HES Shark Scoop

A community member has two trees to donate to the first two people who reach out to Kelly Emmett at kemmett@monomoy.edu. They will be available for pickup at HES.

Sharing Kindness offers school-based peer grief support groups free of charge, facilitated by trained clinicians and trained volunteer co-facilitators. These groups allow grieving children to come together within a familiar environment, increasing the potential for sustained social support beyond the group sessions. A lack of perceived support from peers or classmates by a bereaved child has been shown to increase the risk of poor academic functioning in the context of bereavement.

The curriculum focuses on common themes among bereaved school-aged youth and includes six grief-related interventions that each target a specific theme. Each group runs 50–60 minutes. The content of each group consists of a welcoming circle, a grounding/relaxation technique or icebreaker, delivery of the intervention, verbal processing, and group closing. The six-session topics target psychoeducation about grief, decreasing isolation, developing coping skills, sharing their grief story, identifying support systems, and future planning.

The primary purpose of peer grief support is to help your child cope with a friend's or family member's death, which may impact your child's school performance. Sharing Kindness will provide a 6-week, in-school peer grief support group for students facilitated by trained clinicians and volunteers.

Parental or legal guardian permission is needed for your child to receive this service. If you are interested in having your child join a group, please reach out to Kelly Emmett (kemmett@monomoy.edu) at HES by 12/16/2024; pending openings, paperwork will be sent home for you to authorize your child to participate.

If you requested holiday help from the Harwich Children's Fund 2024 outerwear/gift drive, here is the pick up information:

204 Sisson Road - the Cultural Center Cafeteria

Saturday - December 14th, 2024 from 9am - noon

Sunday - December 15th, 2024 from1pm - 3pm

Harwich Family Pantry has donated toys for us to distribute to anyone interested in extra holiday help. Our counselors have an excess of toys on hand. Please reach out to kterwilliger@monomoy.edu or kemmett@monomoy.edu or call the main office to schedule a time to come in to pick up gifts for kids.

Saturday, December 14 -- HES PTO Holiday Bazaar 8-12

Thursday, December 19 -- All Shark Meeting 8 am

December 23 - January 1 -- Winter Break NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, January 1 -- PTO Polar Plunge 10 am Red River Beach

January 6 - February 14 -- Second Session of After-School Clubs

Wednesday, January 15 -- Early Release 1:20 pm Dismissal

Monday, January 20 -- Holiday NO SCHOOL

Wednesday, January 29 -- Early Release 1:20 pm Dismissal

Thank you in advance for avoiding unnecessary absences, tardies, or early dismissals on these testing dates.

Please come by the HES lobby to find and claim any lost items. Everything will be donated before the December break.

Per the handbook, if your child is unable to attend school, please enter the absence in PickUp Patrol and/or call our designated attendance line, 617-848-0115, as early as possible. Soon after arrival, our office staff begins to call the caregivers of absent students if we haven't already heard from them. This is important, as we want to ensure that all students are safe. Your phone message with the reason for the absence is all we need. While an email to the teacher is helpful, it sometimes doesn't make its way to the office staff. Thank you for your help!

The Bureau of Special Education Appeals, which derives its authority from both federal and Massachusetts statutes and regulations (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; "IDEA"; MGL ch.71B; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) conducts due process hearings and renders Rulings and Decisions concerning eligibility, evaluation, placement, individualized education programs (IEP), provision of special education and procedural protections for students with disabilities.
To join an Informational Session: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/mediation-and-facilitation-informational-sessions
To learn about BSEA Mediation: https://www.mass.gov/mediation-at-the-bsea
To learn about Hearings at the BSEA: https://www.mass.gov/due-process-hearings

Did you know? Past issues of the HES Shark Scoop can be found on our website at https://hes.monomoy.edu/news/hes-shark-scoop.

Ms. Allyson Joy, Assistant Principal

Email: ccutone@monomoy.edu
Website: https://www.monomoy.edu/Domain/9
Location: 263 South Street, Harwich, MA, USA
Phone: 508-430-7216
Twitter: @monomoyschools