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You're invited to Hackett Family Game Night!

You’re invited to Hackett Family Game Night!

Posted on February 11, 2026
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You’re invited to Hackett Family Game Night! Join us in the Hackett Cafeteria as our school opens its doors for families to enjoy classic and creative board games, meet other members of our school community, and spend quality time at our school.  Pizza slices will be available for $1 each. Whether you love strategy games, quick card games,…

Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Dental Program

Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Dental Program

Posted on February 9, 2026
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The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Program is funded by St. Christopher’s Foundation for Children to operate in partnership with St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. https://towerhealth.org/ronald-mcdonald-care-mobile-dental-program  

Summer Programming at Hackett

Summer Programming at Hackett

Posted on February 4, 2026
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  Please contact ibe@elbabehaviorsolutions.com to learn more about this program being offered at Hackett.

School Counseling Week- Honoring our very own Mr. Brown

School Counseling Week- Honoring our very own Mr. Brown

Posted on February 3, 2026
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This week – February 2nd-6th – we honor our beloved School Counselor, Mr. Brown.   We hope you enjoyed reading his profile and those profiles of other great SDP School Counselors HERE.  

Hackett School Wing Stop Fundraiser

Hackett School Wing Stop Fundraiser

Posted on January 20, 2026
Categories: Special Events

20% of sales will benefit Hackett! Proceeds from this fundraiser will be used to create a coffee cart stand that will be run by the students in our Autistic Support and Life Skills Support classrooms. Thanks in advance for your support!

Morning Admissions

Morning Admissions

Posted on January 6, 2026
Categories: Update

Car Drop Off Lane (Blue line area): Parents of K-5 students can drop their children off at the gate on Sepviva and York St.  Please do not park in this area.  Once your child has safely exited the car please pull off. Pre-K Parents can park on York Street (Red line area): starting at 8:35am…

Hackett Holiday Spirit Days- Begin Monday December 15

Hackett Holiday Spirit Days- Begin Monday December 15

Posted on December 10, 2025
Categories: Special Events
Hackett Science Fair

Hackett Science Fair

Posted on December 4, 2025
Categories: Special Events

Calling all junior scientists! Hackett Elementary is hosting a Science Fair on Tuesday, February 10th! This event is being hosted by the school and is open to any student interested in submitting an entry in Grades 1-5! How will the Science Fair Work? Students can choose ANY science topic they are interested in (like volcanoes,…

Hackett Helping Hands

Hackett Helping Hands

Posted on November 12, 2025
Categories: School Advisory Council

Hackett SAC is excited to share Hackett Helping Hands, a program that promotes giving back and making a positive impact right here in our own community. Hackett Helping Hands’ first project will be a food drive to benefit the Lutheran Settlement House on Frankford Avenue. From November 17th through 21st, we will be collecting canned food…

Hackett School Library

Hackett School Library

Posted on October 16, 2025
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Students will begin borrowing books from the school library beginning the week of October 20, 2025. We are so excited for the new stories and knowledge your child will discover! To make this program successful for everyone, we kindly ask for your partnership in helping your child become a responsible library user. Please help your…