406-324-1370 | September 12, 2024
From the Hawk’s Nest
LOST & FOUND:
Our lost and found is already accumulating various student belongings. Please stop by to check it out if you are missing anything!
Parent council INFO
Parent council met this Wednesday for their monthly meeting. These are open to all Hawthorne parents/guardians. The meetings are also available via Zoom.
Friendly reminder:
If your children arrive after the bell and pledge, please walk them down the ramp and check them in to the office. They need to be signed in by a guardian after other students are inside.
IMPORtant dates:
September 11: Parent council meeting at 12:00
September 16: Fabulous Firsts
September 26th: Merritt and Carson field trip to Gates of the Mountains
September 27th: Merritt and Carson field trip to PowWow at the fairgrounds
September 30th: Class pictures and individual picture retakes
October 3rd: 5th grade Water Watchers field trip-all day
October 8th: Higgins and Novak field tri to the fire station
October 8 & 10: fall conferences and BOOK FAIR!!
October 17-18: NO SCHOOL MEA days
Principal’s Corner:
We are wrapping up the first full week of the school year!
Most students have completed their beginning of the
year benchmarking assessments on iReady. We will finish
these up early next week and then use those scores to
begin planning for WIN groups, starting the week of 9/23. We have had 2 of our practice drills already this year. Students practiced a Lock in-place drill on Wednesday this week. It is not an easy drill to practice as it brings thoughts of safety close to our minds, but it is so important to give students the opportunity to practice in a non-emergency situation. We are mindful of what we share with kids after these drills. Thank you for your continued support as we work with our kids through these situations. I have added upcoming field trips to the important dates for your information. Have a great weekend!
HSD CELL PHONE (and watch) POLICY:
We have been having some issues with smart watches in the classrooms. The school and district expectation is the same for watches and smart phones (see below). Thank you for your support in this.
"Use of a cell phone of any type (including phone watches) in buildings or during class time will result in the phone or watch being confiscated and held in the office unless the phone or watch is being used as a part of a teacher-directed educational and time limited activity. Phones are to remain off from 8:00 a.m. To 3:15 p.m. At no time should phones be used for text messaging or photographs. Students are not to loan their cell phones to others to use."
Hawthorne Information
Bell Schedule
Mondays= 8:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M.
Tuesdays-Fridays= 8:30 A.M. to 3:15 P.M.
Playground supervision begins at 8:00 AM as does breakfast- there is not adult supervision before 8:00.
Dismissal- Students will be dismissed to the playground. Supervision will last from 2:30-2:45 on Monday and from 3:15-3:30 Monday-Friday. After that time, students will be pulled into the office and families called for pickup. Please call the office if you are running late for any reason.
The new Symphony Kids season opens with an original show called “The Grimm Princesses” featuring princesses from Grimm fairy tales: Rapunzel, Briar Rose, Cinderella, and Snow White. The music accompanying our story is from Dvorak’s String Serenade.
This is a completely free concert for families happening at St. Paul's United Methodist Church on September 28th, at 10 am. Please find the attached poster. All of our Symphony Kids concerts are Grimm-themed this year because of the Hansel & Gretel opera coming up in November.
The 9th Annual Helena Sun Run will take place Saturday, October 5, 2024 at the soon-to-be-opened new Helena Food Share headquarters! (1280 Boulder Ave). Click here for the RunSignUp registration page. The goal of the event is to support clean energy and climate solutions in Montana’s capital city. All proceeds from this year’s event will support the installation of solar photovoltaic arrays at this exciting new facility.
1 mile and bicycle parade starts at 10:00 (this event is untimed); Timed 5k starts at 10:30.
Art lessons with Ms. Em started this week. We will have opportunities to order your child’s artwork on a variety of items in time for Christmas this year!!
LIBRARY CORNER:
Hello Hawthorne Families,
MT Wild is celebrating Bear Aware Month—see flyer for fun events for the whole family. Students will have a chance to checkout and read a book about a bear and earn a free bear poster to take home!
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Linder
