💙 HMF Weekly Update – Finishing Strong Together 💙
Hammer Families,
First, a huge THANK YOU to all of the families who came out for the Gardner Community Tour this week. It was wonderful to see so many parents, students, and community members walking the campus together, asking questions, and beginning to envision the next chapter of Hammer Montessori.
Personally, I left the tour feeling excited about our new campus and the opportunities and autonomy it will give us as a school community. As emotional as this transition has been, there was something incredibly reassuring about finally seeing where we are headed next year and imagining all the possibilities that space brings for our students.
We know change is not always easy, but it was special to see our future starting to take shape. 💙
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🚌 WE NEED AN ASSEMBLIES & FIELD TRIPS VOLUNTEER!
Hammer Families — we REALLY need someone to step into this role for next year.
I think some people may feel intimidated by the title, but I truly want to reassure everyone:
✨ This role is NOT scary.
✨ You will NOT be thrown in blind.
✨ You will have support.
Our current volunteer, Nina, has done an absolutely incredible job streamlining this process and organizing all of the files, contacts, timelines, and systems needed to make this role manageable and successful. She has lovingly built a framework that someone new can absolutely step into.
We are also considering restructuring this into a CO-CHAIR role to make it even more manageable, such as:
• One parent handling Kinder–3rd grade field trips
• One parent handling 4th/5th grade field trips + assemblies
We are flexible and willing to be creative because this role is ESSENTIAL to keeping the enrichment experiences our students love:
🎭 Assemblies
🚌 Field Trips
🎨 Educational Experiences
✨ School Memories
If you have ever wanted to be more involved at Hammer, this may honestly be the perfect opportunity.
Please, please reach out if you are even a little interested or curious.
📧 president@hammerfoundation.org
📧 contact@hammerfoundation.org
Or simply grab me at school and let’s chat informally!
We really do need someone in place for this role, and we would love to help you feel supported stepping into it.
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🎉 Galammer Field Day Volunteers Needed! 🎉
Dear Hammer Families,
As we wrap up an incredible school year, we are excited to celebrate together with our End-of-the-Year Field Day on Tuesday, May 26th — and our final celebration as the Galammer community! 💙💛
To make this special day a success for our students, we are looking for parent volunteers to help facilitate the different game and activity stations.
✨ All equipment will be provided — all you need to do is show up and help lead the fun!
Field Day Schedule:
🔴 K–2nd Grade: 9:30 AM – 11:10 AM
🔵 3rd–5th Grade: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Whether you can help for part of the day or the whole event, we would deeply appreciate your support. Volunteers help create the joyful, connected experiences our students will remember for years to come.
👉 Sign up HERE
Thank you for helping us close out the year with laughter, celebration, and community spirit.
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🌈 Spirit Week Starts Next Week!
Let’s make our final week together FUN for the kids and show our Hammer spirit! 🎉
📅 Tuesday, May 26 – COLOR DAY
Wear your grade-level color for Field Day:
❤️ Kinder – Red
🧡 1st – Orange
💛 2nd – Yellow
💚 3rd – Green
💙 4th – Blue
💜 5th – Purple
🏖 Wednesday, May 27 – Beach Day
🏀 Thursday, May 28 – Sports Day
🎉 Friday, May 29 – Free Dress
Let’s see everyone participate and help make these final memories extra special!
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🎓 5th Grade Promotion – May 28
We are excited to celebrate our promoting 5th grade class of 2025–2026 on:
📅 Thursday, May 28
🕔 5:00–6:00 PM
Thank you to all of the parent volunteers and HMF members helping make this special milestone memorable for our students and families.
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🧒 After School Programs at Gardner – 2026–2027
✨ Recreation Of City Kids (ROCK) – CLICK HERE
Hammer is grateful to partner again next year with ROCK for after-school care. They will be located directly on our new campus at Gardner and registration will begin in June.
✨ Go Kids – CLICK HERE
We are also excited to announce that Hammer will host Go Kids at the new Gardner campus.
Go Kids offers:
👶 Toddler care
🧒 Preschool care
🎒 School-age care through 5th grade
They are currently enrolling students ages 2 years old through 5th grade and will have:
• One toddler classroom
• Two preschool classrooms
• Two school-age classrooms
We are excited families will continue to have strong childcare options available on campus.
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📅 Important Dates
• Student Walk-a-Thon Pizza Party – May 22
• Student Magic Show Assembly – May 22
• Galammer Field Day – May 26
• Galammer Spirit Week – May 26–29
Spirit Week Themes:
❤️ Tues, May 26 – Color Day
🏖 Wed, May 27 – Beach Day
🏀 Thurs, May 28 – Sports Day
🎉 Fri, May 29 – Free Dress
• Galammer 5th Grade Picnic – May 27, 1:00–3:00 PM
• 5th Grade Promotion – May 28, 5:00–6:00 PM
• Last Day of School – May 29 @ 1:00 PM
• Galammer Yearbook Signing Event – May 29, 1:00–2:30 PM
📣 Parents, please help make every last moment count and ensure your child is at school as we wrap up this incredible year together! 💙