Hamilton Avenue Headlines
November 15, 2021
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FROM THE FRONT OFFICE
Dear Parents,
Thank you for your dedication and support throughout this week. The book fair was a huge success. In addition, Ms. Patti Jomo shared so many excellent strategies during the family workshop entitled “From Puzzle to Plan” on Tuesday. Please look for the follow up parent report card conference survey that will be sent to you by your child’s classroom teacher that will help us to maximize the short amount of time that we have for report card conferences.
Finally, our students did an excellent job honoring our veterans on November 11th. Next Friday is another fun spirit day! Save the date! We will host Pajama Day on Friday, November 19th. Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Dr. Shanta Smith
Strengthening family and community engagement in education.
We are introducing NEW elements to our Hamilton Avenue Parent-Teacher Conferences this December! It's IMPORTANT that at least one family member attends one of the virtual workshops.
WORKSHOP INFORMATION:
➤ Thursday, November 18 at 7 PM
- This live virtual workshop will be delivered in ENGLISH via ZOOM.
- ZOOM link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3822310622?pwd=cjh0dW1SVS83WXE0ZzBUZHo2bTNYZz09 - Meeting ID: 382 231 0622 - Passcode: 1ELdn8
➤ Tuesday, November 30 at 7 PM
- This live virtual workshop will be delivered in ESPAÑOL via ZOOM.
- ZOOM link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3822310622?pwd=cjh0dW1SVS83WXE0ZzBUZHo2bTNYZz09 - Meeting ID: 382 231 0622 - Passcode: 1ELdn8
A Look Ahead . . . .
Zumba and Husky Hoops Basketball Contest and Family Fitness Day!
Saturday, November 13th 10:30am -12:30pm at Ham Ave Field.
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15
Monday, November 15 - ALP Testing Grade 2 - 11:00 am
Tuesday, November 16 - 2ND GRADE CELLO GROUP CLASS with Ms. Amali in Suzuki Room,
Odyssey of the Mind - 3:00 pm
Wednesday, November 17 - 3RD GRADE STRING ORCHESTRA with Ms. Wolfe & Ms. Amali in Room 121
Thursday, November 18 - 5TH GRADE STRING ORCHESTRA with Ms. Wolfe in Room 121,
Odyssey of the Mind - 3:00 pm
FAMILY WORKSHOP INFORMATION:
- ZOOM link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3822310622?pwd=cjh0dW1SVS83WXE0ZzBUZHo2bTNYZz09 - Meeting ID: 382 231 0622 - Passcode: 1ELdn8
Friday, November 19 - School Spirit Day - Pajama Day
ALP Testing Grade 2 - 11:00 am
4TH GRADE STRING ORCHESTRA with Ms. Wolfe in Room 121
2ND GRADE VIOLIN AND VIOLA GROUP CLASS with Ms. Amali & Ms. Dryer in Suzuki Room
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 22
Monday, November 22
Tuesday, November 23 - Picture Retake Day!
ND GRADE CELLO GROUP CLASS with Ms. Amali in Suzuki Room,
Odyssey of the Mind - 3:00 pm
Wednesday, November 24 - EARLY DISMISSAL - PRE K 11:15 am/Gr. K-5 12:45pm
3RD GRADE STRING ORCHESTRA with Ms. Wolfe & Ms. Amali in Room 121
Thursday, November 25 - Happy Thanksgiving
Friday, November 26 - Thanksgiving Recess
PAJAMA DAY
Effective Ways to Foster Independence and Responsibility in Children - A Parent Workshop
Join us for an interactive workshop where we will demonstrate and help you practice effective strategies you can apply right away at home to foster independence, responsibility and positive behaviors in your children.
After this session you will walk away with:
o A clear understanding of the brain-mind-body-behavior connection.
o A set of effective strategies to avoid power struggles and prevent challenging behaviors.
o Research-based skills to help your children become more resilient and independent.
Space is limited to 15 participants! Registration is on a first come, first served basis! Reserve your spot TODAY!
When
Monday, November 15th, 2021 from 10-11:30am - CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Thursday, December 9th, 2021 from 12:30-2:00pm - CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Location for both events
Greenwich Town Hall - Hayton-Conference Room-3rd Floor
Thanks 4 Giving to the Mathathon!
Since 2011, students at Hamilton Avenue School students have raised $65,855 to help kids in the fight against childhood cancer just by solving math problems with the St. Jude Math-A-Thon.
The St. Jude Math-A-Thon is a free educational program that teaches kids the importance of math while benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Math-A-Thon curriculum is developed by Scholastic and is Common Core approved. Participating is easy. Just follow this LINK to sign up. Click HERE to learn more.
Notes from the Nurse
* Pre School Parents - Proof of Influenza vaccine is due to me by December 31, 2021. This is a mandatory immunization.
We Appreciate Our Volunteers!
Parent Celebration!
Special thanks to our parent volunteers who supported us during our first school book fair: Lee Morgan, Emily Wakeling, Sarah Haag-Fisk, Sarah Evans, Dawn Wistrand, Betty DaSilva, Ruth Cameos, Melissa Grijalba, Erin Capozza, Veronica Bizzaro, Jennifer Saba, Lauren Bokmeyer, Kasia Cardenas, Luis Cardenas, Freddy Chimborazo, Lauren Bokmeyer, Said Liamani, Victor Puac-Polanco, Davina Clermont, Priya Prashad, Mary Carmen Baeza, Vilma Yanez, Maria Rivas, Angie Mynarski.
And a big thank you to our hard working custodial staff for assisting with the book fair: Nick Bria, Billy Cameron, Fermino Rodrigues and Luis Soto.
Important COVID Information
Click here for School Forms
IN THE NEWS WITH HAMILTON AVENUE PTA
From the HAS PTA…..
Thank you Ham Ave Community for making our first in-person PTA meeting a success and for your continued support of our PTA coffee chats! And to our teachers, staff and students for a memorable Veterans event- we so appreciate our Veterans and to all of those still serve our country!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Fall Fundraiser!!! Get your Holiday Gifts AND support your kids!!! Look for Meadow Farms flyers were sent home in your child’s book bag and the fundraiser runs 11/1 through 12/1.
Zumba and Husky Hoops Basketball Contest and Family Fitness Day! Saturday, November 13th 10:30am -12:30pm at Ham Ave Field. A $10.00 donation is being requested to help support our P.E. Teachers purchase new equipment. You can also donate online here to this great event.
Ham Ave Cookbook with community-sourced recipes. Start thinking about your favorite family recipe to share! Stay tuned for more information.
DON’T FORGET TO JOIN THE PTA! The easiest way to support the PTA is to join! Join here or use our new PTA form here . Please note the new membership tiers and our goal of 100% participation- we are currently at only 20% so please sign up- we need your support!
If you have questions on how to use membership toolkit, or learn how to get involved in other ways, please reach out to HamAvePTA@gmail.com and or find us on the Ham Ave PTA site we are happy to help!
We are also still looking to fill one open Board position VP of Volunteers. Please contact HamAvePTA@gmail.com if you are interested.
EASY WAYS TO SUPPORT THE PTA
● Find out more information on how the new BoxTops Program works. It is so easy and all you need to do is download the box tops app to your smart phone, the steps are easy and there is no cost to you at all. Once its downloaded and linked to Hamilton Avenue School you will need to save your receipts and take a photo and upload to the app. The app also tells you where to find the products that offer BoxTops dollars! It is so easy!
● AmazonSmile is also a very simple way to earn dollars for our school. Simply go to Amazonsmile.com and link Ptsa Connecticut Inc Hamilton Avenue School PTA and everytime you shop at Amazon, use the Amazonsmile website to purchase and our school automatically earns dollars!
QUESTIONS about the PTA?
Contact us at HamAvePTA@gmail.com and visit the HAS PTA web pages
IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF SUPPORT OR HELP
ABOUT US
Email: shanta_smith@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Website: greenwichschools.org/hamiltonavenue
Location: 184 Hamilton Avenue, Greenwich, CT
Phone: (203) 869-1685
Twitter: @HamAvePrincipal