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Greetings Hamilton Families!

I hope you are enjoying your summer! We are diligently working to prepare for the upcoming fully in-person school year. Throughout the summer we will provide you with monthly updates. Please see our July updates below.

Supply List

We have released the school supply list. The school supply list is under the "School Year 2021-2022" tab on this website. I understand that many of us are experiencing extremely challenging times. Please reach out to your grade level administrator or myself if you need assistance with the school supply list. (Tax Free week is Aug. 8-14, 2021!)

Device Distribution

All students must have a district laptop/Chromebook device. If you do not have a district laptop please make sure you pick up a device from the district’s office Monday- Thursday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The district office is located at 200 E. North Avenue. Here is the link to the City Schools device orientation: https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/City%20Schools%20Device%20Use%20%26%20Care%20Guidance.pdf

Uniforms

Hamilton students are required to wear school uniforms. Picture examples are under the "School Year 2021-2022" tab on this website.

Top: Burgundy collared shirt.

Bottoms: 4 options- Khaki pants, Khaki shorts, Kaki below the knee skirt, burgundy and gray plaid below the knee uniform skirt

Dresses: 2 options- Khaki uniform below the knee dress, Burgundy plaid below the knee uniform dress, Solid burgundy below the knee dress

Sweaters/ Hoodies: 3 options- all sweaters or hoodies must be one of the solid colors below. (no labels or words)

Burgundy

Black

White

Enrollment and Withdrawal Process

If your child(ren) is/are returning to Hamilton, please disregard this section.

Withdrawing Students

If you are planning to withdraw your child or children from Hamilton, please contact Mrs. Myers at MBMyers@bcps.k12.md.us. She will be able to guide you through the withdrawal process.

Enrolling Students

If you have a child that is new to Baltimore City Public Schools or returning from another school district, please complete the following steps:

Families new to the district OR returning to the district—MUST follow the link on the main page of the City Schools website (https://baltimore.infinitecampus.org/campus/OLRLogin/bcps). Please contact Ms. Chalk at lchalk@bcps.k12.md.us once you have completed entering all of your child’s information. If you have any issues, please contact Ms. Chalk or your grade level administrator immediately.
Families seeking to Transfer to Hamilton from another City School—MUST follow the link on the Campus/Parent Portal (https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/campus-portal). Please contact Ms. Chalk at lchalk@bcps.k12.md.us again when you have completed entering information. If you have any issues, please contact Ms. Chalk or your grade level administrator immediately.

Virtual Learning Program Update

Hamilton is looking forward to fully reopening with in-person learning for all students in every grade, every day for the 2021-22 school year.

Though most of our students will return to their classrooms, we recognize that some students have thrived in the virtual setting. To support this need, City Schools will offer a virtual learning program for the 2021-22 school year. The program will serve about 2000 students in kindergarten to 12th grade. This is a separate program from Hamilton Elementary Middle School. This will be offered by City Schools. Students who apply will make a one-year commitment to the virtual program.

The application is only available on Campus Portal - you must have an account to access the application. If you do not have a Campus Portal account, visit https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/campus-portal for directions on setting up your account. The window to enroll is July 6- July 16, 2021. Again, Hamilton will be fully in-person next school year. The only virtual option is through City Schools.

Class Assignments/Schedules

Class assignments will be available the week of August 23rd. Classroom schedules will be posted on our website the week of August 23rd.

School Bell Schedule

Our bell schedule has changed this year. Students must be in school by 7:30 a.m. We dismiss at 2:10 p.m.

Back to School - Block Party

We invite you to attend our Back to School Party on Aug 15, 2021, from 2 p.m.- 5 p.m. We will have games, raffles, school supplies, face painting, balloon animals, and more!

We will continue to provide monthly updates throughout the summer. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. We are so excited to welcome back our Hamilton Hawks back on Aug 30, 2021.

If you have any questions, please call us at 410-396-6375 between 8: 30 a.m.- 2: 30 p.m. or email us. If you leave a phone message we will be sure to respond back to you within 48 hours.

Natasha Pouncey- Principal- npouncey@bcps.k12.md.us

Zaakira Muhammad - Assistant Principal- Middle School- zmuhammad@bcps.k12.md.us

Lorrie Randall- Assistant Principal- Elementary School- lharris04@bcps.k12.md.us

Mrs. Chalk- Support with enrollments- lchalk@bcps.k12.md.us

Mrs. Myers- Support with withdrawals- mbmyers@bcps.k12.md.us

Highest Regards,

Natasha Pouncey

Principal