Hawthorne Brook Happenings

Dear Hawthorne Brook Families,

What a week! Teachers officially returned on Monday (though nearly everyone was here in the weeks leading up to school) and students started on Wednesday. It has been a whirlwind of a first week and your children have done a wonderful job transitioning back to school. As I have walked through the school, students have been engaging in all sorts of beginning-of-the-year activities. (Keep your eyes peeled for pics of the first STEM project of the year- coming Monday to our socials!) Students transitioned nicely to new lunch procedures and did a phenomenal job at our first fire drill of the year.

I hope the weekend gives you and your children a chance to recover from the transition back to school!

Warmly,

Chantele Olmstead & Jason White

For students who have daily medication or emergency medication at school: Please bring in the medication as soon as possible. Medication must be brought in by an adult and requires new MD orders each school year.

Over The Counter (OTC) medication forms went home on the first day of school. This gives the nurse permission to administer Tylenol, Ibuprofen, creams, cough drops, etc. The nurse is limited to 10 doses of Tylenol or Ibuprofen per school year. A doctor’s order will be needed in order for the nurse to administer > 10 doses.

Please return emergency cards as soon as possible. Make sure they are complete so that we know who has permission to dismiss your child.

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Screenings will be performed in school this fall. Parents may opt their child out in writing. Please refer here for more information.

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If your child is going to be absent, please call the absent line at 978-597-5261. Any health related illness/concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

I am looking forward to a great school year!

Please use this link to enroll in band for the year. Students may join band in any grade. If a student is new to the program Ms. LaPointe will email info about how to get an instrument after she receives the enrollment.

Questions - please reach out to Ms. LaPointe klapointe@nmrsd.org

Band Enrollment Form

Questions about Girls Basketball Open Gym? Reach out to Coach Mello! jmello@nmrsd.org

If you are sending in a note for your child to get a bus pass, please be sure it is sent in by noon time on Friday. Passes may not be issued if the note is not received by 12 PM.

Registrations for cross country, unified basketball, and field hockey are still open at the high school and at the middle school level there is still time to sign up for cross country and field hockey. If interested please sign up as soon as possible using the following link: https://students.arbitersports.com/north-middlesex-regional-school-district/2026-fall-athletic-registration-13 .

Questions? Email Mr. DeMar @ rdemar@nmrsd.org

We will be offering the 6th Grade Nature's Classroom field trip June 1-4, 2027 and Mrs. Rheault will be the trip coordinator (crheault@nmrsd.org). We will have a virtual parent meeting October 21 at 6pm to discuss the trip.
Google Meet joining info:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/keu-xuon-ymz
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 678-626-7793‬ PIN: ‪597 579 399‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/keu-xuon-ymz?pin=6894311264260

Mark your calendars- our open house will be on September 10th, from 5-7 PM!

The annual 8th grade trip to Washington DC will take place April 13-16th 2027. There will be a virtual parent information night on October 14th from 6-7pm.

At this meeting we will discuss costs, registration process and logistics of the trip. If you have any questions prior to the parent meeting please email Mrs. Rheault (crheault@nmrsd.org) the Washington Field Trip Coordinator.

Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/tty-myki-mdu
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 602-899-2843‬ PIN: ‪378 728 431‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/tty-myki-mdu?pin=7196261548663

If you have had a hard time accessing your Aspen account, please email aspen@nmrsd.org for assistance logging in.

Bus routes are posted here on the district website. Please reach out if you have any questions!

Here is a link to the 26-27 calendar.

School Committee updated the district cell phone policy, in accordance with a law that is making its way through the Massachusetts legislature. Cell phones/smartwatches/smartglasses are to be off and away for the day. Any student found with a personal device will have the device turned in to the main office. If this happens more than once, families will be asked to pick up the devices. The full text of the policy can be found here.

We are still looking to hire a lunch/recess monitor. If you are interested, or know someone who is, please have them apply to this job posting. It is a great job for someone who may want to work a couple of hours a day, but be home for their children after school!

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Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

September 4-7- No School, Labor Day Recess

September 10- Open House 5-7 PM

Email: colmstead@nmrsd.org & jwhite@nmrsd.org
Website: http://hbms.nmrsd.org/
Location: 64 Brookline Street, Townsend, MA, USA
Phone: (978) 597-6914

Fax: (978) 597-0354
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HawthorneBrookMiddleSchool/