Join the Hastings Math Olympiad Team! Grades 4 & 5

Last Wednesday, November 8th, PTO Presidents Emma Harding and Mallik Greene, Principal Wai and a group of parents met at Hastings for the first of this year's PTO meetings.  Thank you to the new families that came out, it is always wonderful to meet new members of the Hastings community.  This casual chat allowed for great conversation and sharing of ideas.

The below slides will provide a snap shot of what is to come this year.  If you have any questions, comments or concerns please reach out to hastingspresidents@gmail.com, we are always excited to connect.

(left to right) Larry Freeman; Kathleen Lenihan; Sara Cuthbertson, Chair; Dr. Julie Hackett, Superintendent; Deepika Sawhney, Vice-Chair; Eileen Jay

The Lexington School Committee establishes educational goals and policies for the schools in the district, consistent with the requirements of law and statewide goals and standards.

The School Committee generally holds public meetings every two weeks on Tuesdays during the school year at the Central Office, 146 Maple Street.

Upcoming meeting information can be found here.

Lexington is hosting over 30 families who are temporarily sheltered in town, with elementary, middle, and high school students. They are in urgent need of the basics, warm clothing and coats. 

A consortium of local groups has set up a fund to provide for this immediate need. We will be purchasing for the young children and adults immediately. Sheltered Families Fund: http://bit.ly/468likf 

There is also an Amazon gift list for consumables, gift cards, and jackets which we will keep updated. Gift Cards will be used by schools to buy needed clothing items:  https://tinyurl.com/Lex-supplies-Amazon  

In the longer term, there will be a need for ESL lessons and activities for the kids.  We also will eventually ask for books, toys, clothing donations from the community.  

If you can help please fill in this form: https://tinyurl.com/Lex-refugee-help 

We do not have storage for donations at this time.   We are asking the community to please DO NOT drop off donated items to any locations or individuals. We will provide an update once a centralized location has been identified.   

Thank you for all your giving!

Registration is open and free sweatshirts are back! Register for the 24' baseball/softball season by 12/1 and receive a free hooded sweatshirt valued at $50. Sign up today at http://lexingtonlittleleague.com/

New LHS Community Forum #2 on November 21st (6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)

Dear Valued Stakeholders,

The Lexington High School Building Committee (SBC) is inviting you to participate in a community forum on 11/21/2023 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM to talk about the New Lexington High School Project.   Lexington has many stakeholders that are critical in the development of this exciting project. The SBC understands input from all Lexington stakeholders is important for a successful project. 

The community forum will discuss what has been done to date, the preliminary schedule and next steps, talk about Lexington’s partnership with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), and offer input from all stakeholders with opportunities for Q&A.  This meeting will be offered in person, as well as provide an opportunity for remote participation via Zoom.  Please click here for more details, or see below.

• Bulletin submissions are due Fridays by 5pm
• Email bulletin@hastings-pto.org and make sure your subject line includes "BULLETIN SUBMISSION"
• Comments or general questions about the Bulletin? Email hastingspresidents@gmail.com

Maria Hastings Elementary School PTO

7 Crosby Street

Lexington, MA 02421

(781) 860-5800