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The Hastings Green Team will share a weekly Green Tip! Tip #1: Only plastics with recycle symbols #1, #2, and #5 are recycled by the town. All others should go in the trash. www.recyclesmartma.org is a great resource for helping figure out the best way to dispose of various items. | October 16, 2019In this Bulletin
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPALCommunity Meeting: Update on the building project: Tuesday, October 22nd, 7-8:00pm. Head of the Department of Public Facilities Mike Cronin will facilitate the conversation including the topics below. There will also be time for questions.
Louise Lipsitz Hastings NewsFall Conference Babysitting Signup Dates: Wednesdays and Thursdays: 10/23, 10/24, 10/30, 10/31 Time: 1-4:00pm Location: Hastings Gym Fifth graders, supervised by their parents, are providing babysitting while you attend your child's parent/teacher conference on all four conference dates! We have lots of activities planned to keep your child entertained. Cost is $5/child per half hour, $20 family max. All proceeds help fund the end-of-year 5th grade activities. Please sign up here so that we can ensure adequate coverage! (advance sign up is not necessary but very much appreciated.) Please contact fifthgrade@hastings-pto.org with any questions. Fifth graders and parents, please go to http://hastings-pto.org/fifthgrade to volunteer.  Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Halloween UNICEF Collection time is here and Hastings will be distributing UNICEF boxes to each student. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF is a great way to help children worldwide. Please take the boxes with you to collect donations while Trick-or-Treating. After Halloween, please CONVERT the bills and coins your child collects to a check payable to UNICEF. Please place the check in the Halloween folder marked UNICEF on the PTO table in the lobby or send it into your child’s teacher no later than November 14, 2019. If you have questions, please email unicef@hastings-pto.org.  Signup for Destination Imagination Lexington Destination Imagination (DI) Teaches creativity and problem solving for kids. Registration for the 2019-2020 DI season closes in early October. Click here to register. Destination Imagination is a global organization with a fun, hands-on system of learning that fosters students creativity, courage and curiosity through open-ended academic Challenges. Participants learn patience, flexibility, persistence, ethics, respect for others, and the collaborative problem-solving process. Teams of five to seven kids work to solve their chosen Challenge and then showcase their solutions at a tournament in March 2020. For more information please email LexingtonMAdi@gmail.com.  Join the Hastings Math Olympiad Team! Motivated 4th & 5th graders who are not participating in Math Olympiad through another math enrichment program are welcome to join the Hastings Math Team. Registration cost is $50. There is a limit of 25 students. Priority registration will be given to students with a parent who volunteers for at least 2 meeting dates based on first come, first serve sign up. Tests will be administered before school at Hastings. There will be 2-3 practice sessions prior to each test, held on Tuesdays of non-test weeks. PRACTICE DATES: Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 19, Dec 3, Dec 17, Jan 7, Jan 21, Feb 4, Feb 25, Mar 3, Mar 17 CONTEST DATES: Nov 12, Dec 10, Jan 14, Feb 11, Mar 10 TIME: 7:45 – 8:30am (8:15am on inclement weather days) LOCATION: Hastings Cafeteria Questions? Email matholympiad@hastings- Chair: Abu Kashem PTO Open Positions The following positions are still open! We need parents like you to help to fill the following roles:
Please email vp-planning@hastings-pto.org for more information or to offer your help. Upcoming EventsPlayground Meet-Up for New and Returning Families Date: Friday, October 18 (note date change) Time: 3:30-5:00pm Location: Center Playground (between the high school and tennis courts) Hosted by the Welcome Committee, come join us for an informal playground meet-up after school on Friday, October 18th from 3:30-5:00pm. Now that school is well underway, and classmates’ faces are no longer so new, we invite new and returning Hastings families to reconnect on the Center playground. Grab a buddy and come join the fun! Please email welcome@hastings-pto.org if you have questions.
Community Meeting: Update on the Building Project Date: Tuesday, October 22nd Time: 7:00-8:00pm Location: Hastings Cafeteria See description in Message from Principal above.
Hastings Halloween Party Date: Friday, October 25 Time: 6:30-8:30pm Location: Hastings School The 5th Graders and their families encourage you to SAVE THE DATE and plan on attending what will be the most legendary event of the year! Count on Goblins and Games for all ages, crafts, food, baked goods and a few surprises! 5th Graders and Parents of 5th Graders: Many volunteers are needed! Please sign up here: hastings-pto.org/fifthgrade (This event funds 5th grade activities and all are encouraged to volunteer).
Hastings Multicultural Potluck Date: Wednesday, November 20 Time: 6:15-8:15pm Location: Hastings School The Hastings Multicultural Potluck is an annual event where families, teachers and staff from the Hastings community gather together to enjoy delicious food from around the world, visit Cultural Activity Booths created by students/families, enjoy entertainment, and celebrate our school community’s rich diversity. Please plan to join us for this fun event. We are actively seeking volunteers interested in sponsoring Cultural Activity Booths (either your own, or another culture you want to learn more about) and performers for our multicultural show (Hastings parents/students/friends are welcome). Please contact potluck@hastings-pto.org if you are interested in either of these opportunities. For more information please visit: http://hastings-pto.org/multicultural-potluck/
PTO Meeting with Superintendent Julie Hackett Date:Tuesday, December 10 Time:7-8:30pm Location: Hastings School Please mark your calendars for the next general meeting on Tuesday, December 10th. We will be joined by Superintendent Julie Hackett, who will speak about the Lexington Public School District and answer any questions you may have. Please look out for an opportunity to rsvp soon. Babysitting will be provided. If you have questions, please email president@hastings-pto.org. School CommitteeRedistricting Hearing:
The remaining hearing will be held in Battin Hall in the Cary Memorial Building (1605 Massachusetts Ave.). There is also an online form to submit comments. Upcoming Meetings:
All meetings are at 7pm in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room (1625 Mass. Ave.) unless otherwise noted. Full schedule is posted on the town website. Redistricting information October 1: Redistricting Announcement Proposed Redistricting Recommendations were presented to the School Committee on October 1 for review. All of the 6 Elementary Schools and the 2 Middle Schools will be impacted by these proposed changes, and Hastings will grow from 439 students to 646 students. More information is available in the School Committee Packet and Redistricting Update Website (now with searchable maps). October 15: Redistricting Update The School Committee agenda packet for the October 15 regular School Committee meeting is available here. It contains updated redistricting information and FAQs both in the superintendent's report and in the redistricting section (updated slides). October 16: First School Committee Hearing held at 9am Please note: All questions about redistricting can be sent to president@hastings-pto.org. We will send a message to Superintendent Julie Hackett who will answer questions. There is also an online form to submit comments in addition to the hearings listed above. School Committee Liaisons Upcoming Month's Calendar
Community EventsPlease see this link to view the latest Community Events. These events are announced through the PTA Presidents' Council. Community Events are also emailed out to the Hastings Families Google Group approximately twice a week. Other members of the Hastings Community are welcome to post to the group as well by sending an email to hastingsfamilies@googlegroups.com.
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