HES Shark Scoop

Dear HES Caregivers,

What a “fin”tastic week we had at HES! Our K-4 Sharks kicked off the week with our very first All Shark Meeting on Monday. Ms. Santiago’s fourth-grade class led us in our School Song, and Dr. Cutone shared the delightful story “The Cool Bean” by Jory John and Pete Oswald. This story beautifully illustrates that kindness and inclusivity are what truly make someone “cool.”

We also celebrated the amazing progress in our classrooms, where teachers are filling fish bowls with pom poms to recognize respectful, responsible, safe, and ready-to-learn behaviors. Each class has already earned at least one fishbowl, and we love celebrating these achievements with school-wide events, like today’s “Sports Team Spirit Day.”

Curriculum Nights Reminder: We are excited to invite you to our upcoming Curriculum Nights! Mark your calendars:

• Tuesday, September 24: Grades 2-4, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  Enjoy a family dinner, visit your child’s classroom, and explore the gym to meet specialists and learn about community resources.

• Thursday, September 26: Kindergarten and 1st grade, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  Join us for dinner, visit classrooms, and connect with our specialists.

Please check the schedule for each evening using this link. To help us plan for dinner, kindly RSVP using this form.

Thank you for your enthusiastic response to our new initiative, Shark Bites! Starting in October, we’ll invite special adults to join their Sharks for lunch on select days. Look out for those invitations soon!

I truly appreciate your continued support and look forward to seeing you next week!

Warm regards,

Christie

While we encourage students to connect outside of school, it is not possible for students to ride home on the bus with a classmate if they are not assigned to that bus. Students may not ride on buses other than their assigned bus. If there are changes to the transportation plan, such as parent pickup instead of the bus, please share that information via PickupPatrol. However, requests for a student to ride on a bus that is not their assigned route cannot be accommodated. If you need your student to be added to a route permanently, please fill out the form here: https://www.monomoy.edu/our-district/bus-routes/bus-request-change-form. Contact Transportation Coordinator Faith Rushank at frushnak@monomoy.edu with any further questions. Thank you!

Happy Friday. We are busy here at school. Thank you to all who have gotten medications and documentation into us. It is greatly appreciated. If you have not quite completed this, please try to do so next week.

Polished Dental will be here on October 7 & 8. If you want your child seen by the dental team please make sure that the form is returned ASAP. If you need another copy, please let me know. Anyone who signs up this fall will be seen in October and again in March/April .

Each year we need to have the Health History Form and parental consent for over the counter medications updated . It is part of the documentation that you were asked to complete for each of your students’ registration in Aspen. If you did not complete these sections, please revisit your student’s registration in ASPEN and fill them out this weekend.

Thank you,

Janie and Julianna

Tuesday, September 24 -- Curriculum Night Grades 2-4 5:30-7:30 pm

Thursday, September 26 -- Curriculum Night Grades K & 1 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Tuesday, October 1 -- Fall Picture Day PreK-4

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

Our playground trees are looking robust and beautiful due to the folks who helped water this past summer. We now need help with weeding the trees. Please help by “adopting” a tree for the school year. Click the link below to sign up and we’ll contact you about your tree's location. Thank you!

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