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Dear families.

I want to express my sincere gratitude to our amazing PTO for a spectacular Enchanted Forest Dance! We had great attendance. The artwork was amazing and everyone had a blast. It is so nice to come together in times like these.

Next week our third graders will be taking the Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program (VTCAP) in English language arts and mathematics. Please make sure your third grader is well rested and on time next week. The teachers have planned some extra fun activities to celebrate their hard work afterwards.

Please check out some pictures here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Y9Vcl8ezrYdLkF_Ub6P1K33p8fJY-UYR

Happy Eid to everyone who celebrates.

Have a great 3 day weekend!

Katherine

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

• Tuesday, April 8 - Budget Vote

Dear Summit and Hiawatha 2nd and 3rd Grade Students and Families,

We hope you are doing well and feeling excited for the transition to Fleming for next year. We are excited for our community to grow a bit larger with the addition of 3rd grade to Fleming. We also know that transitions can cause some worries and anxieties that we hope to reduce through a variety of transition activities and experiences.

Please join us on Tuesday April 15th from 5:00 - 6:00 pm for our transition kick-off open house. This is an opportunity to learn about Fleming, meet our faculty and staff, and tour the building. Our hope is that students and families will leave excited about coming to Fleming!

In addition, if you would like to come to Fleming for an additional time to drop in and see the building more and familiarize yourselves with Fleming, we will have drop in times available on Monday April 7th and Monday April 28th from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. Please use this google form to sign up for a visit and let us know if you are planning to attend a drop in date.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

The EWSD Multicultural Festival is on May 2nd, 2025 in the Essex High School gym. A big thank you to EHS teacher and EWSD Multilingual Council member Tracy Muzerall for leading the event!

Here is a news story about the event last year. We hope you will join the event this year!

Terri Geffert

English Language Teacher

Hiawatha Elementary School

30 Hiawatha Avenue

Essex Junction, VT 05452

(802) 857-7771

Being bilingual is a superpower.

Dear Families,

I just received news about a change for tomorrow's Art Show reception:

Sincerely,

Cassandra Gengras, M.Ed.

She/Her

Art Educator

Hiawatha School

Room B2/ext. 7765

cgengras@ewsd.org
(802) 881-8885

All grades have had a lot of fun practicing their striking skills during a high energy game called, Gaga Ball. Normally this game is played in an octagonal pit, but we modified it to work in our space by changing the rules and adding more than one ball.

Younger students practiced tennis skills by striking balloons with lollipop paddles and older kids played “Elimination” with racquets and real tennis balls. Be sure to ask your kids about “ABC Balances”, “Rope Swing”, “Balance Beam”, “Pac Man Tag”, “Caterpillar Tag”, “Mission Impossible”, “Bean Bag Toe Tag”, and “Just Getting By”.

Mr. B

Our third grade students will be taking the State's annual academic assessment in mathematics and English language arts, the Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program , or VTCAP, on April 1-4th. The students will be testing in the morning from 8:30-10:45 AM.

Please make sure your child is rested and comes to school on time.

Thank you to everyone who attended our Enchanted Forest Dance! It was a packed house and fun was had by all. We also raised a lot of money from our snack table, all of which will go right back to Hiawatha PTO.

Speaking of fundraisers, don’t forget to scan those Hannaford Helps Schools receipts and choose Hiawatha Elementary as the beneficiary. Hannaford Helps is an easy program that lets you earn cash from your weekly shopping trip to donate to our school. Let’s take advantage of this opportunity while it lasts!

Ashley Arcovitch

Hiawatha PTO President

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 have officially launched the 2025 Hannaford Helps Schools program!

This year, there will be over 1,500 participating products that will help your school earn money. To earn School Dollars, look for in-store shelf tags or the apple symbol online.

For every 4 participating products purchased, shoppers will earn 3 School Dollars. At checkout, customers will receive a School Dollar printout that displays the number of School Dollars earned.

All shoppers need to do to redeem School Dollars 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 shoppers can scan to bring them directly to the redemption website. Shoppers can also download the Hannaford Helps Schools app, which will store their information and school choice to make donating even easier.

To help your school win a $1,000 bonus check, make sure your school community knows to look for participating products from March 16 to June 7. Each of the top 200 schools to raise the most money by redeeming School Dollars will receive an additional $1,000 bonus check.

Thank you for participating!

Hannaford Helps Schools Team

Email: hiawathaoffice@ewsd.org