Dear Hamlin Families,

I want to thank the dance committee, as well as the volunteers from our Girls and a Loved One event. A great time was had by all and it was absolutely stunning! Also, a huge thank you to everyone who attended the dance. Everyone had a great time and it was absolutely beautiful! 

We have two more weeks in the third marking period and then it will be time for the final marking period of the school year. In the fourth marking period, students will take the end of year state assessments. It is crucial that all our students are present for instruction. When students miss instruction, even if they make up assignments, they miss the essential academic conversations, practice and modeling by the teacher. Your partnership in helping your child be present and arrive on time each and every day is appreciated. Please remember we only excuse three (3) vacation days a year and you must fill out the pre-arranged absence form prior to vacation to receive an excused absence. Attendance is so important every day for students to be successful. We also ask that you have your children here at school sitting in their seats by 8:40 AM each day.

I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

We are excited to announce that Hamlin Elementary is participating in the district-wide reading challenge, Let’s Read, OCPS! This challenge will run from January 26 to April 30, 2026, and will encourage students to read for enjoyment and develop a lifelong love of reading by contributing to the district-wide goal of reading 50 million minutes! All reading is encouraged and celebrated! We believe that giving students the freedom to choose what they read is the key to igniting their passion for literacy. All reading counts!

 

Each student's goal is to log at least 500 minutes of reading or 10 minutes daily into Beanstack. Beanstack is a free and easy-to-use app that can be found in the Library Research Tools folder on LaunchPad. Beanstack allows students to log their reading minutes, set reading goals, and earn virtual badges and rewards. 

 

 

By participating in this challenge, your child will improve their reading skills and have the opportunity to win exciting prizes. Let's work together to make this reading challenge a success!

 

More information about the reading challenge can be found at read.ocps.net.

 

Thank you for your support!

We’re excited to share that our NEHS, STEM Club, and Green School Initiative will be creating a collaborative art project made entirely from recycled bottle caps. To bring this vision to life, we’re inviting students and families to help us collect clean plastic bottle caps of all sizes and colors.

We'll be collecting the bottle caps in the media center/library. 

Thank you for supporting this project and for helping us teach our students the power of reusing everyday materials in imaginative ways.