Husky Highlight

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Greetings Hosmer Families,

Happy Lunar New Year to those who celebrate! A new year and a new beginning are always cause for celebration. They are also a reminder to us to be hopeful as we look towards the future!

Believe it or not, this Thursday will be the 90th day of the school year! We will recognize this as "Half- Way Day", especially in our upper grades where students have been learning about fractions. This also means that the 100th day of school will be upon us in just a couple of weeks.

This month we have been looking closely at the words of the Paws Promise. Last week we focused on "working together" and this week we will focus on "showing safe and respectful behaviors".

We have a few important things coming up over the next few weeks:

• Report Cards will be sent home on Friday, Feb. 3rd.
• Diversity & Belonging Council is hosting a family event - "The Winter Warmer" on Friday, Feb. 10th (more information below).
• The PTO Boosterthon begins on Wednesday, Feb. 8th. This is the PTO's biggest fundraiser of the year. For the past two years, this event was held at the end of the year. We are looking forward to our Boosterthon friends joining us for some fun a bit earlier.

As always, thank you for your ongoing support our wonderful school. This is truly a wonderful community.

With a grateful heart,

Erin L. Moulton

Students in Mrs. Doherty's grade 4 class and Mrs. Massa's grade 1 class got together to read and to complete an activity for Chinese New Year!

• Thursday, January 26th - Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Council: Combined Across Elementary Schools - 6:30-7:30

• Friday, February 2nd - Report Cards go home
  
• Friday, February 10th - Winter Warmer
• Wednesday, February 15th - PTO Meeting - 6:30 - 7:30
  
• Thursday, February 16th - Diversity Council 6:30 - 7:30
  
• Friday, February 17th - Glow Run - all day
  
• Monday, February 20th - Friday, February 24th - No School - February Vacation
  

In the colder and darker days of winter, let's bring warmth and light to each other by spending some fun time together!

The Hosmer Diversity & Belonging Council will be hosting a "Winter Warmer", community-building event for Hosmer students and families on the evening of Friday, February 10th.

Families are invited to participate in a potluck-style dinner in the cafeteria, read stories in the amphitheater, and attend a family dance party in the gym.

More details (and a sign-up sheet) will be shared soon.

Grades 4 and 5: Tuesday, January 24th

Virtually via Zoom

7-8pm

Please let us know which session/s you would like to attend by filling out this form

Please join the elementary math coaches and the math coordinator to learn about how your students are developing their math skills. Overview of the elementary math program

• Essential skills and concepts taught at each grade level

• How to support your mathematician at home

Contact Elizabeth Kaplan, K-7 Math and Science Coordinator with any questions

elizabeth.kaplan@watertown.k12.ma.us

This month, Hosmer community members are invited to join the DIB Council at Lowell School for a combined monthly meeting. For more information, please visit this newsletter.

When?

Thu, Jan 26, 2023, 06:30 PM

Where?

ZoomJoin Zoom Meeting

https://watertown-k12-ma-us.zoom.us/j/9052256560?pwd=RFQ3VHMvWU5uM3BLRlcxLzEzVndXUT09

Hello Hosmer families!

Our Hosmer Glow Run fundraiser will kick off in just 3 weeks on February 8. Our goal is to raise $15,000 for enrichment activities for all grades, teacher and staff appreciation, and community-building activities and to strengthen our school community.

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Key dates to remember:

● REGISTRATION OPENS - 01/25/2023

Register on MYBOOSTER.COM

● Hosmer Glow Run Kick Off - 02/08/2023

● Event Day - 02/17/2023

Donations will support our school and can be given throughout the entire experience. There is no pressure to give, but we invite you to help our school by sharing our fundraiser with your family and friends!

Thank you for supporting Hosmer through the Hosmer Glow Run, Christina and Theresa

We invite you to join us for a free, virtual 504 training on Tuesday, January 24 at 6:30pm. Please note that a brief registration is required to attend. The meeting link will be sent to you by email after you register. See the link for more information and to register for the workshop: https://www.smore.com/g5qdc

The Watertown SEPAC

"The mission of the Watertown SEPAC is to encourage honest and effective communication, understanding, and mutual respect in a supportive partnership inclusive of all students, caregivers, educators, and the community at large in an effort to ensure the delivery of appropriate services and supports to students with disabilities and special health care needs. We work directly with district administrators to address system-level challenges, facilitate family-district communication, and provide families with training and resources."

https://sites.google.com/watertown.k12.ma.us/watertown-sepac/

We live in New England, and whether we love them or hate them, snow days may be just around the corner. As such, please review the information contained in this section regarding school closure protocols. State law requires 180 days of instruction and also requires that any school closures (“snow days”) be made up before June 30. In the case of inclement weather or school closure for emergency reasons, information about school closures will be:

-Posted on the District’s website (www.watertown.k12.ma.us), the WPS Facebook page (@watertownpublicschools) and the WPS Twitter feed (@watertownschool)
-Emailed to parents and staff from the Superintendent’s office via the District’s messaging service
-Broadcast to the following stations

• WCVB Television (Channel 5)
• WHDH Television (Channel 7)
• NBC Boston (Channel 10 and NECN)
• WFXT Television (Channel 25)
• WBZ Television (Channel 4)
• WBZ Radio (AM 1030)

Some television stations provide a free text alert service notifying of closures and delays (e.g., www.fox25boston.com/weather/closing-login). We will post on the above locations as soon as the decision is made.

More detailed information can be found at this link.

Registration for Waltham/Watertown Youth Lacrosse is open! We are looking for new and experienced boys and girls from grades K-8 to join our Lacrosse community. The Waltham and Watertown Youth Lacrosse organizations merged a few years back and we are looking to continue to grow this sport we love so much and know your kids will too.

The boys are a part of Mass Youth Lacrosse (MYL) which represents most towns in Massachusetts while the girls play in the Founders Girls Lacrosse League. Practices are at Waltham High one-to-two weekday nights (and/or Saturday mornings) depending on age group. Home games are played on Sundays at Waltham High School. Practices, weather permitting, will begin in March with games scheduled to begin in early April. If there are any questions please feel free to reach out to John O'Brien (jobrien32@hotmail.com).

The registration link is here: https://waltham.demosphere-secure.com/_registration

And be sure to follow Waltham Youth Lacrosse on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Waltham-Youth-Lacrosse-103060247927982

Thank you!

Waltham Youth Lacrosse

Website: www.watertown.k12.ma.us/hosmer
Location: 1 Concord Road, Watertown, MA, USA
Phone: 617-926-7740
Twitter: @HosmerSchool