During the summer, all of the District’s primary schools have been undergoing significant construction projects relating to upgrading our HVAC systems and preparing for our transition to Full-Day Kindergarten in the 2026-27 school year. As this construction work is currently ongoing, there will be no Open House before the start of this school year.

However, to provide an early opportunity for parents/guardians of our youngest students to meet their children’s teachers, we will be hosting Back-To-School Night for parents of students in Kindergarten through Grade 2 during the first week of school, and a similar event for parents of students in Grades 3 & 4 will follow later in the month. Each Back-To-School Night will be held from 6:30-7:30 PM, as follows: 

• Thursday, September 4th: Kindergarten & Grades 1-2

• Monday, September 15th: Grades 3-4.

Our District uses the PowerSchool Parent Portal to allow parents/guardians to access information specific to their child. Parents/guardians should use the PowerSchool Parent Portal to view homeroom class placement and bus information, complete annual back-to-school forms, confirm emergency contact information, review student attendance throughout the year, provide notification about absences, tardies, and/or changes in dismissal, and access report card information for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th marking periods (please note there is no report card for the 1st marking period ending in November, as the parent-teacher conferences provide a report of progress).

Parents/guardians of students in K-4 will be able to access the PowerSchool Parent Portal during the course of the day on Friday, August 22nd. Please click here to access the Parent Portal, and here for the Parent Portal User Guides.

Each day, students follow a schedule that includes all of their core classes and at least one Related Arts class (Art, Library, Music, P.E., & Technology). The scheduled times for student arrival, the start of the school day, and student dismissal can be found on our website (click here) and are as follows:

For students in Grades 1-4, lunch is served every day (including shortened session days). Students may either bring lunch from home or purchase lunch from our cafeteria. Please click on the following links from Maschio’s Food Services for more information:

• Full and Reduced Prices

• Menu

• MySchoolBucks Payment Provider (also accessible through PowerSchool)

Parents/guardians may choose to purchase school supplies for their children to bring to school in September. Generic supply lists for each grade level are posted on our website (click here). Homeroom teachers may also share an optional, supplemental supply list with parents directly before the school year begins.

We regularly update our school website with news about Hamilton, including our calendar of events. In addition, we send a regular monthly newsletter to all parents/guardians. Please also consider downloading our District’s app (click here), which provides up-to-date information regarding Hamilton and all our District’s schools.

The PTO partners with the school on programs and activities that support Hamilton’s student-centered goals. Please visit Hamilton Primary School PTO for more information.

Before / After Care at Hamilton is provided by the District’s BR Cares program. Please visit the BR Cares website (click here) for all program information.

For a 15-minute period during Arrival (8:00 - 8:15 AM) and a 20-minute period during Dismissal (2:30 - 2:50 PM), only school buses and vans are permitted to drive onto school property. These restrictions help us to ensure a safe and efficient Arrival and Dismissal procedure. We will share more detailed information regarding our Arrival and Dismissal procedure in a separate communication before the start of the school year.