Hancock Grammar School

It's our annual food drive! For a can or boxed food item each day, students (and staff!) can participate in the following themes -

Tuesday - Team Spirit Day - wear your favorite team item!
Wednesday - Twin Day
Thursday - Mustache Day
Friday - Mainah Day - What does bring a mainah mean to you?


Other events -

Tonight is Family Math Night - 5-6:30!

Thursday - 6-7 - 3rd grade Presidential Speeches

Next Wednesday 11/20 - Financial Planning Session with Jenny Saunders, 5 p.m.

No School week of 11/25 - Happy Thanksgiving!

Reminder - FAMILY MATH NIGHT on Tuesday at 5 p.m. - join us to learn more about our math curricula, play some games, and have some food!

The RSU 24 Informational Session hosted at Hancock Grammar School tonight at 7:00 will have audio streamed live. Click to hear the meeting live.
http://ustre.am/163gt

Are your kids struggling with homework? Read the following tips from Parent and Child magazine (October 2013)

HGS has made it to the playoffs! We will be playing at 4 p.m. on Monday at Peninsula. Come root for your HGS Hornets!

“Like bacteria in a hospital, chronic absenteeism can wreak havoc long before it is discovered.”

That’s a quote from a study, “The Importance of Being There: A Report on Absenteeism in the Nation's Public Schools,” which points to the importance of data collection. Only six states track chronic absenteeism: Georgia, Florida, Maryland, Nebraska, Oregon and Rhode Island.

September 17
FACT: One in 10 kindergarten and first grade students nationwide miss nearly a month of school each year. In some cities, the rate is as high as one in four elementary students. In some schools, chronic absence affects 50 percent of all of the students!

Reducing chronic absence is a community affair! That means involving parents, government agencies, faith leaders, businesses and community nonprofits to help us build a culture of attendance and offer incentives. Health providers can help us with children who are staying home with chronic asthma or dental problems. Traffic officials and police officers can help us develop safer routes to schools. Businesses and churches can provide needed volunteers.

There are many things we can do to stem chronic absenteeism. For one, we can build the habit of attendance as soon as children start school. While all families want their children to succeed, many don’t realize that regular attendance matters starting as early as kindergarten or even in prekindergarten. We’ll let everyone know that missing 10 percent of school days, or just 2 days every month, can put children at risk

Chronic absence can affect all of our children, not just those missing school. If significant numbers of students in a classroom or school are chronically absent, learning for all students can be adversely affected. The pace of instruction slows down when teachers have to spend time reviewing material for those who missed the lessons in the first place.