Hansen Weekly Update

Continuing our celebration of our 100th Day of School on Feb. 7th, Hansen students took time this week to contribute to this mural in our main hallway, by sharing things they 'learned and love about the Hansen'!

Hello Hansen Families,

I hope everyone that was celebrating had a Happy Valentine's Day on Friday! Our staff and students certainly enjoyed the sprit of giving, exchanging valentine's cards in class, with many dressed up for the occasion as well. Also on Friday, students closed out a long stretch of school without much outdoor recess these past six weeks, but in that time they have found creative ways to have fun in their classrooms during recess. We also enjoyed a week of continued donations to some of our charitable causes, with bins overflowing in our lobby.

We're back in school on Monday, Feb. 24th, at 8:20 a.m., but until then I hope everyone has a restful, relaxing and fun February vacation!

Thank you,

Paul McKnight

Principal

Hansen Elementary School

Part of our celebration of Black History Month is enjoying the mural below, created by Mrs. Kohl and her students, in Hansen’s main level hallway featuring many past and present African-Americans, detailing their accomplishments and contributions to society.

This Black History Month mural below, was created by staff and students in Miss Keohane’s classroom for Hansen's main upstairs hallway. It highlights some of the traits demonstrated by famous African-Americans.

A big shout out to our 5th grade students Gerry LoPilato, Harrison Cushing and Maceo Erickson for organizing a school wide clothing drive. All donations went to Cradles to Crayons. It was a HUGE success!!!

Also in continuation of celebrating our 100th Day of School, we're having month-long grade-specific food donations being collected in our main lobby - here's a picture of what we have so far!

On Friday students took time to gather together and exchange Valentines to each other. Below, Mrs. Martino's class joins in the fun!

Students in Mrs. Ward's class get excited about exchanging Valentines!

The 100th Day of School was an amazing milestone on Feb. 7th! We would like to continue to celebrate this momentous day and recognize this milestone all month long. Please see below for details on how to help us continue celebrating this month!

All month:

-Grade levels are assigned an item to collect to donate to the food pantry, the goal is to reach 100 items per grade level!

Kindergarten: Pasta & Macaroni and Cheese

1st Grade: Cereal & oatmeal (regular size boxes)

2nd Grade: Snacks full sized bags of chips, cookies & crackers

3rd Grade: Soup and/or ramen

4th Grade: Canned fruits all kinds especially pineapple

5th Grade: Tomatoes sauce & rice mixes (near east)

Come to this educational and entertaining event celebrating Black History Month! Performances by CHS Jazz Ensemble and GMS Step Team in addition to others. We hope to see you there!

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)

• SEPAC Event: Demystifying Dyslexia - 2/27/25 SEPAC Event: Demystifying Dyslexia - 2/27/25
• CDEI Black History Month Event (See flier above)

• Learn Italian Classes (see flier below!)

This webpage will be updated periodically.

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  Upcoming dates:
  

  
  

  March 3 - 12: Boosterthon/Hansen Fun Run

  March 7: Special Someone Dance at CHS, theme: Hollywood! Tickets are coming soon.

  March 11 - CAPT Meeting

  March 17 - 21: Scholastic Book Fair. Students shop during Library time at school. The fair will also be open to families during conferences. Volunteer opportunities are coming soon.

  
  

  Stay warm with Hansen CAPT Spiritwear! SHOP ONLINE

  NEW to the shop this winter: Fleece blankets!

  RESTOCKED: Winter hats!

  
  

  
  

  Hansen Fun Run KickOff

  
  

  
  

  We're excited to kick-off CAPT's annual fundraiser, the Hansen Fun Run. Our goal is to raise $35,000 for field trips and in-school enrichment to benefit ALL students at Lt. Peter M. Hansen.

  
  

  Over the coming weeks, we will work together by asking friends and family to consider making a donation to support our school by visiting MyBooster.com. The best part is, you can support our school just by SHARING about the fundraiser!

  
  

  Students will also experience an amazing character enrichment program called “Castle Quest”, teaching students about how to be brave and live with character.

  Key Dates to Remember:

  
  

  Sign up online at MyBooster.com -

  Fundraiser Kickoff in school – 03/03/2025

  FUN RUN Event Day – 03/12/2025

  More details to come! Follow our social media pages for updates on our fundraiser.

  
  

  
  

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!

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Canton Holiday Helpers

Quincy Family Resource Center

My Brother's Keeper

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

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Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Chat online or call 800-273-8255

The Trevor Project Lifeline

Support For LGBTQ+ Youth

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

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