East School News
Information for Parents to Get No School/Delayed Start Notifications 2016-2017
Please check these sites for information regarding school delays and no school announcements.
- TV: Channel 4, 5, 7, 25, 38, 56
- RADIO: WBZ (1030 AM), WRKO (680 AM), WBUR (90.9 FM)
- WEBSITES AND APPS:
- Channel 4 and 38: www.wbz.com, mobile app, or sign up for text alerts at
- http://boston.cbslocal.com/school-closings-text-message-registration/
- Channel 5: wcvb.com, mobile news app, or sign up for email notifications at:
- http://www.wcvb.com/sign-up-for-email-newsletters-alerts/30886172
- Channel 7 and 56: www.whdh.com , mobile weather app, or for notification by cell phone, sign up at http://whdh.com/news/sign-up-for-school-closing-alerts/
- Channel 25: www.myfoxboston.com or to receive email or text alerts, sign up at
- http://www.fox25boston.com/weather/closing-login
- HCAM:http://www.hinghammedia.org/
Final Appeal Update
Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who made the Annual Appeal a huge success! Although we accept contributions through the end of the school year, we have wrapped up our main fundraising effort and have awarded the class and grade with the highest participation percentages with special prizes.
Congrats to first grade and all the winning classes listed below. We are at 78% overall participation with $47,453 coming in compared to a goal of $38,820. Thanks to all of you, we will be able to fully fund all field trips, author visits and other Enrichment activities for all grades for the entire year. We thank you and all the kids thank you!!
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By Grade
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Overall Grade
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By Overall Percentage
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K
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Day
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86%
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90%
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K - 84%
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1
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Amster
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85%
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100%
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K
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Lucas
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76%
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81%
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2
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Dugan
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89%
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94%
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K
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Sibbald
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67%
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81%
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3
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Breen
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78%
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92%
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1
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Amster
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85%
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100%
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1 - 88%
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K
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Day
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86%
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90%
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1
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Hyman
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85%
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85%
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4
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Jennings
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85%
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90%
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1
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Morrison
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84%
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82%
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5
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Briody
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83%
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87%
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1
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Martin
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70%
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75%
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1
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Hyman
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85%
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85%
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2
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Dugan
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89%
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94%
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2 - 82%
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4
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Fahey
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75%
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85%
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2
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Keif
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76%
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82%
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1
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Morrison
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84%
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82%
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2
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Yodzio
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58%
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79%
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2
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Keif
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76%
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82%
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2
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Walsh
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74%
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74%
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3
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O'Neill
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71%
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82%
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3
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Breen
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78%
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92%
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3 - 79%
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K
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Lucas
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76%
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81%
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3
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O'Neill
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71%
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82%
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K
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Sibbald
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67%
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81%
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3
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Hanseth
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59%
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74%
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4
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Doolittle
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70%
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80%
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3
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Vernon
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70%
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70%
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2
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Yodzio
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58%
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79%
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4
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Jennings
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85%
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90%
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4 - 83%
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1
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Martin
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70%
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75%
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4
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Fahey
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75%
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85%
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4
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DeMarco
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75%
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75%
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4
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Doolittle
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70%
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80%
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2
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Walsh
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74%
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74%
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4
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DeMarco
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75%
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75%
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3
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Hanseth
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59%
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74%
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5
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Briody
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83%
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87%
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5 - 70%
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3
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Vernon
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70%
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70%
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5
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Joyce
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68%
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68%
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5
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Joyce
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68%
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68%
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Announcing Get Smart About Art!
Throughout the winter and spring, your child will participate in GET SMART ABOUT ART: a series of in-class, parent led workshops in which a particular artist and corresponding art style is introduced and a follow up art project is completed. Your grade level coordinators organize the workshops and each session includes a parent volunteer presenter and several parent volunteer art project assistants. Runs January - June with a culminating Art Show & Film Festival June 7, 2017 at 5:30PM. We need over 40 volunteers per grade (including those of you who love to present) to make these workshops a success so please be on the lookout for an email from your grade level liaisons closer to your grade's start date.
Get Smart About Art Leaders are:
Grade 3 Field Trip Reminder!
Grade 3 will be visiting the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, Massachusetts on January 25th (Breen/Hanseth) and January 26th (O'Neill/Vernon). Students are encouraged to wear their East School spirit shirts or a red t-shirt/sweatshirt to assist the chaperones. Please remind your children that once they leave East School they are ambassadors for East School and for the Town of Hingham and their best behavior is expected.
Kindergarten Behind the Scenes Cafeteria Tours
Our East kitchen Manager, Megan O'Hara has kindly agreed to give each Kindergarten class a special "behind the scenes" tour of the cafeteria. The goal being to connect how the cafeteria staff is working hard to provide students with healthy lunches to fuel their day. There will be discussions about how healthy food will help you do your best in school, in sports, and to grow and stay strong. Tours will take place January 13th, 20th, and 27th at
10am.
Boosterthon Fun Run is Coming to East!
The Boosterthon Fun Run is coming to East in early February. We are seeking corporate sponsors to cover the costs of t-shirts for the kids to wear during the day of the race and thereafter. Please let us know if your business is interested in being a sponsor. If so, your business logo will be included on the backs of the kids' t-shirts. Please contact Michelle Paterniti at 617-283-1199 or at [email protected] for more details if you are interested in being a sponsor. More info on the Boosterthon Fun Run to follow in early January.
Fundraising Event: Vineyard Vines & East School - January 26th
Save the date, January 26th at 6pm! Vineyard Vines and East School are getting together for a fun night of snacks, music, and discount shopping. A flyer with full details will follow.
Grade 5 Boston Children's Theater Workshops and Performance
January 24,25,31,
February 3, 7,10
Four sessions per day:
- session 1 9:15-10:15
- session 2 10:20-11:20
- session 3 12:05-1:05
- session 4 1:50-2:50
February 13 at 2:00 pm (dress rehearsal)
February 15 at 9:15 am (final performance)
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PTO Information & East School Quick Links
2016-2017 PTO Board of Directors:
President: Suzanne Kracunas
Vice-President: Julie Robinson
Secretary: LouLou Healey
Treasurer: Kate Newth
Assistant Treasurer: Sarah Kuzniar
Communications Chair: Sarah D'Souza
Activities Chairs: Brianne Jarvis & Heidi Collins
Fundraising Chairs: Jen Doan, Michelle Paterniti & Julia Whitney
Enrichment Chairs: Laura Accettella, Karen Deane & Deirdre Anderson
Support Chair: Julie Robinson
Member-At-Large: Yvette Kanter
East School PTO Facebook
Check out the NEW East School PTO Website!
The new East School PTO Web site is your ONE STOP for all news and items related to the East School PTO. Go to
http://www.east-pto.com/ to learn more and sign up for volunteer opportunities, upcoming PTO meetings including notes from previous meetings, PTO operating budget, current and archived East Newsletter and Digest, student activities, East Events Calendar, and more!
East School Web Calendar
heck out the East School Web Calendar for the upcoming activities and events.
East School is Now on Twitter!
To follow East School, please go
@EastSchoolHing. There is an approval process so please expect a delay while we confirm your request.
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Town-Wide School News
SOLD OUT - Documentary "Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age" - January 25th
This is event is SOLD OUT: "Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age"
Wednesday,
January 25th
to the Hingham Middle School Auditorium to allow for more seating. Parents are encouraged to bring their 5th grade, middle, and high school aged students. Open to the community Please visit
http://www.hinghameducation.org/speaker-series
to learn more and register for complimentary tickets.
Save The Date: HEF's Spring Event will be held
Friday, March 31st. To learn more about Hingham Education Foundation visit us at
www.hinghameducation.org or follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
Hingham Mother's Club Meeting - January 25th!
Are you looking to get more involved in the Hingham community in 2017?
Looking for a way to give back?
Meet new friends?
Come and join the Hingham Mothers' Club! Whether you just moved to town or are a long time resident, the HMC has a way for you to get involved, no matter how large or small.
Join us at our next meeting s on Wednesday, January 25th at 7:30pm to hear more about our fundraising and community service efforts that benefit Hingham and our surrounding community. To learn more about HMC, please visit our website www.hinghammothersclub.org. If you would like to attend our next meeting, RSVP to Darleen Lannon, [email protected].
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Community News
Guitar Lessons at Hingham Community Center
SNAP "A Morning at the Movies" - February 4th
South Shore Special Needs Athletic Partnership (SNAP) will be hosting "A Morning at the Movies." Join SNAP on Saturday, February 4, at the Hingham Shipyard Patriot Cinema for a 10:00 a.m. showing of the movie "STORKS" (rated PG). This is a great opportunity for your child with special needs to enjoy a stress-free outing at the movie theater, as the volume can be turned down and the lights can be turned up. No admission charge to special needs student and their families. Parents/guardians must stay with their child for the duration of the movie. Please contact SNAP at
[email protected]
to RSVP or with any questions.
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