Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on January 19, 2026. The day honors the life, leadership, and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose work advanced the civil rights movement through nonviolence, justice, and equality. It serves as a national moment to reflect on courage, service, and the pursuit of fairness for all people. Designated as a federal holiday in 1983, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is often described as “a day on, not a day off,” encouraging communities to engage in acts of service, reflection, and education.

At Hamlin Robinson School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is recognized as an opportunity for students to learn about Dr. King’s contributions and to connect his vision to ongoing efforts toward equity and belonging. Classroom activities might include reading age-appropriate excerpts from Dr. King’s speeches, exploring stories of ordinary people who worked for change, or creating service projects that build empathy and understanding. The observance promotes awareness, unity, and responsibility, reminding students that justice and kindness are active commitments practiced every day.

CANCELLED

Tonight's meetup at White Center - Rat City Art & Food Walk has been cancelled. 

Stay tuned for information on February's eastside meet up!

This weekend is your last chance to watch our Eagles defy gravity with all three teams having their final basketball games. Come send our players off in style!

And, if you happen to capture a great photo while attending, send it our way by emailing it to Christina Mancebo.

Eagles Boys Varsity Basketball Team

Eagles Girls Varsity Basketball Team

Eagles Boys JV Basketball Team

Go Eagles!!

Girls Volleyball Open Gyms continue! 

Our second of three Thursday open gyms is today! Open to students in levels 7 and 8 who can just drop in and check it out!

If we have enough interest by the end of this month, we will launch our inaugural HRS Girls Volleyball team!

Let Nathalie Curtis know if your family is interested in joining the official team. 

Remaining Opportunities for Volleyball Open Gyms in January: 

• Thursday, January 15
• Thursday, January 22

Open gyms will take place in the Lower School gymnasium, right after school.

Student pickup is at 4:30 p.m. on Valentine Place, or if later, at Lower School Commons Extended Day (pickup must be made by 6 p.m.).

Go Eagles!

Mark your calendars! Tickets are now available for HRS United 2026, our annual gala and auction, taking place on March 21 at the Museum of Flight. This unforgettable evening brings our community together to celebrate HRS and to raise critical funds in support of tuition assistance and school operations.

There are so many ways to be part of the fun:

Attend the event: Join fellow parents, alumni, faculty, and friends for an inspiring night. Purchase your tickets today and be part of this special celebration.

Donate or help procure auction items: From experiences to items big and small, our online and live auctions thrive because of community creativity. Visit our website for a list of suggested items, or check out our Amazon Wish List, featuring items that have been popular in past auctions.

Become or secure a sponsor: Sponsorships are available at a variety of levels including a $175 sponsorship that helps underwrite the cost for a faculty member to attend. Learn more about sponsorship opportunities on our website.

Together, we can make a powerful impact. Your involvement helps ensure HRS continues to thrive and serve our students and families.

This is LAST CALL for our two Friday Ski Bus trips: January 23 and January 30. We still need to fill seats to reach minimum enrollment, so please register by tomorrow, Friday, January 16, noon deadline. 

The Friday Ski Bus will depart after school for the Snoqualmie Pass and return to school at 8:30 p.m. 

Cost is $110 per Friday excursion and includes transportation, supervision, and a lift ticket.

Reach out to Nathalie Curtis to make equipment arrangements for an additional fee if needed or if you have any questions.

Register your Level 7-8 student for the fun Friday Ski Bus experience on CampBrain today. Registration closes January 16 at noon!

The Family Association meeting that took place this morning (Jan 15) was fun and informational. Thanks to those of you who could join us!

All parents can find the agenda and powerpoint slides (for both the meeting and Supporting Strong Writing presentation) on the Family Association tile in myHRS.

One topic of today's meeting was a proposed Kindness Activity for the whole student body, led and supported by parents. You'll hear more about that soon from your grade level Parent Reps.  

Family Connection Circles are a continuation of the affinity-based parent gatherings hosted by Jonathan Lee during the 2024-2025 school year. Each session begins with everyone together, then the group splits into smaller affinity circles for families of color, LGBTQ+ families, and parents of adopted children for more focused conversation and connection.

Our next two Family Connection Circles will happen on January 27 and May 6 from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm, located at the Middle School. Childcare is available with pre-registration.

Register for the January 27 Family Connection Circles.

The Writing Revolution: Explicit Writing Instruction in Service of Learning features guest speakers Alexandria Chalonec and Sean Cioffi, of Impact at The Writing Revolution (TWR).

With the focus intensifying on evidence-based reading practices, it's crucial that writing instruction is not excluded from the conversation. When students write about what they are learning, it improves their understanding of texts, deepens their thinking about content, and builds background knowledge and vocabulary. During our session, we will provide an overview and practice with the Hochman Method, an approach to explicit writing instruction that teachers can use in every grade and in all subjects.

Register for The Writing Revolution virtual event taking place on January 29 at 6 p.m. Feel free to share information about all of our Speaker Series events with friends and family.

The Parents of Adolescents and Teens (PAT) Program brings together parents of adolescents aged 10-18 through parent support, advocacy, and social connection. In a small-group setting, parents can connect with peers, learn from experts, and benefit from valuable resources for navigating the challenges of adolescence. 

The winter PAT cohort will run on 1/22, 1/29, 2/5 and 2/12. This will be an in-person co-hort. 

Register for the Winter cohort today. PAT Program. The registration fee covers all four cohort sessions.

We are reaching out to inform you that we will be conducting a test of our emergency notifications next Tuesday through our provider Bright Arrow.

Hamlin Robinson School uses Bright Arrow for immediate communications about emergencies and weather closures. Families, faculty, and staff will be contacted via text and/or email based on submitted information provided in your myHRS account.

What: Emergency notification test
Who: HRS family, faculty, staff, and board
When: Tuesday, January 13, at approximately 11:30 a.m.
How: Text message and/or email – If prompted to opt in, please do so.

For this test, there is nothing you need to do, unless you do NOT receive a text or an email message. If you do not receive the test message, please visit myHRS account to provide or update your information. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email Christina Mancebo, Director of Marketing and Communications.

B-ball is back! Boys Varsity and Girls Varsity have games this weekend.

Show your support by coming out and cheering on our Eagles!

And, if you happen to capture a great photo while attending, send it our way by emailing it to Christina Mancebo.

Boys Varsity Team

Girls Varsity Team

Go Eagles!!

Girls volleyball starts volleying today! 

Open to students in levels 7 and 8, the program is for all experience levels and is no cut. Any interested students are welcome to participate in any of the weekly volleyball open gyms with Ms. Tresh to explore if volleyball is a good fit. Students can learn fundamentals through low-pressure play and scrimmages with no obligation. Players should come with clothing appropriate for physical activity and non-marking athletic shoes.  

If enough students have interest, HRS will consider forming an official team at the end of January and joining the local league. Registration will be made available at that time.

Opportunities for Volleyball Open Gyms in January: 

• Thursday, January 8
• Thursday, January 15
• Thursday, January 22

Open gyms will take place in the Lower School gymnasium, right after school.

Student pickup is at 4:30 p.m. on Valentine Place, or if later, at Lower School Commons Extended Day (pickup must be made by 6 p.m.).

Please email Nathalie Curtis if you have questions.

Go Eagles!

Join us for the next Family Association meeting on Thursday, January 15, from 8:30-9:30 am. The meeting will be held in the Conference Room on the 4th floor of the Middle School.

You won't want to miss the next session in our Parent Education Series: From Words to Essays: The HRS Writing Journey. In this special Family Association presentation with Bonnie Meyer, you will learn how HRS students are expanding their writing skills with specific, functional, and sequential strategies in all subject areas. You will also learn more about the Writing Revolution curriculum.

In the meeting we'll also:

• Hear from Parent Rep volunteers about ongoing and upcoming grade level and school events
• Receive updates from HRS admin team members
• Make time for grade level meeting/socializing

See you on January 15!

The Parents of Adolescents and Teens (PAT) Program brings together parents of adolescents aged 10-18 through parent support, advocacy, and social connection. In a small-group setting, parents can connect with peers, learn from experts, and benefit from valuable resources for navigating the challenges of adolescence. 

The winter PAT cohort will run on 1/22, 1/29, 2/5 and 2/12. This will be an in-person co-hort. 

Register for the Winter cohort today. PAT Program. The registration fee covers all four cohort sessions.

Join fellow HRS families for a night of baseball as the Mariners take on the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, May 2, at 6:40 p.m.

HRS has secured 450 seats in Sections 115, 116, and 117 (prime viewing), and we’re offering them at an unbeatable $20 per ticket! 

This is a fantastic deal and a great opportunity to enjoy a fun spring evening with your HRS community.

Purchase your tickets using this link. You’ll receive a confirmation email with QR codes right away, and your official Mariners tickets will be delivered to you two weeks before game day. Please be sure to include your email address when purchasing, so we can send your tickets.

Let’s fill the section with orange and blue and enjoy another night of HRS spirit. We hope to see you there!

👉 Get your tickets here.
 

Tickets are now available to the HRS United 2026 gala! This is an amazing community celebration and fundraiser. We are still actively seeking auction items and would appreciate your support in procurement.

Purchase tickets today!

Learn more on how to support, including procurement information.

All grade levels will dismiss at noon on Friday, December 19. There are no after-school programs or extended care on Friday, December 19. 

After-school buses will still provide transportation but will arrive at route stops earlier than normal. The revised bus schedule is outlined below. Note new times.

Purple Bus – 911

•    Stop 1: Interbay Pagliacci – 1:05 p.m.
•    Stop 2: Ballard Goodwill –1 :13 p.m.
•    Stop 3: Shoreline (Town and Country) – 1:35 p.m. 

Yellow Bus – 910

•    Stop 1: Wallingford QFC – 1:06 p.m.
•    Stop 2: Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center – 1:17 p.m.
•    Stop 3: Northgate T-Mobile –1:27 p.m.

Green Bus – 913

•    Stop 1: UW Husky Stadium – 1:14 p.m.
•    Stop 2: South Kirkland Park and Ride – 1:33 p.m.
•    Stop 3: Uwajimaya Bellevue – 1:43 p.m.

Red Bus – 912

•    Stop 1: Mercer Island Walgreens – 12:28 p.m.
•    Stop 2: Issaquah PCC Community Markets – 12:47 p.m.

We are excited to share that, thanks to your incredible generosity, this year’s fall drives through the Learning Center collected over 1,000 food and clothing items!

• Clothing donations will go to Treehouse for Kids, an organization dedicated to creating equity for youth in foster care by providing essential resources and opportunities so they can thrive in school and in life.
• Food donations will go to Rainier Valley Food Bank, whose mission is to nourish healthy communities by providing food and support to neighbors in need with dignity and respect.

This effort would not have been possible without the dedication and advocacy of our amazing Student Council, led by Natasha Tresh, who championed this drive from start to finish. A huge thank you also goes to our Program Aides, Lauren Tipton, and our Facilities Team for their hard work behind the scenes to make everything run smoothly.

Your kindness and commitment to supporting others truly reflect the heart of our community. Every item you contributed helps bring comfort and hope to those who need it most.

Thank you for showing what it means to care and to give. We couldn’t have done this without you!

With gratitude,
The HRS Learning Center

On behalf of the entire faculty and staff, THANK YOU! Last Friday's faculty appreciation luncheon, hosted by the Family Association, was nothing short of spectacular. We appreciate the planning and care that went into every part of the day, as well as the incredible food.

Thank you to everyone who contributed food and volunteered to help decorate, collect food drop-offs, set-up, and clean-up. You are all rock stars! A special thanks to Nancy T for organizing this event and providing such a fun, "wicked" theme, as evidenced in this slideshow.

Quotes from happy teachers:

• We are so grateful for the love and support from our Family Association! I look forward to this lunch each year. Thank you! 
• We didn’t need a yellow brick road to find that AMAZING lunch. As always, the Family Association went above and beyond the rainbow. Thank you.  
• A huge thank you for spoiling us! The food is always delicious, but the vibes are immaculate!  
• Stepping onto the 4th floor felt like going into the movie. 
• The care and attention given to having a variety of safe foods for all dietary types literally made me tear up. Thank you so much!
• As it is my first year at HRS, I had no idea what to expect and was so blown away!

Last year’s popular Snoqualmie ski event is back! The schedule has been amended to gather interested skiers for two excursions: January 23 and January 30! The Friday Ski Bus will depart after school for the Snoqualmie Pass and return to school at 8:30 p.m.

Cost is $110 per Friday excursion and includes transportation, supervision, and a lift ticket.

Reach out to Nathalie Curtis to make equipment arrangements for an additional fee if needed or if you have any questions.

Register your Level 7-8 student for the fun Friday Ski Bus experience on CampBrain today! Registration closes January 16.

Registration for 2026 Slingerland classes and summer camps at HRS is open! Summer at Hamlin Robinson School is for students entering grades 1-8 in Fall 2026, and they do not have to be a current HRS student.

Take advantage of early bird pricing: 10% off camps until December 31, then 5% off camps until January 31.

For campers spending summer 2026 at the Hamlin Robinson School, we offer a 3.5-week Slingerland® class in the mornings, along with a selection of full and half-day adventure camps. Extended Day (before-care and after-care) is also available. Summer at HRS offers flexibility to meet you and your child's needs.

Sign up for classes and camps today!

Mark your calendars! HRS is bringing volleyball to the Middle School this spring!

Close on the heels of our inaugural basketball team's success, we are excited to bring volleyball to our level 7 and 8 girls starting in late winter.

Not sure if volleyball is your child's thing? They can join Ms. Tresh in weekly volleyball open gyms to find out! We'll be playing around with low-pressure fundamentals and scrimmage leading up to forming a team. Specific dates TBA!

The volleyball program is for all experience levels and is no cut. If enough students join and have interest, we will consider forming an official team and joining the local league.

Next step:
Help us determine interest by emailing Nathalie Curtis.

Go Eagles!

Join fellow HRS families for a night of baseball as the Mariners take on the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, May 2, at 6:40 p.m.

Eighty percent of the tickets are sold, so don't delay in securing your seat!

HRS has secured 450 seats in Sections 115, 116, and 117 (prime viewing), and we’re offering them at an unbeatable $20 per ticket! 

This is a fantastic deal and a great opportunity to enjoy a fun spring evening with your HRS community.

Purchase your tickets using this link. You’ll receive a confirmation email with QR codes right away, and your official Mariners tickets will be delivered to you two weeks before game day. Please be sure to include your email address when purchasing, so we can send your tickets.

Let’s fill the section with orange and blue and enjoy another night of HRS spirit. We hope to see you there!

👉 Get your tickets here.
 

Save the Date! Our all-school auction is coming up soon.

This is a wonderful community celebration and fundraiser. We hope everyone will help in procuring auction items. There is information about what is needed HERE.

Tickets for the event will go on sale in January.