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Hancock Elementary

Special: Music

District

SAT Testing Day

PTO meeting

Special: PE/Health/LMR

Special: Art

Family Lunch

Special: PE/Health

All School Earth Day

Spring Recess

Events

Are you or someone you know looking to make a career change, find summer work, or secure a job closer to home?

The Town of Peterborough Economic Development Authority, the ConVal School District, and the Greater Monadnock Collaborative have partnered to bring you this first annual event!

Bring your resume and meet with 26+ employers who have already RSVP'd. You'll even have the opportunity to have an initial interview with most of them.

Visit the event’s website to learn more about the participating employers: [tinyurl.com/MonadnockJobs](https://townofpeterborough.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fc5d591411f0887c5a025cc47&id=ad5136f7ae&e=06aa1767de).

Monadnock Job & Career Fair

The ConVal School District Special Education Department will be holding a Preschool Child Check Clinic for 3- and 4-year old children living in the towns of Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, Peterborough, Sharon, and Temple on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at Antrim Elementary School with appointments between 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

The purpose of the clinic is to identify 3-4 year old children who may need further evaluation/consideration for special education services.  Parents who have concerns about their child's development in the areas of speech, language, cognitive, motor, social, play skills, vision, or hearing should **call Melissa Gatto at 924-7503 x2032 to register** for the clinic.

Pre-registration is required.  The child must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Pre-School Child Check April 2

The 2025 District Choral Festival took place in the ConVal Gym on Wednesday, March 19.

The concert demonstrated the strength of the district-wide music program, covered a wide variety of musical styles, and showcased the diverse musical talents of ConVal students at different levels.

The final number was an all-singer rendition of "Truly Brave," a special mash-up of two great songs: "Brave" by Sara Bareilles and "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper.

It brought together choral ensembles from Great Brook, South Meadow, and ConVal Regional High School, as well as singers from Antrim Elementary, Dublin Consolidated, Francestown Elementary, Greenfield Elementary, Hancock Elementary, Peterborough Elementary, Pierce, and Temple Elementary Schools.

Thank you to the music teachers Patrick Cogan, Elisabeth Fortin, Elora Harvey, Ed Lowy, Brian Moore, Jacqueline Neilssen, and Hannah Petrick for putting together an evening of vocal music that delighted the district-wide audience.

2025 District Choral Festival

Kindergarten registration and screening for the southern tier of the ConVal School District will be held on Tuesday, March 18, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm at Peterborough Elementary School, 17 High Street, in Peterborough.

The registration is for children living in the towns of Dublin, Greenfield, Peterborough, Sharon, and Temple.

Pre-registration for this event is required. Please call Melissa Gatto at (603) 924-7503 ext. 2032 to schedule an appointment time.

The child must be accompanied to the registration and screening by a parent or legal guardian and must be five years old by September 30, 2025.

A snow date for the event is scheduled for Friday, March 21, at the same time and location.

Kindergarten Registration March 18

Thank you to all the voters who expressed their support for the ConVal School District on March 11, 2025. The detailed vote outcomes for each of the 11 warrant articles and ConVal School Board positions can be accessed [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/11yyuhLffoVf4eSvz-ntVRg_aYQjhq1ao/view).

2025 District Vote Results

All inhabitants of the Contoocook Valley School District, consisting of the Towns of Antrim, Bennington, Dublin, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, Peterborough, Sharon, and Temple, who are qualified to vote in District affairs, are invited to participate in Voting Day on March 11, 2025.

The voting locations and times are as follows:

*   Antrim: Town Hall, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Bennington: Town Hall Gym, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Dublin: Town Hall, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Francestown: Town Hall, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Greenfield: Greenfield Elementary School, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Hancock: Meeting House, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Peterborough: Community Center, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Sharon: Meeting House, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

*   Temple: Town Hall, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Please check with your town to confirm this schedule.

March 11 Is Voting Day

Kindergarten Registration

The Temple School Study Committee met with Superintendent Dr. Ann Forrest and with Facilities Director Tim Grossi on February 25 to advance an updated proposal to reconfigure the ConVal School District.

The Temple Select Board had created the study committee to assess the future of Temple Elementary School after the town and district voters rejected a School Board proposal to close DCS, FES, Pierce, and TES last year. With Dublin and Francestown now pursuing a withdrawal from the district, the committee focused on alternative options.

Per the [published report](https://www.templenh.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif5071/f/uploads/ssc_final_report\_12052024.pdf) of the school study committee from December 2024, the Temple Plan envisions the closures of Antrim Elementary School and Peterborough Elementary School. Students would be moved to their respective middle schools, Great Brook School and South Meadow School. In turn, 7th and 8th graders currently attending Great Brook and South Meadow would be moved to ConVal High School.

In all, the proposed reorganization plan would involve the physical reassignment of 285 current 7th and 8th grade students at GBS and SMS as well as 399 elementary students currently at AES and PES. The proposed plan does not affect the 32 students currently attending Temple Elementary School.

The Temple School Studies Committee consists of Gail Cromwell (Chair), Pam Kingston (Vice-Chair), Carol Mamczak (Secretary), as well as members Michelle Cilley Foisy and Vivian Wills.

Temple School Study Committee Presents Plan

District News

Ms. Goodington’s class has been learning about the  life cycle of chickens, the different parts of an egg, and how a chicken forms inside! Twenty-one days ago, they carefully placed eggs in the incubator and have been closely monitoring them every day. Today, the big moment arrived! They discovered cracks in some of the eggs and even heard the first little peeps! The wait is finally over – the baby chicks are hatching!

The Eggs Are Peeping!

In the beginning of March each student was challenged with completing at least 180 minutes of independent reading throughout the month.  These hardworking children took the challenge very seriously and read a total of 7,200 minutes! Today, we celebrated with an assembly and many of our students received awards for going above and beyond the 180 minute challenge. Well done HES!

Reading Challenge Assembly

The April PTO meeting is coming up! Some of the items on the agenda this month are: Earth Day, Teacher Appreciation Week, and Children and the Arts. Hope to see you there!

April  2, 2025 PTO Meeting

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The Husky Herald: Week of March 31, 2025

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The Husky Herald: Week of March 24, 2025

Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program created by the National Education Association (NEA).  At HES, Mrs. Vezina is encouraging students to read by providing each student with a reading log to take home. After completing ten minutes of reading they color in one book. After coloring in six books, they bring their reading log back to Mrs. Vezina and have their name put on the bulletin board.  Our goal is to see how many names we can get up on the board!

Read Across America at HES

bulletin board with students' names who have read for the program

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The Husky Herald

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The Husky Herald: Week of March 10, 2025

School News

Hitting The Slopes

Ornament Day

4th Grade Field Trip

Playground "Ribbon Cutting"

Harvest Dinner Preparations

two students work outside with their teacher

Fall Colors inspire Learning

Preschool students using books as computers

Working on "Grown Up Computers"

Cornucopia Project

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### Our Vision

Our students will have the confidence to be positive participants in their community, by showing kindness, curiosity, and respect to themselves and others.

### Our Mission

At Hancock Elementary, our mission is to empower students to become confident, compassionate, and engaged members of their community. We are dedicated to fostering an educational environment where kindness, curiosity, and respect are at the core of every student's experience. We inspire our students to develop the skills, values, and mindset needed to positively impact both themselves and the world around them. 


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