MANCHESTER, NH — The following information was released Wednesday by Manchester School District.
Kindergarten registration
Parents can now sign up new students online: Kindergarten registration is now open for children who will be 5 years old by Sept. 30. You can access and complete all forms online. We built a detailed kindergarten registration page on our website. You can also use this site to register students new to the district and going into grades 1-5. On our website, you can find forms in multiple languages as well as answers to questions you may have.If you can’t find an answer to your question, you can email kregistration@mansd.org.
Meal distribution
Meals during vacation week: We will continue with weekday meal delivery during school vacation next week. We will deliver meals on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can find the updated delivery routes at www.mansd.org.
YMCA meals continue during vacation: If you cannot pick up meals at one of the bus stops, you can pick up meals at the YMCA Teen Center, 42 Stark St., from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, including vacation week. The Y is preparing dinners for children 18 and younger, so you can get breakfast, lunch and dinner for your students in one stop.
Weekend food from SNHU: We will continue weekend meal package distribution this Saturday, April 25. All meals were donated and prepared by Southern New Hampshire University. The schedule for this weekend is below.
Main locations
- Memorial High School, 1 Crusader Way: 9:30-11:30 am
- Manchester Police Athletic League, 409 Beech St.: 9:30-11:30 am
- Parkside Middle School, 75 Parkside Ave.: 9:30-11:30 am
Secondary locations
- Smyth Road School, 245 Bruce Road: 9:30-10 am
- Crystal Lake Park, 679 Bodwell Road: 10:30-11 am
Virtual spirit week
Thursday is Manchester Pride Day: Our first Virtual Spirit Week continues on Thursday, and you can show your pride with your best school, team, club or city gear. You can RSVP for the week-long spirit week event on Facebook, and you can share your photos for each day right in the Facebook event. Here is the schedule for the rest of the week:
- Thursday, April 23 – Manchester Pride Day: Wear your school, team, club or best Manchester gear.
- Friday, April 24 – Flip Flop Friday: Put on your favorite summer footwear and soak up the sun
Who would you thank?
Share your gratitude: Let’s spread some smiles by sharing thank yous in our community. You can thank anyone you’d like: family, teachers, bus drivers, food service workers, nurses – it’s up to you. We’ve made a template that you can download and print here and we’ll also send some out with buses next week as well. We encourage you to take a picture and share on social media and post the thank yous in a window or on a door.
Free resources
Granite YMCA has help for families: The Granite YMCA has responded in a big way to help the community during the COVID-19 crisis. As you may know, they are distributing meals for children each weekday, but they are also offering child care for essential personnel, online fitness classes and also keeping the elderly community in mind. You can find all of the resources they’re offering at www.graniteymca.org/covid-19.
Fortitude Health and Training free classes online: Students and families can take part in a fun fitness class courtesy of Fortitude Health and Training of Manchester. Classes will be streamed live on Instagram at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can find the classes by searching for @fortitudehealthandtraining on Instagram.
