Maurice A. Donahue School

Summer Eats changes today! Grab and go only 🥡☀️ Two free meals locations—Veterans Park Farmers Market and Holyoke Community College—are closed today because of the heat. Grab and go meals only will be available at: 🍎 Carlos Vega Park, Hamilton Street, 11–11:45 a.m. 🍏 Community Field, Community Field Road, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 🍎 Heritage Park, 221 Appleton Street, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 🍏 Holyoke Hills, Tokeneke Road, 11:55 a.m.–12:40 p.m. 🍎 Holyoke Public Library, 250 Chestnut Street, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 🍏 Springdale Park, 844 Main Street, 12:50–1:30 p.m.

Two Summer Eats free meals locations—Veterans Park Farmers Market and Holyoke Community College—are closed today and tomorrow, July 15 and 16, because of the heat. Grab and go meals only will be available at: • Carlos Vega Park, Hamilton Street, 11–11:45 a.m. • Community Field, Community Field Road, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. • Heritage Park, 221 Appleton Street, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. • Holyoke Hills, Tokeneke Road, 11:55 a.m.–12:40 p.m. • Holyoke Public Library, 250 Chestnut Street, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. • Springdale Park, 844 Main Street, 12:50–1:30 p.m.

The heat wave continues. Summer Eats will provide only grab and go meals at the eight community park locations for children to take home today and tomorrow, July 15 and 16. Regular meal offerings are expected to resume on Wednesday. Reminder: Children must be present to pick up their meals, and only one meal per child. https://www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/article/1662021

Hampden County is under a heat advisory from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. tomorrow, July 15, with temperatures that can feel as high as 100° F. Need to cool off? In addition to air conditioning at public spaces such as the Holyoke Public Library and Holyoke Mall, splash pads are open from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at the following parks: ⛲ Carlos Vega Park 🏖️ Community Field ⛲ Pina Park 🏖️ Pulaski Park ⛲ South Chestnut Street Park 🏖️ Springdale Park

Too hot! Summer Eats will provide only grab and go meals at the eight community park locations for children to take home on Tuesday, 7/9. Regular meal offerings are expected to resume on Wednesday. Reminder: Children must be present to pick up their meals, and only one meal per child. Learn more: https://www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/article/1662021

Breaking a sweat? Here are some places to cool down 👇🌡️ Hampden County is under a heat advisory from 12 p.m. today until 8 p.m. tomorrow, with temperatures that can feel as high as 96° F. In addition to air conditioning at public spaces such as the Holyoke Public Library and Holyoke Mall, splash pads are open from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at the following parks: Carlos Vega Park, Community Field, Pina Park, Pulaski Park, South Chestnut Street Park and Springdale Park.

Breaking a sweat? Here are some places to cool down 👇🌡️ Hampden County is under a heat advisory from 12 p.m. today until 8 p.m. tomorrow, with temperatures that can feel as high as 96° F. In addition to air conditioning at public spaces such as the Holyoke Public Library and Holyoke Mall, splash pads are open from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at the following parks: Carlos Vega Park, Community Field, Pina Park, Pulaski Park, South Chestnut Street Park and Springdale Park. - ¿Mucho calor? Vea aquí algunos lugares donde refrescarse 👇🌡️ El Condado de Hampden está bajo un aviso de calor desde las 12 p.m. de hoy hasta las 8 p.m. de mañana, con temperaturas que pueden llegar hasta los 96° F. ¿Necesita refrescarse? Además del aire acondicionado en espacios públicos como la Biblioteca Pública de Holyoke y el Centro Comercial de Holyoke, las áreas de recreación con fuentes de agua están abiertas de 11 a.m. a 7 p.m. en los siguientes parques: ⛲ Parque Carlos Vega 🏖️ Campo comunitario ⛲ Parque Pina 🏖️ Parque Pulaski ⛲ Parque South Chestnut Street 🏖️ Parque Springdale

📽 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or5B8pkGaM0 Free meals for kids and teens this summer at eight community locations! Holyoke children and teens can pick up free healthy meals each weekday at eight locations within the city this summer! Holyoke Public School’s Summer Eats program is offered in partnership with Sodexo from now through August 16.

Let's do some math with... games! 🎲 Games are a great way to sharpen your child's math skills while school is out. Some games (which you might already have at home!) that incorporate math include Monopoly, Rummikub, Yahtzee, Sequence Numbers, Tenzi, Phase 10, and Farkle. There are also several fun online resources that your child may have access to with their school login, including Zearn, Prodigy Game, Sumdog, and Splash Math. Math resources for families: https://www.mathrecovery.org/resources

What goes great with summer sun? Summer reading 🌞📚 Just 30 minutes a day makes a positive impact for reading comprehension, communication skills, and vocabulary acquisition. Remember to log your child's reading for a chance to win prizes when school resumes in August! Recommended reads from HPS and Holyoke Public Library: https://www.weareteachers.com/summer-reading-list-for-kids/

🎥🎥 https://youtu.be/r4O24lrHT8E?feature=shared As the year ends, congratulations to all the elementary, middle, and high school students who received recognition for their strong, improved, or perfect attendance during a districtwide celebration held at Kelly School! Attendees, including students, family, and friends, enjoyed a delightful dinner at the award ceremony. To cap off the evening, an ice cream truck made a sweet stop, treating everyone to cool desserts!🍦

SCHOOL’S OUT! 🥳 From all of us here at HPS, have a wonderful summer! Please note that summer education opportunities still have some seats available, and are linked below if you would like to enroll your child. Otherwise, we’ll see you back on Monday, August 26 for the start of the 2024-2025 school year! Summer learning: https://www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/page/summer-learning

It was fun for all at the first-ever Holyoke Elementary Farm Fun Fair! 🧑‍🌾 Students and families that attended the event at Donahue School were entertained, educated, and nourished thanks to FoodCorps, who hosted the event. Representatives from local food nonprofits shared resources and seeds, while kids enjoyed activities like “pin the tomato on the vine” and decorating garden stones. The HPS food truck was on site to serve a taco dinner with locally-sourced ingredients.

🎥 (Full Graduation Ceremony) 🎥 https://youtu.be/h2_u6IXVRGY?feature=shared 71 Holyoke High School Dean Campus students celebrated their graduation on May 30, 2024 with both high school diplomas and vocational training in their chosen fields. We can't wait to see what you accomplish! 🎓

Rising Stars, next year's school budget, graduations, electric school buses, and more in this week's Together for Holyoke https://holyokepsma.edurooms.com/engage/holyoke-public-schools/newsletters/together-for-holyoke-june-7-2024

June is Pride Month! Together we can… ❤️ Intentionally build a community that is anti-racist, inclusive, and culturally responsive. 🧡 Ensure that students, families, and staff get the support they need to be successful. 💛 Seek out and incorporate the voices of those impacted, with a commitment to include those who have been excluded in the past. 💚 Promote access and inclusion for all students, staff, and families. 💙 Respect, embrace, and honor the diversity of our students, families, staff, and community. 💜 Reflect on our own behavior to minimize harm to others. 🌈 Create a culture of acceptance and empathy so that everyone feels valued and is able to contribute to our community’s success.

The last day of school is Friday, June 21 with a three-hour early release. - El último día de clase es el viernes 21 de junio, con una salida temprana de tres horas.

Breathe deep and learn to de-stress with Morgan students 🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSkFF-eOoGM 🎥 As part of the TRAILS Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum that has been implemented district-wide this year, Morgan students are exploring a variety ways to manage stress. During a recent classroom discussion, a group of second-graders shared some of their favorite stress-relief tactics, including deep breathing and tracing their hands.

Holyoke Public Schools is offering free summer meals for children and teens under the age of 18 throughout the summer. We need your help in picking when and where we should provide these meals to ensure we are selecting the most convenient times and locations, so please complete this short meals preference survey. Survey closes on Wednesday, May 29. Meal times and locations will be announced soon after. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzh8Y2GPzWwDUTtIjK_fzxe0_e5vsq1CxV5f9kXWp5kvzZ5A/viewform

HPS schools will be closed on Monday, May 27 in recognition of Memorial Day. Enjoy the long weekend. See you Tuesday.