This Week @ Hale: May 1-7

This Week @ Hale

May 8-14

Monthly PTA meeting

Monday, May 8 (7-8:30 p.m.)

We'll be gathering outside tonight! For location details and agenda information, email haleptacochair@gmail.com.

Staff Appreciation Week

Monday, May 8-Friday, May 12

We're celebrating the Hale staff all week! The PTA and parent volunteers are providing treats, including a taco bar lunch for staff on Friday. Join us in expressing our gratitude to all the classroom and specialist teachers and front office, special education, lunchroom and building staff that make Hale a great school for our children!

Art show ... help needed!

Hale art teacher Ms. Barrett could still use a few more volunteers on Thursday, May 11, and Friday, May 12, to help hang artwork for a student art show during the spring music performances.

She could also use help on Thursday, May 25, and Friday, May 26, for the takedown. Click here to sign up!

Catch a ride on the Hale Bike Bus

Thursdays, 8:25-8:55 a.m.

There are six more weeks to join the Hale Bike Bus! Join us anywhere along the route, which we have expanded to include more of the Hale community zone. Check out the new route here, and join the new Bike Bus WhatsApp group for updates on our rides each week.

Caretakers should plan on joining the rides with their biker. Each student rider needs a bike, helmet, and a bike lock. Questions? Text Kyle Shelton at 269-547-8993.

Special Bike Bus: Friday, June 9

We will host one more special Bike Bus ride on Friday, June 9, to celebrate the end of the school year. Riders are invited to meet at the Minnehaha Bunny (near Minnehaha Pkwy. & Portland Ave.). We will have donuts to share and then bike together to Hale.

Hale & Field Family Picnic

Thursday, May 18 (5-7:30 p.m. at Hale Playground)

The Hale-Field family picnic is fast approaching! If you can lend a hand and spare some time, we need a lot of volunteers to help the event run smoothly. Oh, and if your student(s) have a favorite song to suggest for the playlist for the night, let us know.

Plant sale pickup + Spring landscape cleanup

Saturday, May 20

All purchases from the Hale-Field Plant Sale will be picked up on Saturday, May 20, from 9 a.m.-11 a.m.

Stick around to help spruce up the school grounds at our annual spring landscape cleanup! Feel free to stop by for a half-hour or stay the whole morning. We'll work from 9 a.m. to noon. Bring your gardening tools (gloves, rakes, shovels, clippers, shears, spare yard waste bags) and your kids. They love to help beautify their environment.

Coffee and donuts will be provided. Please RSVP so we know how many to expect!

Welcoming Equity Committee

The Hale-Field Welcoming Equity Committee's last meeting of the school year is Wednesday, May 24 from 6-8 p.m. at Hale Elementary in the Media Center. All are welcome to attend, and new members are welcome to join anytime.

If you are interested in education advocacy opportunities, please contact Hale/Field Welcoming Equity Committee co-chair Alison Moore (alisonlynnmoore@gmail.com). Find out about action alerts and stay engaged to ensure that community input is centered in educational decision-making at all levels.

On the menu for May ...

Check out the May breakfast and lunch menus from MPS Culinary & Wellness Services. To add funds to your student’s Titan account, click here .

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