Hello PRS Wizards!

On Tuesday we will hit the 100 days of school mark. That means students...

are 100 days smarter

are 100 days older

have had 100 days of school lunch

have had 100 days of imagination and learning

have 100 days of being part of a classroom family

have had 100 days for our Kindergartener's to be part of the PRS family.

So many things we could celebrate as we think about 100 days. Sad to also say that with 100 days gone by our students are only 80 days away from stepping up to their next grade level and for some that means leaving PRS and headed off to middle school.

Find something fun to due with your child to celebrate 100 days of school.

Over the course of the last couple of months students have left/lost jackets, gloves and other items along the way. We have placed them up on the stage so at lunch time they can check the stage to see if any of these items are theirs. Please have a conversation with your child to check the stage if they have lost anything so we can get these items back to their rightful home.

Valentine's Day

As Valentine's Day is shortly approaching and you are wanting to do something for your child's class, please remember under the handbook it says, "In accordance with School activities and celebrations that include food, will be limited to specific curriculum based activities and special seasonal celebrations." The faculty council (this consists of a staff member from every grade including special education and specialists) decided this past week at our monthly meeting that Valentine's Day celebrations will not be considered a seasonal celebration under the policy. This helps make sure all students can participate and we don't have to worry about allergies or our diabetic students in our school community being left out.

Mrs. Dunphy's Breakfast Book Club

Open to all 4th & 5th grade students, starts March 10th, 7:30am in the PRS Cafeteria. The book that will be discussed is The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin. Copies of the book are available in the library.

The Hingham Public Schools is convening a team of school staff, school and district leaders, students, and caregivers to serve as members of a screening committee for the position of Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction. The time commitment will be two to three evenings in late February for review of resumes and interviews of candidates. If you might be interested, please send an email of interest to Susan D'Amato, Director of Human Resources, sd'amato@hinghamschools.org. Include your contact information, some background information on yourself, and reasons for your interest in serving on the screening committee.

Please note if you are not able to join the screening committee or are not chosen, there will be opportunities for families and the community to meet the finalists.

Food Services will be phasing out the sale of single use water bottles. Once the current inventory is gone we will no longer sell 8oz waters. There is a filtered water hydration station available right in the cafeteria for any student that would need water.

Unity Week event are happening at HHS next Thursday 2/9 and they be of interest to you and your family.

5 PM - 7 PM - Barbecue Dinner from Morrell's Barbecue in the HHS cafeteria; if you're not familiar with Morrell, his food truck is very popular around here in the summer, when it's usually parked down near Hingham Harbor on Rt. 3A.

Morrell's Menu

7 PM - Dance and spoken-word performance from Origination in the HHS auditorium. Thanks to grant funding, this event is free and open to the public, it's about an hour long and is suitable for all ages.

OrigiNation

KIA Pre-Kindergarten and Spanish Immersion Pre-Kindergarten registration will open on January 23. The programs are designed for children who will be 4 by August 31, 2023. Our Pre-K programs offer a 5-day schedule from 8:30-2:00. We are excited to pilot an extended day option for our Pre-Kindergarteners that will run from 2:00 – 6:00.

For more information about our Spanish Immersion class please join us for a parent informational session on January 24th from 7:00 – 8:00 via Zoom.

We will also be hosting an Open House for families who are interested in either Pre-Kindergarten Program on February 1st from 1:00 – 2:30 at East Elementary.

For more information or to register please visit the Kids in Action Pre-Kindergarten webpage which you can reach by clicking the red bar above this description.

2/14 & 2/15 - Grade 5 Field Trips to Planetarium @ Weymouth High School, planned and funded by PRS PTO

2/20 - 2/24 - School Vacation week

3/2 - “Read Across America Day” Author Visit with Marty Kelley for all grades, planned and funded by PRS PTO

3/20 - Mad Science assembly for 2nd grade classes, planned and funded by PRS PTO

By clicking on above "PRS PTO News" will bring you to the PTO website.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES - You can order online through Yubbler or purchase on your own. Choose your incoming grade level supply list here

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

HPS 2022-2023 CALENDAR

1000 BOOK CLUB - This is a great program for preschool and kindergarten students to check out book bags and read with families!

LOOKING FOR AFTERSCHOOL CARE?

Kids in Action (KIA) Before and After-School Programs are for Hingham students in grades K-5. Our curriculum focuses on social and emotional development with support in academic skills through play and guidance.https://hinghamschools.org/academic-programs/kids-in-action9/

FREE LUNCH FOR ALL - This year, due to Federal Assistance, lunch will be served free of charge. This year, there will also be a breakfast program ( also peanut/tree nut free) for students who wish to partake in that. There will be one “grab and go breakfast” offering daily.

VOLUNTEERS - We are happy to have parent volunteers in our school again! As we enter a new school year, all volunteers in the schools (classroom volunteers, field trip chaperones, etc.) will require a new CORI check. Forms can be found in the main office or here

BUS ROUTES

PRS FAST FACTS

Office

Administrative Assistants- Suzanne Price & Anne Bernazanni

School Resource Officer - Officer McGillicuddy /Officer Carr

Nurse - Kristin Godfrey

Classroom Teachers

K - Amy Maescher, Kim O'Brien, Julianne Riley

1st - Nancy Bucey, Katie Burritt, Janette Harrington

2nd - Cyndi Bonani, Krystal Bilodeau, Michelle Shapiro

3rd - Laura Falvey, Meagan Ottatti, Shawna Reames

4th - Kara Kremer, Maura Talbot, Susan Willison

5th - Julie Harrington, Joan Kilban, Meryl Vella, Shannon Wragg

Specialists

Art - Alice Caldwell

Computer Science - Rebekah Stahl-Bryant

Library - Mary Dunphy

Music - Dorothy Turner

Phys.Ed.- Mikayla Pagnini

Spanish - Kendelle Ingram

Special Education

Teachers - Colin Butler, Meaghan Gaven, Elizabeth Rubertone, Cassie Pacella, Lauren Smith

School Psychologist- Dr. Brett Bolger

Administrative Assistant - Susan Carey

Support Personnel

Adjustment Counselor - A.C. Decker

School Guidance Counselor - Carolyn St. Laurence

Literacy Specialists - Kati Osterman (K-2nd) and Jennifer Madden (3rd-5th)

Literacy Interventionists - Wendy Kirk and Nicole O'Brien

Math Specialist - Jessica Kitchen

Math Interventionists- Christine Lotano, Letitia Reil