MEMORIAL SCHOOL
ANNOUNCEMENT
January 18, 2021
Greetings Memorial School Community,

This Wednesday, January 20th, district staff will have an early release day. The district will continue to have early release days on Wednesdays through the upcoming winter break at the end of February.

Change in Dismissal Time - Starting on January 20th, 2021

Attention parents, we are pushing back our dismissal time for an additional five minutes starting this Wednesday, January 20, 2021. This means that dismissal times will be as follows:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - Students dismissed from classrooms at 2:45PM with parent pick-up beginning at 2:50PM

Wednesday - Students dismissed from classrooms at 12:45PM with parent pick-up beginning at 12:50PM

This change provides teachers five extra minutes each school day. This may not seem significant, but over the course of a school year, that is almost three full days of additional school.

I do not anticipate any further changes this year due to the amount of pick-up traffic we see each day as well as the need to allow parents to get to the DJ Bakie School for their dismissal process. Thank you for your flexibility and understanding.

School Breakfast and Lunch Announcement

Free meals for all students in school and remote will continue through the remainder of the 2020 - 2021 school year.

Additionally, remote meals are available for pick-up on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at the High School Main Entrance from 12:30PM - 1:30PM.

Please use THIS FORM to pre-order your remote meals.
Winter Attire

We are now fully into the winter season. As we continue to try and give students outdoor mask and movement breaks (when possible), it is so important that students come to school with weather appropriate clothing. Students are strongly encouraged to wear layers, bring a coat, have appropriate footwear, as well as a hat and mittens (as needed). Thank you for your support.
Plaistow Community YMCA Program Childcare Offerings
Kingston Recreation's new online gaming program

What you need to know:
  • Two age categories (8-13 years of age and 13+ years of age)
  • Kids play against each other and kids from other NH communities in a safe, controlled environment
  • Play is monitored by a referee for all games
  • Players can easily report any inappropriate on line behavior and they are only identified by their user name. 

For more information, please click on the link below:
Information on Sanborn Regional School District Pre-K Registration for 2021-2022
SEL Update from Mrs. Collins

With so much happening in our community and our nation, and with the concerns for our friends and families near and far, here is an article full of helpful information on how best to process these events with our children:

This Help Guide:Helping Children Cope with Traumatic Events shares in greater detail the following tips:
1. Be on the lookout for signs of trauma in your kids
2. Rebuild trust and safety
3. Minimize media exposure
4. Engage your child
5. Encourage physical activity
6. Feed your child a healthy diet. 

Thank you,

Mrs. Collins

Memorial School PTO

School is in person, but PTO is still virtual at this point, so please make sure your students join the Google Classroom: ibqcfon. This is where all our events will be. Also, don't forget to buy some swag for the 2020-2021 year at Memorial SWAG!

Membership

Our PTO Membership is drive is on and we need members to help us reach our goals and provide all the support we give to our teachers, school and students. Some of the things we do each year is provide classroom supplies, plan social events for students and families and in a normal year we pay for buses for field trips. So far this year we have provided lunch as well as breakfast and snacks for our teachers and for our students we have a scavenger hunt, kindness rocks, the opportunity to interview staff, and most recently make your own pizza kits and decorate your own apron kits! There is so much more fun on the way! Join the PTO today! Membership prices are as low as $1 due to covid. If you have any questions email memorialpto@sau17.net. Joining the Memorial School PTO is ongoing throughout the year.

What's Happening in the PTO Now:

For Valentine's Day we will have cupcakes available from Dixy Cakes (YEA!!) along with a modge podge glass jar craft. We will also begin a late Winter early/Spring fundraiser through Otis Spunkmeyer (yummy cookie dough) and Joyful Traditions cake roll- more details to follow. In March we will be hosting a Memorial Spirit felting zoom class through Maker's Post. Also coming this Spring there will be a Fairy/Gnome Garden class with Down to Earth Garden Center.

Please email memorialpto@sau17.net to volunteer as a room parent for your child's class.

Our next meeting is Thursday, February 11th at 7:30pm via zoom.

SPIRIT WEAR: Spirit wear will be in soon, more information to come.

ONGOING ACTIVITIES: School swag is still for sale to show your love of Memorial! Kindness rocks- students are encouraged to paint and hide kindness rocks around our communities in Newton and Kingston. They can post pictures and hints on Google Classroom.

Meet the Staff is also ongoing as students have been busy interviewing the staff and there are still plenty of staff to be interviewed. Students can email memorialpto@sau17.net to sign up. Follow our facebook page to see all the wonderful interviews HERE.

Stay tuned in the new year for more upcoming events such as cupcake decorating for Valentine's Day, a delicious baked goods fundraiser that will come in time for Easter, fairy and gnome garden kits and so much more!

Thanks from all of us on the PTO, we couldn't do this without your support! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Free and Reduced Lunch Informational Flyer
Adult Education Information

Please see the flyer below for information for adult education opportunities for the winter and spring of 2021.
Final Thoughts

Thank you all for your continued patience and support. We are truly grateful for the wonderful communities that we serve.

Appreciatively,

Ryan McCluskey