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Huckleberry Hill School

Home of the Pioneers

Welcome

About Us

A bright red apple rests on a stack of three books.

Get to Know Us
The Huckleberry Hill School has a population of over 450 students in grades K-4 and over 60 faculty and staff members committed to providing our students with the very best learning experience.

Huckleberry Hero Pledge
“Today we will give our best effort in all that we do.  We will work hard to be respectful caring citizens and excited learners.  All of has the ability and responsibility to learn and succeed.”

Mission of the Lynnfield Public Schools
The mission of the Lynnfield Public Schools is to support and challenge all students to meet their full potential as individuals and citizens of the global community.

Vision of the Lynnfield Public Schools
The Lynnfield Public Schools fosters a culture of excellence in teaching and learning to create intellectually curious learners, broaden individual skills and talents and maximize each student’s potential.

Thank you for visiting our website.  You may contact me at Lauren King kingl@lynnfield.k12.ma.us with any questions, concerns or comments

General School Information
Welcome to Huckleberry Hill School!

Our school is comprised of over 450 amazing students from Kindergarten through Fourth Grade (22 classrooms total). Our incredibly talented staff includes General Education teachers, Special Education teachers, Specialists, Special Area Providers, Paraprofessionals, and Interventionalists.

Our specialist programs, Music, Library/Media, Art, and Physical Education, continue to be an integral and vital aspect of our school culture. Students look forward to and identify their day with which specialist they will have. The specialists work collaboratively with the classroom teachers to discuss student progress and seek to incorporate concepts studied in the classroom with units of study in their respective areas.

All staff members are committed to growing and maintaining an environment that provides academic challenges, ensures children's safety, promotes tolerance and fosters positive relationships. Our Elementary Curriculum Directors work closely with staff to share best practices and assist in the planning of instruction. Our School Adjustment Counselor and School Psychologist constantly collaborate with teachers and families and work directly with students to develop social-emotional skills. As a school, we focus on building the productive attributes of a student through our Huckleberry Hero Program.

At HHS, we are dedicated to providing every student, every day, whatever it takes to help them grow to be the best they can be both academically and social-emotionally.

School FAQs

  • A. Principal: Lauren King
    Secretary: Mary Henehan
    Clerk: Heide Carbone
    Nurse: Suzy DePalma

  • Main Phone: 781­-334­-5835
    Fax: 781­-334­-7205

    To contact a teacher: Check the web site for an individual teacher’s e­mail address or call the school office to be put into their voice mail. In most cases, it’s his/her last name and first initial followed by @lynnfield.k12.ma.us.

  • A: Yes. We have an informative newsletter – Huckleberry Highlights! It is uploaded onto our website every Monday.
    Hard copies are available in the office, if needed.

  • A: Formal conferences are scheduled once per year. A parent/guardian may arrange to speak to their child’s teacher at any other time by contacting the school office at 781­-334-­5835. There is also an Open House early in the school year. Check the website.

    Additionally families may request to meet with the Principal at any time.

  • A:Huckleberry Hill School hours: Grs. K-­4 8:20am-­2:30pm. Early Release at 11:30pm. Summer Street School hours: Grs. K-­4 8:50am­-3:00pm. Early Release at 12:00am.

    Note: Every year the two elementary schools alternate schedules.

  • A: Early dismissal time for all grades K-­4 at HHS will be at 11:30pm.

  • A: This information is published several times in our Monday Update, is posted on our website and is also available from the DOE. Special Attn: Grs 3 and 4 parents: Please be cognizant of all mandated testing dates before arranging any time away from school for your child.

  • A: Individual classroom teachers will be permitted to release that information after parental approval is received.

  • A: Send in a note (or call asap if it’s an emergency). You will need to come in to the main office and sign your child out.

  • A: The child needs to go directly to the front office and check in. He/she will be given a pass to go to class.

  • A: No. A child may only ride on a bus to which he/she is assigned and my only get off at his/her regularly assigned bus stop. However, you may arrange for your child to be picked up from school (by yourself or another person) with a note indicating any procedural change. If we don’t hear from you, the child will be sent home in his/her usual manner and after school arrangements can be made at that time.

  • A: You can call Bella Herook, Transportation Secretary, at (781) 334-5814 Ext. 1120.

  • A: We have a voice mail system on after school hours. Please call the school at 781-­334-­5835 at any time (24/7) and leave a brief message stating when your child will be absent and why. This is a safety measure. If you don’t call us, we will locate you. A written note must be sent in prior to any long­-term absence.

  • A: Yes. Write a brief note to the classroom teacher. This is especially helpful in the case of any contagious illness.

  • A: All medication that must be administered during school hours can be given only by the school nurse. Parent/guardian must provide the school with a written and current order from the physician and medications must be in their original prescription container. For more information, speak with the school nurse, Suzy DePalma.

  • A: All parents/gaurdians interested in volunteering with children must complete a CORI form, new instructions for this will be forthcoming.

  • A: We have a “lost and found” area. Please check it periodically. Remember to label ALL your child’s belongings with his/her name and teacher. Unclaimed items are regularly donated to a charity.

  • A: Some teachers may offer a “show and tell” time in the weekly schedule as an opportunity to share a favorite possession. Items brought from home should NEVER be breakable or valuable. Some items that have caused disruption in the past include: electronic games, Webkins, Elves and Pokeman cards. These and similar items are not permitted in school.