Hello PRS Wizards!

This week we had so many exciting things happening at PRS from Valentine's day celebrations to class shares in 4th and 5th grade. It was so nice to be able to welcome so many families into the building and see the exciting and hard work our little wizards have been doing.

As you take this next week away from school please enjoy yourselves and your time with family. This will be a nice way to relax before MCAS season is soon upon us for some of our students and families.

Families, please note that we have updated our elementary handbook to include language about disciplinary due process as well as specific protocols and procedures related to discipline of students with disabilities.

Our elementary handbook is linked here. The updates made are reflected in the handbook from pages 16 to 23.

Please reach out if you have questions or concerns.

• To our Staff Appreciation Committee for your coffee and tea provided to staff it really brightened their day
• To our Activities/Spirit Committee who rand a very successful BINGO Night where fun was had by everyone
• To our 5th Grade committee for helping raise funds for the 5th grade through the selling of pizza and ice-cream as well as Valentines day at the Senior Center
• To all the parents who held signs of support for our teacher before all school meeting, the Love was felt by all in the building

Select Board member Liz Klein and School Committee Vice Chair Nes Correnti will be hosting joint office hours, making themselves available for community members to discuss and provide feedback on the budget proposal for this spring’s Town Meeting.

When: Wednesday, March 1 from 7 – 8 p.m.

Where: East Hearing Room, located on the third floor of Hingham Town Hall, 210 Central St.

See link for more information.

We are bringing Camp Invention back to Foster School this summer, the week of July 10th through the 14th. From 9:00 AM until 2:30 PM students entering grades two through five will have the opportunity to participate in this national program. Inquiry-based, hands-on activities focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The price for the week is $335. This will be our 11th summer hosting camp at Foster School, and every year it gets better!

This summer we will be offering the WONDER™ Program - you can learn more about the program and register for camp at fosterinvents.weebly.com **REGISTRATION OPENS Wed, March 1st at 8pm. Reach out to camp director, Michelle Katnani at mkatnani@hinghamschools.org, with any questions. We can’t wait to see you at Camp Invention 2023!!

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.

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.

NO LUNCHES THIS WEEK

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