Book Café is a week when the library is transformed into a cozy café and students are treated to hot chocolate and cookies to read with during their weekly class library time.
Volunteers are needed to help set up on Friday, February 3 and take down on Friday, February 10. We're looking for up to two volunteers for each class library time as well. Click here to see the times and sign up to volunteer.
Our outing to the movies ...
Thank you to everyone who attended last Sunday's movie matinee. More than 250 Hale Bears gathered at the Parkway Theater to watch My Neighbor Totoro, and for many of our students, it was their first movie theater experience. Thank you to the Parkway for hosting us -- and cleaning up after us too!
Art Adventure: Coming soon
Art Adventure is a program that engages students in the classroom with artwork from the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Volunteers lead students in a 30-minute discussion about a set of artworks. Email Calvin Keasling (calvin.keasling@gmail.com) to volunteer and sign up for an upcoming training session!
Virtual Training Sessions
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 19, 5:15-6:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 2, 5:15-6:15 p.m.
In-Person Training Sessions @ MIA
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 10-11 a.m.
In-Person Training @ Hale Library
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 5-6 p.m.
Hale Dine Out Night: Heather’s
Wednesday, January 18 (3-8 p.m.)
Heather’s is hosting our next Dine Out Night this Wednesday, January 18. A portion of ALL SALES from the evening will help support the Hale PTA. Click here to view their menu.
Friday Forum with Mr. Uhler
Friday, January 20, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
The Hale Friday Forum with the principal this month will focus on Hale's budgeting process. While there aren't actual numbers or allocations available from the district yet, Mr. Uhler will share an overview of how the process works in Minneapolis and specifically at Hale. Coffee will be served. Please click here to RSVP.
Hale School Tours
Now through February 2023
Hale is thrilled to welcome prospective families for in-person tours this year. MPS school requests are due Tuesday, Feb. 7. If you or someone you know is considering Hale for an incoming kindergartener or a new 1st or 2nd grader, click this link to sign up for an upcoming tour.
Upcoming tour dates:
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 23, 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 10 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 2, 10 a.m.
Monday, Feb. 6, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2 p.m.
Missing items?
Please remember to label your student's winter gear. There's a lot of it moving in and out of the building on a daily basis. Remember that U2 song? If you still haven't found what you're looking for, remind your student to check the Lost & Found area in the 1st grade hallway across from Ms. Lia's room.
Here's a link to the custom label maker Name Bubbles that supports the Hale PTA with each purchase: https://bit.ly/3Sy48GX
Welcoming Equity Committee
The Hale/Field Welcoming Equity Committee will be meeting this month on Wednesday, January 25 from 6-8 p.m., in the Hale Elementary Media Center. All are welcome to attend. Check out the January newsletter with information on anti-bias and anti-bullying resources for MPS families.
Field Notes
Playground Fundraiser through Jan. 27
The Field PTA is hosting an online silent auction this week to raise funds for playground improvements at Field. If you would like to contribute an item or service to the action, click here. The auction will go live Thursday, January 19 at 12 p.m. and close Monday, January 23 at 12 p.m. Click here to check out the available auction items.
If you’d prefer to receive the Hale PTA newsletter and other reminders as a text message notification from Remind, text @halepta22 to the number 81010 or click here to sign up.
Upcoming Calendar @ Hale
Jan. 16 No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Jan. 18 Hale Dine Out Night: Heather’s
Jan. 25 WE Committee Meeting (Hale Media Center, 6-8 pm)
Jan. 27 No School (Teacher record keeping, Holocaust Remembrance Day)
