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Dear Hiawatha Community,

I hope you and your children had a safe, healthy and happy break. Thank you to everyone who attended parent teacher conferences. If you were unable to make a conference, please reach out to your child's teacher or me and we will make sure we have a conference this month. We value this time with you.

We have some exciting events this month! We hope to see you and your family at our PTO Enchanted Forest Dance (see flyer below) on Friday, March 21st from 5:30-7:00 PM.

We also have our PTO Speaker Series with Garry Scott, Director of Facilities & District Safety for the Essex Westford School District (see flyer below) Tuesday, March 25th at 6:00.

Have a great weekend,

Katherine

• Tuesday March 11th - PTO Meeting at 6:00 PM

• Friday, March 21 - PTO Dance - 5:30 – 7:00 pm

• Monday, March 31, 2025 - Eid - NO SCHOOL - Please plan accordingly

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

This spring we will be offering a Multicultural Affinity Breakfast Bunch at Hiawatha for students interested in celebrating and honoring the rich diversity of our school community. This group will provide students with a safe and supportive environment to explore, share and learn about different cultures, traditions and languages through games and hands-on activities. This group also offers students a chance to build community with peers.

The Multicultural Affinity Space will be hosted by Hamsa Mossi from Spectrum and ADL and will meet once a month in the mornings. If you are interested in having your child participate, or if you’d like more information, please contact me at ptipton@ewsd.org or Principal Katherine Grykien.

Thank you,

Porchea

Dear Artists and Families,

I am thrilled to share that several Hiawatha artists will have artwork displayed in the Youth Art Month Show: Brushstrokes for Wellness at the Vermont Statehouse!

This art show is an excellent opportunity to celebrate creativity alongside young artists across Vermont. I would love for you to join me at the special reception, where we will honor the artists and their incredible work.

Hiawatha third graders are invited to participate in the EWSD Fine Arts Night on Thursday, April 10! Students from all our district schools will perform music together, including choral, orchestra and band ensembles. Our participating third graders will sing with other students in grades 3-12.

Fine Arts Night gives students a great opportunity to get to know other students from around the district and perform alongside our older and more experienced musicians. This is one of our district’s favorite performances of the year!

All interested third grade students will attend the chorus rehearsal on the morning of April 10th. A permission slip will be sent home. Please return it if your student is planning to take part. We are also looking for a few parent chaperones to go to EHS along with us that morning. Please let me know if you are willing to volunteer!

We look forward to sharing our learning with you in this amazing event. More information and details will be sent home shortly.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at ksafer@ewsd.org.

Mrs. Safer

Join us on March 25 at 6pm for a new PTO sponsored student safety speaker series event with Garry Scott, Director of Facilities & District Safety for the Essex Westford School District. Garry is responsible for the culture of safety and emergency preparedness for students, teachers and staff. He will share expert training and safety protocol insights from his decades of experience, talk to how Hiawatha prioritizes student safety, discuss drills students are practicing, language to use to prepare students and talk to them about what they experience during safety drills, and answer parent/caregiver questions.

Lots of exciting events are around the corner for Hiawatha PTO, take a look at what we have to offer for both students and parents alike.

PTO Meeting, Tuesday March 11th, 6:00 PM

Enchanted Forest Dance, Friday March 21st, 5:30-7:00 PM

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 :-)

We are so excited to partner with you for this year's Hannaford Helps Schools program, running from March 16 to June 7!

Through this program, shoppers will earn 3 School Dollars for every 4 participating products purchased. At checkout, customers will receive a School Dollar print out they can redeem online to donate to any school in this program.

To redeem School Dollars, all shoppers need to do is enter the unique printout code and store number on the Hannaford Helps Schools program website and select their school. Each School Dollar printout has a QR code that will bring shoppers directly to this link, ensuring that redeeming School Dollars is as easy as possible. Please note that the in-store collection tower has been eliminated. However, schools will be able to turn in School Dollar printouts via a collection envelope included in their program packet.

Thank you,
Hannaford Helps Schools Team

Email: hiawathaoffice@ewsd.org