HES Shark Scoop

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are excited to announce that our annual Field Day will be held on Wednesday, June 12! This fun-filled day is a highlight of the school year, giving students a chance to enjoy outdoor games, team activities, and lots of school spirit.

To make Field Day a success, we need your help! We are looking for:

1. Field Day Captains and volunteers -to set up stations, help organize “day of” volunteers, and

cleanup. Captains will meet with me prior to 6/12 to understand how activities should be run to ensure fun and safety!

Volunteers- Help run activities for a full day of fun!

Click Here to sign up!

2. To ensure the success of this event, we are seeking help to purchase equipment for the activities. An Amazon wish list was created, simply chose an item (s) you would like to donate.

Click Here to donate!

Your generous contribution will directly impact the experience of our students and help create a memorable day for all involved. Purchases should be made by June 6th and can be delivered to the school or brought in by your student.

Thank you in advance for your support and for helping us create a memorable day for our students!

Warm regards,

Marcus De La Vega

This Thursday was an incredible day in the HES Courtyard Garden! The rain stopped just in time for our annual spring clean up. All hands were on deck as students, staff, family members, and visitors joined together to help make our garden a spectacular place to learn and grow for another season. We would like to send an extra special thank you to the garden club families of Eventide Landscaping & Irrigation, Julia Maker, Jake Nickerson, and Grandpa Maker, who very generously offered their professional services, and taught our students valuable gardening and landscaping skills. They also brought the most beautiful mulch, and helped us plant more plants to aid with weed control. Christine Twombly, who was in the group that started the garden many years ago, visited and jumped right in to help. Thank you to Girl Scout Troop 77477 too. They planted gorgeous flowers in the tall bed and under our weeping cherry tree last week. To all the organizations, families, and friends that support us with plants, supplies, or showing up, we thank you and appreciate you!!

Mary Anne Kinum, Garden Club of Harwich, Monomoy Regional School District, Agway of Cape Cod, Hyannis Country Garden, Cameron Bonsey of Coast of Maine Organic Products and the Growing Good Program, Rotary Club Of Osterville-Mashpee, Kathy Arthur, Diane Digennaro, Girl Scout Troop 77477, and Harwich Elementary PTO, and all of the Garden Club families.

In order to create appropriate bus routes and stops, families are asked to complete the online Aspen transportation form by May 30, 2025. Click here to log into your family Aspen account, and select 'Start a new Bus Verification.' Please note that you must complete the form for each student.

May 16-20 -- Spring Book Fair

Friday, May 23 -- All Shark Meeting 8 am

Monday, May 26 -- Memorial Day District CLOSED

Wednesday, May 28 -- Early Release 1:20 pm Dismissal

Thursday, June 12 -- K-4 Field Day

Friday, June 13 -- K-4 Field Day RAIN DATE

Tuesday, June 17 -- 4th Grade Step Up Ceremony 9:30 am

Wednesday, June 18 -- HES Step Up Day Grades K-3 8:30 am

Wednesday, June 18 -- Last Day of School 10:50 am Dismissal

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!

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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