Hanson Middle School
Contact Us:
(781) 618-7575 – Main Office
(781) 618-7375 – Absentee Line
(844) 440-2346 – Fax
Afterschool Enrichment:
With the Afterschool Enrichment Program beginning this week, please remember that students should be picked up by 3:55 PM if they are not taking the late bus. While the portal to sign up for transportation has closed, students may sign up for the program on a rolling admission basis throughout the school year.
Attendance:
As a reminder, please be sure to review our attendance and tardy policies. Students should be prepared for the start of the school day by 7:35 and should be in homeroom by 7:40 to avoid being marked tardy. If a bus is running late, homeroom teachers will be notified and students will not be marked tardy. Attendance at school is expected of all children on a regular basis. If your child will be absent, please call the school office prior to 10:00 A.M. at (781) 618-7375. Pursuant to Chapter 222 Acts of 2012: The school will notify parents or guardians in the event that a student has missed 5 or more school days, unexcused, in a school year requesting a meeting to develop action steps for student attendance. Absences may be excused for the following reasons: illness, bereavement or serious illness in family, weather so inclement as to endanger the health of the child, or the observance of major religious holidays.
Electronic Devices:
Students do not need access to personal electronic devices during the school day. As the policy is written, the use of electronic devices, unless allowed by teacher/administrator for educational purposes, is not permitted during the course of the school day; this includes lunch time. Students should keep phones turned off and away. Headphones should not be used unless for an educational purpose. If you need to reach your child, we ask that you refrain from texting or calling them, instead, please contact the main office and we will connect you with them.
Afternoon Pick-Up:
In front of the school, please be sure not to block the bus lane. Doing so often causes the buses to have to cross the double yellow line into oncoming traffic waiting to enter the pick-up loop. Once in the pick-up loop, be sure to leave plenty of room for school vans to park in the pick-up area and remain behind the flag pole until you are instructed to pull forward. Please do not park in front of the vans. Once vans leave, you may pull up as far as possible.
Grade 8 Parents/Guardians... some dates for your calendars:
Sunday, October 5th (1:00 - 4:00)
Open House at Norfolk Aggie (students and parents/guardians)
Wednesday, October 15th (school hours)
Tour of South Shore Tech (for 8th grade students interested in applying)
Permission slips due to Ms. Hobin by October 8th.
Saturday, October 25th (10:00 AM – 1:00 PM)
Open House at South Shore Tech (students and parents/guardians) Please visit www.southshore.tech or scan the QR code below to register.
Thursday, December 4th (6:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
Open House at WHRHS (students and parents/guardians)
Please note that, due to new guidance from DESE, the admissions process for both South Shore Tech and Norfolk Aggie have changed to a lottery system. The video in this link ( https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/9ne3LdZKLVGO1XnnLPY_ZeqHWurWj4gBE5-YfD8kPHlB4oPLVq40uskxPouiK5wb.G-xoqyfFuRQyZw8_?startTime=1756911254000 ) explains SST's process. Norfolk Aggie will be releasing specifics about their new process on or before November 1st. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me or contact either of the schools directly.
When to keep your child home due to illness:
If your child has symptoms of a respiratory virus such as fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, they should stay home and be seen by their pediatrician as needed. If your child has a fever of 100 or higher, they need to stay home until they are fever free for 24 hours without taking any fever-reducing medicine. They can return to school once symptoms are improving and they feel well enough to participate in the school day.
Gastrointestinal Illness (vomiting and/or diarrhea) - your child should stay home until 24 hours after vomiting and/or diarrhea has resolved, they are showing improvement, and they feel well enough to participate in school.
REMINDERS
ABSENCES: Please remember to call the absence sick line (781-618-7375) or the nurse directly to report your student absent and be sure to include the reason for absence. I will be following up with phone calls home as needed regarding illnesses and absences.
GRADE 7 PARENTS: If you have not done so already, please send in your child’s current physical form and immunization record so I can confirm immunization compliance per state law for all grade 7 students.
MEDICATION AT SCHOOL: All medication orders need to be renewed with the start of each school year. The Medication Authorization Form needs to be completed by the parent and prescribing doctor in order for me to accept the medicine at school. Please be sure to bring this completed form when dropping off medication to me. Some doctors may use their own order forms, but the student information and parent section of the Medication Authorization Form still needs to be completed by a parent/guardian. Medication needs to be brought in by a parent/guardian with the required forms at the beginning of each school year.
INJURIES/RESTRICTIONS: If your child has sustained an injury, we must have a note from the doctor stating the child’s physical limitations/restrictions, including a gym excuse note and order for the use of assistive devices such as crutches or a wheelchair.
Thank you and as always please contact me with any questions or concerns.
Lisa Godbout, M.Ed., BSN, RN
781-618-7575
fax: 844-440-2316