Hawk Talk - November 3, 2023

We have lots of great things coming up!

• Keep scrolling for more information, dates and special events.

Parents, Teachers, Friends of Hawthorne - At this meeting, we will be:

• Planning a dinner for teachers during our first Parent-Teacher conferences on Thursday, 11/30
• Helping to plan for our "Christmas Around the World" Reading night on 12/11/23.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

• Please check your students backpack for your schedule note - they went home today (Fri. 11/3)
• Conferences are on:
• Thursday, Nov. 30 from 3:30-7:30 p.m.
• Friday, Dec. 1 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m..
• Friday, Dec. 1 will be an AT HOME LEARNING DAY for our students. Teachers will either send home a packet, a project or their chromebook depending on the classroom and what students need to learn.
  

For Veteran's Day, we want to FILL our atrium with mini-posters of Veterans connected to Hawthorne. Use this link to have your student make a mini-poster to honor your family members, friends or neighbors who served. (You can make a copy and do it in Google Docs and your student can share it with me to print, or I will have hard copies available at school or you can print out the PDF below).

We will be creating a SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL at Hawthorne. The purpose of the council is to work collaboratively to provide input and feedback about the school’s academic programs. The council will meet twice as a Hawthorne Council, then our Hawthorne Council will be asked to join the other school council's in a big district-wide meeting this spring. For our council we will need 5 parents, 4 teachers, 2 staff members, and 1 patron from our neighborhood. If you are interested or have friends or neighbors who might be interested, please click THIS LINK to let me know.

Thank you! To the Skyline High School students in Mrs. Batalden's Creative Writing Class who judged our stories.

Congratulations to our winners!

5th-6th grade

Winner: "Pumpkin Girls Return" by Kallen in Mrs. Jackson's class

Best opening: "Katie" by Emma from Mrs. Hays' class

Sweetest Halloween story: "The Ghost of the 100 Acre Wood" by Marshall in Ms. Ford's class

3rd-4th grade: (by the way, this group is FUNNY!)

Winner: "Jack and the Sand Witch" by Brynlee in Mrs. Timm's class (This was great!)

Funniest (We laughed SO HARD!): "The Pumpkin Patch" by Rosalie in Mr. Lollar's class

Great first line to hook us in: "WWE" by Cain in Mr. Lollar's class

1st and 2nd grade:

Winner: Sailor in Brown's class. So funny! We kept saying 'boogity-woogity' all day!

Best Moral: Charlotte in Mrs. Hart's class

Adorable story and great vocabulary: Raewyn in Mrs. Brown's class

Our parade was SUPER FUN! It was great to see so many smiling students and parents! This will be an annual tradition, so plan on it for next year.

Hawthorne Elementary School achieves Level 1 certification in Marzano High Reliability Schools™

Bloomington, Ind., October 31, 2023: Hawthorne Elementary School is pleased to announce the achievement of Level 1 certification in Marzano High Reliability Schools™. Level 1 certification means Hawthorne Elementary School has created a “Safe, Supportive, and Collaborative Culture,” which is the foundation for every level that follows. Without such a culture, student achievement will be compromised. Day-to-day school operations are addressed and evaluated in Level 1.

Mon. 11/6 Picture Retake Day 😀😀😀

Tues. 11/7 November Elections

Wed. 11/8 Hawthorne "Wendy's Night" 5-8:00 @ the Northgate Mile Wendy's

Thurs. 11/9 @ 9:50 6th grade to Colonial Theater for Ron Artis II concert

Fri. 11/10 Veteran’s Day at Hawthorne

Fri. 11/10 @ 10:15 3rd grade to the Civic Auditorium for Cinderella

Fri. 11/17 Growth & Development for 5th-6th (look for letters coming in the mail)

Mon. 11/20 - Fri. 11/24 Thanksgiving Break

Thurs. 11/30 Parent Teacher Conferences, 3:30-7:30

Fri. 12/1 AT HOME LEARNING DAY FOR STUDENTS

Fri. 12/1 Parent Teacher Conferences, 9:00-12:00

Mon. 12/11 Christmas Around the World - all school Reading & Writing event (FREE WINTER FUN)