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Hempstead Public Schools is offering Summer Learning Activities for Grades K–8 in Reading and Math to help scholars stay engaged and prepared for the upcoming school year. Grade-level packets are available for download and in print at any elementary or middle school. Families can also support their child’s progress through i-Ready personalized lessons, with parent guides available in English and Spanish. Additional resources across all content areas are available to further enrich summer learning.

We are writing to inform you about an important update regarding our school’s policy related to students and personal electronic devices. This policy will take effect at the start of the new school year in September 2025. As required by Education Law 2803, and as a part of Governor Hochul’s Distraction-Free Learning Initiative, student use of personal internet-enabled devices is prohibited from “bell-to-bell.”

Students participated in a Culminating Multicultural Assembly. Each class performed a song/dance/or poem about their country of study they learned about this year. Students also shared what they learned about their country of study.

Pre-K and Kindergarten students at Prospect School participated in school Olympics. Students participated in various Olympic activities and represented their country of study. All students earned a medal at the end of the Olympics!