Hardy Elementary Newsletter

First Graders are heading to Wright Locke Farm tomorrow. They will return to the building around noon. This is a PTO sponsored field trip. Thank you PTO and first grade teachers for organizing this experience!

Louisa Popkin is the Special Education Coordinator for Hardy and Brackett. She is based at Hardy on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She will host a series of coffees on special education topics. All are welcome.

12/17, 8-9 a.m.

2/11, 8-9 a.m.

4/15, 8-9 a.m.

6/10, 8-9 a.m.

Staff will continue to recognize KIND behavior with red tickets. Each week, names will be pulled from the classroom jars for student acknowledgements. Additionally, we work toward a school wide celebration at the end of November, if we reach our KIND goal. Acknowledgements are announced over the intercom each week. Students who were acknowledged for KIND behavior will have their picture taken with the Hardy Husky at the December All School Meeting. The December All School Meeting will launch the Hardy value of RESPONSIBLE.

The first School Improvement Council Meeting for the 2024-2025 took place on November 14th from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Hardy School. The agenda included a review last year's goals, current data, district-wide objectives, and aligning local goals with these. We reviewed an early draft of this year's plan. Our School Improvement Plan will be presented at School Committee on the evening of 12/5.

Notes from our meeting are linked here.

We heard from several families that the form was not accessible last week. I believe that I've corrected the issue.

One of our goals at Hardy is to be an inclusive environment that allows students to support each other. For this reason, we are seeking 4th and 5th grade students to mentor Supported Learning Center students. Some students have already expressed a desire to provide mentorship to Supported Learning Center students. Mary Bellerose will reach out directly to families to ask whether you would like to give your child permission to provide mentorship.

Additionally, if your 4th or 5th grade student would like to provide mentorship, AND you would like to give your child permission. Please, fill out this form.

Here's a description from the form:

We are seeking 4th and 5th grade students to mentor a supported learning center student in the areas of social skills, recess behaviors, and classroom behaviors. Your child has expressed an interest in mentoring a supported learning center student. This would involve occasionally meeting with the student to preview how to be successful in a given activity and accompanying the student to their 2nd grade activity, such as a recess, a specialist class, or inclusion time in their general education classroom.

Our goal is to have several 4th and 5th grade mentors for supported learning center students. This will allow for a rotation of mentors, with each mentor only occasionally missing a 4th or 5th grade activity.

Check out the Hardy PTO Website for information on how you can join PTO, support the Hardy School, find out about upcoming fun events.

Principal: Gretchen Saunders - gsaunders@arlington.k12.ma.us

Assistant Principal: Peggy Tsatsoulis - ptsatsoulis@arlington.k12.ma.us

Administrative Assistant: Mary Bellerose -mbellerose@arlington.k12.ma.us

Main Office Number - 781-316-3783

November 27th is an early release at 11:30. Please, take note of the time, since it is not our typical early release time. Students will not each lunch on 11/27. However, they will be offered a brown bag lunch to go.

Every Wednesday: Students are dismissed a 1 pm.

11/27 - Early Release at 11:30

11/28 & 11/29 - NO School

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