Malden Public Schools ready for Opening Day: Here are School-by-School Details

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EARLY LEARNING CENTER (PreK Student)

257 Mountain Ave., Malden

Farewell Summer! Hello School! Welcome back…ALMOST! The first day of school for the Malden Early Learning Center is Friday September 6, 2024. Preschool benchmarks will take place August 29-September 5. Open house is Wednesday August 28, 2024, 4:00-5:30. All families and students are welcome to attend to meet the teachers and related service staff. Please be on the lookout for your back-to-school packet. The packet will contain your child’s teacher, classroom number and other important information regarding school. You will receive an email from Principal Lawrence in the next week. If you have any questions prior to the start of the school year, please call 781-397-7025. We are all excited to welcome your child(ren) to school.

BEEBE K-8 SCHOOL

401 Pleasant St., Malden

WELCOME BACK! I hope you had a great summer and are excited for the upcoming school year. We want to extend a warm welcome to all our new and returning families. It is with great enthusiasm that we look forward to the start of the 2024-2025 school year here at Beebe.

First day of school for grades 1 through 8 is on August 28. We will start promptly, so please ensure your child arrives on time. Grades 1-6 begin at 8:15 and grades 7 & 8 start at 7:45.

For the first two weeks of school, students will line up at 8:10 (grades K-6) and 7:45 (grades 7 & 8) on the plaza & Elm Street as we have in years past. Homeroom teachers will come outside to meet their students and walk them into school. During these two weeks, Grades K-2 will be served breakfast in the classroom. Grades 3-8 will be offered grab-and-go breakfast. They will take their selection to their homeroom to eat during morning routines.

FERRYWAY K-8 SCHOOL

150 Cross St., Malden

Welcome back, students in grades 1-8! We’re excited to see you on August 28 for a new school year filled with learning and fun. Our youngest learners in kindergarten, we can’t wait to welcome you on September 6!

Be sure to arrive to school on time. Breakfast for students is served as they walk into school or in their classrooms. Kindergarten-Grade 6 start time: 8:15 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Grade 7 & Grade 8 start time: 7:45 a.m.-2:20 p.m.

FORESTDALE K-8 SCHOOL

74 Sylvan St., Malden

Greetings, Forestdale families! Summertime is flying by, and we are getting closer to August 28! We are getting excited to welcome you all back to school, and we can’t wait to have another year filled with Forestdale PRIDE and joy!

We’re excited to see our grade 1-8 students on August 28 for a new school year filled with learning and fun. Our youngest learners in kindergarten, we can’t wait to welcome you on September 6!

Be sure to arrive to school on time! The building will open for all students to come in and get breakfast and gear up for the day in the cafeteria at 7:45 a.m. (Students in grades 7 and 8 can grab breakfast to take up to homeroom with them.) Kindergarten-Grade 6 start time: 8:15 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Grade 7 & Grade 8 start time: 7:45 a.m.-2:20 p.m.

*Kindergarten and Grade 1 students will be entering and exiting the building from the door at the rear of the school, next to the playground. The day begins at 8:15, and dismissal is 2:15.

*Grades 2, 3 and 4 students will be entering and exiting the building from the inside entrance on Concannon Court. The day begins at 8:15, and dismissal is at 2:15.

*Grades 5 and 6 students will be entering and exiting the building from the entrance on Sylvan Street. The day begins at 8:15, and dismissal is at 2:15.

*Grades 7 and 8 students will be entering and exiting the building from the entrance on Sylvan Street. The day begins at 8:00 (students may go up to homeroom as early as 7:45), and dismissal is at 2:20.

LINDEN STEAM ACADEMY K-8

29 Wescott St., Malden

  Welcome back, Tigers!

On our opening day, Grades 1-4 will have signs on the Plaza of Teacher / Classroom numbers for morning line up. These locations will be the same for dismissal. Students in Grades 5-8 will enter the building from the Wescott Street Entrance and report directly to their homerooms. For the safety of all of our Tigers – we are asking families to use the Wescott Street Entrance during school hours. Please use this entrance when entering the building for late arrivals, dismissals and meetings, as the school uses the plaza, field and playground areas for recess and class-related activities.

Be sure to arrive to school on time. Breakfast for students is served as they walk into school or in their classrooms. Kindergarten-Grade 6 start time: 8:15 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Grade 7 & Grade 8 start time: 7:45 a.m.-2:20 p.m.

SALEMWOOD K-8 SCHOOL

529 Salem St., Malden

Hello, Salemwood Families! We are so excited to welcome back our returning students and their families as well as extending a warm welcome to our new students and families! We hope you had a relaxing and fun summer! We are looking forward to a wonderful and enriching 2024-2025 school year!

First day of school for Grade 1 through Grade 8 is Wednesday, August 28, 2024, and Kindergarten’s first day is Friday, September 6, 2024. School hours for Kindergarten-Grade 6 are 8:10 a.m.-2:15 p.m.; Grade 7 & Grade 8 school hours are 7:45 a.m.-2:20 p.m.

Each grade level has their designated area for drop off and pick up. Staff will be outside to help students find their teachers on the opening days:

Kindergarten: two homerooms at classroom doorway on K-4 plaza and three homerooms on Salem Street 5-8 plaza;

Grade 1: K-4 main office plaza; Grade 2: double blue doors near K-4 Cafe;

Grade 3 & Grade 4: tot lot/playground;

Grade 5 & 6: Salem Street 5-8 plaza;

Grade 7 & Grade 8: 5-8 cafe.

Breakfast and lunch are free to all students.

MALDEN HIGH SCHOOL (Grades 9-12)

77 Salem St., Malden

We hope that all have enjoyed their summer. As we head into August we continue to prepare for the 2024-2025 school year. I am excited to welcome our current students back to school and eager to meet the incoming students from the class of 2028. All students return to school on Wednesday, August 28.

All Grade 9 students will meet on the sidewalk outside the Jenkins Auditorium (the “Big Steps”) for a 7:45 entrance to the building. Grades 10, 11 and 12 should enter the building through our traditional entrances.