Hansen Weekly Update

Mrs. Sinton's class rings in the New Year together on Thursday!

Hello Hansen Families,

Happy New Year! It's hard to believe we're already in January and it's 2025, but here we are! It was great welcoming everyone back, and having two days to transition from vacation-mode last week seemed very helpful in starting off the new calendar year at Hansen.

This week, we welcome our new Special Education Team Chair, Lisa Phillips to 'Team Hansen'. Lisa will be with us on a .6 basis at Hansen. Ms. Phillips has been in special education for over 18 years, and is excited to be joining us. Join me in welcoming Ms. Phillips to Hansen!

Parents, please make every effort to ensure that your children are on time to school everyday - here before 8:40 a.m. We want to make sure all students start their day off confidently, and not feel they're missing any important information for the day. Also, during winter months, please make sure your children come to school with a coat, hat, and mittens / gloves. We want to let everyone enjoy outdoor recess in colder temperatures, but do so comfortably and safely, which means bundling up - especially this coming week! Thank you.

Here's hoping for a wonderful first full week of school in 2025!

Thank you,

Paul McKnight

Principal

Hansen Elementary School

• Jan. 6th: STAR Assessment testing window opens

• Jan. 9th: 'Science Heroes' Assemblies

• Jan. 17th: STAR Assessment window closes

• Jan. 20th: No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Mrs. Belvin's class worked on phonics skills with some flash card work.

Mr. Martin's 2nd grade Technology class students work on their coding skills on the Kodable app.

Mrs. Martino's 3rd grade class investigated the patterns of motion exhibited by a trapeze. They built a model trapeze using binder clips, string and pennies, then observed and took measurements of the motion of their models and used the data to predict the motion of a life-sized trapeze.

Mrs. Lydon's 5th grade class learns about comprehending and analyzing informational writing, using this passage on avalanches.

Grades 2-5 Robotics / STEAM Club

Session 2 of the Elementary Robotics/STEAM Club will be starting the week of January 27th.

Grades 2-3: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Jan. 27

Feb 3, 10, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24
April 7, 14

Grades 4-5: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Jan 30
Feb 6, 13, 27
March 6, 13, 20, 27
April 10, 17

If you are interested in having your child participate in the Robotics / STEAM Club, please complete this Interest Form by January 16th. Emails will be sent the week of January 20th updating families on students who have been selected via lottery for the Robotics Club. If you have any questions, please reach out to Susan Nash - nashs@cantonma.org

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 formal meeting in January but we will meet informally at Trillium on January 14 at 7pm for an adult-only social hour (or two). Our next scheduled meeting is 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.

  
  

  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!

Need Family Assistance?

Family Resources

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Emergency Shelter 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