Note from Mr. O'Shea about winter (Repost)

Fall and Winter Attire Reminder

One of the characteristics of living in New England is the varied weather. As the old saying goes, “I you don’t like the weather, just wait a minute.”  With such variability in the weather, students do not always come to school with the proper outerwear.  Please help your child have all the necessary clothing for cold and snowy weather. We try to send the students outside as much as possible. As a guideline, MRE will have indoor recess if the temperature is below 20 degrees or if there is heavy precipitation.  Please make sure student have boots, a coat, gloves or mittens, snow pants and a hat for this winter. Students are not allowed to play in the snow without boots and snow pants. As students get older, they like to wear sweatshirts instead of jackets. With wind and snow, this is not considered a jacket. 

Please talk with your child daily about what is appropriate to wear to school. Take into consideration that the predicted temperature is not assured and that the wind chill often drops that temperature by five to ten degrees. It does get particularly windy on the playground with very little to break the wind coming across the fields. With a 10 mph wind, a 45 degree day quickly becomes 33 degrees just above freezing.  Many students want to wear shorts to express their independence and individuality.  Please have thoughtful conversations with them each morning about what the wear. If the temperature is near 45 degrees and windy, let your child know that they may be asked to wear pants and a warm jacket out to recess.