Today was the 22nd Annual Read with a Hero Day at the Central School. We welcomed 24 heroes from the Hampstead VFW, Hampstead FD, Hampstead PD, Nashua PD, Salem PD, Bedford FD, Methuen PD, US Navy, Merrimack PD, US Dept. of Homeland Security, and the FBI. A huge thank you to all the heroes that visited our school and read to our students!
On Wednesday, the Central School opened its doors to 475 students and 107 staff to start the 2024-2025 school year. Welcome to all our new students and staff and welcome back to all our returning students and staff! Here's to a great school year ahead!
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Have a great summer, be safe, and be kind!
Best of luck to our fourth graders going on to HMS!
We will miss you!
HCS Field Day was a big success this year! Students K-4 had the opportunity to get outside and have fun with classmates while participating in a variety of fun, team building activities. Some Field Day activities included dancing, tug of war, matt ball, water cup races, relay races, and everyone's favorite... ice pops! Students and staff had a great time. It was the perfect way to celebrate the end of the year!
This week, fourth graders participated in "The Math Trail". An activity that was originally developed in 2010 by Mrs. Sugrue and redesigned this year by Mrs. Burkett. The Math Trail is a sequence of stops along a preplanned route around HCS where students look at math in their environment. They worked cooperatively in a group and used what they have learned in the classroom to solve problems in the “real world”. Students visited 10 stops in the HCS building and on HCS grounds including a bat box, the husky mascot wall, and the nurse's office.
After reading about solar energy in literacy, Mrs. Lazzaro's second grade students engineered solar ovens to make delicious summer treats!
On Friday, Representative Walsh delivered copies of the New Hamshire Constitution to HCS fourth grade students and flags to grade 1 as they prepare for their flag day presentation.
Hampstead Central School had three teams compete in the NH CoderZ League Robotics Competition - Novice Division which included both elementary and middle school students. Out of 85 teams, all three HCS teams placed in the top 20 coming in 12th, 17th, and 20th place! Students worked collaboratively within and among teams and demonstrated perseverance and a growth mindset during the eight weeks they competed. A big congratulations to our Robotics Teams and Mrs. McLaughlin!
The fourth grade Ventures students and Mrs. Wisecarver are proud to share that they have completed their GLOBE Mission Earth student report from the April Solar Eclipse. Their data and observations at the HCS weather station will be used to support NASA's research of this incredible atmospheric event. Way to go HCS weather scientists!
Congratulations to Heather Burkett of HCS and Brittney Hewett of HMS for being named nominees for the 2025 NH Teacher of the Year Award. We are very proud of both Heather and Brittney and wish them the best of luck in their quest to be awarded the NH Teacher of the Year!
On Friday, our 4th graders competed in their second annual Mile Run. Students had been training for this event in PE classes for months. They were cheered on by the staff and many of their fellow students. Congratulations to our winners! The girls' winner was Alexandria Cunha with a winning time of 7:20 and the boys' winner was Finn Dowd with a winning time of 6:39. A big thank you to our PE teachers, Angie Ingraham and Sara Arroyo for making this successful event happen! Thank you to our middle school friends who ran with our students and those who cheered on the runners. Congratulations to all that competed! Job well done!
Last week we wrapped up our community read of Wishtree with our One School, One Book Family Evening Event. It was an educational evening filled with STEM activities, yoga, poetry, wishes, and a guest arborist. It was a beautiful way to culminate a great book and our school-wide reading experience. Thank you to Mrs. Cameron, our librarian for organizing the One School, One Book school-wide reading program. Thank you to Mrs. Wisecarver, Mrs. Proulx , Mrs. Cameron, Mrs. Rodrigues, Ms. Ponti, and Mrs. Dyer for planning this fun family night event.
Students in preschool through grade four had the opportunity to investigate soil last week with the week long visit of the Soil Tent. The Soil Tent is a traveling STEAM educational exhibit that combines hands-on GLOBE science activities centered around the layers of the soil and a ten-by-ten pop-up tent with murals depicting students’ observations of their local soil ecosystems. The tent was developed by the NH GLOBE Team, the USDA Forest Service, and the Northern Arts Alliance. Thank you to Mrs. Wisecarver for facilitating the Soil Tent at HCS again this year!
Recently our first graders put on their annual First Grade Mall. Students had the opportunity to go shopping for goods that were donated and have fun visiting different shops (classrooms) which offered different items. From books for sale to stuffed animals, to toys, to a carboard carnival, students had fun practicing their money and shopping skills. Thank you to the First Grade Team for hosting this event!
Wish Day is almost here! HCS families are invited to the One School, One Book Family Night to celebrate reading "Wishtree" on Wednesday, May 1, at 6:00 PM in the HCS Gym. (Siblings are welcome, but no drop-offs, please.)
Meet a tree expert, try family yoga, enjoy a story walk, nibble a treat from the bake sale, toss a beanbag in our tree hole game, and hang a wish on the Wishtree. Bring your BINGO board for a chance to win a raffle prize! Hope to see you there!
Recently, our fourth graders delighted the community with a trip around the world during their annual Multicultural Concert. The concert presented music, dance, and singing from Ghana, Scotland, Brazil, Canada, and India. The students designed and painted their country's backdrops in Art class and produced post cards using digital artwork and design in Technology class. It was a fun, festive, international evening! Bravo to the fourth graders for a job well done and thank you to Mrs. Starck, Mr. Terrile, and Mrs. McLaughlin!
This past Thursday our third graders put on their annual Chorus Concert & Art Show. The evening showcased the music of Stevie Wonder. Students sang classic Stevie Wonder songs which were accompanied by digital lyric art work produced in technology class. The art show featured clay figure works by the third graders. Also, all the background posters were produced by the third graders in Art class. It was a fun evening celebrating Gr 3's creative works in music, art, and technology. Bravo! to all the third graders and to Mrs. Starck, Mr. Terrile, and Mrs. McLaughlin for their hard work in putting on this special event.
Over the course of the last two weeks, students had the opportunity to learn about local raptors such as hawks, owls, and turkey vultures in connection to our One School, One Book community read entitled "Wishtree." The presentation was put on by Tailwinds Raptor Educators from Kensington, NH. The visit was made possible with a grant from the Hampstead Educational Foundation (HEF). Thank you HEF for helping to make this visit possible! Thank you as well to our school librarian, Mrs. Cameron for coordinating this awesome learning experience.
Eclipse 2024! Yesterday afternoon the entire HCS community went out together to watch the solar eclipse. Thank you to all our volunteers who helped out. In preparation for the Eclipse, some of our first graders had the chance to use Ozobots with Mrs. Wisecarver where students drew an orbit around planet Earth and then pretended that the Ozobot was the moon crossing between the Earth and the Sun. Yesterday was also marked with many eclipse themed-activities and festivities. You could say that yesterday was truly "out of this world!"
