🍁 Thursday HMF Update – November 7, 2025 🍁
Hello Hammer Families,
We’re moving full speed into the season of community, gratitude, and celebration — and there’s so much happening at Hammer Montessori and with the HMF. Let’s dive in!
🧡 Galammer Food Drive & Pantry: Nov 10 – Dec 12
Together with our neighbors at Galarza Elementary, we’re hosting a Galammer Food Drive & Pantry to support families during the holidays and respond to growing food insecurity and SNAP instability.
How to Help:
🛒 Bring unopened nonperishable food and personal care items to school — any amount helps.
📋 See what to bring
💻 Donate to our Virtual Food Drive through Second Harvest:
impact.shfb.org/Galammer
💡 Don’t forget to use corporate matching if available!
If You Need Food:
- Visit the Galammer Pantry during school hours
- Call 2-1-1
- Visit shfb.org/get-food or call 1-800-984-3663
Watch for a flyer going home this week!
❄️ Winter Bazaar – December 11, 6–8 PM
Mark your calendars for one of the coziest, most creative events of the year! Enjoy:
- 📚 Book readings from our beloved teachers
- 🍪 A festive Bake Sale
- 🎨 The Kids’ Craft Sale — made and run by our students!
🛠 Volunteer sign-ups open Nov 8
🎁 Kids Craft & Bake Sale sign-ups open Nov 15 (spots go fast!)
Email events@hammerfoundation.org with questions.
🎉 Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat Survey
A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in our Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat! From dazzling trunk displays and fun costumes to the games, crafts, and spooky spirit — our community truly showed up in style.
We’d love your feedback to help us make next year’s event even better!
📝 Click here to take our quick Fall Festival Feedback Survey
💙 Annual Appeal – We Need Your Help!
We’ve reached 11% of our $50,000 goal, and we need your support to keep our programs going strong. This is our largest and most important fundraiser of the year — and it powers:
- Weekly Starting Arts instruction (music, drama, dance)
- 🎉 School assemblies & field trips
- 📚 Montessori classroom materials
- 👩🏫 Teacher training & development
- 🌱 The beautiful student mural that now brightens our campus!
📸 We’ve attached a photo of the finished mural — a stunning symbol of our students’ creativity and community.
💸 Donate today:
Donate on Konstella
💡 Remember — many employers offer matching programs that double your impact!
👕 T-Shirts Still Available
Hammer spirit wear is still available!
🛍️ Order T-Shirts Here
👀 Sweatshirts coming soon!
🛠 November HMF Meeting Recap
Thank you to everyone who joined us Tuesday night! We discussed:
- 📊 Progress on the audit (thank you, parent volunteers!)
- 🧡 Plans for the Food Drive & Winter Bazaar
- 👕 New sweatshirt sale launching soon
- 🎃 Fall Festival feedback and appreciation
🏫 School Tours for Prospective Families Begin in January
Do you know a family who would love Hammer as much as we all do?
In January 2026, we’ll begin giving in-person school tours for prospective families interested in applying to Hammer Montessori through the SJUSD Choice Lottery process. These tours are a wonderful chance to see our beautiful campus, meet some of our passionate educators, and learn more about what makes public Montessori education so special.
✅ Share the Flyer:
If you know a neighbor, friend, or coworker with a child entering TK–5th grade, please share this flyer with them:
📄 Hammer School Tour Flyer
🧡 Let’s spread the word and help other families discover the magic of the Hammer Montessori community!
📅 Important Dates
- SSC Meeting – November 7 @ 8:00am
- Happy Birds Assembly – November 10
- Veteran’s Day – November 11 (No School)
- Ruby Bridges Walk (and Roll) to School – November 14 @ 8:40am
- Thanksgiving Break – November 26–28
- Winter Bazaar – December 11, 6–8pm
📬 Questions or want to get involved?
📧 contact@hammerfoundation.org
🌐 www.hammerfoundation.org
With appreciation,
Hammer Montessori Foundation