Good morning. Thank you for your patience while the new bus IDs are being ironed out. The school district is aware that there are issues with some of the badges. Please note that NO CHILD WILL BE REFUSED BUS ACCESS to get on the bus. We are hoping this will ease some confusion. Thank you, and have a great day!
Program flyer: Cub Scouts Pack 118 event. Play games and meet the Scouts of Pack 118 at Cardinal Lacroix gym, 148 Belmont St, on Monday, October 21 at 6:30 pm. See attached flyer for more information or contact Dan Larochelle at dlarochelle40@gmail.com.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The following Carline Procedure must be followed in order to provide a safe transition to school. With everyone’s help, we will not hold up traffic on the main road, which will avoid accidents.
Drive slowly through the parking lot at all times, even when your child has exited your car.
Morning Procedure:
All cars will use the carline which begins from the parking lot at the front of the building and goes along the back of the school and around the school yard.. Pull your cars up closely to the car in front of you to make room for more cars. This is very important. All of the extra space left between cars makes the lines go out into the main traffic. A staff member will direct you.
Parents of students in the self-contained classrooms will make arrangements with your child’s teacher, if necessary. There are two places where students can exit their cars. One is on the side door and the other is at the back of the school. Please have your child get out at the first stop if the traffic stops there. This is not an option to choose the place to enter the building.
Parents must not get out of their cars.
Please do not arrive too early. Doors open at 8:15 because that is when staff will be in the building.
All students will be responsible for unbuckling themselves and taking their backpacks out of their cars without adult support. Please do not put these in your trunks. They must be readily available. This is very important so that we do not stall traffic. Please practice with younger students.
Please kiss your child ahead so they are ready to get out of your car when it is their turn.
Once your child exits your car, drive forward and follow the other cars. Do not wait to watch your child enter the building. Staff will be there to help your child get safely to his/her classroom. This needs to be done quickly.
Never pass a car in front of you in case a child is still getting out of their car.
Afternoon Procedure:
Please do not arrive at the school before 2:30 because students may be in the playground.
In the afternoon, there are two car lines. One is for Kindergarten parents to pick up their Kindergarteners and older siblings. This is the shorter line. The other line is for all other car patrol students. All parents must stay in this line and not go ahead of other cars.
Pull your cars up closely to the car in front of you to make room for more cars. THIS IS IMPORTANT. This is how we make more room for cars.
No parents should get out of their cars. If your child needs more assistance, pull your car over to a parking spot and help him/her. This makes a significant difference in having traffic issues.
No car should ever go around another vehicle that is waiting for a child to board.
These procedures will be strictly adhered to for safety purposes.
It is important that all students arrive on time to school each day. Too many tardies will cause a call to parents to create a plan or a meeting will be held to make changes.
We will not dismiss students early close to dismissal time. After 2:30 parents will need to wait. Some parents have used this as a way to avoid the car line. These parents will have to wait until all other students are sent to their appropriate locations first. We do this for safety reasons. We have close to 350 students being dismissed at the same time and can not have students going in too many different directions.
If we all work together, the car line moves quickly. Dismissal is at 2:50. All parents are expected to pick up their children no later than 3:00. At this time, teachers and staff leave the building and we do not have enough help.
Thank you,
The Office Staff
Program flyer: the NH Healthy Kids Running Series is set to begin in mid-September and run through the end of October. The weekly races are geared to students from pre-K up through 8th Grade.
Sign up at: https://runsignup.com/Race/NH/Manchester/HealthyKidsRunningSeriesManchesterNH
The first day of school is Wednesday, September 4. We've pulled together general information for the 2024-2025 school year on one page of our website: https://www.mansd.org/page/school-year-information-2024-2025.
There, you'll find info on registration, calendars, athletics, after-school options and more. This page will be updated as necessary as the start of school approaches. For now, we hope you enjoy the rest of your summer!
Southside info night for incoming 5th graders Wednesday, 5/22/24 5:00pm
Program flyer: Manchester Little League registration is now open for spring 2024. Questions can be directed to playeragent@mnhll.com, president@mnhll.com or vp@mnhll.com. You can find more information and register online at www.mnhll.com.
There is no school today, Tuesday, January 16, in Manchester School District due to the winter storm. All afterschool and evening activities, including athletics, are canceled.
Reminder: Elementary schools only will be dismissed early on Friday at 11:15 am. All other schools will follow the normal dismissal schedule.
All schools will then be closed from December 25-January 1 for the holiday break. Students will return to class on Tuesday, January 2.
Reminder: There is no school in Manchester School District this Friday, November 10, for the Veterans' Day holiday. Students will return to class on Monday, November 13.
Reminder: There is no school on Tuesday, November 7, for Election Day in the city of Manchester. Students will return to school on Wednesday, November 8. Please note: There is no school on Friday, November 10 for the Veterans' Day holiday.
Reminder: Elementary schools ONLY will dismiss students early this Friday at 11:15 am for parent-teacher conferences. Due to the early dismissal, there is no pre-kindergarten on Friday.
Middle and high schools will follow the usual school day schedule on Friday.
Program flyer: Registration is now open for Manchester Girls Softball League at 50% off. New players ages 4-18 are welcomed. Register now at www.MGSLNH.com.
Program flyer: Registration now for Manchester Girls Softball League's spring season and save 50%. New players ages 4-18 welcomed -- register online at www.MGSLNH.com.
This week, Manchester School District announced we will launch our first dual-language immersion program in the fall of 2024. The Spanish-English program will start at the elementary level, with two classes of kindergarten students, and it will be open to students from across the city.
We'll be hosting a pair of informational sessions on the program – one in Spanish (at 4:30 pm) and one in English (at 5:30 pm) – next Wednesday, October 4, at Memorial High School. You can find more information on the program and the event here: https://www.mansd.org/article/1259332.
Bus routes have been updated on our website – please check for possible changes to your route at https://www.mansd.org/page/transportation.
The Board of School Committee meeting schedule for the week of August 28 through September 1:
Monday, August 28
5:30 pm: Special Board of School Committee. Agenda – https://5il.co/232os
6:30 pm: Board of School Committee. Agenda – https://5il.co/233e0
There are no other meetings scheduled this week.
All meetings will be held in the Aldermanic Chambers at City Hall. Meetings can be viewed live on Manchester Public Television Channel 22 or online at https://www.manchestertv.org/22.
It's the final countdown! We are now 10 days away from the start of school, on Tuesday, September 5. We've pulled together lots of important information for the 2023-2024 school year on one page on our website: https://www.mansd.org/page/school-year-information-2023-2024.
There, you'll find:
✅ Suggested supply lists
✅ Bus routes
✅ Registration information
✅ School meals information
✅ Calendars
✅ School day start/end times
✅ Jobs in Manchester schools
We're excited to welcome students back to school on September 5 – until then, enjoy the last full week of summer!
Join us at National Night Out this Tuesday from 5-8 pm at Beech Street School/JFK Coliseum. Look for the Manchester School District table to learn more about our job opportunities, and get info on the importance of good attendance. There will be lots of free entertainment, activities (including the Bookmobile!) and plenty of helpful information for families – we hope to see you there!
The festivities will roll out on Saturday, September 23rd, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Manchester, NH. Free transportation to and from the park will be available from the Manchester Transit Authority.
Link to Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/5ZFgkwJ70
