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This Week in Review
Hawes Elementary School is committed to all students succeeding in a rigorous core curriculum. We believe in the importance of a strong home and school connection to ensure that our students acquire the skills needed to be life-long learners. We believe in teamwork, collaboration and mutual respect. We embrace risk-taking, creativity and an openness to new ideas and technologies. We believe that a positive self-esteem and social responsibility are goals for all and that our students, through a love of learning, will be challenged to reach their highest potential! We believe in aiming for the remarkable!
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It is hard to believe that we are kicking off the holiday season with Thanksgiving break next week! It seems that time and life just seem to be speeding up...faster and faster...and as usual, we have a lot happening at Hawes. Although my goal each day is to get into classrooms, our assemblies and several meetings kept me from spending the majority of my day out and about...except for Thursday. On Thursday, I was reminded of the amazing things that happen in our classrooms. As I trekked through classrooms, I saw students in kindergarten learning how to retell and record their story on Seesaw. I saw a plethora of parents supporting literacy development in primary grades. I watched 3rd graders compare texts and think about what makes someone a hero. I listened to our 4th graders discuss important habits to follow to maintain a healthy body, model the length of the intestines and use green screens to share their reports on specific body parts. I observed our 5th graders collaboratively planning their performances as they walk through the American Revolution - an experience that they will have after Thanksgiving. All of it made me smile. Our students are experiencing things I could only have dreamed about as a student. My observations that day are still circulating in my brain and reminding me of how grateful I am that our community is as strong as it is. I am most grateful for our team - teachers, staff, parents and students. On the beginning of this holiday season, I want to say THANK YOU to each of you for what you contribute to make our school community an amazing place.

I wish you a happy holiday and hope that next week is filled with family, fun and gratitude.

#45yearsstrong #Begrateful #Thankyou # BeHawesome
5 Tips for Surviving the Holidays
 
  1. Quality over quantity: From gifts to food to events, trying to do too much leaves us overwhelmed and ineffective.
  2. Focus on what is important: Try to create space and find rituals to increase the meaning of the holidays for you and your children.
  3. Just say NO!: In order to manage it all, it is likely you will have to increase assertiveness to minimize obligations that will overwhelm you.
  4. Maintain your exercise routine: Many of us give up exercise when things get busy. Exercise is a natural antidepressant and helps with emotion regulation and weight management – the holidays is NOT the time to give this up!
  5. Manage expectations: It is easy to get caught up in trying to create the perfect holiday. Eliminate things that do not actually hold meaning for you and try to let go when things don’t turn out as planned.



Check out Julie Orris' web page for more info!
Hot Parenting Tip of the Week - (written by Dr. Julie Orris)
GATE testing for students in grades 2 - 7
The district provides a special program for students who are intellectually gifted.

Students in grades 1 – 7 who perform extremely well on the district-administered Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) and other standardized measurements, may qualify for identification for our Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program.

Beginning this year, our district will implement GATE testing of all first graders unless opted out by parent. If you think your 2nd-7th grade child may qualify for identification and you would like this student to participate in GATE testing, you must complete a GATE Assessment Consent form.

Please submit this form on our district website: www.hbcsd.us, Click on the Parents Tab, then on Parent Portal, and on GATE Assessment Consent Form (under Online Services for Parents).

Please contact Debbie Bartlett in the GATE office at (714) 964-8888 ext. 2036 with any questions you may have. The last day to submit the GATE Assessment Consent Form for 2nd – 7th grade testing is Friday, December 6, 2019.

District policy allows students to be assessed a limit of two times between first and seventh grade. You may wish to discuss with your child's teacher at your parent conference in October if this would be an appropriate time to have your child assessed.

First grade testing will take place November 4 - December 13. Students in grades 2-7 will be tested January 8 - February 7, 2020. Children who qualify for placement in the program will be placed in the fall of the 2020-21 school year.

Construction on Yellowstone: Tuesday
The city will be slurry coating Yellowstone from Bushard to the first driveway at Hawes on Tuesday.

  • Beginning at 8:30 am, Yellowstone from Bushard to our driveway will be CLOSED! You will need use an alternative way to access the school.

  • The goal is to re-open Yellowstone for dismissal, but the project may not be completed by that time!

Please plan ahead!!

PTSA Meeting: Tuesday at 6 pm
Please join us for our next PTSA meeting on Tuesday at 6 pm.

Come enjoy community and get in the know!! 
Bring any questions, concerns or ideas to the table!! 

Students in grades K-5 will have their PTSA meeting too!

Tuesday November 19th at 6:00 pm
Mamas in Huntington Beach 

Mark your calendars! No School
Please note that the following days are holidays:

  • Monday, November 25 - 29: Thanksgiving Break
  • Monday, December 23 - January 3, 2020: Winter Break
5th Annual OCC GATE Educational Night for Parents, Educators and Students
Wondering what inquiry, curiosity, and creativity means for gifted learners? Feature speaker, Gina Rae Stolpestad, will take you through ways to encourage your child to investigate their own questions about the world around them and innovate to solve problems. One great presentation, three venues. Choose the location that is most convenient for you. Space is limited for the FREE event. Registration is required. Registration link is on the QR code on the flyer. This is open to all students ages 7-14!

The Ultimate Recycling Machine
This hands-on experience collies engineering, collaboration, and sustainability. The challenge is to design and build a machine that transports a plastic bottle into a recycling bin. This FREE event is for students ages 7-14. Registration is now open. Please see the registration information on the flyer. Same challenge is offered at three venues. Choose the location that is most convenient. Space is limited.


Rainy days
Please follow these guidelines for rainy days:

Rain at drop off time: Students report directly to the classroom

Rain at dismissal : Parents pick up students at the classroom door

Rain at lunch : We need help supervising lunch since we must eat inside
Parent Training through WOCCSE and CAC
WOCCSE and CAC is hosting a parent training on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. The topic covered at the training is Protecting Your Child from Social Media. Registration is required to attend. Click on the flyer for more details.

Kudos! #Hawesvolunteersrock
S pecial thanks to the many who gave time and energy to support our work at Hawes:

  • to Shanel Butcher for donating vegetable plants for the garden project!
  • to Girl Scout Troops 3622/3698 and Daisy Troop 8398 for coordinating the canned food drive as well as to all who have donated already!

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Additional Information and Opportunities
Hawes Happenings for the Week
Week of November 18 - November 22, 2019
Our ST Math goal for the week is: 30%

Monday November 18:
  • morning announcements
  • GATE Testing for Arsenault and Cook/Garton
  • Board member Kowalke to visit Hawes in the am


Tuesday November 19:
  • GATE testing for Wilfert and Wisman (1st grade only)
  • PTSA meeting at 6 pm - at Mama's on 39

Wednesday November 20:
  • GATE testing for Arsenault and Cook/Garton
  • School Site Council Meeting at 3 pm in conference room


Thursday November 21:
  • Student Council meeting at 7:45 am
  • GATE testing for Wilfert and Wisman (1st grade only)
  • Early dismissal for K-3 at 1:26 and gr. 4-5 at 1:35 pm


Friday November 22:
  • Wear spirit wear


Upcoming Events:
week of Nov 25 - Thanksgiving break
12/2 - 5th grade Walk through the American Revolution (Ortloff)
12/4 - 5th grade Walk through the American Revolution (Zankich/De Stefano)
12.6 - Last date to submit parent consent form for GATE testing for students in grades 2-5
12.6 - End of the trimester
12.6 - all school assembly at 8:45 am
week of 12.9 - GATE testing make-ups for 1st grade only
12.10 - HBCSD Board meeting at 6 pm at District Office
12.13 - Report cards are sent home
12.18 - Hearing and Vision Screening for K, 2 and 5th grade
12.20 - Kindergarten Field trip to the Rose Theater
winter break: 12.23 - Jan. 3
1.9 - PTSA Executive Board meeting
1.10 - Tianjin students visit Hawes
Check out our google school calendar for the entire year on our website at: