406-324-1370 | August 23, 2024

From the Hawk’s Nest

Back to school

Here we are, at the end of a ​wonderful Montana ​summer, ready to start ​another school year! The ​staff at Hawthorne has been ​busy prepping their ​classrooms and the school ​for your kids’ return on ​Wednesday and for our new ​Kindergarteners on ​September 3. The school is ​clean, bulletin boards are ​getting decorated, books ​and supplies are sorted and ​ready. We will be back as a ​full staff Monday and look ​forward to seeing you all at ​Open House that evening ​from 5-6:00.

IMPORtant dates:

August 26 5-6:00 pm: OPEN HOUSE

August 28: 1st day for 1st-5th grade

September 3: 1st day for K, Treats & Tears at 8:30

September 8: Carnival Classic (we need volunteers :)

September 9: Picture Day

September 16: Fabulous Firsts


Parent council INFO

The next meeting is September 11th at 12 in the school ​library. This is open to all Hawthorne parents/guardians. ​The meeting is also available via Zoom. We need ​volunteers for the Carnival Classic. Please use this link to ​sign-up for a slot.

Principal’s Corner:

It has been so fun to meet many of you over the last

couple of weeks. While it still feels like there is so

much to do, we are all eagerly awaiting the return of

our kids. The staff at Hawthorne is one of a kind, and I

feel so privileged to get to work alongside them all. I

look forward to getting to know more of this amazing Hawthorne community ​(parents, neighbors, families and students). We recognize that there is ​anxiety in starting a new year. Your kids will need to adjust to new teachers ​and classmates. Their principal, PE teacher, music teacher, and maybe their ​classroom teacher is new. BUT, we are a team, and we are here to help and ​support everyone through these transitions. Please do not hesitate to reach ​out to your child’s teacher or to me if you have any questions or concerns.

It is going to be a great year!

NEW STAFF/POSITIONS:

Jesika Fisher: Building Principal/PE teacher; was at Bryant for ​the last 6 years

Kathryn Dunkelberger: was one of our paras and is now our ​new school secretary

Brittany Axthelm: was our 3rd/4th teacher and is now our ​school counselor/PE support person

Stefanie Coyle: was an overage para and is now a full-time ​para in special education

Valerie Merritt: our new 3rd/4th grade combo teacher

Caitlyn Cantrell: was at Jefferson and Smith and is our new ​music teacher