Parent Update
Getting Ready for the 2022-2023 School Year!
Hello Clough Families!
Who is excited about the first day of school next week?! I know I am! I can't wait to meet all of the students and welcome them back to school. Here's a list of some updates mentioned in the video:
1. Several exciting events this week! See the graphics down below.
2. New Family Welcome - New families who have 1st through 4th graders are invited to attend a New Family Orientation on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 3:00. You will get a brief tour of the school and office staff will be available to answer your questions. Students and parents are invited to come and see the school!
3. Kindergarten Meet and Greet - Incoming kindergarteners and their families are invited to a K Meet and Greet on Aug. 25 from 5:30-6:30. Kindergarten teachers will be here to meet students. The PTO will also be available to answer questions and welcome K families. We will meet on the front playground.
5. Massachusetts has extended a waiver that allows schools to serve free breakfast and lunch to ALL students through out the 2022-2023 school year! We are thrilled with this news as it means that we will be able to provide all of Mendon-Upton students with nutritious and nourishing food for free. What this means for your family and for the Mendon-Upton School District:
- Your children, ages 0-21 , will receive a healthy breakfast and lunch every school day, at no cost, in a safe and welcoming environment.
- It allows the Mendon-Upton Regional School District to provide the most nourishing and appetizing meals possible for your children. When your children eat school meals, it helps the school system by providing federal funds to the district. The more meals we serve, the more funding we receive, allowing us to focus on meal quality, variety and innovative practices (new recipes, frozen take home meals, etc.). If your children have never before participated in school meals, consider trying the program this year!
- It helps you save time and money. By allowing us to prepare meals for your children you don’t have to plan and shop for your children’s breakfast and lunch each school day.
6. Bus routes are posted!
7. Check out the arrival and dismissal video down below. Lots of helpful information about our new way of doing arrival and dismissal this year!
I have added in a read aloud video down below and be on the lookout on Tuesday afternoon. I will send out a bedtime story video for the night before school starts! I am so excited to watch your children learn and grow this year at Clough!
If you have any questions (lgarden@mursd.org). You can also connect with Julia Busby in the office with any questions. (jbusby@mursd.org or 508-634-1580)
Enjoy these last few days of summer!
Sincerely,
Liz Garden
Henry P. Clough Principal
Coming Soon...Night Before School Starts Bedtime Story!
Important Dates to Remember
24th - Popsicles in the Park, 5:00 PK - 1st, 6:00 2nd - 4th
25th - New Family Welcome @ 3:00
25th - Kindergarten Meet and Greet @ 5:30
31st - Grade 1-4 students return
31st - K orientation times vary, please refer to your letter from your child's teacher
September:
1st - First day of Kindergarten (no Pre-K), PK Meet and Greet
2nd - No School
5th - No School, Labor Day
6th - All students return
20th & 21st - Clough Open House
Connect with Us!
Email: lgarden@mursd.org
Website: https://www.mursd.org/o/henry-p-clough-elementary
Location: 10 North Avenue, Mendon, MA, USA
Phone: 508-634-1580
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HPClough-Elementary-School-102887309160164
Twitter: @HPClough