Principal's Message
Dear Hallinan Families,
Hallinan students are amazing and gifted, which they prove on a daily basis. I enjoy watching them conquer challenging things especially through collaboration. Over the past week, I worked with a group of students who agreed to present to the LO School Board at their meeting this past Monday. They demonstrated their speaking abilities and creativity as they lead a tour of our beautiful building and spoke about the student experience at Hallinan. They also lead the Board in an interactive activity creating scribble stones. If you don't know what a scribble stone is, it's a way for children - and adults - to express themselves in a positive and fun way by drawing on stones. We used this opportunity to teach that everyone has a why, or a purpose; and, we encouraged our artists to communicate their "why" through their stone. Mary Kay Larson, Director of Communications, took some photos that I have shared below.
with gratitude for all of our outstanding students,
Melissa Griffiths
11/11 - No School - Veterans Day
11/17 - PTO Meeting at 6:30 pm
11/18 - OBOB Forms (3rd-5th grade) due
11/21-11/25 - No School - Thanksgiving Break
12/2 - Photo Retakes
12/5-12/9 - Book Fair
12/6 - Vision Screening
12/15 - PTO Meeting at 8:30 am
12/19-1/2 - No School - Winter Break
1/3 - Classes Resume!
2nd Grade Parents/Guardians are invited to attend their child's musical performance of The Lorax! This 15-20 minute musical will take place in the music room at Hallinan. Each 2nd grade class will do their own performance which will take place during their regularly scheduled music time. Each performance will be filmed and sent to all families. We hope to see you there!
Lindsey - Wednesday, December 7 - 8:30 am
Locke - Thursday, December 8 - 8:30 am
McLaren - Friday, December 9 - 8:30 am
Hello Hallinan Families!
Harvest Fest Photos!
We uploaded some pictures and wanted to give your Room Parents time to do the same! Here is a google drive link to the festivities and there are some fabulous costumes in there!
Book Fair
Is there anything as exciting as the Winter Book fair??? Save the Date! We are excited to announce our Winter Book Fair is returning, December 5 – 9! Parents and Students will be able to shop the fair in-person and online. Book Fair details, including events and hours, will be sent in next week’s Hawk Squawk and Student’s go home folders. All money earned at this PTO-sponsored event goes back to our library. It will be a busy and fun-filled time that can only operate smoothly with the help of many wonderful volunteers. Shifts as short as 2 hours will be available - we hope you will join us as a shopper and a volunteer! Be on the lookout for a SignUpGenius next week.
Jog-A-Thon Winners
We are also grateful for the Jog-A-Thon and the donations! The highest fundraiser in the school award - who gets to be Principal for the Day - is Henry Von Bergen in Mrs. Hagedorn's class! He raised $1,028! And, now for the raffle winners!
Movie night- Aubrey Lambert (Mrs. Miller's class)
Tie-dye party- Langston Jackson (Mrs. Orme's class)
Kayak rentals- Jude Fields (Mrs. Hagedorn's class)
Art- Cora Manning (Mrs. Franz's class)
Game Night- Jun Rui Lim (Mrs. Burdick's class)
Cooking Class- Katherine Blum (Mrs. Wetzel's class)
Ice cream party- Miles Carbone (Mrs. Miller's class)
Next PTO Meeting
Looking to know more? Our next PTO meeting is being held in the library Nov.17th from 6:30-7:30. Click here is the agenda.
HOPES Halloween Candy Donations
That’s a wrap! We collected 141 pounds of candy which we donated to the Tualatin School House Pantry! Some classes wrote letters to active military members in honor of Veteran’s Day. Those will be mailed out in care packages from our friends at Operation Gratitude.
HOPES Doernbecher Children's Hospital
For the 7th year, HOPES will be providing decorations to transform the 10N floor of Doernbecher. This year our theme is the Grinch! While children are not allowed on the floor to decorate (due to cold/flu precautions), your student(s) may have the opportunity to work on projects in class next week that will be used on the floor. Stay tuned for pictures!
OBOB
Remember, OBOB forms are due by November 18. You can still complete the ONLINE FORM if you have misplaced the paper form. Goals for November and December: Identify book coverage for the team members, name your team, and read, ReAd, READ!!! Please contact your OBOB Co-Chairs at hallinanobobteam@gmail.com with any questions.
Tara Clasen and Shelby Setter
Hallinan PTO Co-Presidents 2022-23
For the safety of children, volunteers are required to have an approved background check when volunteering in schools. Please click here: Volunteer Application for LOSD to start the online application and background check process.
Office Phone: 503-534-2353
Principal Melissa Griffiths - griffitm@loswego.k12.or.us
Administrative Assistant Lee Gates - gatesl@loswego.k12.or.us
Administrative Assistant Linda Stevens - stevensl@loswego.k12.or.us
Resources:
Self-Screening Tool for Keeping Sick Students at Home
LOSD Student and Family Handbook
