The Hiawatha Buzz!

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Open House yesterday! It was wonderful to see so many families in the building, reconnecting with teachers and exploring classrooms. We appreciate you taking the time to come and be part of our school community.

I also want to share an update about morning arrival. Based on your feedback, we now have staff on duty at the playground starting at 7:20 each morning. Families are welcome to pull through the drive and drop off students to head directly to the playground, where they will be supervised. This option helps keep students safer, reduces the need for parking, and keeps traffic moving smoothly. Students on the playground will come inside between 7:30 and 7:35. I encourage you to give this a try and talk it through with your child beforehand so they know what to expect.

Warmly,
Kolby Snellenberger
Principal

October 2nd - Yom Kippur - NO SCHOOL - Please plan accordingly
October 7th - Title 1 Meeting at 6:00 pm
October 13th - School Picture Day
October 23rd - Diwali - NO SCHOOL - Please plan accordingly
October 24th - Family Conferences - NO SCHOOL - Please plan accordingly

*** VERY IMPORTANT ***

Please make sure to include Ms. Michelle, our Office Manager, in all communications regarding attendance or change in after school plan for the day, she is who does attendance for the school, not the teachers. Teachers may be absent, or may not get to email to pass your message on to her. Please remember to include the reason why your student is going to be absent.

Please be sure to let Michelle know before 7:30 AM if your child is going to miss school.

There are many ways to contact her regarding your student's attendance or change in after-school plan.

1. Call the Attendance line at 802-857-7007 (for Attendance only)

2. Call Michelle at 802-878-1384

3. Email Michelle at: hiawathaoffice@ewsd.org

4. Go to our website and click on the Report an Absence button.

*** If you need to make a change to your student's after-school plan, please contact Michelle directly before 1:30 PM (12:30 PM on Wednesdays) on any given day. ***

Hello families,

This year, Mr. Torrez and I are bringing music lessons right into the classroom with our special music cart. Our goal is to help students grow into tuneful, beautiful, and artful young musicians.

So far, we’ve been exploring:

Four Voices (speaking, whispering, calling, singing)
Simple Songs & Echo Singing to build strong, confident singing voices
Keeping a Steady Beat through songs
Rhythm Sticks to play along with classical music
Expressive Movement to show mood and feeling in music

Our Weekly Grade-Level Sing-Along has also begun. Students gather in the gym for 30 minutes of joyful singing as we build our repertoire together. We’ve been having so much fun, and it’s a joy to watch the children grow in their musicality!

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out:

Megumi Esselstrom – messelstrom@ewsd.org (Tuesday/Thursday/Friday classes)
Matt Torrez – mtorrez@ewsd.org (Wednesday classes)

Warmly,
Megumi Esselstrom & Matt Torrez

Hello Hiawatha Families,

Over the summer we were fortunate and acquired balance/pedal bikes for PE! All K-1st grade students will practice riding the week of Monday, September 29th. If your child has their own helmet, please bring them in. If you don’t own a helmet, do not feel obligated to purchase one, as we will have some that can be borrowed. We will disinfect helmets between usages. In addition, please have them prepared with closed toe shoes. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Mr. B.

dbahrenburg@ewsd.org

PTO Fall Fest + Clothing Swap – October 18th from 2-5 PM!

Mark your calendars! The PTO is hosting Fall Fest and a Clothing Swap on Saturday, October 18th from 2-5 PM. A clothing donation box is located in the Hiawatha main entrance lobby by the lost and found rack. Please drop off any items you’d like to swap by Friday, October 17th. We need volunteers for Fall Fest set-up. If you’d like to lend a hand, please email HiawathaPTO@ewsd.org.

Thank you for supporting this fun community event—we can’t wait to see you there!

Taryn Hennebicque

Hiawatha PTO Co-President

Please click the link below 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. If needed, there is a print option. The menu can also be found on our website :-)

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