For more PTO news and events, please visit: https://www.hayespto.org/newsletters/22351
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Science Fair is 22 days away!
You still have time to join - or even to get started! Use these resources to get ready:
Visit the Science Fair website for information, ideas, rules.
Join our final Zoom workshop on Saturday Feb. 15th @ 9:30a: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81279615904?pwd=FvSU13UUACbabl8ldSLsBGIbhstBPk.1
Email dcdonatelli@icloud.com or kirtan_patel@psbma.org with questions or to ask for help!
And please register here so we know how many participants to expect.
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1/31 PTO Lunch Hour with Dave Gacioch
Last Friday, Hayes parent and Town meeting veteran Dave Gacioch offered an exhaustive overview of the PSB budgeting process for FY26, and what we should (not) be concerned about. On behalf of the 40+ families and staff in attendance, thank you Dave for the terrific presentation and Q&A!
If you didn’t have a chance to attend but would like to hear Dave’s talk, a recording and the accompanying slides are available for your review. Reach out to contact@hayespto.org with any questions or concerns.
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Mark your calendars for the
LARGEST Hayes Community event of the year…
MAYFAIR 2025
will be on Saturday May 31st!
We are looking for some parents who want to contribute to the school community, make new friends, and have some fun by joining the MAYFAIR PLANNING COMMITTEE.
No calendar updates this week, folks. I'll get this calendar out to you as soon as I am able.
The Roland Hayes School is excited to announce we will host an author visit from Newbery Honor Award winning author Andrea Beatriz Arango on February 11, 2025. Students in grades 5-8 will hear her speak about her experiences as an author. She comes to us on the day her new book, It's all or nothing, Vale is published.
Students are also lucky enough to be able to get her books personally signed and inscribed to them by following the directions on the attached document or below. All orders must be placed by Sunday, February 9, 2025. Don't miss out on this excellent opportunity!
BUY BOOKS
2. Click on the orange “Get tickets” button.
3. Click the blue + by the title or titles you wish to purchase.
4. Click “Check out.”
5. Fill in your first name, last name, and email, then add your student’s full name, grade, home room teacher’s name, and the name of the child the book(s) should be inscribed to (first names only).
6. Choose your payment method and click “Place order.”
Harvard Book Store will deliver the books to the school on the day of the event and the books will be distributed to students by their teachers.
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Hayes is thrilled to announce an author visit for grades K-5 on March 12, 2025, from Mat Heagerty. He writes graphic novels like 'Lumberjackula', ‘Martian Ghost Centaur', and ‘Unplugged and Unpopular'. Mat is dyslexic, and struggled a bunch in school, now he travels the country talking to elementary and middle school students about the strengths of learning disabilities.
Your child can get a book signed and inscribed to them by ordering through this webpage hosted by the Brookline Booksmith. Orders placed before March 7 will be signed and personalized and will available the day of the school visit (March 12). Orders placed after March 7 will include a signed and personalized bookplate and will be available for pick up at the school at some point after March 16th. Final deadline for ordering is March 16th.
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Lindsay AndersonLibrarian
The Hayes School
Brookline, MA
Our Land Acknowledgement
This parcel of land that our school sits upon is a special and sacred place.
Before this place was a Town, before our school was here, before this neighborhood was called “The Settlement” or “Chestnut Hill,” and before this land was a farm, this land was held by the Massachusett, the people Indigenous to this place. The Massachusett were the caretakers of this site, living full lives, raising families, and burying their dead right here. We recognize and honor this history, and seek to create thoughtful land stewards and citizens for generations to come.
As a public school, our primary objective is to ensure access, membership, and participation of all community members in our care; with this land acknowledgment we state our willingness to work towards that vision where all feel a true and abiding sense of belonging.
Roland Hayes School
The Public Schools Of Brookline | A METCO Partnership School
Dr. Asa Sevelius, Ed.D. | Principal
Email: asa_sevelius@psbma.org
Pronouns: he/him
Mr. Kirtan Patel | Vice Principal
Email: kirtan_patel@psbma.org
Pronouns: he/him
Website: https://www.brookline.k12.ma.us/Page/17
Location: 100 Eliot Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467
Phone: 617-879-4570