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Acton Public School Calendar

 McCarthy-Towne School Calendar   

School Hours

Safe Arrival: 978-264- 4098

Parents must call the Safe Arrival Hotline every time their child will be late or absent from school. The safe arrival messages are checked against attendance sheets. If your child is absent and you haven't called Safe Arrival, you will receive a phone call from a volunteer who is trying to determine the cause of your child's absence. You must call the hotline EACH DAY of your child's absence. This is a service provided by the PTSO to ensure the safety of your child.

  Information and Reminders:
•School Cancellations and Delayed Openings
Announcements concerning a school cancellation or delayed opening are aired on TV channels 4, 5 and 7 and radio channels WBZ, WHDH, WRKO-AM/WBMX-FM, WEIM.
In the event of a delayed opening, please do not bring children to school at an earlier time. The school staff cannot be responsible for children arriving before the official start of the school day.

•After School Activities

•PTSO information      PTSO Website

The McCarthy Towne PTSO is an integral part of the daily lives of the students, teachers and staff at McCarthy-Towne. In the last two years the PTSO raised enough money through fund raising efforts to afford to place a classroom assistant in each room for each grade level.

Contact for further information:
Marcia FitzGerald, Principal, mfitzgerald@mail.ab.mec.edu or 978-264-4700 X3701 or FAX 978-264-4098
Astrid Trostorff, Parent Involvement/Community Outreach Coordinator, atrostorff@mail.ab.mec.edu or 264-4700 x3703

The McCarthy-Towne PTSO coordinates many different fund raising efforts to benefit the McCarthy-Towne Elementary School.

A Wrapping Paper Sale is held in early September.

The PTSO sponsors an annual Fall Book Fair. The profits generated by the Book Fair are donated to the MCT library.

In March, the school community once again joins efforts to hold an Auction, in which parents, students and staff members donate materials and services that are auctioned off to the highest bidder.

 McCarthy-Towne Bulletin

The McCarthy Towne Bulletin is edited, printed and published monthly by the McCarthy- Towne PTSO.
Each family at McCarthy-Towne receives a copy of the Bulletin each month.

 

• Links to Other Schools

There are 5 other elementary schools affiliated with Acton Public and Boxboro Public Schools, as well as a regionally affiliated Junior High and High School.

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