News from Principal Lamothe
The Hingham Education Foundation is excited to announce the return of their beloved annual Spelling Bee on Sunday, November 5th. This is a fun-filled, community event for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders that helps fund grants for the Hingham Public Schools.
Online registration will be open via the HEF website starting October 2nd and until each grade reaches capacity (30 teams max per grade). This event has become very popular so be sure and register as soon as possible.
Important Information:
One parent captain will register the entire hive on the HEF website
You must have a ‘hive’ name to register so give that thought prior to registration!
Each team or “hive” consists of three students who attend a Hingham public elementary school
Each hive costs $90 to register ($30 per student). Credit Card only.
Additional details about the Spelling Bee timing, rules and more can be found on the HEF website.
“What Do You Treasure at PRS?” annual PTO fundraising campaign kicks off on Monday! Keep a lookout for a flier in your student(s)' backpacks on Monday, September 25, as well as via email and social media throughout the 2-week campaign. The events, support, and materials the PTO provides each year to the PRS community are tremendously valuable and are only possible with your support. The Annual Campaign ends on October 6 where the grade with the highest level of participation (not dollar amount) will win an exciting treasure hunt at PRS! Thank you in advance for helping the PTO reach their $25,000 goal and being a part of the PTO! Please reach out with any questions to prsptoemail@gmail.com.
Naming of New Elementary School Building
The new elementary school that will replace the current Foster School is set to open next fall. We are excited to see the building continue to take shape as construction is well underwar. At this time, we are welcoming the community to share their suggestions for names of the new building.
We will complete two rounds of surveys. The first survey collects suggested names. The results will be shared with the school committee later this fall. After narrowing the names, we will provide the community with an additional opportunity to provide feedback on a narrowed list of names.
Once a name has been identified, the school committee submits a warrant article to the Selectboard to be considered for a vote at the Spring Town Meeting. Town bylaw states that naming a municipal building requires approval by Town Meeting.
The survey will be open through the end of October. See link: hinghamschools.org/survey
Thank you for your participation in this exciting process!
We want to hear from you!
Join us for our Community Night Out!
Thursday, October 5, 7:30-9:30 at the Hingham Community Center
What are you most concerned about in our community? How can we make Hingham more welcoming to all? Come join us, enjoy some light snacks and libations, and share your thoughts about our community to shape our future programming.
Free and open to ALL who live, work, study, worship or otherwise have a connection to Hingham but please register so we can plan accordingly: https://hinghamunity.org/event/community-check-in/
Principal - Gregory Lamothe - glamothe@hinghamschools.org
Assistant Principal - Melissa Smith - msmith@hinghamschool.org
Administrative Assistant - Suzanne Price - sprice@hinghamschools.org
School Nurse - Kristin Godfrey - kgodfrey@hinghamschools.org