HES Shark Scoop

We love to have special grownups volunteering and visiting Harwich Elementary School. For the safety of all, please call the office to ensure that your Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) is on file and up to date. If you need to submit a new CORI, please note that it can take up to a week to process. The security check is valid for three calendar years. Thank you!

The weather is changing rapidly. Remind your students to wear weather appropriate clothing. Putting an extra sweatshirt in their backpack often comes in handy.

Please check to make sure that you have filled out both health forms in the Aspen returning student registration. We are still missing about half of the students’ forms. Even if your child started here this year, you were asked to fill out the documentation. The Health History Form and the Over the Counter Medication Administration sections are easy to overlook. Please check to see if you have filled them out. This is very helpful for the nursing office and for your child.

Polished Dental is coming this Monday and Tuesday. Make sure you check out your child's nicely polished teeth. If you did not fill out and return your form, and you meant to, I will accept them Monday morning and see if they can be accommodated. If Polished Dental is unable to see them this time your child will be on the list for the spring.

The Mass Literacy Guide has been empowering educators since 2020 with practical strategies and resources for preK-3 literacy. Now this hub of early literacy information includes a section designed specifically for families and communities. Families and community members can use the site to learn more about reading and writing instruction and how to support it at home.

October 7 & 8 -- Polished Dental

Tuesday, October 8 -- PTO Meeting 6 pm in the Library

Wednesday, October 9 -- Early Release 1:20 pm Dismissal

October 11 -- PTO Movie Night

October 14 -- Holiday NO SCHOOL

October 15 & 17 -- Parent-Teacher Conferences 10:50 am Dismissal

Wednesday, October 23 -- Early Release 1:20 pm Dismissal

The Bureau of Special Education Appeals, which derives its authority from both federal and Massachusetts statutes and regulations (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; "IDEA"; MGL ch.71B; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) conducts due process hearings and renders Rulings and Decisions concerning eligibility, evaluation, placement, individualized education programs (IEP), provision of special education and procedural protections for students with disabilities.
To join an Informational Session: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/mediation-and-facilitation-informational-sessions
To learn about BSEA Mediation: https://www.mass.gov/mediation-at-the-bsea
To learn about Hearings at the BSEA: https://www.mass.gov/due-process-hearings

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