PRS Garden Projects- Thursday, April 14th 9-11:30:  Janice McPhillips, PRS garden educator, has organized Harbormen Helping Hingham High School volunteers to come to PRS to help with some much-needed PRS garden improvement projects.  The 3 main projects we are hoping to accomplish are:  build new beds, do some weeding and cover the pathways with wood chips, and paint some garden signs. We are in need of a few more parent volunteers to help with these garden projects.  If you are interested in volunteering to help out, please email Janice McPhillips (janice@hollyhillfarm.org). Thank you!! 

Events Recap and Ongoing PTO News

A big THANK YOU to our spring book fair chairs, Hannah Nash, Sarah Sellers, and Liz Cangelosi for organizing a wonderful Saturday book fair for PRS!! The fair looked amazing and the kids were so excited about all the new books! Thank you to all the families who stopped by today and we truly appreciate your support. Also a big thanks to Amanda Waterbury and Halle Grace for organizing and hosting a special breakfast bake sale during the fair to fundraise for our 5th graders and end of year activities. If you were unable to stop by the fair on Saturday, you can visit the PRS Book Fair online and purchase books up to 2 weeks after the fair: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/plymouthriverelementarysch. Thank you!! 

4W Ukraine Fundraiser Update: WOW. 

Submitted by Susan Willison

The kids in 4W, and now the entire school, have gone above and beyond to use their gifts for good! From soccer clinics to art sales, lemonade stands to bracelet sales, household chores, "Bucks for Pucks" hockey fundraiser, reading to kids, walking dogs, half-day Stick Up for Ukraine fundraiser... the list goes on and on! As the book says, it starts with one. We started with one, and we've now, as a community, raised over $4,000 for Ukrainian refugees. The fundraiser officially ends on April 14th. Shortly after, we will be creating a recap video to show you all some photos of the various fundraisers and then the total money and allocations per organization. 

THANK YOU, PRS! 

Breakfast Book Club is Back!

May 4 (Wednesday): Mrs Dunphy's Breakfast Book Club -

Open to all 4th & 5th grade students: Discussion will be held on May 4th, 7:30am in the PRS LMC. The book that will be discussed is SAVE ME A SEAT by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan.

Copies of the book are available in the library. RSVP is required for the event mdunphy@hinghamschools.org.

Donations of breakfast food items are greatly appreciated. Thank you.

5th Grade PRS Yearbook Cover Contest & Update!

Thank you all so much for your quick responses to the requests for 5th graders' baby photos and information. If you have not emailed yours yet, it's not too late.

All 5th-grade students are welcome to participate in the tradition of designing the cover of this year's PRS Yearbook. Please see the details below. All submissions are due by Tuesday, April 12th

Don’t miss out on your chance to DESIGN THE COVER of the PRS Yearbook! Instructions: On plain white 8.5x11 (regular letter size) paper draw your cover for the yearbook using dark pencil, pen, or thin marker.

DO NOT color it in. (The winning cover is scanned into the computer and color is added through a graphic design program.)  

Drop it off at 3 Beacham Place (*box on the farmer's porch) by Tuesday, April 12th. - Be as neat as possible,- Keep your paper clean, - Do not fold your paper, - Include your name on the back of your paper, - You can work individually or with a partner(s), - All submitted covers will be included on the back of the yearbook. Any questions, please email

prsyearbookstaff@gmail.com. Thank you!

Math Olympics: Thank you  to all of the students who have been working hard on their Math Olympics contest. The final contest will be emailed out on Sunday, April 3 and all contests should be turned in by Thursday, April 14.  If you have completed half of the contests for the year, you will get a prize.  That means that Kindergarten students need to do at least 5 contests and all other students need to do at least 10 contests.

PRS Spirit Wear: It's a great time to stock up on PRS Spirit Wear! We've added new items like tees, tanks, shorts, and raincoats for Spring, and we still have the classic hoodies and other great items. The PRS PTO also receives a percentage of all sales. https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/plymouth-river-elementary-school-prs-315398

Around Town

Hingham Town Election has been set for Saturday, May 14. While all races are important, we wanted to call attention to the School Committee race where there are four candidates running for three seats. There are many ways to get to know the candidates and where they stand on issues, but one great way is through candidate forums. Various organizations throughout town will host forums and we will post dates as they become available:

Wednesday, April 13 - League of Women Voters Candidates Night, in person at Hingham Town Hall and via livestream

Thursday, April 28 @ 7PM, via Facebook Live - The Hingham Unity Council and Hingham SEPAC will host an evening of Q&A with town government candidates focusing on issues of equity. We invite members from the community are welcome to submit questions for consideration in advance by email to info@hinghamunity.org by Friday, April 22. Candidates from all contested races have been invited to participate.

Tentative Schedule:

7 pm: Board of Assessors

7:30 pm: Sewer Commission

8 pm: School Committee

Click here for details and schedule updates.

News from Mr. Lamothe

Newsletter from April 8th, 2022

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