Week 23

Greetings JMS Families,

The weather seems to be giving us whiplash, however, it has been wonderful to be outside on mild and sunny days! Thank you for reading this week’s update. There is much to share with you!

Kids Vote TOO!

As part of our civics engagement lessons here at Jacques Memorial, students are taking part in a national civics initiative Kids Vote Too, and selecting a name for our mascot the Jacques Jaguar. Student representatives will speak about their mascot choice during the Mr. O morning show at school. Our students are in the process of voting within their classrooms. We will share the final four with you prior March 14th.

Voting for our new mascot will take place on Tuesday, March 14th at the Town and District polls located at Milford High School.

Emergency Drills

Your child may have shared with you that we discussed our lockdown emergency drills at school recently. We practice a variety of emergency drills throughout the school year so that we are familiar with procedures in the unlikely event of an emergency. This week our students and staff practiced our lockdown procedures. These lockdown procedures help to maintain a secure and safe building in the unlikely event that we are visited by an “unwelcome stranger”. This drill was conducted in coordination with Milford Police and Fire Departments. If you have questions or concerns regarding our drill please contact me at the school.

Read Across America Week:

During the week of February 20th -24th, 2023 our students will participate in Read Across America. Read Across America is an annual reading incentive and awareness program that encourages all students in every school community to celebrate reading the week of March 2nd, the birthday of the adored children's author Theodor Seuss Geisel a.k.a. Dr. Seuss. The students and staff are encouraged to “dress-up” in celebration of different books written by Dr. Seuss. Please encourage your child to participate in this school-wide initiative to help motivate and excite everyone to read!

Read Across America Week

February 20th - February 24th

Monday 2/20 : “Cat in the Hat” and “Fox in Socks” Day

Get creative! Wear a silly hat or mismatched socks!

Tuesday 2/21 : Read My Shirt Day

Wear a shirt that has writing for everyone to practice reading!

Wednesday 2/22: “Wacky Wednesday”

Wear wacky, mismatched clothes.

Thursday 2/23: Character Day

Dr. Seuss has so many interesting characters that he writes about.

Dress as your favorite character from any book you have read!

Friday 2/24: “I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!”

Wear your pajamas and bring in your favorite book!

Kindergarten Registration - Kickoff!

We are excited to announce our 2023-24 Kindergarten Registration Kickoff! This event is scheduled for the evening of Thursday, March 9th, 2023, from 5:30-7:00 pm in the JMS Multi-purpose Room. JMS staff will be on hand to assist with the registration process, give tours of our kindergarten classroom, and answer any questions.

The following documents are required to complete the registration process:

Proof of Residency (i.e., home purchase agreement, rental/lease agreement, utility bill, with parent/guardian name and Milford address.)
Original Birth Certificate with a raised seal.
Updated immunization/physical and proof of a scheduled physical within one year of enrollment.

PTO Fundraiser Update:

MES families, we are half way through our Read-a-thon and we really would love everyone to participate whether they are fundraising or not. If you have not already done so, please click on this link to activate your reader’s personal page:

https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/KfovYk

Activation takes less than a minute. Just by doing so you can help us meet our reading goal or 240,000 minutes!

Thanks so much!

Regards,
Jenny Garby

MES PTO President

Lost & Found:

Our lost and found is bursting at the seams with hats, mittens and many other items. We will display these items for the children to see before the Winter Recess break. Any items left, will be donated to a local charity.

Please click here to view our February Lost and Found video.

Winter Recess:

There will be No School for students the week of February 27th - March 3rd, 2023, and as a reminder school will be in session on Presidents Day, Monday, February 20th.

Please find attached several district approved fliers from our community partners at CAST and the Wadleigh Library.

Thank you all for your continued support. Please know that my door is always open to you!

Tim O’Connell

Principal