Thomas W. Hamilton Elementary

Annual Parent Consent Letter - MassHealth/Medicaid

This is an important annual notice regarding special education services and the use of MassHealth/Medicaid benefits for our students

Parent Council Meeting - 9/23/25 - 7:00pm

Please join us for our first meeting of the new year. We have new faces on the board and are excited to meet our new Hamilton families as well. We meet on zoom and will be discussing this agenda. No need to even turn on your camera! Sit back and listen or chime in whenever.

Topic: Hamilton PC Meeting

Time: Sep 23, 2025 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

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Weymouth Travel Basketball

Grades 2-8 tryouts will be held on 9/28. Check out this flyer for more information.

Chocolate Milk - No Longer Lactose Free

Garelick Chocolate Milk carried in our cafeterias is no longer LACTOSE FREE. If your child has a medical diagnosis of Lactose Intolerance and would like a specialized chocolate (or plain) LACTOSE FREE milk available at meals, please send in medical documentation that your child is LACTOSE INTOLERANT and ask for LACTOSE FREE milk at breakfast and lunchtime.

Attendance Call Procedures

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

Weymouth Food Pantry Backpack Program - SIGN UP AGAIN THIS YEAR

The Weymouth Food Pantry has partnered with Weymouth Public Schools to continue the Backpack Program, which provides food to participating students weekly to meet their nutritional needs over the weekend. Bags include items such as juice boxes, granola bars, mac & cheese cups, goldfish crackers, and milk. The menu will vary weekly.

School staff and volunteers will prepare a bag of food for each child and connect it to the student by Friday afternoon. These bags are free, open to all students, and sponsored by the Weymouth Food Pantry.

Please complete the Google Form below by Wednesday, 9/24/25 if your child would benefit from additional food over the weekends. All families are required to re-sign up annually to update and confirm any allergies and dietary needs.

Sign-Up Here!

Weymouth residents are also encouraged to check out WFP’s pop-up pantry schedule here: Weymouth Food Pantry Calendar

Chromebook-Change in Fees

Update to Fees Related to Devices

All students are issued a chromebook (1-5) or ipad (K) for the school year. If there is loss or damage, families will be responsible for the following fees that have been updated for this school year.

Chromebook Replacement: $315

Chromebook Charger: $42

WPS iPad Replacement: $446

iPad Charger: $53

Accidental Damage: $25

Dismissal Procedure - Parents

We will have a very busy front door this year. If you are a parent waiting for Grades 1-5 students please be aware of your surroundings. Before students who are walkers are released, we will be boarding vans. We need a clear path for these students to get to their transportation home.

When you are exiting the area, please walk along the sidewalk to the crosswalk. We have staff stationed here to assist with you safely crossing. Entering the driveway anywhere but the crosswalk is not safe with cars, vans, and buses moving through.

Bus Dismissal Feed

Please click here each afternoon to know when each bus has left Hamilton for the day.

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.

Message from the Nurse - Aspen Confidential Health Record Update

Please update the confidential health form in Aspen in August. This allows you to share any health concerns for your child with the nurse. It also allows permission for tylenol or ibuprofen administration at school. Ibuprofen is only administered at school for fifth grade students or older (except by a doctor's order).

Directions:

Log onto ASPEN parent portal and go to the bottom right.

Click initiate contact verification

Click the child's name link.

Please contact the school nurse with any questions.

Musical Instrument Donations

If you have a musical instrument you no longer need, please consider donating it to our Grade 5 music program! Please email jean.gilbert@weymouthps.org for more 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.

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.