This Week @ Hale: April 24-30

This Week @ Hale

April 24-30

Plant sale - last week!

Orders due by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 28

Pick up at Hale on Saturday, May 20 (9-11 a.m.)

The annual Hale & Field Plant Sale closes at 11:59 p.m. this Friday, April 28. Click here to shop Pahl's Nursery.

We need volunteers to help distribute on pickup day, Saturday, May 20. Email halefieldplantsale@gmail.com if you can help. We'll have coffee and donuts!

Spring Cleanup ...

Saturday, May 20 (9 a.m.-noon)

After you pick up your plants, stick around to help spruce up the school grounds on our annual Spring Cleanup! Feel free to stop by for a half-hour or stay the whole morning. Bring your gardening tools (gloves, rakes, shovels, clippers, shears, spare yard waste bags) and your kids. They love to help beautify their environment.

After our successful reboot of the Door 6 garden, we will be focused on reviving the Peace Garden space along 54th Street and installing three new garden beds for classroom use. There's also plenty of general cleanup to do around the building. Coffee and donuts will be provided. Please RSVP so we know how many to expect. Hope to see you there!

Meet us at the playground ...

Come to Triangle Park (54th St. and Edgewater Blvd.) this week with to play and mingle with other Hale families. We'll have one for each grade and another round next month. Email haleptacochair@gmail.com with questions.

Tuesday, April 25 - Kindergarten
Wednesday, April 26 - 2nd grade
Thursday, April 27 - 1st grade
Tuesday, May 30 - 1st grade
Wednesday, May 31- Kindergarten
Thursday, June 1 - 2nd grade

May Dine Out Event:

FamFare Kitchen Meal Pickup

Wednesday, May 3, 4:30-6 p.m.

Take a night off from cooking and support our school at the same time! Place your order for pickup on Wednesday, May 3, and FamFare Kitchen will donate 15% of all sales to the Hale PTA. Choose the hot Grilled Chicken Pitas with Buttery Rice Pilaf meal to eat that night, or stash the frozen Lemon Blueberry French Toast Bake for an easy weekend breakfast down the road. Click here to place your order.

Signs of spring ...

These classroom projects -- Kindergarten ducklings and 1st grade tulips -- are made possible by funds from the Hale PTA.

Art show ... coming soon

Hale art teacher Ms. Barrett is looking for 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!

The Hale Bike Bus is back!

Thursday mornings

The Bike Bus is back for the spring. Click here for more details including the route map we followed in the fall.

Please sign up here so we can communicate updates each Thursday morning. A little drizzle won’t stop us, but we will cancel if it’s not safe to ride.

Caretakers should plan on joining the rides with their biker. Each student rider needs a bike, helmet, and a bike lock. Questions? Email or text Kyle Shelton at kyle.k.shelton@gmail.com or 269-547-8993.

... Plus, a bonus ride!

The Hale Wellness Committee will be hosting a special Bike Bus on Friday, May 5 to celebrate Walk & Roll to School Week.

We are inviting riders to meet up near the Minnehaha Bunny, on the south side of the creek just past the intersection of Minnehaha Pkwy. and Portland Ave.

We will have donuts to share and then bike together to Hale along 51st Street, with that portion of the parkway trail currently closed for repair. Let us know if you're coming by texting Kyle: 269-547-8993.

Walk & Roll To School Day

Wednesday, May 3

Students who walk or roll to school on Wednesday, May 3, will earn a sticker and enter a prize drawing for their class from P.E. teacher Ms. Parr! Kids who bus or get dropped off will have a chance to do an extra walk around the building, too. We are looking for volunteers to help with this event from 8:40-9:15 a.m. Contact Kate Vickery at 269-599-5644 or kate.vickery@gmail.com if you can help out!

Staff Appreciation Week

Donations requested: May 8-12

Staff Appreciation Week is May 8-12, and we would like to show our wonderful teachers and staff members at Hale how much they mean to us and our children. The PTA will provide lunch on Friday, May 12. We would also like to provide breakfast and coffee on Monday and other treats throughout the week.

Please click here to view the donation sheet and sign up. Contact Jacki Cook (jackirpcook@gmail.com) with questions. Thank you for your support!

Hale & Field Family Picnic

Save the date: Thursday, May 18

Welcoming Equity Committee

The Hale-Field Welcoming Equity Committee is meeting this Wednesday, April 26 from 6-8 p.m. at Field Elementary in Room 118. All are welcome to attend, and new members are welcome to join all year long.

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.

Time to eat ...

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

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