Hansen Weekly Update

Hello Hansen Families,

I hope everyone enjoyed their time with family and friends over the Thanksgiving break! Amazingly, we are now in December. With the beautiful fall we've had, it's hard to believe that winter is right around the corner. This is a busy but 'short' month of school, with only three weeks. So that your student(s) can take continue to grow and make progress this year, please make sure they are on time (8:20 a.m.) and in school each day. This will help ensure that the holiday breaks don't slow their momentum in learning.

Thank you very much if you have completed our Parent / Guardian Survey. The purpose of this survey is to gather valuable feedback from caregivers regarding recent educational experiences. The patterns and trends identified from the data will help us improve day-to-day operations, inform strategic planning, and guide professional goal setting, as well as contribute to the monitoring of our School Improvement Plan and Action Steps this year.

To ensure an accurate representation of the survey results, we ask that one caregiver per family please complete the survey. If you have more than one child at Hansen and you feel that their/your experience is different enough to have different survey responses, you are encouraged to complete one survey per child. If you haven't yet, please take our Parent / Guardian Survey by clicking on the link below:

Hansen Fall Parent / Guardian Survey

Have a wonderful first week of December, everyone!

Thank you,

Paul McKnight

Principal

Hansen Elementary School

• Dec. 4th: 3rd Grade visted by WBZ4 Meteorologist Jacob Wycoff

• Dec. 6th: CAPT Holiday Shop

• Dec. 11th: Early Release Day

• Dec. 13th: African Storytelling Reimagined assemblies; K-2 1:15 - 2:00 p.m. ; 3-5 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.

• Dec. 13th: CAPT Family Movie Night

Parents enjoy the K-1 Harvest Concert, led by Hansen music teacher Mrs. D'Amarino.

Mrs. Belvin's class enjoys a Mystery Reader visit on Monday!

5th and 1st Graders work on Thanksgiving crafts together.

Canton SEPAC Coffee Connection: Meet and Greet Canton Special Education Team Members!

For more information, click on the pdf below!

For information about the Galvin Middle School building project, please visit the website-https://galvinmsproject.com/

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)

This webpage will be updated periodically.

• Recent Events and Programming

  
  

  Ms. Money - CAPT was excited to bring Ms. Money from Rockland Trust to sing and talk with K and 1st grade students on November 26.
  
  

  
  
  

  Upcoming Events and Programming

  Holiday Shop - December 6 - This beloved Hansen tradition allows students to shop for gifts for friends and family during school. It requires a lot of helpers to make the holiday magic happen. Parents can sign up to participate while their child is at the shop. You can find your students' scheduled time to visit the shop below and attached.

  
  
  

  Volunteer sign up: https://evite.me/HCmUWq9VRT. Volunteers must complete a CORI check and submit it by November 26.

  Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2MVX9SNG0270N.

  GMS Building Project - There is one vote regarding bringing the new GMS Building project forward. It is included in the ballot on Election Day: Tuesday, December 10. All residents will vote at their local precent. A 50% vote is needed to carry the project forward.

  Save the Dates

  · Tuesday, December 10: Hansen CAPT Meeting 7pm in Hansen LIbrary or via Zoom

  · Tuesday, December 10: Election Day (GMS Building Project on the ballot and requires a simple majority vote to pass and move forward)

  · Friday, December 13: Family Movie Night. More details to come.

  · Special Someone Dance - February 7, 2025

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