Hamilton Avenue School Update

May 19, 2023

You received an email with the subject line “Greenwich Public Schools Family Survey” from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Toni Jones via “k12insightllc.com” as an invitation to complete the annual GPS Family Survey, with a deadline of Friday, May 26. The survey should take less than five minutes to complete and you can choose to skip questions you do not want to answer. Your participation is critical feedback in the development of school and district strategic planning. The survey covers home/school connection, school fit, school safety, and student experience. THIS INFORMATION IS CRITICAL FOR OUR SCHOOLS FUTURE PLANNING! We appreciate your input!! It is available to complete in Portuguese and Spanish as well!

Registration is now open for the Fun Run! Click here for more information on how to register for this very important fundraising event.

Our final student council-sponsored spirit dress-up day will be May 26th, Color Wars! Each grade will be assigned a color and all students are encouraged to dress in that color. The grade with the highest percentage of participation wins!

Color Break Down:

Fifth Grade: Red

Fourth Grade: White

Third Grade: Blue

Second Grade: Black

First Grade: Gray

Kindergarten: Green

Pre-K: Orange

Monday, May 22, 2023, 7:00pm

Spring Concert #1 - featuring 4th and 5th Grade Band, Chorus and Orchestra

Performers arrive at 6:30pm.

Dress is dressy, any color

Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 7:00pm

Spring Concert #2 featuring - 1st and 2nd Grade Suzuki and 3rd Grade String Orchestra

Performers arrive at 6:30pm.

Dress is dressy, any color

1) BOUNCE FEST: CANCELLED due to weather. Will reschedule at a later date.

2) FUN RUN: June 9th is our Fun Run and biggest fundraiser of the year! You can now register HERE:️ Register Now On MYBOOSTER.COM ️

Be sure to check out the easy sharing functions on MYBOOSTER.COM to let others know how they can help support our school.

Thank you for working with us to make our school stronger. We are grateful for your support!

3) Husky Day: Still need a few volunteers HERE

4) Field Day: Still need a few volunteers HERE

If you have questions on how to use the membership toolkit or learn how to get involved in other ways, please reach out to HamAvePTA@gmail.com and we are happy to help!

Click here for a special informational presentation for K/1 parents regarding summer reading!

A private donor is making scholarships available to Hamilton Avenue Students to attend the Music and Art Camp at Central Middle School this Summer, June 26- July 28.

For more information, read application form at this link to Music and Art Summer Camp

Please contact Ms. Wolfe (lisa_wolfe@greenwich.k12.ct.us) if you are interested in a scholarship.

PlaySmart Academy will be taking place July 10-14 (M-F) at Rye Country Day School. Camp will run from 9:00am-3:30pm each day. Bus transportation, lunch, and snacks will be provided at no cost. Campers will also receive camp t-shirts, water bottles, as well as other fun items.

PlaySmart is open to students entering grades 6th, 7th, and 8th grades in the 2023-24 school year. I hope you will be able to relay the camp information to eligible students at Greenwich Alliance. Click here for the flier and application in English and Spanish. Space is limited, so please let people know to sign up early.

Gaspare Lipari is teaching VR/AR STEAM Summer Camp again and can accept students who need reduced fees or scholarships through the Greenwich Alliance for Education. So if your child would enjoy this please have them contact Gaspare at XReducator@gmail.com. Click for Flier.SPA

Niamh O'Donovan, an 8th Grader at Western Middle School included our Hamilton Avenue preschoolers in her Capstone Project. Her project was to promote early literacy. Part of her project included contacting a publisher for book donations. She had over 70 books donated. Each child will receive a book to take home! The students loved having her read to them and would love for her to come back again!

Click here for ENG/SPA Families as Partners in Learning parent newsletter.

Click here for the latest newsletter from the Office of Special Education & Student Supports

Click Here for All About Academics K-8

Click here for the GPS District Digest

Barbara's House invites you to walk/run/pedal/skate/hop/move so we can help others make strides! Click for more info ENG/SPA

📚Our friends at Byram Shubert Library offer amazing programming for our students! Click here for the special events calendars from all of our Greenwich Libraries!!

May

22 Spring Concert #1 4th and 5th grade Band, String Orchestra and Chorus

23 Kindergarten Field Trip

23 2nd grade filed trip Greenwich Land Trust

24 KINDERGARTEN EARLY DISMISSAL 12:00 PM

24 Incoming Kindergarten Visitation

25 3rd grade field trip

26 HUSKY DAY!

26 Color Wars Day

26 EARLY RELEASE

29 No School Memorial Day

30 4th grade field trip

30 Spring Concert #2 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade Suzuki and String Orchestra

31 FIELD DAY

June

1 Pre K Field Day

1 5th-grade WMS visit

2 Field Day Rain date

5 Pre K Field Day Rain Date

5 5th grade field trip - Philadelphia

7 Hamilton Avenue Art Show 5-7 PM

8 4th-grade Field Trip

9 Fun Run

14 MOVING UP CEREMONY

Email: Diane_Fox@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Website: https://has.greenwichschools.org/
Location: Hamilton Avenue School, 184 Hamilton Avenue, Greenwich, CT, USA
Phone: (203)869-1685

Twitter: @HasHuskies