January 28, 2016
Dear Parents and
Guardians,
Report cards for
the 2nd quarter have been posted to Aspen!! Questions about grades should be directed to
teachers as your child’s teacher will have the most information about your
student’s performance. Questions about
Aspen can be directed to Mr. Kelly, Ms. Casey, or me. Please do not hesitate to contact any member
of the faculty or administration to answer questions or to resolve your questions
or concerns. All email addresses and
phone numbers can be found on our website:
Memorial Middle School
is participating in the PTO sponsored Read-a-Thon!! We hope all students will participate by
reading as much as possible between Friday, January 29th and Sunday,
February 7th. The main goal
of the read-a-thon is to encourage all students to read. Students can read anything they want, even
required school reading counts towards the total amount of time read. As long as students read they can complete
the reading log and submit it to their first period teacher on Monday, February
8th. Reading logs and any
money raised should be turned in no later than Wednesday, February 8th. This event is also a fund raiser for the
PTO! Please help your child find
sponsors. Some sponsors pledge $1 or $2
per book read while other sponsors pledge a penny or two per minute read. Some sponsors will pledge a fixed amount of
$20 or more. All money raised is used to
support field trips and school activities.
Prizes include Amazon gift cards, itunes gift cards, Wachusett Mountain
lift Tickets, Principal and Assistant Principal for the day, a chance to win an
Amazon Echo and other fabulous prizes!! For more information and the official
forms, please go to our blog:
Here are a few
important notes:
- The PTO is wrapping up its second Scholastic Book Fair. If your child forgot to bring their money and would like to purchase a book, the book fair will be open tomorrow from 10:30 to 1:30 pm. Also, the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid is in! The book was scheduled to be here, but was a late arrival. The book is in!!
- The Neon Dance is tomorrow night, Friday, January 29th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm!! All students are encouraged to attend. The cost of the dance is $7 or $5 with a canned good. All money raised is used to support student activities and field trips.
- Memorial Middle School collects Box Tops!! Please collect those Box Tops and submit them to the front office. We hold weekly drawings for prizes for any student that submits Box Tops.
- Grade 8 Families: the middle school yearbook team needs those adorable baby pictures for the grade 8 yearbook!! Please submit one baby picture per student, be sure to write the name of the student on the back of the picture. Pictures can be dropped off at the main office or students can deliver them directly to Mr. Sullivan. The yearbook will make every effort to return the pictures; however, irreplaceable pictures should not be submitted. Pictures must be received by Friday, February 12th.
- Have you signed up for the Stop and Shop A+ program? This is an easy way to raise money for student activities and fieldtrips and it costs you nothing!! We have already raised over $1000!! Simply go to this website and register your Stop and Shop card today.
The second semester
will bring new challenges to your students.
Continue to support your students by providing a quiet place to do
homework and to study each evening. Use
Aspen and Schoology to review school work, homework, and grades. Encourage your child to read whenever
possible and allow your child to see you reading. Should you have questions or concerns, please
do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher or administrator for
assistance.
Sincerely,
Anthony A. Hrivnak
Principal
