PLEASE do NOT drop your

students off prior to

8:45 a.m. Supervision is not

available to keep your

children safe.

Principal’s Message

JANUARY 2015 VOLME 4

HAWTHORNE HERALD

Attendance Notes:

Please call the Attendance Line at 797-7144 for all

absences.

FYI—if we do not hear from a parent, the absence will be

coded as unexcused.

JANUARY

Inside this issue:

January Calendar 2

GEM Award 3

PTO 4

Music Notes 5

Counselor’s Corner 6

Student of the Month 7

Upcoming Dates to

Remember:

Classes Resume

1/5/15

OTELA Testing Begins

This Month

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

1/19/15 No School

Early Release

1/29/15

Happy New Year Hawthorne Families! I love the start of each new year. It reminds me of the first page of a

new story book waiting to be told. It brings with it all of the mystery and excitement of the unknown. Speaking of books! We have some exciting news to share with you. In a few short weeks we are going to begin a

book study with everyone in our Hawthorne family including the staff, students, and YOU our amazing families! Be on the lookout for more

information coming soon! I would like to take a quick minute to remind everyone to please make

sure your students are coming to school with warm coats and gloves; we go outside a lot more for recess than you may think.

Spring, hopefully, will be here before we know it! Until then, have a great beginning to the story of your new year!

Best Wishes,

Angie Ervin

HAWTHORNE HERALD

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Martin Luther

King, Jr Day

No School

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Early Release Day

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WINTER BREAK

Special thanks to our Business Partner

McDonald’s

4435 Executive Parkway

Sunbury Road at State Route 161

&

Our school contact Mrs. Katie Ensell

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Great Educator Mentor Award Presented by

Roush Honda and Westerville Parent Council

The GEM Award is given to recognize an individual who makes a difference in the lives of the students at each school and in the

Westerville School District.

An individual may be nominated to receive a Building and/or District Award.

Nominees may include:

Community Members

Volunteers

Parents

District and Building Faculty & Staff

NOMINATIONS DUE TO BUILDING OFFICES BY FEB. 9, 2015

GEM Winners will be announced in early March

Nominations forms are available at your school or can be downloaded at http://www.westerville.k12.oh.us/

Select Westerville Parent Council page

HAWTHORNE HERALD

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The Next PTO Meeting January 15th 7:00 p.m.

7 Beautiful New Trees Say Hello! 2 Hackberry Trees

2 Swamp White Oaks

2 Red Maples and

1 Sugar Maple

The PTO purchased seven trees and funded the natural playground planning, with

help from the Westerville Education Foundation.

Hawthorne T-Shirt Project

The Hawthorne PTO is funding a Hawthorne Mustangs T-shirt for every student and

staff member at Hawthorne.

Teachers are currently compiling a list of shirt sizes of their students so we can or-

der the correct size. If you have any concerns, you can contact the Hawthorne PTO

and we will check the shirt size spreadsheet for you. You do not need to take any

action. Your student will have a shirt ordered for them without any action from you.

The shirts will be paid for from fundraising efforts of the PTO, and business spon-

sorships.

We anticipate having the shirts ready to distribute during the coming academic

term, probably in February.

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The first grade students have been learning about steady beat through play, movement, and

listening activities. We have been practicing reading music using picture icons and are starting

to transition to stick notation. The students created unique musical compositions using pictures

associated with fall, family, or thanksgiving. They studied Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" and

completed a variety of activities relating to the work, including a review of the story, listening

excerpts, and movement activities. And, the students continue to explore their voices and devel-

op independence as singers.

The second grade students did an amazing job at their winter concert. I’m extremely proud of

the students. They truly worked hard as a team to create a magical performance and have grown

so much as young leaders and musicians. We are starting our study of steady beat, melody (high

and low), and rhythm (long and short-short). The students will explore these concepts through

movement, listening activities, composition, reading, and singing.

Sincerely,

Mr. McIntyre

Happy 2015! Here is what we are doing in each grade recently.

Third grade Students: We are finishing up learning the Philippino dance called “Tinikling” and

will soon start learning Schoolhouse Rock songs about multiplication facts for a fun 3rd grade

music project. More details next newsletter! Also, 3rd grade is participating in a special project

partnered with the OAAE, Battelle for Kids, and the ODE. Please read the following letter and

return the permission slip if it applies to your family.

Fourth grade students: Students are doing really well on recorder. There are a total of 10 re-

corder belts that students can earn and many students have multiple belts already.

Fifth grade students: Students are VERY excited that we are finally starting our drumming unit.

They will be learning a very complicated piece of music for a performance in the spring.

Thank you for supporting the arts at Hawthorne!

Sincerely,

Sarah McPeak

Music Grades 1-2

Music Grades 3-5

HAWTHORNE HERALD

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Students of the Month

The January word of the month is Attitude. These names are also displayed on the bulletin board by the office.

Congratulations!

Attitude - Having a good outlook toward life, looking for the best in every situation

Student Teacher Grade

SIMON R. CHURCH, H. K

MAJD M. HOLLOWAY, E. K

GABRIEL H. HOLLOWAY, E. K

JARED P. ARNOLD, T. 1

CARSEY F. BOYLAN, K. 1

AMATULLAH B. FERRARA, B. 1

JAMIL H. HONEYCUTT, A. 1

LEAH M. LIMES, R. 2

ALIE B. WALTMAN, K. 2

JASMYA E. WALTMAN, K. 2

FATU F. ENSELL, C. 3

ISAAC L. MANTENIEKS, K. 3

TAYLOR L. MANTENIEKS, K. 3

KAYA W. MCCLELLAN, C. 3

BRADLEY M. NOEL, F. 4

YUSUF Y. NOEL, F. 4

TYRELL F. WEST, T. 4

KADEN S. BRODERICK, M. 5

NEVAEH Q. BRODERICK, M. 5

REEM S. GENIUSZ, A 5

IZABELA S. HALLS, P. 5

MAHAD E. HALLS, P. 5

ADDISON W. WARD, S. 5