{"id":2678,"date":"2025-01-17T08:29:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/?p=2678"},"modified":"2025-12-05T14:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:17:44","slug":"principals-message-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/2025\/01\/17\/principals-message-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal&#8217;s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<p><em>&#8220;I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.&#8221;<\/em> \u2013 Michelangelo<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dear Hunnewell Families,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michelangelo\u2019s words remind us that within every block of marble lies infinite potential, waiting to be uncovered with patience, skill, and care. At Hunnewell, we view every child as a masterpiece in progress\u2014filled with limitless potential, brilliance, and promise. Our mission as educators and as a community is to provide the guidance, tools, and encouragement needed to help students uncover their unique strengths, overcome challenges, and shine as their best selves.<\/p>\n<p>As we embark on this journey together, we are reminded that education is not just about shaping minds but also about freeing the inherent greatness within every child.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MCAS Schedule Spring 2025<\/strong><br \/> As part of fostering academic growth, here\u2019s a reminder of the upcoming MCAS dates:<\/p>\n<p><strong>ELA \u2013 April<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5th Grade: April 3rd &amp; 4th<\/li>\n<li>4th Grade: April 7th &amp; 8th<\/li>\n<li>3rd Grade: April 10th &amp; 11th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Math \u2013 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5th Grade: May 5th &amp; 6th<\/li>\n<li>4th Grade: May 8th &amp; 9th<\/li>\n<li>3rd Grade: May 12th &amp; 13th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STE (Science, Technology, and Engineering) \u2013 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5th Grade: May 15th &amp; 16th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bingo Night Success<\/strong><br \/> A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in Bingo Night! It was wonderful to see so many families come together, embodying the vibrant and supportive spirit of the Hunnewell community.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to our Co-Presidents, Dara Brigham and Lillian Lau, for their leadership. Additional kudos to our amazing Social Committee\u2014Kassie Teng, Sangita Kalidas, and Appy Bubna\u2014for their hard work in organizing such a fun and memorable event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jan 20th:<\/strong> Martin Luther King Jr. Day \u2013 No School<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jan 29th:<\/strong> Lunar New Year \u2013 No School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you for being an integral part of our journey to unlock the limitless potential of every child. Together, we are shaping bright futures and celebrating the masterpieces they already are.<\/p>\n<p>Dare to Dream,<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Dees<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.&#8221; \u2013 Michelangelo Dear Hunnewell Families, Michelangelo\u2019s words remind us that within every block of marble lies infinite potential, waiting to be uncovered with patience, skill, and&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/2025\/01\/17\/principals-message-18\/\">Continue reading <span> Principal&#8217;s Message<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","","tg-column-two"],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":true,"date":"2026-07-31 23:59:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[0],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2678"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3243,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2678\/revisions\/3243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hunnewell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}