ACTION NEEDED! Annual End of School-Year Bash to celebrate our TEACHERS and STAFF

It’s that time of year again! Every year the PTO organizes a luncheon on the last day of school (June 18) for the teachers and staff of Hadley. This year our main course will be 6-foot sandwiches. There are so many ways to help! 

Here is what we need:

• Monetary Donations to purchase the Sandwiches 
• Salads – Garden, Fruit, Macaroni, Pasta, Potato 
• Salad Dressings, Pickles 
• Chips- Potato, Dorito, Etc. 
• Paper/Plastic Products: Large Dinner Plates (Sturdy), Dessert Plates, Plastic Forks and Spoons, Napkins, Tablecloths (25 Plastic in all colors) 
• Desserts 
• Beverages: Cans of Soda, Ice Tea, Bottles of Water 
• Ice 
• Volunteers for set-up and clean-up 

Please send all money, paper goods and shelf- stable food items in right away. We will be collecting through June 11th . All other items will need to be arranged for delivery for the morning of June 18th. The luncheon starts at 12:00 pm sharp!

We are going to use a website called VolunteerSpot this year to keep track of what is needed. Please click on the image below to sign-up!

Please contact Beth at baginsburg@gmail.com or call 413-588-8636 if you have any questions.

Please get involved - we need your help to make this wonderful program happen!

REMINDER! 6th Grade Can & Bottle Drive this Saturday (June 2) at HES

There will be a Bottle & Can Drive *this* Saturday, June 2 from 8:00 am to 12:00pm at Hadley Elementary School to benefit the 6th Grade Celebration!

To arrange for a pickup of your cans and bottles on that day, please click here to contact Sharyn Morrison by email.

If it rains, you may bring your cans and bottles directly to Liquors 44 (458 Russell St # 9, Hadley, MA).There will be 6th graders at both locations from 8:00 to 12:00 pm.

Click here to view the official event flyer!

Celebrate Math & Science/Technology Day this Friday, May 25th!

HES will hold its second annual Celebrate Math and Science Day on Friday, May 25th. Parents have volunteered to offer mini-presentations on how they use math, science, and/or technology in their careers or daily lives. Many thanks to the Math Improvement Committee and the many parent volunteers for bringing math and science to life with unusual and creative presentations!

School Committee meeting Friday, May 25th @ 7:30 am

There will be a School Committee Meeting on Friday, May 25th @ 7:30am in the Hopkins Academy Conference Room, 131 Russell Street, Hadley.

Agenda:
School Committee Agenda for May 25, 2012 (pdf)

NOTE: We will now be linking directly to the School Committee page on the District website for official agendas. For official meeting minutes for the Hadley School Committee, you may visit their webpage on the HPS District website.

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This is not an official Web site of the Hadley School Committee or the Hadley Public Schools. The Hadley PTO posts in good faith for informational purposes only, and does not accept responsibility for inaccuracies or cancelled events.

Message from the Goodwin Memorial Library - new C/WMARS circulation system to go online this coming weekend!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Goodwin Memorial Library plans to transition this Memorial Day Weekend to Evergreen, the new library computer system. C/WMARS has provided a brief rundown of the new features, as well as a few from the old system that may be going away or that will need your attention before the transition.

A couple of important highlights:

• For those patrons who log in to the C/WMARS catalog from home to request or renew materials, check due-dates, etc., please be aware that after Memorial Day Weekend you will need to reset your PIN. Your new pin will be your last name in all capital letters. You will be able to change it to your preference once you've logged in.

• Patrons who have created an online reading history or wishlist will want to follow the instructions provided to export these lists to their home computers for future reference. After Memorial Day Weekend, all patron reading and wish lists will no longer be accessible.

For more information, please visit the C/WMARS website notice about this transition: http://www.cwmars.org/node/390

Please note that no late fees will be charged during the first week of the transition for any items due during that time. If you need additional assistance, you may also contact the library directly at 413-584-7451, or by email at hadleylibrary@yahoo.com. The Goodwin Memorial Library webpage is currently "under construction" and can be found at: http://www.hadleyma.org/pages/HadleyMA_Library/index.

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The Goodwin Memorial Library will be closed for the Memorial Day Weekend, from Saturday through Monday.

School Committee meeting Monday, May 21 @ 6:30pm

There will be a School Committee Meeting on Monday, May 21st @ 6:30pm in the Hopkins Academy Music Room, 131 Russell Street, Hadley.

Agenda:

School Committee Agenda for May 21, 2012 (pdf)
School Committee Executive Session Agenda for May 21, 2012 (pdf)

NOTE: We will now be linking directly to the School Committee page on the District website for official agendas. For official meeting minutes for the Hadley School Committee, you may visit their webpage on the HPS District website.

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This is not an official Web site of the Hadley School Committee or the Hadley Public Schools. The Hadley PTO posts in good faith for informational purposes only, and does not accept responsibility for inaccuracies or cancelled events.

HES Spring Concert May 30th

The HES Spring Concert is scheduled for Wednesday, May 30th at 1:00 pm. Fifth and Sixth Grade students, as well as Band, Chorus and Recorder Ensemble members will be performing.

ONLY Recorder Ensemble, Band, and Chorus will perform again at the evening concert starting at 7:00 pm. There will be no grade level performances in the evening. Chorus members must wear a white shirt or blouse and black trousers or skirt.

In order for all to fully enjoy the concert, we would appreciate it if audience members would keep all cell phones turned off and refrain from talking during the student performances. Thank you!