5th Grade Committee: Community Service 5th Grade Skate!!

Please join your fellow 5th graders on Wednesday, February 2nd for a fun 5th-grade skate at Pilgrim Rink from 1:15 pm-2:15 pm while supporting the Hingham Food Pantry by bringing pre-packaged cookies to donate. 

**Pilgrim Rink has generously donated ice time to us to help our efforts in providing food to the Hingham Food Pantry!

Sign up here:  https://signup.com/go/DHTGdqQ 

Any questions, please reach out to Amanda Waterbury (atwaterbury@gmail.com) or Halle Grace (hallegrace1@gmail.com). 

PTO Meeting 2/9 @ 8:30 am - PRS cafeteria

Please join us for our monthly PTO meeting on Wednesday, February 9th at 8:30 am and hear from our guest speaker, Dr. Suzanne Vinnes, Executive Director of Student Services. We will be collecting questions on the topic of Special Education in Hingham for Dr. Vinnes before the meeting. If you would like to submit questions please email them to PRSPTOemail@gmail.com by Monday, February 7th. Questions and comments submitted will remain anonymous.

The Community Service Committee is looking for fourth graders to help us make and pack lunches for Father Bill’s after school on Thursday, February 3rd from 2:30-3:30 in the cafeteria. Please note that we will be using PEANUT BUTTER for the sandwiches. Please see the attached sign up to join.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C45ABA92DA7FE3-lunches

What's Happening in the Music Room?

Thanks to the PTO leadership and PRS families, PRS has 26 brand new Koni soprano ukuleles! In addition, PRS and East have joined Foster and South schools in incorporating the ukulele into the Hingham elementary music program. Aligning our ukulele curriculum ensures that all students across Hingham are given the same opportunity!

This year, our second, third, and fourth-graders will be learning basic strumming patterns, some chord progressions, and some fun songs to play. In first grade, students will be introduced to the instrument, and the focus will be on the care of the instrument as well as how to hold and strum gently. This will prepare them for second-grade music!

Mrs. Turner also tells us about the 'Musician of the Week' and provides a book recommendation.

Click here for an update from Mrs. Turner!

The PTO wanted to acknowledge and thank Mr. Lamothe, Ms. Smith, Nurse Whiting, Mrs. Price and Mrs. Zimmerman for all the extra work they are putting in managing Covid cases at PRS. Last week we provided them with lunch from Burton’s as a gesture of gratitude and they were most appreciative!

Substitute teachers are still very much needed in HPS!

They are looking for caring, competent people who care about our Hingham community. Check out this video to understand how you can help https://vimeo.com/647939809. Click here to take the next step and apply! https://hinghamschools.org/about/human-resources/substitute-teachers/

Events Recap and Ongoing PRS PTO News

PRS PTO Birthday Book Club is BACK!! We are so excited to restart this wonderful program for our students this year. Be on the lookout for a letter during your student’s birthday month with information on how to participate. Thank you to our parent volunteers, Alyssa Porter and Breanne Garland, for kindly volunteering to chair this program as well as our librarian, Mrs. Dunphy, for her help and support. Thank you! 

Be sure to check out our PRS PTO website to find all the latest and up-to-date events and activities that are going on at PRS as well as all the past Weekly Wizards. It’s a great resource for all things PRS! (http://prspto.weebly.com)

News from Mr. Lamothe

Newsletter from January 28th, 2021

AROUND TOWN

Kids In Action Pre-Kindergarten Registration 

Registration for KIA Pre-K registration for the 2022/2023 school year will take place between January 3rd - February 4th. The registration link will be posted on the KIA site on January 3rd. 

For more information or to schedule a visit please contact Jackie Sansone at jsansone@hinghamschools.org

THE PRS BULLETIN BOARD!

TEACHERS AND STAFF: Do you have an upcoming project that you need materials for? Or a need for a new chair, legos, crafts, etc.? Email us at PRSPTOMarketing@gmail.com and let us know. We'll post it here and see if PRS friends have those items to donate so we can reuse or recycle!

PRS FAMILIES: Do you have something you think might be useful at the school but not sure whom to ask? Send us a photo and we'll include it here. PRS Staff can respond here to claim it! Think of it like the Hingham Yard Sale version of PRS.



AVAILABLE: Assorted bin of legos

AVAILABLE: Puzzles!

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