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Upcoming Dates: Tuesday, April 29 – 3:30pm 5th grade Girl Scouts RM133 Wednesday, April 30 – 8:00am Student Council All Members LRC Wednesday, April 30 – 8:00am Signing Hawks Club Wednesday, April 30 – 3:30pm Running Club Wednesday, April 30 – 3:30pm Signing Hawks Club Thursday, May 1 – 7:45am Band Rehearsal @ JBN Thursday, May 1 – 3:30pm Young Rembrandts Thursday, May 1 – 3:30pm 2nd grade Brownies Thursday, May 1 – 7:00pm 5th grade Band & Orchestra Spring Concert @ RMS Friday, May 2 – 8:00am 4th & 5th grade Chorus
A note from the Principal: Dear HWS Families, It’s been a busy and exciting week at HWS! We had our CHAMPS walkthroughs, where staff visited classrooms to assess the implementation of our district’s CHAMPS program. We’re pleased to report that staff have increased positive interactions with students, and students were on-task the majority of the time. Great job to both our staff and students! Our teams also visited classrooms to provide feedback on student collaboration. All year, students have been working hard on how to truly collaborate—focusing on active listening, asking follow-up questions, and helping one another deepen their understanding of the material. On Thursday, we celebrated with a Tae Kwon Do assembly as a reward for our amazing participation in Jump Rope for Heart. Students were thrilled to see the demo team in action, especially since one of our own students had the chance to showcase his skills! Don’t worry—we made sure to emphasize that these routines were performed by trained students and shouldn’t be attempted at home. While we wish we could say that testing season is over, there’s still a bit more ahead. Next week, students will take the final round of AIMS testing, followed by the last MAP assessment. These assessments help us evaluate our instructional practices and identify students who may benefit from early interventions next year. As we head into this final stretch, we’re inviting you to write a short “pump-up” letter to your child. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate their learning, remind them how proud you are, and let them know they’re more than ready for these final challenges. Your words of encouragement can give them the confidence boost they need! More details will be shared by your child’s teacher soon. While it may be tough to keep this a surprise, please don’t share the letter with your child ahead of time—we want it to be a special moment. Thank you for being our partners in lifting up your amazing kids! Sincerely, Gina Greenwald Principal Attention 5th grade Parents/Guardians LAST CHANCE!: This is your LAST CHANCE to purchase a Graduation Yard Sign! It’s time to celebrate our 5th Graders graduating from HWS! An outside vendor, Pine Street Creative, has created an exclusive designed yard sign to help you mark this milestone. Ordering is open now until Monday, April 28th at https://www. Pick up details included in the link (you will need to scroll down to see them). questions/comments please reach out to Anna Marinaccio annamarinaccio@ A note from the Specials Teachers: HWS Dance Fest: On Friday, May 9th, Hoover-Wood students will participate in the Hoover-Wood School Dance Festival. Students have been working on learning these dances during their Music/PE time. Parents are invited to this event and we plan to record and send it home digitally at a later date. The schedule for the day is as follows: 9:30-10:30: Kindergarten/1st 11:00-12:00: 4th/5th 1:20-2:20: 2nd/3rd Students are to wear their hawk walk shirt from this year, or a shirt that is mostly the same color. Thank you for your support and feel free to contact us with any questions. Greg Fink (greg.fink@bps101.net) or Katie Carlson (katherine.carlson@bps101.net) Please be sure to check out the Backpack Mail View the latest edition of Backpack Mail > link that is attached to The District Weekly BPS messengers. Good community events are listed! |
