The HRS Learning Center is pleased to announce the lineup and schedule for the 2023-24 Speaker Series, a full slate of free webinars for community members. Presenters from across the country will cover the topics of artificial intelligence, growing up in a hyper-connected world, executive function support, and developmental language disorders. View full details and register today on the HRS Speaker Series webpage.

This December, Grands Day is back at HRS! Registration is now open for all. Please note that each Grands Day is for students from specific levels. Register for the day - or days - that correspond with your HRS student(s). Each event will begin promptly at 9am. Street parking will be open on 20th Avenue South and State Street after the buses leave, starting at 8:30am. Both buildings have elevator access to classrooms. We look forward to welcoming Grands to campus!

Middle School Grands Day (Levels 6-8)

• Wednesday, December 13, 2023 from 9am-11am

Intermediate Grands Day (Levels 4-5)

• Thursday, December 14, 2023 from 9am-10:30am

Primary Grands Day (Levels 1-3)

• Friday, December 15, 2023 from 9am-10:30am

Fall parent-teacher conferences will be held at HRS next week, on Monday, November 20 and Tuesday, November 21. There will be no classes on these days. If you haven't had a chance to sign up yet, please do so today. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's homeroom or advisory teacher directly. 

HRS offices will be closed November 22 through November 24 for Thanksgiving break. 

There will be no school next week, November 20 - November 24, due to conferences and Thanksgiving break. We look forward to welcoming students back to campus on Monday, November 27, 2023. 

This December, Grands Day is back at HRS! Celebrating all of those important grandparents and grand friends who enrich the lives of students, this special event welcomes Grands to campus for a peek inside life at HRS. Please note that each Grands Day is for students from specific levels. Register for the day - or days - that correspond with your HRS student(s). Each event will begin promptly at 9am. Street parking will be open on 20th Avenue South after the buses leave, starting at 8:30am. Both buildings have elevator access to classrooms.

Middle School Grands Day (Levels 6-8)

• Wednesday, December 13, 2023 from 9am-11am

Intermediate Grands Day (Levels 4-5)

• Thursday, December 14, 2023 from 9am-10:30am

Primary Grands Day (Levels 1-3)

• Friday, December 15, 2023 from 9am-10:30am

Fall parent-teacher conferences will be held at HRS on Monday, November 20 and Tuesday, November 21 (no classes on these days). If you haven't already, you will receive an email shortly from your student's homeroom or advisory teacher with conference sign-up information. Please reach out to them directly with any questions. 

HRS will be closed November 22 through November 24 for Thanksgiving break. 

HRS is dedicated to serving all members of our community. To build upon existing resources and tools, a new page has been added to the HRS website highlighting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. On this page, you will find the existing HRS equity statement and a list of terms with definitions, providing a common language for our continuing work. 

You will also find links to resources, including a school consortium that HRS is a part of - People of Color in Independent Schools - which offers a variety of resources to its member schools and families. View the DEIB page today!

Join HRS at the next virtual Family Association meeting on Tuesday, November 14 at 8:45am. In this meeting, you'll hear school updates from Head of School Stacy Turner, meet HRS school counselors, Nathan Howden and Lauren Tipton, and hear the latest news for our parent reps. All members of our HRS family community are welcome to attend - no registration needed. The Zoom link is available on myHRS, under the Family Association tile. See you Tuesday!

HRS is pleased to participate in a vaccine clinic this afternoon (Thursday, Nov 9), in partnership with several other area schools and hosted at Lake Washington Girls Middle School. Additional details are available on this online PDF.

Appointments are limited. If you haven't already, please register in advance.

In response to many inquiries, there is a new feature available through myHRS that will allow parents and family members to sync the HRS calendar with their own personal calendars. To do so, navigate to the calendar page in myHRS. Then, locate the RSS feed button in the top right corner of the calendar month bar. Follow the steps in the pop up.

This will allow you to follow holidays, important events, no school and professional development days, and other noteworthy dates. If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to the front office at frontoffice@hamlinrobinson.org. 

In early October we shared an opportunity for an enriching community event co-sponsored by Hamlin Robinson School and Lake Washington Girls Middle School with guest speaker, Emily Cherkin. At this event, she addressed the challenges of parenting in the digital age with insight and empathy. The dialogue about screen time provided participants with valuable perspectives on balancing technological engagement with the developmental needs of children.

Cherkin's approach to the complex topic of screen time emphasized not just the struggles but also the potential for setting healthy boundaries and fostering meaningful connections without screens. A recording of her presentation is available HERE as well as on the HRS Learning Center website, under Upcoming Events.

Each chapter written at HRS is a part of the whole, essential for the story to be completed. For this year’s annual giving campaign, each gift is helping us reach our goal: achieving authentic success for students. Will you add your chapter? It’s not too late!

Please join in by giving to the Annual Fund! We appreciate every gift, and all funds support the mission of Hamlin Robinson School - which is what matters most.

Give a gift today!

We invite you to join us for upcoming Parent Observation Mornings at HRS!  Attendees will have the opportunity to observe your student's morning writing lesson. This is a wonderful opportunity for parents to immerse themselves in the classroom and for students to demonstrate what they're learning.

Please note that grade level events are occurring on different dates and different times next week. To help us prepare for these grade-level-specific events, we ask that you RSVP here. We look forward to seeing you!

Lower School:

Levels 1-3 on Monday, November 6
8:00am-9:45am (begin in Lower School gym)
Levels 4-5 on Tuesday, November 7
8:00am-9:45am (begin in Lower School gym)

Middle School: (please check which period your student has Writing Class on myHRS and choose the appropriate day)

MS Writing Period 1 on Wednesday, November 8
8:20am-9:35am (begin in Middle School commons on first floor)
MS Writing Period 2 on Thursday, November 9
9:15am-10:30am (begin in Middle School commons on first floor)

HRS is pleased to participate in a vaccine clinic next week on Thursday, November 9 in partnership with several other area schools and hosted at Lake Washington Girls Middle School. Additional details are available on this online PDF.

Appointments are limited - please register in advance.

Please note that there will be no school for students tomorrow, Friday, November 3. You can check the school calendar anytime on the myHRS (Parent Forms + Resources tile) or on the HRS main website.

If you need child-care for your student tomorrow, there is availability for the Day-On program. Please register through myHRS using the Auxiliary tile. There is a fee for this service. Day-On provides childcare exclusively for HRS students during professional development days between the hours of 8am-5pm. The day features activities with the extended day team and new friends.

This month, the HRS libraries are featuring books in honor of National Native American Heritage Month. Stop by or view the full list of suggested titles on the online catalog for lower school or middle school students. View additional resources on the HRS Library webpage.  

Fall parent-teacher conferences will be held at HRS on Monday, November 20 and Tuesday, November 21. You will receive an email from your student's homeroom or advisory teacher with conference sign-up information as the dates near. Please reach out to them directly with any questions. 

HRS will be closed between November 22 through November 24 for Thanksgiving break.