Roland Hayes School

Our North Star

“When children and teachers feel engaged, safe, and supported we have room to grow and learn through collaboration and risk-taking with our peers.”

Learn more about Roland Hayes here, from our own Young Scholars!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MyhdW04fd4

To read past Community Notes, click here: link

Our Attendance Line --- 617-879-4540

Our DESE school profile is here: link

Below you will see the schedule for our remaining grade level open house events. Families attending will gather in the front of the school and at the right time will head up to classrooms. We hope to see you there!

Our many Specialists are not able to join our Open House events as they are teaching during that time; please get to know them, here:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OhEzh5hgITaKNAolmt5dXp8L6OZHjX8nHTJSKPKVMmY/edit?usp=sharing

Dear Hayes Families,

We hope everyone had a wonderful summer full of great books! As we settle back into the school year, we'd love to celebrate all the reading your students did over break.

Please send in any evidence of summer reading — reading logs, lists of books read, or anything similar — by October 2nd. You can send these in with your child to give to their teacher or drop them off at the library.

Every student who submits evidence of summer reading will receive a small prize, and will also be entered into a drawing for a gift card to Brookline Booksmith!

We can't wait to hear about all the wonderful books our students discovered this summer. Thank you for supporting your child's reading all year long.

Warmly,

Lindsay Anderson
Librarian

Field Day is Thursday October 8th (rain date is the 9th). It's an amazing day where all students and staff grades Pre-K to 8th grade come together and celebrate our amazing community. We are looking for a few items to make the day extra awesome. Our wishlist is below. Thank you for your help!

Field Day Wishlist

We offer children in Grades 4-8 the opportunity to join the after school Homework Club at Roland Hayes. The Homework Club will be available Monday and Thursdays afternoons, from 2:30 – 3:30, beginning September 28, 2026.

Space is limited! Please return the application as soon as you can to secure your spot.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16VAe4o-8UtejC_NndCY8dMBdADMFYIsHkeeCFCtZ3vo/edit?usp=sharing

The Girls in Gear biking program is starting September 28th. This season we have two classes on Mondays for girls aged 5-7 and girls aged 8-10. Interested? We hope so! Information is below:

For more PTO news and events, please visit: https://www.hayespto.org/newsletters/22351

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Calling 8th Grade Parents!

Dear 8th Grade families,

After graduation, 8th grade students typically get together for a class student-only party. The evening is organized by 8th grade parents, and planning starts early. Are any parents interested in taking on the role? If so, please email contact@hayespto.org to see how the PTO can help.

Also, 8th grade does not yet have Room Parents - are there 1-2 volunteers who can take on the role? Email contact@hayespto.org - thank you!!

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Wish Lists for Our Specialists

In its inaugural year at Hayes, the Specialists' Wishing Wall featured at the Back-To-School Social met impressive support from our community - thank you for all your inspiring generosity toward our School Specialists!

For everyone who asked to get access to the wishlists online, use this link to navigate to each Specialist's Sign-Up Genius page.

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PTO Directory

Stay on top of all information and activities shared by the Hayes PTO.

Update your info in the PTO directory (important to do even as a returning Hayes family).

Follow the steps here: https://www.hayespto.org/update. Tech questions: contact@hayespto.org.

• The PSB 26-27 calendar: link
• September 15th - October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month

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• Monday, September 28th: Grades 6-8 Open House, 8:15-9:30am

• Monday, September 28th: Model UN, 11:15am-12:02pm

• Monday, September 28th: Rainbow Club: Grade 5, 11:20-11:50am

• Tuesday, September 29th: Grade 4 Open House, 8:15-9:00am

• Thursday, October 1st: AAPI, 10:35-11:12am

• Thursday, October 1st: Young Scholars, 2:30-3:30pm

• Friday, October 2nd: Yearbook, 8:00-8:30am

• Friday, October 2nd: METCO Connections Grades 6-8 Lunch Group w/ Ms. Terry and Ms. O'Shea, 10:50-11:22am

• Monday, October 5th: Model UN, 11:15am-12:02pm

• Monday, October 5th: Rainbow Club: Grade 4, 11:20-11:50am

• Tuesday, October 6th: Term 1: Midpoint for Grades 6-8 IPR

• Wednesday, October 7th: GSA, 10:35-11:12am

• Thursday, October 8th: Field Day, 8:00am-1:00pm

• Thursday, October 8th: Young Scholars, 2:30-3:30pm

• Friday, October 9th: RAIN DATE: Field Day, 8:00am-1:00pm

• Friday, October 9th: PEP, 8:05-8:30am

• Monday, October 12th: School Closed: Indigenous Peoples' Day

• Wednesday, October 14th: GSA, 10:35-11:12am

• Thursday, October 15th: Term 1: Grades 6-8 IPR Published

• Thursday, October 15th: AAPI, 10:35-11:12am

• Thursday, October 15th: Young Scholars, 2:30-3:30pm

• Friday, October 16th: Yearbook, 8:00-8:30am

• Friday, October 16th: PTO Community Meeting, 8:15-9:45am

• Friday, October 16th: METCO Connections Grades 3-5 Lunch Group w/Mr. Chaet, 11:20-11:50am

• Friday, October 16th: Cross Country Meet, Larz Anderson Park, 2:00-5:30pm

Field Trips:

• Tuesday, October 6th: Grade 6 Trip to Blue Hills Observatory, 8:15am-12:45pm

The school is bustling! Below are some pics from inside out classrooms; from science labs to self-portraits, our students are very busy here at Hayes!

Over the course of the school year, opportunities from the Brookline Teen Center (BTC) will be posted here. We hope that your kids will take advantage of this space, the BTC team, and their programming.

Due to this weekend’s impending Nor’easter with high winds and consistent rain, Brookline Recreation made the difficult decision to cancel Brookline Day this Sunday, September 27.

I want to let you all know that I will be out of the office from October 2nd through the 11th. I have been selected to join a group of educators to visit schools in both Finland and Estonia. If you need anything, the team here is well positioned to help.

I will be presenting about my trip during the October 16th PTO meeting here at school. I hope to see many of you there!

~ Asa

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