Hansen Weekly Update

Hello Hansen Families,

Well, we certainly had an exciting week at Hansen! On Monday we had our Hansen High Five assembly, introducing a new system of recognizing all students' positive behaviors and acts of kindness (details below). Even with Tuesday's smoke from local wildfires keeping us indoors, students and staff made the best of it, and still had a productive and fun time with different learning opportunities and activities. On Thursday we enjoyed 'Book Character Day' and saw many creative costumes depicting favorite book characters. All week we enjoyed the unseasonably warm weather, including temperatures in the high 70's on Friday, November 1st!

Indigenous People Heritage Month

Native American Heritage month was officially designated for the month of November in 1990. It is a time to celebrate the achievements of Indigenous people, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians, and affiliated island communities. We also celebrate the history, tradition, and cultures of these people. We celebrate indigenous greats including Sacagawea, a Shoshone interpreter who guided Lewis and Clark in exploration, John Herrington, from the Chickasaw tribe who was the first Native American to fly in space, award winning chef from the Sioux tribe, James Beard, and Autumn Peltier from the Anishinaabe tribe who became their chief water commissioner at age 14, among many others. The artwork for the display pictured below was created by Mrs. Kohl, a 5th grade teacher.

If you haven't yet, please schedule a time with your child's teacher for a parent-teacher conference on the evening of the 19th, or the afternoon of the 20th.

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Thank you,

Paul McKnight

Principal

Hansen Elementary School

• • Nov. 4th: CHS Leadership Students visit grade 4

  • Nov. 5th: No school: Professional Development

  • Nov. 7th: CHS Leadership Students visit grade 5

  • Nov. 8th: CHS Leadership Students visit K students

  • Nov. 11th: No school: Veterans Day

Kindergarten classes created a display in the library. Mrs. Harding read the story "Creepy Carrots" to them, and then they decorated their own 'creepy' carrots.

Learning about Dia de los Muertos, or "Day of the Dead," 4th Graders hung a poster in their hallway, while 5th graders completed a project using Google Slides in technology class to create their own "papel picado." Meaning "punched paper," this is a traditional Mexican folk art typically associated with Dia de los Muertos. It is designed as a tribute to loved ones who have passed and strung up as decorations for the occasion, pictured below.

Mrs. Callahan's Kindergarten class had it's first Mystery Reader - an adult in a student's life who comes in to read to their class, without the students knowing who is coming to read- on Wednesday. See Below pics!

Mrs. Giglio's class was visited by our Hansen School Resource Officer, CPD Officer Eric Kascavitch, who came in to talk to the class about Halloween safety. The class also talked about safety in general and how important community helpers like police officers are in our lives. It was the perfect way to end their social studies unit on community helpers!

Hansen 5th Grade Band members warm up and prepare to entertain the crowd at the Cantonstock music festival at Canton High School on Saturday.

On Monday, students enjoyed meeting the CHS Bulldog, who got the school excited as we introduced a school-wide system for recognizing and rewarding each student for outstanding behavior, kind acts and doing the right thing. For more details, click here on the Hansen High Five!

Parents, we have more than two full clothing racks of lost clothes, plus water bottles and lunch bags in our main lobby. Please ask your child to check for any of their missing items and bring them home.

When you come in for parent-teacher conferences, Nov. 19th or 20th (scheduled with your child's teacher), please look in our lobby for any items your child may have lost. Any items still in our lobby after conferences will be donated to a local charity on Nov. 22nd. Thank you!

Attention Parents! - School Picture Retake Day is November 15th! If your student missed School Picture Day, or wants a retake, please have them ready on Nov. 15th.

Also, if any family would like assistance in purchasing their child's Picture Day Package, please reach out directly to Mr. McKnight at mcknightp@cantonma.org

Thank you!

The Galvin Middle School Project is heading toward two key town votes. Save the Dates: November 18 Special Town Meeting and an Anticipated Ballot Vote on December 10.

Want to learn more about the GMS Building Project, see design renderings, or review timelines, please click on this LINK. If you have any questions, please email info@galvinmsproject.com.

Thank you!

Derek Folan

Superintendent

Canton Public Schools

960 Washington Street

Canton, MA 02021

foland@cantonma.org

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)

• Canton Helpline - Holiday Helper Program

This webpage will be updated periodically.

• Fall Mini Sessions

  Local photographer Moira Sweetland will be doing 15-minute mini session November 3. $20 of each session will benefit CAPT Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084DA5A62FA5FD0-51524302-hansen
  

  
  

  
  

  Save the Dates

  • Tuesday, November 12: CAPT Meeting 7p.m. in Hansen Library or via Zoom
  • Monday, November 18: Special Town Meeting at 7pm at Canton High School (Requires a 2/3 vote to put the GMS Building Project on the December 10 ballot). Childcare will be provided.
  • Tuesday, December 10: CAPT Meeting, 7 p.m. in Hansen Library, or via Zoom
  • Tuesday, December 10: Ballot Vote (Requires a simple majority vote for the GMS Building Project to pass and move forward)
  • Fall Mini Book Fair - November 18 week (during parent / teacher conferences)

The second annual Champions of Wellness 5K race/walk is officially open for sign-ups! The race will take place on Sunday, November 24th at 9am starting at the Canton High School track. Registration is $25 and all money raised goes towards Canton Public Schools mental health education for students and scholarships for seniors.

Please be sure to register using the link below. Same day registration closes at 8:15am. Start your training!

Champions of Wellness 5k Registration

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

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