Thomas W. Hamilton Elementary

September 29, 2024

We have officially kicked off our Fun Run for the year! Fall benchmark assessments are wrapping up and staff will be using this data to help drive instruction. Be on the lookout for spirit days that are coming up this month! Let's have another great week at Hamilton!

New Information

2024 Fun Run!

The biggest fundraising event of the year is upon us! The Hamilton Parent Council will be hosting our annual Fun Run on Tuesday October 15, 2024 with fundraising efforts opened last week. Please see this flyer for registration information that will also give you a link to collect donations. The incentives that our student body is working towards can be found here.

Fall Enrichment Program

Hamilton will be running the fall enrichment program from October 7, 2024-November 15, 2024. Please use this form beginning September 30, 2024 at 6:00pm. Clubs being offered this year include Legos, Drawing, Board Games, Arts and Crafts, Read Alouds, and Creative Writing. Cost is $25 and each student is allowed to attend one club. Payments can be made via square or a check made out to Hamilton Parent Council.

ALL Questions regarding enrichment activities will be handled via parent council : twhpc1@gmail.com

Dreamcatcher Race

As of 2018, the money raised from the race is donated to a new scholarship available to Weymouth High School athletes. Student-athletes can now apply for the Dreamcatcher Scholarship and have their athletic user fees covered ($200 per sport). Last year, we were able to help out every student that applied, and we have distributed over $80,000 in scholarships to help student athletes! We also give two Julie Rodick Scholarships to WPS students upon graduating from Weymouth Public Schools. More information about the race here.

Want to join the race? $5 coupon for the race to anyone who uses the code WHSATHLETICS at checkout.

You can register for the race at HERE.

Instrument Handout

If your fifth grade student is renting an instrument, please see this flyer for information regarding pickup and payment.

Parent Informational Night - Impact of Screen Time on Elementary Aged Children

Screenagers is a film that explores screen time, mental health, academics, and more. Please see the attached flyer. Screening will be held at Braintree Town Hall on Wednesday 10/2 at 6:00pm.

Get your Weymouth/Hamilton Gear

For anyone who would like to purchase Weymouth or Hamilton gear, the parent council has opened the online store at Rockland Athletics. T-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, water bottles and more available here beginning on Monday September 30, 2024 and it will be available through Monday October 14, 2024. Orders will be available around November 1, 2024.

Repeated Information

Weymouth Wednesdays

Staff and students are invited to join in on Weymouth Wednesdays at Hamilton. Dress in Weymouth gear or wear maroon and gold.

Textile Recycling Program

It’s not trash, it’s cash! Check out this flyer about our textile recycling program and how you can raise money for our school.

Train With the Wildcats

Come train with the wildcat’s cheer squad on October 4, 2024. Practice and then perform with the WHS Cheer Team. More information linked here.

Bus Dismissal Feed

X (formerly Twitter) is having some issues, so we have moved to posting our bus dismissal times on Facebook. You do not need a Facebook account to see these posts. Please click here each afternoon to know when each bus has left Hamilton for the day.

Attendance Call Procedures

Please refer to our absence call procedure for when your child is not attending school.

Attendance Counts

Having students at school and on time daily is a major part of having a successful school year both academically and socially emotionally. Please send your child to school every day, unless they have any of the prohibited symptoms. Let us know how we can help if attendance is a concern for your family.

Lunch & Breakfast

Students may bring their lunch from home or choose from the daily menu. Breakfast will be grab and go and lunch will have hot and cold options. All students will have access to meals at no cost.

Bus Expectations

We want to remind families that riding the bus is a privilege and that safety for all students is extremely important. We will continue to review behavior expectations and adjust individual plans as necessary so that all students are having a safe and enjoyable transportation experience.

PAW Slips

Throughout the school day, students are being recognized for representing ROAR (Respect. Ownership. Achievement. Responsibility) by staff members when they are seen demonstrating these traits. Students are given a paw slip that explains what they were seen doing. This slip is given to the front office, and the student is given a sticker so the whole school community can see that a PAW was earned. Every Friday, random student PAW slips will be pulled so we can recognize students who have been ROARing across Hamilton. Be sure to ask your student how they are ROARing at home and school, particularly with our focus this month on helping others.

Afternoon Parking

As a reminder, if you will be using the playground while waiting for your child or staying past dismissal time for any reason, you need to be parking in the row closest to the swings. This is for the safety of all students as the other cars are released. Also, please be aware of the cones that are placed after dismissal so that Champions can utilize the outdoor space. Do not drive through this area when the cones are out.

Morning Drop Off

Please refer to our Morning Drop-Off procedure as a reminder of our protocol. You must stay in your car at all times. Please have your child(ren) exit only on the passenger side (moving car seats if necessary) and follow the vehicle in front of you as you exit.

Parent Council

A large part of what makes our school community such a great place to be is the strong Parent Council organization. This is for every Hamilton parent to get involved in, whether on a small or large scale, working to bring experiences for our students that go above and beyond general school offerings.

Please consider lending a hand to this dedicated organization.

Monthly meetings are held via Zoom. Please join us whenever it fits in your schedule. No need to even turn your camera on! Each meeting we will discuss ongoing initiatives and upcoming events.

Our Parent Council President, Nicole Jones, can be contacted at twhpc1@gmail.com or on Facebook