Family Newsletter 9-30-26

Important Update Regarding Student Attendance & Family Trips

Consistent attendance is essential to student learning, well-being, and belonging in our school community. Students thrive academically and socially when they participate daily in classroom activities and school life.

As outlined in our district handbook, families and schools share the responsibility for supporting regular attendance. We strongly encourage scheduling vacations, appointments, and non-emergency activities during official school breaks. (HPS 2026-2027 Student and Family Handbook)

To streamline our process and align with our attendance goals, the Family Trip Form has been deactivated. Going forward, please email your child's teacher and hesabsence@psharvard.org to report upcoming absences. For extended absences, please reach out directly to Dr. Katsh-Singer.

Thank you for partnering with us to ensure our students are present, engaged, and supported every day!

Husky Headlines is our grades 3-5 student newspaper club, where students write articles, create artwork, research topics, interview members of our school community, and help put together our school newspaper. Meetings will take place on Friday mornings from 8:00 a.m. until the start of school on the Learning Stairs. Our first meeting will be Friday, October 2nd. A full meeting calendar will be shared via email with families who have registered for the club. 

Please fill out this form if your child would like to participate in Husky Headlines. We ask that students not be dropped off before 8:00 am.  

Dear Friends of Harvard Public Schools,

The Harvard Educators Association cordially invites you to the 57th annual Staff-Senior Competition. This year we are playing volleyball. The game will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, October 16, in the Bromfield School Gymnasium. Don’t miss this family-friendly Harvard tradition!

This classic competition raises money for scholarships for deserving seniors who plan to further their education. Last year, we raised $3000 and awarded six scholarships to students in the Class of 2026!

This year, for the second time, we would also like to include the 5th graders, many of whom will be attending Bromfield for 6th grade. The 5th graders will help us kick off the event by playing first. If your child would like to play, please fill out this form. 

We greatly appreciate any contribution, but we do plan to list in the program, as patrons, the names of those who contribute thirty dollars ($30) or more and whose contributions are received by Friday, October 9. If you’d like to contribute, please make checks payable to the Harvard Educators Association and send your donation to Katelyn Russell at The Bromfield School office or Erin Sintros at the Hildreth School office. 

You can also contribute through UNIPAY. Please indicate that the memo/note section donation is for the HEA scholarship fund. 

https://unipaygold.unibank.com/transactionInfo.aspx?CustomerID=380&TransID=28879

For any individual or family sending a patron contribution, admission to the game will be free for immediate family members. Just mention you are a patron and have already made a contribution at the admission table.

General admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students, payable at the door (cash or check). The Seniors will be holding a bake sale to help fund activities.

Sincerely,

The Harvard Educators Association

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