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Foster's Finest
Teagan A - 5M
Gracie R - KM
Trey V - KP
Ceasar P - 4T
Hello Foster's Finest Families,
What a fabulous start to our school day today with the Walk-to-School! The students absolutely had an incredible time. Thank you parents and guardians for walking with your students to school, and for supervising them before they came into the building. It may have been the easiest drop off of the year from a traffic point of view. A huge thank you to our PTO parents for organizing this event!
A few weeks ago, I sent out a link to the placement form for next year. If you have not done so already, please check your email and complete the form by Tuesday. As we are beginning to work on our placement, we do our best to create the best class lists possible and take your feedback into account. Please remember, students grow and develop social skills that they may not have possessed in previous school years.
Wishing you a great weekend!
Mr. Scheufele
Juneteenth Student Art Contest – Call for Student Submissions
In 2024, the national theme for Black History Month was “African Americans and the Arts,” intended to highlight the many impacts Black Americans have had on visual arts, music, cultural movements, and more. As part of the celebration of Juneteenth in Hingham this year, the Hingham Unity Council is inviting all students in grades Pre K-12 who live and/or attend school on the South Shore to share their views on the theme: What does the rich cultural legacy of Black Americans mean to me and/or my community? Students are invited to express or reflect on this through a work of visual or performance art, an essay or other written work. Students may submit an essay, poem, a piece of visual art (drawing, painting, sculpture – any medium of expression is welcome!), a video or original song or other performance to the Juneteenth committee by Friday, May 31, 2024. More details at https://hinghamunity.org/student-art-contest-call-submissions-2024/
Hingham METCO Nubian Square Walking Tour
The Hingham METCO program, in partnership with the Hingham Unity Council and Hingham Public Schools PTOs would like to invite you to join us for the Hingham METCO Nubian Square Walking Tour being held on Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 10am - 1pm. We are encouraging all Hingham METCO students and families to come out and explore the history of Boston with our Hingham resident students and families. This walking tour is a time for both communities to come together and learn about the historical relevance of African American culture in the Boston area. Please register all family members by clicking this link: https://hinghamunity.org/event/hingham-metco-nubian-square-walking-tour/ if you plan to attend. Free Lunch will be available to all directly after the tour ends at METCO headquarters. Please come out and join us!
Hingham METCO Nubian Square Walking Tour
Event Location:
METCO headquarters
11 Roxbury Street,
Boston, MA 02119
(Dudley Square area)
Event Date:
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Event Time:
10am - 1pm
Author Talk–Table Talk Math
Save the date! On Wednesday, May 8th, John Stevens, author of Table Talk Math, will join HPS parents and caregivers for a virtual author talk to discuss strategies for bringing math into everyday conversations at the dinner table and beyond. Please register at the attached link. This event is sponsored by Title I funds.
DESE District Comprehensive Review (4/22-4/26/24)
This year, Hingham Public Schools has been selected by DESE to participate in a required comprehensive district review. For a full description of DESE’s comprehensive district review process, please see the attached overview letter. As part of the review process, DESE representatives will be on site during the week of April 22-26th to conduct focus groups and classroom observations. DESE representatives will conduct a virtual parent/caregiver focus group on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 from 6:30-7:30 pm to gather perspectives on communication with families, opportunities for family involvement and leadership, opportunities for students within the district, and more. If you are interested in joining, please register ahead of time at the attached link.
Back by popular demand, the Hingham Education Foundation is once again launching Hingham Hi5s, an easy and impactful way to thank our incredible HPS faculty and staff.
From teachers to bus drivers, food service workers to nurses…..Who has had a positive impact on your child?
Honor an HPS faculty, staff or administrator today by clicking the link below and submitting a quick and easy Hi5 nomination and $20 donation. HEF board members will then deliver a Hingham Hi5 token of appreciation with a note of gratitude to the honoree. There is no limit on the number of Hi5s that you can give!
Click here to give someone special a Hi5!
Cleaner Greener Hingham Day is coming April 27, 2024 from 9am - 11am! Gather your friends and family and help us make this annual tradition a success. Sign up using this link to clean up one of the many beautiful spots in Hingham. Please note that the DPW will not be providing trash bags and gloves this year so please bring your own supplies. If you find any needles, do not put them in a trash bag as they are a potential hazard to anyone who handles the bag. If you find any needles, please place inside a water bottle, screw the top on and toss the bottle in the trash bag or bring needles to the Police Department for safe disposal in their sharps disposal bins. Once you have completed your cleanup, please email DPWAdmin@hingham-ma.gov to have your bagged trash picked up. And remember to post any photos on your school or Hingham Facebook pages using the hashtag #CleanerGreenerHinghamDay. Thank you for keeping our town clean!
PTO NEWS
Thank you to everyone who walked to school today! We had so much fun dancing and singing with DJ Cubey celebrating Earth Day! A very special shout out to Christin Eigenmann and Jamie Amaral for coordinating such an exciting morning for all of our Foster’s Finest! Make sure to tag @Foster_PTO_02043 in all of your walk to school day photos and videos! It’s hard to believe next week is May 1st. Please see below for a list of upcoming events as we start to close out the school year. Mark your calendars for Friday May 17th which will be our last PTO meeting of the year where we will be announcing the new PTO Board and Committee Leads. We want to invite all of our parents who have supported us in anyway this year to join us at Local 02045 in Hull on Thursday May 30th at 7pm. It doesn’t matter whether you contributed $1 or 1hr of your time we couldn’t do this without your volunteerism and generosity. Have a great weekend!