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!

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 a 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 farmers 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!

PRS Family Bingo Night, Thursday, March 31st- Join the fun, free, family event and hear Mr. Lamothe call the Bingo numbers! Prizes are offered to those with winning cards who yell “Bingo.” 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm in the PRS Cafeteria

And come hungry; the fifth graders will be selling pizza and ice cream! (Pizza and ice cream starting at 5:30 pm.)

Spring Book Fair: Please join us for our book fair on Saturday, April 9th in the PRS cafeteria from 9-1 pm.  Readers of all ages will find something to enjoy - newly released titles, children’s classics, award-winning books, educational products, and specially priced items. You’ll also have the opportunity to purchase books for your child’s own classroom, a reading specialist, a special education teacher, or the school library through the Classroom Wish Bins.

Spring Voyagers registration goes LIVE at 5 pm this SUNDAY, 3/20! Sign-up is on a first-come, first-served basis and many classes fill up immediately with waitlists. We have lots of great offerings this session, including Clay Club, Kindness Club, Intro to Baking/Cooking, Gardening Club, Crafts Galore, Chess, Skateboarding, and Gym Time Favorites! Visit https://prspto.weebly.com/voyagers.html for signup instructions, class descriptions, safety & pickup procedures, and absentee policy. Please reach out to PRSVoyagersProgram@gmail.com with any questions.

Read Across America "Month"- March 1-31

We hope kids were able to read a book about friendship this past week. The book theme for this week is: Read a book about Fairy Tales :)

Some suggested books are: The Little Red Hen By Paul Galdone; Where The Mountain Meets The Moon By Grace Lin; The Land Of Stories The Wishing Well By Chris Colfer

Here is the reading log link: Here is a link to the reading log.

Kids can print out the reading log, fill it in and upload a picture of the completed log to PRSPTOEmail@gmail.com by March 31st. Each student that participates will receive a prize and there will also be (2)  $20 gift cards to Barnes and Noble up for grabs for the students who read the most minutes! 

Calling all Helpers!

Students in Mrs. Willison's 4th grade class are raising money to help Ukrainian refugees. Hingham native, Susan Sparkes, lives in Europe and has been driving to the border of Ukraine to donate much-needed items to a shelter there. Our goal is to FILL HER CAR for her next trip! Watch the video and see ways these students have brainstormed ways they can raise money to help families in need.

4W would like to invite the rest of the school community to help, too! Donations can be sent to PRS Attn: Mrs. Willison 4W. Thank you!

Events Recap and Ongoing PTO News

5th Grade-Yearbook Requests:

Our yearbook team is very excited to roll out some 5th grade traditions in highlighting 5th grade students in the PRS yearbook, we have several requests that we need help with from both you and your 5th grader(s). Some of this information is printed in the book for each 5th grader individually and it's important that all students are included so please respond. We don't want any students to be left out. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out. Thank you for helping to make this possible! 

Tien Do-Suarez, Tara Conway, Nes Correnti, Julie Driggs and Kathleen McDevitt

*PLEASE SEND ALL INFORMATION BY FRIDAY, April 1st*



Click here for more details and action items.

Get Smart About Art Program 

First and second graders began Get Smart About Art series! Watercolors, Mobiles, and Zen Gardens in Get Smart About Art - In their next sessions of Get Smart About Art, second graders last week learned about Alexander Calder and his fun mobiles and this week, Japanese Zen Gardens. First graders learned about Impressionist artists Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Berthe Marisot. Second graders made their own mobiles and sandy Zen Gardens, and first graders watercolor painted Monet's famous bridge and waterlillies.



Here is the upcoming schedule: 

March 21 - GSAA - First Grade - Vincent Van Gogh

March 24 - GSAA - Second Grade - John Singleton Copley and Jackson Pollock

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

SEPAC: Executive Function Workshop- Monday, March 28th, 7-9 pm

Local SEPAC organizations have collaborated to present a Workshop with Sarah Ward of Cognitive Connections. This seminar is designed to help parents develop an understanding of executive function skills and identify strategies to help kids manage their time, materials, and emotions!

Click the link below for more information and to register. Space is limited so register today!

https://www.nspac.org/Registration2

News from Mr. Lamothe

Newsletter from March 18th, 2022

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