March 5, 2026

Hello,

It's been a fun reading week. Our visiting author, Lesa Cline-Ransome , was a big hit with the students on Tuesday. 👕Friday is Read My T-Shirt day 👕.

We also have two accomplishments to celebrate. Kenzie Letson was the winner of our school spelling bee and she just finished the next round of the spelling bee and has qualified to compete at the end of the month in Manchester at the New Hampshire State Spelling Bee. We wish her the best!

In addition, the Lebanon Maroon boys 3rd/4th grade basketball team were the champions of the double elimination tournament. Congratulations to Decker, Oliver, Max, Eli, Harrison, Asher, Sully, and Waylon and head coach Sarah Vashel and assistant coaches Heather Baker-Morris and Tom Vashel.

Please remember that there is an early dismissal on Thursday, March 12th and there is no school next Friday, March 13th. The staff will be here on both days because it is parent/teacher conferences. Please contact your teacher if you have not signed up for a conference yet. I will be available on both days if you'd like to set up a time to meet for any reasons.

Thank you,

Leah Wheelan, Principal

Celebrating the 100th day of school by dressing like a 100 year old!

🎶 K-2nd Grade Sing - March 27 🎶

We will host the March K-2nd grade sing on Friday the 27th in the gym. We had a snow day during the last one!

Express Loop

Quick reminder to pull further forward in the express loop before stopping. We are trying to avoid having students exit cars where the rope is. They have to climb over the snow bank and duck under the rope which isn't safe. Hopefully our large snowfalls are over.

Third Grade Colonial Days

See pictures below

Lebanon Maroon 3/4 boys Basketball Champions!

State Mandated Testing (SAS) in May

In May, the 3rd and 4th graders will take the state mandated test. Information about this is linked here.

LMS Jazz Band - March 25th

Please join the LMS Jazz Band on Wednesday, March 25th, at 8:30 AM as we perform at the NH State Capitol in front of State Representatives, Senators, and whoever else is able to attend. This is a part of Music in Our Schools Month and is sponsored by the New Hampshire Music Education Association. After we perform, other schools from around the state will perform as well. Please feel free to pass this information along to anyone you think would enjoy live music. We hope to see you there!

Thank you!

Christian J. Terry, Band Director/Music Teacher

LMS Newsletter

Good morning,

For the latest LMS Express, please click here.

Have a nice long weekend!

Tom Harkins, LMS Principal

And remember . . . the first day of spring is March 20!! 🌻☀️

Holly Maher, RN

hmaher@sau88.net

603-448-0618

PTO Meeting Tonight - March 5th at 6:30

Dear Hanover Street School Families,

Playground Fundraising

The Hanover Street School playground is overdue for updates, specifically the small green structure. Unfortunately, due to budget constraints, playground improvements were removed from the next year’s school budget.

We’re excited to share that the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation has generously offered to match up to $50,000 in donations raised by the PTO before the end of June! All funds raised will go directly to the playground.

How you can help:

Share our GoFundMe with family and friends
Donate directly to the PTO

Checks made out to “Lebanon Elementary PTO” can be sent into school via student folders or mailed to school at: HSS PTO, 193 Hanover St., Lebanon, NH 03766

Consider employer matching (the PTO is a 501(c)(3) organization). Your employer’s match would also be matched by the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation. This would allow your donation to have 4X the impact!

If you’re interested in joining our fundraising committee, have ideas or experience with large-scale fundraising, please reach out to the PTO at hanoverstreetschoolpto@gmail.com.

Extra LEGOs?

Hanover Street is hoping to start an afterschool LEGO Club, but the school needs more LEGOs before it gets going. If you have extra LEGOs you’d like to donate, please drop them off at the front office. Thank you!

Upcoming Dates & Reminders