Hampstead School District

Tickets for Hampstead Middle School's production of "Into the Woods, Jr." are now on sale! Shows are Friday March 13 at 7PM and Saturday March 14 at 11AM and 2PM. Seating is general admission and all tickets are $10.

Visit https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/hmstheater/into-the-woods-jr to order your tickets today!!! The kids are always so excited to see you at the show!

Join us for our 2nd Annual Breakfast Buddies in celebration of National School Breakfast Week! 🥞
📅 Friday, March 6, 2026
⏰ 8:00–8:45 AM
📍 Hampstead Central School Cafeteria
Enjoy Cinnaminis, warm chocolate chip muffins, waffle bites, cereal, yogurt parfaits, fruit, milk, juice, cheese, and more!
After enjoying a healthy nutritious school breakfast, families can interact with a showcase of children’s books that all HCS students will have the opportunity to receive regardless of participation in this event.
Breakfast will be debited from your child’s meal account. Families receiving free & reduced meals will not be charged for this event.
We’re also excited to welcome community partners like NH Hunger Solutions and Children’s Literacy Foundation to this special event.
👉 RSVP by Friday, February 20, 2026 – Click here to RSVP.
Want to support Hampstead students in need? Consider donating through our Feed it Forward program in the LinqConnect app to help cover meal costs for families who need assistance.
If you or someone you know are experiencing food insecurity, help is available. Please contact our district social worker, Julie Barbick, at barbickj@hampsteadschools.net

This week our third graders had a visit from John Kelly, Hampstead meteorologist, who taught them about our weather station and all the data it can provide!

Recently, the Central School received a kind donation of supplies for our Nurse's Office. Thank you very much to the Plaistow Area Chamber of Commerce for the donation! We appreciate it!

Happy Holidays from the Hampstead Central School staff!

This week our Grade 3 students wrapped up their unit on Native Americans.

HCS Spirit Week is coming up next week! Join in on the fun!

Last Thursday our four graders held their annual holiday concert and art show at HCS. The evening was filled with beautifully sung seasonal songs and a student art gallery featuring Romero Britto-inspired self portraits. It was a great night to celebrate the arts at HCS. Thank you Mrs. Starck and Mrs. Shaw! Well done fourth graders...Bravo!

Recently, Mr. Remillard's middle school students came to meet with some of our preschoolers to design 3-D figures. In turn, the HMS students created the figures in wood and brought them back last week as a gift for their preschool buddies to paint. It was a fun, creative partnership activity between our middle schoolers and preschoolers.

To celebrate Thanksgiving, the hallways became alive with our own first-grade version of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade called “Balloons Over Broadway.” Students designed their own balloon characters and proudly paraded around the school showcasing their creative and fun balloon designs. Following the parade was a spirited, Gr 1 performance of the Turkey Tango!

Our Kindergarteners also participated in the parade with their annual "Turkey Trot" in which they showcased the colorful turkeys. Students put a lot of time and creative detail into their turkey friends! Yesterday was a day of festive Thanksgiving fun throughout the school! Happy Thanksgiving from HCS!

Congratulations to Kai Kirby and Julia Rogic! Grade 4 PE classes finished their unit on speed stacking. Kai and Julia were the fastest speed stackers in the fourth grade! Well done!

In recognition of World Diabetes Day, students in Mrs. Welvers' class turned out in blue on November 14th to recognize folks who live with diabetes. It was so wonderful for the students to come together as a class community to show their support!

Hampstead Central School teachers Mrs. Wisecarver and Mrs. McLaughlin presented at the state Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference about the coding progressions at the Central School. We appreciate them sharing the innovative learning happening at HCS!

Last week we opened our in-house postal service called Wee Deliver. We received a special visit from Jack Guyette and Teresa Pruett Sieg from the Hampstead Post Office and the East Hampstead Post Office. Students learned about the US Postal Service. They also learned how to write a letter using our Wee Deliver postal service and how to send messages to friends and staff. Our third and fourth grade students were also proudly sworn in as official Wee Deliver postal workers.

Congratulations to the Hampstead Central School Grammies on their Spirit of New Hampshire award recognizing their volunteer efforts. HCS is lucky to have such dedicated volunteers supporting our students!

On Tuesday, members of the Salem Area Rotary Club came to deliver dictionaries to all our third grade students. We thank the Salem Area Rotary Club for visiting and for giving our third graders such a valuable learning resource. Thank you!

Last week, all third grade students had the opportunity to participate in Caine's Arcade, an interactive, collaborative STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) project. Each small group collaborated on one arcade design. Over the course of several days, the students used the engineering design model to plan, build, revise and construct the games. The culminating day was our Day of Play when students were able to celebrate their accomplishments through a day of playing each other's games.

Last Thursday our fourth graders had a fun field trip to Concord to visit the NH Historical Society and the NH State House. The field trip featured a tour of the statehouse, a visit to the senate and house chambers, and a visit to the governor's office. One group even got to meet the governor! While at the Historical Society Museum, students learned about NH history and artifacts of the past. This field trip was a great opportunity for our fourth graders to learn about and celebrate our great state of New Hampshire!

Jim Carey’s famous cinnamon rolls will be available Thursday morning at the Pop Up Party behind St Anne’s! Donations only - cash or cards accepted. All proceeds support the food pantry and mobile kitchen.