Dear Calf Pen Meadow Families,

This week was full of excitement and community fun at Calf Pen! Our kindergarteners learned all about fire safety during a special visit from local firefighters—complete with exploring the fire truck. Families also got creative with pumpkin painting, filling our cafeteria with festive fall spirit.

I wrapped up my Grade 5 lunch groups and am looking forward to starting with our Grade 4 students next week. Drama Club auditions brought out so much talent and enthusiasm—what a great start to the season!

Next week our Grade 3 students will head to the Milford Audubon Society, and we’ll celebrate Friday with our annual school wide Costume Parade! As a special TREAT for parents and staff, the Drift Café coffee truck will be on site—see details below. We can’t wait to see everyone tonight at Trunk or Treat!

Best,
Annamaria Simonelli
Principal

October 20-24 is Digital Citizenship Week! Grades K, 1, 2, 4, and 5 have been learning about digital citizenship in media class all month. Grade 3 will begin their digital citizenship unit after the Audubon field trip. Students are learning how to stay safe and be kind online.

Below you will see students from Mrs. DeEll's class sorting out which information is safe to share online.

For family information, visit https://www.commonsensemedia.org/.

Drift Cafe (coffee truck) will be here on Friday, 10/31, starting at 8:00 am, and through the parade, for parents and staff. They will have coffee, juice, bagels, and waffles. Yum!!! Check out their instagram to get a sneak peek: @driftmilford. 

We are looking forward to our costume parade on Friday, 10/31. The parade will start at 9:15 am. Click here for important information.

Conducting emergency drills is one of the most important ways we enhance our preparedness for students and staff during an emergency. Drills allow us to practice what we need to do when an emergency arises in our school. 

This week, student bus riders at CPM conducted a bus safety drill. This was only a drill and was in accordance with the School Incident Management Protocols established by the district, in partnership with our bus company. I am pleased to report that the drill was a success. It was efficient and timely.  If you have any feedback please reach out.