Weekly MESsages: May 15, 2023
Weekly MESsages
Marguerite E. Small Elementary School
Carol Mahedy, Principal
Shannon Carlson, Assistant Principal
508-778-7975
440 Higgins Crowell Rd., W. Yarmouth, MA 02673
https:www.dy-regional.k12.ma.us/marguerite-e-small-elementary-school ...
May 15, 2023
Upcoming Important Events
May 16th & 17th- MCAS for third graders at MES
May 24th- 1 ½ Hour Early Release Day. No PM Preschool. Dismissal- Parent Pick-Up: 1:55pm, Buses depart: 2:05pm
May 29th- Memorial Day- No School
May 30th – Scientist Spotlight Event Kickoff for MES K-3 students and staff
June 1 st – Scientist Spotlight Family Evening Event 5:30 – 6:30
June 1st- The Yarmouth Minutemen Are Coming To Visit Grade 3!
June 5th - West Yarmouth Library visits MES ( information to follow)
June 6th – 3rd Graders visit DY Intermediate Middle School
June 10th- D-YRHS Graduation
June 14th- MES Field Day (more information to follow)
June 15th- Rain Date for MES Field Day
June 16th- Kindergarten and First Grade Field Trips (more information to follow)
June 19th- Juneteenth Holiday- No School
June 22nd- Grade 3 Ceremony and Concert (more information to follow)
Dear MES Families,
We would like to remind everyone that our third graders will be taking the math sections of MCAS on Tuesday, May 16th, and Wednesday, May 17th. MCAS testing is computer based. Please remember to arrive on time for school. The third grade teachers have also arranged for Therapy Dogs International to visit our third grade classrooms to celebrate our students’ hard work! Students will have the opportunity to meet the therapy dogs the morning of May 18th!
We would like to ask that when entering the building, all visitors must be “buzzed” in by the main office. Just ring the doorbell at the main door if you need to enter the building. We do this for the safety of our students and building. Should you find someone right behind you when entering the building, please ask them to wait to check in with the main office and do not hold the door open for them. We greatly appreciate your support as we maintain the safety of our school.
When dropping off and picking up students, please have students buckled in their seats when the vehicle is moving. Students should remain in their vehicles if it is moving. We ask that our families follow our traffic patterns for the upper and lower lot drop-off and pick-up procedures. If you need to park in order to visit the main office, you must park in a designated parking spot in the lower lot. Please be sure that there is adult supervision before dropping off students in the lower parking lot during morning arrival. Arrival is scheduled for 9:10 am and ends at 9:20 am. You can find the MES drop off and pick-up procedures in our Virtual Backpack or you can use this link into your browser: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yicxf2OkRFsGWhTlVld3A29eOUegpRFGfqkl...
Mark your calendars for the Scientist Spotlight event to be shared with classrooms and an evening family event! On the evening of June 1st, from 5:30-6:30 PM, families can visit MES to share in the hands-on learning stations inspired by the work and career of Lonnie Johnson, an African American inventor, NASA engineer, and inventor of the Super Soaker! There are more details below! We hope to see you there!
Warm regards,
Ms. Mahedy and Mrs. Carlson
Early Release Day- May 24th
Our dismissal will begin at 1:55 PM. This is the time that parent pick-up will be called to the lower and upper parking lots. Just as a reminder, Early Education, Kindergarten, and Grade 1 students will be dismissed to the lower lot and Grades 2 and 3 with any younger siblings will be dismissed to the upper lot. Buses will begin to arrive at 2:00 PM. The school day ends at 2:05 PM for early release days.
For families who choose to pick up their children at dismissal, the safety of your children is our first priority and our dismissal routine has been designed with that in mind. For the lower lot, please remain in your vehicle until yours is among the first six and it is your turn to safely assist your child getting into the vehicle. Thank you!
Lost and Found
Our MES Lost and Found is exploding with valuable items that we would like to return to their rightful owners. We have many jackets, sweatshirts, vests, and other items that have been lost and need to be found! Please ask your child to visit it if they have misplaced something or visit us at the main lobby to claim a missing item. We are asking that you place your child’s name inside of their clothing or on their personal items. Thank you very much!
Therapy Dogs Visit to Grade 3- May 18th
The third grade teachers arranged for Therapy Dogs International to visit our third grade classrooms the morning of May 18th! Dogs and their handlers will visit classrooms to share time with the dogs! We look forward to celebrating the hard work of our third graders after our second round of MCAS testing!
MES Scientist Spotlight
During the MES Scientist Spotlight, our school will experience 4 hands-on learning stations inspired by the work and career of Lonnie Johnson, an African American inventor, NASA engineer, and inventor of the Super Soaker! The book “Whoosh” by Chris Barton highlights Lonnie Johnson's work and has inspired this school-wide event for our kindergarten through third grade students. This is an opportunity to link literacy, science, and math by anchoring in class preparations to the text, “Whoosh.” The 4 stations include making rockets, robots, gravity exploration and the movement of water through pressurized systems will be held in the inner courtyard. Brian Spano, Mary Cronin, and Kelly Bohl, our instructional coaches, have worked on the development of this event which includes in class literacy connections, math integration, and science hands-on exploration! On the evening of June 1st, from 5:30-6:30 PM, families can visit MES to share these experiences with us, too! We hope to see you there!
Wanted: Nuts and Bolts
Do you have an old stash of nuts, bolts and washers looking for a home?
Send them to school labeled “Science” and we will take them off your shelf and put them into your kids hands for hands-on designing and building!!
Thank you!!!
The Yarmouth Minutemen Are Coming To Visit Grade 3
On June 1st, the Yarmouth Minutemen Are Coming To Visit our third grade classrooms to present 35 minute programs. The focus of these presentations will be on the causes of the Revolutionary War, aspects of colonial life and colonists’ impact on Cape Cod and the Native Americans. Thank you to the Third Grade Team for organizing this event for our students!
Summer Food Program Drive-Thru Opportunity
This summer MES will be working with Cape Kids Meals and help provide biweekly food bags for our students. Simply email Mrs.Hayles at hayless@dy-regional.k12.ma.us for more information and to sign up!
Fill a Backpack
This year we are fortunate enough to have the Fill A Backpack Program support our families and provide this opportunity for ANY family in our school. If you would like to participate please feel free to print out the form from our virtual backpack. Here is the link that you can copy and paste for your convenience: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GiNcZcw40r3KmEzcDH4eQAbjaD8UrB4j/view?u...
You can send the application in with your student or send Mrs. Hayles a Remind message. She can send the form home in their classroom folder if you would prefer.
Please reach out with any questions. You can reach Mrs. Hayles at hayless@dy-regional.k12.ma.us
All School Meeting and Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS): The Dolphin Way!
On Friday, May 12th, students shared a school-wide dance party in their classrooms via Zoom! What amazing dance moves! This was to celebrate how many flowers students earned! Our next focus will be to highlight being caring to others while continuing to encourage and recognize our students for being respectful, responsible, ready, caring and safe! Way to go, MES!
Book Vending Machine
Our school community is fortunate to share a book vending machine. The book vending machine provides the opportunity for students to receive a book to keep each school year! Classrooms are invited to use this school treasure to celebrate birthdays, special occasions, summer reading, and more! This opportunity will continue throughout the school year and we will provide the choice of summer birthdays towards the end of the school year. If your child receives a book from the book vending machine they will also have a note indicating where this new text has come from. Happy reading!
MES Staff
We have openings for substitutes, classroom and student assistants, as well recess and duty aides.
Check out the opportunities online DY employment opportunities or contact Assistant Principal Shannon Carlson at 508-778-7975 or carlsons@dy-regional.k12.ma.us
Free Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast and lunch are free for all students for the 2022/2023 school year!
Food Bags
Our school collaborates with Cape Cod Bright Lights and Cape Kids Meals to offer students take home food bags for the weekends. Sheila Hayles, our medical assistant, can be contacted by email: hayless@dy-regional.k12.ma.us to get any family started right away.
Community Connections
West Yarmouth and South Yarmouth Library Events
Come join the children’s events at either of these locations:
West Yarmouth Library
391 Main Street
West Yarmouth, MA 02673
Or
South Yarmouth Library
312 Old Main Street
South Yarmouth, MA 02664
May 15th- My Own Creation Club at 5:30 PM
May 16th- Adventures in Storytime at 10:30 AM
May 20th- Family Fun Day, Flip Books at 2:00 PM
The Family Pantry of Cape Cod: Food Grab and Go
Struggling to Make Ends Meet? Everyone is Welcome
Date: Sunday, May 21, 2023
Time: 10:00-Noon (or until distribution is complete)
Locations: Barnstable High School – East Parking Lot
Brewster Senior Center – Rear Parking Lot
Drive through Event
Recipient will get a 30 lb box of non-perishable groceries, a bag of
fresh apples and a modest gift card to the local supermarket.
No documentation or registration is required
SUMMER CAMP FOR Girls and Boys
Boy Scouts of America CAPE COD & ISLANDS COUNCIL
REGISTER ONLINE at: www.scoutscapecod.org
Cape Cod & Islands Council
247 Willow Street Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
Phone: (508) 362-4322 | Fax: (508) 362-4323
E-mail: info@scoutscapecod.org
General Information for all campers:
Daily activities include swimming, fishing, archery, field games, fun and
adventure. Five weeks available beginning July 10 for all children currently
in grades 1-8. Attend one week or more while space is available.
Openings are available every week. The Great Outdoors is waiting to
welcome your camper to Camp Greenough, 227 Pine St, Yarmouth Port
SAFE Child Communities Initiative:
funded by Children’s Trust and MA Dept of Early Education and Care
Spring has arrived!
Families are looking ahead to so many things, including no cost programs offered by Cape Cod Children’s Place and our community partners.
Please see these fliers highlighting these programs in English, Spanish and Portuguese in our virtual backpack: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eeIJbmdWl91e6acvLzQzXcaBNiZ38ffi
Registration continues to be requested, with a personal phone call to Cape Cod Children’s Place at 508-240-3310.
Me and My Dad (Grandpa, Mom or Special Friend) Camp Out Night
Location: Ezra Baker Innovation School
When: May 24 from 5-6PM
Who: For all of the Early Education Students in the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District
This event is supported by Cape Cod Children’s Place, Inc.
Additional information is coming soon!
Check out more Community Connections in our “Virtual Backpack” on our website:
https:www.dy-regional.k12.ma.us/marguerite-e-small-elementary-school