What a Great PTO Friday!
Managing Screen Time and Social Media Use for Children
Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation with Dr. Sperling on November 15th!
If you were unable to attend, would like a refresher, or want to share her presentation with family and friends, the recording is available here.
Visit the "Kids and Smart Devices" for more resources and upcoming events.
A Family Night at the Movies
Oh my, oh my - what a blast we had with this amazing new Hayes tradition!!
An auditorium filled to the brim, concession sales that rivaled the AMC, parent volunteers who kept the school spotless, a raffle to win the whole Wild Robot series - and most importantly, joyous children! Who could ask for more?
Special thanks to Jon Zurawski for his vision of this event, and for his leadership together with Chesley Huffman. Three movie nights done, 100+ more to come!
And thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped Jon and Chelsey make this a success: Faith Yuh, David Yuh, Juliana Mariani, Nathalie Roberts, Thad Roberts, and Julie Hong!
Hayes family night at brookline booksmith
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Thursday night, 11/7, for shopping and socializing at Brookline Booksmith! It was lovely to see so many friends in support of this community tradition.
With your support, Booksmith raised more than $1,000 for the PTO during two hours of shopping - THANK YOU!
Special gratitude to the volunteers of all ages who donated their time, positivity, and raffle items: Faith Yuh, David Yuh, Jamie Moroco, Jennifer Segel, Prachi Biwalkar, Manti Thakuria, Artie Jones, Chelsey Huffman, Deepa Prusty, and Rachel Freedman.
SY24-25 Hopes and dreams wall
In September, we revived an old PTO tradition - the wall of hopes and dreams for the new school year! For two months, students, parents and staff wrote inspiring, funny, heartwarming messages. It was great to see the wall grow!
As planned, the wall is now down to give way to new projects and announcements. But the messages can keep you inspired for a whole year (or more)!
Read them all here: https://www.hayespto.org/hopedream
Hayes staff spotlight
We are very excited to IPO our new series introducing you to the awesome people who make our school tick!
Our fourth participant is Education Technology Specialist and Ski & Snowboarding Club organizer extraordinaire: Mr. DURANT!!
For stories from earlier in the school year, check out this page: https://www.hayespto.org/news-events
Hayes PTO Community Meetings
We look forward to sharing updates and meeting with community members on select Friday mornings. In addition to information from Dr. Sevelius and the PTO teams, we will also host special speakers and offer opportunities for discussion.
Meetings will be in-person only, at the school cafeteria, starting at 8:05 am. Many thanks to our room parents for providing coffee and morning treats!
Remaining meetings for SY24-25 are Nov. 22; Jan. 10; Mar 14; and May 16.
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Upcoming Events
- Friday, December 13
- Sunday, December 15
- Wednesday, December 18
- Monday, December 23
- Wednesday, January 1
- Friday, January 10
- Sunday, January 26
- Monday, February 17
- Tuesday, February 18
- Wednesday, February 19
- Thursday, February 20
- Friday, February 21
Your tax-deductible donations help ensure our school community stays connected and continues to have the resources needed to thrive.
Why support your PTO?
The Hayes Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) is a parent-run group that organizes and funds dozens of initiatives and enrichment programs for our children at the Roland Hayes School. Join other parents in helping make your child's school an excellent one!