Hatherly Happenings

June 10, 2022

Message from Mrs. Ward

We have begun to celebrate the end of another successful year. The kindergarten class welcomed families for brunch at the annual Teddy Bear Picnic. The chorus and band treated everyone to a performance. Field trips are in full swing. Our evening summer reading kick off was a huge success with most of the school attending. Special thanks to the PTO for providing Nona's ice cream for everyone. There are too many events to list them all, which is the best part about this time of year!

Next up we will be having Field Day. On June 21st students will participate in an all day field day. Mr. Puzzangara has been busy preparing a schedule of rotating stations for all of our students, including an indoors art station. We will have 6 tents around the school grounds for shade stations and we will have plenty of water to give out. Please apply sunscreen to your child before they come to school (this day and all days!). Please feel free to stop by to reapply sunscreen to your child anytime through out the day!

Our fifth graders have lots of exciting events coming up soon! On Wednesday, June 15th they have their Wax Museum at 9:30 (outside weather permitting) and then on Thursday June 16th they travel by train to the New England Aquarium. Their final event will be on Thursday, June 23rd at 9:30 where we say farewell. Fifth grade families be on the lookout for more information about our Farewell event!

All School Meeting

It is hard to believe the school year is winding down. As excitement, special activities, and anticipation for summer start to rise, it is important to take the time to help ourselves and our students reflect upon all that we have learned, experienced, and accomplished throughout the year.

On Monday, we brought Hatherly School together outside to review our May theme of GRIT, and introduce our theme for June - REFLECTION! Prior to our all school meeting, teachers were asked to show students a short video about Reflection, to introduce the concept and activity we would be working on at the ASM.

Ms. Dempsey eased students into the meeting with a mindful visualization activity focused on gratitude, and then invited students to ‘reflect’ and share about the experience. From there, Mrs. Sheahan helped students to recap GRIT, through asking students to reflect, and “stand up” to spotlight different examples of times they have shown grit this year. Ms. Dempsey reviewed the definition of reflection, and why it’s important in our daily lives - to build perspective, to learn from our mistakes AND successes, to support empathy for others and enhance self-awareness. Mrs. Henry introduced strategies for students to build more reflection into their lives including journaling, conversation, yoga, meditation, being outdoors, gratitude practice, among others. Students were then asked to take part in the ‘me-tree’ activity, an opportunity to reflect on aspects of their lives that they are thankful for.

From there, Mrs. Henry introduced our school-wide ‘reflection’ rock activity - students will write words that remind them of lessons learned, feelings, or activities they want to remember from this year on a painted rock, and the rocks will all be together where they can be viewed and enjoyed within the Elaine Shea garden, behind Hatherly School. Mrs. Sheahan and Mrs. Sturges shared some kind words about Elaine Shea, a beloved late Hatherly teacher, and our hope that this space will be used for quiet, peaceful reflection.

Finally, Ms. Dempsey ended the meeting by inviting all students and teachers to create a big circle, and take part in ‘Stabili-tree’- a community tree pose in which the school stands side by side, physically supports one another while in tree pose, reflecting on our Hatherly family, all we have been through together this year, and how we are stronger together.

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Ms. Pescatore's Class

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Mrs. Fairbank's Class

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Mrs. Flynn's Class

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Mr. Tarpey's Class

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Mrs. Gillen's Class

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Mrs. Cleggett's Class

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Mrs. Cleggett's Class

Book of the Week

This week's story If you Find a Rock, by Peggy Christian ties into our PBIS theme of the month of reflection.

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Summer Book Swap

Do you need some new books for the summer? Bring in new or “almost new” books or consider donating a new book and those books will be available for students to take home for the summer!

Bring in 1 or 2 new or “almost new” books to school during the week of June 13th-17th. Books need to be appropriate for K-5 students and in good condition.

On June 24th, students will be able to go to the book swap and take home a free book to read over the summer! Depending on the amount of donations, we may be able to send children home with more than 1 book.

Enjoy reading your book this summer! If you finish your book and would like another, return your book to Hatherly School and pick a new book at our book exchange on July 12th from 9am to 11am!

Family Night Book Fair

On Tuesday night we had our family book fair night! We had a HUGE turn out! It was so great to see so many current students with their older and younger siblings, parents, caregivers, and grandparents!

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Kindergarten Teddy Bear Picnic

Teddy Bear Picnic is always a fun morning and a treasured memory and we were so happy to have this tradition back! Our students proudly sang “You're A Grand Old Flag”, “This Land Is Your Land”, “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”, and “You Are my Sunshine”. They enjoyed brunch with family, played games, face painting, bubbles and other crafts. They were adorable in their teddy bear t-shirts!

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4th & 5th Grade Track Meet

Congratulations to our fourth and fifth grade students who participated in the Track and Field Meet on Wednesday afternoon! Hatherly boys and girls placed third overall!

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1st grade Field Trip

After learning about consumers and producers in social studies, first grade took a field trip to Hornstra Farm! Students got a tour of the dairy farm and learned how cow's milk is produced and transported to buyers. We also got to pet some baby cows. It was an awesome time!

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3rd Grade Dinosaurs

We measured our running stride to see if we could out run different types of dinosaurs!

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PEAR Tip of the Week

As we come to the end of the school year it is a great time to make plans to see friends and family that we may have been too busy or far away to see during the year. Reaching out to folks we haven’t talked to in a while can feel stressful or awkward, but people almost always react with happiness and appreciation that we reached out. Making the time to reconnect can boost our feelings of belonging and support.

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Last Week To Order

Save time buying your school supplies for the next school year by ordering a convenient, grade-specific school supply kit online now. Each kit includes all the grade-specific school supplies listed on the school supply lists on the Hatherly website for your student. The kits will be delivered directly to the school and a pick up day will be arranged before school starts in September. The website to order a school kit is www.shopttkits.com, the school code is 86077, and the deadline is 6/15. Parents can contact Allison Harrington with any questions at allisoneizenberg@gmail.com.

Field Day

Field Day is back at Hatherly School and we need your help! Field Day is always a fun and exciting day. Field Day will take place on Tuesday, June 21st with a rain date of June 22nd. There will be a morning shift and an afternoon shift. Please consider signing up for one or both shifts. When you arrive for your shift please check in at the table set up in front the school. You will be assigned your station then. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

Julie Long: JRL3284@hotmail.com

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