Hansen Weekly Update

Hello Hansen Families,

Award-winning Children's author Ada Ari visited Hansen on Friday, entertaining and educating our K, 1st and 2nd grade students with her culturally immersive program - African Storytelling Reimagined. Students enjoyed listening to her read her story, "The Spiders Thin Legs", participating in an African dance session, wearing traditional Ghanian clothing, and having a chance to practice using authentic artifacts. To learn more about her program and books, visit www.ada-ari.com . Thank you, Ms. Ari, for a wonderful afternoon!

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. If you haven't yet, please help us improve the Hansen School by taking our Parent / Guardian Survey, clicking on the link below:

Hansen Fall Parent / Guardian Survey

Thank you,

Paul McKnight

Principal

Hansen Elementary School

Recently we received a new lower-height outdoor basketball hoop for our rear playground, brought to us by Mr. Adam Hughes, Coordinator of the Canton Wellness Department. The hoop was previously at the JFK School and was frequently used there for physical education classes. The JFK was fortunate enough to receive new adjustable hoops this past summer, and Hansen elementary Wellness teacher Mrs. Moore thought the smaller hoop would be a great fit on our rear playground. Thank you to Mr. Hughes, the JFK School, and Ms. Moore for our new basketball hoop - it is already a big hit with all grades during recess time!

Inspired by 2nd Grade teacher Mrs. Harrington and Assistant Principal Ms. Fahey, Hansen experienced 'Underground Staff Dress Up Week', where each day staff wore themed clothing - Monday: 'Wear Blue', Tuesday: 'Canton Day', Wednesday: 'Leisure wear day', Thursday: 'Flannel Day', and Friday: 'Mustache Day'. Below Mr. O'Hare and Mrs. Georgacopolous enjoyed 'Flannel Day'.

On Friday, 4th Grade Teachers celebrate 'Mustache Day'.....while, below, Ms. Bates' students get in on the fun!

This week in Library/Technology we celebrated Computer Science Education Week by participating in the "Hour of Code". Computer Science Education Week is the first week of December, which was the 9th-15th this year, and it is an annual call to action to inspire K-12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity, and celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, and leaders in the field. The Hour of Code is a worldwide movement that aims to introduce millions of students to computer science through one-hour coding activities. Through Hour of Code, we aim to demystify coding and show that anyone can learn the basics, inspiring future interest in computer science. Students utilized tools and block-based coding activities from Code.org, Tynker, Scratch, and many other platforms that guide students to think, design, and create code using simple blocks to build computer programs and games.

• Dec. 20th: Early Release, Winter break

• Dec. 23-31: No School: Winter break

• Jan. 1st: No School, New Year’s Day

• Jan. 2nd: School resumes at 8:20 a.m.

We're excited to announce that our French Club will be returning this April! For more details, please click on the pdf linked below.

Thank you!

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)

• Mary E. Wentworth Recreation Facility Master Plan & Feasibility Study
  
  

This webpage will be updated periodically.

• Hansen CAPT Monthly Meeting

  There is no meeting in January. We will meet next on February 11.

  
  

  Hansen Spiritwear Is Now Available Online

  You can now order Canton Spiritwear online! Order through this link: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/hansen-capt-spiritwear .Our spiritwear coordinator will be in touch for pickup. Please note that we use the Zeffy platform for purchasing. Payments are made online with no fee charged to the Hansen CAPT. At checkout, you have the option to donate a fee to Zeffy for their services. This fee can be adjusted to as low as $0.

  
  

  Save the Date:

  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!

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Canton Helpline

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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