Roland Hayes School

Our North Star

“When children and teachers feel engaged, safe, and supported we have room to grow and learn through collaboration and risk-taking with our peers.”

Previous "Community Notes" can be found here: https://www.brookline.k12.ma.us/domain/718

The "Community Notes" is sent every other week. Thanks for reading!

Happy Friday, everyone! Without further ado, let's dive into this week's missive as lots is happening here in our school:

Let's celebrate Hayes teachers and staff this holiday season and give them festive sweet treats on Thursday, December 12th! Please bake or purchase cookies, brownies, bars, cupcakes- anything that can be picked up to enjoy. Involve your kids! We encourage notes and drawings of appreciation, too!

You can sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CA4A62FA0FECE9-53567514-2024

All treats can be delivered to the Hayes Lobby 8-10 am on Thursday, December 12th. Please add labels for nut allergies. Also, write your name on the bottom of the dish if you would like to claim it at the end of the day. Clean platters will be available for pick up in the lobby at dismissal.

If you would like to donate funds to help us buy sweet treats, please submit through Venmo: @Anabelle-Skalleberg

Thank you!

Robin Gilula and Anabelle Skalleberg (Parents in 6th and 7th, K and 3rd)

Watch this amazing video from our students:

https://rolandhayes.smugmug.com/2024-2T-/n-XFNP7z

If you are planning to apply to private schools, please be aware of three things:

• The PSB uses our own forms for the recommendation process. Please send the requests to the appropriate staff via the independents school's portal (ie, Ravenna). That will alert us to your request. We will then use our forms to communicate with the private schools to which you are applying.
• Please provide addressed, stamped envelops to the front office for every school to which you are applying. We will send the completed forms directly to the schools.
• The firm deadline for staff to complete recommendation forms is Friday, January 10th, 2025. After this date, staff will not be able to complete letters of recommendation.

For more PTO news and events, please visit our website:

https://www.hayespto.org/

Did you know we are also on Facebook?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/hayesschoolpto

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Upcycling @ Hayes

Check out the PTO's brand-new (or maybe upcycled...) "Upcycling at Hayes" page! https://www.hayespto.org/upcycle

Before discarding like-new belongings, check with our list to see if someone at Hayes may need them. Follow the steps on the site to find a new home for your items!

Holiday Sweet Treats for Hayes Staff, 12/12 8-10a

Celebrate Hayes teachers and administrators this holiday season with festive sweet treats on Thursday, December 12th! Bake or purchase cookies, brownies, bars, cupcakes. Involve your kids! We encourage notes and drawings of appreciation, too!

Sign up to donate here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CA4A62FA0FECE9-53567514-2024

Please deliver your items to the Hayes Lobby 8-10 am on 12/12 (or email anabelle.desangles@gmail.com if you need to find a different time for drop-off). Please add labels for nut allergies. Also, write your name on the bottom of the dish if you would like to claim it at the end of the day. Clean platters will be available for pick up in the lobby at dismissal.

If you would like to donate funds to help us buy sweet treats, please submit through Venmo to @Anabelle-Skalleberg.

Brookline’s youngest learners are ready to enter school! The Office of Registration and Enrollment (ORE) is holding a special virtual Information Session on Thursday, December 12 at 7:00 pm, for families planning to register their children for Kindergarten in the 2025-26 school year. This event is designed to help guide families through each step of the kindergarten enrollment process and answer questions.

To register, please scan the QR code (below) or click here.

Simultaneous interpretation will be available for Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish during this event.

Kindergarten is an important milestone for everyone involved, and our staff is here to support families in this transition. The Office of Registration and Enrollment (ORE) is committed to ensuring that all families have a smooth and successful transition into their first day of kindergarten in Brookline. All families will have multiple opportunities to engage with our staff throughout the registration process and are happy to work to support each family with any specific needs they may have.

Notice for BEEP families: This session is open to the general public. If you're a family with a student currently enrolled in BEEP or that is currently receiving Special Education Services through BEEP, you should have received an invitation directly from the Office of Registration and Enrollment to a separate event designed specifically for your student .

Brookline SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Committee) Summer Camp Fair

January 11 @ the Florida Ruffin Ridley School, 9am-11am

The fair will feature a variety of camp and program representatives who specialize in supporting children with special needs, providing families with valuable resources and opportunities to explore meaningful and fun summer options for their children.

Attention 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders!

More information about R.A.F.T. is here:

https://www.brooklinerec.com/188/RAFT-Recreation-Activities-for-Teens

Consider donating to the Brookline Holiday Toy Drive for local families in need.

Nothing this week; keep watching this space for upcoming events and updates.

Only ten more wake ups until the Winter Break! These days are joyous ones in school, with lots of excitement in the air. I hope it is so for you and yours at home, as well.

~ Asa

This parcel of land that our school sits upon is a special and sacred place.

Before this place was a Town, before our school was here, before this neighborhood was called “The Settlement” or “Chestnut Hill,” and before this land was a farm, this land was held by the Massachusett, the people Indigenous to this place. The Massachusett were the caretakers of this site, living full lives, raising families, and burying their dead right here. We recognize and honor this history, and seek to create thoughtful land stewards and citizens for generations to come.

As a public school, our primary objective is to ensure access, membership, and participation of all community members in our care; with this land acknowledgment we state our willingness to work towards that vision where all feel a true and abiding sense of belonging.

Roland Hayes School

The Public Schools Of Brookline | A METCO Partnership School

Dr. Asa Sevelius, Ed.D. | Principal

Email: asa_sevelius@psbma.org

Pronouns: he/him

Mr. Kirtan Patel | Vice Principal

Email: kirtan_patel@psbma.org

Pronouns: he/him

Website: https://www.brookline.k12.ma.us/Page/17
Location: 100 Eliot Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467
Phone: 617-879-4570