Hawes Highlights - week of November 18

A big shout out to: to Olivia Reyes, Colin Babb, Sarah Jarvis, Kelly Hanson and Michelle Haller for serving on our school site council; Kira Babb for her continued work with the school garden; to all who attended the skate party on Thursday afternoon; Kira Babb, Dana Rivera, Pamela Roumeliotis, Nikki Schelin, and Mary Wilson for their help with our inside lunch on Friday!

We thank you for your time, dedication and hard work! We are appreciate your support and help!

#BeHawesome #HawesNation

Here are some of the key events and things to know:

GATE testing information: If you have a student in 1st - 4th grade, please look for information regarding GATE testing in tomorrow's ParentSquare messages from the district office.

Art class is this week.

All School Assembly: is Friday at 8:45. We will be recognizing students from each class who have modeled for effort or focus. During this assembly, we are also recognizing students who participated in the PTSA Arts Reflection program.

End of attendance month 3: is Friday. We need your continued help and focus to help us meet our 98% in seat attendance goal for the year as well as to continue to decrease our chronic absenteeism rate. Students who have perfect attendance for this month will receive a brag tag when we return from Thanksgiving break.

Toys: Please remember that students should leave all toys - pokemon cards, stuffies, slime, etc. - at home and not bring them to school. If your student needs to bring a toy for the after school program, please ensure that the toy remains in their backpack all day.

Thanksgiving break: is next week! We hope you have a wonderful week off! Please know that we are grateful to each of you for being part of our community!

As you drive through the school community at drop off AND dismissal, please help ensure that all of our students (and neighbors) are safe by remembering these key tips:

Thank you for taking a few extra minutes to be a safe driver and one that understands that your actions impact the safety and well-being of others, specifically our students.

This month we are focused on effort (being willing to work hard) and focus (concentrating with a goal in mind). The activity challenge will be sent home this week and is also attached to the Enews. If you complete 4 activities and return the completed form to the classroom teacher, your child will earn a BRAG TAG for these traits!

If your child is going to be absent from school due to vacation/or travel for four (4) or more days, please contact the school office to request an Independent Study Contract. Please understand that we need at least two weeks prior to the start date of the absence in order to prepare materials. Here are some key points to remember:

We encourage you to plan your trips over the scheduled breaks we have in place. As well, please make plans for day trips to Disneyland and other places for the weekend. We all understand how difficult it is when we are absent from work and the same holds true for students.

If your child is truly sick, please keep them home to recover. Students must be fever, vomit and diarrhea free for 24 hours prior to returning to school.

If your child is absent from school, please report this absence by emailing: Hawesattendance@hbcsd.us or by calling the school office at: 714.963.8302 then press 1.

To purchase your 2024-25 yearbook, go to: www.treering.com/1015616553293855.

If you have any questions or wish to send photos of class/school activities to the yearbook, please email hawesyearbook@gmail.com. 

Congrats, Hawes Hawks! We've surpassed our goal of having 200 families donate (we've reached 239 out of ~400!) to our fundraising drive, so the whole school will get a popsicle party to celebrate! Now we just need to cross the finish line with our fundraising goal before the end of December! Our goal is to raise $50,000 (We're so close-92% there!). If you haven't made your donation yet, please make it today! We still have stuffies, tote bags, yard signs, and we are making tiles this Wednesday, 11/20.

We also still have a friendly classroom competition going on, and Mrs. Zankich's class is holding on to the top spot for the third week in a row! Can any class knock her class out of the lead?! Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Volk, and Mrs. Arsenault are all sooooo close! Each week the class that has the highest percentage of families donating gets to spend the week with the large RalphE stuffie trophy! Get your donations in to help your class soar to the top!

November 11: No School Veteran's Day

November 13: FV Skate Center Skating party from 4 - 6 pm

November 21: Early dismissal day - TK@ 12:10 pm; Kinder - grade 3 @ 1:26 and grades 4-5 at 1:35

November 22: 5th grade baby pictures are due to the yearbook (hawesyearbook@gmail.com)/All school assembly at 8:45 am/End of attendance month 3

November 25 - 29: Thanksgiving break (no school)

December 4: 4th grade field trip

December 5: PTSA Shopping Fundraiser at Jack's Surfboard

December 6: End of 1st trimester

week of Dec. 9: PTSA Secret Shopper

December 12: Harvest of the month

December 13: All school assembly at 8:45/Report cards sent home/Kindergarten field trip

December 20: End of attendance month 4

Dec 23 - January 3: winter break