What's Happening??!!

~ Hawley School Newsletter: October 20, 2024 ~

~ From the Desk of Mr. Moretti ~

Dear Hawley Parents/Guardians, Teachers, and Staff,

We are already well into October. Busy, Busy, Busy. We had our Specials Open House, Mum Sales, Picture Day, Custodian Appreciation Day, and the PTA Spooktacular. And, Best of All: Mets Baseball continues ;0)~.

Buckle up, stay seated, and keep your hands and feet in the car at all times, as you read on to find out What's Happening at Hawley .....

~ Bus Safety Week ~

October 21-25 is National Bus Safety Week. Please help us kick-off a school wide bus safety initiative by sharing the attached safety tips with your children.

4th Graders are invited to participate in a Bus Safety Poster Contest. Their teachers have given them the details. One winner will be chosen. Their poster will be enlarged and hung throughout the building as a reminder to students to have safe behavior on the bus.

3rd Graders will be invited to share one of the attached safety tips over the announcements with Mr. Moretti. Please review them with your children and talk about other ways to stay safe on the bus.

All students will participate in class discussions and sign their names to a giant school bus that will serve as a promise to show good citizenship on the bus.

Please reach out to Ms. Tischio for more information (tischioc@newtown.k12.ct.us).

Thank you for your help!

~ The "i" in KIND ~

Kindness Alert

Hawley School is always on the look out for people being Kind. When Kindness is spotted, I am informed and certificates are given and pictures are taken. Below are the people we recognized the first half of October...

Lily

Sat with a child sitting alone at lunch.

Khloe

Asked a child sitting alone to join the game of tag at recess.

Olivia

Role-modeled finding a Flag during the Morning Announcements while walking in the hall.

Zach

Without being asked, helped the teacher clean up a mess he did not make.

Ryan

Helping a friend in a cast get and carry materials and to always be set up and comfortable.

Liam

Offered to be partners with a student that did not have one.

Joey

Sat with a student who got hurt during recess.

Mr. Fields

Always smiling and laughing, and helps everyone even before being asked.

~ Pumpkin Carving ~

Our PTA and Father's Club hosted this wonderful Fun Family Event!

~Halloween / Costumes~

This year, the staff of Hawley would like to have students wear Halloween Costumes for their Halloween parties. We would like your help in making this fun and safe for all. Please follow these Costume Guidelines:

Costumes are only being worn for parties so please do not wear them in but have them in a bag to be changed into
No masks or face coverings
No blood
No weapons of any kind
Any student not wanting to wear a costume may wear Orange and Black or dress as usual.

Although this may create some challenges for you, I am sure that you can understand why we are asking for the above guidelines. Please follow these guidelines so we do not have to take something away from a student or alter a costume to participate.

We THANK YOU for your support;

Please reach out with any questions that you may have.

~ Important Reminders / General Info ~

Parent Teacher Conferences are THIS Week. Wed-Fri are 3-Hr Early Dismissals (School Ends at 12:37 PM)
Parents picking up students at the end of the day, please do not start lining up until at least 3:15 PM as a long line develops and it congests the Fire Lane and creates traffic on Church Hill Road.
Please make sure your child eats something before school and has a SNACK. Some lunches are early and there is an afternoon snack. Some lunches are later in the day and there is a morning snack.
What's Happening Newsletters: All Newsletters are archived for the year on the Hawley Website under the ABOUT Section.

~ Dates to Remember ~

Mon-Fri, 10/21-10/25: Book Fair
Wed-Thurs, 10/23-10/25: 3-Hr Early Release Day (12:37 PM)
Wed-Thurs, 10/23-10/25: Parent-Teacher Conferences
Thurs, 10/24: Evening Conferences
Tues, 11/5: NO SCHOOL- Election Day

Out of the Mouths of Babes....

Mr. M walked into the MPR to see how Picture Day was going.

" Are you getting your picture taken Mr M " a student asked

" No, I am just here to see how it is going. You look very nice for your picture " Mr. M replied

The child frowned and said, " I guess, my mom made me wear this sweater. "

" What did you want to wear? " Mr. M inquired

" Not THIS sweater! "

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Christopher Moretti

Inspired Hawley Principal

Email: morettic@newtown.k12.ct.us
Website: http://newtown.hawley.schooldesk.net/
Location: 29 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT, United States
Phone: (203) 426-7666
Twitter: @cmoretti66