Hanmer Happenings

FOURTH GRADE 
FIFTH GRADE
Jeannine Fundraiser
Packets went home in backpacks this week. Don't forget, you can make your orders online!  
Be sure to enter our school's name and student's name to receive credit for your order.
Running Club
Welcome back to school!  Hanmer running club starts up next Tuesday September 8th. It will be held every Tuesday from 3:15-4:15 for 6 weeks. It is open to all students 3rd-6th grade. Registration forms went home in backpacks. They should be submitted to parks and rec (or registered online). For questions or more information, feel free to email Kathy Monroe at [email protected].

This Newsletter is brought to you by the Hanmer PTO

Other information on the PTO can be seen at our website 
Hanmer School. 
Any questions for the PTO? Just email us!

OCTOBER 7
is 
Madres Latina
Want to meet Spanish speaking moms?  Come to a  Madres Latinas meeting!   We are a group of Latin moms who are committed to sharing our cultures, educating our children and connecting families within the town of Wethersfield.  
We would love to have you at our next meeting:

Wednesday, September 9th
5:30 pm
Pitkin Community Center
30 Greenfield Street

Help us make our scarecrow for Scarecrows on Main Street! 

Madres Latina

CORNFEST!!
Cornfest is coming back to Wethersfield September 19th.
Earn Money for our School
Stop and Shop A+

September 2015
Dates to Remember
SEPTEMBER
Sept 7- No School
Sept 14 - 17 Book Fair
Sept 16- Open House K-3 6:30 pm
Sept 17 - Open House 4-6  6:30 pm
Sept 24 - PTO Meeting 7:00 pm  Media Center


Coming in October:
Jogathon
Picture Day!
PTO CORNER
Welcome back everyone!  Hope all of your kids had a great first week.
 
The PTO has already been hard at work getting ready for upcoming fall events.  Coming soon is the "Back to School Picnic" where families can just come, bring blankets and relax on the school grounds.  It's a great community event and a chance to catch up with friends and also meet new families. More information is coming home soon. We hope to see you all there.


6th Grade Committee
If you are a parent of a 6th grader and want to help out with events during this very special year, please contact one of the chairs of the 6th Grade Committee:
 
Kim Wolf:                             [email protected]
Kristine Lasella:                   [email protected]
Pamela Molochko:             [email protected]

From the Front Office
Dear Hanmer Families,
 
We had a wonderful opening to the 2015-2016 school year!  The entire Hanmer staff is excited about the year ahead and we all look forward to working with your children again.  I'm busy visiting classes and it's fantastic to see students actively engaged in learning and getting to know their teachers and classmates.
 
Once again, as we begin the year, I'd like to encourage all parents to take advantage of the various ways to become an active member of the Hanmer community.  If you haven't joined the PTO yet, please do!  Our PTO is made up of an amazing group of dedicated volunteers who do so much for our school.  Even if you can't make our monthly meetings or you don't have time to chair an event, there are many ways to contribute your ideas and support!
 
As always, if you have any ideas or concerns to share as we move through the year, please don't hesitate to contact me.  I can be reached by phone (860-571-8370) or email [email protected] or you can come in to school to see me.  All students benefit from a strong home-school connection and I look forward to working with you again this year. 
Thanks,
Margaret Zacchei
Principal

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL INSTRUCTIONS
 
Student Drop-Off
Parents who are dropping students off to school are asked to pull up to the curb just before the building on Rosedale St.  A staff member is on duty there in the mornings to greet students and monitor safety.  Parents can then turn left and exit through the parking lot onto Garden St.  Please do not have students get out of the car in the parking lot and cross through the bus line. 

Walker Dismissal
If you're waiting outside for a kindergarten or first grade student, please wait to the left of the front doors on Francis St.  This will make it easier for teachers and students to find the adults who are picking them up and will improve our dismissal process

A Note From the Nurse
 
Welcome back!
 
Your child's good health is basic to a sound education. The purpose of our school health program is to maintain, improve and promote the health of your school age child.
Ways to promote a healthy environment for students and staff include keeping your child home if an elevated temperature is present.  His or her temperature should be normal for 24 hours prior to sending them back to school. Students should not return to school for 24 hours after vomiting or diarrhea stops.

Donations -I am in need of a few items for the health room.  Nut free snacks and saltines are always in need.  I also need cough drops for minor colds and sore throats.  Also, if you have any gently used sweatpants or elastic waist pants, especially in smaller sizes, I would be very grateful!

Sixth grade parents -you should have scheduled your child's physical for entry into seventh grade by now.  The physical should be completed during the sixth grade year.  If you have not, time is running out!  

more from the nurse

Book Fair!!
September 14 - 17
Monday Preview Day!
Tues. 2-5p
Wed.  2-4p, 6-8p
Thurs. 2-4p, 6-8p

OR, Start shopping now!
Wethersfield Elementary Schools PTO and the Keane Foundation Present:
Movie on the Green

BACK TO THE FUTURE
September 25th
at the Broad Street Green
5:30 pm - Bring your picnic dinner!

CUB SCOUTS

Cub Scout Pack 33 - the Hanmer Pack - will be accepting signs ups for the next few weeks for returning boys and interested new boys in Grades 1-5.
A new revamped scouting program is being introduced this year making scouting more fun and with simplified badge earning. Come check it out! 
There will be a sign up fee of $65.00 to cover some of the costs to register the boys and purchase supplies.

For questions -contact Art Bruce at 860-257-7327 or [email protected] through Sept. 10, and Chris Sifnakis at 860-508-8604 from 9/11 to 9/26.


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