Open Kindergarten Registration Starting March 1

If you have a child that will be eligible for the 2022-2023 Kindergarten school year, you will need to fill out the registration forms that can be found on our website at www.winchendonk12.org/o/mes. They are located under the Menu dropdown, Kindergarten Registration. You can download and fill in the forms. Hard copies are also available at Memorial School. Once completed, you will need to return them to Memorial School along with the items listed below. You can do this any number of ways:

1. Fax: 978-297-3944
2. Email: mmacewen@winchendonk12.org
3. Mail: Memorial School, 32 Elmwood Road, Winchendon, MA 01475
4. Drop off: In person between the hours of 10 AM – 2 PM

No child will be admitted to Kindergarten without having met the eligibility requirements listed below.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

1. If your child is five (5) years of age by August 31 of the forthcoming year, he/she is eligible.
2. BIRTH CERTIFICATE- Original must be brought with you.
3. PROOF OF RESIDENCY - Current utility bill, or copy of lease.
4. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION INCLUDING VISION AND HEARING SCREENING BY YOUR PHYSICIAN MUST BE DATED AFTER AUGUST 31, 2022.
5. IMMUNIZATIONS - VERIFICATION WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE END OF AUGUST. This must include lead screen results. Read or download complete immunization requirements (PDF)

Each child MUST have a physical examination completed by your physician. A signed printout from your child's doctor's office listing all the required information is also acceptable. Students cannot start school without a completed physical. We recommend calling your physician today to schedule an appointment as it sometimes takes several months to get one.

All completed immunization/examination forms need to be in the School Nurse's Office by Friday, August 26th before your child will be permitted to start school. These forms can be faxed by your doctor to the school at 978-297-3944.

There will be a Parent Orientation on Wednesday, May 18 from 6-7 at Memorial School. More information will be provided. A Kindergarten Screening will be conducted, as required by State and Federal school laws. Screenings will be Wednesday, June 1, Thursday, June 2, and Friday, June 3. You will be contacted as these dates get closer to schedule an appointment.

We share the excitement of your child entering Kindergarten and look forward to both of you being a part of the Memorial School family. Please feel free to call the school at (978) 297-1305, with any questions or concerns you may have.

Congratulations Mrs. Liz Paulitzky
Winchendon Public Schools Support Staff Member of the Week
February 16, 2022

Working in education for 29 years, Principal's Secretary, Lisa Paulitzky, is the core of Murdock Middle School, and her position is vital to the school's survival! She is the first point of contact for many of our parents and families and always makes visitors welcome. When asked about her work, Mrs. Paulitzky states, "I try to make a difference by building relationships with students and treating the kids as if they were my own and caring about their well-being. Middle School is tough for kids, and I am always willing to support and guide them as needed. I want all students to know that this is a safe place for them no matter what they may be going through."
Thank you for everything you do, Mrs. Paulitzky!

Western New England University Students Named to Fall Semester 2021 Dean's List

SPRINGFIELD, MA (02/15/2022)-- Western New England University recently named over 700 students to the Fall Semester 2021 Dean's List. Students are named to the Dean's List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.30 or higher.

Ashley Signa of Winchendon, MA is working toward a BS in Forensic Chemistry.

Elaina Buckler of Winchendon, MA is working toward a BA in History.

Western New England University (WNE) is a private, nationally ranked, comprehensive institution with a focus on preparing work-ready and world-ready graduates. Founded in 1919 in Springfield, Massachusetts as a division of Northeastern College, WNE's 215-acre suburban campus serves more than 3,700 students, including over 2,500 full-time undergraduates. More than 47,000 alumni have earned degrees through its 90+ undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs at Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, and Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and School of Law. Students come from 39 U.S. states and territories and 23 countries. Of 45,104 living alumni, 30% remain within the region, residing in the four Western Massachusetts counties and northern Connecticut.

WNE is classified among nationally ranked universities in US News and World Report, and among the Top 100 Undergraduate Engineering programs, and in the Doctoral/Professional Universities category in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Winchendon Students Make Fall, 2021 Dean's List at UMass Amherst

AMHERST, Mass. - Below is a list of local students who were named to the dean's list at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for the fall 2021 semester.

In order to qualify, an undergraduate student must receive a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a four-point scale.

Yang Yi Chen
Andrew R Colcord
Ryan Forgues
Ana Carolina Freitas
Colby Ann Lane
Alexander John Marshall
Abigail Whitney Parks
Julio Augusto Rodriguez

The Courier congratulates our hard-working students on their accomplishments!