Hello PRS Wizards,

December is a month for reflection and spending time with family and friends. Hopefully you are able to take this time during the break to connect or reconnect with those that are most important to you. Sometimes we are all so busy with our own lives we forget about all those around us we love, care and cherish. Have a great week break and whatever you have planned, have a safe week off.

Mr. Lamothe

Grade 5 had a Winter Classic morning on Wednesday, December 21st from 9-10:30 in the cafeteria. The Bruins will be playing in the NHL Winter Classic this year on January 2nd. The Winter Classic is an annual outdoor NHL game played on, or around, New Year's Day. The game is held outdoors, at an outdoor location, to commemorate hockey's origins as a game played on a frozen pond. This will be the fourth time the Bruins have played in a Winter Classic. They will be playing at Fenway Park.

On Wednesday, December 21st they learned about the Winter Classic and the engineering involved in pulling off the event. Students will then cycle through four activity stations (all in the cafe). Two stations focused on math, one station will focused on science, and one station was an art activity.

PRS students have been working hard, creating and pushing their thinking in specialists over the last couple of months click the "Specials Newsletter" bar above to read what has been happening. They've enjoyed exploring a variety of projects and skills at every grade level. Be on the lookout for the next newsletter in February and have a wonderful break!

Dear Families: Please be advised that we are seeing an uptick in cases of Flu, strep throat, stomach viruses and other communicable illnesses. One of the most important things to do, along with frequent handwashing and covering coughs and sneezes, is to please keep your child home when they are sick. Please be aware that students must be fever-free (without fever reducing medications) and/or no vomiting or diarrhea for at least 24 hours before returning to school. A fever is defined as a temperature of 100.4F or higher.

When reporting an absence due to illness, please inform us about the nature of the illness or if your child has been diagnosed with a communicable illness such as the flu, strep or COVID 19.

Thank you for your help and cooperation in keeping our students and our school healthy!

Kristin Godfrey, RN

Plymouth River School Nurse

In collaboration with the Department of Public Health and the Massachusetts chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, DESE is providing the attached letter which was developed for parents and guardians. This letter was finalized yesterday and we wanted to share it with you as soon as possible.

Food Services will be phasing out the sale of single use water bottles. Once the current inventory is gone we will no longer sell 8oz waters. There is a filtered water hydration station available right in the cafeteria for any student that would need water.

We have added two new pages to the Hingham Public schools website please check them out as they have valuable information for families for Social Emotional Wellness and School Counseling contact information.

• January 3rd - Students return back to school

• January 4th - Early Release

By clicking on above "PRS PTO News" will bring you to the PTO website.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES - You can order online through Yubbler or purchase on your own. Choose your incoming grade level supply list here

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

HPS 2022-2023 CALENDAR

1000 BOOK CLUB - This is a great program for preschool and kindergarten students to check out book bags and read with families!

LOOKING FOR AFTERSCHOOL CARE?

Kids in Action (KIA) Before and After-School Programs are for Hingham students in grades K-5. Our curriculum focuses on social and emotional development with support in academic skills through play and guidance.https://hinghamschools.org/academic-programs/kids-in-action9/

FREE LUNCH FOR ALL - This year, due to Federal Assistance, lunch will be served free of charge. This year, there will also be a breakfast program ( also peanut/tree nut free) for students who wish to partake in that. There will be one “grab and go breakfast” offering daily. Bottles of water are not free and cost $1.00.

VOLUNTEERS - We are happy to have parent volunteers in our school again! As we enter a new school year, all volunteers in the schools (classroom volunteers, field trip chaperones, etc.) will require a new CORI check. Forms can be found in the main office or here

BUS ROUTES

PRS FAST FACTS

Office

Administrative Assistants- Suzanne Price, Alisa Zimmerman

School Resource Officer - Officer McGillicuddy /Officer Carr

Nurse - Kristin Godfrey

Classroom Teachers

K - Amy Maescher, Kim O'Brien, Julianne Riley

1st - Nancy Bucey, Katie Burritt, Janette Harrington

2nd - Cyndi Bonani, Krystal Bilodeau, Michelle Shapiro

3rd - Laura Falvey, Meagan Ottatti, Shawna Reames

4th - Kara Kremer, Maura Talbot, Susan Willison

5th - Julie Harrington, Joan Kilban, Meryl Vella, Shannon Wragg

Specialists

Art - Alice Caldwell

Computer Science - Rebekah Stahl-Bryant

Library - Mary Dunphy

Music - Dorothy Turner

Phys.Ed.- Mikayla Pagnini

Spanish - Kendelle Ingram

Special Education

Teachers - Colin Butler, Meaghan Gaven, Elizabeth Rubertone, Cassie Pacella, Lauren Smith

School Psychologist- Dr. Brett Bolger

Administrative Assistant - Susan Carey

Support Personnel

Adjustment Counselor - A.C. Decker

School Guidance Counselor - Carolyn St. Laurence

Literacy Specialists - Kati Osterman (K-2nd) and Jennifer Madden (3rd-5th)

Literacy Interventionists - Wendy Kirk and Nicole O'Brien

Math Specialist - Jessica Kitchen

Math Interventionists- Christine Lotano, Letitia Reil