Happy Spring! We had a very exciting month at Hemlock. Parents had the opportunity to meet with the teachers at Parent Teacher Conferences, Hemlock students enjoyed Rocking their Socks in support of World Down Syndrome Day, and we had a well attended Joint Primary PTA Meeting with a wonderful presentation by the primary school psychologists and social worker.
The PTA Dinner was a success. We hope you all had a fun evening. Thank you to all of you who supported the PTA’s biggest fundraiser of the year.
The Beautification Committee, led by Amanda Ferrari and Tania Sofia, have made the outside of the school look beautiful for Spring! Stop by and see the kindness rocks the students painted that are displayed in the new rock garden. Thank you to Amanda, Tania and the rest of the committee for their hard work keeping the school looking warm and welcoming year round.
Congratulations to the students who read the most reading minutes during Pick A Reading Partner’s (PARP’s) Reading Week March 3rd-7th. If you signed up for PARP’s Pen Pal Project, you will receive contact info for your pen pal via email before April break. Remember to send out your letter by the end of the month!
We closed out the month honoring the Reflections Winners at the Districtwide Reflections Award Ceremony on March 29th. Congratulations again to our Hemlock winners - Vivian Liu, Rosie Iannucci, Sophia Surguladze, Henry Peeples, Barrett Brink and Alessandra Ziniti.
As the Spring weather comes in to stay, preparation of the Hemlock garden is underway! The Hemlock Gardening Committee, led by Kristin Petti, has been getting the garden ready for students to plant vegetable and wildflower seeds in the upcoming weeks.
If you haven’t already done so, don’t miss the opportunity to check one thing off your to-do list and order your school supplies for NEXT school year using this link. Enter code GAR054 to shop. The deadline to order is April 13th.
There will be a Primary Literacy and Mathematics Fun Night from 5-6pm on Wednesday, April 9th at Hemlock. Parents and children are invited to attend teacher-led games & workshops designed to equip parents with strategies to support learning.
The Sportswear Shop is currently open until Friday, April 25th. Pick up will take place on Saturday, June 7th. Keep a lookout about an exciting collaboration with GOAT USA that will kick off at the end of the month!
We will be having our Staff Appreciation Luncheon on Friday, May 16th. A SignUpGenius will go out detailing ways you can support the luncheon.
Please also note: Mrs. Odone sent out an important ParentSquare message last week announcing that Kindergarten Celebration of Learning has been moved to June 18th from 11-11:30am. (This replaces the original date of June 12th on the district calendar.)
As always, thank you all so very much for your support to the Garden City PTA!
Kristen Whitaker
Hemlock PTA Director
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