The Hiawatha Buzz!

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Dear Hiawatha Community,

What a fun week filled with celebrations, field trips, and our very own Second and Third Grade Talent Shows! I am so proud of these kids getting up in front of a huge audience, taking cues backstage and giving it their all!

I hope to see you tonight at our final event of the year Pizza on the Playground!!!

All my best,

Katherine

• Friday, June 6th - Pizza on the Playground at 5:30 - 7:00 PM

• Thursday, June 12th - Step Up Day from 9:00 - 9:45 AM

• Friday June 13th, - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - dismissal is at 11:30 AM

Tonight is the night for our annual Pizza on the Playground event. Join us 5:30-7 PM, for pizza, snacks and a good time as we say goodbye to the 2024-2025 school year. If you can, feel free to bring a side dish or juice boxes. We will be providing two slices of Domino's pizza per person to ensure that there is enough for everyone. Water will also be available. Bring a blanket of chairs to sit on if you have one. See you there!

Ashley Arcovitch

Hiawatha PTO President

We are wrapping up our musical learning this year by reviewing some of our favorite songs and activities in music!

Kindergarten and First Grade students are singing songs and playing games that have helped them develop pitch, steady beat and movement skills this year. They like to go fishing with Charlie Over the Ocean, wake the sleeping Grizzly Bear and pass the ball with Acka Backa.

Second graders have been working on solfege, singing independently, and reviewing rhythm patterns. They have accepted the challenge to sing a round, which is not an easy task! They have also learned a folk dance from Russia called Sasha, which has been a favorite for many students this year!

Third graders have done a wonderful job finishing the recorder! They have also been exploring the instrument families in the orchestra. They are very curious and engaged and have enjoyed discovering more about the different types of instruments and the sounds they create. I hope they are also developing an interest in perhaps playing one of the instruments they are learning about!

Mrs. Safer

Please click this link to see the hot lunch menu, be sure to select the correct month you need and select lunch in the drop down in the top of the page. The menu can also be found on our website :-)

Create art, make some noise, write a story, and COLOR OUR WORLD

during Brownell Library’s 2025 Summer Reading Program!

Learn more about the 2025 summer reading program and register to participate at https://brownelllibrary.org/children-teens/summer-reading-plan.

Once you register, stop by the youth circulation desk to pick up your summer reading materials, including a reading log. Starting June 25th, you can report books read by bringing a reading log to the library during any hours we are open to the public. All registered participants are eligible to win raffle prizes, which include a $50 Amazon gift card and prizes from local businesses. We will contact winners after the Summer Reading Celebration on August 13th.

Registered children and teens will receive a raffle ticket or a small prize from the treasure box every time they show us an updated reading log - no matter if they’ve read one new book since their last visit, or 100. Read-alouds, audio books, graphic novels, magazines all count towards summer reading! Pick up a summer brochure for a full list of our summer events.

Thank you so much for getting the word out to school families!

Erna and the youth team

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Brownell Library Youth Department

6 Lincoln Street

Essex Junction, VT 05452

802-878-6956

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