McMahon PTO – Site Council – February 3, 2025

Karyn McDermott, Erik Spracklin, Adrianna Vazquez, Jennifer Kennedy, Kim Kennedy, Becca Matos, Ivy Rodriguez, Candace Fleurent

• Principal- Karyn McDermott
• Co-Chair Pamela McClean
• Council Member-Jennifer Kennedy
• Council Member- Adrianna Vazquez
• Staff volunteer-Erik Spracklin

• Karyn gave a rundown of the SEN visit this week.
• State of the School- McMahon

• Upcoming Events and how you can participate
• Current PTO Balance
• Field Trips Update
  • PK-2- Petting zoo and bounce house day at MCM
  • Grade 3- Acadia & HHS Play
  • Grade 4- Umass tour and basketball game
  • Grade 5- Look Park
    • Franklin Park Zoo?
    • Southwick Zoo?
    • Boston Science Center?

• 11/26-11/28 – Thanksgiving Break-  No School for all
• 12/3 – Cheetah of the Month Assembly

• 12/8-12/23– MOY Testing HPS Window: 
• 12/22 – Holiday Concert PK-2
• 12/23 – Holiday Concert 3-5
• 12/24-1/6 – Winter Break- No School
• 1/6  – Three Kings Day- No School

Questions or concerns

• Attendance
• A parent reported feeling supported and strong school to home communication.
• Food Drive- are MCM families in need receiving some of the food? 
• Wednesday early release, are they still in the pilot phase? Feedback from families at DPAC was negative, so why are we still having the early release Wednesdays?

• School Site Council zoom
• Next meeting will be on 12/18/25 from 5:00-6:00.

Karyn McDermott, Erik Spracklin, Vanessa Aponte, Adrianna Vazquez, Jennifer Kennedy, Pamela McLean, Shanda Reynolds, Meredith Coleman-Tobias, and Jean Joseph.

Create our School Site Council

• Principal is co-chair
• Interested parents in co-chairing?
  • Pamela McLean (parent of 4th grader Emma)
• Interested parents in serving on School Site Council?
  • Jennifer Kennedy
  • Adrianna Vazquez
• Elections will be held if needed
• 50% of council or more should be not employed at MCM
• Staff volunteers 

• Upcoming Events and how you can participate
• Current PTO Balance
• Field Trips 
  • PK-2- Petting zoo and bounce house day at MCM
  • Grade 3- Acadia & HHS Play
  • Grade 4- Umass tour and basketball game
  • Grade 5- Look Park
    • Franklin Park Zoo?
    • Southwick Zoo?
    • Boston Science Center?

10/31- Dress like your Favorite Book Character Day ($1 donation)

11/4- No School

11/6- Picture Day

11/7- Report Cards go home

11/10- Family Conferences- no school for students

11/11- No School

11/26-11/28- Thanksgiving Break

Questions or concerns

• Is there a way to get the word out earlier about summer school programming? Not the exact details, but a list of possible summer school options. Last year, we had already made our summer plans when we found out about the summer program, so it was too late.
• Academics for parents to see on PowerSchool? Likely not until middle school due to standards-based report cards. 
• Lost and found is full; how can we let families search the lost and found, “shop,” or take hand-me-downs?

• School Site Council zoom
• Next School Site Council Meeting: Create a State of the Schools message to share with families.
• Next meeting will be on 11/18/25 from 5:00-6:00.

Jennifer Kennedy (Jackson 1st)

Ivy Rodriguez (Kaydden 2nd)

Pedro Gomes (Emilia 2nd)

Karyn McDermott

Vanessa Aponte

Spirit Days

Bingo for Books

Friendship Dance (PK-1) add 2nd??

Read Across America (READ A THON??)

St Patrick’s Day Parade

80’s Dance 2-5? 2/3  and 4/5 ??  3-5??)

Field Day

PK/K Step Up

Gr 5 Step Up

Field Trips:

PK/ K – here “staycation”

1st-Children’s Museum

2nd-Look Park

3rd-Arcadia

4th-Boston Sci Museum

5th-Franklin Park Zoo

Read-a thon

Bake sale at Voting

Invite Izzy Rivera to next meeting