Dear Hawes Families,

We are so grateful to you all for your time and talent. An amazing number of volunteers helped out with field trips and PTSA Secret Shopper - we appreciate you!

K Field Trip: Ashley Andrade, Christine Grossman, Lindsey Hill, Angela Huang, Ellie Johnson, Courtney Kelley, Alexandra Nearez, Vivian Nhan, Jennifer Salbino, Alexandria Vasquez, Julia Walton, and Arcadia Williams.

Secret Shopper Chairs: Alaleh Khosrowpour, Michelle Haller, Kimmy Greer, and Christine Grossman.

Secret Shopper Helpers: Kelly Adsit, Amy Allison, Robyn Arias, Kira Babb, April Bassett, Lana Blankenship, Garin Brooks, Thy Bui, Katie Calvert, Lauren Chandler, Ashley Cogman, Meagan Dolan, Nicole Downey-Schell, Kim Edick, Vanessa Egan, Kelly Foster-Rizzi, Esther Han, Bri Heighway, Beatiz Heiser, Heather Hollman, Andrea Holloway, Angela Huang, Aracely Ingardia, Julia Irby, Julie Jennings, Ellie Johnson, Mark Jones, Sarah Kreig, Rebecca LaBarba, Jenna LaSota, Norelai Sheen-Macapagal, Taryn Mackprang, Angelica and Marc materie, Barbara McCormack, Cherise Minadeo, Jennifer Minevich, Andi Morris, Sarah Moser, Chau Ha Ngo, Katherine Nguyen, Dianna Nyhus, Devon O'Barr, Betsy Olson, Carrie Orr, Ani Oshiro, Lauren Paleo, Taryn Palumbo, Molly Patten, Lauren Paul, Kristy Perez, Liz Pham, Nicole Pichardo, Brittney Ramirez, Dana Rivera, Crystal Robertson, Roger Rodriguez, Sara Schales, Ciara Selanders, Emily Seina, Kelly Soemantoro, Jennifer Spagnoli, Amber Spencer, Nicole Spoolstra, Colbie Springer, Erica Swanson, Franziska Symanski, Brandie Ta, Karolina Tyra, Kristie Williams-Yowell, Meghan Willia, Mary Wilson, Bevin Wong, and Amanda Wray. WOW - THANKS TO ALL!

Celebration Contacts: Dr. Hansell will be making random phone calls home to parents about student progress in classrooms. I do hope your child's teacher will be recommending your child for some Principal Praise! ESN Classes all done. December - Grade 5 and TK opportunities. January - Grade 4 and K next!

Congrats again to Shoreline Standouts for December at Hawes - Melanie Brown and Danielle Zankich. Thanks to all who nominated these outstanding employees.

2026 School Heroes: Top Teachers & Top Employees of Orange County Awards: Nominations are now being accepted. Please see the criteria and submission page. Note that the deadline for nominations is January 4, 2026. More information about the awards is on WWW.ParentingOC.com, the Top Teacher, Top Employee, and Leadership Award winners will be in a special online feature.

Arrival: Please remember not to drop off your child before 8:15 am when supervision starts.

Lost & Found: Will be donated to charity if not taken home by 12/19/25.

In Partnership Always,

Dr. Fran Hansell

TK - 12:10

K/3 - 1:26

4/5 - 1:35

Thank you for making a note of this and for planning to pick your child up on time.

Arrival time starts at 8:15 am! Please do not drop off your child early, as there is no supervision. Thank you!

Absent? Please contact the office We encourage you to plan your trips over the scheduled breaks. Please make plans for day trips to Disneyland etc. 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 absent from school, please report this absence by emailing: Hawesattendance@hbcsd.us or calling the school office at : 714.963.8302 then press 1. THANK YOU for doing all you can to bring your child to school every day and to minimize the amount of time they are absent due to vacations etc. We appreciate you taking trips during non-student days whenever possible.

Independent Study Contracts 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:

TK 12:10 pm

K-3 1:26 pm

4-5 1:35 pm

We appreciate your promptness in picking up your child.