Hello PRS Wizards!

Let’s welcome Anne Bernazanni to the front office staff as our Admin Assistant II. She is our new hire replacing Alisa’s Zimmerman who moved on to a new opportunity. Anne comes with a lot of background in office work and has experience in many programs we already use here in Hingham. She will be working full time hours and will be here from 8-3 to alleviate some of the duties Suzanne Price has.

Also, Suzanne Price our Administrative Assistant I will be headed out on maternity leave on February 15th. Suzanne will be gone for about 8 weeks or so while she tends to her new family. She is expecting a little girl and we wish her all the best. She will be surely missed but the office will be in good hands with Mrs. Bernazanni as mentioned above.

On be half of the staff, I want to send our sincere gratitude for your support and loving signs you made for our school community before all school meeting. The staff was very appreciative and felt the love from you all.

Once again in a new annual tradition, 12 Hingham High School students came to Plymouth River to read to our students. The Unity Week themes (e.g., Black History Month, other diversity topics) had books chosen by our staff members for the students to read to the students. It is so nice to see our high school students giving back to the elementary schools and how much our elementary students look up to our high schoolers.

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.

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.

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

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

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