benefit%20Chart%20DEC%20ARPA%20increase_12_16_21.pdf Medway Outreach Workers Marcia Lombardo and Kim Cookson are happy to help you apply for fuel assistance or answer any questions. They can be reached at 508-533-3210 or mlombardo@townofmedway.org. Please note if adults in your household are not U.S. citizens, but a child in the home is a citizen, you can still apply for fuel assistance.
Reminder! Tomorrow Wednesday November 23rd is an Early Release Day! Students will be dismissed at 11:30. Please notify your child’s teacher if you require a dismissal change. You can send in a note or send an email. We wish our Memorial community a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
Reminder - The Medway Girl Scouts will be at the High School today (11/21) and tomorrow (11/22) from 6:00-8:00 p.m. collecting nonperishable food donations for the food pantries during race registration and bib pick up. Please consider donating.
"Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot" - There's a lot to be thankful for inside this week's Community Bulletin. https://conta.cc/3VbpxGG
Save the date for picture retakes on December 8! This is for those students who were absent, or who did not like the original photo that was taken. Those packages can be returned and a new photo taken. Originals will be in soon!
Tomorrow Thursday November 17th is an early release day! Memorial students will be dismissed at 11:30. No lunch will be served but we ask that you please send in a snack with your child. Please also remember to make your
teacher aware of any dismissal changes. Thank you!
A HUGE thank you to MEPTO for serving lunch to the Memorial staff today!! Everyone loved it! MEPTO lunches are always a big hit, and one of our favorite days. Thanks to the volunteers for all you do!!
Paula LeBlanc, Family Partner at You Inc., will be facilitating this month's workgroup aimed at Balancing Technology Use. The meeting will be held at the Medway Public Library, 26 High Street on November 16 at 6:30 PM.
Monthly sessions are offered for those caring for children with mental health concerns. These sessions are designed to help caregivers figure out how to best support their loved ones while finding time for self-care.
Register using this link: https://drive.google.com/.../1Yobv3kp8FcRuNcfIpwSNGe.../view
Town Meeting is TONIGHT (11/14) at Medway High School, 88 Summer Street at 7:00 p.m. Babysitting is available from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (hard stop even if the meeting runs over). There is still plenty of availability. Walk-ins welcome.
Please note, only registered voters are allowed to cast a vote. The warrant is available for your review by visiting https://bit.ly/3hrTBz4
We hope to see you tonight.
Mrs. Moroney’s class had a special visitor today! Thank you to HM1 Tyndall for coming in and sharing about your experiences while in the Navy. The class loved hearing about your time spent while stationed at Hanscom Air Force Base. Happy Veteran’s Day!
There will be no school on Friday, November 11, 2022 in observance of Veterans Day.
Who is ready for fall leaves, hoodies, pumpkins, and smores? There are lots of fall activities and programs listed in this week's Community Bulletin: https://conta.cc/3FKJuiL
Did you forget to order your child a class t-shirt? Not to worry! We have extra available for all classrooms. The cost is $10. You cans send it in with your student, or stop by the Memorial office. Should the cost present a financial hardship, please email Mr. Kelley.
GRADE 4 NEWS!
The annual 4th grade graduation photo will be taken on Thursday morning (11/3)! Please make every effort to have your student here on time so they can be in the photo!
Thank you MEPTO for the new additions to our playground space! The students are already enjoying the new activity options - and love the colors!
Monday is black and orange day at Memorial! Find your favorite black and orange outfit to wear - let's see how many friends we can get to participate!
Student photo update!
We had a successful day of student pictures! The students looked amazing and did so well! It's not too late to order either on line or using the paper order form. Teachers can accept order forms for the remainder of the week. Thank your students for being such good listeners!
The next caregiver support group meeting will be held at the Medway Public Library on October 26 at 6:30 p.m. Paula LeBlanc, Family Partner at You Inc., will facilitate this monthly group aimed at supporting caregivers of children with mental health concerns and creating peer connections. Register here: www.medwayschools.org/caregiversupportregistration
