Hemenway Happenings
Welcome to the 2022-23 School Year, August 8th, 2022
Monday, January 9, 2023
Dear Families, Happy New Year! We hope that 2023 will bring much joy and success to you and your loved ones. As we enter the new year, we want to thank you for your continued support of Hemenway and the FPS Community. We are looking forward to a new year of learning and growing together.
Join us for a PTO Meeting this Wednesday, January 11th at 7:00 pm in the Hemenway Cafe.
i-Ready Diagnostic: We are launching the Winter Benchmarking window. Students will engage in the Reading and Math benchmark assessment. This is an opportunity for them to show what they know in alignment with grade level standards. The purpose is to provide us with information to inform our instructional planning for students on an individual basis as well as a whole class. To learn more about i-Ready, you can access the recording of the Family Information Session from last month. The recording can be watched in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Please feel free to review if you are interested in learning about i-Ready Diagnostic Reports and i-Ready Personalized Instruction.
WIDA ACCESS Testing: Each January, schools across the country participate in annual testing. This testing is known as WIDA ACCESS for ELLs. Any student receiving English Language Services in grades K-5 is administered this test to determine their growth and their pathway towards proficiency with the English Language. These assessments provide us with important data regarding the performance of our students and our school. Your child will be tested in the areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. These tests are computer-based and will be administered using the student chromebooks.
It is our goal to ensure that all students feel prepared and confident when approaching the assessment. We ask that students take this assessment very seriously so they can show all that they have learned. We ask that they show their thinking by working through difficult text and problems to demonstrate a growth mindset. You can help at home by ensuring that your child:
- Gets a good night’s sleep and plenty of rest the night before each testing session.
- Arrives at school on time so they may enjoy breakfast in the classroom with their peers.
- Comes to school with a positive “I can” attitude (a word of praise from parents is always a great way to begin the day)
Your partnership is very important to us. Please call us with any questions or concerns.
Attention Grade 5 Families: A message from the yearbook coordinator: Our 5th grade yearbook coordinator, Dina Goncalves, is looking for photos of current fifth graders participating in school activities and events, as well as their kindergarten & 5th grade photo, and any class photos from any of the class of 2030 school years. It is very helpful if you can name your files with your child's name and activity. These photos can be emailed directly to her at dinac418@gmail.com.
Safety: Please do not double park in the parking lot during dismissal. Once again, we apologize for the limited parking, if there is not a parking spot, please refrain from parking and remaining idle in the lot.
We recognize that mornings are incredibly busy as students are dropped off to school and families have other obligations following drop-ff. With that said, it is incredibly important that the morning valet drop-off run as safe and smoothly as possible. Please follow the following procedure:
- Remain in your vehicle
- Hemenway staff will assist your child exiting the vehicle.
- Whenever possible, have children exit on the driver's side of the vehicle.
- Wait until the front car exits before you exit. It is critical that the line exit in order.
- Please do not pass on the right in the valet drop off.
- Allow the staff traffic director to support the safety and crossing off all persons and vehicles.
Parking: Hemenway community that Bacon Rd is a residential neighborhood and parking is only permitted on alternating sides of the street. Even years, parking is permitted on the even side of the street, and Odd years the odd side of the street. January 2023, limits parking to the side of the street with the odd numbered houses.
Lost and Found: Please take a look at the materials and belongings that are in the front foyer of the school. Many items have been misplaced over the course of the fall and anything not claimed before Friday will be donated. Thank you!
Miss O'Brien and Mrs. Napierski
Character Trait of the Month: Kindness
Learning and Life Competency Skill Sets
Self Awareness:
- I know myself.
- I am aware of skills, behaviors, and attitudes that help me.
Self Management:
- I identify, express, and manage emotions.
- I exhibit self-regulation.
- I demonstrate perseverance and resilience.
Social Efficacy:
- I communicate and problem solve effectively.
- I demonstrate empathy and respect.
- I foster healthy relationships.
- I am assertive and I self-advocate.
- I cooperate and participate.
- I demonstrate civic responsibility.
Academic Efficacy:
- I invest in quality work.
- I organize to learn and study.
- I set goals and self-assess.
