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The countdown to a new school year is on! Here is some information to help you get ready for the first day of school:

First Day of School

September 2, 2025 – Grades 1-12

September 4, 2025 – Kindergarten and
CES Pups PreK

September 8, 2025 – HES Integrated Preschool

Elementary school students sitting at an assembly

 

MRSD cell phone policies

Help us support students by reinforcing these guidelines for cell phone use in school. Occasionally, teachers at the middle and high school level integrate phones in the classroom for educational purposes.

Communications

Communications Checklist

  • Be sure to log into Aspen to verify and update your information – this will ensure that we have your accurate contact information for emergency messages, newsletters, and other communications, and that all needed permissions and documents are in place. If you want to receive text messages from MRSD (particularly during emergency situations), please ensure that the SMS field is completed in Aspen.

  • We'll be using a new two-way communications tool, Reach My Teach, for messaging with teachers and coaches – more info to come soon!

  • Download the free MRSD app from the Apple App Store or Google Play (simply search Monomoy RSD). 

  • Follow Monomoy Regional School District on social media – we have accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and LinkedIn

  • Check your email regularly, as principals will be sending important communications about back-to-school topics – stay tuned!

school supplies

School Supplies

  • All basic school supplies will be provided by MRSD and will be waiting for students on the first day of school. If any special items are needed for specific classes, teachers will share that information with students the first week of school.
  • Students should plan to bring a backpack and water bottle. If you need assistance obtaining these items, please contact your school’s front office.
school meals

School Meals

  • School breakfast and lunch is available free of charge to all students. Students are able to purchase additional items or second meals, so families may want to fund the student's MySchoolBucks accounts. Menus, information on MySchoolBucks, and more can be found at https://monomoyfood.org/.
bus transportation

Transportation

school start and end times

School Day Start and End Times

  • Chatham Elementary School and Harwich Elementary School: 7:45 am - 2:15 pm
  • Monomoy Regional Middle School and Monomoy Regional High School: 8:45 am - 3:15 pm
  • Early Release Wednesday dismissal times for Parent Pickup: CES - 1:30 p.m.; HES - 1:35 p.m.; MRMS - 2:20 p.m.; MRHS - 2:35 p.m. Buses will arrive 40-45 minutes earlier than usual.
  • Half-day dismissal times: CES/HES - 11 a.m.; MRMS/MRHS - 12 p.m.
student schedules

Student Schedules

  • Middle school and high school student schedules will be available in the student's Aspen portal once complete.

New Staff/New Assignments

sports

Athletics

important dates

Important Dates

  • Monday, August 11, 6 p.m. — MRHS Meet the Fall Coaches Night
  • Thursday, August 21, 9:30 and 10:15 a.m. — Harwich Elementary School Kindergarten Bus Ride (check email for time slot)
  • Monday, August 25, 9-10:30 a.m. — MRMS Grade 5/New Student Orientation
  • Monday, August 25, 12-2 p.m. — MRHS Grade 8/New Student Orientation
  • Wednesday, August 27 — Staff First Day
  • Wednesday, August 27, 3-5 p.m. — HES PTO Ice Cream Social 
  • Wednesday, August 27, 6 p.m. — CES PTO Ice Cream Social and Kindergarten Bus Ride
  • Tuesday, September 2 — First Day of School, Grades 1-4
  • Tuesday, September 2, 6 p.m. — MRMS Meet the Fall Coaches Night
  • Thursday, September 4 — First Day of School, Kindergarten and CES Pups PreK
  • Monday, September 8 — First Day of School, HES Integrated Preschool
  • Wednesday, September 10 — Early Release (Dismissal 40 minutes earlier than usual)

Check our website calendar for more!

We're so excited to see you!