Friends of the Homeless Holiday Gifts! Again this year, the PRS Community Service Committee is sponsoring a holiday gift program to benefit Friends of the Homeless on the South Shore. PRS families can choose to buy gifts for an entire family, one individual or one gift towards someone's "wish-list." If you are interested in participating in this terrific holiday program, please contact Catie O'Leary, olearycatie@gmail.com. 

5th Grade Activities Bake Sale: Wednesday, Dec 1st, 12-2:30pm (during the Holiday Shopping Spree). Please stop by the PRS front entrance and enjoy some yummy treats and goodies while the kids shop at the holiday shopping spree! Hosted by the 5th grade and all proceeds go towards 5th grade end of year activities. Questions? Email Amanda Waterbury (atwaterbury@gmail.com) or Halle Grace (hallegrace1@gmail.com). Thank you! 

Substitutes are needed! - Are you looking for a rewarding position that offers a flexible schedule and competitive wages? Consider a position as a substitute with the Hingham Public Schools! Click here for details.

Events Recap and Ongoing PRS PTO News

Voyagers survey - Please take a 1-2 minute survey to tell us your thoughts on the PRS Voyagers after-school program. Share with us ideas for what you’d like to see offered in the future!

The 2021 Book Fair Co-Chairs, Kristan Khtikian, Jane Cullinan and Nicole Labrie, would like to express our sincere thanks for the incredible turn-out at last week’s Book Fair! We had a record year with nearly $13,000 in total sales, and we could not have done it without the support of school staff, teachers, students, families, and the many “helpers” and volunteers we had along the way! We’d love to give special recognition to Administrative Specialist Suzanne Price, Custodian Anthony Caliri, Kelly Gorra, and Kathryn Shroff of South Shore Lawn Greetings, for their invaluable contributions. Thank you all...and we are already looking forward to next year’s Fair! 



PRS Road Race: A big congratulations to everyone who took part in the PRS PTO Road Race on Saturday!  We want to thank all the participants, the amazing sponsors, and our dedicated race committee. It was a wonderful event and a lot of fun for our PRS community. We were so happy to bring back this beloved PRS event this year! Thank you!!

Harvest Day was a FUN Day! Our PRS students gobbled up loaves of hot toasty garlic bread, roasted potatoes & crunchy kale chips - all 'home' grown & harvested from our PRS garden. Special thank you to all who tended to the garden over the past year, especially Janice McPhillips from Holly Hill Farm for a great crop, and to the Green Committee and all the volunteers who prepped and served it up to enjoy! We are also grateful to Big Y for their generous donation of bread, olive oil and butter! 

We are grateful to the Fruit Center for their $330 contribution to the PRS PTO! Thank you to all the PRS families who shopped at the Fruit Center in support of PRS PTO during their annual school fundraiser.

NEWS FROM PRINCIPAL LAMOTHE

Click here for Principal Lamothe's newsletter from Friday, November 12th.

AROUND TOWN

Free Virtual Workshop Led by Federation for Children with Special Needs and hosted by Hingham SEPAC - Basic Rights: Evaluation and Eligibility

Hingham Special Education Parent Advisory Council is pleased to partner with The Federation for Children with Special Needs on a workshop focused on the introduction of complex special education laws and procedures.  Workshop topics include: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Massachusetts Laws • Evaluations and Referrals • The Team Meeting • Individualized Education Program (IEP) and 504 Plans • Effective Progress • Transition • Review of Important Timelines • Strategies for Success and more! To register and to learn more, click here.

SSAC Art Workshops with Japanese Students Dec. 8 and 9—The South Shore Art Center in Cohasset is offering the opportunity for students to connect with students from Japan’s Showa Women’s University who will share their art and culture in several workshops available over zoom. The workshops take place Thursday, Dec. 8 and Friday, Dec. 9 from 4-4:45pm, and include Teruterubozu – Paper Dolls (grades K-2), Language & Calligraphy (grades 3-5), Traditional Customs & New Year’s Cards (grades 3-5), Anime (grades 3-5), and Anime and Comic Arts (grades 6-8). Learn More

SANTA ALERT!!

The St. John's Holiday Boutique has arranged for Santa to be cruising around the PRS area on Saturday 12/18! If your family would like a personalized stop please sign up with the link: St. John Santa Jeep.

Please contact Kenzie Blackwell at StJohnSanta@gmail.com with any questions.

Hingham Unity Council - Our second "Race Talk" on what it's like to be an Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) in Hingham is coming up. Join us on Thursday, December 9th at 7 pm via Zoom for this important conversation. Click here to register.

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