Hansen Weekly Update

Hello Hansen Families,

This week 'Team Hansen' did a fantastic job closing out the 2024 part of our school year, as well head into a well-deserved winter break! Students enthusiastically embraced learning activities, even as anticipation and excitement for the upcoming Winter Break built, each day of the week. Today we closed things out with Mrs. D'Amarino's music students participating in sing-along assemblies (pics above, below), featuring songs from various holidays celebrated this season!

Assistant Principal Kelly Fahey and I couldn't be more proud of, and grateful for, our talented staff members' tireless dedication to student safety and growth - thank you Team Hansen staff, for all that you do! We also feel extremely fortunate to lead such an amazing community of learners - our wonderful students - who continue to amaze us with their kindness, curiosity, and joy for learning. We realize that comes from the unwavering support you give at home, so to our wonderful Hansen families we'd like to say, thank you!!

Have a wonderful holiday season and winter break, everyone - we'll see everyone back at school on Thursday January 2nd, 2025 at 8:20 a.m.!

Sincerely,

Paul McKnight

Principal

Hansen Elementary School

Students in Ms. Belvin's class watched the majesty of the snowfall together...

Spirit Day Fun! Mrs. Robertson and Mrs. Geary enjoy Holiday Sweater Day on Wednesday.

Gerry LoPilato and Maceo Erickson show off their Volume Zoo 'dog' project

Lio Warren points out his Volume Zoo entry - 'Colonial Godzilla'

At the Volume Zoo, Noreen Scully and Meriel Davison stand in front of 'Pennie' the Penguin!

• Dec. 20th: Early Release, Winter break

• Dec. 23-31: No School: Winter break

• Jan. 1st: No School, New Year’s Day

• Jan. 2nd: School resumes at 8:20 a.m.

We're excited to announce that our French Club will be returning this April! For more details, please click on the pdf linked below.

Thank you!

Around Town Events!

Canton Public Schools has a Community Resources and Information Page on its website titled Around Town. This page lists resources and events taking place in our community. To access the information on this webpage, use this link: About/Around Town.

At a Glance - New Event(s)

• Mary E. Wentworth Recreation Facility Master Plan & Feasibility Study
  
  

This webpage will be updated periodically.

• Hansen CAPT Monthly Meeting

  There is no formal meeting in January but we will meet informally at Trillium on January 14 at 7pm for an adult-only social hour (or two). Our next scheduled meeting is February 11.

  
  

  Hansen Spiritwear Is Now Available Online

  You can now order Canton Spiritwear online! Order through this link: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/hansen-capt-spiritwear. Our spiritwear coordinator will be in touch for pickup. Please note that we use the Zeffy platform for purchasing. Payments are made online with no fee charged to the Hansen CAPT. At checkout, you have the option to donate a fee to Zeffy for their services. This fee can be adjusted to as low as $0.

  
  

  UPCOMING EVENT

  
  

  *Change in Date* The Special Someone Dance will now take place March 7, 2025. Tickets will be available for sale in February. Volunteers are needed. Sign up here:

  https://forms.gle/wERMj6HV7Lxqn4JF6

  
  

  
  

This is our second year using our new SEL curriculum, Wayfinder. For access to a visual outlining Wayfinder's 'Core Skills + Competencies' which the instructional curriculum is based upon, click here. Thank you!

Need Family Assistance?

Family Resources

Housing Resources

Emergency Shelter Resources

Canton Helpline

Canton Food Pantry

Canton Farmers Market

The Canton Farmers Market also accepts SNAP and HIP

Canton Holiday Helpers

Quincy Family Resource Center

My Brother's Keeper

How to Get Help | The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Boston

More support:

Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Chat online or call 800-273-8255

The Trevor Project Lifeline

Support For LGBTQ+ Youth

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Text NAMI to 741741