Author Visits!!!

Coming this Thursday for the 1st & 2nd Grade: Students will be meeting popular children’s book author and illustrator Brian Lies.  He will meet with each class, and take students on an educational and entertaining journey into the world of writing and illustrating children’s books.  Funded by the PTO...thank you MPTO!

Thank you to the MAC for Inspiring our Students!

Sports Legend Talks with Manchester Memorial Students.

MANCHESTER, MA—October 27, 2014. Students at Manchester Memorial School were treated to a presentation by Nick Bollettieri. The world-famous and Hall of Fame tennis coach was here this week visiting Manchester Athletic Club’s MAC Tennis program, where he gave private and group lessons to up-and-coming tennis players from around New England, including those in the MAC Tennis Academy program.  

430 students in grades K-5 were treated to a Q&A with the energetic octogenarian who created the first full-time tennis boarding school that combined on-court training with an academic curriculum. A method that produced 10 number-one world-ranked players, including Andre Agassi, Maria Sharapova, and Venus and Serena Williams.

Bollettieri spoke to students about their school’s core values: Honesty, Effort, Acceptance, Respect and Responsibility, and Thoughtfulness (HEART); as well as the importance of education, working hard, and living a healthy lifestyle.

“A positive attitude gives you a chance to be successful and can make the impossible possible”, Bollettieri told students. “If you feel that you are special, you have to prove that you are special. Don’t ever say I can’t, say I will. If you put everything you have—every ounce of effort—into winning, then you are a winner no matter the final score.”

"Nick is a great example to young people of how discipline and hard work can provide opportunities and lead to great success," said John Willis, Principal at Manchester Memorial Elementary School." He has travelled the world motivating young people, and a lot of what he believes in is what we teach our students here."

Bollettieri’s visit was made possible by the MAC Sports Foundation, which was created in 2012 by Manchester Athletic Club in partnership with the United States Tennis Association (USTA). The mission of the Foundation is to offer scholarships to junior athletes who do not have the financial means to reach their goals, as well as to provide grants to schools and community organizations offering youth athletic programs.

Manchester Athletic Club is located in Manchester by-the-Sea, MA, and is the only USTA Training Center in New England and one of only 12 USTA Regional Training Centers in the country. MAC is also home to New England’s professional tennis team, The Boston Lobsters.

Charlotte Rosemary

The children keep asking to see a picture of our new baby girl, so I figured this is the best way to share it.  My wife and I welcomed a little bundle of joy into our home last week with the arrival of our third child, Charlotte Rosemary.  What a magical experience it was to see her for the first time.  Mom, Dad, baby, and big brother/sister are doing great!  Thank you all for your support and well wishes!

A Message from the MERHS Green Team...

Walk to School Day- October 8^th

International Walk to School Day is a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries walking and biking to school on the same day. It began in 1997 as a one-day event. Over time, this event has become part of a movement for year-round safe routes to school and a celebration – with record breaking participation – each October. This year the Green Team encourages all students to either walk or bike to school on October 8^th to promote living sustainably. 

From our friends at Spaulding...

THE SPAULDING EDUCATION FUND

A Night of Stars

Sunday, November 23rd Shows at 4pm and 5:30pm Manchester Essex High School Auditorium

PRESENTS The 6th Annual

Share your talents!

All MERSD students and school-age children are invited to audition!

Be part of the Show!

Bands, singers, musicians, dancers, magicians, comedians, dramatic performances are all welcome!

Auditions will also be held for the role of Master of Ceremonies!

To schedule an audition visit our website at:

www.spauldingeducationfund.org

and click on the “Schedule an Audition!” button

Tickets will go on sale at our website after October 20th

Audition dates and times:

Saturday, October 18th from 9-11am Wednesday, October 22nd from 4:30-7pm

A Night of Stars...from our friends at Spaulding Fund!

Mark your calendars and start to GET YOUR ACT's together!  Spaulding Education Fund's Annual NIGHT OF STARS will be on Sunday, November 23, 2014!

Audition dates will be announced next week, so be on the look out and start practicing that dancing, singing, juggling, instruments, magic acts, dramatic dialog, multi media presentations, the spoons… whatever your talent we want to see it!   Students from Manchester and Essex, as well as choice students in the Manchester Essex Regional School District, who are Kindergarteners through High School Seniors are invited to audition.

This year's Night of Stars will be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Spaulding Education Fund opening doors to excellence in Manchester Essex Public Schools.  (www.spauldingeducationfund.org) 

From my travels...

Today is a coaching day for me at school.  On coaching days, I spend the day working with teachers and students...by far my favorite day of the week!  On my travels, I saw this great bulletin board outside the art room.  It said, "Art is..."  Some ideas of note...

Art is expressive, creative, relaxing!

Art is messy!

Art is creative!  (This was very popular)

Art is a beautiful array of lines, shapes, dots, and colors!

Art is stress free!

Art is a thing where there are no mistakes!

I would say that they "get it!"