Thomas V. Hamilton Elementary

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10/16/22

Sunday Message

Good Evening Hamilton Families,

We have had another busy week at Hamilton. Students have been working hard and demonstrating the ROAR spirit and earning many paw slips. Hope you all had a great weekend after the rainy weather on Friday.

Dollars for Ellie - Spirit Day

Our students have been demonstrating the Helping Others initiative all month in addition to bringing in lots of coins. To take it to the next level, we will be recognizing our efforts by wearing pink on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. For a $1 donation, students can wear a hat throughout the school day as well.

Dollars for Ellie

School Picture Day

This Tuesday, October 18th is school picture day for all Hamilton students.

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.

Chris McKenna- Eagle Scout project

Chris, a Weymouth student and former Hamilton student, is running a pet food drive for the South Shore Pet Food pantry as his Eagle Scout project. He will be placing a box in our lobby for pet food donations. If you would like to contribute, please have your child bring these donations in.

PTO Halloween Spooktacular

Join us for a Howlin' Halloween Spooktacular at Hamilton on October 21, 2022, 6 pm - 8 pm. Tickets are $5 each, with a $20 cap for families. Siblings welcome!

Halloween Spooktacular Event Info

STEM Conference for Girls in Grades 4 - 8

https://bit.ly/3EeYRPM

Saturday, October 22, 2022 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Register by October 13, 2022

Two-step Registration Process:

Register ONLINE to choose workshops: https://bit.ly/3UUrRCx

RETURN Payment Form to Student's School: https://bit.ly/3rxeQ4l

No child will be excluded for inability to pay - if this is a concern, contact Lynn Howard at lynn.howard@weymouthschools.org

SEPAC

Please join Weymouth SEPAC via Zoom at their next scheduled meeting, Tuesday October 18th at 7pm. All are welcome to attend! We will be welcoming Jaqueline Porro Esq. Jacqui will discuss her family's story, her “Why” to starting her own ABA company and her experience in advocacy and law. Roundtable discussion to follow. Questions encouraged!

SEPAC leaders will be available to offer any support or assistance to our families.

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.

Youth Vaping Information Night

WPS, in collaboration with South Shore Hospital, is hosting a Vaping Information Night for Families of students grades 5-12. The event will be held on October 26, 2022, at Chapman Middle School from 6:00 - 7:30.

Attendance Counts

As the school year has started, we have been faced with periods of absences due to illnesses such as COVID and Influenza. We appreciate keeping your child home when sick, but we would like to reiterate how important attendance is so that your child can continue to make progress academically and socially. Please see this VERY IMPORTANT information regarding establishing a good attendance routine.

Letter to Families

Help Your Child Succeed in School

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Repeated Information

Student Handbook & Acknowledgement Forms

As part of our return to school procedures, parents and guardians are to receive a digital copy of the school handbook & sign and return the acknowledgment page back to your child(ren)'s teacher.

Last Friday, we sent home a paper copy of the acknowledgment form with your child for your convenience. In addition to the different policies of the district, the form has special releases to showcase your child's work through our media sources as well as share contact information with our Parent Council.

Please review the handbook and send the form back to the Hamilton school as soon as possible.

Changes in Dismissal or Arrival

If you have to make a change in how your student is coming to or leaving school, please notify us in writing. All correspondence should be sent to Dawn Amaral and Beth Tevenan in the front office either through email at dawn.amaral@weymouthschools.org; beth.tevenan@weymouthschools.org (copy classroom teacher if you would like) or a written note.

You can notify the classroom teacher, but they may not relay the information in time. We cannot make changes from phone calls unless there are immediate unforeseen circumstances that would require a temporary change. This procedure is in place for the safety of our students. If there are changes with Champions, you must also notify us in the front office as well as Champions. This also holds true for any early dismissals.

MCAS Parent Reports

Student 2022 MCAS performance reports were mailed home for our current 4th and 5th students on Thursday, October 13th. We are carefully analyzing these reports and other data to see where we will focus our efforts for increased student performance as we continue to recover from the learning disruptions of the pandemic. You can also view school and district performance data on the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website. The state press release will provide you with additional information as well.

School and District Profiles

Champions After School

If you are picking up your child from the Champions program after school, please enter through the front of the building until 4:00 pm as we are using the side door access for buses.

Pumpkin Fest/Family Day

The Friends of Pond Meadow Park will hold a Pumpkin Fest-Family Day on Saturday, October

22nd, with a rain date of Sunday, October 23rd, from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the park.

Hayrides, face painting, games, pumpkins, decorations, and food will be available.

Come decorate your pumpkin and enjoy the beauty of the park as a family. There is

additional parking at Morrison School with direct access to the park.

Contact Pond Meadow Park for any further information at 781-843-7663.

Attendance Call Procedures

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

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.

Free and Reduced Lunch

Although there is a universal free lunch program, we ask that all families fill out the free and reduced lunch form. Please follow the attached link to fill out the application. Free and Reduced Lunch Application.

COVID-19 Protocols

Current COVID 19 Guidelines

Weymouth Public Schools is committed to continuing to keep families healthy this year and will be following the most up-to-date guidelines that are within this link.

Emergency Contact and Medical Information Update

We will continue to have parents to update their Emergency Contact and Medical Information electronically in Aspen. Please click on the link below to fill out this information.

Emergency Contact & Medical Information Form

Emergency Contact & Medical Information Form - Spanish

Emergency Contact & Medical Information Form - Portuguese

Emergency Contact & Medical Information Form - Arabic

Parent Council

Our Parent Council works hard throughout the year to raise funds for our Hamilton Community. Without their active involvement, we would not be able to bring the additional level of positive experiences for our children. Please consider getting involved. There are many areas where support is needed and every little bit helps with enhancing our overall school experience. Our officers are listed below.

Nicole Jones

Joan Halpenny

Jaclyn Buccigross

Nicole Salvaggi

Rachel Collins

Karen Kintz

Please email our parent council at twhpc1@gmail.com.

Or check out their social media Facebook Instagram

Weymouth Wednesdays

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

Weymouth Food Pantry Backpack Program

To participate in the Weymouth Food Pantry Backpack Program, please complete the following form online. Paper copies have also been sent home with your child if you prefer to enroll that way.

Backpack Program Sign Up

Jeremy Burm, Principal

Ashley Panetta, Assistant Principal