Hawes Highlights - week of January 13

A big shout out to: Kira Babb, Mai Hoang, Jillian Fenton, Michelle Haller, Carolyne Andreae, Dana Rivera. Kimmy Greer, Megan Hauge, Alaleh Khosrowpour, Vivian Nhan, Pamela Roumeliotis, Mary Wilson and Marc Materie for their help with lunch supervision on our windy or smoky days; to Chauha Ngo, Monica Pugliano, Rachel Tobiasz, Pamela Roumeliotis, Mary Wilson, and Amanda Wray for chaperoning the first grade field trip; Nikki Schelin, Amber Spencer, Helen Tran, and Mary Wilson for helping with vision and hearing screening; Sarah Kuhlman for her help with our jog-a-thon tshirt design; and to all of our first responder parents who are on the fire line as well as those that remain local and are protecting all of us!

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:

Dance class is this week.

Water assemblies for grades TK - 2: are scheduled for this Thursday morning. Our students will learn more about water awareness, safety and conservation.

PTSA Dine out Night: at Raising Cane's is on Wednesday from 11 - 9 PM. Check out the information below for more details!

End of attendance month 5: This Friday is the end of attendance month 5. Students who have had perfect attendance - no absences, no tardies, and no early outs - will receive a brag tag for the month! We are hoping to have LOTS of students who earn this recognition since this attendance month is so short!

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday: is Monday, January 20. This is a school holiday and we are closed.

January MegaSkills Family Activity Challenge is attached . This month we will focus on teaching our students about initiative (moving into action) and focus (showing concern for others). Students who complete 4 or more activities and return the form will receive a brag tag.

If you are interested in registering your child for an afterschool class, registration on 6crickets.com is now open. Classes start this week!

Congratulations to the following classes who had the highest attendance rate at their grade level: TK - Holmes; K - Ortiz; 1st - Ortiz; 2nd - Zeutzius; 3rd - Adams, 4th - Garton; and 5th - Zankich. Our school wide attendance rate for the month was 95.06%, the lowest it has been all year.

A HUGE SHOUT OUT to Mrs. Zeutzius' class for having the highest attendance rate in the school and the ONLY class to met our attendance goal of 98%. Her class is earning a frozen treat party for their accomplishment!

As we look at our chronic absenteeism data, our school wide overall rate is 4.8%, which is lower than last month, but still higher than this time last year. The breakdown by grade level is: TK - 10.6%, K - 7.5%, 1st - 1.5%, 2nd - 3.8%, 3rd - 0%, 4th - 4.6% and 5th - 4.6%.

The California Department of Education looks at this date and includes it in our dashboard, which is published on the CDE website. Data is analyzed by overall performance as well as by specific student groups. Although our overall rating is in the blue, we do have several student groups that fall into the yellow and green categories. It is important for all student groups to decrease chronic absenteeism and move into the blue. I encourage you to check out the link to see learn more!

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. 

January 15: PTSA Dine out at Raising Cane's

January 16: Water assemblies for grades TK - 2/Early dismissal day - TK@ 12:10 pm; Kinder - grade 3 @ 1:26 and grades 4-5 at 1:35

January 17: end of attendance month 5

January 19: Deadline to order Jog-a-thon t-shirts

January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - No School

January 23: Harvest of the month/PTSA meeting at 8:45 am

January 29: PTSA Dine out Night at Shake Shack

January 30: GATE testing for students in grades 2-4 who were opted into testing by parents

January 31: All school assembly at 8:45 am

week of February 3: Great Kindness Challenge

February 5: Site Council Meeting at 3 pm

February 6: 1st grade Universal GATE testing/PTSA direct donation tile decorating at 1:30 in the lunch area

February 10: No School: Lincoln's Birthday

February 13: Make up GATE testing/Hawes Choir musical at 4 pm

February 14: End of attendance month 6/Hawes choir performs for the students at 8:45 am

February 17: President's Day Holiday: No School

February 21: Hawes Jogathon at 1:45 pm

February 26: Last chance for PTSA direct donation tile decorating after school at the lunch tables

February 28: All school assembly: Unveiling the time capsule at 8:45 am

March 7: All school assembly (student recognition) at 8:45 am